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  • December 11, 2014 at 6:55 am in reply to: Arizona on thursday. Thoughts? #13611
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    Biggest concern about tonight’s game?

    How well can the Rams o-line hold up against a really good front seven? They’ll have to play much better than they did in Washington last week where they gave up 4 sacks and didn’t open up a lot of holes for the running game.

    I don’t think some of the gimmicky plays that the Rams use like that jet sweep they run with Tavon will work against a disciplined defense like the Cardinals. To create running lanes they’ll have to do it the old fashioned way. Put a hat on a hat and move them out of the hole in coachspeak.

    On the other hand I don’t think the Cards (or anybody except maybe the Seahawks) can afford to stack the LOS against the Rams anymore. With the emergence of Brit and Bailey the passing game is something defenses have to contend with.

    The Rams o-line is the only worry I have right now. There’s really no other weaknesses on this team. Perhaps there are some areas that could be improved but I wouldn’t consider any of those areas a weakness….ummm except maybe place kicking. The jury’s out on that.

    December 10, 2014 at 12:04 pm in reply to: Arizona on thursday. Thoughts? #13553
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    wv wrote:

    Tavon and Cook and Hill,
    need to hold onto the ball.
    I dont think the Cards can win
    without turnovers.

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    v

    See I disagree with that. To win, I think the Rams will have to turn the ball over at least once, maybe twice.
    Think about it. They have gone two weeks without a turnover. That’s not like them. That’s not like them at all. In fact, I propose that the concept of going a third week without a turnover is so ‘alien’ to them, that they will begin to question their deepest held beliefs and suffer the associated aungst that accompanies the feeling of not knowing your place in the greater order of things. You can’t concentrate on football after being cast adrift in a cold and unknowable universe.
    To prevent this the Rams will have to commit a turnover and the sooner the better. Prolly best if they had two before halftime.

    On the other hand, if the Cards can hold the Rams to less than two turnovers, I think they have an excellent shot to win this game.

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    December 9, 2014 at 1:06 pm in reply to: Cappy! #13488
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    Cool pic. Isn’t that Hadl in the background? I thought he was gone before Cappy was drafted.

    December 9, 2014 at 12:33 pm in reply to: Local Sportswriters and the R word #13484
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    http://m.bbc.com/news/magazine-30314290

    December 8, 2014 at 6:35 am in reply to: Arizona on thursday. Thoughts? #13370
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    Vegas has the Rams as 3 to 3.5 point favorites as of this writing. When was the last time they were favored over a winning team?

    I think the Cards are in for a world of hurt.

    December 7, 2014 at 11:27 am in reply to: St. Louis Rams: Keep, Release, Sign, And Draft #13273
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    Keep Barksdale, Britt, Kendricks and Harkey, sign Wisnewski, draft QB, LB, OL, win Super Bowl.

    Eezee Peezee.

    December 6, 2014 at 11:37 am in reply to: Local Sportswriters and the R word #13210
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    zn wrote:

    nittany ram wrote:

    Rams4life wrote:
    It’s just to me this should be a non issue.

    That’s fine. As long as you acknowledge that there are a myriad of opinions on this subject that are equally as valid as the ‘non-issue’ viewpoint. Some of us find the term Redskin to be self evidently offensive due to its historical connotation. Yeah there are native Americans who don’t really care about the word but there are also native Americans and others who are offended by it and their opinions have to count for something too, right?

    The question remains, is this too political a subject to be on the football forum?

    As you know, this community has gone back and forth on that.

    Well, even though it’s imcredibly controverial it is a football topic. So in that sense it should be fair game here. But I also know what has happened on past boards when things got political so…
    I dunno. I’ll be fine with it if you move it to the public forum.

    December 6, 2014 at 10:38 am in reply to: Local Sportswriters and the R word #13206
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    znhater wrote:

    It’s just to me this should be a non issue.

    That’s fine. As long as you acknowledge that there are a myriad of opinions on this subject that are equally as valid as the ‘non-issue’ viewpoint. Some of us find the term Redskin to be self evidently offensive due to its historical connotation. Yeah there are native Americans who don’t really care about the word but there are also native Americans and others who are offended by it and their opinions have to count for something too, right?

