Rams still not that far behind NFC West leaders

If the Rams were in the same division as a 5-0 team, or even a 4-1 team, it would be a lot easier to say that they’re completely out of the race. However, since the San Francisco 49ers beat the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night (handily), the top two teams in the NFC West are 3-3.

The only way that the Rams will be out of the NFC West race is if they continue to lose. They still haven’t lost “too many games” yet.

I know that there will be those who say, “Who cares? Yes, the Rams ARE OUT OF IT!” and that’s a perfectly logical, reasonable, rational point of view. The Rams have played terrible defense through five games and the offense is way too banged up to be able to outscore what the…