Is it just me or have the Monday Night Football matchups been horrific this season? Last week, we got to watch a thriller between the San Diego Chargers and the Jacksonville Jaguars. This week, we got the unbelievable contest between the St. Louis Rams and the Seattle Seahawks. What’s that? You didn’t watch the game? Well, I can’t say that I blame you, so here’s a quick recap of what happened:
Okay okay, in all seriousness, the game was a terrible matchup, but the big story line is that the Rams offense continues to struggle to show any progress whatsoever. Sam Bradford. Terrible. Receivers. Awful. Running backs. Okay. I’m sorry to be breaking this to the Rams, but you cannot win in the NFL by running the ball for around 100 yards with no passing game to support it. That just doesn’t work.
As poor as the Rams’ offense played, the really scary part is that they allowed the Seahawks’ offense to look like a good unit. Tarvaris Jackson threw for 224 yards on 21 completions out of 32 throws. He had 1 touchdown, and more importantly, no interceptions on the night. Marshawn Lynch had a very nice game as well, running for 115 yards on 23 carries, including a touchdown of his own.
With the win, the Seahawks move to 6-7, nowhere near playoff contention, but I’m sure their current goal is something similar to finishing the season at 8-8. That may be an attainable feat for them to reach for and could leave them with that all important fuzzy feeling as they head into the off-season.
The Rams now move to 2-11, tied for the 2nd worst record in the league with only the Indianapolis Colts winning less. The Rams are in a tough position. It’s almost a certainty that Steve Spagnuolo will be fired, leaving yet another head coaching vacancy in the league. He may keep his job this week simply because of the short week coming off of a Monday night game. That being said, if they do replace him, Josh McDaniels would make a lot of sense as an interim head coach as he’s had NFL head coaching experience with the Denver Broncos.
