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This wasnt a fluke win, Rams were clearly the better team on the field today. The Rams, with alot of help from the refs, almost beat themselves and gave it away, but this roster is talented.

They just have to stay healthy and clean up some things.

Agree, If they execute they are one of the top teams in the league. I wonder how we would have faired against the Texans with Mixon in the game. They would have been way more run heavy, imo and I'm curious how we do with that this year. That's what beat us last year.
We'll see about that kind of thing I guess when we play the Eagles and Barkley in a couple weeks...

Cornell29 wrote: ↑September 7th, 2025, 5:25 pm This wasnt a fluke win, Rams were clearly the better team on the field today. The Rams with alot of help from the refs almost gave it away but this roster is talented.

They just have to stay healthy and clean up some things.

It was nearly exactly what I said in the game thread. I knew and expected the defense to be really, really good.. The offense and it's slow starts to the season is the hindrance. Overall, in the end, I think this team is a legit Super Bowl contender injuries permitting.

Cornell29 wrote: ↑September 7th, 2025, 5:25 pm This wasnt a fluke win, Rams were clearly the better team on the field today. The Rams, with alot of help from the refs, almost bear themselves and gave it away but this roster is talented.

They just have to stay healthy and clean up some things.

Cornell I thought same thing. Teams that go to the Superbowl find a way to win and when the ball bounces it goes their way.

Okay, I'm not calling it a 'fluke win,' however it seemed like a rather sloppy performance overall, fortunately the Rams did keep on battling for the victory... :? :geek:

RAM SEASON!!

--The Commish

Thankful for the win. Tried to give it away, and found a way to hold on. Would have been a huge setback to let the win get away.

One of their tougher games. Rams play nfc south and afc south. Texans best team from that division. Our first place schedule Philly, Baltimore and Detroit. Not too friendly.

Sounds like they were having some audio issues.

Rock and Roll baby.. It's our time again!

• most these guys have NOT played since last season. Rust really showed in the first half.

• McVay play calling was suspect at times. That called pass play that led to the fumble (about cost us the game) when we should have just ran it non stop, kick the FG and be up by 8 points, then leaving barely any room for Texans to come back.

• We improved EVERY qtr. Went from Rusty to Lusty. We started flowing mid 3rd qtr.

• OL has something’s to work through still. But we’re much better off this season than we were last season after game 1.

• Defense. Finally set up where our LB’s are making more tackles than our corners and safeties

• ST has vastly improved from last season it seems

• As Cornell has stated a few times, and I don’t care what anyone says… I know what I saw, but the officiating today was awful and biast. They let Texans hold continually. I saw maybe 8-9 calls they didn’t call on Texans that were ‘looked over’ or ‘missed’.

Bottom line… it seems much was stacked against us today. Yet we battled back and didn’t give up. Ever. The entire WE not ME things showed. Our guys all worked together. Team chemistry and continuity was there.

So what I saw today, I’m extremely pleased. Yes, we have things to work on, but what teams doesn’t after first games.

This Rams team is special… no homer either. I’m telling ya, buckle up. Just wait till we fix and tweak the things we made mistakes on today… just wait

Cornell29 wrote: ↑September 7th, 2025, 6:26 pm

I would have given a game ball to Adams and Evans.

Coach Shula should have got a game ball too. Defense was Stellar as a unit today! Best under his watch so far, imo.

Rampager66 wrote: ↑September 7th, 2025, 9:15 pm Coach Shula should have got a game ball too. Defense was Stellar as a unit today! Best under his watch so far, imo.

For sure. The Defense definitely carried the team to win the game. I thought Forbes had a great game. Definitely a solid acquisition last year by Snead.

My favorite play in the game.

Jacksnow wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 8:19 am My favorite play in the game.

Throwback 60's Rams.jpeg

Isn't that YOU lined up outside on the left of the picture, on the OL's right? ;)

Rampager66 wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 9:06 am

Jacksnow wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 8:19 am My favorite play in the game.

Throwback 60's Rams.jpeg

Isn't that YOU lined up outside on the left of the picture, on the OL's right? ;)

I still have vibration football players from when I was 10. Hours of fun but sort of didn't really work. Remember cotton football's and the weird QB?

No fluke win . We were clearly the better team . Just got unlucky with the penalties at key times ( refs ) , we should have scored 3 times ( witt return , then his 40 yard catch and run , and then parkison's fumble ) . So , EVEN if we score only 3 FGS in those situations we would have AT LEAST 9 more points . Between 9 and 21 . LEt's say 14-15 more points. If Texans score in the end ( let's say landman can't cause the fumble ) , we still win BIG .

CierraRam wrote: ↑September 7th, 2025, 5:31 pm

Cornell29 wrote: ↑September 7th, 2025, 5:25 pm This wasnt a fluke win, Rams were clearly the better team on the field today. The Rams with alot of help from the refs almost gave it away but this roster is talented.

