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  • October 8, 2019 at 11:10 am #106402
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    October 8, 2019 at 11:15 am #106404
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    Frank Schwab
    from https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-power-rankings-the-49-ers-definitely-looked-like-theyre-for-real-in-blowing-out-browns-045528338.html

    7. Los Angeles Rams (3-2, LW: 4)

    Greg Zuerlein has made some huge kicks. He missed, it happens. If that kick is a little bit to the left, we’re praising the Rams for an enormous road win. There’s plenty of time for the Rams to dig out of this relatively minor NFC West hole they find themselves in. In a strange way, the performance in a loss was encouraging.

    6. Seattle Seahawks (4-1, LW: 9)

    If you see any list of current players who look like future Hall of Fame locks, make sure Russell Wilson is on it. Or else the list doesn’t make sense.

    5. Green Bay Packers (4-1, LW: 6)

    Since we said many kind words about the Packers on Sunday, let’s add this little concern: It’s troubling how much the Packers rely on Davante Adams. Their pass catchers other than him aren’t good enough. If there’s any receivers available in a trade (Emmanuel Sanders? A.J. Green?) the Packers need to pay whatever it costs.

    4. San Francisco 49ers (4-0, LW: 7)

    Nick Bosa looks like he was worth every bit of the hype he had at Ohio State, and definitely worth the No. 2 overall pick for the 49ers. He was fantastic against the Browns and looks like a Defensive Rookie of the Year favorite.

    3. Kansas City Chiefs (4-1, LW: 2)

    I’m not sure Monday was the day to do victory laps over Patrick Mahomes’ expected regression from a 50-touchdown season. He could barely move by the end of the game due to an ankle injury. That affected him. The problem for the Chiefs is they obviously can’t sit Mahomes, but it might take a while before he is totally healthy again if he keeps playing.

    2. New Orleans Saints (4-1, LW: 3)

    The Superdome crowd chanting Teddy Bridgewater’s name after his touchdown passes Sunday speaks to his popularity. It’s an awesome story he’s authoring. I know the Comeback Player of the Year Award is hyper-focused on a player who suffered a calamity the year before, but giving Bridgewater that award this season would be just fine, given the 2016 injury he overcame.

    1. New England Patriots (5-0, LW: 1)

    As discussed previously, a team like the Chiefs had to realistically look at the Patriots and their schedule and plan on either winning about 14 games or settling for the No. 2 seed in the AFC. Kansas City’s margin for error in that regard is almost gone. It’s hard to call a team a lock to have home-field advantage through the playoffs before Week 6, but it’s getting harder to come up with a realistic scenario in which the Patriots aren’t the top seed.

    October 8, 2019 at 11:17 am #106405
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    Doug Farrar
    from https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2019/10/07/nfl-week-6-power-rankings-great-teams-are-rare-entities-in-the-modern-nfl/4/

    16. Los Angeles Rams

    (3-2. Last week: 9)

    Jared Goff has thrown for 912 yards in the Rams’ past two games, and the Rams lost both of those contests. In those games, Goff threw three touchdown passes and four interceptions, with a key lost fumble against the Buccaneers in Week 4. Not to say that Goff is the NFL’s king of empty yards, but there are reasons to be legitimately concerned about his place in the league’s pantheon of quarterbacks. Goff has thrown seven picks, he’s still missing a ton of throws when the reads aren’t easy, and if the Rams hoped he’d play like a top-tier quarterback after giving him a $134 million contract extension … well, it hasn’t happened yet. Sean McVay’s team was able to transcend Goff’s limitations when Wade Phillips’ defense was playing well, but as that’s also gone south of late, the defending NFC champs are looking especially vulnerable these days.

    October 8, 2019 at 3:17 pm #106414
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    The NFC is full of good-but-not-great teams at this point. Saints, Packers, 49ers, Seahawks, Rams, Cowboys, Eagles, Bears…

    This is one of those years where ya just wanna get into the Dance, and then anything can happen.

    But can anybody beat the Patriots this year?

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    October 9, 2019 at 11:46 am #106450
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    from: https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2019/10/8/20905036/2019-nfl-power-rankings-week-6-los-angeles-rams

    ESPN: 7th (4th)

    Surprise fantasy player: Cooper Kupp, WR

    Kupp, the Rams’ shifty and speedy slot receiver, is coming off season-ending ACL surgery, but that has not slowed him one bit. The third-year pro is the go-to target for quarterback Jared Goff. Kupp leads the team with 41 receptions on 63 targets. He has a team-high 505 receiving yards, and his five touchdowns are the most among a receiving corps that includes Brandin Cooks and Robert Woods.

    NFL: 9th (8th)

    Sometimes, the kicker just has to make a kick. On Thursday night, Greg Zuerlein didn’t, and so the entire vibe around the Rams will be different in the walk-up to Sunday’s huge game against the Niners. That’s football. Final outcome notwithstanding, the wild back-and-forth affair with the Seahawks featured positives for the Rams, who are still in good shape at 3-2. Jared Goff heated up after a slow start, Cooper Kupp continues to look better now than he did before his ACL injury, and Sean McVay made an obvious effort to get Todd Gurley involved from the start. Gurley had two touchdown runs, gained 57 total yards and lost a fumble in the red zone over 18 touches, his second-highest number of touches this season (after logging 19 in Week 2 against the Saints). Giving Gurley more work certainly gave the Rams some more balance on Thursday, but this was hardly a vintage display from the former All-Pro. Is that guy coming back?

    CBS: 10th (7th)

    The defense is becoming a major issue, especially the corners. They have to play better or they might end up watching this postseason.

    Pro Football Talk: 7th (5th)

    Their ability to win a third straight division title hinges on their ability to beat the 49ers in L.A. on Sunday.

    USA Today: 15th (14th)

    Aaron Donald has one sack. Todd Gurley isn’t among league’s top 15 rushers. Jared Goff isn’t among top 25 rated passers. Is this sustainable?

    SI’s MMQB: 8th (6th)

    The Rams dropped their second game in five days, sealing their fate with a Jared Goff pick on the final drive. They can jump right back into the NFC West conversation with a win against the Niners this week.

    The Athletic: 8th (5th)

    The Rams had a long weekend to deal with Thursday’s heartbreaking loss to Seattle, and certainly spent that mini-bye week stewing about the missed opportunities from that 30-29 loss. So are the Rams in serious trouble after back-to-back losses? We still think the Rams have the potential to be a very good team, but right now they look like the third-best team in their division, and that’s going to make the next two months very interesting as the Rams are the ones having to do the chasing.

    October 9, 2019 at 2:08 pm #106451
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