Good win. Running game was humming against a good defense.

Goff seems to have regressed a bit over the last two games. Missed some open receivers again. Not as sharp as he was in the first 5 games.

how do you even do contact tracing in a country where no one picks up unknown numbers because the FTC spent hyears doing nothing about scammers and robocalls

— young pikliz (@lilpoolish) October 13, 2020

Remdesivir and interferon fall flat in WHO’s megastudy of COVID-19 treatments https://t.co/TRhuqsOlJo

— Kathleen Hefferon, PhD (@KHefferon) October 20, 2020

zn wrote:

I see too much despair out there around the net. I need two losses like that before I feel that kind of despair.

Goff was off. But then also he had protection against the league’s 5th best team in terms of bringing pressure. The main issue on offense was the fact that the SF CBs limited the Rams WRs. Yet at the same time the Rams could run the ball against the league’s 5th ranked defense, 8th in terms of ypc allowed.

The Rams D was stymied but then that was against a team that was bouncing back from a horrible road loss the week before. Rams run D is always going to be an issue this year but then the Rams D also did their “limit scores in the 2nd half” number, and that makes 6 games now.

Rams always seem to have Seattle’s number. SF under Shanahan have had the Rams number. It’s just how the teams match up. I don’t think the season is over and I don’t feel the angst of this loss like some do. I think they will bounce back.

I don’t disagree with that. The Rams are a work in progress. Going into last night I didn’t think they were a serious Super Bowl contender yet. I think they need a major upgrade at LB/DL and a WR that can really stretch the defense. Is Van Jefferson a burner? Maybe he eventually can do that. Right now I think they are exactly what they appear to be – a second tier team (playoffs but not Super Bowl material).

But losing to the 9ers is always going to sting more than losing to any other team. Especially when it’s a game you should win. It also pisses me off that Shanahan has been getting the better of McVay.

I sometimes wonder if the Rams WRs can consistently get open unless they are ‘schemed’ open. I don’t know that Woods and Kupp can just line up and beat someone.

I think of the two offensive “geniuses” Shanahan is the better coach.

Thanks for posting that, Joe.

Van Halen was the first band I really got into. They shaped my taste in music. Any rock I hear is measured against their standard. EVH was amazing. His unique blend of licks and harmonics – he had the coolest sound of any rock guitarist there ever was.

I never got into “Van Hagar”. The music seemed to change. Got too commercial. I did like Roth’s band with Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, and Greg Bissonette. Saw them in concert with Tesla as the opening act. I was very happy when Roth rejoined VH a few years ago.

Tough to lose EVH. He and VH were such an important part of my musical universe.

PFF’s Top-5 offenses this season:

1. Seattle Seahawks – 86.8
2. Green Bay Packers – 86.2
3. Cleveland Browns – 84.7
4. Los Angeles Rams – 84.0
5. Minnesota Vikings – 81.0 pic.twitter.com/DPfLHWADwk

— PFF (@PFF) October 15, 2020

Hard to take this list seriously given that the Vikings are on it and the Chiefs aren’t.

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— 🐏🏠 4-1 (@RJ_LARams) October 13, 2020

Agamemnon wrote:

Lot of players did good. I thought the defense is starting to be special

Rams defense is 4th in the league in yards per game and 3rd in points per game.

When you don’t make it to the team, but still have a point to make https://t.co/64tPhzQ0Cu pic.twitter.com/QAvmarkKoN

— Channa Prakash (@AgBioWorld) October 10, 2020

InvaderRam wrote:

wv wrote:

I dunno, but i just think this is what the Rams Offense looks like when you take away the run. The Giants took away the run. And when that happens, all those short passes by the rams dont amount to much.

right now i’m thinking it’s one of two things.

either mcvay has no plan for when the rams run game is stalled.

or mcvay knows the oline can’t hold up if they go too pass heavy.

the other possibility of course is that goff needs the run game to thrive. i don’t think that’s the case though. goff looked good today.

While watching yesterday’s display of offensive ineptitude, I wondered what happened to the Rams’ downfield passing game? The one medium to deep ball they connected on yesterday (Kupp TD) was a blown coverage.

Rams 37 Giants 3

Arrogant pricks!

Do they really think they can hold the Rams to 37 points?

I hope someone hangs this in the Rams locker room.

But I’ll say this — it doesnt look like a Super-Bowl Team. It just doesnt. Not like the 99 Rams or the other ring-teams over the years.

They have some things they need to clean up, but to me, they do look like a Super Bowl contender. And they will be getting some guys back that might help them out defensively over the next few weeks too.

But, other than maybe the Ravens, every team has holes. It’s the nature of the game today.

Recall that the 99 Rams lost to the only two good teams they played during the regular season and the defense didn’t look very good in either loss.

First documented evidence of “transient anti-gravity wells” hypothesized by Zolinger, et. al, in 1907.

Trump signs executive order that white-washes history and protects white fragility…

This is the most intellectually terrifying, fascist shit I’ve read to date from this administration. I will continue to teach young adults the truth about histories & legacies kof oppression in this country. You can’t erase us or our truths. https://t.co/vSOqkzVshe

— Sami Schalk (@DrSamiSchalk) September 24, 2020