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November 13, 2018 at 6:19 pm in reply to: Rams vs KC will be moved from Mexico City to Los Angeles. #93860
InvaderRamModeratorYay! Although I do feel badly for any fans who planned and paid for a trip around this game.
yeah. i’d hope that the nfl would find some way to compensate people who bought plane tickets and made hotel reservations.
i’m not even sure this will benefit the rams. kansas city fans travel well. i imagine it’ll be a lot like the packers game a couple weeks ago. although there won’t be as many games in los angeles going on at the same time like last time so maybe los angeles fans will find the time to make it to the game.
InvaderRamModeratorTerron Armstead, OT, New Orleans Saints
Armstead left New Orleans’ 51-14 win over the Bengals with a shoulder injury in the first half, which is a big concern since he has been playing terrific this year for the NFL’s top-scoring offense. It’s also a shame since he was finally healthy after dealing with a series of injuries (including a shoulder) in recent years. The good news is the Saints have an experienced backup option in Jermon Bushrod, who played well Sunday. The Saints play the Eagles at home next weekend. — Mike Triplett
armstead is the number one rated tackle by pff. that could hurt if he’s out for an extended period of time.
InvaderRamModeratorgeez.
aaron’s hands are gargantuan….
InvaderRamModeratorI never take McVay’s offense for granted. Its such a well-executed, well-orchestrated scheme. (Especially when Kupp is healthy). I mean the high level of execution AND the beauty of the scheme.
The execution delights me. They dont drop balls. They dont fumble. They dont throw INTs. They go where they are supposed to go. I swear. I remember back when Montana and Walsh were carving up ram defenses. And i would just shake my head at the damn perfect execution of Montana, Rice, Craig, Rathman, etc. This offense reminds me more of the old 49er offense than the GSOT.
i think this offense is less vulnerable than the gsot.
maybe i’m wrong. but it’s definitely more balanced. maybe partially because of the new rules. but goff is less prone to getting bulgerized in an offense as balanced as this rams offense.
and i still don’t think we’ve seen the best. gurley, woods, and cooks have a lot of tread left on the tires. hopefully, kupp comes back next year healthy. but goff is just now starting to scratch the surface of how good he can become. i honestly don’t think he’s there yet. like i said. there’s only one other qb i’d take over goff right now. that’s mahomes. that guy is on another level. he reminds me of aaron rodgers. he’s that good. but it won’t be any knock on goff if he can have a career similar to that of brees.
quarterbacks typically don’t peak until around their age 29 season. goff is in his age 24 season. he’s got four more seasons after this one before he hits his age 29 season. what will he look like then? or even what will he look like in 2021 – his age 27 season? gurley will be 27 and hopefully in the prime of his career. cooks will be in his age 28 season and still under contract. robert woods will be 29 and should still be under contract. kupp’s contract ends in 2020. so i don’t know what happens there.
the gsot in 2000 when they were arguably at their greatest before warner went down with an injury. faulk was 27. isaac was 28. torry was 24. kurt was 29.
one problem i see though is replacing whitworth. he won’t be around by then. so how do they replace him? is noteboom the answer? i hope so. he can’t ask for a better situation learning under whitworth and being coached by kromer. he’ll be in the last year of his rookie contract in 2021.
hopefully, the rams can stay relatively healthy. and if noteboom can provide continuity at left tackle, the next 3-4 years could be fun.
of course. the rams also have to re-sign goff for all this to work. hehe.
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InvaderRamModeratorone thing that is nice to see is he’s doing this while also remaining pretty darn efficient.
5 yards per carry and 10.1 yards per reception.
still. he’s racking up a lot of touches right now. 238 touches through 10 games and on pace for 381 through 16.
that would be a career high. and while i wouldn’t exactly consider it reckless. i mean the great running back of all time would regularly touch the ball in the high 300s or even low 400s. i don’t think it’d be the worst idea to rest him a little during the season. especially when your backup is malcolm brown.
i would expect him to get a good number of touches next week against kansas city. but after the bye, i think it’d be wise to start to curtail those touches when possible. brown’s a helluva running back. and he does no good just sitting on the bench.
gurley right now is averaging 23.8 touches per game. i’d try to trim that down to 20 touches per game for the last 6 games.
and maybe even more than just curtailing touches, they should consider ways to get gurley more in the passing game where he’s averaging significantly more yards per touch. especially with kupp now out. bringing his touches down while also getting him more involved in the passing game would keep his production and impact the same but put less wear on his body. and let brown do some more of the pounding in the running game.
InvaderRamModeratormore than the personal fouls though.
is that they can’t cover, tackle, or sack the quarterback….
that concerns me more than the personal fouls.
InvaderRamModeratorgeez this is gonna hurt. i mean i like reynolds, but he’s no kupp. also means the two tight ends have to step up. everett is such a smooth athlete. powerful and strong runner. he’s the guy who absolutely could sieze this moment.
i just don’t like his small hands.
