wv wrote:

I am gonna enjoy FINALLY
seeing a Ram QB with a GUN, LoL.

tony banks had a gun…

no stafford’s not that bad. but i question the trade. we’ll see.

Zooey wrote:

zn wrote:

JosinaAnderson@JosinaAnderson
Text from league source on the #Lions trade talks for QB Matthew Stafford: “I’m sure they’ll get a trade, but right now they’re looking for a sucker to overpay.”

Of course they are.

And the other teams are looking for the Lions to take a fire sale offer.

oh dear.

sigh.

Herzog wrote:

zn wrote:

Zooey wrote:

it seems to me that if McVay is a dick, we would have heard about it before

We have.

There’s been all sorts of signs of that.

Like what?

well honestly that doesn’t concern me at all.

i mean a head coach and reports of him being an asshole? well duh. i mean even dick vermeil. one of the most beloved head coaches of all time. i mean all time. there were plenty of signs of him being an asshole. him and bruce? him and faulk?

yeah. head coaches have big egos. this is not a newsflash.

if this is a motivational technique. and who knows… i mean i hope it is. mcvay and snead probably know better than we do. what makes goff tick. so maybe they think this will be productive?

….

i hope anyway.

Zooey wrote:

I agree completely.

Which leads back to… what are they playing with this non-committal crap?

yeah. i have no idea what’s going on there. no idea.

either mcvay and snead are about to screw it up royally. or mcvay just sees something fundamentally flawed about goff’s game. or this is some oddball way of motivating goff.

but this non-committal vagueness is weird. i don’t think this is mcvay though. i think this is something drummed up by snead. snead is the one who is all into reading about cognitive psychology. there’s definitely a reason the both of them are choosing to go this route. i just have no idea what that reason is. but it’s definitely calculated.

• This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by InvaderRam.

well shit.

Billy_T wrote:

Joseph-Day has impressed me. I think they hit on that late pick. I know he hates his new nickname, but it kinda fits. Seabass has game. I like Brockers, too.

It shouldn’t be that tough to transition, really. But they’re still going to need to bring in some youngins, cuz Brockers will turn 31 in season, and Donald will be 30. Got some yute if they keep Williams, who fits the hogmolly mode, kinda. Don’t really know what they have in Gaines yet.

You can never have too much talent at D-line.

That’s what initially drew me to the Rams in the first place, back in the 1960s. The Fearsome Foursome. I want them to get that all back, updated for 2021!

they need a defensive end. i think they have some pieces at linebacker. but they need some more talent there. one question. will it be easier or harder on the linebackers we do have? being in a 4-3. i’m guessing it’s easier. man i wish they could get micah parsons. haha!

the secondary should be fine. i think burgess was starting to come on until the injury. the cornerbacks were out of this world. fuller should get better.

onto a new season. i’m done with last season. really interested to see what morris does with this defense. more than anything i’d like to see him stick around for at least 3 seasons.

zn wrote:

Or IF he should be frustrated. Maybe he should just be a hard-working, head-down, steady coach.

and he usually is. i’m not too worried at this point. for one comment.

and he definitely inherited a lot of talent. for sure. but he did not inherit a good team.

Cal wrote:

But sooner or later, McVay will return to his pass-heavy approach.

the rams ranked 25th in passing play percentage though. and outside of 2019, the rams have consistently been a balanced offense.

i do think there is room for improvement. there has to be. he’s only 35 years old.

all i’m saying is i don’t completely dismiss mcvay’s criticism of goff. at the same time, i don’t think he is without blame himself. they gotta sort it out. the alternative could be much more worse for both of them as well as the entire organization.

zn wrote:

But I think it would be a mistake to move on from Goff, unless we can get Watson.

and that’s never gonna happen.

zn wrote:

Honestly, the Rams coach should take a long, hard look in the mirror to determine whether the person with the joystick also deserves some criticism.

i only have issue with this. mcvay does not seem like the type of person to deflect blame. i mean his history is accepting responsibility. maybe it was just lip service? maybe.

they got shit to sort out. i hope they sort it out.

i’m starting to like the hiring. but i also fear that he could be poached for a hc spot in 2022. although beside being the interim hc last year he hasn’t been offered a hc gig in awhile. so maybe he sticks around.

interested to see what he does with this defense.

• This reply was modified 5 years, 5 months ago by InvaderRam.

hope he gets the record next year.

zn wrote:

“The people I’ve spoken to said basically at this moment the relationship with Goff and McVay: not great. They need marriage counseling is what one person said to me. I think this is something that they’re going to be able to work through, but there’s got to be some healing and that’s not just with Jared Goff’s injured thumb.”

they can work through this. i don’t sense anything irreparable. and i don’t think blaming one or the other is productive.

neither guy seems like the type where ego will get in the way. so i remain positive. at least for now.

my suspicion? mcvay wants to go conservative. goff wants to air it out a little bit. that’s just a suspicion. no evidence to prove it. hopefully, in the offseason they can iron it out and get this offense back in order.

gotta get that oline better though.

i’d like to see pleasant get a shot.