This was the quintessential ‘switch rosters and see what happens’ game. They ran crossers. They got Brown in space on unexpected run plays. They isolated our LBs in coverage. They have a very good WR, but if he came over to us, who knows what we’d ask him to do. Oh, sure, the Rams condense their formations and have WRs lined tight to block. This isn’t the motherfarking NFL. We don’t need to get ourselves into a deep hole before we see a jet sweep. PUNCH FIRST.
Or, whatever, just don’t do anything stupid and hold on for dear life. It worked against ND, barely, and UF and FSU. Therefore, it’s a sustainable strategy.
Bizarre that multi-million dollar professionals fail to see the flaws in that line of thinking.