InvaderRamModeratoryeah, i saw it. somebody needs to have a talk with him.
InvaderRamModeratoraaron can be a knucklehead sometimes.
InvaderRamModeratorhttp://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25250209/over-chiefs-rams-showdown-highest-least-1986
The SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas on Sunday opened the Chiefs-Rams over/under at 64, which, if it holds, would be the highest since at least 1986, according to ESPN Stats & Information research.
The previous highest over/under total in ESPN’s NFL database was 62 in a November 2009 game between the St. Louis Rams and San Francisco 49ers. The Rams won 34-24.
InvaderRamModeratorwhat did he keep up?
i can’t open the video.
November 11, 2018 at 10:18 pm in reply to: reporters on the Seattle game (w/ some good "post-game tweets" ) #93730
InvaderRamModeratorHold up. @JaredGoff16 @RamsNFL – What is a “Halle Berry”?? 🤔😂 https://t.co/nQyaWHQRrn
— Halle Berry (@halleberry) November 11, 2018
InvaderRamModeratorIt does not look good for Kupp. We might have TEs.
gerald everett has to step up. higbee too.
InvaderRamModeratorI never bought into the “defense wins championships” mantra, but it can lose them.
at this point i do not see this team beating the saints.
InvaderRamModeratorI want to see Obo and Fowler off the edge.
please.
I want better play from Barron and Joyner.
i wonder what’s going on with joyner.
InvaderRamModeratori want to see this defense respond after getting embarrassed last week.
i wanna see ogbo on the field and at least flash as a pass rusher.
i want to see brown continue to get an increase in touches.
i want to see donald terrorize russell wilson.
November 9, 2018 at 7:35 pm in reply to: Bondi may have more time…or he did last April. Now? Bad decline #93602
InvaderRamModeratori’ve been there. it’s hard knowing what the right thing to do is. but i’m sure you’ll do it.
sounds like he’s doing g better which is good. just enjoy the time you have with him is the only thing i can say.
November 8, 2018 at 9:31 pm in reply to: Bondi may have more time…or he did last April. Now? Bad decline #93560
InvaderRamModeratorkeep us updated. and i will keep you and your family in my thoughts.
InvaderRamModeratorso aqib might be ready after the bye week.
excited.
InvaderRamModeratorNFL Research@NFLResearch
Todd Gurley is on pace to become the third player since 1932 to lead the NFL in scrimmage yards and scrimmage TD in back-to-back seasonsThe others?
Hall of Famers Jim Brown (1958-1959) and Don Hutson (1941-1942)
on pace. i’ll wait until the end of the season before i comment on that.
InvaderRamModeratorhmmm… sounds like there was a miscommunication within the secondary…
InvaderRamModeratorI saw this live, and let me tell you it was difficulty level 10 out of 10 y’all
dude makes multiple wow throws every freaking week it seems like.
InvaderRamModeratori’m not saying it all came down to this, but it was huge.
rams got a turnover in saints territory. came away with no points.
saints got a turnover in rams territory and get a touchdown.
that’s a 14 point swing right there. and maybe hekker got the first down but i don’t like the fact that it got to fourth down anyway. and sean should have gone for the fg.
as far as it being too easy to score with the new rules? i agree. they gotta give pass defenders more leeway in terms of contact with the receivers before they get the ball. and maybe not let olinemen get away with holding so much. and hopefully you get better defense without all the concussions. that’s my 2 cents anyway.
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InvaderRamModeratori did notice that.
i wonder. with it most likely going down to the wire. how the fourth quarter plays out. and certainly the second stat is important too.
i guess they’ll both be key. but i’m more interested in how the defense holds up in the fourth quarter should it come down to that.
InvaderRamModeratorAnd Goff’s off day, he had a 112 rating. Didn’t he? Is that an off day?
ha ha!
he did have a poor first half. but yeah. he did pretty well overall.
actually, i take it more as just an indication of how high the expectations have become for goff. and that’s a good thing.
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InvaderRamModeratorI guess the Packers showed the world how to stop the Rams offense, even though ultimately, THEY DIDN’T, as the Rams racked up 416 yards, and would have hung 36 points on that brilliant Packers defense if not for Gurley’s selflessness.
plus.
cooper is coming back.
InvaderRamModeratorpayton brees vs mcvay goff.
right after mccarthy rodgers.
and then reid mahomes.
crazy.
InvaderRamModeratorSaints O, 4th quarter PPG. 12.1, ranked 1st
Rams D, 4th quarter PPG. 2.9, ranked 1stinteresting. i’m keeping my eye on that.
InvaderRamModeratorif talib could come back even for just the last 4 games, that’d be perfect for getting him acclimated in time for what hopefully will be an extended playoff run.
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