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  • May 31, 2015 at 7:22 pm in reply to: Donald 2014: all the awards & some highlights #25619
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    i think his production was consistent once he started. before and after chris long.

    he and robert quinn are obviously the foundation for this defense. just need ogletree and one of the defensive backs to emerge as difference makers. and i think this defense has a chance to be special. should be fun to watch.

    May 31, 2015 at 1:16 pm in reply to: Sando: Newton, Wilson and the new cost of NFL QB contracts #25609
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    my only hope is that foles plays well enough to play winning football this season. and that mannion is good enough that they don’t have to pay foles after this season.

    seahawks sure got lucky with russell wilson.

    May 31, 2015 at 12:25 pm in reply to: more on Gurley #25605
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    i do also wonder how much of a product of the sytem he was. nick chubb actually outperformed him as a freshman last year. then again. nick chubb might actually be that good.

    May 31, 2015 at 12:24 pm in reply to: more on Gurley #25604
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    yeah. there’s a big if. but he’s got some things going for him all things considered. he’s at about the right age. not too young but not too old either. the damage was minimal.

    but yeah. i personally won’t feel completely comfortable with it until he’s able to play 5 healthy years. and it’s gotta be 5 productive years.

    oh to be a fly on the wall in the rams trainer’s room.

    May 31, 2015 at 9:27 am in reply to: happy birthday TSRF #25597
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    happy birthday. and may you have many more.

    May 30, 2015 at 8:16 pm in reply to: Indiginous populations and climate-change-policy #25584
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    not to worry. in about 100 years, robots will take over. humans will be wiped from existence. and none of this will matter anymore.

    May 29, 2015 at 11:39 pm in reply to: What's the deal with ACLs? #25551
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    there is something to that i think. muscles can get bigger. ligaments don’t. i wonder if maybe gurley could do with taking some weight off.

    gurley was listed at 230 pounds in college. he weighed in at 220 pounds at the combine. maybe he should stay at 220 pounds. put less stress on that knee when he cuts.

    May 29, 2015 at 9:48 pm in reply to: causes for optimism? #25497
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    yeah. rams need to take care of the ball on offense. not just touchdowns given up but just turnovers that put the defense in bad field position. stop putting the defense in a hole.

    and if they can sustain more drives. and if the young guys on defense can improve.

    this defense should be a top 5 defense easily.

    May 29, 2015 at 8:56 pm in reply to: Steven Wyche & others on relocation #25493
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    Zooey wrote:

    Just a P.S.

    In Bernie’s piece about the marketing survey in St. Louis, he mentioned a survey – not only of fans – but of corporations.

    You can bet the NFL is doing that in LA, too.

    Which stadium/team do you like better? How much will you pay for a suite? How much will you pay to have the stadium named after you? How much will you pay, pay, pay for this, this, this?

    And they are going to add up all the dollars from Inglewoodland, and all the dollars from Carson, and if there is a clear winner, then there is a clear winner. And that you can take to the bank.

    laram commented on this. they did do a survey in los angeles, and i think the rams and chargers came out on top. i’m not sure who was the more favorable of the two but the raiders definitely came last.

    i’m not sure which site was more favorable although i don’t know that carson was actually in play at the time. maybe it was. but i can’t see how carson would be a more favorable site among sponsors. supposedly carson is the more favorable site within the nfl. but if the corporate dollars speak out in favor of inglewood, i’d imagine they’d change their minds very quickly.

    my guess is inglewood would be more favorable among corporate sponsors. geographically it’s just closer to los angeles proper than carson. you have venice, santa monica, west los angeles, beverly hills, brentwood close by. leimert park, baldwin hills, and inglewood itself are undergoing massive gentrification. it’s also going to be closer to the concert venues they have planned in that area. it’s going to be a bigger attraction among young people with money to spend. carson isn’t.

    so who does the league choose? i would think inglewood, but i’m not so sure anymore.

    and can the chargers take on this stadium project by themselves? i really don’t think the raiders will be of any help. if spanos is going to do it, he’s going to have to do it with the help of goldman sachs. and even then there’s some question as to whether their plan will work. a lot of it is dependent on the sale of psls.

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    May 29, 2015 at 8:23 pm in reply to: take an early guess…what will the offensive approach be? #25492
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    i’m looking at an approximation of what the rams could look like in 2015, so i look at the 2011 san francisco 49ers. that’s what i’m thinking the rams offense could look like.

    they ranked 11th in scoring. 26th in total offense.

    their qb was alex smith at the time.

    overall passing totals were
    451 attempts 277 completions 61.4% 2930 yards 7.1 ypa 18 tds 5 ints 91.4 passer rating

    they ranked 31st in attempts. 29th in yards.

    their top 2 running backs that year were frank gore and kendall hunter.

    overall rushing totals were
    498 attempts 2044 yards 4.1 ypa 14 tds

    they ranked 3rd in attempts. 8th in yards.

    i think that’s a good profile to go off of. how far this team goes depends on how good the defense is.

