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nittany ramModeratorGiven their cupcake schedule, for all practical purposes the Packers are in. That leaves the Rams, Seahawks, and Vikings battling for the final playoff spot. The Rams and Seahawks will both likely finish 9-8, but the Rams own the tiebreaker. The Vikings beat the 49ers but lost to the Bears so it’s hard to know what to expect from them. They get Jefferson back next week but things are still shaky at QB. At least at the moment, the Vikings own the tiebreaker over the Rams based on a better conference record. However, they could easily lose 3 or more of their final 5 games to finish 8-9 or worse.
So…”Blah, blah, blah.” Did I get that right?
Isn’t there a Brock Purdy Fan Club meeting you’re missing somewhere?
nittany ramModeratorGiven their cupcake schedule, for all practical purposes the Packers are in.
That leaves the Rams, Seahawks, and Vikings battling for the final playoff spot.
The Rams and Seahawks will both likely finish 9-8, but the Rams own the tiebreaker.
The Vikings beat the 49ers but lost to the Bears so it’s hard to know what to expect from them. They get Jefferson back next week but things are still shaky at QB. At least at the moment, the Vikings own the tiebreaker over the Rams based on a better conference record. However, they could easily lose 3 or more of their final 5 games to finish 8-9 or worse.
nittany ramModerator<yawn> 3 straight wins.
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In addition to being a great athlete, Nacua is also an accomplished musician.nittany ramModeratorI think many Rams fans are underestimating how tough the Browns are. Great defense, really physical offensive and defensive lines, and the Rams usually don’t play well against physical teams (see the last 8 or 9 games against SF). I don’t care who their starting QB is – beating them will be a tall task.
nittany ramModeratorTeams we need to hate: Minnesota, Seattle, New Orleans, Green Bay. w v
Done.
nittany ramModeratorGreat blow out victory (37-14) and it was really much more lopsided than that. The Rams missed a FG and XP and that last Cards TD was scored against the reserves.
Kyler Murray got to pad his stats against the scrubs but prior to that he looked absolutely lost. His completion pct was sub-500 for most of the game.I’m trying to think of who Kyren Williams reminds me. Maybe Charles White during his ~1400 yd season? Short, stocky, not very fast, but shifty…maybe tougher to bring down than White…I dunno…
nittany ramModeratorQB Dorian Thompson-Robinson is in the concussion protocol, and there is a very real chance that means Joe Flacco is their starting QB. Plus, Myles Garrett (shoulder) checks out OK.
Damn. I’d rather have Garrett out than their starting QB.
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big horns
big pads
big hitsFritz Shurmur’s defense. I remember Buddy Ryan said how he hated losing to their ‘‘read and react’ defense after the 89 wildcard game in which the Rams beat the Eagles 21-7.
That defense could get after the QB at times though. They sacked Montana 6 times in the final game of the 88 regular season in SF. The Rams needed to win that game to make the playoffs and they did so – 38-16.
nittany ramModeratorI’m really glad the Rams aren’t one of those teams that traditionally play on Indigenous Peoples Extermination Day.
Stress and stuffing don’t pair well.
nittany ramModeratorAnd lets say the won the…49er game. w v
Trying to jinx us by making a bold victory prediction against the 9ers, eh?
Gawd your hatred for the Rams is almost palpable.
nittany ramModeratorWell…..I loved Brian Piccolo. And i wish you would love him too.
I love Piccolo too.
It was horrible watching him get gunned down in his car by a competing Mafia family…
nittany ramModeratorI think you have to ask yourself why would an offense be “out of sync” 10 games into the season?
Capitalism. Do i have to explain football to everyone on this board. w v
So you’re saying it would be best if all the passes going to Kupp be redistributed to other, less deserving receivers.
But, if all those receivers knew they were going to get passes anyway, what is their incentive to get open?
For chrissakes think before you type.
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nittany ramModeratorI think you have to ask yourself why would an offense be “out of sync” 10 games into the season? Especially when the three guys who have the most experience in the offense (Stafford, Kupp, Higbee) are the ones who look “out of sync”. The guys with the least amount of experience Nacua, Freeman, Atwell, Williams (before going on IR anyway) aren’t “out if sync”.
I’m not saying I have the answer or that “out of sync” isn’t a real issue, but it doesn’t really tell us much. It can simply be a wastebasket term where we toss problems that are hard to identify.
nittany ramModeratorThis season either due to age or injury, Kupp isn’t open as much.
Anyway I think it’s more about timing and chemistry due to not practicing/playing as much. Game speed. That kind of thing. They are not in sync.
Well, I hope that’s all it is but I have my doubts. It’s not like that was Kupp’s first game back. Yesterday’s game was his 6th. Plus Nine and Dime are best friends. They know each other about as well as a QB and WR can.
I would argue that Stafford was in sync with Kupp in his first two games coming off of IR. He had 8 catches for 118 yds and 7 catches for 148 yds respectively. The train didn’t go off the rails until his third game. Something changed then.
nittany ramModeratorI am getting the sneaky feeling that this year, they’re better with just Nacua and no Kupp. No idea why.
I have a hypothesis but not enough energy or the means to test it.
When Kupp is in the game he is the number 1 receiver and Stafford’s first read on most plays. In years past that wasn’t a problem because he was usually open so the ball came out on time.
