roberto clemente@rclemente2121

eagles: up 26-7 in the 3rd, lost.
niners: up 20-7 in the 3rd, lost.
hawks: up 30-14 in the 4th, lost.

brutal.

the good news: reached the postseason again, for the 7th time in the 9 seasons mcvay has been hc, and have as good a chance as anyone to make a sb run.

go rams!

the rams did get jobbed by the refs.

you won’t believe this, but he called out the refs again right after the game. the tweet was quickly deleted but not before it went viral.

i don’t even want to post it. part of me was laughing. the other part was wtf.

yeah. they did not close out. defense layed a fourth quarter egg. offense couldn’t get first downs.

the rams got screwed on what would have been a td to ferguson but no excuses. they shoulda closed out. especially with three turnovers. big plays killed them.

i’m so sad.

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in fairness to puka, i saw another segment where he was invited to a Jewish Seder and talked about what a good time he had and how much he enjoyed participating in another culture and learning different things. i think he was tricked. having said that he’s gotta be careful. he’s also gotta not insult the refs who could have a direct impact on the game tonight.

Zooey wrote:

PFF doesn’t “do” an “overall team” rating, but….

i guess it’s not too surprising. their schedule has been pretty tough. like 11 games against teams with winning records. and they’re not just beating them. they’re winning emphatically. so hopefully they can keep this up tomorrow.

Most receiving yards per game in NFL history:

Puka Nacua – 93.7
Justin Jefferson – 90.8
Ja'Marr Chase – 87.6
Calvin Johnson – 86.1
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zn wrote:

And I think it was Brady who said this. His super powers that make him something more than just a solid receiver are “in the phone booth” type skills. Hands, sheer combative will, extraordinary body control, quick thinking, pure athleticism, timing, instantaneous reactions–-all combined, all in the phone booth space at the moment of the catch.

but again the same can be said for kupp. as well as this kupp had the same kind of physicality and attitude that made me worry about his durability. yet i don’t quite get the same feels as i do with him. and i’m not quite sure why that is. maybe it’s cuz kupp was much more of a technician. a professional. not that nacua doesn’t work at his craft. but when he’s out on the field it’s like he’s just having fun as opposed to kupp where it was much more cold and analytical. precise. i don’t know.

wv wrote:

Well, he’s definitely a throw-back. An old-school 70’s kindof receiver. Tough as nails, fearless, reckless. “A rolling ball of butcher knives”. Charley Taylor, Andre Reed come to mind.

some of it is definitely that. but there’s something more. kupp is also that same type of throwback receiver, but he didn’t evoke the same type of emotion. maybe it’s cuz he looks like an overgrown kid just out there playing football. i’m not quite sure what it is.

it was a bad call. oh well.

zn wrote:

Nacua is beyond ridiculous. It’s like virtually every catch now is clutch and shows off his hands and body control.

the only other rams receiver i felt this way about is isaac bruce. not even torry holt as great as he was. he just seems… inevitable.

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zn wrote:

It won’t be completely universal–there will still be some who, even after all these year, remain unable to get over the Bettis trade.

first but not the last time my heart was broken by the rams.

zn wrote:

The NFL has no plans to require natural grass fields across the league with the league’s chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills saying there is no “statistically significant differences” in lower extremity injuries or concussions that can be attributed to the type of playing surface or a specific surface despite widespread preferences from players for grass fields and complaints about surfaces such as the one at MetLife Stadium where the New York Giants and Jets play.

i’d like to see what an independent party would have to say about that.

could the players union sue the nfl and take it to court? honest question.

from what i can tell turf would cost the nfl 1-2 million dollars every ten years to maintain vs 1 million per year for grass.

compared to how much revenue each team generates that can’t be much. not only that but the chargers play in sofi. the bruins may very well end up playing there. why not split the cost?

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