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nittany ram
ModeratorThe good news is lots of “balls” jokes now. A few off the cuff:
“I always thought Tom Brady had deflated balls”
“I am always careful to check Tom’s balls now”
“Luck’s balls were perfect”
“Bellycheat has funky balls”
“Don’t Deflate my balls bro”
Those were terrible, better check my balls ’cause my game is off.
Some balls are held for charity,
And some for fancy dress…
But the balls that are deflated are the balls that I like best…nittany ram
ModeratorPer Chris Mortenson…
NFL has found that 11 of the Patriots footballs used in Sunday’s AFC title game were under-inflated by 2 lbs each, per league sources.
10:57 PM – 20 Jan 2015http://nep.247sports.com/Bolt/Report-NFL-Finds-Patriots-Used-Under-Inflated-Balls–34920367
The only fair thing to do would be to strip the Patriots of their titles and ban them from the league.
January 18, 2015 at 6:38 pm in reply to: Seattle doing nothing so far (he said in the 1st half) #16826nittany ram
ModeratorGot to hand it to Wilson. He made some huge throws on his last two drives. Beautiful throws.
January 18, 2015 at 6:13 pm in reply to: Seattle doing nothing so far (he said in the 1st half) #16821nittany ram
ModeratorWow. Talk about coming back from the dead.
Bostick should be put on suicide watch.
January 18, 2015 at 4:26 pm in reply to: Seattle doing nothing so far (he said in the 1st half) #16810nittany ram
ModeratorHe could just be having a bad game but it looks like Russell Wilson isn’t much of a passer when he’s forced to throw. Bad decision after bad decision.
January 12, 2015 at 1:57 pm in reply to: relocation thread #3, starting with Chargers stirring up a fight #16362nittany ram
ModeratorI’m not so sure that San Diego and Oakland get priority because they’re already in the state of California. I mean legally, I’m not sure what difference it makes.
“The Rams voluntarily left the Los Angeles and Orange County markets, and some owners may question whether they deserve to return — especially if it means that the stadium situations of the two California teams remain unresolved,” an unnamed team official told Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal.
San Diego may need a better argument than that.
Well, the Chargers don’t want the Rams in LA because they have aspirations in that market including a possible relocation there. Interesting that they use a ‘Rams left LA voluntarily’ argument against the Rams when that same argument would apply to them. Didn’t they also leave LA voluntarily?
The argument is meaningless anyway.
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ModeratorSo the NFL’s investigation into misconduct committed by the NFL clears the NFL of any wrong-doing?
Well, at least we know it was impartial…
January 10, 2015 at 3:44 am in reply to: Rams granted permission to speak with Greg Roman and Kyle Shanahan #16061nittany ram
ModeratorEven this season, despite the other offensive shortcomings, the 49ers finished fourth in both rushing offense and yards per carry.
Those rushing stats aren’t as impressive as they would seem on the surface. Rushing yards and yards per carry are sorta artificially inflated for teams with running QB’s.
January 8, 2015 at 1:26 pm in reply to: Rams granted permission to speak with Greg Roman and Kyle Shanahan #15862nittany ram
Moderatorwv wrote:
Does Kyle use the same system
that BS does?Itz always the same names that
get reshuffled. It annoys me
for some reason. I’d just as soon
Fisher hire from within.w
vShanahan runs a WCO, Schott ran a variation on Coryell.
In a response to the Sando tweet someone wondered whether Fisher would allow Shanahan to use his zone running scheme.
January 8, 2015 at 11:26 am in reply to: Rams granted permission to speak with Greg Roman and Kyle Shanahan #15852nittany ram
Moderator@SandoESPN: Timing of #Rams’ OC opening and Kyle Shanahan’s mutual parting from Cleveland is convenient, but we shall see.
Interesting. Fisher is good friends with the Shanahans.
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Moderatorzn wrote:
d the team’s inability to make adjustments at halftimeThis is a crock. I would sit there during games listening to the broadcast analysts (usually an ex-player) talk about the adjustments.
Yeah, I agree. I think Schotty was under-appreciated. He was a good coach. Note how the Rams offense often got off to a quick start. For example they ranked among the best in the league at scoring on their first possession. I think that speaks to Schotty’s understanding of how to dissect and attack a defense. However, despite adjustments, in the second half they would begin to fade. The third string QB, the reshuffled o-line, the lack of experience and inconsistency at receiver – eventually that will catch up with you. Especially when you are facing the murderers’ row of defenses the Rams faced…Seattle, San Fran, Arizona, etc…
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ModeratorThe team is my only concern. I’ve lived in NC and VA my entire life, so I don’t care which city the Rams play in.
But moving a team is a huge deal. Lots of like distractions. And this team has enough problems as it is.
EDIT: I would enjoy the cape, though.
That’s my main concern…the effect that all this will have on a still very young team next season. The last thing a team that’s still trying to find its way needs is a huge distraction. Unfortunately that’s what all this stuff about a move has the potential to be.
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ModeratorWinston actually “Quarterbacked” better. He used more head movement, and threw with better anticipation of the field than Mariota did. Reminded me why I held him in such high esteem before he started his boneheaded mistake filled year. If he wasn’t a knucklehead I’d draft him over Mariota, but being a knucklehead is something you have to grow out of, and that doesn’t happen overnight.
All 3 of these guys threw one baaaad ball and got it picked. All 3 guys recovered and kept pushing.
I hope he doesn’t drop to #10 and force the Rams into making a bad decision.
I think taking him would be a HUGE mistake.
I don’t think Mariota or Winston are sure things. They are not Manning or Luck.
