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  • September 27, 2015 at 5:45 pm in reply to: Rams versus Steelers: postgame thoughts? #31307
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    It was good to see the defense turn things around. They gave up one longer run in the 2nd half, but were mostly solid vs the run.

    The Rams running game is shockingly bad. Whether they try to spread things out while running sideways before cutting up field, or just going straight up field it seems like defenses have guys waiting in the backfield as soon as the RB has the ball.

    Foles made a terrible decision to throw the ball on the INT, or he really didn’t see Allen, or both, or whatever.

    September 27, 2015 at 5:39 pm in reply to: Gamebook.pdf vs SF – games 1-16 #31306
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    Is it considered a bad thing when your leading rusher is a WR, and he only had one carry? Is that a problem?

    September 27, 2015 at 9:42 am in reply to: Gurley playing: multiple sources #31229
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    Mind you, I think I remember reading Fisher say that he wouldn’t put a pitch count on Gurley the first time he played. So I’m modifying my guess to between 5 and 100 touches. I fully expect to be right. Praise me later.

    September 27, 2015 at 9:40 am in reply to: Gurley playing: multiple sources #31227
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    I’m guessing he gets between 5-10 touches. I will be interested to see how he holds up when he’s required to protect Foles in passing situations. Given that pass protection was one – if not the only – reason Mason didn’t play right away last year I will assume that Fisher is comfortable with his aspect of Gurley’s game.

    September 24, 2015 at 12:43 pm in reply to: Feeling good about Sunday…the "will Rams beat Steelers" thread #31108
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    I think Brown will end up with a gazillion-and-a-half receiving yards.

    September 20, 2015 at 9:02 am in reply to: Will the Rams beat Washington #30908
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    I do poorly at predicting such things.

    However, if the Rams can contain Morris and Ryan Kerrigan then their chances are good. Last year Kerrigan feasted on Barksdale, I’m not sure that Havenstein can fair any better.

    Of course, the drive killing penalties that often hurt young teams on the road must be avoided too. Turning the ball over three times like last week won’t help either. Also, I hope Greg The Leg has a better day today than he did last year at Fed Ex Field. Frankly recent experience with this team tells me not to count on anything when the Rams play in games like these.

    Anyway, thats all I got. Captain Obvious type stuff, I know.

    September 18, 2015 at 5:27 pm in reply to: Fisher, Wms. … 9/18 … transcripts #30817
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    Earlier this week I was positive Gurley wouldn’t suit up this week. Now I’m downgrading to being really pretty sure that he won’t suit up.

    September 16, 2015 at 7:29 pm in reply to: My favourite Canadian of All-time #30688
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    Thanks for the link to the Runners World article WV. I’ve never read that one before. Whenever humans have me feeling a little down I sometimes watch old news footage of Terry, or read some articles and then I usually feel better.

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    September 15, 2015 at 7:00 pm in reply to: My favourite Canadian of All-time #30583
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    September 15, 2015 at 6:48 pm in reply to: Tweets 9/15 #30581
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    White was Bentley’s teammate in Lafayette, and Bentley was Janoris Jenkins high school teammate. Two degrees of Janoris Jenkins, or whatever.

    September 14, 2015 at 11:58 pm in reply to: Good news on the injury front… #30512
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    Agamemnon wrote:

    <span class=”d4pbbc-font-color” style=”color: blue”>On the Jeff Fisher Show, Fisher said that Mason is likely to start vs Wash.</span>

    Yay!

    September 13, 2015 at 11:12 pm in reply to: how does Foles look to you so far #30439
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    That pass to Bailey in OT was silly good.

    September 13, 2015 at 8:18 pm in reply to: this is great…podcast of Savard & Farr calling the end of the game #30428
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    On the PD boards I used to read a lot of complaints about Farr’s work on the radio. I think it was mostly posters who did not like him on one of the local daily sports talk shows. I don’t know about that because I’ve never listened to his shows, but as a Rams analyst he’s my favourite. I used to really like Jack Snow too, but Farr is good at identifying who is doing what, who’s doing their job and who’s not. He’s also a good homer when he needs to be, and sometimes I need that during a broadcast.

    September 13, 2015 at 6:11 pm in reply to: reporters memorialize the Seattle game #30372
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    That final play looked closer to 4th-and-1 than it did to 4th-and-2.

    September 13, 2015 at 6:07 pm in reply to: Wow, how thunk that? (Seattle game reaction thread) #30368
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    I became a big Bradley Marquez fan today. Great block on Tavon’s PR and great coverage on KOs. Not to mention the great hands on the onside kick. Quite the debut for the UDFA.

    September 12, 2015 at 8:54 am in reply to: Will the Rams beat Seattle? #30265
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    I don’t think so.

    I’m a big Cunningham fan. He’s a tough runner, but I don’t see how this inexperienced online can get things done against Seattle. I would expect the Hawks d-line to win their fair share of 1-on-1 matches up front. They can probably have a good day against the Rams rushing attack without crowding the box. Their secondary is still great even without Chancellor.

    I don’t know what the Rams D will do. At this point the secondary has done nothing to assuage my concerns about their propensity for giving up big plays. Hopefully Donald & Brockers can take advantage of the Hawks seemingly shaky interior o-line.

    September 3, 2015 at 7:18 am in reply to: what do you want from this final pre-season game? #29759
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    Good health for each and every Ram. Some progress from the young o-line would be nice too.