    May 29, 2015 at 7:20 pm in reply to: What's the deal with ACLs? #25490
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    Another study, by Dr. James Andrews, the orthopedic surgeon who performed Adrian Peterson’s reconstruction, found that of 49 NFL players operated on at his clinic from 2001 to 2006, only 64 percent returned to action. Some outstanding backs, like Jamaal Anderson and Terrell Davis, never returned to previous form.

    i want to add onto this. this number is misleading. this says nothing about any additional damage that might have been done to the knee. the meniscus. the mcl. the lcl. the pcl. these could also have been damaged. terrell davis for example tore both his acl and mcl. and those number i believe include all knee injuries that might have included the acl. gurley by all accounts had a straight acl tear. no additional damage, so i believe that the 64% is a little low as it pertains to gurley.

    but also. it is a risk. this isn’t like tommy john surgery where some pitchers actually come back stronger. there’s no telling what gurley has lost until we see him on a field.

    May 28, 2015 at 6:44 pm in reply to: take an early guess…what will the offensive approach be? #25447
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    i expect a lot of power running but power running with its share of explosive plays. mason and gurley both have the explosion the running game has lacked since a young steven jackson. but i also expect to see some more of those jet sweeps with tavon, and i think they could be even more effective with defenses so focused on gurley. i’m expecting around 450 carries total to be divided up among everyone.

    in the passing game i’m expecting foles to do a good job spreading the ball around to the tight ends and wide receivers. even the running backs should have their fair share of receptions. and if foles can run play action and the running game is as dominant as expected things should open up downfield.

    May 28, 2015 at 6:20 pm in reply to: Wagoner and others on puttin the OL together #25445
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    i was wondering if anyone posted this. wow. strong words from boudreau, and he doesn’t seem the type to just toss around compliments like that. he’s on my short list of rams players to watch this season. i think this guy could be special.

    and i want to add that it’s not just the athleticism. he’s smart as well. and he’s got that boudreau temperament.

    May 27, 2015 at 10:49 pm in reply to: Wagoner: receiver is Rams' biggest weakness? #25419
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    i don’t know enough about coates except that he’s a physical specimen. his hands were his biggest question.

    i guess they’re banking on 2 of quick, bailey, and austin to break out this season. i can only hope they know what they’re doing.

    May 27, 2015 at 9:27 pm in reply to: Wagoner: receiver is Rams' biggest weakness? #25414
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    i was hoping that cooper or white might fall to number 10 but it never happened.

    although i do think gurley could have a bigger impact than those 2. and i still think it’s a young group with potential to get better.

    overall though i’d have to say oline is the biggest weakness.

    May 26, 2015 at 8:53 pm in reply to: more on Gurley #25319
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    can’t say enough how excited i am about gurley. not just because he’s a running back but because he’s potentially a guy you can build an offense around like the article says. he’s the type who can make everyone around him better. the type defenses have to scheme for. it’s been awhile since the rams had anyone with that potential.

    May 25, 2015 at 9:28 pm in reply to: Steven Wyche & others on relocation #25271
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    a lot of it would apparently be done through psls. that relocation fee could be financed partly through that. some doubt it can actually be done. especially a team entering a new market although it could be argued that being in san diego they have a regional presence.

    http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-stadium-goldman-20150524-story.html

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    May 25, 2015 at 9:15 pm in reply to: Steven Wyche & others on relocation #25270
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    Zooey wrote:
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    I’m not even sure I understand the principle
    behind the “relocation fee.” Why, exactly
    does one owner have to pay the other owners money
    in order to move a team? Whats the logic there?
    I mean if the League makes a bit ‘more’ money
    with a team in LA — then shouldnt ‘they’
    pay Kroenke to move to LA ?

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    From JT:

    The relocation fee is designed to compensate club owners for allowing another team to move into a new, lucrative market and basically gets split up among the other teams

    “Compensation.” So…extortion, basically.

    I haven’t thought much about this before, but now that it has been brought up, I’m stumped. How do Spanos and Davis pay this?

    goldman sachs somehow finances it. don’t ask me how. there’s a rumor floating around that spanos with the help of goldman sachs would be able to do the move himself. but then why include oakland in the first place? sounds fishy.

    May 25, 2015 at 12:23 am in reply to: Pro Football Outsiders on defensive broken tackles #25233
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    not sure exactly what to make of this. the top defenses weren’t necessarily the best tacklers although at first glance the rams certainly need to get better.

    what exactly does the defense need to do to get in the top 5? that needs to be a goal this season.

    football outsiders ranks them number 9 overall.

