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  • January 9, 2018 at 9:48 pm in reply to: Official: Olson to Raiders…Rams promote his replacement from within #80117
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    glad the rams didn’t decide to not hire a qb coach.

    goff although not the rams’ best player. he’s their most important player. hopefully, this’ll be a good partnership.

    i saw on his bio that he coached ryan tannehill at miami.

    looks like he made steady improvement under taylor with taylor also taking over playcalling duties in 2015 before he left.

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    January 9, 2018 at 9:46 pm in reply to: where's Agamemnon … and (1/9) we found him #80116
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    hey, ag! didya see the rams fall flat on their faces saturday night? be thankful if you didn’t.

    hope you get better!

    January 8, 2018 at 5:41 pm in reply to: 2018 cap space #80087
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    snowman wrote:

    Watkins caught eight touchdowns, but outside of that statistic, he was underutilized. I don’t know why. Maybe not enough ball to go around to three good receivers, maybe Gurley was just too good to ignore, maybe Goff needs to improve his reads and be able to find him more often. I dunno. McVay’s offense in Washington included a very good TE. I would rather have a better TE in the starting lineup than Watkins. If we can afford both with re-signing Donald, Tru, Sullivan, and others, then great. If cap space becomes an issue, i would not re-sign Watkins.

    yeah i’d rather the money be spent elsewhere. re-signing sully or another veteran center. trujo, joyner, and donald. depth on the defensive line.

    there’s a lot of youth and potential at the offensive skill positions. higbee actually flashed a little at the end. still young. everett. i think thomas or reynolds can be a deep threat. kupp will get way way better than this year. i can feel it. and while he doesn’t do the same things watkins does, he can possibly free up the other receivers to fill that role.

    watkins is a luxury. he didn’t show me enough to warrant giving out a big contract.

    January 8, 2018 at 5:28 pm in reply to: 2018 nfl draft #80086
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    zn wrote:
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    i’m not a fan of drafting a left tackle to back up whitworth. not in the first round. if they want to pick one later to develop sure. not in the first round. too many other more pressing needs. whitworth should have one more year left in him.

    Well, though, IR, as per my earlier post, there’s virtually no such thing as a starting caliber left OT taken after the 2nd round.

    From 2006-2015, there have been 122 OTs drafted from round 3 on. Of those, 4 became good starters at LOT. There are others who made it in the NFL but those were all ROTs or OGs. 4 out of 122 is around 3.3%.

    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/draft-finder.cgi?request=1&year_min=2006&year_max=2015&draft_round_min=3&draft_slot_min=1&draft_slot_max=500&pick_type=overall&pos%5B%5D=t&conference=any&show=all&order_by=default

    ….

    that’s why i wait until next year to draft that left tackle. whitworth i think has one more good year in him. the only ones who really know for sure are the rams. but i’d let whitworth play one more year at least. then in 2019 draft a left tackle to groom. either for the 2019 season or let him learn behind whit for a year.

    a left tackle this year to sit on a bench for 1-2 years is a luxury. but that’s just me. maybe someone just really stands out to them at #23. i don’t know that much about who’s out there.

    January 8, 2018 at 4:53 pm in reply to: 2018 nfl draft #80084
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    i’m not a fan of drafting a left tackle to back up whitworth. not in the first round. if they want to pick one later to develop sure. not in the first round. too many other more pressing needs. whitworth should have one more year left in him.

    January 8, 2018 at 10:58 am in reply to: 2018 cap space #80076
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    nittany ram wrote:
    zn wrote:
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    Well they dont need Watkins but i think they do need someone like Watkins.

    My view is, the closest they will get to that is Watkins.

    Can’t count on rookies. FAs cost.

    I agree. I would like Watkins to come back and he says he definitely wants to come back. I think a full training camp with Goff will do wonders for his productivity.

    but how much money is he gonna ask for and what kind of production are you gonna get? i’d pass. they have higher priorities. i like reynolds filling that role. maybe thomas.

