Hey DAK

welcome back!

60 lbs! That’S awesome.

How is the man cave basement coming along?

zn wrote:

GOFF IS THE REAL DEAL
In the spirit of fairness and full disclosure, a lot was said about Goff’s lack of NFL readiness in this space during training camp and preseason games. Simply put, the Goff learning curve going from Cal to the NFL was more demanding than imagined.
And that was pointed out by many.
That said, he’s grown by leaps and bounds since, and that progress was obvious while watching him during practice as the days, weeks and months unfolded.
So it wasn’t a major surprise to see him slinging it Sunday against the Saints, primarily in the first half as he ripped them for 167 yards and three touchdowns — including a gorgeous 24-yard pass to Tavon Austin for a first-quarter touchdown and an expertly handled two-minute drive to finish the half with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Lance Kendricks.
The sample size was small, but there is no doubting what we saw. Goff has an NFL-caliber arm, terrific feet to extend plays, touch, accuracy and a natural feel for the position.
In the big picture, that will turn out to be more important than the final score Sunday or even the Rams’ record to end the season.
“I don’t think there are any moral victories. For me, I felt a lot more comfortable in my second game,” Goff said. “From my experience, I just felt better out there and was just able to see it a lot better. The game slowed down for me a lot more today.
“But at the same time, I just wanna win. I don’t want to be out here saying I’m happy with what we did, or what I did, or anything in between; cause I’m really not if we don’t win. And that’s the bottom line.”

Goff did look pretty good out there.

1) The TD pass to Tavon…. 3rd and 7 in front of 73K very loud N.O. fans, Goff gets the play clock down to :01 dropped a nice dime to Austin… that was very cool… a very nice pass indeed. I think we can’t underestimate this play for a rookie….. he went 3-4 on the opening drive in a loud dome…

2) TD # 2 to Britt…. Rams strike quick after the Bress T.O., a nice quick slant to Britt in stride to allow YAC TD.

3) TD #3… it’s 28-14, momentum shifted to N.O. Rams take the ball with 2 1/2 minutes left in the half….Goff goes 5 for 7 on the drive.. (I’m not sure why the Rams and Goff spiked the ball on 1st down with 3 timeouts left on that drive…….. anyway Goff hits Kendricks in stride for the TD pass on the play following the spike……….in that same drive, he had some very nice passes to Marquez and Kendricks….

I think what set the tone for the 2nd half was the Saints 1st play from scrimmage, the 60+ yard run, then the Rams have the Saints on a 3rd and 17 after 2 good defensive plays and Saints burn the Rams with screen for the TD…..

it’s too bad the Rams couldn’t covert some 3rd downs to counter in the 3rd qtr… just fell a bit short before the Saints snowballed the Rams…..

I think Goff is smarter than people give him credit for and looks very very calm….

Goff looked very encouraging….

wv wrote:

joemad wrote:

I do my best to do 105 push ups per day and walk 2 miles.

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105 ? Wny 105 ?

Thats a lot, btw. How many can you do in a row?

I used to be a big ‘pull up’ guy. I liked pull ups. But now, at my age, its tough to get my elbow joints to go along with pullups. But I’m still gonna try and see if i can get my body to go along with them.

I rewatched a dvd of ‘Pumping Iron’ with Arnold and Ferrigno a while back. On the special features they kinda hinted that a lot of the drama was kinda ‘created’ just to add some pizzazz to the film.

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someday i’ll add a pull up bar…I’m not sure I can actually do one right now…..my elbows used to get sore and make noises but the push ups actually helped over time….

I do 3 sets of 35 push ups…… I’ll throw in squats, lunges, plank, chair dips for the triceps etc as time permits ….. but as a minimum I do my best to fit in the push ups daily…. push ups can be done almost anywhere……….BTW, I used to do 150 per day (3 sets of 50) but that stopped when I “stroked out” in 2007, ……… when I started playing softball again a few years I re-started the push up routine…….

I also make a priority to walk 30 min in the AM that includes 5 sets of stairs on the walk……….

