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At the quarter pole of the season we are starting to see what kind of team we have. I was curious what general opinions and observations my fellow Ram fans on this forum have formed about our current Ram’s squad after watching the first four games? I have seen some some prevailing opinions about the team and certain players emerge in just the day to day forum discussions but it I wanted to combine some of these opinions in one place so here are a few of mine......
Even though it is early, I think McVay is the real deal as a head coach. I hope I am right and my optimism is not misplaced.
For me, my biggest disappointment has been the defense in general for the amount of points they have allowed. I have full confidence in Phillips as DC. I put much of the blame on the players overplaying things putting themselves out of position or getting misaligned to impact he play. Three defenders in particular have disappointed me and have not played up to what I had expected. Those three are Quinn, Olgetree and Alexander. With Quinn being the biggest disappointment by far. In Quinn’s defense he has played against some of the better left tackles in three of the four Rams outings and he looks rusty after not suiting up in any of the preseason games. However, if Quinn cannot not feast on Seattle’s depleted offensive line playing beside the likes of Donald and Brockers then he may be washed-up in my book. For Olgetree I think he is undersized for a 3-4 MLB and he is getting blocked out of plays too much especially since the Rams do not have that space eating DT to eat up blockers. Tree has great range and speed so I expect him to continue to improve but to date he has not warranted a fat 2018 contract extension from the Rams.
On the flip side Joyner has been a pleasant surprise for me at FS and Brockers is doing better with the 3-4 transition than I expected. I actually thought Baron might struggle because he is undersized for a 3-4 ILB. To Barron’s credit he is leading the team in tackles and he has made some really nice plays like the screen saving tackle against the 49ers but he has also been badly out of position on some of the big runs the defense has given up.
On offense I have been pleasantly surprised by their production. I felt they could be a much better unit but still I had tempered my expectations just because last year’s offense left such a bad taste in my mouth. I surely did not expect the offense to be averaging 31.5 points per game. I was hoping Gurley could bounce back but after last season’s struggles but I was not certain he would. Now any concerns I had about Gurley have finally been put to rest.
I am actually not surprised by Goff. So far he is who I thought he could be and I think he is not even close the being the finished product we will see three to four years down the road when I think he will be considered one of the top 5 QB’s in the league.
I am really impressed by the young talent the Rams have assembled at WR and TE. The WR group has a lot of upside if they can stay healthy.
Kromer was a great hire and he has greatly been helped by Whitworth who looks like he could be is one of the best FA acquisitions the Rams have ever made.
Even though it is early, I think McVay is the real deal as a head coach. I hope I am right and my optimism is not misplaced.
For me, my biggest disappointment has been the defense in general for the amount of points they have allowed. I have full confidence in Phillips as DC. I put much of the blame on the players overplaying things putting themselves out of position or getting misaligned to impact he play. Three defenders in particular have disappointed me and have not played up to what I had expected. Those three are Quinn, Olgetree and Alexander. With Quinn being the biggest disappointment by far. In Quinn’s defense he has played against some of the better left tackles in three of the four Rams outings and he looks rusty after not suiting up in any of the preseason games. However, if Quinn cannot not feast on Seattle’s depleted offensive line playing beside the likes of Donald and Brockers then he may be washed-up in my book. For Olgetree I think he is undersized for a 3-4 MLB and he is getting blocked out of plays too much especially since the Rams do not have that space eating DT to eat up blockers. Tree has great range and speed so I expect him to continue to improve but to date he has not warranted a fat 2018 contract extension from the Rams.
On the flip side Joyner has been a pleasant surprise for me at FS and Brockers is doing better with the 3-4 transition than I expected. I actually thought Baron might struggle because he is undersized for a 3-4 ILB. To Barron’s credit he is leading the team in tackles and he has made some really nice plays like the screen saving tackle against the 49ers but he has also been badly out of position on some of the big runs the defense has given up.
On offense I have been pleasantly surprised by their production. I felt they could be a much better unit but still I had tempered my expectations just because last year’s offense left such a bad taste in my mouth. I surely did not expect the offense to be averaging 31.5 points per game. I was hoping Gurley could bounce back but after last season’s struggles but I was not certain he would. Now any concerns I had about Gurley have finally been put to rest.
I am actually not surprised by Goff. So far he is who I thought he could be and I think he is not even close the being the finished product we will see three to four years down the road when I think he will be considered one of the top 5 QB’s in the league.
I am really impressed by the young talent the Rams have assembled at WR and TE. The WR group has a lot of upside if they can stay healthy.
Kromer was a great hire and he has greatly been helped by Whitworth who looks like he could be is one of the best FA acquisitions the Rams have ever made.
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