The Los Angeles offense, though, has usually figured out how to make some plays against the Seahawks the last few years, winning three of the last four, and four games since 2012.
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“I (told him), ‘You can run is just as good as I can run it, so don’t be afraid to pull it and go make a play, ‘” Hyde recalled the conversation.
Rams owner Stan Kroenke isn’t the type of guy who’s going to accept failure with a new stadium set to open in just three years.
Los Angeles’ MVP was probably Aaron Donald, who bullied the inside of San Francisco’s line and did a great job of pressuring Gabbert from the middle. It suggests that the Rams aren’t sincerely trying to field the best football team possible.
Right now, this team needs to take whatever they can get.
In the rush to overreact to a really bad loss on national television, the cry for Jared Goff has gotten louder.
Gurley did not practice Wednesday – “A coaches’ decision”, Fisher said – but is expected to return Thursday. Neither player even dressed for the opener.
On Sunday the Rams will play their first game in Los Angeles since December 24, 1994. Case Keenum had one of his works showings to date in a Rams uniform. That said, even a move from St. Louis to Los Angeles won’t change the fact that the team is doomed for another subpar season. They have indeed done the first, trading up for Cal’s Jared Goff, but the second doesn’t appear imminent.
Fisher deactivated Goff, meaning he was the third-string QB behind Keenum and something called Sean Mannion. “You know, I thought about it, but I wanted Case to finish it”, Fisher said. “We didn’t convert (fourth downs) and we weren’t very good on third downs”, Redskins coach Jay Gruden said. “But we wanted to stay with the run, because it’s the run game that helps you get the plays outside”. “If you’re going to go little, I think we can match up with you when you go little”. Goff brings hope, because he hasn’t actually played yet. The rest of the game was pretty ho-hum from the special team’s standpoint.
The defense as well allowed Blaine Gabbert, and the offense to get a total of 320 offensive yards with 4 TD’s. Was it the 49ers’ defense? Rams defensive lineman Robert Quinn and receiver Kenny Britt and Niners linebacker Eli Harold and safety Antoine Bethea all held up their fists in protest.
Bruising running back Todd Gurley, who charged for 133 rushing yards and a touchdown in his only game against the 49ers a year ago, was limited to 47 total rushing yards on 17 attempts.
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It was not just an unspectacular night from the Rams. Forget the box score; last night’s big victor, it seems, was the city of St. Louis and the fans that the Rams left behind.