    August 28, 2015 at 10:31 am in reply to: thread: songs I liked when I was x years old #29438
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    I liked this when I was six years old. I think I remember reading somewhere that he tried unsuccessfully to sell the song to the Beach Boys.

    August 21, 2015 at 6:50 pm in reply to: setting up the Titans game (which is nationally broadcast) #29093
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    snowman wrote:

    Hey Gopher fan! I live in Minnesota and watch/listen to the Gopher games. I agree with you that Cobb can be an excellent running back. The Gophers have a knack for producing quality RBs in the NFL.

    I’m just a “little” ways up the road from you along the north shore of Lake Superior. We visit the state frequently. I was in Tofte last week.

    When I was a kid our American TV feed came from Duluth. Now we get some Minneapolis channels. Lots of Vikings fans where I live. Anyway, I’ve always been a fan of Big Ten sports in general, but over the years I have followed the Gophers more closely. I love the Big Ten Network, I find it much more watchable than the NFL Network.

    Anyway, Cobb was a beast last year. They used him a lot, but I hope his relative lack of touches in his previous years allows him to have a productive NFL career.

    August 20, 2015 at 12:50 pm in reply to: setting up the Titans game (which is nationally broadcast) #28999
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    zn wrote:

    Is David Cobb the real deal?

    As a fan of the Gophers I carry a bias on this one, but I think Cobb will be great. I’m excited to see him play. Obviously I am more excited about seeing Gurley play someday, but the Titans got a real gem in Cobb.

    Aside from that I’d like to see good health for the Rams.

    August 17, 2015 at 8:09 pm in reply to: Some Tweets from Oxnard … + link to live twitter feed #28840
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    August 11, 2015 at 10:07 pm in reply to: jimi's twitter report, 8/11 #28564
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    Jimi’s training camp tweets make me happy, even if they’re not full of sunshine and rainbows.

    August 9, 2015 at 9:44 pm in reply to: journalists at camp.. 8/9 & 8/10 #28427
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    Liked what I’ve seen so far from undrafted rookie Imoan Claiborne. Doesn’t have elite speed, but good ball skills. Couple INTs Sunday.

    Well, I like reading that. He was one of the UDFAs that I was intrigued by when he signed. Lots of young talent in the secondary. It would be nice if the guys back there could cobble together a solid season. I would think that Brandon McGee should be feeling some pressure.

    August 9, 2015 at 12:16 am in reply to: Crows are smart #28370
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    At our old house one of those crow bastards was able to unlatch and remove the lid on our garbage can and get into our garbage. I had to resort to strapping the lid down with a bungee cord. If we hadn’t moved I’m sure that jackass would have figured out how to remove the bungee cord. In fact I bet the crow is googling me in an attempt to find where I am right now.

    July 30, 2015 at 7:30 pm in reply to: WV Philosophy, Billy Ray Cyrus and Joe Hill #27776
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    wv wrote:

    Thats right. We dont want any of them
    weird Canadian ideas trickling
    down on us, either.

    Yeah, well we are an ornery bunch of tree hugging socialists for sure.

    http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_may2012/TreeHuggers.jpg

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    July 30, 2015 at 11:11 am in reply to: WV Philosophy, Billy Ray Cyrus and Joe Hill #27764
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    wv wrote:

    …no books on anarchism, socialism, or anti-capitalism.
    No ‘radical’ stuff.

    Don’t want to rile up the locals, I gather.

    July 30, 2015 at 10:01 am in reply to: WV Philosophy, Billy Ray Cyrus and Joe Hill #27759
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    wv wrote:

    I always stop at small library’s, Used Book-Stores…

    That’s a pretty cool idea. Do you find some consistent themes that run through the towns’ libraries/used bookstores in your region?

    July 29, 2015 at 7:47 am in reply to: time for the "barring injuries" season record predictions #27722
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    I’m lousy at this type of thing. With the oline looking so young and inexperienced at this point I think the offense is going to get off to a slow start. I’m still not a big believer in the defensive secondary at this point either.

    7-9

    July 27, 2015 at 1:15 pm in reply to: Book Corner #27633
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    PA Ram wrote:

    should read more of his books. I loved “Into Thin Air.” He really brought you to that mountain and those horrible events. It’s the closest I’ll get to experiencing anything like that. Even if I had the money and time to try it, I wouldn’t.

    I was blown away by “Into Thin Air.” Like you, I have zero interest in trying climbing. I didn’t even think that reading about it would be all that interesting. However, after reading ITA I read every climbing book I could find. I also made a point of picking up a new Krakauer books whenever I saw one. His topics have been wide ranging, from Pat Tillman to the history of Mormonism. For me each book has been difficult to put down.

    July 27, 2015 at 12:46 am in reply to: Book Corner #27621
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    Speaking of the justice system, I read Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a Small Town by Jon Krakauer. I think that I’ve read most of Krakauer’s books. They always come across as being so well researched. However, his targets aren’t always given a chance to defend themselves. Anyway, as always Krakauer had me engrossed throughout. As the title implies it is not a plesent book, but it opened my eyes in many ways.

    Here’s a link to a brief article that covers Krakauer’s visit to Missoula to give critics an opportunity to confront him.

    http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/author-faces-heckler-at-forum-about-book-on-missoula-rapes/

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