How did we lose to these guys(Carolina?

[Rams fan since 1973]

[VA!Rams28]

That is a good question. I don't know? My concern is left tackle. Jackson has got to play.

[Holding]

Pathetic

[DelMar]

We didn’t lose to Carolina, Safety Blitz… we lost to ourselves. Simple as that

[SoCalRam78]

Rams can just as easily lose to Carolina or TB next week as they can beat Philly. Rams have been very up and down.

[Utah Rams Fan]

Rams can just as easily lose to Carolina or TB next week as they can beat Philly. Rams have been very up and down.

Much rather they play Carolina, they don’t have any real threats. Tampa has a running back threat and Evans. Mayfield can also turn a near sack into 20 yards at any given time.

[Jacksnow]

How did we lose to 49ers and Seattle?

[ocram23]

We didn’t lose to Carolina, Safety Blitz… we lost to ourselves. Simple as that

considering how bad the weather was I thought Carolina played pretty well

[GSOT89]

the answer to Carolina and Atlanta losses was 6 turnovers by Stafford between the two games, a pick six in each game and a pick in the red zone in each game, not to mention a fumble in field goal range at the end of carolina and missed TD pass and missed PI call on the final drive against Atlanta.

[Cornell29]

the answer to Carolina and Atlanta losses was 6 turnovers by Stafford between the two games, a pick six in each game and a pick in the red zone in each game, not to mention a fumble in field goal range at the end of carolina and missed TD pass and missed PI call on the final drive against Atlanta.

Stafford was off both those games. But the Carolina was the worst. The Rams OL was solid vs Carolina but Stafford still threw a pick 6, was off target on some of his other throws and fumbled away the game, after getting the delay of game, which he said he screwed up

[brasilrams]

the answer to Carolina and Atlanta losses was 6 turnovers by Stafford between the two games, a pick six in each game and a pick in the red zone in each game, not to mention a fumble in field goal range at the end of carolina and missed TD pass and missed PI call on the final drive against Atlanta.

Stafford was off both those games. But the Carolina was the worst. The Rams OL was solid vs Carolina but Stafford still threw a pick 6, was off target on some of his other throws and fumbled away the game, after getting the delay of game, which he said he screwed up

Exactly. IF Stafford from weeks 1-12 show up , we can win ANY game , if stafford from the last 3 weeks shows up , we are done.

[bigklein]

It was also those two 4th down bomb conversions for scores. Carolina did that again on 4th and 8 today with a 40-yarder to McMillan, which I told my son would happen. The Rams defense also couldn’t stop Dowdle and Hubbard, who were totally stopped today.

[Cornell29]

It was also those two 4th down bomb conversions for scores. Carolina did that again on 4th and 8 today with a 40-yarder to McMillan, which I told my son would happen. The Rams defense also couldn’t stop Dowdle and Hubbard, who were totally stopped today.

Good points but the Rams D sucking and Forbes getting beat isn't surprising, unfortunately.
I focused more on Stafford bc him playing so bad despite good ol play was very surprising. With that said I agree, the D sucked. Forbes was the worst player on that bad defense.

[bigklein]

Those two big 4th down scores were just so shameful. The D was really exposed that game. It was also a surprise that Carolina’s OL was so commanding. That was not expected.

And we all expected Stafford to be so much better that day, esp with Carolina missing key starters in the secondary.

[AntiGoof]

Don't put that one only on Stafford, sure he had a bad game, but the defense getting shredded by their hobbit QB on multiple 4th downs was the most embarrassing thing to see. This was the game our overrated defense got EXPOSED big time.

[GSOT89]

sure there is blame all around but when you lose x2 games that dropped you from 1 seed to 5 seed against non playoff teams and your MVP SB winning HOF caliber QB team leader veteran causes 6 turnovers in those two games, a pick six in each game (alone already caused the loss in each game) a pick in the redzone in each game, a fumble in field goal range in Carolina and overthrown TD passes in Atlanta.

I largely put the blame on the Carolina and Atlanta losses mostly on Stafford, Eagles and Seattle games can be partially blamed as well on the offense, 26-7 lead in the 3rd against the Eagles (we had already settled for numerous field goals) and just 0 points for almost the entire 2nd half and basically losing by 1, x2 blocked field goals were the real nail in the coffin so special teams takes the blame.

