Zooey wrote:

Yeah. Turns out they needed them.

won the turnover battle but not the running game. made for a very tough tough game.

but i guess a win is a win?

i’m ok. i’m still… ok.

turnovers rams got ’em. they needed ’em. thankfully they didn’t give any up.

if stafford plays like stroud, the rams are cooked.

the above video goes into some detail on the rams and bears rushing offenses and defenses.

a healthy dotson will be very important.

Zooey wrote:

AFAIK, none of the 3 teams are facing significant FA loss or attrition through retirement. So they all figure to be a year more experienced, and replenished with off season acquisitions.

i don’t know either, but la and seattle will also both be in excellent cap shape.

Zooey wrote:

was just hoping it was going to be next week at SoFi.

yeah.

Zooey wrote:

I think it’s more important for the Rams to avoid turnovers than it is for them to get them.

i agree.

i wonder if dotson will have some rust to knock off.

wv wrote:

All the ex-players ive seen talk about it, have said its a big factor. Tom Brady for one, talked about getting ‘softer’ when he was in Tampa Bay.

yeah. none of these guys who were saying it was a non-factor were players.

like zn i’ve moved from warm weather to cold weather and back again, and it’s amazing how quickly your body adapts to the different climates.

it’s not just playing in it. it’s just going about your day – day after day. will it be colder than usual? yes. but it’s just different when you come from a place like la to a place like chicago. those lake michigan winds will be unkind.

wv wrote:

“HC Ben Johnson has been making the Bears practice without heaters this season, according to S Kevin Byard.”

Shades of Bud Grant.

is that a good or a bad thing?

a lot of rams influencers/pundits are getting really defensive about the weather factor. i don’t understand why. it’s a factor. the rams play in la which has really mild weather. bears players play in these conditions. it’s an advantage. hopefully, the rams can overcome it.

just wanted to repost this in this thread since it’s specifically about mvp.

he got his first all pro selection this year so his hof score is currently at 95.7. mvp puts him at 105.6. average score for a qb in the hof is 108. he’d be a virtual lock at that point.

Ramily,

With all that’s going on I forgot to update on this.

Matthew Stafford was at 87% chance to make the Hall of Fame when the season started. He earns about .20 per game and with his pro bowl (1.5) and (wAV) he moved to 93.11% chance to make the Hall.

I know this may… pic.twitter.com/w84ZbhLtw9

— Stafford9 (@LAR9MS) January 10, 2026

wv wrote:

“Internal discussions revealed a committee member’s comment that Tomlin was “too hip-hop,” which reportedly played a role in choosing Cameron.”

sadly that does not surprise me one bit.

i’m probably going to say this a thousand more times before next sunday. i’m gonna annoy everyone on this board and everyone i see. but the rams need to pound the ball on this run defense. especially if dotson is back and healthy.

No defense this season allowed a higher rushing success rate than the Chicago Bears at 55.1%.

No offense this season had a higher rushing success rate than the Los Angeles Rams at 57%.

— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) January 12, 2026

rams were without puka and cooper.

but also bears didn’t have loveland and burden yet as they were still in college. williams is a year wiser. and i don’t know what the weather was but being that it was on september 29 it probably wasn’t too cold. next week’s game will be in freezing weather with snow very likely.

it’s true that stafford played well last year in philly under similar circumstances against a more talented team. so i’m hoping he can replicate that performance.

and also hoping that there aren’t any st gaffes and that the defense can somehow slow down caleb williams. maybe they should focus on taking away the run game and loveland. make the other receivers beat them.

• This reply was modified 3 months, 1 week ago by InvaderRam.

zn wrote:

On paper anyway, the Rams offense is better than the Chicago offense, and ought to shred the Chicago defense at a higher rate than the Chicago offense will against the Rams defense.

stafford does not play well in below freezing weather. the weather could very well neutralize the offense.

it might be better to just run the heck out of the ball and keep caleb off the field. avoid turnovers which the bears excel at on defense.

and as wv mentioned, bears play better on defense at home.