Roman came dressed to Celebrity Day as Jalen Ramsey, Rams cornerback #5. He says Ramsey is the only player that looks like he cares. To say the least, Roman is disappointed with the Rams season so far.
By Roman Rickwood, Sports Enthusiast
The Rams are not a very good football team. They have an incredible head coach; the league leader in receiving yards Cooper Kupp; not to mention the newest addition, Odell Beckham, Jr.; and–at least on paper–a stellar defense, with headlining names like Aaron Donald, Jalen Ramsey, and the newly acquired Von Miller. So, why aren’t they better?
Aside from their winning record of 7-3, the Rams look like losers across the board. The first loss of the season came against division-rival Arizona Cardinals at the Rams’ brand new stadium, and, boy, was it a bad loss. The offense looked terrible, out of sync, and the defense looked lifeless and like they did not care. This was the first big test that the Rams faced this season, and they failed miserably: the defense showed its weakness, and the offense showed their flaws. It was a blowout loss to a very good team; however, it might have been a sign for things to come.
The Rams went on to win their next four games playing teams with losing records: the Seahawks, the Giants, the Lions, and the Texans. They won all four, but they only won 3 out of 4 convincingly and with ease.
Their next midseason test was once again at home to the red hot Titans. In this game, I will give credit to the defense as they played all right. The Rams struggled to get anything going and lost 28-16. In the long season of the NFL, losses are inevitable, and I think everyone believed the Rams would bounce back from this loss.
On the Tuesday after the loss, the Rams embraced their LA-ness and went out and got a controversial huge name superstar in Odell Becham, Jr.–perhaps the most LA person ever.
The Rams had another test against a beat-up San Francisco team last Monday night, and once again appeared to not show up to the stadium. The game started eerily similar to the week prior with two quick interceptions, one resulting in a touchdown. The Ram’s defense looked terrible, and it appeared as if they did not want to make adjustments or even tackle the guy with the ball. This was another embarrassing loss and another lackluster performance by both offense and defense.
There is not a whole lot of explanation for what is going wrong because when you have that much individual talent, you should be playing better. The Rams will need to start playing as a team if they want to even be considered a Superbowl contender. They are off this week and return next week against the Packers in Green Bay. (Great.)
