your superbowl thotz & predikkshuns

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January 25, 2019 at 7:52 am #97253

zn
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Evil empires are not that easy to beat.

January 25, 2019 at 10:12 am #97260

Agamemnon
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Rams win. NO claims there is no Superbowl this year.

Agamemnon

January 25, 2019 at 12:45 pm #97267

nittany ram
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This is tough.

If you compare their rosters, the Rams would seem to be much more talented than the Pats. A talent disparity of this size would lead me to pick the Rams if they were playing any other team.

But they are playing the Pats, and they have Bilicheck and Brady.

So that muddies things a bunch.

My brain says the Pats win, but my heart says Rams. I haven’t paid attention to anything my brain has said my entire life and I guess there’s no reason to start now.

Rams 38, Pats 34.

January 25, 2019 at 2:04 pm #97268

canadaram
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The Patriots and Belichick are masters at exploiting other teams’ weaknesses. As a result I see a big game coming for the Pats running backs in the passing game. It will be interesting to see if the Rams put Talib on Gronkowski, because I don’t how else the Rams can handle him. I say this with all tough match ups, but the only way I see the Rams taking this game is by a big ST play or some forced turnovers by the defense.

On a side note, McDaniels seems to run at least one trick-play every game. Hopefully the Rams don’t get burned by one if it’s a close game.

January 25, 2019 at 3:39 pm #97269

JackPMiller
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Nextweek. I have to go through some major homework on this game. I’ll be ready with my prediction next Friday.

January 25, 2019 at 9:57 pm #97278

Cal
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I like the Rams in this game IF the defense continues to hold up against the run.

The Patriots were almost as bad as the Rams this year against the run and gave up 4.9 ypc this year.

That’s uncharacteristic of a Belichick defense if you’re wondering although they were nearly as bad last year at 4.7 ypc. That stat stayed true for the Super Bowl as the Eagles ran all over them. Blount and Ajayi had 23 carries for 147 in that game.

The Rams should set that type of goal: 150 yards on the ground.

Going back 5 years, 2013 was the last time the Pats gave up more than 4.0 ypc. The Pats gave up 4.5 ypc that year and lost to the Broncos in the AFC championship.

This Patriots team can be beaten. I only watched the highlights of the AFC championship game, but I thought the Pats were lucky to come out of that game with a win.

I’m excited and ready (even with the bad taste left over from the Saints game!).

January 25, 2019 at 11:16 pm #97284

wv
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I dont think there is a big ‘talent disparity.’ I say that because almost every year i read that, and almost every year, the Pats are right there at the top.

Maybe we just dont recognize their talents very well.

Maybe their ‘talent’ is playing like a ‘team’. Ya know. Plus of course Brady has otherworldly talent, apparently.

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January 25, 2019 at 11:53 pm #97291

InvaderRam
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wv wrote:

I dont think there is a big ‘talent disparity.’ I say that because almost every year i read that, and almost every year, the Pats are right there at the top.

Maybe we just dont recognize their talents very well.

Maybe their ‘talent’ is playing like a ‘team’. Ya know. Plus of course Brady has otherworldly talent, apparently.

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i know right?

they have a mental edge few other teams in the history of sports have ever possessed.

the rams can’t just drive a stake in their hearts. they’ll have to chop their heads off too to finish the job.

in soccer they often talk about teams who practice the dark arts. finding an edge – legal or not – to gain an advantage over their opponent. the pats have definitely practiced their share of dark arts over the years.

rams are gonna have to have the game of their lives to take this dynasty down. belichick and brady have experienced and seen almost everything imaginable in the game of football. how exactly do mcvay and goff counteract that? maybe not knowing any better will be enough?

January 26, 2019 at 10:36 am #97304

Zooey
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I think the Rams are good. I think the Patriots are good.

My main concern is the decided advantage the Patriots have in experience. This is B&B’s 9th Super Bowl. Ninth. And, yeah, they haven’t gone undefeated like the Noll/Bradshaw Steelers or the Walsh/Montana/Young 49ers, but NINE Super Bowls. I really can’t come up with an argument against the proposition that the Patriots are the greatest dynasty in NFL history, and the greatest dynasty of the modern sports era.

They are old hands at the bright lights, and it’s all about the game to them.

The Rams, meanwhile, have never experienced this media onslaught with a handful of exceptions. I think 5 guys, and I don’t know who they are. Phillips, presumably, is one. But Sean McVay better have a way to focus these guys on the Patriots rather than the cameras and Twitter and swarms of celebrities from far and wide.

And the enormous pressure.

