injuries after week 6

Obviously this is terrible news. It will be interesting to see how many reps per game Donald can endure now. Do they call up big Bill Norton from the PS? He’s a 300+ pounder. Starting subpar linemen in front of Landman and Speights could get really ugly for this defense. The offense doesn’t have any legitimate receiving options after Nacua. Just a bunch of guys really.

It’s unfortunate that I can’t even console myself with the thought of a high first round draft pick in 2027 (or 2028) at this point. This is an example of swinging for the fences having a catastrophic outcome. Maybe Nacua and his expiring contract become trade bait in a couple of weeks? I’m not sure if a team would take a gamble on him with his off the field issues.

We all know what this run-defense looked like before Poona Ford got here.

And Kobe Turner and Davante on top of that?

And no Myles in sight.

And a practice-squad kicker to be named later.

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“… I can still smell the fresh paint. The china had never been used. The sheets had never been slept in. Titanic was called the “Ship of Dreams”, and it was. It really was.”
Titanic, Old Rose

wv wrote:

“… I can still smell the fresh paint. The china had never been used. The sheets had never been slept in. Titanic was called the “Ship of Dreams”, and it was. It really was.”
Titanic, Old Rose

It was a Dream Ship. Heavy favorites to make it across the Atlantic in record time.

wv wrote:

Perhaps they will run the ball and outscore the Raiders.

And maybe Garrett will be back in 2 weeks, and Kobie will be back in 4 weeks, and Adams will be back in 6, and maybe the Rams win all those games anyway, and they get a wild card, and run the table.

Personally, that’s what I hope for.

But so far the season resembles a moon rocket that hits an iceberg in outer space.

zn wrote:

“With all due respect, sir, I believe this is going to be our finest hour.”

I believe Malavasi said that right before the Battle of Britain. Or, was that when Stalin was giving a pep talk to St. Crispin Rams, back in the 90s?

Anyway, Just Win, Baby. One centimeter at a time.

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“We’re in hell right now, gentlemen, believe me. And, we can stay here, get the shit kicked out of us, or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb outta hell, one inch at a time.”
Al Pacino

So what will the Dline consist of, exactly?

B.Young, Donald, Fiske, ?

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I feel the season turning around right now.

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Rams sign kicker Brandon McManus following season-ending injury to Blake Grupe

By Nate Atkins
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams have signed Brandon McManus, their third kicker for the 2026 season, the team announced Tuesday.

The 35-year-old has 12 seasons of NFL experience. He spent 2014-2022 with the Denver Broncos, where he won a Super Bowl during the 2015 season. He spent the past two seasons with the Green Bay Packers, where he was 44-of-51 (86 percent) on field goals.

McManus has made 82 percent of his 362 career field-goal attempts and has made a kick of 55 yards or longer in every season since 2019. He has been much more reliable from under 40 yards (95 percent) than from 40 and longer (70 percent). The Packers released McManus in the spring after he missed two field goals and an extra point in a 31-27 wild-card playoff loss to the Chicago Bears.

McManus will replace Blake Grupe, who tore his ACL in Sunday’s 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals while trying to tackle Devin Duvernay on an explosive return on his first kickoff. Grupe had just replaced Harrison Mevis, who was released after missing four field goals in the first five games, including a potential game-winner that was blocked in overtime against the Buffalo Bills in Week 5.

McManus is the Rams’ fourth starting kicker in their past 16 regular-season games. The issues have persisted for two seasons now, after Joshua Karty ran into misses and blocked kicks in the first half of last season, which led to the signing of Mevis.

Mevis settled the position for the rest of that season by hitting 18 of 19 field goals in the regular season and playoffs, but he couldn’t carry that success this season, when he went 5-of-9.

Los Angeles has numerous special teams issues to work through amid a 2-4 start, in addition to the kicker position. It replaced a punt returner just three games ago, moving from Xavier Smith to Alex Bachman. It has allowed an explosive kick or punt return in four straight games, the latest leading to Grupe’s injury.