That tragic thing is that we are so much better than the Rams as an overall team. Last year and over the last 4 years, we couldnt say that. We had one of the worst defenses, worst o lines, worst o coordinators and most anemic run games. We had to play perfectly to win. Now we have a legit O, one of the better o lines in the league, a good run game, and an elite D and we literally throw the game away with unforced errors. And the worst thing is that if Sam cant unchoke himself, all of this ability is going to be squandered. We couldnt say that in the recent past. Now we have the pieces across the board INCLUDING coaching and we are tossing it away.
And no, its not just one game. Sam has 10 INTs now and 4 fumbles for 14 TOs with better than 1/3rd of the season left. Today wasnt a blip on an otherwise stellar trend of playing smart ball. He is on pace for 20 TOs or better. Anyone who thinks he isnt capable of reaching that hasnt been watching. Today he had 4. Last week he had 3. ANd it comes after everyone last year KNEW he was apt to do stuff like this. In other words, its not a surprise.
I get JSN is great and on pace for an all time great season, but if we have to dial back the O to limit us losing games, I'd rather lose 17-16 where we played a clean chess match of a game than lose one like we did today where we dominated one of the most explosive offenses in the league, ran the ball really well and gave up... wait for it... ZERO sacks and threw it away with idiotic QB play in moments where the QB didnt HAVE to make the play.
ZERO sacks. ZERO. If the argument is that the o line was so bad and Kubiak is horrible, why did we outpass Stafford and the Rams 29/44 for 279 vs 15/28 for 130?? Explain that one.
But its simple. The OC is good enough. the O line is good enough. The run game is good enough. And you saw on full display how a QB who is getting REAL pressure still manages to win in Stafford, who stat wise was held in check but didnt lose his team the game.
Typical. "How dare you question anything".
