wv wrote:

So, one wonders if maybe they just stopped a lot of the Rams tendencies. Which would mean, some low-scoring games to come — unless McV adjusts.

i bet it’s some of that. i thought goff did a good job. the defense seemed to be taking a lot of stuff away and he would have to go through his progressions. and he was still producing. hopefully mcvay self scouts and makes the offense less predictable.

some of it is probably just a very desperate giants team that was backed into a corner.

i’m most disturbed by the rams horrendous inability to tackle. they were getting gashed. this defense is definitely flawed.

i like her articles. one of the main reasons i got a subscription to the athletic. and i listened to her on the locked on podcast i think it was. hope she sticks around.

nice one, ag.

zn wrote:

Whatever your feelings about PFF position rankings, this is a staggeringly impressive (and unexpected) Rams starting lineup going into Week 4 vs NYG:

JG16 – QB4
DH27 – RB1
CK10 – WR2
RW17 – WR20
TH89 – TE9
GE81 – TE27
AW77 – OT3
DE73 – G9
AB66 – C8
AC63 – G23
RH79 – OT11

darrell henderson at number one just blows my mind. i still like akers. if he can come back healthy and productive, i’d say the rams have the most feared rushing attack in the nfl? especially when you include woods.

wv wrote:

Is Ma-homes the best football player we’ve seen since….oh, i dunno…Jim Brown?

The Ravens have always had a tough defense. That was not a lousy defense, he was shredding.

I think Mahomes is the best NFL football player, I’ve seen, maybe, ever. I would take him over Lawrence Taylor or Aaron Donald, or any other player i can think of.

i still think aaron donald is better at his position than any other player is at their respective position.

having said that i would take mahomes over anyone else to start a team. because he plays quarterback.

zn wrote:

Look at 38-year old Andrew Whitworth just casually moving DT Vernon Butler (330 lbs.) with one arm over 5 yards downfield

i wonder if whit’s got another 4 years left in him. i take that dude for granted. but the rams are so lucky to have him.

i just worry about how they’re going to replace him. maybe instead i should just appreciate that the rams have him now.

not only did last year help the oline. in a weird way, i bet it helped goff out too. maybe quicken the process for him in terms of diagnosing a defense. decision making.

that was good stuff.

i don’t expect the rams to let down. and they’ll be extra motivated given what happened last week.

Agamemnon wrote:

Ike doesn’t get enough credit for the blocker he was. Packing a punch, putting his body on the line for the success of the play!

i think that gets flagged in today’s game.

it’s unfortunate that they lost barkley for the season. i mean. i can’t even tell you who else plays on that offense.

zn wrote:

On defense it’s Donald and Ramsey in the top 10 and everyone else is worse than 30th. Some guys are ranked no better than bartenders. Ebukam is 106, the worst OLB in the league.

yeah. ebukam looks terrible. just terrible.

lewis is eligible to come back. can’t be worse than ebukam???

maybe some jonah williams in the second half???

i do think the defense in the second half will be better than the first half version.

zn wrote:

Yeah, it’s early, but we can see what’s there to see. It’s not just one thing. The OL is far more solid than it was after 3 games last year, AND the running game is clicking the way it wasn’t by this time last year, AND JG is far more confident and (like you said) in control.

Compare Goff’s first 3 games last year and this year.

2019: 66 of 105, 62.8%, 246 ypg, 7.0 ypa, 4 TDs, 3 Ints, 3 fumbles w/ 2 lost, 2 games w/ qb rating below 80.
2020: 63 of 90, 70%, 287.7 ypg, 9.6 ypa, 5 TDs, 2 Ints, 0 fumbles, 1 game w/ qb rating below 80.

i’m actually comparing him to 2017 and 2018.

2017 and 2018 goff started out hotter than 2020 goff. but i think he looks better this year.

it’s early. but what would cement it for me is more consistency from goff this year. in 2017 and 2018, he’d go on stretches where he’d be in a funk. for whatever reason. what i want to see this year is less dips over the 16 game season.

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There’s maybe one area of genuine concern for me as it pertains to the Rams – the pass rush. Outside of Aaron Donald, they’re just bad. They made some big plays down the line today (mostly #99) but they have barely gotten any pressure over 3 games now.

Very concerning.

yeah. again. i hope lewis comes back healthy and stays healthy. he could be the key to truly unlocking this defense… into becoming a lockdown defense???

rams need a pass rush.

Zooey wrote:

And I don’t know what “escape hatches” Goff lost.

i don’t watch other football teams, so i can’t comment on them. but i will comment on the rams.

goff has 4 legitimate targets in woods, kupp, higbee, and now jefferson.

and despite having 4 legitimate targets, the rams are third in the league in rushing attempts (actually second if you exclude the dolphins third game on thursday. and they’re third in the league in rushing yards.

so as dangerous as their passing offense is, mcvay believes in the rams’ running game that much.

they are 30th in passing attempts but third in ypa. so it’s not like mcvay is afraid of passing it cuz when they do they do some serious damage.

that’s a lot for any defense to handle.

and while they did lose noteboom, i’m actually a lot higher on edwards than i was on joseph. i think he’ll be better in the run game, and he should be good enough in the passing game. it’s too bad akers can’t play.

should be interesting to see how this offense holds up over 16 games.

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