Barkley ankle injury looks bad Qb in concussion protocol and a bunch of other injuries Giants are hurting.

The Rams finally have a home field advantage!Remember when the Oline was the biggest question mark heading into the season?

zn wrote:

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Morris has the talent for this defense to be elite. But it never will be by the conservative scheme he’s employing. It’s not the players. Staley had less talent and did more than Morris is doing. Drop, read first then react is a losing way to play. The players are too fast these days to do that. Staley played his zone as a combo zone/man. Zone only dictated who you would cover. Once a receiver entered the zone he was played in man coverage. Obviously, that is a simplification but it’s an illustration of how it’s different from Morris’ version. In Morris’ zone, they simply make their drops and wait to see where the pass is thrown then react. That concedes the reception. unless the DB is right on top of the receiver when the pass is thrown. That is the ancient way of playing zone.

Morris showed he can be more aggressive when he forced the Colt’s first punt. He locked them down immediately by playing more guys in the box, taking away their run game. When they were behind the chains he then backed off and played pass. I have no problem with that at all. Had he done that the entire game IMO the score wouldn’t have even been close. He would wait until they were on the Ram’s side of the field before he began to tighten things down. At that point he’s trying to limit them to FGs. That’s a loser mentality.

I disagree that Morris has better talent.losing JJ3 Troy Hill Morgan Fox Ebukam and Brockers all with years of experience playing together has to effect continuity and where was this talent gain coming from?

That was probably the most entertaining preseason game I watched ever.The Bobby Brown submarining the center for a tfl is something I’ve never seen before ,that was crazy! Perkins is looking to me like a better back up than Wolford especially the durability aspect. Atwell is too small and is going to get hurt quickly . Tavon is a giant compared with Atwell but that said Stafford puts that deep shot out in front of Atwell where he can go and get it.Garrett is a game wrecker this Defense is going to scary and the offense as well. Making cuts will be painful with this bunch.

The problem with Kupp that I haven’t seen mentioned is he misses games big games ,he’s missed more playoffs including a Superbowl than he’s played. How many times have you seen him messin with his knees after a play?

reaction was not good for me . The game for a January game on the road in freaking Green Bay went much better than expected. Rams were competitive
Were Donald and Kupp healthy might have been enough 3 or 4 picks dropped and failure to get the fumble hurt the Rams. Personally I ended up throwing
out a perfectly good batch of kava I made for the game because I had a fever and needed to take pain relievers to get it down . Got tested Monday got the results Weds. I got the COVID. Pretty mild symptoms so far . I think seeing Staley and now Barry leave makes me feel worse than the virus has.

Williams with pick 6 on a WR screen! Only a handful of players that could ever pull that off and most of them are on the 2020/21 Rams. Goff is one tough dude. As gutsy a showing as I can remember. The defense is crazy deep. Watching that game took me back to 3rd grade listening to Deacan Jones and Merlin Olsen crushing opponents. Watching this defense is like watching GSOT when they got going . It’s just different. Akers is getting better and better. Mcvay seems to be returning to his former self . Watching that game was a blast. Last but not least loved Goff’s post game comments about cigar smoking celebratory Seahawks .

zn wrote:

Eternal Ramnation wrote:

Goff loses that game. With the OL sleep walking Wolford saved the day with his wheels. Goff without Kupp behind A slumping OL with a broken thumb when he was already struggling with ball security seems like a disaster waiting to happen. Let the hags game plan for Wolford. Another week with the ones could only help.

Against ARZ, Wolford was able to convert a couple of third downs running. Against ARZ, the Goff-led Rams converted 60% of their third downs, a rate that across 16 games would lead the league by a wide margin. Meanwhile, in his last 4 games, Goff has had 3 INTs. In his only game, Wolford had 1 INT. Against a much tougher defense, Seattle, Rams scored 9 offensive points. Same with Wolford against the comparatively less challenging Arizona defense.

My own feeling is this. If Goff is physically able to play against Seattle, he goes. In which case I root for him. If Goff is not physically able to go against Seattle, Wolford goes. In which case I root for him.

What I hope improves is the goal line offense, which was a problem in both of the last 2 games.

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I agree on the goal line offense. Goff in his last 8 games has 9 INTs and lost 4 of his 5 fumbles ran for 59 yds on 27 ATT with Kupp playing
Wolford ran for 57 yards on 6 ATT converted 4 for 1st downs without Kupp game saved. The Goff being able to play is complicated imo Goff will say he’s ready no matter what that’s his mind set and has served him well for the most part but has affected decision making ability. Cold damp Seattle weather isn’t typically a good condition for healing broken bones . Also Breese didn’t play all that great after 5 weeks rehab with the same injury.

Zooey wrote:

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Imo the coaching since the Pats game has completely collapsed. These guys just aren’t ready to play maybe the pandemic taking its toll or injuries but they just don’t look sharp. How many times did Goff have to get them lined up? Drops , blown coverages missed tackles missed blocks idiotic play calls over and over. They used to be known as a well coached team now they look like a team that doesn’t practice.

That was fun. The first drive was so fast. Akers with the breakout game. That D is awesome.

They gave up two drives to a 3 rd string Qb missing half his offense. Never should have been close. We have half a billion tied up in superstar players being out played by mediocre back ups.

joemad wrote:

nittany ram wrote:

Thanks for posting that, Joe.

Van Halen was the first band I really got into. They shaped my taste in music. Any rock I hear is measured against their standard. EVH was amazing. His unique blend of licks and harmonics – he had the coolest sound of any rock guitarist there ever was.

I never got into “Van Hagar”. The music seemed to change. Got too commercial. I did like Roth’s band with Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, and Greg Bissonette. Saw them in concert with Tesla as the opening act. I was very happy when Roth rejoined VH a few years ago.

Tough to lose EVH. He and VH were such an important part of my musical universe.

Same here….

1) EVH is the standard

2) Van Hagar wasn’t for me either, Van Halen without DLR is not Van Halen.

3) I liked Roth’s band too….(Gimme a bottle of anything…and a glazed doughnut…TO GO!)

I’m not a big concert going guy, but i got see VH 3x all with w/ Roth…. they were the band! I last saw them in 2015…. they were still great.

BTW, I just finished Noel Monk’s book (Running With the Devil) on the 78-85 Van Halen era…. not the greatest book, starts off slow, but I enjoyed it….. Monk was the band manager of that era

Better late than never EVH changed the world and inspired me and millions of guitar players. https://youtu.be/nGPFNhGBc-c

Trump is the weakest politician I know of. Why people think he’s tough is beyond me. Zero courage. He acts tough because he’s a reality TV actor and a lousy one at that.

I hate to say it but I think Mcvay has hit his ceiling as a coach. Everything I read on pregame analysis said Miami would do exactly what they did and Mcvay looked mystified. Also in the post game interview he was visibly angered at a reporter’s question on if Miami used the same Defense as was used in the Super bowl. His first answer declared it had nothing to do with the defense used in the Super bowl. Later on in the interview he said they did use some 6-1 alignment but but the offense failed to execute. Looked to me like they used it on every single play I can remember except on punts. How many unblocked hits did Goff endure?