Seattle 16 point lead in the 4th 8 mins to to, Stafford played all world but still went 3 and out what, 3 times in the 4th? and stalled with a first down at mid field to end the game with a field goal, obviously special teams still missed a game winning field goal and allowed the momentum shifting punt return for a TD.

SF loss was partially special teams with missed FG and blocked PAT, really the fumble on the 1 was the deal breaker and offense not being able to convert in OT

[ocram23]

sure there is blame all around but when you lose x2 games that dropped you from 1 seed to 5 seed against non playoff teams and your MVP SB winning HOF caliber QB team leader veteran causes 6 turnovers in those two games, a pick six in each game (alone already caused the loss in each game) a pick in the redzone in each game, a fumble in field goal range in Carolina and overthrown TD passes in Atlanta.

I largely put the blame on the Carolina and Atlanta losses mostly on Stafford, Eagles and Seattle games can be partially blamed as well on the offense, 26-7 lead in the 3rd against the Eagles (we had already settled for numerous field goals) and just 0 points for almost the entire 2nd half and basically losing by 1, x2 blocked field goals were the real nail in the coffin so special teams takes the blame.

Seattle 16 point lead in the 4th 8 mins to to, Stafford played all world but still went 3 and out what, 3 times in the 4th? and stalled with a first down at mid field to end the game with a field goal, obviously special teams still missed a game winning field goal and allowed the momentum shifting punt return for a TD.

SF loss was partially special teams with missed FG and blocked PAT, really the fumble on the 1 was the deal breaker and offense not being able to convert in OT

as everyone knows football is a team game so we can't just pin a loss on one thing like you stated. failures at multiple areas IMO

[therealheadslap75]

we went into the season with a major major hole at cornerback and linebacker, we got a little bit lucky at linebacker we still need some help there, a corner back we're just flat out fucking suck ballzz, even if you're the resident board Homer, you have to acknowledge that our corner is fucking suck.

As bad as they are at defending the pass, they are even worse at defending the run.

And to make matters even worse we have no idea how much they truly fucking suck because our pass rush is very very good. Of course it is hampered by shit coverage.

So to answer your question how did we lose to these shit teams, we have drafted in late rounds shitty shitty cornerbacks that are light and slight and don't play the run well and are limited in pass coverage and we do very little about it year after year

[therealheadslap75]

we went into the season with a major major hole at cornerback and linebacker, we got a little bit lucky at linebacker we still need some help there, at cornerback we just flat out fucking suck ballzz, even if you're the resident board Homer, you have to acknowledge that our corners fucking suck.

As bad as they are at defending the pass, they are even worse at defending the run.

And to make matters even worse, we have no idea how much they truly fucking suck because our pass rush is very very good. Of course it is hampered by shit coverage.

So to answer your question how did we lose to these shit teams, we have drafted in late rounds shitty shitty cornerbacks that are light and slight and don't play the run well and are limited in pass coverage and we do very little about it year after year

[Cornell29]

Unfortunately the hole in the secondary, as shown today, is still there.

[AntiGoof]

It's always funny how some people here are WAITING for Staff to make mistakes so they can shit on him and blame him for basically everything.
I just don't understant why this guy is so HATED by the pathetic and anemic Rams fanbase.
Goff was the same. It's like Rams fans just hate their QB, and are taking a weird pleasure seeing them fail so they can spit their venom

[Ramsfan08ny]

Rams lost to Carolina because they were conceding the 8 yard pass all game long. Chances are, if you do that, you probably lose most of the time.

[GSOT89]

I call things how I see them, Stafford was the best QB in the NFL this year, but he did directly cost the 1st seed with the Carolina and Atlanta losses.. 6 turnovers in those games, a pick six each game, a pick in the redzone each game, a fumble in FG range at the end against Carolina and overthrown bad missed TD passes at the end against Atlanta.. (both 3 point losses)

sure there were other aspects, but he was absolutely the reason why those games were lost. QB can't turn the ball over, thats why the Rams have been great, he has done that for 15 games, 2 games he failed at it. and it cost the Rams in many ways, draft position, national respect, #1 NFC seed homefield advantage first round bye, potentially a MVP.

regardless of special team mishaps which were the largest contributors to the Seattle and Philly losses, the offense did go completely stagnant up 26-7 and 30-14 respectively ....