    January 7, 2018 at 10:42 pm in reply to: 2018 cap space #80063
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    zn wrote:

    So I would say that around 58 M is enough to sign Donald, Joyner, and Watkins if they want.

    i’d rather have trujo than watkins.

    January 7, 2018 at 7:15 pm in reply to: reactions to the FALCONS game #80059
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    watkins i think is gone. need to spend those dollars on defense. add a couple more pieces on that side, and i think there’s a chance they could be a top 5 defense.

    it’s unfortunate cuz i really would have liked to see what sammy could do given a full offseason. but there’s plenty of receivers already on board they can develop. need to bring joyner and trujo back. and they’ve earned a new contract. can’t say that for sammy. i actually think mcvay and snead lose credibility if they keep sammy at the expense of either of those two.

    in the draft, go cornerback in the first round. make the secondary great. sign a nose tackle in free agency.

    yeah. and on offense goff and gurley along with woods and kupp have to show leadership and work hard in the offseason. get better.

    January 7, 2018 at 12:39 pm in reply to: reactions to the FALCONS game #80054
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    lyser wrote:

    Rams did not play their best game.

    Falcons had a good plan and executed it cleanly. They are going to be a tough draw for anyone in this tournament.

    they were focused the entire game. the tackling was crisp. they didn’t make errors. falcons can’t count on teams making those same errors the rams did though.

    but yeah. they were definitely prepared.

    January 7, 2018 at 12:32 pm in reply to: reactions to the FALCONS game #80052
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    Ellard80 wrote:

    The more I think about how people (including myself) weren’t really giving much value to experience.

    yeah i really just underestimated how valuable experience would be. in a thread before the game, i commented that only losers say you need to lose before you learn how to win.

    i think it’s at least partially true. you don’t necessarily need the experience of losing, but you do need the experience of playing games. it’s ok if the quarterback is inexperienced, but he needs to at least be surrounded by experience. instead you have a 31 year old rookie head coach. a young running back. young receivers.

    i think the defense played well enough, but then you had two horrendous errors on special teams, and it was too much to overcome.

    the crazy thing is if the rams are able to get to the playoffs next year and win, mcvay will still set a record for youngest head coach to win a playoff game. that’s what the rams were up against.

    but hopefully they go into this offseason more determined than ever.

    January 6, 2018 at 11:41 pm in reply to: reactions to the FALCONS game #80024
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    yeah. like i typed in the chat room. losing is not a prerequisite but experience is. mcvay and goff. both young.

    even when brady won in his second year. belichick was playoff tested. he had been a head coach for awhile. even as a defensive coordinator, he’d been to and won superbowls.

    when roethlisberger won the superbowl, cowher was a veteran head coach.

    too much inexperience i think. that and two turnovers. that did the rams in. bad tackling. falcons were laser focused the entire game.

    positives. goff flashed. he definitely flashed. some of the throws he made were phenomenal.

    bobby woods showed up. what a great signing. donald played well.

    but man. hopefully, this is just the start. hopefully, there’s many more playoffs to come in the mcvay era.

    January 6, 2018 at 7:31 pm in reply to: inactives #80019
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    not too bad. still would like gz back. but not too bad.

    January 6, 2018 at 7:28 pm in reply to: From the game…… #80018
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    obviously, the winning helps and everything. but i’m telling ya. it’s been building slowly – a rams following that is.

    January 6, 2018 at 2:18 pm in reply to: Julio Jones inactive against Rams – disregard – it’s from last season #80006
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    whoa.

    January 6, 2018 at 1:47 pm in reply to: On John Johnson III #79998
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    Zooey wrote:
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    Gaining experience at losing playoff games is not a foundation for anything but more losing.

    You know, I’ve always wondered about that.

    I’ve always questioned whether losing is a necessary learning experience, or if it’s just something losers tell themselves to reset their optimism for next season. What, really, is learned by losing? Not to drop a pass? Not to lose your grip on a runner’s ankle?

    Roethlisberger won a SB his second year at QB. Warner and Brady won their first year.

    Just sayin’.

    yeah that’s just something losers say.

    you can definitely learn some things from losing but it’s not a prerequisite to winning.