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wilton 6-3 league record

Danbury 2-7 league record

Wilton won the game 28-0

more on the fine culture of Wilton HS……

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilton_High_School

In 2007, the state of Connecticut enacted legislation preventing physical restraint or seclusion of special needs students except in limited situations,[15] largely as a result of allegations of mistreatment of four special education students in Wilton High School and other Wilton schools in 2005.[16][17] Jill Ely claimed that, without notifying her,

[17][18] Gloria Bass, the grandmother of two special needs students, also said that one child had been restrained for months in a storage closet without her knowledge.[17][18] Superintendent Gary Richards defended the schools’ actions saying: “We do the best we can with kids who sometimes are very challenged.”[17]

In March 2007, a controversy arose which achieved national prominence when Principal Timothy Canty, on the objection of a student, cancelled an original student play by an advanced theater class concerning the Iraq War, a project he had originally approved. He justified his action by claiming it “might hurt Wilton families ‘who had lost loved ones or who had individuals serving as we speak,’ and that there was not enough classroom and rehearsal time to ensure it would provide ‘a legitimate instructional experience for our students.’”[19] The play, “Voices in Conflict”, had been written and produced by students under the direction of 13-year English teacher Bonnie Dickinson. It was supposed to have been performed in school during the day. School officials, including Superintendent Gary Richards, notwithstanding national attention over the cancellation and a letter protesting it signed by Stephen Sondheim, Edward Albee, Christopher Durang, John Guare, and John Patrick Shanley, refused to allow the production to be performed at the school.

Theater groups rallied to the students’ defense, and the play was subsequently performed at the Fairfield Theatre Company, The Vineyard Theatre, The Culture Project, and The Public Theater.[20] The play was produced for Connecticut Public Television, and Bonnie Dickinson became the official 2007 Honoree of the National Coalition Against Censorship and the winner of the Connecticut Center for First Amendment Rights 2007 “Freedom Award.”[21]

In 2013, after the Wilton Board of Finance returned its proposed budget with instructions to reduce it by $750,000, the Board of Education voted to impose “pay-to-play” fees on all athletics and school clubs, with a fee of up to $100 per sport and $50 per club.[22]

In 2016, the night of Friday, Nov. 11, the Wilton High School football team played against Danbury High School at Fujitani Field[23] and a group of Wilton students were heard chanting “build the wall” — a phrase commonly heard at Donald Trump’s presidential campaign rallies in reference to a wall[24] he has publicly stated he wants to build at the United States-Mexico border to keep immigrants from coming into the country. Minority enrollment at Wilton High School is around 12%,[25] however minorities make up more than half of Danbury High School’s student body and a high number are Hispanic.[26] Nov.17, the Mayor of Danbury, Mark Boughton, issued a request asking that Wilton High School publically apologize.[27] They did.

I really wanted the Rams to trade Bulger and keep the greatness of KW.

But Bulger won me over with some great comeback games. SD, Bears, and Sea… you couldn’t count Martz’s Rams out of a game back then….

Bulger….”, his most impressive game to me was a game he played in the rain in Pittsburgh.

He was a good QB, but not real animated and didn’t seem to be very vocal

Zooey wrote:

You have to be kidding.

He isn’t even president yet, has no cabinet, and has announced no policies, but you want to take credit for a strong dollar.

This is what is called a Streeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetch.

No shit….

EURO to US$ was 1.61 in 2008. It was 1.09 before the election.

I wonder if he got 2 marriage annulments to remain with the Catholic team…….at the alter with his 2nd wife with 2 buns in the oven…….then domestically abused her………..

Bannon

Bannon’s first marriage was to Cathleen Houff Jordan. They had a daughter, Maureen. Following their divorce, Bannon married former investment banker Mary Louise Piccard in April 1995. Their twin daughters were born three days later. After Piccard and Bannon divorced in 1997, Bannon married Diane Clohesy. That marriage also ended in divorce in 2009.[50]

