zn wrote:

The difference between Goff’s DVOA this year and last year is 98.8%. To say this is the biggest year-to-year jump on record would be a grotesque understatement. Consider this: before this season, the biggest jump in DVOA from one season to the next we had ever recorded belonged to Nick Foles, whose DVOA went from -20.4% in 2012 to 35.6% in 2013. That’s a difference of 56.0% — barely half of the improvement Goff has shown this year. Foles is in second place in this table, but he is closer to 144th place than he is to first.

that is pretty funny.

i disagree with waldman on one thing about brown. they shouldn’t just use brown if gurley gets injured or the rams have a big lead. they should just use him period. give gurley a breather here and there. he’s a nifty little runner. waldman says to look at his agility drills. and yes. they’re quite exceptional.

4.15 short shuttle and 6.86 3 cone.

i like the idea of keeping gurley fresh. especially if the rams make the playoffs.

3 of the 5 ball carriers.

just crazy. and then there’s tavon…

Zooey wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

yeah to me it’s rams and eagles in the nfc. both offenses about as complete as you could expect. exciting offenses. it’ll come down to defense for me.

but i gotta say that performance against the broncos. i didn’t see the game, but on paper. oh boy. that’s scary.

What about New Orleans and Minnesota? My son says Minnesota has played a soft schedule, and we know they are helmed by Case Keenum.

certainly they are strong teams. i just don’t know that they’re as complete a team as the rams and eagles are.

i guess we’ll find out soon enough though but i’m confident the rams can beat those teams. maybe not minnesota but only only because it’s on the road. then again the rams have been strong on the road. but i’m not so sure about philly.

yeah to me it’s rams and eagles in the nfc. both offenses about as complete as you could expect. exciting offenses. it’ll come down to defense for me.

but i gotta say that performance against the broncos. i didn’t see the game, but on paper. oh boy. that’s scary.

i’m curious as to how mcvay decides to attack the houston defense.

it’s a good defense, but zn’s post showed that they’re vulnerable to play action. so does mcvay use a lot of play action and let goff rip it, or does he protect the ball and try to run it?

i expect something similar to the giants game. he’s generally tried to pound the ball all season.

and it was wet out there too.

zn wrote:

As are the Vikings and Titans, who are coming up.

And teams they will be playing who are bad against play action include the Giants and Texans.

yeah. the vikings and titans will be games to watch.

Agamemnon wrote:

Kupp might be the steal of the draft. imo

i think that next year is when he really takes off. reminds me of jordan reed when i read that article about reed and mcvay. more just in terms of attitude and the desire to keep getting better which is probably why mcvay liked him so much.

i also think jj could be quite the steal as well.

nittany ram wrote:

My impression is they abandon the run too quickly in the red zone.

for now, yeah, the rams will need to rely more on the run. this team reminds me of the chargers when philip rivers took over at quarterback and had tomlinson at running back. that was a high scoring offense (first in the league) coupled with a very talented defense which interestingly enough was coordinated by wade phillips that first season. schottenheimer was the head coach. so of course they were going to be very run oriented.

long term i think goff is going to have to be the one to up his game in the red zone. but that probably doesn’t happen until next year or maybe even the year after that.

the good thing is though that gurley hasn’t even reached the prime of his career yet. tomlinson was in his sixth season that year that rivers took over. he had two years after that before he tailed off. gurley should have awhile before his production drops significantly.

still. ultimately, goff has to shoulder more responsibility. the rams are currently 7th in rushing attempts per game while they are only 24th in passing attempts per game. gurley is currently on pace for 331 carries on the season. i’m comfortable with that number. any higher than that and i’m getting nervous. now maybe that means more carries go to brown and austin? maybe between the 20s, goff shoulders more responsibility, and then when they’re in the red zone, gurley starts getting a higher percentage of carries in that area? i don’t know. but if gurley’s carries start going north of 350. i don’t know that i’m exactly comfortable with that. for a season maybe. long-term it’s going to wear him out. even two more carries in the red zone each game would take his carry total to 363 carries over an entire season.

was listening to this interview with rich hammond. they asked him for possible breakout stars in the second half. he gave 2. robert quinn and john johnson.

PA Ram wrote:

Ajayi to the Eagles gives them another weapon. He’ll mix well with Blount.

Seahawks did well to shore up their LT spot.

eagles offense looks very very hard to stop now. their running game was already quite good. haven’t seen wentz play much but on paper he looks very good.

brown is supposed to be one of the better tackles. division just got tougher.

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gotta re-sign donald. never really cared that he sat out training camp myself. if anything i put the onus on the rams to get donald under contract. donald can do whatever he wants. he doesn’t owe anyone anything. he’s proven the type of player he is.

reading all these posts one thing becomes apparent. this team is still trying to find an identity.

that’s exciting.

well. that’s surprising. i’m guessing ogletree and barron are set at inside linebacker for awhile.

dare i say that combo is better than what he had at denver?