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  • in reply to: New England … praise and blame #16942
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    Cheaters prosper BIG TIME in Goodell’s NFL ………..

    New England Playoff record during spy gate:
    14 wins
    3 losses
    3-0 in Super Bowls
    .824%

    Post Spy Gate
    4 Wins
    5 losses
    0-2 in Super Bowls (0-3 if you count loss to 85 Bears)
    444%

    Pete Carroll is not free on this either….. Cheated big time in USC, left program in shambles, USC football BANNED from bowl games for 2 years, forfeit last 2 games of 2004 season.

    2014 team leaders in penalties in the NFL….
    Seattle # 1
    New England # 2.

    Bending and breaking the rules pays big time in the NFL.

    I am not pro QB, but anyone can throw a slightly deflated ball with more zip and farther downfield than one inflated to 13 lbs of air.

    in reply to: Plays that shaped Rams' season: No. 10 #16888
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    So where are the other 9 big plays of the season?

    the biggest play of the regular season was the pick Shawn Hill threw right before half and agrivatted his leg vs the Vikings. big momentum turner in game and season.

    2nd biggest play was Shawn Hill’s int in San Diego.

    in reply to: Pat Summerall and John Madden #16712
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    I remember the clock mis-management right before half…. I couldn’t believe that happened.

    in reply to: Cardale Jones #16486
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    1) this guy has less 100 pass attempts in College.

    2) a QB needs good study habits: “”””Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain’t come to play SCHOOL, classes are POINTLESS ”

    —Cardale Jones, Twitter: October 5, 2012

    3) There has been no NFL QB worth a damn in the NFL from Ohio State….. see Joe Germaine and Art Schlichter.

    Any QB will look good with Zeke Elliot rushing for 249 yards and Oregon Choking in the redzone, Ohio State didn’t win because of Cardale’s 58 passer rating.

    in reply to: CBS Sports 920AM – some Kurt Warner – Podcast #15882
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    my perception from Warner in recent seasons is that he feels more connected to the Cardinals than he does with the Rams.

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    I like Schott actually. But either way, they ain’t gonna hire Martz, I bet. Anyway, onward and upward…we’ll see what they do.

    I like him too… look at the last game against Seattle, he did the best with what he had…… Hill throws a pick at a DL. …. Cook drops a sure TD in the endzone, on the same series, Cunningham gets the ball swatted at the goal line. Game was winnable, not Schotty fault at all.

    Too bad.

    in reply to: best qbs in 2014? #15722
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    Just a quick discussion inciting hit on this.

    My criteria = 30+ TDS, 90+ qb rating, less than 2.7% INTs. Have to have all 3.

    Another important criteria for me is comeback wins, but that’s harder to do statistically.

    So who has all 3 of the above criteria.

    This year it is 8 (alphabetical order): Brady, Brees, Eli, Luck, Manning, Rodgers, Romo, Rothlisberger.

    Qbs whose teams made the playoffs though the qb himself does not make that list: Newton, Dalton, Stafford, Flacco, Wilson.

    Brady, Luck, Peyton, Romo, Rodgers still alive with those impressive numbers.

    I was really impressed with Luck and Flacco last week. I like those QBs a lot. I think Flacco is the most underrated QB in the league.

    Do you think Bradford can meet your criteria if healthy? I do…..

    in reply to: Back to LA, again #15709
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    <DIV class=d4p-bbt-quote-title>wv wrote:</DIV>
    <P>…i wonder how a move would affect the players?<BR>Distraction? Problems? Pluses? Minuses?</P>
    <P>Will they bring the equipment manager with them?</P>
    <P>What if Fisher goes all Hollywood on us<BR>and starts wearing a cape ?</P>
    <P>w<BR>v</P>

    <P>Who wears a cape?</P>
    <P><IFRAME height=465 src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/KDbN9TZqFcg?feature=oembed&#8221; frameBorder=0 width=620 allowfullscreen></IFRAME></P>

    BTW, the man in the cape is Larry David…….

    in reply to: Kaepernick hires Kurt Warner #15707
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    Steve Young is on weekly on local sports talk and has expressed CK’s pocket passing limitations… I wonder why he never offered to help CK. …..

    too bad Kurt couldn’t help Austin Davis…….. but I guess that’s what team QB coaches are for.

    in reply to: according to you what are the best & worst games of 2014 #15555
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    Three best:
    Wins against Seattle and Denver and in SF. Sacking CK so much helped the SF game get on that list. Worst losses: Dallas, KC, SD. All for different reasons. The Dallas game, gave it away. The KC game, I thought the Davis experiment was over but they seemed to stick with it. SD, because they could have had it but whiffed. </P>

    Wins vs Seattle, Denver and SF.