This season either due to age or injury, Kupp isn’t open as much. Stafford looks to him first but then has to go to his second or third read forcing him to hold the ball a little longer which disrupts the timing of the play. Stafford can get through his progressions as quickly as anyone, but I think most successful pass plays happen when the first read is open. I would bet that having to find a second or third option reduces the success rate.
When Kupp is not playing, Puka Nacua becomes the primary target on the majority of plays, and he’s open more often than Kupp is.
It also seems to me that Kupp isn’t getting nearly as many targets as past seasons. This would support this idea that he isn’t open as much.
Anyways, that’s my mostly uneducated guess about why Kupp has become a monkey wrench in the gears of the Rams offense.
It also means the Rams may have a tough decision to make re: Cooper Kupp this off-season.
nittany ramModeratorI just think Stafford is a QB playing with a hurt thumb. We’ve seen Kurt try to play with one. It aint always pretty. Ah well. A broken Stafford is still a gritty, wily, brainy QB. I’m more impressed with this win, than some of uze, apparently. Tough, ugly win against a good team. I like Freeman, the RB. Looking forward to watching Mr Goff, on genocide-day. w v
I appreciate the grittiness shown by this team in fighting back to get the win. That’s been the one constant throughout this season of good, not so good, and spit-takingly awful football. A lot of teams, some with better records than the Rams, would have lost to the Seahawks, so I’m not poo-pooing the victory. I’m just a little disappointed by some of things I saw.
Good point about Stafford’s thumb, though.
nittany ramModeratorHappy for the win, but the only things I keep replaying in my mind are Stafford missing a wide open Kupp for a TD on a free play and then overthrowing an uncovered Henderson on a wheel route that might have scored…and McVay going empty backfield and passing when they were trying to run clock. That’s some Brandon Staley level “huh, wtf” shit right there.
Kendrick reminds me of Dexter McCleon in his ability to do something great and stupid all on the same play.
nittany ramModeratorIsrael has wiped out over 900 bloodlines in Gaza since October 7th. As in, killed every single living member of the family, in every generation. As in, no survivors of that family name. As in – genocide. https://t.co/2ICUSKGQTq
— Shailja Patel (@shailjapatel) November 16, 2023
nittany ramModeratorGenocidal pop culture is going viral in Israel🧵
This, singing along with IDF soldiers:"We've turned you into Kebab
Hide animals!
We have bombs & explosives
Where is your great Muhammad?
He will not save you this time!” pic.twitter.com/vLwJfAC0pv— Muhammad Shehada (@muhammadshehad2) November 14, 2023
nittany ramModeratorMichael Silver@MikeSilverThe 49ers and Seahawks remain tied for the NFC West lead. They meet twice in an 17-day span, beginning Thanksgiving night in Seattle…Wow. wv and zooey will be at each other’s throats.
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Don’t know about his abilities as a QB but I loved his wedding.
nittany ramModeratorThe wheels have come off. Starting to look like another lost season especially if Stafford misses multiple games. On the bright side, the 49’ers have lost three straight. That’s something anyway.
With this difference. 2023 was never a goal in itself and wins this year were always going to be gravy. Next year they will have a more experienced secondary, LB corps, edge rushers, DL, OL, and offense generally. They will be able to self-scout weak points and areas which will have developed. They can add to that in a very informed way via both free agency and the draft, including a 1st round pick that will more than likely be higher than 20th. Not long ago, some thought the Rams were deliberately tanking. Then, turns out they’re better than that. But then on the 2nd “turns out,” turns out not so much better that they can afford a young team’s mistakes against top teams. Yet they can still win some. This year will not be a slaughter-fest like 2022. Here’s the Rams new slogan–we’ll see in 23, and then get more in 24.
Agreed that this season is basically an extended preseason for 2024, however, for those of us who consider ourselves Rams fans, that doesn’t make losing any easier.
As a Seahawks fan it’s easy for you to maintain a clinical detachment when discussing the Rams, although your pro-Seattle biases do seep into your analysis, such as the time you referred to Kurt Warner as a poor man’s Matt Hasselbeck.
nittany ramModeratorThe wheels have come off. Starting to look like another lost season especially if Stafford misses multiple games.
On the bright side, the 49’ers have lost three straight.
That’s something anyway.
nittany ramModeratorGot to hand it to McVay, the asst coaches, and Snead. They turned over the roster but were still able to field a competitive team.
So you DID find a positive, in spite of being a churlish man-child.
I said it was hard to find a positive, not impossible.
Instead of chastising me you should be praising the superhuman amount of grit required for me to find one, you pompous, prattling, persnicketor.
nittany ramModeratorThanks BT.
Can’t say my father is enjoying life at this point, because he isn’t, but he has about as good of a demeanor as one could possibly have given his situation. My wife and I are sometimes amazed by it. Tough generation.
nittany ramModeratorIt’s hard for me to find any positives in a game the Rams lost that they should have won.
I will say that so far this season they have only lost one game in which the other team clearly seemed better – Eagles.
The 9ers are obviously better but during that game the Rams weren’t outclassed by them. Had KW caught the ball that he tipped up into the air for an INT the Rams might have won.
Got to hand it to McVay, the asst coaches, and Snead. They turned over the roster but were still able to field a competitive team.
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