Zooey wrote:

And Atwell can go join the Hall of Shame along with Trung Canidate, Mike Schad, Greg Robinson, Lawrence Phillips, Wayne Gandy, Jimmy Kennedy, and Bill Hawkins.

I would like to add Jason Smith to this list. I am also considering Tye Hill and Jimmy Kennedy. Will let you know.

We’re also isolating in our house as we deal with Covid. The snow in our yard is just below waist level so I am not doing any work in the garden.

Speaking of the Rams being Super Bowl Champions, the thing that brings me the greatest joy is knowing that the Rams beat the Niners in the Conference Championship on their way to becoming the best team in the NFL. I think about that daily.

wv wrote:

Btw, I predicted Kupp would be injured at some point this year. But he proved to be quite strong and durable. Instead, Higby, Woods, and OBJ went down. w v

Me too. Back in September I thought there’s no way Kupp gets through the entire season   without missing at least a game or two. His willingness to run after the catch is something you don’t see from every receiver.

Also, zn mentioned Mundt earlier in this thread. The Rams really missed his blocking in the run game.  I loved that McVay’s commitment to the run never wavered. I never would have predicted such a scenario back in November.

TSRF wrote:

No matter what happens today, nobody will care about it in 2000 years or so…

Thanks, that’s better.

zn wrote:

Los Angeles Rams UK@LARams_UK

A round up of the overnight awards:

NFL Honors – Andrew Whitworth won the Walter Payton Man of the Year award Cooper Kupp won Offensive Player of the Year Hall of Fame

Dick Vermeil enshrined Torry Holt snubbed

It is interesting to read fan reactions to the HOF announcement on social media. It seems the most outrage regarding players being snubbed was reserved for Zach Thomas. Not that that means anything, it could just be that Dolphins fans are the most passionate and are on social media more than any other fan base.

Anyway, clearly many Rams fans are bothered by Holt not making it. I am strangely ambivalent. Yet  I felt strongly about Bruce making it. I really wanted Ike to get in and was disappointed each year that he didn’t make it. I am not sure why I don’t feel the same way about Holt.

Please say hi to Jack for me. Also, please ask him for his home address as I have a few items that I would like him to sign.

These break down threads are always my favourite to browse through after a Rams win. So thanks for putting them together, zn.

I don’t know if I just wasn’t paying attention during the regular season, but A’Shawn Robinson has stuck out to me in a good way these playoffs. Good to see Baldy acknowledge him.

My favourite part was when the Rams won.

Maybe now you will all believe when I say that Kupp is a great receiver and a valuable contributor to the Rams offense. Wow.

One of the knocks on Akers coming out of Florida State was fumbles. Until today, it hadn’t been an issue. Hopefully he got that out of his system now. Michel will be fresh next week, he didn’t have much work today.

Hopefully Rapp is back next week, I struggle knowing that Weddle is on the field.

What a legendary, unforgettable game. I’m just glad the Rams came out on the right side. However, to be honest I’d rather them have lost to the Buccaneers in this round than the Niners in the NFC Final. Does that make me a bad fan?

Anyway, I’ve got the feeling back in my left arm now. Carry on.

Zooey wrote:

I was in disbelief at McVay’s actions at the end of the 1st half. I was surprised he didn’t go for it on 4th down, but then thought he was just going to run out the clock, and regroup at halftime. Then he started calling the TOs, and I was incredulous. Why get aggressive AFTER punting? But it looks brilliant in retrospect. It put the pressure on Baltimore, and they made a mistake that the Rams capitalized on. I don’t remember ever seeing anything like it before.

My exact reaction as well. With their cannon-legged kicker, I thought for sure the Ravens would at least get a field goal out of it.

I think Michel was in for all but one or two snaps yesterday. He definitely could use some relief. I guess he wasn’t used as much earlier in the season, so hopefully he doesn’t run out of gas come playoff time.

I was watching a Vikings wrap-up show from a Minneapolis station last night. The two dudes on that show were both critical and grateful that McVay did not run the ball more often.

Zooey wrote:

canadaram wrote:

xoxo

I don’t know if you guys celebrate Christmas up there, since Jesus was an American and all…

We are aware of him (Him) because we watch so much American television up here.

One more thing, I like Skowronek. Perhaps he can put up some Josh Reynolds type numbers over the next few seasons as well as being a reliable downfield blocker in the run game.

I would like to request that one of the moderators edit my post in the “Setting up the AZ Game” thread so that it says something about how I see the Rams stepping up in a big way on Monday night. That was my intended message, it’s just that sometimes translating Canadian English to American English gets messy.

Anyway, when I saw that the Rams would be playing with a high school secondary tonight I thought that Aaron Donald will need multiple sacks to even keep this game interesting. I love Ernest Jones. If I were a jersey wearing kind of guy, I think I’d buy his jersey. Kupp is having a generational season.

Hope that the Covid guys are back for the Seahawks. Seattle has been playing well. Not a game to take for granted.