I’ve said it enough times that I won’t belabor the point, but I will say it again: Michael Sam won’t JUST make this roster, he will contribute.

Personally, I hope he not only contributes, but has a William Hayes like season with 5+ sacks and some big hits in the run game where OCs realize that he’s not “just a sub they think they can take advantage of”. I REALLY, REALLY want him to play well.

Listen here, you Seahawk fan.

Don’t come spitting all that negativity ’round here.

Quick’s finally coming into his own, see. He’s finally gonna play how he’s practiced…

Now, don’t you have an umbrella to fold?

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I like that we have guys in the pipeline like Jones this year and Christian Bryant next year who have the potential to be difference makers in this league.

It seems we aren’t just building for now, but building a sustainable program of winning. That’s very encouraging.

I dunno why, but I have this very strong feeling that TJ Moe shouldn’t be counted out of the mix. Like… I think the Rams will keep six and Moe will make the six… and the first four weeks will be an audition for that 6th spot for a few guys.

I think Britt, Austin and Bailey will be safe come week Five. The rest will have to show why they should stay on the team.

TJ Moe really intrigues me and strikes me as a guy who if he doesn’t have another freak injury will force the coaches to keep him by just making play after play. Whether that means losing Pettis or Quick or Givens, I dunno, but I think if any one of the WRs has a chance to be disruptive and crack the top 6, it’s TJ Moe.

And I actually think he will. Just have this spidey-sense about him…

I’d like to see a return to 13-3 and a Super Bowl win.

That’d be nice…

I dunno, wv. The league’s actually been doing at least a BETTER job of calling the playoffs closer to the regular season officiating than they used to. Part of it is that with so many pregame hours, the networks and various sports media outlets have to keep churning out “content” and thus officiating will always be part of the story. As such, the old way of “let them play” which severely affected the outcome of games and was very controversial has become less tolerated by fans and pundits alike and the league simply wants to put out a non-controversial product that sells.

So, I would expect that while we may still see a teensy bit of “let them play”, I would be surprised if we see the Legion of Boom style allowed to be repeated in the 2014 playoffs.

Very surprised, actually.

I think Bailey comes back right as the schedule gets tough… which means that teams that think they know the Rams offense…won’t… because Bailey is really that good. And combined with Britt who I think is going to have a standout year, I think Bailey will really stress those defenses in that really tough 8 game mid-season stretch.

Wait…you’re in touch with Elizabeth Jones???

depends on how we get to 7-9.

if we’re healthy and go 7-9, then I totally agree with you.

If we have injuries like in 2011, then going 7-9 versus 2-14 would be huge.

The key will be our health and how our depth responds. I think Shaun Hill will be huge if Bradford misses any time.

I think the first four games will tell us all we need to know, ESPECIALLY the Philly game.

If we beat Philly, that’s a really good sign.

If we tank against Philly, it’s a really bad sign.

I think beating Philly AND going at least 3-1 will be HUGE for how we start the year. If we can do that, we’ll be on our way to a really good season. If we go 2-2 and lose to Philly, then we’ll struggle to get 7 wins with that beast of a mid-season stretch of 8 games…

A solid tier 2 QB, meaning he’s a guy who flirts with the Pro Bowl, but isn’t one of the Top 5 QBs in the game and plays well enough to lead his offense into the playoffs is plenty good enough for me.

joemad… he got a BOGO at Publix…

Before the Seahawk game, we’ll start tweeting Dunbar that Greene’s a Seahawk fan, that he’s got Seahawk season tickets, that he has a Richard Sherman wig at home, that he has a Seahawk helmet phone, etc.

Get him worked up like Bobby Boucher…

So… I don’t get Tony Dungy. Michael Vick wasn’t “too much of a distraction” coming out of prison with all of the boycotts and people picketing and giving up their season tickets because they’d NEVER pay to see him play on principle? That whole situation wasn’t too much…, but Michael Sam…is?

I’m sorry, but that completely pegged my Bullshit-o-meter.

Anyone know where I can get one serviced? It’s an Acme model BS-182a

I know it’s an older, analog model, but I like that the needle sweeps. Plus, it picks up all kinds of older BS that the newer, digital models don’t pick up. It’s not as sensitive to some of the newer BS obviously, but I don’t generally need it for online stuff, anyway, so it suits my needs.

So much for Kluwe being a liar, and so many in the NFL circling the wagons around Priefer.

As for Kluwe’s latest statements, “The NFL is a league where you can get redemption for killing someone, for beating your wife in an elevator, for driving drunk, for a whole variety of things but when you speak out for civil rights, that’s the one thing you cannot get redeemed for,” Kluwe added.

And Kluwe isn’t the only one. Ask Brandon Ayenbadejo how the employment outlook has been. And Kerry Rhodes WAS one of the top Free Safeties in the NFL. Then someone “outed” him in 2012 and all of a sudden, he simply cannot find work in the NFL while it is the most passing oriented it’s ever been.

Michael Sam, SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year was FINALLY drafted in the SEVENTH round by a very secure coach with deep league ties in a largely symbolic move.

NOT in the last decade has the SEC Defensive player of the year been drafted outside of the FIRST round. Not all of them were certain at the next level. However, based on their level of competition and the volume of production that warrants such an honor, teams understand that the SEC DPOY is someone worthy of a 1st round pick. Unless he’s gay.

What the NFL is STILL saying at the corporate and management level is that the NFL isn’t safe for gays or those who advocate for them.

I think the players and fans may change that…eventually.

But seriously… as long as the NFL operates under the paradigm of forgetting about those fired, blacklisted or ostracized and then give minor penalties to those who cause the problems, then I dunno who long it will take to see real progress