I just have a concern about the First Quarter Yips. The Rams had the Yips last year against the Falcons, and never recovered. The Patriots are not going to have the Yips. And I don’t think the Rams can afford to make a couple of mistakes before settling down, especially because a couple of mistakes could very well tighten them up.

I think we will see in the first quarter whether or not the Rams will be there at the end.

January 26, 2019 at 10:59 am #97311

InvaderRam
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Zooey wrote:

I think we will see in the first quarter whether or not the Rams will be there at the end.

a big part of it is can the defense hold at the beginning and maybe give the offense time to get in a rhythm? much like the new orleans game.

thankfully they won’t have to deal with an impossibly loud and hostile home crowd.

stopping the run and running the ball will be huge.

January 27, 2019 at 12:18 pm #97345

PA Ram
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I just hope this doesn’t come down to a “controversial” call near the end for either team.

Can you just imagine?

I think the first thing is that Donald and Suh need a big game. If they are contained it will be a long day. Secondly–who covers Gronk? He’s a matchup nightmare. You sure has heck can’t put Joyner on him. I wonder how the Rams will handle that.

On offense it is time for Gurley to have a monster game. I’m sure the Pats will try to take him out early, like they did by tossing Falk all over the field. I doubt that will be called. Goff may have to win this. Use the tight ends. They are key IMO. Also PROTECT GOFF. They will be coming for him.

The Rams have a great chance to win the game.

But DO NOT BEAT YOURSELF! That’s the one thing they can’t do. No turnovers.

Rams: 31

Pats: 27

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick

January 27, 2019 at 1:35 pm #97349

Ozoneranger
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You beat the Patriots one way…get Brady. Atlanta did that two years ago then let up.

Simple, right?

January 27, 2019 at 7:58 pm #97378

wv
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I’ve never had LESS of an idea about what was going to happen. I got nuthin.

I’ve been lost since the Rams-Chiefs game. Who is Gurley now? Who is Goff? Who is this CJ guy? Where did this new Suh come from? Where did the run defense come from? Who are the Patriots? I dont know nuthin.

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“Not only is the Universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think.”
― Werner Heisenberg Across the Frontiers

January 27, 2019 at 10:35 pm #97388

InvaderRam
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wv wrote:

I’ve never had LESS of an idea about what was going to happen. I got nuthin.

I’ve been lost since the Rams-Chiefs game. Who is Gurley now? Who is Goff? Who is this CJ guy? Where did this new Suh come from? Where did the run defense come from? Who are the Patriots? I dont know nuthin.

i’m right there with ya. i have ideas about what the rams need to do. but i have no clue what we’re gonna get.

does the run d continue to hold up?

does gurley and the running attack return?

can goff put an entire game together and not just three quarters?

i’m just not sure how they respond in the biggest game of the season.

January 28, 2019 at 11:16 pm #97428
InvaderRam
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watched superbowl opening night.

there’s noticeably waaaaaaaay more pats fans there than rams fans.

hope it’s not like this during the actual game.
- This reply was modified 5 years, 10 months ago by InvaderRam.
January 29, 2019 at 10:02 am #97438

Zooey
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InvaderRam wrote:

watched superbowl opening night.

there’s noticeably waaaaaaaay more pats fans there than rams fans.

hope it’s not like this during the actual game.

They survived New Orleans. There has never been a Super Bowl climate anything like that.

January 29, 2019 at 10:24 am #97441

nittany ram
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InvaderRam wrote:

watched superbowl opening night.

there’s noticeably waaaaaaaay more pats fans there than rams fans.

hope it’s not like this during the actual game.

Yeah, the Pats have one of those giant national fan bases like the Steelers and Packers. I’m not concerned. The Rams have been great at dealing with crowd noise, and like zooey (aka russellwilsonfan3 on all other boards) mentioned above, it won’t be nearly as bad as it was in Nawlins.

January 30, 2019 at 8:55 pm #97513

Zooey
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Okay. I’ve been thinking about it a long time, and now I am ready to issue my prediction (i.e. proclamation).

The Rams are going to win this game by 15 points.

I will give you 10 reasons why:

1) I really have no idea. I think this game could be played 10 times, and the two teams would split the series 5-5.

2) I have nothing at stake with this prediction other than my reputation, and frankly, I don’t have much to lose in that department to begin with, so what the hell. Only Upside here.

3) Fuck the Patriots.

4) Fuck Tom Brady.

5) Fuck Bill Belichik.

6) Go Rams.

7) The Rams have been playing really well the past 4 games. Hitting on all cylinders, as it were. Stopping the run. Stopping the pass. Nailing kicks. Scoring points. This is a really good team.

8) Karma.

9) It makes a good story. The Rams bookend the Patriots dynasty. This is Bill and Tom’s last SB. It’s just good literary parallelism, and I think people dismiss that beautiful symmetry of life at their own peril.

