InvaderRam wrote:

i think they have to. like i said on the gameday chat i prefer that it be through free agency. someone who can step in right away. obviously things will change between now and then, but there are guys like sanu and jeffery due for free agency next year. doesn’t even have to be someone of the caliber of a jeffery. just someone who is consistent.

Yeah I’d prefer a vet FA who is more ‘turn key’…ready to go/doesn’t need to master his craft.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by nittany ram.

canadaram wrote:

That jersey looks like it would be a good high visibility top for a highway worker.

Yeah, they are dangerously close to moving into the putred fluorescent realm of the Seahawks. Please tell me they’re not going to reap fashion ideas from the Seahawks.

This game actually worries me…the Rams being huge favorites at home over a reeling and decimated rival…

It reminds me of those movies where the hero is rescuing a hostage and when he arrives at the location where the hostage is being held he finds the door unlocked and no bad guys so he immediately suspects a trap….”I don’t like this. This is too easy…”

wv wrote:

And maybe some Marlboros.
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My God wv, these are children!

They better be ultra lites.

Well, this season the Rams have lost to two teams they should have beaten. They lost to Washington on the road and Pittsburgh at home. Yes, the Pittsburgh game is a game they should have won. They had them at home and knocked Rothlisberger out of the game. They beat one team they should have (Browns). So this year so far they are 1-2 in games they should have won. So, what Laurinaitis says is true only if beating the Browns is the start of a trend. But that’s something nobody can know as of yet.

wv wrote:

Well….why not

Its kinda hard to totally screw up a sports movie,
and its also kinda hard to make a really good one.
Ya know. The plots are all prettymuch the same.

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Are you saying “Gus” isn’t a great movie?

Agamemnon wrote:

7. San Francisco 49ers
2015 record: 2-5 (.578)
Top need: Quarterback
Other needs: Right tackle, wide receiver, defensive line

Zooey wrote:

I think this is the game at which the 49ers will look back, and think, “Why did we even bother to suit up?’

Because they so thoroughly destroy the Rams that they realize they could have won the game wearing just their street clothes and Thom McCans?

Yeah, but wouldn’t how long he holds the ball be partially out of his control? If his first read is open he can throw quickly. But if his first read fails to get separation, then he has to move through his other reads until he finds someone who is open which means he has to hold the ball longer.

So we just can’t say “Foles should just throw quicker”, because when he throws isn’t entirely up to him.

Zooey wrote:

Foles has given me nuthin’ I didn’t get from Hill.

Yeah, Foles could be better, but I think he’s noticeably better than Hill (and Clemmons and Davis). He at least can make throws down the field which Hill and the others couldn’t make. I think he’s going to improve as the year progresses. Part of the problem is, as usual, the Rams WR’s don’t scare anyone. In camp with Quick out Foles and Cook developed a rapport because Cook is all-world in practice. Problem is, in the games Cook’s not even all-township. Maybe Quick will start to get back to where he was before the injury which would give Foles another option in the passing game that defenses would have to respect. Right now the Rams passing game is pretty limited. It consists of bubble screens to Tavon, short crossing routes to Cook and the occasional deep throw to Britt and Bailey.

JackPMiller wrote:

I am tired of the number of false starts, and holding calls we get.

The offsides penalties were maddening but I think that was an anomaly. The Rams weren’t committing as many penalties as previous year’s coming into this game. Now try to enjoy the win, Jack. 😎

zn wrote:

thehammer

when the Rams rush the passer they win when they don’t they lose….which is bad news this week. Thomas will dominate Quinn, Schwartz who shut out Von Miller will dominate Hayes and Westbrook? Greco, Bitonia and Mack will easily shut down Donald who has had 5 straight games of declining pff scores…

Cleveland’s an elite 3rd down team that features rb Duke Johnson, 2nd best receiving rb in last years draft, and te Barnridge…vs our poor covering lber’s and safeties….Rams are 27th in the league in pd even with that pass rush. have a hard time seeing the Rams holding Cleveland under 28 points

IMO game comes down to how many points do the Rams offense score…better be more then 28. Shelton will manhandle Barnes. Rams moved Garrett Reynolds to lg to help the hapless Robinson. Kirksey has the speed to get outside vs Gurley. Nate Orchard is getting more snaps over Kruger….like the Rams lot of young talent.

lot of bad matchups.BUT a home game after a bye week…a test of the coaching staff..good coaches will dominate opponents after the bye..especially in a home game. Fisher moved Reynolds to lg. We will see what other changes they made. IMO this game IS the season. Fisher and the Rams have to win to have any credibility
going forward…

for the sack of argument lets say the feckless Rams win 31-28 to keep fans dreams alive BUT the end of all pro Fisher threads if they lose

Sheesh…I didn’t realize Cleveland was such a juggernaut.

The Broncos managed to sack McCown 4 times, despite any success they had against Von Miller. If the Broncos could get to McCown, so can the Rams.

He talks about bad match-ups for the Rams, but the most glaring match-up I see is Gurley against the league’s 30th ranked rush defense.

I’m not saying the Rams can’t lose – we know all too well just how adept the Rams are at losing to teams they shouldn’t lose to – but there’s no way that at least on paper, most of the match-ups don’t favor the Rams. This is a game the Rams *should* win, not one they would be lucky to win as the hammer suggests.

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zn wrote:

wv wrote:

Maybe draft a WR high next year?
Maybe sign a solid Vet WR ?

Unless, as I suggested, a guy or 2 returns to form. For example, Kendricks led them in catch percentage for 3 straight years (2012-14). This recent drops thing is actually unusual for him.

There is not doom in EVERYTHING.

Sometimes, some stuff gets better.

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Even if some guys do return to form getting another WR may not be a bad idea. As Cosell says somewhere below, the Rams receiving group is pretty average and they lack a true number one WR.

Agamemnon wrote:

Jenkins
Johnson
Mcleod
Barnes are the only starters. Although,
Barron
Quick
Zuerlein are close to being considered starters.

All the rest are backups or rotational players.

Wow, that’s a large fraction of their defensive backfield going into Free Agency. Hard to imagine being able to resign them all.

Assuming the Rams first pick is nestled somewhere deep in the second half of the first round (fingers crossed), I guess they’ll be looking at guys like Mills, Sutton and Connors as replacements.

Zooey wrote:

Let me help you out: Helpful Advice for Nittany

Thanks. All settled in in Oakland Hills, the affluent part of Oakland.

Of course, I’m living in the most exclusive area…in a refrigerator box by the dumpster behind “Sophie’s Cuppa Tea”.

My prediction…Rams 27, Cleveland 16. Rams start to figure stuff out.