They just have to stay healthy and clean up some things.

It was nearly exactly what I said in the game thread. I knew and expected the defense to be really, really good.. The offense and it's slow starts to the season is the hindrance. Overall, in the end, I think this team is a legit Super Bowl contender injuries permitting.

Slow starts...you mean like Puka hurting his knee in Detroit game one last year? What dif did he make immediately vs. Minn on his return in game 8? Was he a difference maker yesterday? It's about staying healthy more than anything (there's no "next man up" equivalent for some players)...

DelMar wrote: ↑September 7th, 2025, 7:48 pm • most these guys have NOT played since last season. Rust really showed in the first half.

• McVay play calling was suspect at times. That called pass play that led to the fumble (about cost us the game) when we should have just ran it non stop, kick the FG and be up by 8 points, then leaving barely any room for Texans to come back.

• We improved EVERY qtr. Went from Rusty to Lusty. We started flowing mid 3rd qtr.

• OL has something’s to work through still. But we’re much better off this season than we were last season after game 1.

• Defense. Finally set up where our LB’s are making more tackles than our corners and safeties

• ST has vastly improved from last season it seems

• As Cornell has stated a few times, and I don’t care what anyone says… I know what I saw, but the officiating today was awful and biast. They let Texans hold continually. I saw maybe 8-9 calls they didn’t call on Texans that were ‘looked over’ or ‘missed’.

Bottom line… it seems much was stacked against us today. Yet we battled back and didn’t give up. Ever. The entire WE not ME things showed. Our guys all worked together. Team chemistry and continuity was there.

So what I saw today, I’m extremely pleased. Yes, we have things to work on, but what teams doesn’t after first games.

This Rams team is special… no homer either. I’m telling ya, buckle up. Just wait till we fix and tweak the things we made mistakes on today… just wait

First games aren't mid-season form for a reason, but hard to lose when you hold a team to 3 fg's PLUS their kicker has the leg from about anywhere on the field.

McVay's play call, but Stafford's decision to throw into that coverage late to Parkinson. Whatever, shit happens.

It was a tough physical battle against a playoff team. Great win.

Jacksnow wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 9:15 am

Rampager66 wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 9:06 am

Isn't that YOU lined up outside on the left of the picture, on the OL's right? ;)

I still have vibration football players from when I was 10. Hours of fun but sort of didn't really work. Remember cotton football's and the weird QB?

I remember the Vibration Football game like you show in the picture but I can't say I remember the other 2, what was that?

RamPower wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 10:18 am

CierraRam wrote: ↑September 7th, 2025, 5:31 pm

It was nearly exactly what I said in the game thread. I knew and expected the defense to be really, really good.. The offense and it's slow starts to the season is the hindrance. Overall, in the end, I think this team is a legit Super Bowl contender injuries permitting.

Slow starts...you mean like Puka hurting his knee in Detroit game one last year? What dif did he make immediately vs. Minn on his return in game 8? Was he a difference maker yesterday? It's about staying healthy more than anything (there's no "next man up" equivalent for some players)...

The offense not consistently scoring until several games in. Injuries or not. Happened again yesterday. We'll see about the next few weeks. Because if they get going consistently sooner, then they lose a couple fewer games. Which means they are competing for home field advantage. If they get that, then I for sure think they are a Super Bowl caliber team

CierraRam wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 11:30 am

RamPower wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 10:18 am

Slow starts...you mean like Puka hurting his knee in Detroit game one last year? What dif did he make immediately vs. Minn on his return in game 8? Was he a difference maker yesterday? It's about staying healthy more than anything (there's no "next man up" equivalent for some players)...

The offense not consistently scoring until several games in. Injuries or not. Happened again yesterday. We'll see about the next few weeks. Because if they get going consistently sooner, then they lose a couple fewer games. Which means they are competing for home field advantage. If they get that, then I for sure think they are a Super Bowl caliber team

I think the difference is that last year we couldn't move the ball, but this year we did a much better job. It's a shame that Whitington's two big plays (the return and that catch-and-run) were called back because of penalties. Also, Parkinson's fumble took us out of field goal range.

We actually moved the ball well and should have scored at least another 9 points if it weren’t for these mistakes. So overall, I think we did better than in last year’s first game. Last year we couldn’t move the ball; this year we did — we just shot ourselves in the foot three times.

I’m talking about the offense here, of course, because the defense was 100x better.

brasilrams wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 11:36 am

CierraRam wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 11:30 am

The offense not consistently scoring until several games in. Injuries or not. Happened again yesterday. We'll see about the next few weeks. Because if they get going consistently sooner, then they lose a couple fewer games. Which means they are competing for home field advantage. If they get that, then I for sure think they are a Super Bowl caliber team

I think the difference is that last year we couldn't move the ball, but this year we did a much better job. It's a shame that Whitington's two big plays (the return and that catch-and-run) were called back because of penalties. Also, Parkinson's fumble took us out of field goal range.

