Agamemnon wrote:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOyzXi60tcU

hmmm… sounds like there was a miscommunication within the secondary…

i’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.

• This reply was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by InvaderRam.

i 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.

nittany ram wrote:

I 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.

zn wrote:

Saints O, 4th quarter PPG. 12.1, ranked 1st
Rams D, 4th quarter PPG. 2.9, ranked 1st

interesting. i’m keeping my eye on that.

zn wrote:

Mack is really, really good, Just not Donald good.

yeah. and donald might be the best he’s ever been.

when a guy gets double teamed almost twice as often as the next closest defender and he still leads the league in sacks? yeah. not even close.

hopefully, fowler or anyone really can start to take advantage of that. they say the jags defensive line is loaded. but i don’t see anyone on that line drawing close to the attention that donald is.

awesome.

hey, ag. there isn’t by any chance a download available for the green bay game?

This is outrageous, via NFL Next Gen Stats… Not only is Aaron Donald leading the league in sacks (10), he’s doing it while being double-teamed 70% of the time… practically twice as often as the other leaders.

that’s insane. still. that tells me he needs some help. someone to draw those double teams away. or at least someone to make offenses pay for double teaming him that often.

zn wrote:

Rams’ first-rounders on defense: Aaron Donald, Ndamukong Suh, Michael Brockers, Mark Barron, Dante Fowler, Aqib Talib, Marcus Peters. When everyone is healthy, that’s 7 of 11 starters.

ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm…. that’s assuming fowler is a starter. i’m skeptical. he’s supposed to suck defending the run…

zn wrote:

They were getting a lot of heat on Goff. Not many guys can play well in that situation. Once they handled it better, he got better. He also got hit a lot. That takes a toll. I think he’ll be fine.

i read that he got hurt on a sack or hit in the niners game. i can’t remember. maybe i imagined it.

zn wrote:

In talking to Rams, it’d be great if Obo is ready and he’s got one more week to show he is and if so, he’ll be on the roster regardless of today’s developments.

please…

zn wrote:

Rams are down to 7 linemen on 53-man roster. The two backups are rookies

yikes!

battle of the backfields.

brees and ingram/kamara vs goff and gurley.

should be fun. even though they don’t actually go up against each other.

they went up against another great backfield in rivers and gordon earlier in the year and outproduced them. and then shortly after the new orleans game, they’ll go against another hotshot YOUNG backfield like them in mahomes and hunt.

fun times. this is a huge stretch of the season.

alyoshamucci

I can’t say what has transpired since then, but being derailed like that is a serious thing … then a coaching change?

yeah. that’s what makes me think this could be a good thing. his rookie year was wiped out by an acl. his sophomore year he was coming off an injury and a year out of football. his third year he broke out somewhat with 8 sacks.

now this year he hasn’t been very productive. but it’s his last year. he’s playing out of position. i mean he’s a 255 pound 4-3 defensive end in that system. doesn’t seem like a fit. and the jags don’t seem interested in re-signing him. so there’s no incentive to try and fit him into the defense.

maybe as a stand-up rusher who can be moved around. maybe that’ll work. i don’t think he’s a starter. more of a situation pass rusher to start out with. but he’ll get plenty of reps here.

also he’ll be a pass rushing lb here instead of a defensive end. maybe that makes a difference?

zn wrote:

Quarterback Jared Goff wasn’t perfect and missed on more throws than usual due to his offensive line struggling to protect him, but he made enough big plays to win the game

yeah, i like that. he was up and down. but made some really good plays.

so here is how goff ranks according to various metrics.
qb rating – 7th
total qbr – 5th
football outsiders – 5th
pff – 5th

wv wrote:

Isnt that entering Faulk territory?

yeah. you’re talking about all-time great season for a running back territory over a 16 game season. the type of season that can get you votes for league mvp.

of course there’s still another half to play. but he’s on pace for sure.

it’s not just the yardage. it’s the yardage AND the touchdowns combined.

i am troubled by one thing though. he’s on pace for exactly 400 touches on the season… i don’t like seeing that number. they need to find spots where they can rest him. if he can finish the season at around 370 touches, i’d feel a lot better – especially with playoffs coming.

higbee is a grunt. he’s a robert holcombe/ernie conwell type grunt who allows the other players to shine.