    Worst, Vikings, KC, and AZ games.

    in reply to: Bengals/Colts, Dallas/Lions #15554
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    I don’t recall ever seeing a ref announce a penalty on his microphone, then huddle with his refs to pick up the flag…..

    huge play in that game.

    in reply to: Back to LA, again #15550
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    Kroenke hasn’t received any authority from NFL owners to move his team, and he’s already planning to build a stadium there. Hmm. It sure looks like he’s paving the way to move to L.A. Is the NFL OK with that type of maneuvering without formal approval? Or, has he received some back channel support for his development/stadium?

    Interesting note: The report says there are no tax dollars needed. We all know that Kroenke could build something in St. Louis with no tax support, too, if he so wished. And, yet, Kroenke has made no moves to create a similar development in STL.
    So. I think no matter what happens, I’d say we can see that Stan’s has plans for L.A., and none for St. Louis, yet.

    Help me understand. I’m just curious…..

    1) Did STL ask the NFL for authority to build the TWA Dome to lure an NFL team?
    2) Did STL, which was overlooked for expansion by the NFL , upset the NFL by proceeding to build a stadium without a team?

    I think Stan will get the support from the NFL and NFL owners for obvious reasons.
    1) The fan support has not been in STL to put people in the seats in recent seasons.
    2) You’re moving an NFL team from the 22nd market to the 2nd largest market, that will put money in all the owner’s pockets.
    2a) In 2012 Time Magazine ranked The Dome as the 7th worst major sports stadium in the USA
    2c) In 2008 SI ranked the Dome as the worst NFL with particularly low marks for tailgating, affordability and atmosphere. This is ranked below 50 year old dinosaurs like Candlestick and Oakland Co.
    3) The NFL and the TV networks want a team in LA.

    BTW, I have a friend at work that has a connection with the Walmart empire. He told me months ago that the move to LA was a done deal. It was just a matter of finding additional parking lots when Stan bought the initial 60 acres of land in So Cal.. I think this is it.

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    what QB out there is a better option that Bradford? Sorry, but Andrew Luck is not available.

    Ryan, Kapernick, Brees, Rivers, Sanchez, Cutler, Smith, are not playing next week.

    1) there are no playoff guarantees with high profile QBs.

    BTW, all these guys, with exception of Kapernick, have a history of injury.

    2) more often than not, QBs get hurt.

    If you bail on Bradford, another QB is just as likely to get hurt.

    in reply to: Yep, about what I expected: Seattle game reactions #14906
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    you can blame Cunningham on the fumble.

    Hill’s int was a bozo mistake…

    We’ve seen Cook do that before

    but it was good to see the Rams battle in this game. Seattle was playing to win that game in one of the toughest places to play an win and the RAMS battled the full game.

    it was a shame that Cunningham’s fumble happened. it would’ve been fun to see the last 5 minutes of the game

    in reply to: What's your "bet"? (feeling) (analysis)–Rams beat Giants? #14391
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    I can’t believe you guys are forcing me to post this, but…

    I agree with Mac’s and Winnbrad’s post.

    Heavy dose of Tre today against 26st ranked D

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    Cutler is simply not a winner.

    I agree with Jack P Miller, I think to Tampa with Lovie.

    “””””Under Cutler in 2011, the Bears went 7–3, and were on the verge of a playoff berth. Offensive coordinator Mike Martz was commonly criticized for aggressive play-calling in 2011, and the calls for a pass-happy offense led to Cutler getting repeatedly sacked, including an incident in Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints, in which Cutler was sacked 6 times, and was also kicked in the throat.[83] The issue caused Cutler to say to Martz, “Tell him I said fuck him!” in a game against the Minnesota Vikings.[84″””””””

    in reply to: GRITS (ie. the 12/16 to ? "LA thread") #14246
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    Mac, help me understand, what am I missing here on the priviat funding of the stadium be built specifically Levi Stadium because my homies in the SC City council are taking a ton of grief for the stadium funding….yet you’re stating this was privately funded……..

