Losing to the Raiders - Ouch!

I wasn't able to see the game, due to a 5 day camping trip. And maybe it was better to be out in the mountains listening to the sound of water trickling by and fighting off mosquitos than to watch yet another lack luster offensive performance and a penalty riddled defense.

The Rams racked up 157 yards in penalties, 10 big ones, 7 of which were attributed to the "new" defense, from what I hear most of the 7 penalties helped the Raiders score.

And this was our "dress rehearsal"? Yikes! I know it's just the preseason but with a "dress rehearsal" like that, it's no doubt got some of us a little worried.

But perhaps I'm being a tad too harsh....since the "dress rehearsal" still did not include some key figures....Torry Holt and Steven Jackson. Perhaps had they been in the game, there may have been a little more offensive muscle to show case.

The penalties and turnovers caused by the defense, does lead you to think that Haslett is beginning to create a far more aggressive defense than what we've been use to. The problem with penalties though, needs to be nipped in the bud and gotten under control by official kickoff time and that's just 2 weeks away.

Let's get this offense gelling and the defense settled down by opening day and then the future might not look so shaky.

GO RAMS!