wv wrote:

It aint the GSOT, but its evolving into somethin damn-solid.

it’s kinda like mcvay’s first season with gurley.  i just don’t see this team letting down.

donald, stafford, kupp, kyren, puka…  i don’t see these guys letting this team take their foot off the pedal.  but who knows?  it’s a young team.  so i suppose it could happen.

zn wrote:

Is there such a thing as a letdown near the end of the season when a team is in the playoff hunt and every game counts?

i don’t know.  i think it is possible.  especially with a young team.  maybe letdown is the wrong word?  i’m sure they’ll be motivated.  but there’s probably some level of emotional maturity involved in being in such a tight race this late in the season?  physical endurance?  these guys are young.  not all of them are used to still playing high intensity football past 13 games.  they’ve exerted a lot of energy to get to this point.  when you are that physically and mentally exhausted and you haven’t played this much competitive football for as many games as they have, mistakes can start to creep in.  concentration can waver i would assume.  i don’t know.  i’ve never been in the situation these guys are in.  should be fun to watch.

there shouldn’t be a letdown. i just don’t see it.

zn wrote:

Yeah probably. I want to see how his blocking looks.

definitely too early but i think at the very least he’ll be getting more opportunities as the end of the season approaching. and not just throw away games. every game will be important ones.

it should also be noted that the ravens were coming off a bye week.

Billy_T wrote:

Davis Allen looks like a solid starter at TE, and came up big, but missed a key catch at the end. He’s not the fastest TE in the world, but has a freakish catch radius, and plays hard. Gotta gain some weight/strength. But he’s got a future with the Rams.

yeah.  i don’t know how good he actually will be or if he’ll even stick.  but i did like his profile when they drafted him.  he looked like a decent prospect.  i really do hope he can be at least a solid contributor.  pair him up with higbee on some 12 personnel.  and he’s only 22.  so he’s got plenty more development in him i would think.  we saw some of his explosiveness in this game.  there was a play when he hurdled a defender.  i think he even made a leaping catch at one point.  he could be a good red zone target.

they got so many skill position players at this point.  kupp, puka, atwell, robinson.  williams.  higbee.  and hopefully now allen.  just need to strengthen the oline.  i wanna see them draft a blue chip left tackle.

and also i wonder what happens with witherspoon.  do they attempt to re-sign him?  do they just draft another defensive back?  i’d tend towards drafting a defensive back.  or finding another bargain basement pickup.  they seem to be good at identifying talent there.

yes. losing cam akers has to be at the top of the list of concerns for the rams…

and then after that i’d put a left tackle, edge defender.  yeah. kicker would be nice. a defensive lineman. defensive back if they’re going to lose fuller and jj.

but i think we can all agree losing akers will have huge implications if he can’t be replaced.

Zooey wrote:

That Bobby Brown tackle. When that happened, I gasped. He didn’t really get a body on him, and I thought for a microsecond that the dude was going to escape the tackle, when all of a sudden, Brown just flicked him backwards like a booger.

outside of aaron donald he is probably the most physically talented player on defense.  and according to pff he’s one of the highest performing players this season.  and he’s only 23.  had a rough two years to start his career, but he’s having a bit of a breakout this year.  hoping he can keep progressing.  2024 will be his contract year.

i just wanna talk about bobby brown iii a little bit.  i think he’s been solid this year.  according to pff, he’s been one of the highest graded performers for the rams on defense.  he’s only 23.  and he’s got the kind of size and potential rarely seen at any position.  and oh yeah.  he’s only 23 years old.  loved it when he made that tackle for loss and henderson was all over him.  looked so happy for him.  hopefully, he can continue to build on his game.  and oh yeah.  he’s only 23 years old.

Puka Nacua reached the third-fastest maximum speed of all ball-carriers in the NFL (prior to the Packers-Chiefs game) in week 13 (per @NextGenStats). This is the 19th-fastest maximum speed of ANY player throughout the ENTIRE SEASON. 🏃💨 pic.twitter.com/LrH1U7ke7p

— jake (@jakesstatefarm5) December 4, 2023

Zooey wrote:

The Rams are playing into December, and that’s very cool. I’d like to think that they have a chance against the Ravens, but they don’t. I’ll be happy if the Rams make a game of it.

i agree. and i agree about how close the game actually was.

canadaram wrote:

My prediction for the Rams back in August was 3 to 5 wins

that was my prediction too.  but i had no idea nacua would be as good as he is.  same with kyren williams.  kobie turner.  steve avila.  dotson and witherspoon.  this very young secondary.  byron young has potential.

i still think they need to shore up the oline.  the front seven needs some fortification.  but these last two drafts have answered a lot of questions for me.  i did not expect this.  i expected some to hit.  but not to this degree.

zn wrote:

So it’s possible they could have up to 76 or 77 M.

wow.  i mean.  could they sign a guy like brian burns?  i know they were interested in him before.  i don’t know if he gets tagged or what.  or how much he would command.  but shoot.  i’d feel more comfortable with the rams signing a veteran.  especially with burn still being young.  he’s probable just entering his prime years.  shoot.  they’ll probably tag him.  would they have to give up multiple first round picks for him?

my brain is exploding.

oline and front seven definitely should be the priority. yeah it should be bpa, but i would really like to see a blue chip offensive tackle added to this team. it’s a good thing i’m not the gm because i’d probably end up reaching for that pick.

re-sign dotson too. i can’t really evaluate offensive line play but seeing that pff ranking on him got me excited. i just have to trust those analytics numbers are accurate. and it’s not just for stafford. for kyren williams too. he and a bunch of the other young players have been amazing to watch this season. snead has really impressed me with these drafts lately.

i like especially that he’s so efficient with his touches. also hope mcvay doesn’t run him into the ground.

zn wrote:

He’s a superstar from the point of taking the handoff or pitch through to getting to exactly the right place at the right nano-second at the OL.

he does seem to make this oline look a lot better.

i’m convinced that with him, stafford, higbee, coop, nacua, atwell, and a blue chip offensive tackle this could be a top notch offense.