Happy Holidays to all. I’m grateful that this board exists.

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canadaram wrote:

that article is from when he went on IR last year.

No it’s not. Look again.

Ie, thanks, I screwed up.

Well that’s a relief. I was worried that you had all conspired to keep that Bears game a secret from me.

I know that Quinn went on IR today, but that article is from when he went on IR last year. The rams didn’t play the bears this year. Unless there was a game you all kept secret from me. Also, TJ isn’t on IR, Cunningham is on IR.

It’s nice to read an article about Fisher that doesn’t resort to jabs and snide remarks. There’s some good stuff in there for sure. I say this as a guy who’d be fine with Rams and Fisher going there separate ways after this season.

I’ve started cycling over the past 5 years. I used to run regularly, but my calves no longer handle it well at all. I still run occasionally, but during the summer I usually ride 5-6 days per week. I lift light weights a couple times per week as well. In the winter I x-country ski. I have a fat (tire) bike now, so I plan to ride that this winter as well as ski.

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So incredibly sad.

Did Hayes have a setback with his ankle, or is his DNP just precautionary?

http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/10/30/nfl-week-8-jared-goff-starter-blake-bortles-jarvis-landry-hit-fine-packers-receivers

1. I understand why Rams fans want
Jared Goff under center when they return from their bye week to host the Panthers next week. You’re not only tired of watching Case Keenum, but you’re tired of watching Case Keenum and then hearing from analysts how two interceptions weren’t Keenum’s fault but also ignore the four other throws that absolutely should have been intercepted but instead fell incomplete.
We’ll see if there’s fire with the smoke of Steve Wyche’s report that the Rams are getting Goff ready. But it’s not a surprise if Goff isn’t ready yet. While the NFL has borrowed elements of the Air Raid offense, it isn’t an NFL offense. Goff’s time at Cal, unlike Carson Wentz’s time at North Dakota State, didn’t prepare him to run an NFL offense. He needed to be programmed, and that’s fine. I’ve run this list out about 14 times (and I’ve only written about 30 of these columns), but these are quarterbacks who also sat for a lengthy amount of time to begin their NFL careers: Tony Romo (three-plus years), Aaron Rodgers (three years), Philip Rivers (two years), Tom Brady (one-plus year), Drew Brees (one year), Carson Palmer (one year), Eli Manning (half a year).
So all the Goff questions we get around here: Is Jared Goff a bust?, Is it fair to say the Rams should have taken Carson Wentz since Jared Goff can’t even beat out Case Keenum? On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the worst bust of all time and 10 being merely the worst bust of the last decade, how would you rate Jared Goff? Jared Goff is clearly not good at football. Sorry, I forgot to ask a question. Just because he’s not playing doesn’t mean he won’t be good. There’s no such thing as “too late” for a developing quarterback to ascend to the starting role (maybe for the head coach’s tenure, but not for the QB’s development). And you can do real damage by sending a guy out there too early. For instance…

wv wrote:

I would think the Bye would help. One would think that. Ya know.

Yes, this bye week comes at a good time. I don’t know how far away Brockers and Johnson are from returning, but Quinn will be another week healthier and if Brockers and Johnson are back on the field the defense will be good enough to win some games.

I’ll take Fisher at his word about sticking with Keenum. However, I wonder if the other part of his quote means that he intends to make other changes on offense. I’m not trying to read too much into Fisher saying that he would make other changes before changing QBs, but if he were to make changes does he mean at WR? And if he does would that mean Cooper and/or Spruce would play more? Who would they replace? Does it mean more targets for Thomas? Does it mean changes on the o-line? Does it mean more carries for Cunningham and Brown? All of the above? He’s made post bye week changes before, so it will be interesting to see what happens over the next couple of weeks.

I agree. He’s he same guy. He’s just in the right place and in good health. I’m happy for him. I’m still disappointed that he was traded by the Rams. I hope he stays in Minnesota and keeps tearing it for a few more years. That’s hard for me to say because I dislike the Vikings so much.

My annoyance with the show really began in season 5 though. I thought that the Gareth storyline ended way too abruptly and then the show just meandered along with the characters. I was really bothered with the way that Eugene’s solution was all just a big lie. Yep, season 5 is where I began to turn on the show. I stuck it out last year, but I doubt I make it through this season if things don’t change.