Hello Rams Fans. Folks we’re going to have to apologize right up front for this review. Bloomer Bret’s mother passed away on Wednesday and so his heart just wasn’t into reviewing this game. It was more about being with family and friends and remembering.
The Rams would be away this week in the Motor City to take on the lowly (but not as low as the Rams) Lions who had actually been favored. Due to the death of his mother, Bret would watch the game with his sister Barbara, her son Sean, her fiancé Dave, her best friend Cindy and of course his brother-in-law Tom and friend Keith. While it was an occasion that brought so many back in town having just been here a few weeks prior, it was enjoyable that they all came back. We laughed at the game, at each other, at stories of “Mom” and had a great time with good food, good drink and good cheer. Thank you Bruno’s American Grill and Pub.
Bret together with his sister Barb, her best friend Cindy, her fiance Dave, son Sean and the Keithster have a great time watching the Rams finally win a game
Apologies to Lisa for having to put up with nephew Sean’s ranting on and on about her Green Bay Packers’ shirt. Remember folks the nephew is a Vikings fan and he’s a NEPHEW ok? The sister’s kid. Naturally, he had to wear his Vikings jersey and with the Packers and Vikings playing an afternoon game, Lisa and Sean would wind up sparring all day. <sigh> Kids now days, always fighting, whining, crying or complaining about something. We digress.
RAMS vs. LIONS
Folks the defense in this game played the entire game with the intensity they’ve been playing with lately for three quarters. The difference? Steven “put your head down” Jackson gave them some breathing spells. We’ll get back to that. The defense played very well although many would say “yeah but they were playing the Lions”. Hey folks, this is the NFL and just look at the records of the vast majority of teams this year. There is a lot of parity and that saying always holds true, “on any given Sunday”. The defense had one bad miscue when Butler intercepted a pass in the end zone and brought it out and then wandered back in and got tackled for a safety. That was pretty stupid.
The offense was pretty much its usual self, poor passing, dropped passes, poor blocking, Bulger getting sacked, etc. Bulger was less than stellar completing 17 of 35 passes, although again, he can’t throw them and catch them too. But maybe if he was a little bit more accurate? The Rams actually looked like they didn’t necessarily care about winning, at least from where we were sitting anyway. Well perhaps many of them but one guy came to play today.
Rams Fans we have said so many times on this site that if Jackson would just run North and South, he’d be soooo much better. Well today Jackson again didn’t run North and South. He just ran North. Today he looked like The Train. He powered forward and just flat ran over anybody in front of him, including the officiating crew. He broke through blocks, carried a half dozen guys on him and still motored North. Today Steven Jackson looked like the player coaching, owners and fans have hoped he would be.
When this young man really realizes he is not a Marshall Faulk or a Gayle Sayers and that he’s a younger, quicker version of an Earl Campbell, he’ll start leading the league every year in yards. Today Jackson wasn’t trying to sidestep and finesse his way forward. Today it was like he shouted “hey, I’m getting the ball and I’m coming right at ya, stop me if you can” and he went through Detroit’s line like a power bowling ball through pins.
Jackson would wind up with 149 yards rushing and one touchdown. The Rams defense would continue to keep Detroit stymied getting the long rest periods thanks to Jackson and the Rams would end up winning 17-10. Losing streak over. Skunk erased. Now they just need to prevent from starting another one. They go into a bye week and then face the undefeated Saints. Perhaps the Saints will look past the Rams and get a bite in the butt, who knows. Stranger things have happened and the Rams have finally tasted victory. Jackson is sure to be after another big game to prove it wasn’t a fluke. However the Saints will probably key on Jackson and make Bulger beat him with his weak arm. We’ll just have to wait and see.
That’s it Rams Fans. Have a wonderful week, spend some time with your loved ones because any one of us can be gone in the blink of an eye. Be safe out there and as always, watch your top knot. (We’re still waiting for just one individual to respond with the line that comes after that).
