they’re actually a better running team than passing team according to stats.

they rank third in rushing and fifth in passing.

i think the important thing for the mcvay offense is balance.

so that the play action is more effective.

Agamemnon wrote:

Dallas loses home game.

seriously ag.

and they slowed elliott down.

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before lynch took it over jodorowski was supposed to make dune.

i wish i coulda seen that one.

that film which never actually got made went on to influence other films such as alien.

it would have been a spectacle for sure.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodorowsky%27s_Dune

like i’ve said before don’t really care who the rams play.

don’t care if the eagles win and, assuming the rams win their game, the home field advantage goes back to the rams.

although. yes. as petty as it may be. i don’t want the chargers to have any success. is that wrong?

this is the matchup i wanted.

we’ll see. i just feared that bears d. i don’t think the cowboys d will match up quite as well.

but elliot is going to be difficult to stop.

i know people here want the bears, but i’m hoping the eagles win.

i don’t like the idea of elliot running on this defense, but i like the rams’ chances in a high scoring game rather than a defensive slugfest against the bears.

he deserves to get in. absolutely.

and yet the rams d still disappointed.

is it the run d?

the secondary?

Agamemnon wrote:

Yes, they are. They might end up with comp picks for Suh and Joyner and they have a good chance to resign Saffold and Fowler. imo

so probably no money for anderson?

happy new year y’all.

zn wrote:

ME: IMO…Zac Taylor’s not ready to be a head coach.

everyone’s looking for the next hot hc candidate.

if they want someone to groom rosen, why not just hire mike mccarthy?

just for comparison sake.

tom brady in his third year ranked 9th in qb rating. 10th in his fourth year.

drew brees ranked 28th in qb rating his third year. 3rd his fourth year.

peyton manning 6th his third year. 8th his fourth year.

by the way goff ranked 5th his sophomore season. manning 4th brady 6th brees 24th.

long way to go still.

i’m honestly surprised they keep trotting barkley out there. i realize there were some rookie records to break.

but shoot. he’s had to carry a load this season.

i woulda protected him.

zn wrote:

There;s the rub though. Don’t Rivers and Roethlisberger fit that definition? But I think it’s stretching the meaning of “elite” to call them elite.

well i would consider those two qbs to be elite.

what you’re talking about i’m not even sure brees and brady qualify as. i only see rodgers qualify as that kind of qb. a qb who can win games by himself.

and i think mahomes might be the next guy to be able to do that. but i need to see more from him.

those guys are rare. and it’s even harder to demonstrate. so it’ll always be open to debate. but i just don’t see a huge difference between a brady/brees and a rivers/roethlisberger.

zn wrote:

To be elite it has to be something more than that. And it’s not easy to describe. I would say that to be considered elite, a qb has to demonstrate a few times a season that the team can win on the basis of his arm above all else. That’s getting into the territory of guys like Brees and Brady in his prime.

i think that’s hard to measure.

i am more in line with mcvay’s definition.

consistency in production over a long period of time.

and i’m talking about elite level production.

so i would say a guy like rivers belongs in that conversation.

consistent top 5 production over a number of years.

now i don’t think goff will ever be on the level of an aaron rodgers. a guy who can excel no matter who is around him.

but i think he can be a brees level of qb. he’s not even close to that yet, but i think the potential is there.