He’s not injured so the sky is the limit!

New helmets won’t negate the physics involved and he knows it. We may see this more in the future from highly drafted and paid linemen.

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They owned the Raiders last year. Who didn’t? Didn’t we learn Manning was injured going into that game in St. Louis? So that wasn’t a real test. They beat a sleepwalking Seahawks team and Carroll will not make that mistake against Fisher again. They stunk it up against the Chargers when it really mattered at the end and lost. They were embarrassed by AZ to put an early nail in the Rams seasons coffin. This defense has not shown itself to be great. They generally bottom feed and while that is necessary to win they come up short against good teams far too often which makes them a sub .500 team (and ready for it the PR song that remains the same) with promise. With promise again in 2016 and each year after.

I don’t understand the reaction to Stacy’s yikes. He like everyone else was surprised by the drafting of Gurley. At that moment he knew he was gone. So why would yikes get so much reaction?

zn wrote:

bnw wrote:

In a sense…it does.

Explain.

Nothing. Just an open-ended quip. I think I was thinking at some level of a joke, where the more optimistic view NE offers becomes the (presumed) “real, revealed” usually more cautious and less optimistic you.

But, mostly, it was just a light-hearted “eye of the beholder” thing. Completely off-the-cuff.

Yes sir light hearted living.

And here I thought this thread was going to contain pics of me in my speedo.

zn wrote:

I stole that question off the net.

So, I think I can become an elite Rams discussion question stealer.

My list of Rams? Later.

Include a surprise if you can.

Cherry picking other posters lists? Another form of pilfering. My list is short. Gaines and Donald. Yes I pilfered.

InvaderRam wrote:

not to worry. in about 100 years, robots will take over. humans will be wiped from existence. and none of this will matter anymore.

That was an Outer Limits episode from the new series.

zn wrote:

wv wrote:

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ACL injuries most often occur in non-contact situations, usually where the foot is planted on the floor. When forces are passed through the leg, if the foot is planted the stress on the knee is increased, resulting in knee injuries.

I tried to explain non-contact knee stuff to a buncha posters “elsewhere” once and they were all skeptical and derisive.

When you look up the actual medical stuff, the picture is not so simple.

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I believe it. The physics doesn’t change. The carrying capacity of muscle and other tissues doesn’t change. Bigger body moving at faster speed doesn’t need contact for injury.

Compared to 40 years ago and earlier the athletes are too big. The athletes are too strong. The athletes are too fast. The physics involved hasn’t changed. The athletes have changed. This is particularly true of linemen. No strength training will overcome physics. No amount of flexibility training can overcome muscle burden. Medical science hasn’t kept pace to keep these athletes playing as long as their predecessors of over 40 years ago. It probably never will.

No doubt a retort to biological determinism.

wv wrote:

Random quote:

“I wanted to see whether or not the great Louis XIV style, which I consider the most beautiful style, could work in a modern building. I didn’t want to buy old columns, because they’re cracked and broken. I waited to have brand-new minted marble columns… I’ve used all onyx. Onyx is a precious stone, many times more beautiful. I don’t believe there is an apartment like this anywhere in the world. The view, the solid bronze window frames, the fountain all brand new and carved. Did you see the way the window shades go up and down, all remote? And they’re bulletproof… I don’t care about material needs. I could be happy in a studio apartment with a television and a telephone.” Donald Trump

What a schizo quote.

Cool link. Thanks!

zn wrote:

bnw wrote:

Does Wagoner still work for the Rams?

No, he works for espn now.

Thanks. I thought the article was an odd one for someone employed by the Rams.