Unfortunately, the debut went about as poorly as it could go.
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San Francisco 49ers’ Carlos Hyde celebrates a 1-yard touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday in Santa Clara, California.
“Hey, somebody has run out on the field”, Harlan said.
Roethlisberger completed 27 of 37 passes for 300 yards, including two touchdowns to All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown and another to Eli Rogers. He was pulling it in, he was getting yards.
That’s even with Goff waiting in the wings after the Rams gave up a boatload of draft picks to get the top pick in April and select Goff as their future franchise quarterback.
Kelly’s goal Tuesday was clear: Put the opening win behind the team so it can focus on a short week of practice leading into a trip to the East Coast for an early game Sunday.
Tiller and the Niners offensive line did an excellent job in protecting quarterback Blaine Gabbert, preventing any sacks and paving the way for 150 rushing yards.
I mean, up until this season it had been nearly 20 years since the Rams called Los Angeles home, and now that they’re back in LA, the City Of Angels won’t settle for anything less than a victor.
On the plus side, it meant at least one Ram was disappointed with things.
While the speedy wideout saw six targets in the Week 1 victory, he wound up with just two catches for 13 yards.
With the Rams playing the opener on “Monday Night Football”, Britt and defensive end Robert Quinn raised their fists during the national anthem.
We’re told this isn’t based on Goff’s performance, but that it’s being done with a view towards the rookie’s long-term development. Check us out on YouTube for even more quick hits.
“We just didn’t play like ourselves”, Quinn said. The Rams don’t appear to have playoff chances.
“I let my emotions get the best of me”, Donald said.
Jeff Fisher has a reputation for going 8-8 or 7-9, and famously promised that this team wouldn’t. They ended the season 5-11, and hope this year goes better moving forward. Just ask the Clippers.
But the good news is football is back in Los Angeles. The Rams lost major pieces on defense – Janoris Jenkins, Rodney McLeod, Chris Long, etc. – and did nothing to upgrade the offense. That dynamic is magnified in Los Angeles.
There are certainly a lot of hard feelings back in St. Louis.
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“I think that I was seeing ghosts”, Keenum said Wednesday. “I can’t make mistakes like that and hurt my team”. I can’t imagine what it feels like. “It was fun. We were flying around a little bit”. But any time you lose like that you’re going to be embarrassed. He is a member of the Professional Football Writers of America.
