Oh dear, that was an awful game to watch. Firstly it was a lot closer than it really should have been because… secondly, we showed a complete inability to score and thirdly Dante Hall still doesn’t look very good.

To be fair to Hall, he did OK for most of the game but got beaten for the Rams’ only score. The defence as a whole looked really good though; I love to see Chris Horton making plays and it was great to see Haynesworth getting involved too.

I didn’t like the call to go for it at 9-7 though. I’d have kicked a field goal and taken the points. Whilst I admire Jim Zorn for wanting to get the score, it wasn’t the smart move even though it did pay off in this instance. But still, it’s easy to second guess.

Three favourite plays this week:

  • Campbell to Randel El in the third quarter. Great pass and great catch. Kelly may officially be above Randel El in the depth chart, but I know I’d rather have the little guy passed to when it’s important.
  • Horton forces a fumble on Donnie Avery to keep the Rams from taking the lead early in the 4th quarter.
  • Albert Haynesworth deflects a pass from Bulger on 3rd and 10 when defending for the game. Brian Orakpo got great pressure too, but it was the big tackle who got his arm up.

    • Things could get tougher now, with injuries taking their toll on the offensive line. Randy Thomas is out for the season (and perhaps his career is over) so a line that wasn’t looking great anyway is now weaker.

    We have the much-improved Lions next week, and in all honesty it’s going to be a tough game. I’m pretty sure we can hold their offense, but scoring will still be hard again. It’s the same story that we’ve seen across the last two seasons: Campbell in particular, and the offense in general just can’t punch it in.

    With thanks to ty law from Flickr for the image. All rights remain his