Zooey wrote:

Well, all those guys are lubed up to the gills, and giddy about their victory. But even after the euphoria wears off, I think they are going to want to try to repeat. I don’t know about you guys, but personally, I’m in favor of a repeat.

i really want whit to come back.

it sounds like donald wants to come back.

recorded the parade today and watching it now.

wow.  pretty big turnout.  super excited.  and lots of old school rams fans with their kids.  and their kids’ kids.

very cool.

there’s a lot of talk about whether stafford is a hall of famer.  well for one thing his career is far from over.  he’s got a chance to put up some big numbers.  i was just looking at it 15 minutes ago.  it should get very interesting if he decides to extend with the rams.

but also.  how does a quarterback shine on a team like the lions?  there’s questions about why he never made pro bowls or all-pro teams.  well troy aikman made no all pro teams and 6 pro bowls to stafford’s one pro bowl playing on a star studded team.  and he makes the hall of fame?

and before anyone says well barry sanders and calvin johnson made multiple pro bowls and all pro teams as lions, it’s different for a qb.  qbs on losing teams are just viewed differently than other position players.  i could be wrong about that.

i think that if stafford plays…  seven more years with sean mcvay as his head head coach.  i think that it won’t be a question anymore.

speaking of developing lower round draft picks…

very impressed with ernest jones so far.

and holding out hope that bobby brown iii can make an impact next year cuz that guy had all the physical talent in the world.

zn wrote:

I just think the Rams had to run the ball regardless of the results because the alternative was to just let the Bengals defense tee off against the pass.

i agree.  and i think mcvay did a good job calling the game.  i mean what can you do when you’ve lost woods, obj, higbee, AND blanton.  i mean what can you really do?  you can’t just pass the ball every time under those conditions.  i think he needed to keep cincy’s defense off balance just enough to keep them from teeing off on stafford.  even on the last drive there were some timely runs that kept the chains moving.  kupp and akers both made some clutch runs there.

i think the mcvay one is overblown.

the donald one…  i hope not.  but it sounds a little more serious to me.  rodney harrison did an interview with ad.  afterwards he revealed that donald told him directly that he was seriously considering it.  if they won.

maybe he just needs time to decompress.  it was a long season.

i can’t take it.

zn wrote:

Ramaniac@RamaniacG People will tell you that Burrow thrives in pressure, about how he took 9 sacks and still won. Well he took 5+ sacks in 5 regular season games this year and they were 1-4 in those games. And they scored an avg of 19ppg in those games. -8 pts compared to their season avg.11 Not knocking Burrow, he’s been really impressive and deserves credit. But this mythic narrative of the Bengals unlockable defense and Burrow overcoming all odds is manufactured.

yeah.  and in the playoffs his numbers have dropped when under pressure compared to the regular season.  the rams dline has to come with it and go off on joe.

His completion rate dropped from 64.3% when pressured during the regular season – top three in the NFL – to only 47.6% in the playoffs. He’s averaging only 4.3 yards per attempt in the playoffs compared to 9.7 in the regular season, and his passer rating under pressure has dropped 54.6 points from 94.6 to only 40.0 this postseason.

Obviously, this is all very good news for the Rams, who have allowed a passer rating of only 10.8 when the quarterback is under pressure, giving up zero touchdown passes and picking off three passes, yielding a completion rate of just 26.5%.

 

As Rams pass rush peaks in playoffs, Joe Burrow’s stats under pressure have slipped

zn wrote:

DOWNTOWN RAMS [DTR]@DowntownRams Cam Akers and Sony Michel could be in for a big game on Sunday. Bengals have allowed 312 yards rushing to running backs in the postseason for 104 YPG and 5.7 YPC. Cincinnati’s -0.001 Rush EPA on defense and 49.2% success rate ranks 13th out of the 14 postseason teams.

i really think a key for the rams is committing to the run.  wear down the bengals defense.  keep the bengals offense off the field.  keep the rams d fresh.

then the rams d has to shut down the bengals run game and put insane pressure on burrow when he drops back.

if they try to get into a throwing contest with the bengals, i think the bengals can beat them.

simple right?

i’m encouraged by this stat.  either burrow doesn’t do as well against pressure against higher quality opponents.  or the pressure is starting to get to him after being hit so much.  regardless of the reason i hope it continues.  and i hope the rams can put tons of pressure on him.