It’s a weak QB draft and by lack of competition they’ve floated to the top. That doesn’t mean either will be good at the next level. I have this nightmare of Winston falling to # 8 or #9 nor #10 and Fisher sitting there saying–well–I guess we gotta get him now.
I don’t want him anywhere near this team. His talent isn’t THAT special. And even if it is–I just see a knucklehead and sometimes you can’t fix that–it just gets worse.
No thanks.
Yeah, and Fisher isn’t afraid to take a chance on a knucklehead. He’s done it many times with mixed results.
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ModeratorCan you believe they picked up the flag on that PI?
The NFL sure does want that Dallas vs Green Bay match-up next week, huh? 😉
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ModeratorKarl Sweetan is out for the Lions but it doesn’t matter – 17-7 over the Cowboys at the half.
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ModeratorArians play calling has been predictable and horrible all day. Down by 13 and you continue to run the ball over and over again on first down and do these little dump off passes.
Yeah. Tough to call plays when you are so handicapped at QB like Arians was. However I do think there is some truth to what the OP says. Gruden mentioned it as well.
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ModeratorI wonder if Larry Fitzgerald would like to finish his career as a Ram? 😉
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ModeratorNeither one of these teams look like they belong in the playoffs.
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ModeratorI know a WR that’s 6’2″ has a 6’7″ wing span and 13″ hands
Draft him and switch him to QB.
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ModeratorChip is ego guy.
Wouldn’t it be funny if he went to SF?
Yeah, I’m not sure how that would work out for them. Seems like they might be replacing one ego guy with another.
It would make for an interesting contrast…the 9’ers with their college style gimmicky offense vs the physical ball control offenses of the Seahawks, Rams and Cards.
January 2, 2015 at 5:01 pm in reply to: Bringing Sam Bradford back to be the Rams starter is the definition of insanity #15341nittany ram
ModeratorBringing back Bradford is the definition of sanity.
I agree. Besides, Bradford isn’t being brought back to “be the starter”. He’s being brought back to “compete for the starting job” with a QB that, according to Fisher, is not yet on the roster. That’s not the same thing. It’s not being handed to him this time. However, I have little doubt that Bradford will win the starting job if healthy because he was a pretty good QB when he got hurt, despite his 79.3 career passer rating. Citing his career passer rating is misleading because it includes his numbers from when he was young working behind a patchwork o-line with lousy receivers. I’m more interested in how he was playing most recently, that is the way he was playing before his injuries. He was easily having his best season (94 passer rating?) when he tore up his knee against Carolina and everything looked like he was gonna be even better this year prior to re-injuring his knee.
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ModeratorInteresting. What is it about Adam Gase that makes him so appealing? He’s the OC for the Denver Broncos so he basically has the easiest gig in the NFL because Peyton Manning pretty much runs the offense. So what is it about him that makes you think he is ready to be a HC for a team like the Rams?
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ModeratorI wonder if people noticed.
Roberson played for Johnson, and Joyner player for Gaines.
Gaines was hurt, but Johnson wasn’t inactive.
I’ll have to check game snaps, but it LOOKS like Johnson was just plain demoted.
I dunno…Johnson still played a lot. I remember he got beat on a slant for a first down.
December 22, 2014 at 5:25 pm in reply to: CBS Sports 920AM – Aeneas Williams 12-22 – Podcast – Jim Thomas 12.22.14 #14510nittany ram
Moderatorwv wrote:
Maybe a Vet free-agent LB ?w
vTwo things, I want someone who could eventually take over for Laurinaitis and I am less and less inclined to spend ANY money on FAs. They almost never perform to their contract. imo I am still drafting an OT, but Shaq is a LB that I would be ok with.
Note that every week the announcers gush over Lauranaitis and how great he is. Only Rams fans seem to think he’s just “meh, whatever”. I think he’s just ok. Nothing more.
I would like to see a real analysis on JL’s play by someone who really knows linebacking and who understands the MLB’s role in GW’s defense.
December 20, 2014 at 10:30 pm in reply to: What's your "bet"? (feeling) (analysis)–Rams beat Giants? #14333nittany ram
ModeratorSo if you sit in front of the tv at 1:00 PM expecting a Rams game, forget it. Ain’t gonna happen.
I’m not sure if you’re confused about how time zones work or about how TVs work but that depends on where you’re sitting. If you’re sitting in front of a tv on the west coast at 1:00 pm then you will see a Rams game, assuming you have NFL Sunday Ticket and/or the game is being broadcast in your locality and you are tuned to the appropriate channel and the TV is switched ‘on’ and there is electricity running to the TV and you have the ability to see.
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December 20, 2014 at 3:15 pm in reply to: Breer predicting Cutler to Rams…others say, no it's to the Titans #14312nittany ram
Moderatorwv wrote:
I think i’d rather have
a big-armed, mobile, meat-headed rookie
than Cutler.w
vSo you’re saying you prefer a young meathead to a veteran meathead?
Cutler is this generation’s Jeff George. Million $$ arm, ten cent head.
He’s Jeff George with nice hair.
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Moderatornittany ram wrote:
Is Quinn still the best player on this defense?Yes.
w
vThat may still be true, but AD is having the better year.
And if it is true, it may not be for much longer. AD is just a rookie.
Imagine a defense where a guy like Robert Quinn is only the second best player on it.
That’s like trying to imagine a message board where zooey is only the second most annoying poster on it.
Wait. Wait. Scratch that. I saw how ridiculous that statement looked on the screen before my fingers could even type it.
More annoying than zooey. As if…
But my point about AD still stands, so admit that I’m right and let’s put this ugliness behind us.
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ModeratorIs Quinn still the best player on this defense?
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ModeratorI’d rather he coached somewhere other than the Big 10.
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ModeratorAnd 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.
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