It was an awful decision to pick up the flag.

But, Pettigrew also grabbed the defender’s face mask. Could have been offsetting penalties, but the offensive player’s part was never called by any official.

I watched almost all of that game. I didn’t feel like the Cowboys got calls all game long, but they did seem to benefit late in the game.

I don’t know what WILL happen. But, I really do believe that everything that SK has done and hasn’t done all lead you to believe that he wants his franchise in L.A. He won’t even meet with the local leadership group, which means it’s not that he’s playing hard ball … it’s that he’s not even playing ball.

joemad wrote:

Dak wrote:
Kroenke hasn’t received any authority from NFL owners to move his team, and he’s already planning to build a stadium there. Hmm. It sure looks like he’s paving the way to move to L.A. Is the NFL OK with that type of maneuvering without formal approval? Or, has he received some back channel support for his development/stadium?

Interesting note: The report says there are no tax dollars needed. We all know that Kroenke could build something in St. Louis with no tax support, too, if he so wished. And, yet, Kroenke has made no moves to create a similar development in STL.
So. I think no matter what happens, I’d say we can see that Stan’s has plans for L.A., and none for St. Louis, yet.

Help me understand. I’m just curious…..

1) Did STL ask the NFL for authority to build the TWA Dome to lure an NFL team?
2) Did STL, which was overlooked for expansion by the NFL , upset the NFL by proceeding to build a stadium without a team?

I think Stan will get the support from the NFL and NFL owners for obvious reasons.
1) The fan support has not been in STL to put people in the seats in recent seasons.
2) You’re moving an NFL team from the 22nd market to the 2nd largest market, that will put money in all the owner’s pockets.
2a) In 2012 Time Magazine ranked The Dome as the 7th worst major sports stadium in the USA
2c) In 2008 SI ranked the Dome as the worst NFL with particularly low marks for tailgating, affordability and atmosphere. This is ranked below 50 year old dinosaurs like Candlestick and Oakland Co.
3) The NFL and the TV networks want a team in LA.

BTW, I have a friend at work that has a connection with the Walmart empire. He told me months ago that the move to LA was a done deal. It was just a matter of finding additional parking lots when Stan bought the initial 60 acres of land in So Cal.. I think this is it.

I honestly can’t answer your first two questions, because I don’t recall the series of events that led to L.A. leaving for St. Louis.

As for St. Louis fans’ support of this franchise, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s similar to the level of support that the team received in L.A. in the final few years.

It’s not lost on me, the “turnabout is fair play” aspect of a move to L.A. I just wonder if SK has met all of the NFL bylaws in order to move. But, truthfully, I doubt it matters. If SK wants this, and if he plays well with the other owners, he’ll get it. I don’t buy for a minute that the move is a result of anything St. Louis did or didn’t do … if SK can afford to build a stadium in L.A., he could afford to do it here. For the first time, it’s obvious to me that he’d prefer to move the franchise to L.A. He’ll claim it’s because he couldn’t get a deal done in St. Louis, but that’s a funny thing to say when you spend your energy planning a stadium development in L.A. while you’re supposed to be working with St. Louis and Missouri state leaders on a deal here.

Kroenke hasn’t received any authority from NFL owners to move his team, and he’s already planning to build a stadium there. Hmm. It sure looks like he’s paving the way to move to L.A. Is the NFL OK with that type of maneuvering without formal approval? Or, has he received some back channel support for his development/stadium?

Interesting note: The report says there are no tax dollars needed. We all know that Kroenke could build something in St. Louis with no tax support, too, if he so wished. And, yet, Kroenke has made no moves to create a similar development in STL.

So. I think no matter what happens, I’d say we can see that Stan’s has plans for L.A., and none for St. Louis, yet.

Some of those guys might be good as backups. As for Locker, seems like he’s an injury risk, as well, and the most expensive option among that group.

Kyle Orton is really probably the best backup among that group. He’d be a step up from Hill. But, he nor anyone else on that list is as good as Bradford.

I don’t know what Baltimore did to slow down Antonio Brown, but that was the key in that game. Baltimore is always dangerous in the playoffs. New England can’t feel too comfortable about playing them next week.

Jake Locker had a nice deep ball in college.

It’s easy to fall in love with these QBs when they light up in college, but the NFL game has so many subtleties. You don’t know how they’ll develop the mental part of the game. I still say that young QBs are rushed to start in the NFL way too quickly. I’d consider Petty or someone like him in the mid- to late rounds. I wouldn’t reach and make him the franchise’s future, no way.

I don’t like any of the quarterbacks that much. Petty in the mid-rounds would be my choice, if I had to choose a QB.

I looked closely at Cook in that game. He was so inconsistent. I mean, he had guys open who had no chance to catch his passes. Then, on a similar pass play, he’d hit them in the chest with a pass. To me, he’s a late-rounder developmental type of QB, if he comes out.

Mariotta, if he drops to 10, OK, maybe you give him a shot. But, if he fell to 10, that just shows that he’s not that coveted, and you’d have to wonder why. Bridgewater dropped in the 1st round last year, so anything’s possible.

After Mariotta, right now, from what I’ve seen and read, I wouldn’t consider a QB from this class in the first two rounds.

O-line would be great in the 1st round, imo. It’s a deep draft at the position, it’s a position of need, No. 10 is a good spot for that position … seems like a natural choice if the Rams can find a player who has versatility at the position. I’m even OK with signing Barksdale AND drafting an OT, with the idea that either the draft pick or Robinson could play guard for the next couple years.

I think he’s good. No, really. I do.

Greg Robinson, hopefully. He’d have to improve and become a dominant force, which is what they drafted him at No. 2 overall to do.

Whoever the QB is.

Maybe Stedman Bailey is that type of guy. He seems to come up big when needed. Plays hard. I could see players wanting to follow his lead.

It would be nice if they could find a center who can anchor that position and lead the entire OL unit.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 11 months ago by Dak.

Good question, wv. Man, that guy, he’s just a dirty player. There’s no getting around it.

I’m going to give it a couple more weeks to digest what’s happened and try to look at everything with a cool head. I just wonder why this team remains so inconsistent. Good against some really good teams, and then poor against beatable teams. Is it youth? Is that all it is? Is it the inability to adjust to new systems? I do believe in continuity, but if the team doesn’t make a big step next year (8-8 won’t cut it), I’ll have to believe that Kroenke should start planning for yet another new start.

If Bradford were a free agent this year, he’d be the top available QB on the market, imo.

A lot depends on who is available in free agency. Will there be a “bargain” type of guard who could start for this team? My sense is if there’s someone that good in free agency, it will cost a premium. The Rams have overspent for interior O-linemen for many years, it seems, and haven’t gotten back the investment. Joseph was a bargain player who we want to replace. Wells was an expensive free agent we want to replace. Barksdale will cost the Rams, and likely eat into any type of money they want to spend on the offensive line.

So, I wonder, can Person come through as a guard? Is he the answer there? Because that would be ideal. You already have him, and you can plug him in. Robinson has to improve, and he should make a big jump next year. So, that leaves center. If the Rams can find a center high in the draft, I’m fine with that. Perhaps they trade down in the 1st round, like was suggested in this thread. If not, you may just have to over-draft the position if the right player is available. Or, the Rams could trade up in the 2nd round if the right center is available.

Yeah, JPP had a huge game. It was hard to miss Robinson’s inability to slow him down.