zn wrote:

I am not putting Foles at anyone’s feet. No one predicted anything like that meltdown. Because it was not predictable. Fisher is about as responsible for that as he is for Bradford’s injuries, or as responsible McCarthy is for Rodgers declining, or as responsible Arians is for Palmer declining.

that’s what he’s paid to do. he was wrong on foles. no one can predict anything. but this is not the same as bradford’s injuries. it’s not the same as palmer or rodgers declining. we differ on that. he’s just not who they thought he was.

he got the receivers wrong. he just did.

the oline has been a revolving door.

now maybe one or two of them i can understand. stuff happens. all three have been a disaster so far. hopefully, goff comes good. but almost all aspects of the offense have been a mess for five years, and he hasn’t been able to fix even 1 unit. except maybe rb.

— X — wrote:

I take it to mean keep out illegal immigrants. Nothing beyond that. If they want to come across legally, then that’s fine. I don’t care who they are or what color their skin is. If people want to interpret that to mean keep out all brown people, then they’re just looking for something to be offended by. That’s the way I see it. I mean, when you consider that most of the illegals coming across *are* a different color, then how is it racist? It’s just the facts.

even if that’s what they meant. which i highly doubt given the context. is it ok for a group of students to chant that at another group of students?

would you as an adult chant that at your kid’s high school football game?

this wasn’t some protest or some trump rally. this was at a high school football game between a bunch of kids. children.

it’s unacceptable on any level.

kyle shanahan.

whoever it is i want an offensive mind. and someone who can bring a more aggressive mindset. doesn’t necessarily have to be more pass oriented. just more creative.

canadaram wrote:

I’m indifferent when it comes to Fisher’s future as the Rams HC. Sometimes me being that way makes me feel like I’m a bad Rams fan. When I see some of the internet hysteria about Fisher, I ask myself why am I not taking up the fire Fisher cause? What’s wrong with me? I still like the Rams just as I’ve always have since the 70s. Therefore, I should probably curse Fisher’s existence, but I don’t. If someone wants to take my Rams Fan membership card away from me I’d understand.

Anyway, if Fisher is fired some names that would interest me to replace him include Kyle Shanahan, Rob Chudzinski, David Shaw and Jim Harbaugh. Although, if I’m Shaw or Harbaugh I would never want to leave my college gig.

haha. no need to curse fisher’s existence.

only his tenure as head coach of the rams!

hahahaha. just joking.

i’m not going to say whether he should be fired or not. but if he was, i’d want josh mcdaniels.

sanbagger wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

haven’t been this excited since the start of this season.

i just hope all this patience paid off. and i don’t want to be petty, but i hope he’s the best qb to come out of this draft.

That’s funny…I was just thinkin the same thing.

After weeks and weeks of anticipation (remember the old ketchup commercial?) they are gonna pull the cover off our refurbished corvette.

Looking forward to the game and joining in the chat room today…if I can log in this week.

you should definitely be in the chat room. it’s gonna be lotsa fun… or very deflating.

haven’t been this excited since the start of this season.

i just hope all this patience paid off. and i don’t want to be petty, but i hope he’s the best qb to come out of this draft.

sanbagger wrote:

O found it very interesting that Weinke said it was the processing the info that kept him out…I was kind of thinking that because athletically it’s not even close between him and Keenum.

I don’t think he had to do too much work with the 5 step drops…I don’t recall CK taking very many 5 step drops from center, usually if he lined up behind Barnes it was either a handoff or a quick 3 step drop and pass. Throw an extra back in the backfield and it’s a handoff 100% of the time, at least I can’t recall 1 time they had 2 backs in the backfield and passed.

maybe with goff they incorporate more 5 step drops?

also running all the time with 2 backs in the backfield worries me. are they too predictable?

pretty excited for tomorrow i gotta say.

i thought he shoulda started 2 weeks ago. but hey. it doesn’t matter anymore. 7 games should plenty of reps in his first season. and maybe erring on the side of caution is better when your realize how piss poor the running game has been.

i want him to be better than sam was his rookie year. i want them to hit on this pick like they did with donald and not like they did with robinson.

mostly this season i just want to see him push through the growing pains and stay confident. stay aggressive.

hopefully this is the start of a beautiful backfield partnership. if that can happen, it might not matter too much who’s at receiver.

“There are some things that we will expand because of the arm talent, you know, the stuff down the field,” Fisher said. “We have to block better up front and that includes in the run game and protection. We have to make plays down the field, we have to get the ball in the end zone when we have opportunities to help him, and defense has to play better.”

i wonder if this could possibly open things up in the running game if true. and assuming that goff can actually play.

i’m so happy.

…

now i’m nervous.

zn wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

i think it’s always better to remain a skeptic rather than just dogmatically cling onto an idea.

Those are not the only 2 alternatives.

People who see climate change as man-made see themselves as going with the science, and also lament the damage that the (well-funded) deniers campaign has had in the USA (though nowhere else).

We don’t see it as being “dogmatic.” I do see things like the reps in Congress putting pressure on both the CIA and the Pentagon to “flip” on this, when in fact both the CIA and Pentagon are well aware of the risks c.change poses to the country and the world.

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-pentagon-climate-change-how-climate-deniers-put-national-security-at-risk-20150212

I also see, and heavily count, things like this:

nittany ram wrote:

One survey of earth scientists found that while 97 per cent of actively publishing climate scientists agree humans are changing global temperatures, only 47 per cent of economic geologists (those who study geology with a view to its commerical exploitation) concur (pdf). In fact, among all earth scientists, economic geologists are the most sceptical.

yeah. i apologize if that came off too strong.

i was really just trying to point out that there are other reasons beyond just climate change to look for alternative energy sources.

and i also pointed out that man made climate change deniers should also not shut out the possibility that climate change is indeed real.

it was 2 seizures. his brother had posted about it on facebook apparently. fisher says it’s highly unlikely it’s connected to the tumor.

i have a hard time believing that.

great video. and then i went to read the comments section. it made me want to crawl into a hole.

yeah. they’re being lied to and manipulated. and they’re not necessarily racist or homophobic or misogynist. they’re just scared.

and that’s not to say there isn’t an element of racism among trump supporters. there is. it certainly plays a significant part. misogyny and homophobia. there’s that too.

but i also don’t like how clinton minimized other issues and reduced it down to vote for us or side with racism and misogyny and homophobia.

bernie would not have done that. i truly believe that.

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