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  • in reply to: pff on gerald everett #94026
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    Everett is showing some promise (and I had doubted him) but is he really the 4th best TE in the game?

    i don’t know. he’s ranked ahead of gronk. so how much is the ranking worth like you said?

    and if he really is the 4th best tight end, you’d think mcvay would be using him more.

    the only reason i can think of mcvay not using him more is that he was behind everyone else due to the shoulder injury. it’s a leap for sure.

    in reply to: Gurley stuff from 10/17 to… #93995
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    ok. while the guy makes some great points about gurley compared to other running backs, he loses me when he argues brees for mvp over gurley. one person said it best in the comments. you don’t hand out an mvp award for career achievements. you explain why the arguments for gurley as mvp are weak, and then you counter for brees getting mvp with one of the weakest arguments there are.

    for me. it is mahomes. although brees is a close second. and i wouldn’t necessarily argue against him as mvp. i just wouldn’t use the reasons stated by that guy as the reason for brees as mvp. i mean he uses pretty good analysis to argue why gurley’s season isn’t mvp worthy but then throws that all out of the window when it comes to brees.

    in reply to: my one worry about mcvay #93975
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    I expect 40 years of consistent Super Bowl contention. I would think a championship every second or third year would be reasonable, right?

    exactly. i don’t think we’re asking for too much.

    ok. maybe “all” was a little too much.

    • This reply was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by Avatar photoInvaderRam.
    in reply to: my one worry about mcvay #93968
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    i want it all…

    in reply to: Rams like Kronky #93926
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    i’m like you in that i want to see them win a championship first. and then i want to see sustained success. two years in. so far so good.

    they seem to have the gm. they seem to have the head coach. they seem to have the quarterback.

    now we gotta see the results. and consistency.

    in reply to: Chiefs VS Rams #93922
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    I haven’t seen Mahomes.

    he’s pretty good.

    his athleticism is just so effortless. his vision is unbelievable. his arm talent is unreal. i mean i’ve seen goff make great throws. mahomes is on another level. he’s like aaron rodgers. a true unicorn.

    in reply to: The California Cool of Jared Goff #93920
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    yeah. goff would seem to be the worst example of the league adopting the spread. rather, the speed with which he’s adapted to playing in a pro-style offense is the story to me. it’s a credit to both goff and mcvay that they’ve come this far so quickly.

    mahomes would seem to be a better example of how the league has transitioned to a spread offense. you get a traditional wco guy like reid adapting to the player instead of vice versa. or a trubisky. both of whom play primarily in shotgun.

    makes me wonder how or if other young qbs could have made that transition the way goff did.

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    in reply to: Steve Smith on LeVeon #93919
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    on steve smith. i’m not even sure how le’veon is breaking the rules. what exact rule is he breaking? he’s operating completely within the structure of the cba.

    i’ll always take the players’ side when it comes to contracts.

    in reply to: Goff 10-21-18 … and cont'd #93865
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    All agreed that next frontier for Goff is demonstrating over time an ability to thrive on third down and when the Rams are trailing.

    ok. so i’m curious as to how he is on third down and when the rams are trailing.

    here are the stats from 2018

    when trailing – 122.2 passer rating and 9.4 ypa

    when trailing with less than 4 minutes to go – 39.6 and 2 ypa

    on the trailing with less than 4 minutes to go. there’s just not enough evidence. it’s on 4 attempts.

    3rd down – 89.9 passer rating and 8.7 ypa

    3rd down and 4-6 – 61.3 and 10.8 ypa

    3rd down and 7-9 – 114.1 and 9.1 ypa

    3rd down and 10+ – 83.7 and 9.6 ypa

    on third down his problem seems to be interceptions. i don’t know if he’s trying to force things or what. but third down is definitely a problem.

    also. compare this to a guy like drew brees. brees is vastly superior. this season anyway. but goff definitely has areas to work on.

    i should also say i looked up mahomes, and he outperforms goff. by a lot. mahomes is a different animal though. goff is no mahomes. but i still think he can be quite good if he continues to develop.

    in reply to: Goff 10-21-18 … and cont'd #93864
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    well. goff now plays the rest of the season without kupp.

    his two games where kupp did not play at all his rating was 117.7. but if you include the game where kupp had to leave early his rating was 98.7.

    i think he’ll be fine. i don’t know.

    i think the biggest thing for goff and mcvay is their performance in the red zone which is mediocre. i think they’re right smack in the middle for red zone scoring. they gotta improve that.

    in reply to: Rams Designate Pharoh Cooper to Return from IR #93861
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    yeah. i was waiting for this to happen. i don’t know how much of an impact he can make as a receiver. and natson looks pretty comfortable as the return man.

    i’ll be interested to see how the offense responds without kupp. especially goff.

    in reply to: Rams vs KC will be moved from Mexico City to Los Angeles. #93860
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    Yay! 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.

    in reply to: Week ten injuries #93829
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    Terron 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.

    in reply to: Westbrooks should think it over #93826
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    geez.

    aaron’s hands are gargantuan….

    in reply to: reactions to the Seattle game #93824
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    I 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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    in reply to: Gurley stuff from 10/17 to… #93817
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    one 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.

    in reply to: Personal Fouls #93812
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    more than the personal fouls though.

    is that they can’t cover, tackle, or sack the quarterback….

    that concerns me more than the personal fouls.

    in reply to: It’s official – Kupp out for remainder of season #93804
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    geez 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.

    in reply to: Donald kept it up AFTER the game #93742
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    yeah, i saw it. somebody needs to have a talk with him.

    in reply to: Donald kept it up AFTER the game #93738
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    aaron can be a knucklehead sometimes.

    in reply to: Chiefs VS Rams #93732
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    http://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.

    in reply to: Donald kept it up AFTER the game #93731
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    what did he keep up?

    i can’t open the video.

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    in reply to: reactions to the Seattle game #93720
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    It does not look good for Kupp. We might have TEs.

    gerald everett has to step up. higbee too.

    in reply to: reactions to the Seattle game #93710
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    I 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.

    in reply to: Seattle game #93695
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    I 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.

    in reply to: Seattle game #93603
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    i 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.

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    i’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.

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    keep us updated. and i will keep you and your family in my thoughts.

    in reply to: Talib #93532
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    so aqib might be ready after the bye week.

    excited.

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