Agamemnon wrote:

https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-week-3-nfl-defensive-line-rankings

Week 3 NFL defensive line rankings
By Austin Gayle • Sep 27, 2018

ebukam has been a disappointment so far.

can i just say that the both of you do a tremendous job on this board?

i salute you both.

oh. i should have posted here. he’s number one again. where he should be.

aaron donald is back to being rated the number one dlineman according to pff.

next up is seattle. and you know he loves playing seattle! i hope he goes off!

i keep saying it. but i think donald is the one true transcendent player on this rams team. there are some other candidates. but i feel like this guy has already proven it to be true in the short time he’s played. he’s that good. i don’t know if i’ve seen a dlineman with his combination of strength, speed, and explosion. and it’s not just strength. like his legs are strong. or his chest. or his arms. and he is strong in those areas. but even his fingers are strong. insanely strong. if he gets his hands on you it’s over. you’re done. easily the best dlineman i’ve seen on the rams. but my fandom only goes back to 95.

but that’s also the reason why i want to see the defense do so well. moreso than the offense. it’s not just enough. for me at least. for donald to be merely a great player on a great team. i want donald to be on a great team with a great defense. or he could be like a reggie white. a team known for its offense with him being a singular larger than life figure on defense. but really. i want him to be on a defense that people write about decades from now.

anyway. i’m rambling…

TSRF wrote:

You know what, I like the throwbacks, but I think I like the white on white (even with the little bit of gold) with the white horns better.

i agree. but without the gold. and if they could get a blue jersey without the gold. i think they’d be fine.

for it to not be totally outrageous to begin to compare this offense to the offense led by warner and faulk…

well it just tickles me to no end.

i’m giggling even as i write this post and for some time after.

it’ll be interesting to track this team’s progress over the next five years.

i’m hoping it’s more fun than the previous fifteen years.

• This reply was modified 7 years, 5 months ago by InvaderRam.

i thought the defense would be the one doing the bulk of the work. i thought goff would regress a bit. i was wrong.

at the quarter mark.

jared goff is now second in qb rating with 127.3.
second in ypa with 10.5.
on pace for 44 tds and 8 ints.

todd gurley on pace for 1352 rushing yards 16 tds.
776 receiving yards 8 tds.
that’s 2128 yards from scrimmage.

brandin cooks on pace for 1872 receiving yards and 4 tds.

robert woods on pace for 1368 receiving yards and 12 tds.

cooper kupp on pace for 1444 receiving yards and 16 tds.

just crazy.

hmmm…

i hope the rams know what they’re doing.

Herzog wrote:

Man that Griffin story is so sad. I hope he gets back to normal.

i agree very sad. can’t help but think head injuries.

on the pass rush. every other unit has stepped up. now the edge rushers need to do their part to win this game. we’ll see how complete of a team the rams are or aren’t.

i’m getting very nervous.

wv wrote:

There were times he winged it like Favre. (and got intercepted)
There were times he zinged it like Bulger. Perfect accuracy. Ropes.
There were times he floated it softly and accurately like Kurt.
And there were a few times he subtly moved in the pocket like Marino.

i already think he’s better than bradford or bulger.

only one i’ve seen better in a rams uniform is warner. but who knows what i’ll be saying in a couple years. i need this season and a couple more before i can compare him to warner. well maybe this season and next.

but yeah. he can put zip on the ball. but he’s also got touch. as mcvay says he can change the launch point. things that bradford never seemed to master while with the rams. and his pocket presence is impressive and should only get better the more he plays. and he’s got those typewriter feet. constantly moving. just constant microadjustments that put him in the best position to get a throw off.

i wonder if at some point blythe is the rams’ starting center. not this season (hopefully) but maybe next year.

wv wrote:

Remember when the Rams couldnt run in the redzone? Well what is the secret? Is it the talent on the Oline? Gurley’s skill? I dont think so. I think its the scheme mainly (plus those other two things). By ‘scheme’ i mean i think the Defenses just dont know whats coming. They seem on their heels. A lot. So far.
And thats McVay. Mainly.

i think kromer has done an excellent job with the oline.

and whitworth. even beyond just his skill i think his leadership has been huge. and then having that stability at left tackle has allowed saffold to stay at left guard where he’s been excellent as usual. and that just ripples on down to the rest of the last line.

not to dismiss mcvay’s impact but he’s only as good as the people around him.

and he’s back!

Jared Goff is the first @RamsNFL QB to…

✔️Throw for 350+ in consecutive games since @MarcBulger10 in 2004-05.
✔️Pass for 941 yards through first three games since @kurt13warner in 2001 (957).

not as impressive now as it was back then.

but still good.