They did it last year, but I don’t see how they do it this year. I expect a big game from David Johnson. At least one of their WRs will have a big day as well. John Brown and Larry Fitzgerald will be their usual handfuls as well. Calais Campbell will be seemingly be everywhere.

Based on what I’ve seen from this team since 2012 I give an emphatic no as my answer to this question. I’m not talking about the history of the Rams vs. Tampa since 2012, I’m talking about the history of the Rams coming off important divisional wins that give me a glimmer of hope about the team.

I expect Tampa to get off to a fast start in on offense. Winston and Evans had success last season vs. the Rams and I expect that to continue. Currently the Rams offense hasn’t shown that it can score enough points to overcome any deficit. If Tampa gets out to a quick start, I expect this to be an ugly game.

One hope that I am clinging to in regards to the offense is that last season the run blocking was terrible in the first few weeks and then gradually improved by the end of September/early October. I can only hope that history repeats this year. Gurley really isn’t getting any help up front right now. The defense has had two good weeks, but I’m still not sold on the secondary. Unless the pass rush is lights out next week I can see Winston having a huge game.

Good game by Britt and some good moments from Kendricks. The departure of Cook was the best thing that could have happened for Lance. I’ve always been a Kendricks fan. On another note, some of those sacks that Keenum took in the 4th quarter were back breakers. Anyway, i am eagerly awaiting the additions of Spruce, Cooper and eventually Goff. No idea if they will make an impact this year, but the passing game is tough to watch.

Very happy to have been wrong about my prediction this week.

I thought the guard play was surprisingly bad. They couldn’t anchor against the bull rush and they couldn’t get outside on screens and runs around the ends when they had to pull.

I thought Joyner struggled. Sensabaugh had decent position sometimes but still gave up plays.

Cam Thomas is an enormous man, but he gets pushed around easily.

Kudos to Kenny Britt for being the only average player on offense last night.

Hekker is in mid season form. I’m glad that he’s a Ram.

Quinn needs some time before he’s in game shape.

I understand some fans calls for Goff to play immediately, but I would rather the Rams wait until the offense settles down a bit.

Lots of other stuff, but I’m working on memory and I don’t want to rewatch the game.

No. I think Carlos Hyde will be a headache. Also, the Rams secondary will make the Niners passing game look better than it is. Conversely, While the Rams running game will be solid, the passing game will be slow out of the gate.

I also predict that come Tuesday morning I will be the most tired and the most cranky of every Rams fan on Earth.

I thought something was up when Ayers was playing the entire first half of the final preseason game.

Shaky back 7 + below average passing game that allows teams to stack the box vs Gurley = 6 wins

I watched the first half live on Minneapolis TV. Goff was money on the opening drive. He moved well, kept his eyes downfield and just looked like he knew what he was doing. When the starters came out after that drive he looked lost and confused. There were a couple of tipped balls at the LOS, one of them led to his INT. Receivers continued to drop the ball as well. Conversely, DT Morgan Fox was everywhere vs the Vikings backup OL. I hope that they find a way to get him on the practice squad. Perhaps they have caught lightning in a bottle with Fox, or maybe the Vikings back ups are terrible. Speaking of the Rams D, I thought that they blitzed a lot for a 4th PS game. Maybe I shouldn’t be too surprised that Williams would blitz in any game, I dunno. While many of the starters did not play, there were several regulars out there during the first quarter and Ayers played late into the 1st half if not all of the 1st half. The secondary played a lot of off coverage and gave up some yards in the process. Finally, the tackling on the Jerome Pressley TD was terrible. Unless Keenum shocks me and plays beyond what I think he can do I’m expecting another 5-7 win season from this team.

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Zooey wrote:

…not so good for Quick.

Up until now I’ve been a supporter of Quick. I thought that he looked much improved before his injury two seasons ago. He looked aggressive, he looked like he was finally playing up to his size. I was willing to give him a pass last year. After all, he had a tough injury to come back from. However, if he continues to play like he did vs. the Chiefs I do not understand how he can make the team. Furthermore, if Quick is cut that leaves Britt as the only WR who is really an outside WR at the NFL level. I’m not saying that Austin, Cooper, Spruce or Marquez can’t play outside if they have to, but it seems like WR is destined to forever be a position of need since the departures of Bruce and Holt.

I see that the Jets released Zac Stacy today. If the Rams want to replace Mason I wonder if they would go back that direction. I’m a Cunningham fan and I am encouraged by Malcolm Brown. Aside from the scouting reports that I have read I don’t know what the Rams have in Aaron Green. Anyway, sounds like there might be a spot up for grabs in the backfield.

wv wrote:

Well, u could do what i did — skip the ‘geography’ parts.

That leaves only about ten pages, btw.

lol.

Thanks for the tip. Even then I will probably have to be in a unique frame of mind to get through those ten pages.

…or bad Robinson gif.

This is the most optimistic that I have been about the offensive line in a long-long time. Granted, the bar has been set pretty low in the last decade.

wv wrote:

That finland-war-thingy seemed quite complicated. Kinda like the spanish civil war.

The region Karelia is something that I heard my mother’s family talking about while I was growing up. I never really started taking much interest in Karelia until recently. These links include some pictures of flags and coats of arms.

http://heninen.net/flags/english.htm

http://www.conflicts.rem33.com/images/Finland/wat_is_karjala.htm

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zn wrote:

If trump wins I will not move to Canada.

However, I might move Canada.

Just to be on the safe side.

Now that’s funny!