mahomes, allen, and jackson for sure.

wv wrote:

And frankly, did they EVER really play their ‘A’ game for

i kept thinking right up to the super bowl that if they could just play their “a” game they’d be unbeatable. they never actually did play their “a” game and they still won.

i do think injuries played a part though.

wv wrote:

But the offense also started playing better or differently or somethin.

yeah.  sony michel really started playing well after that.  or mcvay started running it more.  i don’t know what specifically triggered it.  but he went on a tear.

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i guess it makes sense. closer to the stadium. half the distance. but not too far away from where most of the players will be living. families can live in the suburbs to the west. but if you wanted to you could live closer to the city.

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i waited to watch it because i really just wanted to sit and watch it.  too many distractions before.

but man.  this is a good watch.  i can see why players want to play for this guy.  loves to talk about and give praise to everyone else but himself.

some interesting stuff.  said a’shawn may have been the best player in the game.  said aaron donald was one of one.  not because of his physical ability but because of the mental part.  his preparation his dedication.  said sapp got by mostly on ability but didn’t work like donald does.  he said he was ready to call ryan clark if weddle wasn’t on board!  interesting comments on kupp.  also.  i’m glad he mentioned hendo being held on the play previous to the one where the questionable one was called on kupp.  and then weddle makes a surprise guest appearance.

i will say that i did have some doubts about morris during the season, but the way this defense finished at the end of the season.  i’m glad he’s the dc for the rams and am curious to see how they do next year.

wv wrote:

dunno if this has been posted: “deep nerdy knowledge of football”

one bit i thought was interesting from that video.  von miller said to mcvay at a night club, “come get me”.  how can they let him go at this point?  a miller donald combo for the next 2 years would be awesome.

Report: Von Miller said ‘come get me’ to Sean McVay in 2018

another possible sleeper i forgot about is jacob harris.

a long shot, but the rams are gonna need some second year players to come through next year.

when i watch aaron donald play, i imagine that’s what rams fans felt when they watched deacon jones and merlin olsen play.

zn wrote:

I would be happy to get Miller if that’s not the case. Imagine this D with an entire season of Miller and Donald together plus Howard and Jones both at ILB. Scott and Fuller at DB.

yeah. it’d be difficult. but for the reason you just mentioned above is why i want to see it happen.

and if brown were to emerge… that could be quite the treat.

they definitely need to draft more defensive backs. long is also freakishly athletic and has not been able to nail down a position. next year is the last year of his contract.  glad fuller is back but disappointed with burgess’ season.

and how do they replace whit? is signing noteboom enough? or are there other free agents available?

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wv wrote:

I saw a stat about how many snaps Aaron Donald took this year. It was, like, a million. With all the fierce effort he expends, against all the double-teams, play after play, game after game — and all the desire and pressure for that Ring, and all the pressure of being ‘the man’ and a leader — one would think the guy is totally exhausted. Maybe more than any player on the team. w v

yeah. he is the face of the franchise. in terms of greatness. in terms of longevity.

i guess that’s why they wanted to win it for him.

it’s rare these days for a defensive player to be the face of a franchise. i mean even before he won the super bowl there were whispers that he was the best player in the nfl. not just defense but all of football.

it’s funny. we’re seeing a whole new aaron that the public has never really seen before. when he finally got that ring it’s like years of tension building up inside him had finally been released.

they gotta bring von back.  he’s got tons of personality.  fun to watch.  fun to interview.  when he came out for the draft, i was hoping the rams could draft him.  now he’s actually a ram, and i don’t want to see him go.

and here’s his james corden interview from when he won a super bowl with the broncos.

Zooey wrote:

But it would have been a better look if he had walked over there and peered down, I guess.

yeah.  i mean.  there was a crowd of people down there.  so it’s not like he left her there to fend for herself.

it just doesn’t look good.  his wife’s response was a little more appropriate.  at least show some concern.  but the guy was blitzed.

juxtaposed to his reaction when kupp got speared.  it’s not the greatest look.

Billy_T wrote:

As mentioned in the other thread — I think it was. I confuse them these days — to me, it isn’t the grabbing. It’s Wilson basically tried to go through him to get to the ball. He got there before the ball was thrown. And I know it’s extremely difficult for DBs in most cases. The best do next to the impossible. But you can’t go through the receiver before the ball gets there. That’s should be a PI call.

to me it was not a foul. however, shannon sharpe made a good point. on the previous play hendo does get held on his route. i watched it again and the defender definitely grabs his jersey.

not to mention the missed call on the facemask on ramsey.

in the end the bengals got away with one (or two) and got burned by one.