well we’ll see. they’re not all going to be this good. i still don’t think this is a formula for success. i don’t think the rams do either. and hopefully mason and gurley will be ready soon.

i think some of his freelancing he got lucky. i don’t think he’ll always be that lucky. that jump shot to cunningham could have been disastrous. i think he tried to fit another pass into a tight space which was luckily just a broken pass.

but he was also forced into some of these situations. rams were constantly having to come from behind and with no running game that seattle would be intimidated by. so i understand that.

i am encouraged by the high ypa. i hope that continues even as the running game starts to come together. and i think it will. well not that high. not 11 ypa. but i’m hoping for around 8 yards ypa. i think he’s perfectly capable of that.

the one thing that disturbs me the most is the turnovers. fumbled twice himself. that needs to be squared away. and again. maybe some of that is taken care of when reinforcements come to the running game, and he isn’t forced to do so much himself.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 6 months ago by InvaderRam.

zn wrote:

wv wrote:

This has to be one of the ALLTIME best Ram openers.

Maybe THE best.

Can anyone think of a better, more significant,
more exciting Opening win that this?

I cant.

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I can think of a couple of other good ones.

Baltimore 99.

And, an exciting game though for some wrong reasons (including bad defense):

Denver, 2000.

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denver was good. but it didn’t have the ups and downs this one did.

ya know. just thinking out loud. but playing without that running game should help this passing game get some confidence. especially with a performance like this against a premier defense. should come into handy later on when they need the passing game…

like they did today.

grob. i’m giving him until the second half of this season until i form any hard opinions on him, but it ain’t looking good so far.

rfl wrote:

Eternal Ramnation wrote:

RFL Donald very nearly had 3 sacks himself but ended 2

A case could be made for Donald being the best player in the league other than QBs. He’s immense.

And he’s the kind of player that inspires the guys around him. Best Ram defender since probably Jack Youngblood. And that’s playing on the same team as R. Quinn!

i’d still give that to watt. but man. he was possessed out there. unblockable.

today i felt this dline as a whole was playing like people have expected them to. now they gotta maintain that level. something about donald tells me he is going to inspire this unit to do that. he just has that relentlessness that the great ones have. he’s got that tenaciousness that i used to see in london fletcher every time he lined up. i haven’t seen that in a long time. well. since london fletcher was playing for the rams.

rfl wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

aaron donald is going to be the talisman of this team. he was unbelievable. shoot. that whole dline was unbelievable. no slow start for quinn. brockers with a huge stop at the end

What a soothing, delicious, delightful thing to read about the freaking RAMS!

If Williams figures out how to use those guys, it’s gonna be a good year!

i thought donald was the best player on the field. period. it wasn’t even close.

couple things.

seahawks last year ranked 2nd in ypa allowed at 6.3. today the rams averaged 11.0 ypa. last year the rams had ypa’s of 8.2 and 6.6 against the seahawks. overall they had a ypa of 7.2. that was good for 15th in the league. hopefully, the rams can build on this.

imagine how good this offense could look with gurley and mason carrying the ball.

aaron donald is going to be the talisman of this team. he was unbelievable. shoot. that whole dline was unbelievable. no slow start for quinn. brockers with a huge stop at the end.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 6 months ago by InvaderRam.

offense definitely needs to take care of the ball if they’re to win tomorrow.

nick foles has thrown 2 ints for tds in the preseason already no? hope he got that out of his system.

gregg williams’ motto. “start fast”. i’m hoping. this defense has to start fast. they should start fast. they should be embarrassed if they don’t.

the leaders on this defense have failed if this defense does not finish top 5.

regardless, it should be a fun season.

a healthy gurley and mason and i’d say yes, but since that it isn’t happening, i’ll say no.

i hope that brady and belichick are never inducted into the football hall of fame. the writers should freeze them and anyone associated with those superbowls out of the hall of fame.

i remember when the nfl insisted that concussions had no long-term effect on the health of football players…

i’m sure the same goes that spygate had no effect on the patriots winning…

• This reply was modified 10 years, 6 months ago by InvaderRam.

problem is those turnovers don’t exist in a vacuum. we don’t know what events, which could have been influenced by information obtained by the patriots spying, occurred prior to that which influenced what happened on any one of those turnovers. and not just the plays themselves. but even plays prior to those plays. unconverted third downs. third and longs. hits to warner. and even on the other side giving the patriots an advantage on offense.

we’re just left to wonder exactly how much the patriots knew. and it only makes it worse that they only won by a field goal.

that play on peterson was unreal. this season should be fun if for no other reason than to watch him play. quinn too.

wv wrote:

fwiw:

@nwagoner: #Rams rookie RB Todd Gurley says he has shed the yellow “no contact” beanie and there’s nothing he can’t do at this point in his recovery.

i’d still keep him out until the oline situation is a little clearer.