    Financing and construction[edit]

    In December 2011, the Santa Clara City Council voted for an agreement that calls for the city’s Stadium Authority to borrow $850,000,000 from Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and U.S. Bank. This will cover most of the construction costs, with the remainder to be made up via funding from the NFL, a hotel tax and city redevelopment funds. Interest, fees and terms for this loan have not been disclosed.[53][54] The $850,000,000 building loan, plus interest and fees will be assumed by the City’s Stadium Authority, where additional interest and fees will be applied. On February 2, 2012, NFL owners approved a loan to the 49ers of $200,000,000, for use in constructing the new stadium, and to be taken from a new G-4 stadium loan fund.[55] Terms of the loan were not specified, but under the previous G-3 plan, money was repaid directly into the league’s account from the borrowing team’s share of gate receipts from road games.

    in reply to: The Winston QB issue #14237
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    joemad wrote:
    you need a special guy to be QB in the NFL, not only in talent, but a guy that will put in the work to study, game plan to succeed.
    Brady, Rodgers, Luck, Russell Wilson, Flacco, etc…..guys that have established great study and work habits to prep well to pick up the complexities of the game.
    Very few can rely on raw talent, maybe Brett Farve, but to be great, you need talent and the will to have a strong smart work ethic.
    Do you think this Winston kid has these habits established?

    One of the things i started noticing about five or ten years ago or so,;was that the tv-celebrity-experts started talking a lot aboutpotential QB-draft-choices being “the face of the franchise” —meaning that the QB had to represent the corporate ‘brand’in a certain way. I’m not saying thats good or bad,just saying there was a change at some point in the NFL.I doubt tv-celebrity-experts were saying things like“Billy Kilmer needs to be the face of the franchise”.
    wv

    I think it changed when QBs stopped wearing the single bar face-mask…. (just kidding)

    good GMs / coaches or great franchises won’t buy or fall for the hype.

    Look an Manziel. that guy was dropping like a rock in the draft, then he calls the Browns and begs to be picked, and they did….. That’s why the Browns sucked for so long, their GM, Owner or whoever picked him based on a phone call. I don’t think the Pats or perennial winner would do that.

    I blame Melvin K.

    While general manager of the Indianapolis Colts, Tobin gained some notoriety during the television broadcast of the 1994 NFL Draft after being criticized by ESPN analyst Mel Kiper for picking Nebraska linebacker Trev Alberts with the fifth pick in the draft, instead of Fresno State quarterback Trent Dilfer.

    While being interviewed by ESPN later in the broadcast, Tobin famously said “Who the hell is Mel Kiper?!”[1] Tobin later called a press conference where he ranted about Kiper for several minutes, stating that Kiper had been biased against the Colts ever since they moved from Baltimore, Kiper’s home

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    in reply to: GRITS (ie. the 12/16 to ? "LA thread") #14236
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    just like Grits is brining up the 2nd largest market, you keep playing the abandoned city card. That happened in STL.

    Yes, STL did build a stadium to lure a team, but the problem was/is, the stadium was outdated before it was even completed. There was nothing state of the art from the TWA dome.

    Georgia left for a short term pay day…… We all knew that the team would be devalued for leaving to a much smaller market… Georgia got her payday from STL.

    Business is profit, if you’re not making an optimal profit, you’re not in business. Selling tix for 8 bucks to see an NFL game is not a sustainable business model.. I can’t even get to see a High School game for $8.00.

    in reply to: The Winston QB issue #14221
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    you need a special guy to be QB in the NFL, not only in talent, but a guy that will put in the work to study, game plan to succeed.

    Brady, Rodgers, Luck, Russell Wilson, Flacco, etc…..guys that have established great study and work habits to prep well to pick up the complexities of the game.

    Very few can rely on raw talent, maybe Brett Farve, but to be great, you need talent and the will to have a strong smart work ethic.

    Do you think this Winston kid has these habits established?

    in reply to: GRITS (ie. the 12/16 to ? "LA thread") #14172
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    St. Louis fans have suffered more than any other fans for more than a decade and at one stretch set the NFL record for futility over a three year period. When a decent product was put on the field the dome was sold out. Lately it could be St. Louis fans are tapped out from buying St. Louis Cardinals playoff tickets to watch the unbeatable LA Dodgers get beat again. What owners are going to give up huge franchise fees or the leverage on stadium upgrades an unnecessary existing franchise move to the LA market would deny? Why do you think LA deserves an existing NFL franchise after losing two NFL franchises in a years time while the NFL has continued to reap record profits in the 20 years since it left LA? Sorry the second largest media market excuse doesn’t fly since the NFL hasn’t lost money since LA was abandoned.

