our reactions to the Cards game

Rams 34
Cards 11

It didn’t even seem that close.

Focus on Tampa…

Rams are 2-0 vs Bucs in playoff games.

Rams are 0-2 vs Brady in playoff games.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by joemad.

Great win. Rams are an NFC-final-four team, as they should be.

Its been a ‘good year.’

But can they do better than ‘good year’ ?

Saw a stat, btw. Most years before a playoff win:
Brodie, Deberg 14 years.
Stafford, Tarkenton, Morrall – 13 years.

Cam Akers was such a big loss. I had no expectation of him
making back 100 percent ‘next’ year, let alone ‘this’ year.

Stafford looked like he was consciously — very very consciously – trying
NOT to make any dum passes. …but there was that long pass that
should have been an INT. Sigh.

OBJ is just ‘different’ than any other Ram WR i can remember.
He doesnt seem like he quite fits the usual ram-model. Its not his route-running
that sets him apart, its more like his ‘spring-ee-ness,’ bouncy-ness, strength,
and hands. Woulda been awesome if Robert Woods, Cooper Kupp and OBJ were ALL
out there. Ah well.

Some great games coming up.

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wv wrote:

Great win. Rams are an NFC-final-four team, as they should be.

Saw a stat, btw. Most years before a playoff win:
Brodie, Deberg 14 years.
Stafford, Tarkenton, Morrall – 13 years.

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Roman Gabriel didn’t make that list… he has ZERO playoff wins. (0-2)

Of that list, only Earl Morrall won a Championship……. he won twice…

• This reply was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by joemad.

BTW…neither Stafford no Kupp shined especially. They played well, but they didn’t star, really.

The Rams put together a good, all-around win yesterday.

zn wrote:

I know what you’re saying about Beckham, but to me what sets him massively apart is his hands. He may be the best pure Rams “hands” catcher I have seen, though Bruce and Holt and Ellard were obviously good too.

Beckham just has magic hands..

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Yeah, Brandin Cooks had over a thousand yards for the rams, but i never
really trusted his hands in traffic, or if the ball was high.

But OBJ is a guy i might throw it to even if the DB wall all over him.

Still…i dunno if OBJ/Kupp is better than Robert Woods/Kupp. I dunno.

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zn wrote:

I like Woods, a lot. He is good at a lot of different things. With the ball in his hands, he has the vision and sense of space you find in RBs. I would never disparge him or underestimate him. But I also think Beckham just has some elite traits. I think he has some traits that are a higher level that even Ellard, Bruce, and Holt.

As I said I think his hands are magic special. And his “vertical vision” and “vertical timing” (if I can coin those terms) is special.

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I didnt realize you hated Ellard, Bruce and Holt so much.

Why dont you hate on Harold Jackson and Jack snow
while you’re at it.

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I agree with the Beckham observations. I just have to wonder what Kupp, Woods, and Beckham would look like, and I hope we get to see that next year. Beckham is a keeper, that is for sure. Magic hands is right. I’d like to see him develop as a blocker, but he’s a unique and special receiver. He has shown it here and there, but last night against the Cards, he had several plays. Very memorable night for Mr. OBJ.

And how about Kupp? He does it all the time, but I still can’t believe how often he does it. That little pass where he was nailed down on the sideline, and just did this quick tornado move, and moved like a cat to pick up an additional 10 yards…brilliant. The Rams have never had a YAC guy like him before, either. Just ridiculous. And my son made the observation that Kupp led the league in YAC as well, so he’s really the Quadruple Crown winner. Goodness.

I think Kupp, woods and OBJ would be as good, with Higbee and Akers would rival the gsot.

I would like to see that next year.

For this year, I believe they have a decent chance in every game.