Popeyejones":3gqn5vzs said:
The Rams are 3-1 against teams with a combined 9-7 record so far (.563)
The Seahawks are 3-1 against teams with a combined 3-7-1 record so far (.273)
The 49ers are 3-0 against teams with a combined 2-8 record so far (.200)
I haven't seen anything yet that makes me think the division won't line up the same way people assumed it would before the season started.
Rams win over the Browns is looking impressive.
Win over the Saints looks better, but you can look at it another way too: Teddy didn't get the practice reps that he did against the Seahawks/Cowboys. Still a solid win though.
Win over the Panthers means nothing though - that team is clearly better with Allen and was awful with Cam.
This loss to Tampa was, hopefully, an anomaly. Admittedly I gave Tampa no shot whatsoever, and while you have to hope an NFL team never overlooks an NFL team, I can't find another reason for how every player on the Rams looked worse than every player on the Bucs.
And while we can say we haven't seen anything to make us think the NFC West will turn out differently, I can tell you as a Rams fan that for the first time under McVay, I'm not confident that we will win the division. Heck, I'm not confident that we will win Thursday Night.
I won't be devastated losing a road division game though - losing to the Niners the week after would be devastating though.
Something is wrong with the OL and through that, the run game. And Goff is just terrible right now.
Thursday is a much bigger game for Seattle than it is for the Rams - with home field advantage being what it is, Seattle losing this game would probably eliminate them from winning the division - another reason why I don't feel good about it.