    December 6, 2014 at 10:28 am in reply to: Hekker extends contract #13204
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    wv wrote:

    nittany ram wrote:

    sdram wrote:
    I like it when the Rams are able to keep the players they draft and develop.

    I like it when the players the Rams draft and develop are worth keeping.

    I dunno. Bringing back Hekker
    is bound to cause a QB-controversy.

    w
    v

    Hekker + Bradford + Hill + Davis = an embarrassment of riches.

    December 6, 2014 at 9:54 am in reply to: Hekker extends contract #13201
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    sdram wrote:

    I like it when the Rams are able to keep the players they draft and develop.

    I like it when the players the Rams draft and develop are worth keeping.

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    December 3, 2014 at 4:24 pm in reply to: Tavon #12931
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    wv wrote:

    Is it my imagination or is BS calling
    less “up the gut” plays for Tavon
    and more “outside edge” type plays for Tavon?

    Yes? No?

    w
    v

    I don’t know but I don’t see how it’s any of your business.

    December 3, 2014 at 4:18 pm in reply to: Rams qb sack percentage… Rams defensive sack percentage #12929
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    You show the Rams going sack less against the Cardinals but they recorded three sacks that game. I think all of them were on Palmer. Remember it was
    Barron’s sack that ended Palmer’s season.

    December 3, 2014 at 6:48 am in reply to: Best catch by a WR you ever saw? #12901
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    It seems like you see more and more great one-handed catches now than in years past. I bet it has to do with the gloves – better gripping technology.

    December 2, 2014 at 7:20 am in reply to: who remembers the poster Jeff? He passed away a couple of weeks ago #12837
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    I met him at Herdfest. Jeff was an extremely knowledgable poster. Knew a lot about the Rams and football in general. He was also a huge Motley Crüe fan. RIP Jeff.

    December 1, 2014 at 10:21 pm in reply to: controversy: a few fans dropping the Rams because of the WRs's Ferguson gesture #12825
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    Christine Byers ‏@ChristineDByers 18m18 minutes ago
    See Belmar’s comments regarding apology from Rams’ Demoff here http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/rams-demoff-apologizes-to-county-police-chief/article_aac1b733-ad65-5b54-a60b-7c616baef983.html …

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    Christine Byers ‏@ChristineDByers 52m52 minutes ago
    STL County police chief Jon Belmar says Rams Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demhoff apologized for Hands Up gesture. Story to come

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    December 1, 2014 at 9:39 am in reply to: controversy: a few fans dropping the Rams because of the WRs's Ferguson gesture #12771
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    Even if you believe Wilson’s version of the events, you still can’t argue with the fact that race is a factor in police shootings. Blacks are twice as likely as whites to be shot by police.

    http://m.journal-news.com/news/news/crime-law/race-a-factor-in-police-shootings/njHYM/#__federated=1

    November 30, 2014 at 12:41 pm in reply to: 0-5 Rams vs 4-0 Raiders #12711
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    Mike Fanning sacks Stabler which ends any realistic hope the Raiders had to win and he just nonchalantly walks back to the huddle?

    Strange era these 70’s…

    November 30, 2014 at 7:00 am in reply to: what are your favorite wins in the Fisher era #12696
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    Although not a victory, I think an honorable mention should go to the 24 – 24 tie in San Fran in 2012. Besides, only the score says it was a tie. Anyone who watched the game would tell you the Rams won.

    This game served notice to the rest of the NFC West that the Rams would no longer be out-physicaled by their opponents. It also established my favorite attribute about the Rams under Fisher. Don’t ever count them out, because when you assume they are dead and lean over their apparently lifeless body they will smack you in the face. The Rams had lost three in a row coming into that game and had no business thinking they could hang with the best team in the NFC in their house. But from the opening drive to the disappointing finish in OT the Rams out-hit and outhustled the 9’ers. SJax was a beast and they should have erected a statue of Danny Amendola after that game.

