This game was a though one for me. I live in Salem Ma about forty five minutes from Gillette stadium and the Patriots are my LEAST favorite team. Trust me when I say that I wanted nothing more than the Rams to pull this one out and to continue the momentum they have built against Dallas and Washington. Unfortunately, as we all know that wasn't the case.
I immediately noticed the lack of pass rush that our front four wasn't able to get without Carriker. Glover was completely unproductive as a pass rusher and I couldn't believe that we don't have one other single NT/UT on our roster with the exception of some rookie on the practice squad that I have never heard of. Cassel had way to long throw and looked much better than he actually is. To the defense's credit, they played really well all things considering.
Offensively, I'm still seeing the same boring predictable play calling that's been present all year. Al Saunders is proving to be a major disappointment. I had really high hopes when we signed him in the off season. He completely abandoned the run in the second half and went away from the play action that he set up so well in the first half to get us the big gains.
But the truth is that he is far from being our biggest problem. Lecky is completely worthless and might literally be the worst starting center in the NFL. I know we don't exactly have a lot of options at center right now, but the coaching staff has to do something. Can someone tell me why Romberg isn't starting? His hand has to be healed by now. Torry Holt is also another major concern. If he keeps playing the way he has been, I say that we ship his a$$ of to Carolina to play with his brother so we can all be happy.
I love how everyone tries to attack Marc Bulger like he is the single problem with our offense. Yes, he didn't pull it out in the clutch and threw the big interception, but like I mentioned above he wasn't exactly getting a lot of help either.
Overall, the team is looking a lot better with Hasslet as the head coach and I think most of the players are improving. If we can beats the Cards next Sunday will be right back in the thick of things at 3-5 with the Cards falling to 4-4. ( That's pretty pathetic actually, but I'll take it. )
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