Rams determine NFC West QBs

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December 14, 2014 at 10:29 am #13833

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It seems to me that playing the Rams is what has made the difference for our division opponents over the last 6 years. Didn’t the Rams knock out Leinart who was replaced by Warner? Didn’t Kaepernick get his chance because the Rams knocked out Smith? Wasn’t Wilson put in because the Rams knocked out either Hasselbeck or Whitehurst? Now AZ replaces Palmer with Stanton who is replaced by Lindley all courtesy of the Rams?

Has any other defense had that amount of impact upon the QB position throughout their division over a similar stretch of time?

The upside to being a Rams fan is heartbreak.

Sprinkles are for winners.

December 14, 2014 at 10:58 am #13840

nittany ram
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Welcome to the board, bnw. That’s interesting. I wasn’t aware that the Rams were responsible for all those QB changes.

Unfortunately, with the possible exception of San Fran, the Rams made all of those teams much better by injuring their starting QB’s.

And only a team as cursed as the Rams could manage to knock out their divisional opponents’ starting QB’s and make it harder for themselves to win the division.

They are their own worst enemy in more ways than one.

December 14, 2014 at 11:08 am #13843

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Seems there is a good degree of the law of unintended consequences at play. We have to hold our breath every time a butterfly impacts Bradford while Wilson constantly scrambles for first downs and makes the plays that have to be made. And wilson was a third round pick. I’m convinced there is no science or art to draft picks. Merely dumb and dumber luck.

The upside to being a Rams fan is heartbreak.

Sprinkles are for winners.

December 14, 2014 at 11:21 am #13846

zn
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bnw wrote:

Didn’t the Rams knock out Leinart who was replaced by Warner? Didn’t Kaepernick get his chance because the Rams knocked out Smith? Wasn’t Wilson put in because the Rams knocked out either Hasselbeck or Whitehurst? Now AZ replaces Palmer with Stanton who is replaced by Lindley all courtesy of the Rams?

(BTW, if you were previously a Ramstalk poster, blue means something different here. ) I know that’s true of Smith, Palmer, and Stanton. I had to look it up about Leinart.

On October 7, 2007, Leinart suffered a fractured left collarbone after being sacked by St. Louis Rams linebacker Will Witherspoon. Three days later, he was placed on injured reserve, ending his season.

However, Wilson won the starting job in the pre-season.

On August 26, 2012, Wilson was named the starting quarterback for the first regular season game after competing with Matt Flynn and Tarvaris Jackson for the position

BTW, on Wilson being a third rounder…from 2011-13, the qbs picked in the 2nd and 3rd rounds have a higher hit rate than the 1st rounders. So I wonder, maybe this is the era of the 2nd/3rd round qb.

December 14, 2014 at 12:25 pm #13855

Eternal Ramnation
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That goes way back , remember when the Rams knocked the Vikes Brad Johnson out opening the door for Randall Cunningham and a 15 and 1 season ?

December 14, 2014 at 2:08 pm #13867

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zn wrote:

<span class=”d4pbbc-font-color” style=”color: blue”>However, Wilson won the starting job in the pre-season. </span>

On August 26, 2012, Wilson was named the starting quarterback for the first regular season game after competing with Matt Flynn and Tarvaris Jackson for the position

<span class=”d4pbbc-font-color” style=”color: blue”>BTW, on Wilson being a third rounder…from 2011-13, the qbs picked in the 2nd and 3rd rounds have a higher hit rate than the 1st rounders. So I wonder, maybe this is the era of the 2nd/3rd round qb. </span>

Do not know what you mean about blue. Thanks for the correction about Wilson. Maybe the Rams knocked Hasselbeck out for whitehurst?

The upside to being a Rams fan is heartbreak.

Sprinkles are for winners.

December 14, 2014 at 2:16 pm #13870
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Ram-stalk thinks that blue indicates sarcasm. I was on the internet since dialup, I never heard that anywhere except there. Maybe it started in some text based chats? I think Blue looks better than black on the screen, at least my screen. It soundeds good, but the whole point of sarcasm is that the humor of the statement sinks in after much of it’s been said. An immediate indicator of sarcasm such as blue text just serves to ruin the humor in the statement.
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December 14, 2014 at 2:34 pm #13873
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Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy is questionable to return to their game against the New York Giants after aggravating a neck injury. McCoy previously injured his neck against the St. Louis Rams last weekend. Robert Griffin III has come in to relieve McCoy.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000443119/article/colt-mccoy-neck-questionable-to-return-for-redskins

Robert Griffin III showed his wheels with an 8-yard TD run to extend the Redskins’ lead over the Giants.

Let’s go Legend.
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December 14, 2014 at 2:53 pm #13876

zn
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Agamemnon wrote:

Ram-stalk thinks that blue indicates sarcasm. I was on the internet since dialup, I never heard that anywhere except there. Maybe it started in some text based chats? I think Blue looks better than black on the screen, at least my screen. It soundeds good, but the whole point of sarcasm is that the humor of the statement sinks in after much of it’s been said. An immediate indicator of sarcasm such as blue text just serves to ruin the humor in the statement.

I think they instituted blue as sarcasm at ramstalk cause there were too many people who didn’t get irony. That just means it’s a big, high traffic board without a sense of community. So yeah that’s a tradition there alone, though ROD has also adopted it.

Ironically, ramstalk is also the only board where people complain about font color. Here and RRF, people use font colors just as an expression of their individual posting aesthetic, and it’s not taken as meaning anything.

I use blue here when I am trying to distinguish editorial comments from re-posted/quoted material. I just think it’s easier on the eye.

Just different kinds of communities (plus big non-communities) and different styles.
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