The Los Angeles Rams season opener was one to forget. The team ended up leaving Carolina with a win, but it was a very ugly, and a very close win at that.
The season opener for theLos Angeles Ramswas a forgettable one. After an unsuccessful Super Bowl run last year, the Rams are looking to get back there and prove that they were there for a reason.
To open the 2019-2020 season the Rams, however, looked rusty.Jared Goff, who was one of the top quarterbacks last season, threw for only186 yardson 39 attempts with only 23 completions. Now that is probably due to the running game almost being obsolete in this opening game.
Yes,Malcolm Brownran fortwo touchdowns, but he only ran the ball 11 times for 53 yards. Not too great. But, greatness isn’t expected from Malcolm, it’s expected fromTodd Gurley, who had just 14 attempts on the day with a decent97 yardsto show for it. Albeit he didn’t contribute a touchdown and seemed out of the passing game with one reception for four yards.
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The running situation right now just looks to be a little odd. We all know Gurley’s knee could cause a problem, which would explain the limited run he got in this first game. But, the team shouldn’t rely on a backup like Malcolm to stay as consistent as he was in the opener.
Receivers on the Rams definitely seemed to be rusty for the opener.Robert Woodshad only70 yardson eight receptions, not great numbers from the “number one” receiver on the team. The same went forCooper Kupptoday, getting targeted 10 times and catching seven of those for only46 yardson the day.
Brandin Cooksseemed to be the most inconsistent in the season opener, being targeted eight times and only catching two of the balls thrown his way for39 yards.
None the big three core of receivers caught a touchdown either. Yet,Tyler Higbee, who seems to be the next head added to the hydra of pass-catchers, caught atouchdown pass. He was also targeted five times and caught the ball four times for 20 yards. Not too bad for being the fourth on the receiving depth chart.
The defense was also inconsistent. There were bright spots and bad ones too. The brightest of spots belonged to the linebackers in the season opener, withClay Matthewsgetting asackalong withDante Fowler Jr.accounting for two.
Corey Littletonalso snagged aninterceptionfor the Rams, not to mention he alsoforced a fumblealong withSamson Ebukam. Besides the turnovers the defense forced, they also managed to letCam Newtonand the Panthers offense get 27 points.
Not an acceptable game from the defensive POV, excluding the linebackers. The offense, although managing to get 30 points, needs to be a little more in sync and together.
But a win is a win. The Los Angeles Rams have some work to do to piece it all together to be the top-tier team they were last year, and it all starts with improvement. This is a long season, so they still have time to improve more and more.
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