His completion rate dropped from 64.3% when pressured during the regular season – top three in the NFL – to only 47.6% in the playoffs. He’s averaging only 4.3 yards per attempt in the playoffs compared to 9.7 in the regular season, and his passer rating under pressure has dropped 54.6 points from 94.6 to only 40.0 this postseason.

Obviously, this is all very good news for the Rams, who have allowed a passer rating of only 10.8 when the quarterback is under pressure, giving up zero touchdown passes and picking off three passes, yielding a completion rate of just 26.5%.

As Rams pass rush peaks in playoffs, Joe Burrow’s stats under pressure have slipped

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zn wrote:

Blaine Grisak@bgrisakDTR There seems to be a narrative that the Rams can’t run the ball. 3 of last 4 teams they played were SFx2 and TB. Those are two of toughest run D’s in the NFL. Michel ranked 3rd in rushing yards from Week 13-17. Michel + Akers had 113 against AZ in divisional round. Key to this game is up front where the Rams should win the battle. However, with a bad offensive line, don’t be surprised to see Bengals rely on quick passing game. Burrow’s average time to throw this season with 2.69 seconds. That was the 10th-fastest in the NFL. Sosa

Kremenjas@QBsMVP Matthew Stafford is 315 passing yards away from having the most passing yards in a single postseason in NFL history.

zn wrote:

Hayden Winks@HaydenWinks Stafford is 1st (by a ton) in success rate versus blitzes and 24th versus 3 or fewer pass rushers. Expecting a very soft coverage game plan from Cincy again, similar to last week. Where Patrick Mahomes ranked against 3 or fewer pass rushers out of 33 QB qualifiers going into last week per @football_sis: + Most dropbacks (by a ton) + 25th in total EPA (-8.6) + 25th in success rate (39%) + 32nd in pressure rate (39%) An elite game plan by Cincy.

don’t fall for it, sean.  i think this defense might match up well against the rams offense.  they sat back against mahomes and mahomes couldn’t crack the code.  i think they take the same approach with matt.

just pound the ball.  don’t worry about records.

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actually scratch that. i have no idea what i’m talking about.

we need a cap expert. usually this is where ag would step in. i hope he’s ok.

spotrac is saying the rams will have 5 million in cap space in 2022.

i think morris did a good job. not great.

but then look at what staley did in san diego. they did nothing on defense.

a lot of moving parts during the season. difficult to mold them into one unit. and then you not only have to replace both of your starting safeties, but you pick up a guy who hadn’t played for two years.

it was a good season for him.

wv wrote:

Saw a stat: Most pressures in the playoffs:

Von Miller 16

Aaron Donald 16

Nick Bosa 13

wv wrote:

Most sacks taken in a postseason:

Wade Wilson 14 (1987)

Steve Fuller 13 (1984)

Len Dawson 13 (1966)

Joe Burrow 12 (2022)

really want to see von miller and aaron donald have a huge game next week.  i think that’s the key.  the whole front seven really.

also would love to see miller come back for a couple more seasons.  i think that above stat shows he’s got plenty left in the tank.

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joemad wrote:

Mayor Butts has since retracted the part about what the suspect was wearing, telling KRON4 that he is embarrassed that he accidentally said the suspect was wearing a Rams jersey in the video, when in fact he meant to say he was wearing a red jersey. Luna and the suspect were recorded in a Niners tailgate area.

wait.  so he was assaulted by another niner fan?  not that it matters.  but everything else has said it was a rams fan.