    May 24, 2015 at 11:26 am in reply to: Steven Wyche & others on relocation #25192
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    it does make a lot of sense.

    just from an alignment point of view it creates a divisional rivalry between kansas city and st louis. and while the broncos raiders rivalry isn’t what it once was there is a bigger geographical tie between the 2 under that scenario.

    i’m reading now that rumors of a forced davis sale are slightly exaggerated but might that also be a factor? maybe a group of investors offers to help davis out while still being able to have majority ownership.

    but also a scenario in which the raiders and chargers move to carson my preference would be to see the rams move to the afc west. a st louis kansas city rivalry would be the bee’s knees.

    May 24, 2015 at 10:34 am in reply to: alec ogletree #25184
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    https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2015/02/10/sig-stats-tackling-efficiency-lbs/

    he graded out as one of the least efficient tacklers among 4-3 outside linebackers. he missed a whopping 20 tackles.

    interestingly enough laurinaitis graded out as the most efficient tackler among inside linebackers.

    May 23, 2015 at 3:18 pm in reply to: what were you the MOST wrong about this time last year? #25154
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    i was wrong about tavon. i predicted he’d take a big step forward this year.

    zac stacy. i thought he and mason would provide a great running back tandem.

    sam bradford. i thought 2014 would finally be the year he would put it all together.

    May 23, 2015 at 1:44 pm in reply to: Happy birthday RFL #25144
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    happy birthday, rfl!

    May 23, 2015 at 1:43 pm in reply to: New St. Louis Rams Stadium May Be Built On Ancient Native American City #25142
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    they’re going to make a documentary about this someday. all the rumors, conspiracy theories, backroom dealings, politics…

    should be entertaining.

    May 23, 2015 at 11:59 am in reply to: Relocation, relocation, relocation #25133
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    somewhat misleading. all zelasko and johnson do is throw out some rumor that there was an 8 to 10 vote in favor of a rams move, but they make it clear they don’t know where this vote came from. they only suppose it’s from the finance committee because of the ten total votes. they also throw out a rumor that mayor butts supposedly said gave a cryptic answer when someone asked if there would be an announcement in August about the rams moving to los angeles, which he completely denied saying later.

    so no real information here other than rumor mongering.

    May 22, 2015 at 1:11 am in reply to: Relocation, relocation, relocation #25074
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    wv wrote:
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    13. The NFL has long held the belief that the LA market is a crowned jewel, a holy grail waiting for the bravest knight to pull the sword from the stone. They have held onto this treasure for 20 years, and it has served the NFL very well, getting new stadiums built in various cites around the league. It strikes me as odd that the NFL will now give this prized treasure to two owners, Spanos and Davis, who have so little means that they both need league support just to get their stadium built, and have flailed in their own markets without any hint of a move to LA until Kroenke made his play. Why reward these two owners for their apparent incompetence, sitting on their hands for years but accomplishing nothing? What did they do to deserve the LA market? Fortune favors the bold.

    this. if the league were fair and just, the rams would stay in st. louis. the chargers and raiders would move to los angeles…

    we should know better than this.

    Well, if the league were fair and just, the Rams wouldnt
    have moved away from LA.

    Then again, if the league were fair and just, maybe
    they wouldnt have moved out of Cleveland.

    Then again….etc, and so forth.

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    yup. i agree.

    May 21, 2015 at 10:05 pm in reply to: How passing and rushing affect winning in the NFL #25059
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    yeah. this still fits within the seattle formula for winning football. great defense. great running game. and efficient passing game.

    the rams have to improve the pass defense. they have a good pass rush, but i think their secondary needs to get a lot better.

    and i’m also hoping that if the rams have that dominant rushing game that they’re going for and foles can stay healthy, the mid range passing game will open up for the rams.

    May 21, 2015 at 6:11 pm in reply to: Relocation, relocation, relocation #25045
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    13. The NFL has long held the belief that the LA market is a crowned jewel, a holy grail waiting for the bravest knight to pull the sword from the stone. They have held onto this treasure for 20 years, and it has served the NFL very well, getting new stadiums built in various cites around the league. It strikes me as odd that the NFL will now give this prized treasure to two owners, Spanos and Davis, who have so little means that they both need league support just to get their stadium built, and have flailed in their own markets without any hint of a move to LA until Kroenke made his play. Why reward these two owners for their apparent incompetence, sitting on their hands for years but accomplishing nothing? What did they do to deserve the LA market? Fortune favors the bold.

    this. if the league were fair and just, the rams would stay in st. louis. the chargers and raiders would move to los angeles…

    we should know better than this.

    May 21, 2015 at 6:03 pm in reply to: How do you feel about a starting tackle pair of Robinson & Havenstein? #25043
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    i think robinson and havenstein will be fine. havenstein comes from a school known for producing pro ready offensive linemen. he’s a three year starter. he’ll be ready. greg robinson is going in his second year. he’ll be in a run heavy offense. i’m not too worried.

    it’s the middle that i’m worried about.

    May 21, 2015 at 9:04 am in reply to: Relocation, relocation, relocation #25017
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    there is very much an amusement park type feel to the inglewood stadium.

    obviously it’s not set in stone but it feels like the momentum is heading this way especially with the situation the raiders are in.

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