Bannon was charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, battery and dissuading a witness in early January 1996, after Piccard accused Bannon of domestic abuse. The charges were later dropped when his now ex-wife did not show up to court.[51] During the divorce proceedings, Piccard also stated that Bannon had made antisemitic remarks about choice of schools, saying that he did not want to send his children to The Archer School for Girls because Jews raise their children to be “whiny brats”. Bannon’s spokesperson denied the accusation, noting that he had chosen to send both his children to the Archer School Bannon’s association with the alt-right movement, along with his aforementioned alleged antisemitic remarks, have contributed to accusations of white nationalism from the Southern Poverty Law Center and other advocacy groups, commentators, and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid

The Great

1) Britt. I haven’t been able to watch his whole game on TV … can’t see his routes from that angle for some reason, or how well he runs them in comparison to everyone else. He’s on pace for 1250 yards this year if my math is close … and he’s honestly the best offensive player. Over Gurley. His routes are precise, he battles at the POA … and he gets upfield after the catch. I know we’re all bummed at the offense this year, and rightfully so … but Britt is playing good football.

Great Britain…. props to the Union Jack…..

His season career high is 48 catches with 750+ yards for the season……. he already has 44 this season with 693 yards….

just curious, did you really work this hard to understand Trump’s positions?

What are they? Other than increasing import duty on Mexican and Chinese goods? having the Mexican’s pay for a wall and putting HRC in jail?

Do you honestly believe that these are practical and will better the country?

Because we all know none of these will happen….

Zooey wrote:

Well, crap, ya know…Keenum isn’t why they are losing. They can’t run the ball. They cannot run. The running game is not working.

Goff could come in and elevate the Rams some…maybe. But at best they will still be #6 and out after one game.

They need to fix the running game. From 1st and goal 1 yard out…and no TD?

From Fisher?

WTF is wrong with the running game?

Seriously, if Gurley was averaging – whatever – 80-90 ypg – what would the Rams’ record be?

It isn’t Keenum. At least, he isn’t the main reason.

yes, the running game isn’t meeting expectations….

but Keenum’s 11 picks with only 9 TDs in 9 games is also a factor for the loses….. throwing 11 picks is not exactly game management……

The Rams are close, they are converting 3rd downs….defense is getting good pressure to the QB……. they are due for a win streak…, Brit and Kendricks (despite the Jackie Smith TD drop) are playing well……Once the run game gets consistent they should be balanced.

I hope the Rams destroy New York this Sunday…..

BTW, …..I remember hearing this audio below on Tuesday Sept 13 (the day after the week 1 MNF loss to SF)…….. I circled Nov 13 on my calendar… Mike Greenberg (from the ESPN Mike and Mike Show) who bashed the Rams is a big Jets fan

Following the Los Angeles Rams’ embarrassing 28-0 loss to the 49ers in their first game after moving from St. Louis, Mike Greenberg laid out just how bad the team is

“Yanking his team from the good people of STL to get additional billions of $$$$”.

“Hey STL, enjoy this!”

“#1 pick in the draft inactive”

“Case 17 of 35”

“The Rams are worse than the Browns…..they are a college team below the Philly 76ers…”

(ESPN Mike and Mike) Mike Greenberg short audio URL =

“””””Might even still have it in a bookshelf in my basement. They would have to take the western part of Oregon and Washington with them.”””””””

someone would need to re-write the lyrics of “America the Beautiful”… .from sea to shining sea…..

throw in Nevada too… we’ll take Vegas…

“”””My guess is few people here will go out of their way to see it, but I think you should. Just watched it and it surprised me.

For most of this campaign, when I tuned in to see her, I found her to be rather wooden, with her shields up, mostly incapable of connecting on a human level with her audience. Too wonky, etc. Not really all that comfortable in her own skin, etc.

But this speech, which may be her last in public? She did connect. The crowd seemed to be really moved. Her tone was just right, IMO, and her words were gracious and, at least relative to her political peers, “classy.” If Clinton had been like this from the start, I think we might have had a different election result.”””

Many thought the same thing on Gore’s concession speech in 2000.

it’s been awkward watching the Rams convert 3rd downs….. the Rams have sucked at 3rd down conversions for years……

Winnbrad wrote:

Our offense got better and we lost all three games.

I want the offense to suck, again.

That’s funny…..

Penalties still a huge issue… not only gives up yardage, but more importantly it turns the momentum of the game….