Can St. Louis Rams football get any worse?

The St Louis Rams fell to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday in the last few seconds of play to a converted field goal by Justin Tucker, which sealed the 13-16 loss. The Rams were up against a very generous secondary in Baltimore, and with the addition of Case Keenum starting under center, Rams fan had something to excited about, instead, they were handed another awful loss.

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The Rams have continued to go from bad to worse this season, now falling to three straight losses in a row, and into a 4-6 record, shaping up to be a typically disappointing year from Fisher, in comparison to the hope that fans had about the improvement of this football team.

It’s hard to find a place to start with this team, for it feels as though there are just so many aspects of their game that are so bad . To begin with, it must be noted that this is the second game this season where Zuerlein has missed a clutch field goal, which had the potential to win the game, and instead, ends up costing the Rams the victory.

Secondly, the defensive productivity has seemed to diminish slowly, with an unacceptable amount of missed tackles, and easy yardage picked up by receivers and running backs, continuing to drive down the field into the redzone. It should be noted however that the injury report has not been kind to the Rams, with Robert Quinn and various defensive players out for the second consecutive game. The Rams’ defense has been the lifeblood of this team, so a few poor weeks from this roster may be forgiven, as the defense shouldn’t be relied on in every single game.

Nov 22, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; St. Louis Rams running back Todd Gurley (30) runs with the ball during the game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. The Ravens won 16-13. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports

This identifies the major flaw of this team, which is the offensive disaster that fans watch week in week out displaying a horrible 3^rd down conversion rate with the contribution of a consistently high penalty count. Keenum looked energetic, and attempted to get the ball moving, but the quality is still lacking for an effective pass attack. Naturally, Keenum and the receivers still did not have enough understanding on the pass play.

Moreover, the running game in Todd Gurley was also hard to watch, as the run blocking continues to crumble and this talented rookie is constantly wrapped up behind the line of scrimmage or manages a short gain of one to two yards. The majority of the O-line is young and developing, but the performance of these players have simply been under par, for a rookie or a veteran alike.

Watching the Rams, it is hard to decide what part of their game was actually good, as it seemed that almost every aspect of their game was disappointing. The season started off well, with Gurley entering the team and creating the needed impact, but the team obviously can’t rely on this single dimension of football.

No matter how talented any running back is, the run blocking will improve their productivity, and currently, the offensive line is collapsing on almost every play, or worse, they are being called back for holding

Teams have now adjusted to the Rams’ one-dimensional running game simply gearing up to stop Gurley, and this seems to eventually kill off the Rams’ offense altogether.

From running, to passing, to kicking and the continuous penalties, it is a situation that is designed to make the Rams to lose. It may be a change of leadership, a change of coach, or maybe a change of quarterback is needed. Whatever the case may be, changes need to be made in St Louis if the Rams are to progress to the playoffs this season or even in the next season.

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