zn wrote:

canadaram wrote:
don’t know who screwed up on the second Beckham TD, Joyner or Johnson, but it looked like Joyner to me.

That was Joyner, according to Joyner.

Oh well. His first real playing time in over a month, coming right after the injury to Gaines. Rookie CBs and rookie QBs make the most costly types of errors.

No idea really.

However, I expect JPP to be a problem for both Robinson and Barksdale, depending where the Giants line him up. Similarly, Hankins is good enough to cause some problems for the Rams shaky Wells/Joseph combo.

The Giants offense has actually looked pretty good lately, even if it has mostly been Eli-to-Beckham. I hope the Rams do a better job against the run his week than they did vs Arizona, cuz if the Giants get the run game going Beckham will produce some big plays as a result of Rams having to respect the run.

Anyway, I’m not confident that the Rams win this game, but I never am confident about the Rams winning.

That’s kinda cool. Had it come to fruition I know that I’d be feasting on Whatchamacallit chocolate bars and staying home to watch football on the the last Thursday of every November. Two things that make me jealous of every citizen of the U.S.

wv wrote:

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quoting Arians – no link )

“Everybody wanted to talk all that stuff about how great their defense is. I think they saw a good defense tonight, it was in red and white,” Arians said before talking about his 143 rushing yards. “We blocked them. I think they had been reading their press clippings way too much.”

Arizona’s D is good, no doubt. They’ve proven that for a few seasons now. Solving the mystery of the Wells, Joseph and Hill trinity isn’t exactly a revelation, however.

I think the Rams defense can expect to see a steady diet of screen passes and intermediate passes over the middle. I’m not confident that the defense has figured out how to stop that stuff consistently vs strong skilled players. That said Drew Stanton hasn’t dominated on the road, so who knows?

Also great to keep a guy who plays such a pivotal role in controlling field position when you can’t play the Raiders every week.

zn wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>rfl wrote:</div>

zn wrote:
If he breaks one or two, fine.

But he doesn’t have to, as long as the defense is just worried about it.

They stop him because they focus on doing it. That gives the Rams offense all sorts of subtle advantages whenever they line him up.

But see this is what I don’t believe. I see no evidence that defenses are making adjustments to stop Tavon that lead to other opportunities. I just don’t think that’s happening.

He seems to me to be pretty easy to stop.

I forget which games? But in 2 recent games the analysts showed how a TD was set up by the defense paying attention to Tavon and therefore being susceptible to something else. So that’s twice now in the 2nd half of the season where the tv announcers have made a point of that, with replays and talk and Madden-markers drawing lines on the picture to show how it happened etc.

Someone else might even remember the games and the plays.

The Britt TD vs Denver is one of them I believe.

Those are excellent.

Regarding Johnson, perhaps it is just me, but he looks like he has bulked up quite a bit.

I had neither heard, nor read about the possibility of Kroenke buying the Broncos and selling the Rams. That’d be an interesting development.

• This reply was modified 10 years ago by canadaram.

No. I didn’t want a such a diminutive WR picked in the 1st round in 2103, and nothing has happened to change my mind about that. Having said that, I was hoping for Patterson and he hasn’t lit the world on fire either.

This Rams team rmeinds me a little of the 2012 Cardinals. Enough emerging talent to compete, but the hole at QB is too massive to overcome. The Cardinals rebounded with the hiring of Arians and the acquisition of Carson Palmer. I don’t think the Rams make a change at HC , nor do I want them to. However, they need to find their Carson Palmer. Maybe Bradford ends up being that guy, but it would seem foolish for the Rams to put all of their eggs in that basket. Anyway, despite the fact that this team seems headed toward a Linehanesque type record, I do not feel nearly as hopeless about this team as I did in 2007-08.

Maybe he’ll rebound, I don’t know, but I doubt he shines against Arizona’s defense. I think he’s going to have a lot of pressure coming right up the middle. If it’s a Seattle type game plan with a lot of “long handoffs,” maybe he has a solid outing.

On another note, I wonder if we’ll ever see Tavon Austin run a wheel route from the backfield. I keep thinking that one must be coming, but it never happens. I’m not criticizing Schottenheimer,just wondering.

I predict 5-10 minutes of hoping that the inevitable doesn’t happen, followed by about 5 minutes of anger, to be quickly followed by acceptance and a smattering of indifference.

If he plays, I expect a better game from Jenkins compared to his last game vs the Niners. I also expect a lot of running plays and bootlegs to Ogletree’s side if the field.

• This reply was modified 10 years ago by canadaram.

I don’t know about replaced at this point, but I think he needs some real competition in camp next year.

It sounds like the only way this might change is if the issue is addressed with Mr. Dick, or his principal. If you do go to admin make sure that you are as specific about the incidents as you were here, and anticipate what Mr. Dick’s possible responses will be as well. I get the impression that Mr. Dick will just keep ramping it up if your son does anything that might show him up, or offend him. Also, Mr. Dick seems like the sensitive type who offends easily.

How would your son feel about you going to admin, or emailing Mr. Dick?

• This reply was modified 10 years, 1 month ago by canadaram.