Zooey wrote:

I can’t see how Ogbo is going to matter this year. He is a rookie who missed all of camp.

i wouldn’t expect him to start. but if he could even just contribute in passing downs, that’d be a success. it’s not like he’s got much competition in front of him.

football outsiders has him ranked #1 according to their metrics.

https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/qb

also espn’s total qbr has him rated #2 behind mahomes.

just checked pff. he is now the number one rated qb according to their metrics.

if i’m not mistaken. after this game goff will become the nfl leader in passer rating at the quarter mark.

zn wrote:

Rich Eisen@richeisen
And Earl Thomas is down and getting carted off with a cast. Exactly why he wanted to get paid. And why no one — NO ONE — should criticize a player wanting to get his when he can.

exactly. sticks in my craw when people criticize players for holding out.

zn wrote:

Deal?

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…

on good morning football they said goff is the only player in nfl history to pass for more than 300 yards while maintaining a completion percentage of 75% for three straight games. a little arbitrary but still impressive.

also. on his perfect passer rating. it’s the 70th in the history of the nfl. also among those perfect passer ratings it’s number one in completions (tied), attempts, and passing yards.

that’s impressive. to maintain it over that many attempts which no one else has done. and every one of those plays was crucial for the rams to win. the vikings defense is struggling but it was rated number one last year.

i guess i didn’t realize just how impressive that rating was when put in context. although this is also with the new rules in place that protect qbs and wrs so there’s that to consider as well.

here’s the list.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_quarterbacks_who_have_posted_a_perfect_passer_rating

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what i’m interested in is how much collaboration is involved in these plays?

goff and mcvay chest bumped on one of the tds. but how much input did other coaches have? for that matter how much input did goff have? or was it all mcvay?

it didn’t seem fluky. i mean when a qb is that accurate as consistently as goff was how fluky can it really be?

sometimes qbs just throw it up and let the receiver get it. but goff seemed to be putting it right where he wanted it with receivers in full stride. i guess we’ll see.

goff is now ranked #3 among all qbs by pff.

but yeah. it’s premature. gotta wait this season and next before any comparisons can be made. and even then they might come crashing back down to earth and it won’t even matter.

rules were different back then.

that offense in this era with all the protection qbs enjoy?

not as impressed. i think that san diego game was more impressive.

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zn wrote:

The throw: In hurry-up, Goff takes the shotgun snap, gets protection and finds Woods on a deep out-breaking route. The ball clears Pro Bowl corner Casey Heyward’s outstretched arm by no more than a foot or two, and hits the receiver less than a second before rookie Derwin James makes it over to help on the coverage.

The quarterback’s take: “It was Cover 2. That would be a throw—that’s the best example of one that would’ve been tougher last year, just in me understanding defenses and understanding what their intent is, and understanding, what’s Casey’s responsibility and what’s Derwin’s responsibility, and being able to manipulate that in the way that we did. And feeling confident in where to throw the ball and knowing Robert would be there. All of it comes back to being confident in the receiver and really trusting him.”

i liked that.

Zooey wrote:

He needs some playoff wins to pass Bulger.

that’s fair. hopefully, he starts this season.

again. not that pff matters much. but he’s still the third highest rated defender overall and the second highest rated defensive lineman.

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