Still not over feeling the depression of this loss. I’m still hoping I will be alive to see the Rams win another Super Bowl before I ever die.

Billy_T wrote:

I’m reading folks say this was a matter of coaching. That McVay was out-coached by B.

Not my take at all.

I put this on the players. On their total lack of execution. I think the O-line was atrocious, failed to open holes (with few exceptions) for the backs, and let the Pats overwhelm Goff. Goff, for his part, played terribly too, IMO. A reversion to his rookie year. He was off on most of his throws, and made too few good throws to matter.

The D? They played really well, and Peters really surprised me. Of course, when the offense punts the first nine or ten times, that means the D is on the field too long — waaay too long. So it eventually gave up key plays. But 13 points? To Brady? Sheebus but that should be more than enough to win for the Rams.

My take? The offense was horrifically bad, on the field. I don’t pin this one on the coaches. The players lost this, in my view.

All of that said, I see the Rams as only getting better. There is no reason why they can’t make it to the Super Bowl next season. They just need to match their regular season play in the post season.

A good portion of the Defense is not coming back. Whitworth may not be coming back, aka there is talk that he may retire. If he does, hopefully Notbloom is ready.

Are we going to have some new cheers? Maybe new recipes? New made up curse words, when the refs gives us a bad call? All this newness, makes me feel like I need to do something new, and I don’t know what. I’m just lost.

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Pick time for me. It feels kind of eerily. McVay stated he has been to one Super Bow, that was when the Rams beat the Titans in Atlanta, this Super Bowl, happens to be in Atlanta. The last time we played in the Super Bowl, we lost by a field goal to the Patriots, that has the same Head Coach and QB, but they don’t have Adam Vinitari, on their roster this time. I predict Legatron will win it with his leg, Rams 34 – Patriots 33.

wv wrote:

Tom Brady likes Tuna Noodle Cassarole.

I bet you didn’t know that.

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I heard Bill Belichick has a disco ball in his bedroom.

https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2019/01/25/nfl-experts-predictions-super-bowl?event=event51&fbclid=IwAR2PnZbenXN77pH2h3rIwWap0SJOohOQDFvooNLlJ9GWW5mhsZ2WEOyseb8

What NFL experts are predicting for the 2019 Super Bowl
“This is almost the worst possible combination of teams.”
By Eric Wilbur
January 25, 2019

Combine fatigue and apathy and you’ve got the recipe for the Super Bowl LIII ticket market.

In New England, there’s a lot of “been there, done that, spent that” after nine Super Bowl appearances in the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era.

In Los Angeles, there’s a whole lot of, “The Rams? When did they get back?”

“This is almost the worst possible combination of teams,” ticket reseller Michael Lipman told Sports Illustrated. “There’s no fan base in L.A. Though there is a ‘Tom Brady’s last hurrah’ situation that is attracting a number of people. But other than that, there’s no draw.”

Lipman told SI that upper deck seats were going for about $3,500 as of Thursday. According to Yahoo Finance, that’s already about $500 to $1,000 lower than the normal get-in price at this time. And the game is still more than a week away.

“In a normal year, Super Bowl ticket prices on resale sites spike after Championship weekend when the games end and we all learn the matchup, and then they start to go down steadily in the week before the game,” writes Daniel Roberts. “(The exception was 2015, infamous in the ticketing industry, when the Patriots faced the Seattle Seahawks in Phoenix, Ariz., and demand never waned as it normally does, and many ticket resellers ended up in the red because they had over-sold tickets they did not have.)”

Tickets on Stubhub as of Thursday evening could be grabbed for $2,491.

You can get into the Leigh Steinberg Super Bowl party the night before though at only $295.

Super Bowl LIII predictions:

Andy Benoit, Sports Illustrated. Patriots 30, Rams 24. “As we were reminded of in the AFC championship, Tom Brady can still throw. Rams defensive coordinator Wade Phillips beat Brady in their last postseason matchup, the 2015 AFC title game in Denver. But that Denver defense had better edge rushers and more physical cover corners than this 2018 Rams D. The Patriots should have no trouble moving the ball. If they can keep the Rams offense below 30, they’ll win title No. 6.”

Alexa: Patriots. “As much as I want the Rams to win, you can never count out the New England Patriots. My prediction? The Patriots will be taking home the Vince Lombardi Trophy, and Tom Brady will need to use his other hand for that sixth Super Bowl ring.”

Scott Sullivan, WBZ Sports: Patriots 27, Rams 24.

Steve Burton, WBZ Sports: Patriots 38, Rams 34.

Madden simulation: Patriots 38, Rams 31. “Everything wasn’t entirely perfect for the Patriots — Brady got destroyed by Ndamukong Suh at one point in this game — but Brady did pass for 396 yards and three touchdowns. Jared Goff had even gaudier stats, throwing for 470 yards and three scores.”

