Rams Reacts Survey Results: Recent loss has fan confidence in the team shaken

After their 41-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, there’s not many positives to look for this week

The Los Angeles Rams suffered arguably their worst loss of the Sean McVay era this past Sunday, a 41-10 massacre by the division rival Arizona Cardinals. To add salt in the wound, LA limped out of the game with safety John Johnson and G Jonah Jackson both ending up on IR and WR Cooper Kupp expected to miss multiple games with an ankle injury, though he has avoided IR thus far.

Naturally, fan confidence in the team has plummeted since the start of the season. In the first week, 96% of fans said they were confident in the direction of the team. After a hard fought loss to the Lions Week 1, that number only dropped a bit to 86% because at least vs Detroit there was some positives to pull away. Unfortunately, vs. Arizona there really are none which has led to a significant dip in confidence from the fan base, who come in around 30% for Week 3.

As a fan, I tend to try and stay on the optimistic side when it comes to the Rams, always looking for the silver lining, but even I have to admit that this week it’s hard. The losses do not bother me this early in the season nearly as much as the catastrophic amount of injuries that have decimated this roster.

The schedule does not get much easier from here either, as the Rams have their most hated foe the San Francisco 49ers coming to SoFi, and then head to Chicago to face one of the best defenses in the league. After that, they host the Green Bay Packers who are expected to have their starting quarterback Jordan Love back for the game, if not sooner.

To keep the boat afloat, LA will need to steal at least two of the next three wins. If Los Angeles can hang on to boast a 2-3, or ideally a 3-2 record, they at least could have a chance to make a mid-to-late season push upon the returns of Puka Nacua and Darious Williams. They’ve proven they can do it in the past, making the playoffs last season despite starting 3-6 and dealing with injuries early.

Sean McVay has a track record of building mentally tough teams, and this one will need to be to be able to dig deep enough to turn this season around even with many key pieces missing. Since 1979, only six teams that have started 0-3 have gone on to make the playoffs, so LA will want to avoid that fate with a big win at home vs. the Niners.

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