zn wrote:

Sosa Kremenjas@QBsMVP
2) Rams will be just fine. Gaines/A’Shawn/Hoecht/Brown is a good rotation

I have my doubts. I think Gaines has made great progress and I like him. He seems like an immovable object at times. I don’t think that he is as disruptive as Joseph-Day, though. A’Shawn has been a disappointment to me, although I thought that he looked ok vs. Houston. Hoecht seems like a serviceable player for an UDFA, and I don’t know what the Rams have in Brown yet, although I liked where the Rams got him the draft. Anyway, I think that the Rams will feel the absence of J-D.

Wowzers.

I was hoping for a blocking TE, or maybe some depth at WR or RB…or anything that could help the Rams special teams. A nice addition for sure, but the part of me that loves watching and anticipating the draft just died a little.

The starters dominated a bad team. Now the real football starts.

zn wrote:

canadaram wrote:

When I saw the title of this post I initially read it as “Interesting Football Photos” and I excitedly thought that zn had resurrected one of my favourite threads he used to do with the great captions.

For your sake, when I have some time, I will put up some “Rams photos” posts. Fair enough? 😎

Yes! Thank you.

Zooey wrote:

I’m frequently baffled by the return on trades, and guess it’s because, as a homer, I place more value on players than the market does.

But I’d rather keep Jackson than give him away. If Kupp goes out for a few weeks, better to have Jackson pick up playing time than Atwell. I understand they aren’t going to get a pick better than Day 3 for a guy his age and who is a FA, but he is an asset, and can make another team better. He ought to fetch a depth player. I mean…a depth player for a depth player. Sounds reasonable to me.

Keeping him seems like the far better option to me as well. A receiver is bound to get injured at some point. I hope teams aren’t just waiting for the Rams to just release him.

I make very little effort in trying to understand the inner workings of the salary cap so forgive me if this question reflects my high level of ignorance, but if the Rams had traded Young during the off-season and never signed Jackson could they have kept John Johnson or Troy Hill?

This week has left me a little disappointed in how the Rams conduct business. I’m old enough to remember how Goff’s departure went down as well. I can’t remember a time when another playoff contender went through similar circumstances.

EDIT: BTW, I might blow a gasket if the Rams lose an ILB and/or a WR to injury anytime soon.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by canadaram.

Zooey wrote:

Looks to me like this is the Rams wanting to extend some guys, and looking to see where they can clear space, and giving away a player to create cap room to keep somebody who is harder to replace.

So this is “(Kenny Young and a 7th) for a (6th and room to keep somebody else).”

If this is the only way they can extend Allen or Noteboom before they get to test free agency then I guess that makes good sense. Still could bite the Rams in the ass short term though.

The running game needs to be better. Kupp is great, please stay healthy Cooper.

I hope the Rams beat the Texans next week because I wouldn’t be surprised to see them lose 3 straight with the Titans, Niners and Packers coming up after that.

nittany ram wrote:

Jim McVay is Sean McVay’s uncle…

Gruden also reportedly exchanged emails with Allen and others that included photos of women wearing only bikini bottoms. One photo reportedly included two Washington Football Team cheerleaders. Per the Times, Gruden and Allen also sometimes included Ed Droste, the co-founder of Hooters; Jim McVay, an executive who has run the Outback Bowl; and Nick Reader, the founder of PDQ Restaurants, in the emails.

Link: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/jon-gruden-emails-resigns-raiders-coach/1f7nbdnxccjat1momv1xkg9bpp

I wonder if we’ll find out that Sean was on that mailing list? He did work in Washington after all.

“Everyone is racist in their email” is the new “all guys do sexist locker room talk”

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) October 12, 2021

nittany ram wrote:

Coming off a 10 day rest, on the road, against a bad team…

Exactly the sort of game the Rams typically lose.

Last year’s loss to the Jets is the most recent example. A nice win over the Patriots on TNF in week 15 followed by a 23-20 defeat ten days later to a previously winless Jets team.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by canadaram.

I know that I should be happy. The Rams beat a hated division rival on the road. The Linehan, Spaguolo and Fisher years are still a strong memory, so a 4-1 record should have me giddy. However, all that I seem to be focusing on is the fact that the defense gave up a 98 yard TD drive to Gino Smith. No game is a slam dunk with this defense.

It was a complete team failure. However, as has been the case since week one it’s the defense that has me the most concerned. Missed passes and INTs are something that Stafford can correct, Michel’s fumble was a tipping point, but I don’t see that as a regular problem for him. The defense, OTOH, had looked vulnerable since the Bears game. I expect good teams to take advantage of the Rams D just like the Cardinals did. Frankly, I’m still surprised that the Rams held Tampa to less than 30 points. I think David Long and the young safeties were exposed all game by Arizona. Also, I don’t know how much that he has left in the tank at this point in his career, but I miss Michael Brokers. I fully expect Seattle use multiple explosive plays to score 30 plus on Thursday night. Hopefully the Rams offense can avoid the turnovers. This isn’t the kind of defense that takes a team on a deep playoff run.

The defense exceeded my expectations.

Impressive what the offense can do without the presence of a strong running game.

Seattle lost again.

Fun day.