i feel like goff has hit a wall somewhat the last few games. but i think that’s to be somewhat expected. all part of the development process.

and now especially with gz out for the rest of the season, there’s even more of an onus on him to step up his game.

interested to see how he responds.

sigh.

Don’t sleep on Robert Quinn. The Rams’ outside linebacker has six sacks over his last four games and, according to Pro Football Focus, has generated 17 quarterback pressures during that time. That’s the same amount of pressures he had through the season’s first eight games.

yeah. this is an interesting development.

the defense was already pretty good. but now quinn is actually productive? ummm… yeah. i don’t think he’ll ever be the old quinn. but a quinn at maybe 75% of his powers? i’m curious to see how the defense does these next 2 games.

i also want to say this. i have no problems with how mcvay has used todd overall. outside of the eagles game. given how he was running and how the game was going, sean absolutely shoulda rode gurley that week.

but overall he’s been almost perfect.

for me the big problem was malcolm brown being hurt. a healthy brown woulda probably meant a more balanced run/pass ratio. but mcvay is smart not to put too much on todd. he’s like what? second in the league in touches??? why would you want to give him the ball more??? as it is he’s on pace for 356 touches. i want todd fresh. not just for the playoffs. but for the coming years. i just find it annoying when people criticize mcvay for not using todd enough. he’s being used enough. the problem was the rams depth at running back fell off when brown was injured.

no. sean played it right. and hopefully, with brown back, the rams run it more. simple as.

i’m excited. donald seems excited about the possibility of staying here which was very different from the offseason.

pay him what he wants. he deserves every penny of it.

and for my money. he’d be the mvp of the league. all due respect to gurley, but donald is the best player on this team. not even close.

so disruptive. mcvay’s gotta do right by him and surround him with quality players. make this defense the best in the league. lock him up and then draft vita vea and an outside linebacker. re-sign trujo and joyner. maybe draft another cornerback or sign one.

todd gurley. what’s so refreshing is not so much his yardage totals and touchdowns. it’s the efficiency at which he is producing these numbers. he’s not getting an excessive amount of carries, and he’s become such a force in the receiving game as well. his average per carry is now up to 4.6. that’s astonishing considering he was averaging less than 4 yards per carry in the month of september. just hope he continues to develop his game. i don’t see why he wouldn’t.

aaron donald. he’s now tied a career high of 11 sacks with 2 games to go. i said in the offseason that he should get whatever he asks for. i stand by that. he’s what a face of the franchise should look like. ultra-competitive. won’t be outworked. and just a freakish athletic talent. when he gets his hands on you, it’s over. pay the man.

robert quinn. oh, brother. if this guy is back, wow. that changes everything in the offseason. now i’m not foolish enough to think that he’ll ever be completely his old self. but if he can be productive like he has been in these past 4-5 games, the rams need to keep him. i think the weight loss has done him good. less stress on the back.

andrew whitworth. i think this guy can play at a high level for the next 2 years after this season at least. they need him to.

i hope they can get him more involved on offense as well. i think there’s a lot of potential still to tap in this guy.

losing this game would be a choke job. let’s face it. even playing on the road, no way rams should lose to this team with all the injuries they have. it’d be just a huge letdown.

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well if she has the texts and pictures that these guys allegedly sent her, it should become pretty obvious pretty soon.

joemad wrote:

Sometimes you get the tuck rule sometimes you don’t… good play by Howie’s son…. that ball was loose for a long time before being pick up. It was like in slo motion as it happened…it was fucked

good point. happens to the best of them and a year later that coulda been a fumble.

ha. yes. it did feel like it was in slow motion didn’t it?

i do like rodgers and wilson. and i think mariota could be great still.

but i like goff a lot. and if he progresses like i think he can. he will be my favorite rams qb ever.

watching the both of them play the other day. carson comes across as an athletic marvel. a gun slinging athletic marvel. and it’s entertaining for sure.

goff physically. athletically. can’t compare. he’s slow footed. he can’t throw it on a rope. but he’s like a surgeon. deliberate. precise with his movements. his movements in the pocket are subtle. and as he gains more experience he should be able to hone his skills.

i preferred wentz over goff before the draft but with his age and potential. he could quickly become my favorite rams qb of all time.

he’s been great. i think he’s gotta chance to hit 70 receptions and 1000 yards.

and i think next year can get even better. 90 to 100 receptions??? 1400 yards???

defensive backs really worry me. at this point, i think the rams finish 11-5. possibly 10-6.

defense in general worries me. they need to focus on defense and offensive line this offseason. they need to bring starters on defense and depth on offensive line with an eye toward developing starters for the future.

this is where we find out how good of a head coach mcvay really is.