WEEK ONE: Rams @ Lions Live Game Discussion Thread

[SJackson39]

Same old Rams

[citr92]

they HAD it...if the last two drives didn't involve playing the safeties so far back they could return punts, rams could of had a W...wow

[hawaiianpunch]

Im really happy with what jeff fisher did to the defense thought we got better at corner held calvin johnson in check. It wasn't enough to get the W but we didnt get blown out like when spags was our coach. Tough loss, but im happier with fisher at the helm.

with an explosive offense like the lions i thought we did ok. Were the youngest team in the NFL we have a couple of years before we become contenders.

[Fettmaster]

What happened im at work now...

The Rams remembered they were the Rams and politely gave the Lions the game.

[mh-i]

Final 27-23 Lions. Overall the Rams of last year lose this game 34-10

Without the 3 picks the Rams lose big. One was worth 7 points. Same result for the offense. 1 TD and that's it. Not going to get it done.

[JFMose]

Same old Rams

Nah the old rams woulda lost 50-3...we held on to this game to the last seconds...which is impressive against a team like Detroit.

[RealRam]

LAFanLT, same here. What was that time out all about?!? Not that it lost the game right there but I just can't figure it out. Pop Warner strategy would have NOT called time out!


Ay, ay ay...

[mh-i]

LAFanLT, same here. What was that time out all about?!? Not that it lost the game right there but I just can't figure it out. Pop Warner strategy would have NOT called time out!


Ay, ay ay...

The play clock was going to run out BEFORE the 2 minute warning. Needed the TO to avoid a 5 yard delay of game penalty.

[Rambos]

Nah the old rams woulda lost 50-3...we held on to this game to the last seconds...which is impressive against a team like Detroit.

Yeah I agree, this is a much improved team but as we all knew we have a ways to go.
Good game!

[LaRamsFanLongTime]

I feel better but only a little really wanted that win just like the rest of you.

[Holt Your Horses]

That was gut renching

[berg8309]

Without the 3 picks the Rams lose big. One was worth 7 points. Same result for the offense. 1 TD and that's it. Not going to get it done.

But we had the three picks, didn't we? Or do those magically get erased from the game because the offense didn't light it up? That's like a Lions fan saying "Yea we won, but if we didn't score those TDs we wouldn't have!" ok, but they did. So, what's your point?

[Fettmaster]

That's Rams football 101.

Just when you think they might actually win a game, they will find a way to lose it. Zero effort on those last two drives.

Yeah, yeah we almost had it, "yay moral victory", whatever.

[ramsbruce]

LAFanLT, same here. What was that time out all about?!? Not that it lost the game right there but I just can't figure it out. Pop Warner strategy would have NOT called time out!


Ay, ay ay...

The playclock would have expired. They HAD to call timeout RR.

[sonnyjames]

The scoreline was close and for about thirty seconds I had hope that we'd hold out for a great win. But the performance was no better than a D+ / C-.

The Lions pretty much moved the ball at will, three big turnovers for us in the first half but they'd walked through us on two of those drives and you can't keep relying on ints. The last two Lions drives really just showed that we're still short on defense, albeit improved on last year (and the three takeaways were very nicely done - should have been a couple more, Dahl and Fletcher dropped two they really should have held on to).

Offense...some good, some very bad. Mostly pretty average, at best. Saffold could be a big loss, hope the kid's ok.

The young kicker is going to be a star. Gibson showed up well, Bradford made some nice plays, missed some too.

We're a four or five win team, imo. Which is no better nor worse than we should expect, given the talent and rebuilding job that needs doing. I think we've got the backroom and coaching staff to do it now, but it'll take a couple of seasons before we're in contention to win the division.