Rams alltime record: 544 – 548

I blame zn for all of this. He likes coaches that are mediocre, or even worse. It’s his fault. I bet he and Kronke hang out together. I believe they are best buddies. That is why Fisher will keep his job. Just saying. 😁😁😁😁

NERam wrote:

I bristled when Arians first said that the Rams were just another 8-8 team; maybe he’s right…

Well if you approach it that way, what are the Cardinals historically in terms of winning percentage?

Right now they’re 4-5-1 and lost to the Rams.

(Actually I looked it up, historically their winning percentage is 0.415).

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zn wrote:

Well if you approach it that way, what are the Cardinals historically in terms of winning percentage?

Right now they’re 4-5-1 and lost to the Rams.

(Actually I looked it up, historically their winning percentage is 0.415).

That statement from Arians came after AZ beat STL on a Thurs night game, for their 11th win of 2014. They did so without Carson Palmer, and were able to finish out the game without #2, Drew Stanton, courtesy of an Aaron Donald hit, I believe. So, the Cards #3 got the job done, while the Rams went on to a 6 win season that year.
In the grander scheme of things, I suppose, nobody really looks at the overall history of a team when discussing them, you look at the here and now. And, yes, I see the Cards suck this year. Slight vindication there, but still bummed about 2016 Rams…
The post that WV put up just caught my eye, and made me think of the closeness to .500, or, 8-8. And, the quote. That’s all.
On another note, you mentioned that today was your day of celebrating Thanksgiving. Hope it’s a great one, and may the deli platter you assemble be the Mother of all Deli Platters…

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NERam wrote:

zn wrote:

Well if you approach it that way, what are the Cardinals historically in terms of winning percentage?

Right now they’re 4-5-1 and lost to the Rams.

(Actually I looked it up, historically their winning percentage is 0.415).

That statement from Arians came after AZ beat STL on a Thurs night game, for their 11th win of 2014. They did so without Carson Palmer, and were able to finish out the game without #2, Drew Stanton, courtesy of an Aaron Donald hit, I believe. So, the Cards #3 got the job done, while the Rams went on to a 6 win season that year.
In the grander scheme of things, I suppose, nobody really looks at the overall history of a team when discussing them, you look at the here and now. And, yes, I see the Cards suck this year. Slight vindication there, but still bummed about 2016 Rams…
The post that WV put up just caught my eye, and made me think of the closeness to .500, or, 8-8. And, the quote. That’s all.
On another note, you mentioned that today was your day of celebrating Thanksgiving. Hope it’s a great one, and may the deli platter you assemble be the Mother of all Deli Platters…

Yes–and I hopped on board the Ram’s Train in the 70s when I looked forward to a lifetime of winning. I’m gettin’ a little old! That’s all I’m saying. Time to get this thing moving again because I’d love to be sitting in the old folks home talking to the annoying old Pats fans and Cowboys fans and enjoying their misery while the Rams rack up wins. I do NOT want to be heaving my walker at the television set.

PA Ram wrote:

I do NOT want to be heaving my walker at the television set.

LOL, the last time I think I threw something at the TV was the Superbowl. I was convinced that the Titans were going to score, and so a bag of Doritos was thrown in utter disgust at the scene unfolding before my eyes. And then the tackle happened, and I happily and gratefully vacuumed up the mess.

Now, I just shake my head, and quietly shut the game off, upset with myself for investing yet another 3 hours of my time.

NERam wrote:

That statement from Arians came after AZ beat STL on a Thurs night game, for their 11th win of 2014. They did so without Carson Palmer

In seasons where Palmer averages a 90+ qb rating, Arians (counting only Palmer’s games) has gone 19-3 (86.3%).

In seasons where Palmer’s average qb rating is below that, Arians has gone 13-11-1.

Without Palmer, Arians has gone 6-5.

With both a sub-par Palmer and other qbs besides Palmer, Arians has gone 19-16-1 (54%).

Turns out that just like Fisher, Arians needs a starting caliber qb. Difference is, he had one 81.0% of the time. The Fisher Rams had one (not counting the melted down Foles) 37.8% of the time.

So what Arians should have said, IMO, is “ha ha we have better luck keeping a starting qb than you do.” Cause anything else he might have said just simply follows from that.

zn wrote:

So what Arians should have said, IMO, is “ha ha we have better luck keeping a starting qb than you do.” Cause anything else he might have said just simply follows from that.

Absolutely agree with you on this, here. The injuries (and Foles meltdown) at the QB position, and other injuries at key positions have all played a huge part in contributing to the losing records. No question about that.
My original point wasn’t trying to dismiss any of that. Rather, it was directed at a particular comment, at a particular point in time; specifically, after a loss to a #3 QB. And for me, it brought back memories of losses to San Fran with Pro Bowler Jim Druckenmiller at QB, and to Seattle with Hall of Famer Charlie Freaking Whitehurst at QB. Games where the Rams could have and probably should have taken advantage of a probable chink in their opponents armor.
And its these “L’s” that should be “W’s” that are the frustrating points, IMO. I can handle a loss to a better team – I don’t like it, but at least I can look at it and think well, with a tweak here or there, or a play made here or there, they might have pulled it off. But shooting yourself in the foot with dumb penalties, and mediocre play when the team is pretty healthy, is depressing.
I honestly have no idea what happened this year. Last year closed out with a fairly optimistic expectation that the D was hopefully going to remain decent, and that CK could safely navigate the O, with Gurley, until such time that Goff was ready to step in. It all made sense, until it didn’t .
I think that X posted something about putting players on the field who are physically gifted, but perhaps do not possess good football minds. They show flashes of brilliance, but not continual excellence. Maybe there’s something to that. I don’t know.