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Maybe that is why Brady keeps saying NE is the underdog…

zn wrote:

ferragamo79

Interesting comment on Golic and Wingo radio show

they had Adam Thielen on and he picked the Rams to win the Super Bowl due to their offense. Said Belichick is very good at game planning and taking away one weapon, but the Rams have multiple weapons and their offense is legit.

This makes no sense, except it does…

I have to say that my confidence level would be double what it is if Kupp was still active.

I just have always seen Kupp as the straw that breaks the camel’s back. You simply cannot stop Woods, Cooks, Gurley, AND Kupp.

I think a good defense…a REALLY good defense…can limit up to 3 guys.

I don’t think there has been a defense EVER that could stop 4 guys.

Zooey,

That reminds me of the Rams when they had Ike, Holt and Az, plus Faulk. No way you can stop that.

The Rams are close, and their key guys are younger, just entering their prime. It would not be impossible for the Rams to find a fifth player to drive defenses crazy. Not sure where the optimal position for this would be, but there’s two kinda obvious candidates:

Could they lure another receiver via free agency? Someone who would be even better than Woods, Kupp or Cooks? As in, push all of the current wideouts down one notch? Just my take, but I’d love to see them find a really big receiver, with enough speed to gain separation, a huge wingspan for a dominant “catch radius,” and the skill set to win contested passes.

The other is the TE spot. I actually like Higbee more after this past season, and Everett has improved markedly too. But I’m not sure either of them will ever “scare” defenses and force double teams. If the Rams could find a TE who would do that . . . . they’d have their fifth guy.

Just imagine the old GSOT era with a scary TE too. The current Rams could do that.

Billy_T wrote:

PS: I think Bradford had the potential to be truly great. IMO, he just lacked a passion for the game, and often seemed listless to me, sometimes appearing almost defeated before the play even started.

i would disagree with that. no one keeps coming back from injury after injury like he has without being passionate.

my problem with bradford was he was very mechanical. just not very fluid. he had an arm but not much touch. his pocket presence was lacking. maybe even a little bit stiff.

goff on the other hand is very fluid. whether it’s throwing long or short or with touch. moving around in the pocket or rolling out. he’s just so natural at it. it’s beautiful to see.

• This reply was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by InvaderRam.

zn wrote:

Billy_T wrote:

Could they lure another receiver via free agency? Someone who would be even better than Woods, Kupp or Cooks? As in, push all of the current wideouts down one notch? Just my take, but I’d love to see them find a really big receiver, with enough speed to gain separation, a huge wingspan for a dominant “catch radius,” and the skill set to win contested passes.

They could for around 18 M, which will probably be the going rate for FA WRs in 2019.

And, they are already pushing the limit in terms of big contracts. They’re getting to the point where they will be lucky to sign MOST (and certainly not all) of their own internal FAs (including Goff). Adding expensive outside FAs may be too much of a stretch for them.

Yeah, the price tag is a bit much. And, when I really think about it, they need help on the O-line more, and at DT, ILB, CB and Safety.

That extra wideout is a luxury, basically. Upgrades at the other spots are necessities — especially with the aging O-line.

But I’m greedy. So I want total offensive dominance!!

;>)

On Bradford…I think that guy is the Anti-Foles.

Nick Foles is an Adequate Guy who benefited from every imaginable circumstance. A guy who was always in the right place at the right time. Everything outside his control always came together for that bastard. Luckiest guy in the world. And that’s not a knock on Foles personally. I like the guy…you know…on that level. Nice guy. Good for him.

Bradford is just the opposite of that.

Bradford was a very talented guy who just always got the short straw in the NFL.

He couldn’t throw a fade. That’s the worst I can say about the guy. That pass eluded him…at least in his time with the Rams. I didn’t watch him after that. But that was his limitation while I watched him. But he did everything else. And did it well.

He was fucked over by injuries and limited talent around him. That’s Sam Bradford in my book.

On the 5th weapon…I agree. A TE would just make this offense completely unstoppable.

I think the Rams have bigger needs…as you say…DT, LB, OL…but if they landed a blue chip TE…the Rams would score on every fucking possession.

Well…I think Sam Bradford was as good as Troy Aikman. Really. I think they are the same guy.

One is in the Hall of Fame, and the other is the forgotten…Missed Opportunity Guy.

Troy Aikman would not be in the Hall of Fame if he was drafted by the Rams in 2009 and had a shredded knee a couple of times.

Sam Bradford is one of the Most Robbed players of All Time in my book.

And I say that as a Non-Bradford fan. I wanted Suh in that draft. But I just have to say I think Sam Bradford was one of the most unlucky people ever. I mean…apart from the fact that nobody in the world ever got paid more for less production than Bradford. On the monetary scale he came up roses.