"Once again, Bill Plaschke has literally jinxed another Southern California sports team with his proclamation questions regarding the Rams: Who's going to beat them? Who's going to stop the unstoppable offense? Who's going to score on the persistent defense? Who's going to outwit the coaching genius? I have the answers, and it's not just Seattle. It's their special teams, their defensive backs and it's coach Sean McVay's play-calling. Well, maybe the referees ... but that's for another day."
"How many more times do we need to see Emmanuel Forbes chasing a receiver because of a blown coverage or missing an assignment and giving up a big play. The secondary is the weak link in the Rams defense and he's absolutely a broken link. Chris Shula, please put someone else back there. The mascot Rampage would be a better choice than Forbes."
"Bill Plaschke writes of the Rams: "Who's going to score on the persistent defense?" Maybe the Lions with 34 points? Bill Plaschke's Rams encomium is puzzling. During the course of the game I watched, Detroit moved through the Rams defense like Sherman through Georgia. This was, at best, park football. The first team that exploits the Rams defense as the Lions did and consistently moves the ball on offense will defeat the Rams."
Premature praise preceded a blown lead and a loss to the Seahawks that undermined Super Bowl expectations. Special teams errors and a missed field goal compounded defensive failures. The secondary repeatedly surrendered big plays, with Emmanuel Forbes cited for blown coverage and missed assignments. Tackling beyond the line of scrimmage is poor, allowing opponents to move efficiently. Coaching decisions, including conservative adjustments by Sean McVay and defensive coordinator Chris Shula, contributed to a stalled defense and diminished playoff prospects. Opponents that consistently exploit the Rams' defensive lapses, as the Lions did, can defeat the team.
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