Dak wrote:

I concur.

Hmm, I wonder, and here me out … I wonder, possibly, if there’s some kind of double-standard in play here. You know, because he’s an owner. Just throwing it out there. I’m probably WAAAAAY off.

Yeah, right. Like being a rich white man get’s you any special privileges in this country. Dream on.

I think it will be Long, Joseph, Wells, Saffold, Barksdale.

Mackeyser wrote:

I love it. The league is underestimating us.

We’re poised to roflstomp the league in part because I really and truly think there will be teams and staffs that think like this. They’re human and part of these rankings are informed by interviewing league personnel and performing casual polling.

The idea that the Rams are thought of so casually is great for the Rams. It can take a full year for teams to really wrap their heads around that a team isn’t as weak as they thought…

Well, I can’t say for sure where the Rams truly belong in the power rankings…but there’s no f’n way there are 23 teams better than them. I think at worst they are an average team which would put them somewhere in the 14 – 18 range. I think they are a little better than that though.

You’re right though. It’s much better for the Rams to be under everyone’s radar right now. I think teams will not be ready for the defense they will see. Similar to how they were unprepared for Martz’s offense in 99.

wv wrote:

Thanks for all the info
over the years,
rambill.

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So what are tying to say?

That Rambill is old?!

Rude.

I can see victories on the road against Tampa Bay, Washington and San Diego. Given San Fran’s troubles, there’s no reason to think the Rams can’t beat them in St Louis at least.

Agamemnon wrote:

If he isn’t starting, he might as well get ready to replace Jake Long.

I would agree, except I think the Rams expect him to crack the starting lineup at some point this season. I doubt he rides the pine all season long.

Overall would it be accurate to say Robinson has been the most disappointing draft pick? We knew there would be issues with his pass blocking but according to PFF his run blocking hasn’t been exactly stellar either. The talent is there and there’s no reason to panic yet – but everyone had him penciled in as the opening day starter.
It’s got to be a little disheartening when the number two pick in the draft can’t crack the starting lineup.

joemad wrote:

I predict 6-10.

As good and solid as Stacy was last year with the running game and how good the defensive line can be, the RAMS need to stop to the run and they haven’t in years. Also, with a QB like Shawn that doesn’t have the arm strength or accuracy like Bradford, the margin of error in all phases need to be minimal…. this team seems to get flagged a lot.

I still haven’t forgotten the back-to-back games against Dallas and SF last year… that was ugly, and that had nothing to do with Sam Bradford, and he played in those games.

the RAMS do start off with a soft schedule and can gain some momentum for the season.

one of the many things I like and seen about Fisher is he game plans well for the entire season and gets the most from his young squad and With Clemmens, I was surprised they finished 7-9 last year.

Well, I think the Rams can stop the run. As has been pointed out here, the Rams were the best team against the run over the second half of last season and barring injury this defense looks to be an improvement over last year’s unit.

If they can finish 7-9 with Clemens then I see no reason why they can’t finish 9-7 with Hill. Hill is a much better passer and he has an overall better team around him than Clemens had.

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I’ll be pissed if they let Bayer go. He may be the Rams best receiving TE. He doesn’t have Cook’s athleticism but he’s more consistent…more reliable.

Of course I realize the kid has only three preseason games to his name, but still…

Well, the Rams have rallied around a back up QB before with some success…

This really sucks though.

Mackeyser wrote:

Damn shame.

It does sorta make my point though that we’re due for some health while the others are due for some injuries at critical positions. SF & AZ have experienced some already and Seattle is a Marshawn Lynch pileup away from being a totally different team.

Health and execution will be the keys to our success.

Well, these season ending injuries are forcing me to imagine what it would be like if someone like Quinn was lost for the year. I just want preseason to be over.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 4 months ago by nittany ram.

His lack of maturity may be the biggest hindrance to him becoming a good QB.

Yeah, he can’t read defenses worth a lick but many college QB’s come into the league with that problem. There are a lot of gimmicky offenses used in college these days in which reading defenses isn’t a priority. That can be learned. It’s just a matter of studying film, taking instruction from coaches and practice.

But maturity is different. Seems like most of the players that lack it coming into the league never get it.

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It appears that the only recourse a defense has now is not to let the QB make accurate throws by either getting tremendous pressure or knocking him out of the game somehow. I wonder how that will affect defenses that have better secondaries than DLs. You’d think they will have a harder time.

There could be an unintended and unwanted consequence of this rule change. If getting pressure on the QB becomes even more important then you will see more blitzing which will result in QB’s getting hit more which could lead to more QB injuries.

But! Earlier in the same monologue, Quill tells Drax that Gamorra’s violence didn’t bother him, and lists the women who have assaulted him. He points to one scar and says “see that? I got that from a smoking hot Rayjack girl who stabbed me with a fork.”

Hmm, very observant of you. Perhaps Drax just took what he said at face value and therefore thought that Quill was stabbed by a woman whose temperature was so high she was smoking.