Can we compete against the Vikings?

the rams can totally compete against the vikings. i don’t think that can be questioned. they can compete against any team in the nfl.

can they beat them? i think they can. i think this team is good in all phases. that’s always tough to beat.

They did lose to the Pack with AR and the Lions. That D is no joke Keenum fits Shurmer’s system well but Donald and Co will rattle him with pressure. Diggs and Theilan are damn good and they have a good ground game as well. The Rams can beat them but the can’t give away the first half . They’ll need to be sharp and bring it early especially the D.

Remember all those Viking flamers years ago?

I can’t remember the handle of that one guy. I remember Mjollnir’s Wrath, I think it was, who was actually “conversational.” There was another guy, though. Those were that days! Over at Rivals.

Agamemnon wrote:

Starting with the Vikings, it is like being in the playoffs

I like them to sweep the division rivals. Splitting the other four should get them the division. I think if the Rams are still a game up after the Saints game, going into December, they’ve got it.

wv wrote:

Agamemnon wrote:

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Damn. I didnt realize the Titans were doing that well. Man O Man.

That is the toughest stretch I’ve ever seen the Rams play. Ever.

I’d be happy with 4-3.

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Of course you would.

That would give the Seahawks a fighting chance.

BTW, for the Rams fans on the board, it’s even tougher than this table shows because the 9ers are actually 1-9.

I’ll say this. The Rams have a very good offense, a very good defense, very good special teams, and a creative coaching staff that makes good halftime adjustments.

We’ve seen teams play at a higher level.

But…the team’s only real weakness is inexperience and youth. It also lacks depth is certain places, but the starters are doing well in every unit. This is a good team.

We are entering the gauntlet now, and we will get an idea in the next couple of games whether the Rams are a cut above, roughly equal with the best, or a notch below.

In any event, the future looks good (sign Donald), and we are clearly finished with the long, cold winter of nothingness. The Rams are relevant again, at the very least.

Let’s go.

I think the Rams can beat Case….. but the Rams have to limit mistakes and penalties….

Vikings under Zimmer play disciplined football. Once again the Vikings are one of the least penalized teams…. especially when the Vikings play at home.

YTD NFL Penalties URL = https://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/penalties-per-game?date=2017-11-16

Keenum has limited ability to avoid pressure. I expect the Vikings will try to avoid our pass rush and minimize the risk of Keenum throwing picks by calling a lot of short, quick pass plays. Short slants, curls, bubble screens and dump-offs to McKinnon, stuff like that. Personally, I do not respect their run game without Dalvin Cook. Murray is not fast nor elusive, and McKinnon is too small to run between the tackles. Rudolph has not seen many targets; Keenum likes Theilen and the backs. Diggs was out part of October with an injury, so I don’t know if he is 100% yet.

Defensively they are pretty solid all around. Linval Joseph is stout against the run; Griffen, Robison and Barr can rush the QB; Rhodes and Harrison are very good DBs; and Kendricks is a good LB. The LCB, with either Terrence Newman or Trey Waynes, is a weak spot compared to the rest. The speed of Woods, Watkins and Gurley is something the Vikings have not seen from their opponents so far.

Their special teams are nothing special. We have the better kickers hands down; coverage and return units are probably equal.

I expect the Rams will win by less than a TD, under 45 points in the game.

• This reply was modified 7 years ago by snowman.

yeah i’ve been ready for this game since monday. it’s like i can’t wait for the next game, but i also want to savor each victory. i’ll probably go watch the houston game tonight.

i agree that special teams will have to make a difference. maybe a big return or two. a big time field goal or something.

i also think goff is gonna have to do something special. i don’t know. rams have been good on the road, but this might be their toughest road test yet.

Summ stattz

Minn defense sack percentage, 7.2%, ranked 13th
Minn defense INT percentage, 2.5%, ranked 12th

Minn offense sack percentage, 3.2%, ranked 2nd
Keenum INT percentage, 1.9%, ranked 15th

LA defense sack percentage, 8.5%, ranked 3rd
LA defense INT percentage, 4.0%, ranked 2nd

LA offense sack percentage, 4.4%, ranked 6th
Goff INT percentage, 1.3%, ranked ranked 5th

Zooey wrote:

You know, I think both New Orleans and Philadelphia are better than Minnesota.

ergo, the Rams better win this game.

yeah i think so too. it might have been a different story had bradford and cook been healthy.

this nfc conference is stacked.

and then they got tennessee. i don’t remember ever seeing a string of games like this before.

I think this will be one of those “growing pains” games for our young Rams.

Win or lose, it won’t look as pretty as it has in recent weeks.

They could scrape out a tough win, but I think it’s more likely that they lose in an ugly, defensive game.

Funny thing about this team. I KNOW it will be a winning team for years. They have the coaches, they have the players (for the most part or at least they’re almost there).

But right now, it’s also a young team in the first year of a new coach’s program, with a lot of developing to do and a fair amount of question marks.

So while I KNOW they will be a winning team for YEARS, I am not sure if they will win the next couple of games.

And at the same time if they don’t, it won’t change my mind about their longterm outlook.

Zooey wrote:

My son texted me something from NextGen Stats on NFL.com. Apparently Goff makes fewer throws into tight windows than any other passer in the league. Cousins last year made the second-fewest tight window throws.

Play action?