Reggie Bush, NFL Network: Patriots in a blowout.

Rescued sea turtles: Rams.

David Steele, Sporting News: Patriots 30, Rams 26. “There are plenty of logical reasons to call this for the Rams, to repeat what the Eagles did to the Patriots a year ago, even to outgun them in a similar manner with a quarterback (this time Goff) making all the right plays at the right time. Also, the Rams clearly have luck on their side, to the everlasting agony of the Saints. But no. We’re way past conventional logic, except for this: Pick the Patriots, and Brady and Belichick, to win until somebody beats them.”

Vinnie Iyer, Sporting News: Patriots 34, Rams 27. “ The Patriots have adjusted to having a limited downfield passing game with their strong power running game and exceptional blocking in front of Tom Brady and Sony Michel. They should have plenty of success running on the Rams’ front seven, and even with consistent answers from Goff and Todd Gurley, the Patriots will use their superior ball control and red zone finishing to put away the game and earn the sixth ring for Brady and Belichick.”

Bill Bender, Sporting News: Patriots 31, Rams 24. “The Patriots opened their divisional playoff win against the Chargers with a 14-play, 83-yard TD drive that took 7:11 off the clock. The next week, they started the Chiefs game with a 15-play, 80-yard TD drive that took 8:05 off the clock. Against the Rams? They’ll go up-tempo early against the talented Los Angeles defensive line, because it won’t be expected.”

Matt Lutovsky, Sporting News: Patriots 27, Rams 24. “The Patriots have shown throughout the playoffs that their offense still has plenty of life, and Gurley just hasn’t looked right since coming back from injury. C.J. Anderson has done an admirable job filling in, but if Gurley is limited, the Patriots can focus on slowing down Goff, which will in turn slow down the Rams as a whole.”

Tadd Halslop, Sporting News: Rams 31, Patriots 27. “New England’s running game against a statistically below-average Los Angeles rush defense is largely considered the biggest advantage for the Patriots in this game. Yet Donald and Ndamukong Suh care not for statistics. This game — not necessarily against these Patriots, but certainly Super Bowl 53 — is exactly why the Rams padded their defense in 2018 with Suh and others.”

Field Yates, ESPN: Patriots. “Brady will show that his age (41) is just a storyline. He helps lead the Patriots to a sixth Super Bowl win and does so in MVP form.”

Mike Clay, ESPN. Rams: “Boston vs. Los Angeles. Brady vs. Goff. Belichick vs. McVay. Michel vs. … Anderson?! This is going to be fun. I expect a nail-biter of a shootout in the dome in Atlanta, but the Rams win it.”

NJ.com staff: Five out of five have the Patriots winning. Joe Giglio predicts a score of Patriots 29, Rams 28. “Belichick vs. McVay. Brady vs. Goff. Josh McDaniels vs. Wade Phillips. This wasn’t the Super Bowl many expected, but it has it all. If the Rams were closer to 100 percent (meaning Cooper Kupp never went down with a knee injury during the season), there would be enough firepower to win this thing. But with the uncertainty around Todd Gurley, it feels like New England has more answers for the questions the game will present.”

Steve Silverman, Bleacher Report: Patriots 33, Rams 27. “The Rams may get close, but the Patriots will hang on to win the Super Bowl for the sixth time, tying the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most victories of all time in the championship game.”

David Kenyon, Bleacher Report: Patriots 34, Rams 20. “Those quick-hitters will minimize the impact of Los Angeles stars Aaron Donald and Ndamukong Suh up front. Pressuring Brady is a key to beating the Pats. If the Rams can’t, the margin won’t be close.”

It says here: Patriots 35, Rams 31. Sure, like this one will be easy.

Nextweek. I have to go through some major homework on this game. I’ll be ready with my prediction next Friday.

I believe Gurley will come up huge in Atlanta

We need to work on fixing our pass defense assignments. It was better than last game, but still need some improvement. Hopefully, the Rams work on their secret plays in LA, not in Atlanta.

McVay trusts preparation + gut feeling when being aggressive in situational football

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LeBron was in the Rams Locker room. I wonder if it means something? He is going to sign as a red zone target for the NFC title game, and maybe the Super Bowl if we get their? Hmmmm?

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wv wrote:

Someone explain who the Rams are — they had the wild shootouts with the Saints and Chiefs,
and now they look like the Tim Tebow broncos er somethin.

Someone x-plain it to me.

Have they always been both?

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I think the Rams know what they got in Malcolm Brown,and in their crew of RBs, like Kelly for example. I do wonder, if CJ does sogn for huge money with another team, if we could get a 3rd round comp pick, or is it, that he only signed with us the last two weeks, so it makes him ineligible for us to get that pick? Hmm.