    January 6, 2018 at 1:44 pm in reply to: Julio Jones inactive against Rams – disregard – it’s from last season #79997
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    whoa.

    January 6, 2018 at 1:39 pm in reply to: Today's Ref: Ed Hochuli #79994
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    nice. i hope the rams mug jones all day.

    January 6, 2018 at 9:03 am in reply to: For revamped Rams, this could be the start of something big #79984
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    we have no clue what is going to happen in the future.

    gurley has maybe 4 good years left in him if he’s lucky.

    any long term success will be dependent on goff, and we still have no clue how good he can be. he could be a flash in the pan.

    we also have no idea how mcvay will turn out. this league is littered with “offensive geniuses” who fizzled out as head coaches in a few short years. i’m still waiting for mcvay to become a complete head coach.

    we’ll see.

    January 5, 2018 at 5:54 pm in reply to: Oakland hires Gruden. Will his OC be Greg Olson? #79974
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    100 million for 10 years???

    why wouldn’t gruden take that job?

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    January 5, 2018 at 8:16 am in reply to: Donald praise for January 2018 #79954
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    is there another level to donald we haven’t yet seen?

    i’m curious to find out.

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    January 4, 2018 at 6:17 pm in reply to: Informal poll…express yourself, how does it feel to have Rams games in January #79927
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    if the rams lose on saturday, i’ll be devastated.

    January 1, 2018 at 8:24 pm in reply to: Predictions for tonight's college playoffs #79850
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    georgia running for 273 yards 13 yards per carry!

    so far!!!

    January 1, 2018 at 3:10 am in reply to: Happy New Year everyone #79833
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    happy new year!

    may it be better than the last one.

    December 31, 2017 at 9:31 pm in reply to: SF game reactions #79822
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    from football outsiders

    carolina panthers
    offense – 15th
    defense – 8th
    special teams – 6th

    atlanta falcons
    offense – 8th
    defense – 23rd
    special teams – 21st

    yeah. the falcons offense is scary, but on defense and special teams they are very below average. that’s a strength on the rams. i think it’s a better matchup. the rams offense should do well against their defense especially if the special teams has a day. although yes. i realize that gz is not available. that is a problem. but if a lot of points go up, the rams defense might be the difference.

    but looking at the carolina panthers, i can see the panthers defense neutralizing the rams offense. the rams defense will be less of a factor if the score remains low. and again, given how high they are ranked in special teams, they might do enough to neutralize our special teams which has more than made a difference in games.

    December 31, 2017 at 9:07 pm in reply to: SF game reactions #79821
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    falcons did beat the panthers, but it was a home game. now they have to go on the road.

    December 31, 2017 at 7:54 pm in reply to: SF game reactions #79809
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    rams got the 3 seed anyway.

    atlanta 17th in team dvoa.

    carolina 8th in team dvoa.

    i definitely think the rams got the better matchup. haven’t really seen either team. but stats say falcons should be easier.

    December 31, 2017 at 7:38 pm in reply to: tampa bay up by a td #79806
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    interesting. wonder if lafleur has any insights on how to deal with the falcons.

    December 31, 2017 at 7:35 pm in reply to: tampa bay up by a td #79805
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    tb wins.

    atlanta probably going to win.

    so we face atlanta?

    December 31, 2017 at 8:34 am in reply to: NFL Awards #79792
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    i’m thinking it’ll be.

    oroy – alvin kamara

    droy – marshon lattimore

    comeback player of the year – rob gronkowski

    opoy – todd gurley

    dpoy – aaron donald

    mvp – tom brady

    coach of the year – sean mcvay

    executive of the year – les snead

    opoy is basically the mvp runner up so it goes to todd. i think if he had maintained that yardage and then got around 25 tds, that woulda been enough for the mvp. 19 total tds comes up a little short.

    donald’s biggest threat to dpoy is campbell.

    December 30, 2017 at 5:46 pm in reply to: Maybe McVay is the antichrist… #79785
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    hopefully that was just for the regular season.

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