No, the LA Rams shouldn't panic and blow things up after losing to Eagles

After the LA Rams (5-6) loss to the Philadelphia Eagles (9-2) in Week 12 on Sunday Night Football, there is a rather loud and reactionary component of the fanbase that is now calling for the team to blow up the roster and start over. While the result of the game was certainly less than expected, the outcome of the game has no greater bearing on either team than had the outcome been a score of 33-32, with the Eagles winning with a last-second field goal.

There are no style points awarded in the NFL.

But there are optics. There are emotions. And to the loyal fans of the Los Angeles Rams, those are every bit as real as the record. But should they be? In a modern era in which we are steeped in the brew of our own emotional making, should we dissolve to the tea of despair that many have allowed to brew after one game?

After a humbling and blowout loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 2, the LA Rams rebounded with a solid and feisty victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Ultimately, the win over the 49ers was recorded by increasing the win column by one, and the loss to the Cards was recorded by increasing the loss column by one.

If you are disappointed in the Rams latest game, so be it. You have a right to that disappointment. But let's not be ruled by our emotions or hormones. We can still be respectful. And by all means, we have the responsibility to ensure that we control our expectations. If you expected the Rams to show up and win by a huge margin against a very talented and dangerous Philadelphia Eagles team?

That's on you.

We have takeaways from the game that we can hold up to the light and study. We can safely expect that the NFC West is no longer just the Rams vs. the San Francisco 49ers. Like it or not, the Rams will face tougher challenges from the Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals going forward. They are improving.

But so are the Rams.