i like young at the edge. not trying to diminish what he’s done so far and look for him to continue to improve, but i would still like to see another edge opposite him next season.

i also like evans’ profile on paper but want to see him do it on the field. athletically he’s the best rb the rams have.

and a dominant end to help donald out would be cool. maybe with the rams first pick in 24?

also this may be the season the rams finally lose morris to a hc job. that would be a shame but also would be happy for him.

wv wrote:

Stafford and Donald are not getting any younger.   I dont know how long the Rams window will be open after next year.   Might be another ‘All In’ year.  I dunno.

i worry less about stafford, but i think donald has about two years left past this season. there’s not many defensive linemen if any who can produce at a high level past 34 years old. 2025 will be his age 34 season.

yeah.  i don’t know much about ekeler.  haven’t seen him too much.  but if kyren williams can replicate him in terms of production.  around 12oo-1300 yards from scrimmage.   and then you get a second running back who can give him sufficient rest without too much loss in production.  that would be ideal for me.

JackPMiller wrote:

If you get a chance, there is going to be some major talent at Edge, in free agency.

yeah if they can get one through free agency. that might actually be ideal since they might be more ready than say a rookie.

yeah,  kyren williams.  what a player.  so tough.  and cooper kupp too.  puka had one bad drop in the endzone.  but he usually catches those.

and byron young!  first sack.  and a forced fumble on the play too!  just need to partner him up with someone on the other side.  and witherspoon again has a great game.

and congrats to mcvay for adjusting in the second half.

one of the worst halves they’ve had this season followed by the one of the best.

plus he’s young and still raw. i think with kupp he came in already pretty polished. sure there was still a learning curve but he had a pretty high floor.

i think nacua has a lot of potential still to tap into.

i like goff.  i’m glad he’s doing well.  i’ll always root for him.

i don’t know that he does what stafford did on that super bowl run.  three game winning drives in the playoffs.  one of the most clutch performances ever?  and it wasn’t a fluke with stafford.  does goff do that?  i don’t know.

at the time though i would have preferred goff stay.  but i also preferred gurley to stay healthy and be able to play out his career with the rams.

i don’t think it was conditioning.  and the defense actually played better in the second half than the first half.

i can’t remember who it was in the post-game show.  but he was commenting how the eagles defense was playing man in the first half.  at the beginning of the second half they switched to zone and the pass rush then started getting to matthew a bit more.  on top of that olineman were going down to injury.  and the offense stalled.  didn’t score a single point in the second half.  so the defense held the eagles to only 6 points in the second half despite the eagles dominating the ball.  sounds like it was eagles defense making second half adjustments and the rams offense failing to counter that but also having to weather injuries.

and then of course the rams defense made some critical errors.  especially before the first half ended – kendrick.  also i think the rams defense could have tackled better.  too many broken tackles for extra yardage.  but easy for me to say.  i’m not out there running and chasing guys around the field.

well.  the eagles are supposed to have the best lines offensive and defensive in the entire league?  so the rams won’t always have to face that.  but having said that, i think that should be the focus of the rams for next offseason.  strengthening both sides of the lines.  i think matthew was fine until his protection petered out.  i think kupp got a little leggy there at the end.  but that can’t be too surprising.  nacua had his first big blunder but otherwise was solid.  i think the receiving corps will be fine.  i think the tight ends will be fine.  kyren williams ran tough.  i like him.  but he needs help.  but that shouldn’t be too difficult to find him help.  the secondary was getting gashed but hurts had forever to throw the ball.  again that comes down to the dline.  but they also need another edge rusher.  young was close but couldn’t quite close the deal.  he was also going against a helluva qb.

improve the oline.  improve the dline.  add another edge rusher.  find another running back to pair with williams.  but yeah.  they’re closer than i thought they were before the season began.

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Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp when he comes back pic.twitter.com/O2eaoiVPFd

— It's Matthew (2-2) (@compSciMatt) October 1, 2023

how healthy is stafford and the oline?

#Rams WR Puka Nacua was still trying to make it back to the locker room when HC Sean McVay was giving out game balls, which included one for Nacua.

McVay: "Where's Puka Nacua at?"

… And then he comes in and the team goes crazy. Love it.

(📽️ @RamsNFL)pic.twitter.com/t7suKL5m2u

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 2, 2023

Puka Nacua (17/top of the screen) with a nice path and block on Duo pic.twitter.com/nzo3MQgBGR

— Shawn (@SyedSchemes) October 3, 2023

i hope there’s a mic’d up for the game winning drive today? that’d be interesting to see.

pic.twitter.com/0Q4yChsLcd

— Marty Mcjerkbag (@MartyMcjerkbag) October 1, 2023

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