    Of course, the following week the Rams established another pattern under Fisher…inconsistency. They got hammered by the hapless Jets in the ED.

    November 29, 2014 at 6:33 am in reply to: Er….maybe not #12648
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    PA Ram wrote:

    If anyone wants to move this post to the other board–feel free.

    I didn’t post it to start any controversy over the name. People have different opinions on that–I get it. I just thought it was a very odd looking Thanksgiving tweet. There is a certain cluelessness about it. But maybe not everyone feels that way. Maybe it’s how I look at it.

    Fair enough.

    No, it’s not you. It’s really awkward. Poor taste bordering on offensive, IMO.

    November 28, 2014 at 10:29 am in reply to: Add Bradford, C.Long, B.Quick – Rams record? #12617
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    Nittany is an anti-Clownite.

    With good reason…

    clown

    November 27, 2014 at 2:54 pm in reply to: I will be gone for 4 days with limited access starting tomorrow #12604
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    zn wrote:

    Thanks for all the good vibes.

    My sister is doing well given the circumstances.

    Everyone have a good thanksgiving.

    Sorry to hear about your sister. Best wishes to you and yours. I hope you get to sit down to some tender and delicious avian dinosaur at some point this holiday.

    November 27, 2014 at 3:46 am in reply to: Add Bradford, C.Long, B.Quick – Rams record? #12588
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    They’d be 2-9. Those three clowns would really fuck things up.

    November 25, 2014 at 4:51 pm in reply to: Happy-Holiday – what are you eating?..schadenfreude pie.. #12504
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    I’ll be at work on Thanksgiving so I guess I’ll be eating the hospital cafeteria’s vision of what Thanksgiving dinner is.

    My expectations aren’t high.

    November 24, 2014 at 4:11 pm in reply to: This Sunday in San Diego Lot P3 #12456
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    Awesome! I’ve only been to one game where Rams fans out-numbered the opponent’s fans and that was at the original Herdfest – a home game for the Rams. I have to say it’s much more enjoyable to watch a game that way for obvious reasons. It was cool to see there were so many Rams fans at the San Diego game.

    November 23, 2014 at 8:15 pm in reply to: Rams can't overcome their own mistakes… (Chargers game reactions thread) #12399
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    I think the Chargers OC called a good game. He knew how to take advantage of the Rams aggressiveness and blitzing by countering with screens and draws.

    November 22, 2014 at 4:18 pm in reply to: what will they do about qb this off-season? #12355
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    Yes it is as you and TD say. He was released Oct 30th. I learned this through the dark and arcane art of “looking it up”.

    This “looking it up” you speak of…do all of your people possess such lore?

    Your ways are strange to us, Portlander.

    November 22, 2014 at 10:00 am in reply to: what will they do about qb this off-season? #12340
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    TackleDummy wrote:

    Zooey wrote:
    Are you sure? I looked through transactions and saw Gilbert signed to the PS, but didn’t see a transaction where he was dropped. Not that it matters much either way. Gilbert, I mean.

    I went to the Rams website, looked at the roster, and Gilbert is not on the PS. When he was released I don’t know.

    Yeah, I remember seeing a tweet or something that said Gilbert had been released. I’m not sure exactly when but it wasn’t that long ago.

    November 22, 2014 at 9:13 am in reply to: I have seen the future–sort of #12332
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    Obviously no playoffs this year. I think we’re probably looking at 8-8, gentlemen.

    One game the Rams could point to as their “superbowl” would be the Seattle game. How cool would it be to sweep the Superbowl champs?

    Especially if the Seahawks need a win in that game to make the playoffs.

    I want them to make Pete Carroll cry.

    sp

    November 20, 2014 at 6:21 am in reply to: McCleod not fined #12208
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    McLeod was flagged for unnecessary roughness during the game, but the apparent lack of a fine was the league’s way of saying it was a clean hit.

    Penalties should be reviewable. Bad calls can have too much effect on the outcome of a game.

    November 15, 2014 at 10:23 am in reply to: Would you draft Tavon? #11859
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    Patterson would have been the better choice.

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