We actually moved the ball well and should have scored at least another 9 points if it weren’t for these mistakes. So overall, I think we did better than in last year’s first game. Last year we couldn’t move the ball; this year we did — we just shot ourselves in the foot three times.

I’m talking about the offense here, of course, because the defense was 100x better.

That's my point because for whatever reason, early in the season, they find ways not to score those points and they lose, or the game is a lot closer than it should be.. i.e. yesterday.

Agree on the defense... felt like you going in that it'll be a machine all season
Had no worries there.

CierraRam wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 11:40 am

brasilrams wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 11:36 am

I think the difference is that last year we couldn't move the ball, but this year we did a much better job. It's a shame that Whitington's two big plays (the return and that catch-and-run) were called back because of penalties. Also, Parkinson's fumble took us out of field goal range.

We actually moved the ball well and should have scored at least another 9 points if it weren’t for these mistakes. So overall, I think we did better than in last year’s first game. Last year we couldn’t move the ball; this year we did — we just shot ourselves in the foot three times.

I’m talking about the offense here, of course, because the defense was 100x better.

That's my point because for whatever reason, early in the season, they find ways not to score those points and they lose, or the game is a lot closer than it should be.. i.e. yesterday.

Agree on the defense... felt like you going in that it'll be a machine all season
Had no worries there.

The Texans are saying the exact same thing (left points on the field). Likely 3/4th of the NFL was saying that same thing yesterday in fact.

But again, as brasil stated, the team yesterday didn't resemble what I saw out of this squad early last year with all the youth, injuries and coaching changes. Yesterday was against a likely League's top defense and playoff bound team once again.

It's about staying healthy at this point, not core talent or coaching imo. I mean really, the Rams didn't look any "rustier" than most teams I watched yesterday. Most teams that scored a TD more that the Rams were playing a lesser opponent.

We'll go as far as the O-line will take us, esp. if we have to rely on back-ups. Everything else looks pretty dialed-in.

The Texans had 11 penalties. They were sloppy. The Rams scored 14 points at home and managed to win. I’d say that was fluky.

The Rams certainly played a cleaner game and deserved to win.

I definitely don’t see this team as any better than a 10 win team. There’s just not enough difference makers. We lack speed and stretch on offense, and the line isn’t strong enough to bully teams in the run game.

Yesterday’s game reminded me of Jeff Fisher. Close games, lot of penalties, and low scoring. No clue what people are seeing when they extrapolate “Super Bowl” when you score 14 at home.

This is only the 2nd game of McVay’s tenure where they won and scored 14 or less points. Coincidentally the last time was just last December when they beat Arizona 13-9. Jeff Fisher had 3 games like that during his run where they scored 14 or less and won.

This offense isn’t good enough to be a Super Bowl team. We don’t have enough dudes, and McVay is far too conservative in the kicking game. Drove me nuts he punted from his opponents 40 in an indoor stadium. Kick the FG and go up 8. You still have to prevent the TD anyway but that decision could have cost us the game. McVay is too rigid on playing field position

1 game is way too small sample size but Yards Per Play was 5.2 which is 13th depending on what Minnesota/Bears do. Last year the Rams were 15th at 5.4. So the offense yesterday was about the same as last years total.

CierraRam wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 11:40 am

brasilrams wrote: ↑September 8th, 2025, 11:36 am

I think the difference is that last year we couldn't move the ball, but this year we did a much better job. It's a shame that Whitington's two big plays (the return and that catch-and-run) were called back because of penalties. Also, Parkinson's fumble took us out of field goal range.

We actually moved the ball well and should have scored at least another 9 points if it weren’t for these mistakes. So overall, I think we did better than in last year’s first game. Last year we couldn’t move the ball; this year we did — we just shot ourselves in the foot three times.

I’m talking about the offense here, of course, because the defense was 100x better.

That's my point because for whatever reason, early in the season, they find ways not to score those points and they lose, or the game is a lot closer than it should be.. i.e. yesterday.

Agree on the defense... felt like you going in that it'll be a machine all season
Had no worries there.

But I think it is different. Not being able to move the ball and going 3 and out every drive is concerning. That was the case last year. This year, at least for now, we moved the ball well but kept shooting ourselves in the foot. That is fixable. Last year was very concerning for the first 5 games, the offense was totally out of sync. Not the case this year,....yes we failed to produce points just like last year but for a different reason. It is just easier to fix.

Some valid points here on the Rams lack of speed and explosion on O - RB and run game as used by McVay does not reflect any Deep Speed / Home Run style. I have never been a true fan of K Williams or TuTu Atwell and McVay remains riveted to both in his O.while we are at it : why was RB T Hunter not deemed good enuff to help this O with his skill set ? Not even a PS player ?