    1) STL also lost a franchise and was overlooked for expansion when Jax was awarded a team.
    2) you need to consider the ownership of the NFL teams that left LA… The Controversial Al Davis, who left Oakland when the Raiders had no attendance issues and he left LA back to Oakland on whim… More importantly, Georgia was the ownership team that left when John Shaw found a loop hole in Anaheim to leave So. Cal. when the local hockey team built the stadium.

    Gotta agree with GRITS,
    1) Stan is the most powerful owner in pro sports, owns a professional Soccer team in the Premier League, and an NBA team and each case he owns the land for each of his teams, with exception of the RAMS
    2) He bought 60 acres of land in LA
    3) Hired a coach that also oversaw a move from Houston to Tenn.
    3a) When Fisher was hired, Fisher asked for no move guarantee clause for the RAMS, Stan denied that clause.

    Per GRITS points, i’m not sure that the most powerful owner in professional sports wants to own the least valued NFL franchise. Winning seasons in STL will not cure that, but location and branding will.

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    . I was at the Raiders Rams game where the crowd was heckling Banks and he was going to confront the crowd and Vermeil literally grabbed him and yanked him back to the sidelines. A lady in the crowd flashed him her T@@Ts.

    I was at this game and saw this happen… my brother and I went to this game on the spur of the moment; we bought scalped tix and ended up squatting on some great seats…… …….behind the RAMS bench near Bern Brostek’s family from Hawaii….. I remember they told us he was going to retire….

    late hit on Jeff George, (I think by Zgonina) was the turning point of that game. Jesse Hester had a huge drop late in the 3rd…..

    it’s funny I can’t remember shit, but I can remember almost every event at almost every RAMS game I’ve attended or watched.

    BTW the football stadium in Oakland is not a bad place to watch a game, but their fans are a bit crazy.

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    I can’t believe that was 31 years ago. I remember pacing in my folk’s living room watching this final Rams drive.

    Lansford was clutch…… Loved those Rams teams.

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    very questionable PI call before Flipper’s run into the tunnel……..Zampese had to balls to go for the kill right away in OT

    That game was their last playoff win in Los Angeles. Ram defense played the Giants tough that day.

    Those 1980’s teams were fun to watch, I was a very passionate fan of those John Robinson Ram teams.

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    I cooked a bunch of spaghetti, coated with olive oil, and put it in the fridge. It will be regular spaghetti, or a sort of lasagna, or heated up with butter, or fried spaghetti.Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever weighted their spaghetti? I get 40oz. of cooked spaghetti from 16oz. of dry spaghetti.

    That is one good looking leaf of parsley on that plate.

    in reply to: QB Killers #14062
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    And Lawrence Phillips’ missed block ended Steve Young’s career. Even though LP wasn’t a Ram anymore, I still like to think they played a minor role in that.

    and it was Aeneas Williams to deliver the knock out blow……

    in reply to: Which game is more important to you to win? Giants or Seahawks? #14061
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    I don’t think that it’s too greedy to ask for 2 wins to end the season.

    in reply to: Fourth-down analysis met with skepticism #14008
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    Week 1 — Rams at Broncos: Trailing the Broncos 16-13 in the third quarter with the ball on Denver’s 9-yard line, the Rams went for it on 4th-and-1. Kurt Warner’s pass was incomplete and the Rams ended up losing their opener 23-16. “We will be aggressive in our approach,” Rams coach Mike Martz said. “Some may question it, but that’s how I’m going to approach it.”

    Week 2 — Giants at Rams: Facing fourth-and-inches with 2:53 left in the game, the Rams trailed the Cowboys 26-21. Despite the absence of starting left guard Tom Nutten, the Rams ran Marshall Faulk straight up the middle and he was stuffed for no gain before fumbling. The Rams did get the ball back but ended up losing 26-21.

    Fucking Martz……. The Denver game was a killer, put the friggen points on the board when you’re on the road….

    but last week, I think Fisher has to go for it on 4th and 1 on the goal line vs Arizona…….

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    don’t forget they KO’d Alex Smith……

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