One of the biggest storylines leading up to Monday night’s Rams-Ravens matchup was Eric Weddle’s reluctance to share intel on Baltimore with his current team. He did it out of respect for his former teammates and coaches, which angered many Rams fans.
After seeing how dominant the Ravens looked against the Rams at the Coliseum, Weddle could’ve told his teammates every play that was coming before the snap and it wouldn’t have mattered. Baltimore still would’ve won this game – easily.
After the 45-6 loss, Weddle struggled to find the words to explain what had just happened to his team.
“I’m at a loss for words,” Weddle said, via the Los Angeles Times. “I never thought in a million years we’d get completely destroyed. It’s tough to put into words. Defense played awful. Couldn’t get off the field. Couldn’t help our offense.”
The Rams did almost nothing well against Baltimore. The offense finished with 221 yards but 114 of them came in the fourth quarter during garbage time. The defense allowed the Ravens to rush for 285 yards, which is more than the team allowed in its last four games combined.
Wade Phillips had no answer for anyone on Baltimore’s offense, and the combination of that and poor discipline by the defense created a lopsided score. Weddle credited the Ravens for how well they played, explaining the difficulty of defending them.
“What they’re doing on offense, a lot of times I wouldn’t know for a few seconds after they snapped it, if he handed it or he still had it,” Weddle said. “Imagine the whole defense. You’re trying to play your rules and play the guy, and these guys are just coming downhill and doubling and getting extra gaps, and you’re trying to figure out what’s going on.”
The Rams will need to regroup after their worst home loss in franchise history, traveling to Arizona for a matchup with Kyler Murray and the Cardinals on Sunday. Murray isn’t the consistent runner that Jackson is, but his quickness and speed are impossible to ignore.