Frankly, yeah I think it would be awesome if we control the game from the onset instead of vice versa. But Rams will have more recovery time and are better coached with mostly better everything than the 49ers were/are.
I envision it being the dogfight it should between two SB worthy teams in the first half but have a feeling the energy levels will start to drain from the Rams from the 2nd half on.
Also feel MacDonald’s been at least taking notes if not everyone else ever since the Rams vs Falcons game (so 4 games in all) as the scheduling and bye week allowed most of the Seahawks to be able to watch the Rams without really conflicting with day to day preparation.
Rams vs Falcons was MNF and I think the team has Mondays off but it was a shortweek.
Seattle secured #1 seed the next Saturday. Rams/Cardinals were Sunday.
Next week was the bye week, so nothing to really do but stay on mission and dissect your opposition.
Seahawks beat 49ers this last Saturday so were free to watch the Rams/Bears slug it out and got to see even more reps with that game going to OT.
They also got to see the Rams more or less struggle to pull away against 3 of 4 of those teams. The teams they didn’t struggle against was a lowly Cardinals team that had nothing to play for.
And the biggest thing ive noticed about the Seahawks this year is they play all 60 minutes. Teams can go toe to toe with the Seahawks in the first half but by the 4th quarter opponents aren’t on the same level. And some teams couldnt even last the first half of games.
In the last 8 weeks, Rams have had only two home games going 5-3 overall. 2 of those wins were vs the Cards. Then a 7 point win vs Detroit at home. But the other two were 3 point wins vs Bears and Panthers that came down to the wire. Their losses weren’t bad but they hardly look like the juggernaut they were in the first half of the season.
But all that traveling Rams been doing, the extra game played, this last game played in brutal weather and the Seahawks relatively well rested, behind the full frenzy of the 12s cause you dont have to were about the Rams fanbase invading a stadium, and just all that time and opportunity to sit back, watch, and take notes… especially this defense whom probably wants retribution in that last game for giving up 36 points… the feeling to me Rams arent going to be as successful on offense and it will be more like the first matchup, their defense should keep it close in the 1st half but Seahawks will eventually be too much and start pull away in the 2nd half.