10) It would make me glad.

Final score: Rams 31 Patriots 16

January 30, 2019 at 9:02 pm #97514
InvaderRam
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for the past week and a half i’ve been pretty relaxed. thinking about the superbowl but not really stressing about it.

but now the reality is settling in, and i’m getting more anxious every day. maybe i just want the game to start already. i don’t know.

i don’t know what i’m going to do if the rams lose. just want this team to win. it’ll just legitimize everything they’ve done up to this point. to get so close and not finish the job. that would be terrible. and who knows when or if they can ever get back. marino got to one and never got back again.

this is gonna be tough. not like going against the titans who were just as inexperienced as the rams at the time.

now it’s against one of the top 5 qbs of all time. if he wins this, maybe the best ever? maybe already the best ever? a head coach who is most likely the best football mind in the history of the nfl? two transcendent sports personalities. they’re not chasing a superbowl championship. they’re chasing football immortality.

oh man. this is the ultimate test for this rams team. beating brees and then brady? too much to ask of a team so young?
- This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by InvaderRam.
January 30, 2019 at 9:54 pm #97518

Zooey
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InvaderRam wrote:

i don’t know what i’m going to do if the rams lose.

Fortunately, you are not going to have to find out.

I think you should focus on how you are going to maximize your taunting of co-workers and friends. That is where you should concentrate your energy.

January 30, 2019 at 11:49 pm #97528

Zooey
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I think the storyline of the Rams winning is too good to fail.

Too Good To Fail.

That’s my line.

January 31, 2019 at 12:23 am #97529
InvaderRam
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https://www.therams.com/video/road-to-the-super-bowl

i don’t know of this has been posted yet. it’s narrated by dick vermeil.

another thought. donald’s gonna have to go off on sunday. just absolutely go off and make brady’s life miserable all day. just be in his face constantly.

that would be a great ending to a great season with aaron winning superbowl mvp. the best player in football leading the rams to one last victory.
- This reply was modified 5 years, 9 months ago by InvaderRam.
January 31, 2019 at 11:05 pm #97565

JackPMiller
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Pick time for me. It feels kind of eerily. McVay stated he has been to one Super Bow, that was when the Rams beat the Titans in Atlanta, this Super Bowl, happens to be in Atlanta. The last time we played in the Super Bowl, we lost by a field goal to the Patriots, that has the same Head Coach and QB, but they don’t have Adam Vinitari, on their roster this time. I predict Legatron will win it with his leg, Rams 34 – Patriots 33.

February 2, 2019 at 11:23 pm #97669

PA Ram
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Some guy just threw a 1.5 million dollar bet on the Rams. Same guy who bet on the Eagles last year.

I hope he knows something.

Million-dollar bets show up on Rams in Las Vegas – ESPN

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. " Philip K. Dick

February 3, 2019 at 12:04 am #97674

Zooey
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InvaderRam wrote:

https://www.therams.com/video/road-to-the-super-bowl

i don’t know of this has been posted yet. it’s narrated by dick vermeil.

another thought. donald’s gonna have to go off on sunday. just absolutely go off and make brady’s life miserable all day. just be in his face constantly.

that would be a great ending to a great season with aaron winning superbowl mvp. the best player in football leading the rams to one last victory.

I Love You.

February 3, 2019 at 7:51 am #97679

canadaram
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Well, despite my negative feelings about the Rams chances tonight, I am looking forward to living in the moment and enjoying the experience. This will be just the 4th time in my 50 years that I’ve got to watch the Rams play in this game. I was beginning to think I’d never see this day again. So I just want to soak it all in, the good and the bad. Hopefully there is some good. My obsession with this team is not always rational or healthy, I’m guessing most introspective sports fans have come to a similar realization at some point in their lives. Anyway, I don’t really have a point to make. I didn’t want to start a new thread and I plan on avoiding the Internet for most of the day. Enjoy the game fellow Rams posters.

February 3, 2019 at 9:30 am #97688

InvaderRam
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enjoy the game. i know how you feel.

February 3, 2019 at 10:27 am #97690

InvaderRam
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rich eisen just guaranteed a rams win…

just start the game already.

February 3, 2019 at 1:40 pm #97702

InvaderRam
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just saw that whitworth is contemplating retirement after the superbowl.

https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2019/2/3/18209282/los-angeles-rams-nfl-rumors-lt-andrew-whitworth-retire-with-a-super-bowl-liii-victory

February 3, 2019 at 1:59 pm #97704

zn
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InvaderRam wrote:

just saw that whitworth is contemplating retirement after the superbowl.

Oh good.
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