Am I the only one who thought the PI call against Kendrick in the EZ at the end of the first half was bogus?  I haven’t rewatched it.  I only saw what was shown during the original broadcast, but it looked like to me the the receiver initiated the contact and then fell down.

Zooey wrote:

zn wrote:

They do the Rams at 25:07 & 31:59

Williams as the second coming of Gurley is overstating things a bit.

A lot more than a “bit”, but you always did hate Todd Gurley so I’m not surprised you took a shot at him when the opportunity arose.

The Rams inexplicably went away from the offensive formula that worked so well against Seattle and SF.  In those games they stuck with their new power running game, even though it wasn’t always working. They were patient.

Against the Bengals they were impatient They pressed.  Even though going into the game Cincy had not been good against the run, they wouldn’t stick with it – especially in the RZ.

Then lineman started getting hurt and it was game over.

Zooey wrote:

wv wrote:

What. The. F. are those things? I should be the NFL Uniform Czar. I’d fix all this shit in about one day. Every team goes back to 70’s-80’s Uniforms and maybe, one week of leather helmets. w v

This is the all-time worst uniform in the history of sports.

Poor San Diego.
They got the short end of the stick when it comes to professional sports team owners.

Spanos was too cheap to build his own stadium so he left SD behind to be a renter in LA.

Now Seidler approves the uniforms from pastel hell.  Those colors wouldn’t even work in Miami.

I became a Rams fan soon after Xmas 1971. This was my first introduction to info about the Rams. Written in 1972.

The Akers and Goff situations are different.

McVay’s complaint about Akers was that he wouldn’t ‘buy in’ to the system -presumably referring to his discontent with a running back by committee approach.  It was his attitude.

Goff just wasn’t savvy enough in McVay’s offense to make adjustments on the fly.  McVay said he always felt like he had to call the perfect play every down because Goff couldn’t make adjustments off script. It was more about QB experience than attitude.  McVay never questioned Goff’s willingness to do what was asked of him, just his ability to do it.

In that white uniform Burrow looks like he should be performing for Siegfried and Roy.

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The Rams have a good o-line. They held the vaunted 49ers front seven in check until the end when it became obvious the Rams had to throw.  Hope Noteboom isn’t too badly hurt.

Stafford is a steely-eyed missile-man. He is really slinging it.  Neither INT was his fault.

l really like K Williams.  The tipped pass was unfortunate but that’s exactly the sort of thing you’d expect from a young player in a big game – looking to run before he has  the ball.

Van Jefferson is a waste of a roster spot.

McVay is coaching the shit out of this team.  Looks like he’s enjoying himself too.

Lots of potential with the young guys on defense.  It will be interesting to see what they look like later in the year.

The Rams struggle against the 9ers when they have the better team.  Hard to believe they can beat them when they don’t.

I just hope they can get through this game without any injuries.  This team is feisty and there are winnable games ahead provided they stay healthy.

As I said in the ‘hopes and dreams’ thread, I have high expectations for this team and apparently those expectations have been vindicated. As I implied, anything less than a Super Bowl championship for the Rams will be an underachievement.

I knew when I posted it that that position would be highly controversial, but I’ve never been one to latch my shutters in the face of a storm.

Now, on to SF and expose them for being the frauds that they are.

Zooey wrote:

zn wrote:

He’s praising him for being a fast learner who came a long way in a short time.

My reaction reading that was not to see it as a criticism of Jackson, but as praise that didn’t mean much. Cuz I doubt starting football earlier would have made much difference. My experience with high school kids is that not a lot of “learning” goes on in their freshmen and sophomore years. I really don’t see a lot of light bulbs over their heads until they’re JR year anyway. I wouldn’t think the ground Jackson needed to make up would be very much.

I agree with that.  Besides, I played high school football and we weren’t being taught the same techniques they were using in the pros.  Our instruction was much more rudimentary, so I’m not sure a lot of high school football experience is that important.

40 million year old fossil whale may have been three times heavier than today’s blue whale – turns whale evolutionary thought on its head…

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New species of ancient whale found in Peru may be heaviest animal ever, scientists say

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Beautiful garden, zn.  I do perennials too.

My dream is to someday make my entire backyard into a Japanese garden comprised of native plants.

If they stay healthy there is still enough talent on offense to carry the team to 9 or so wins.

I’ve only seen Stetson Bennett a couple times but each time he was brilliant and it was against great competition.

Yeah he’s short and doesm’t have the strongest arm, but he’s mature, can already read defenses, and is familiar with the Shanahan offense.  In other words, he’s the closest thing to a plug n’ play QB the Rams could hope for in the draft.

I like the pick, and I don’t mind taking him in the 3rd.  Maybe they could have gotten him later, maybe not.  When there is a guy you really want you take him. Don’t risk letting him get away.