I still have to watch it. Just saw highlights but wow. Dominated them. That’s a butt whooping.

A special thanks to Jeffery Osborne and the power of positive thinking.

Loving it.

This hurts Tavon as well in terms of his future with the Rams. If Cooper becomes THE guy in kick returns and Tavon’s role diminishes–I can’t help but think he isn’t long for the team. I know that McVay says how important Tavon is even if he isn’t making huge plays–but I am not sure that role can’t be filled by someone else. The Rams will have decisions to make after the season regarding Watkins and Tavon.

They still owe Donald a huge contract. What about Johnson?

It has been great being deep at receiver for once. I’m not sure they can stay THIS deep and balance the salary cap.

wv wrote:

Didnt he complain about his role earlier in the year though?

Yes–after Torry Holt opened his big mouth and said they weren’t getting him the ball. He has quieted down though and been a good soldier. Still–he’s no Robert Woods.

I just can’t believe this is not a nationally televised game. The NFL wonders why it has some ratings issues but maybe it’s because crappy teams like the Dolphins are on every other week. On the other hand that may make for a slightly lower key game. Maybe it’s a good thing for the Rams.

The FCC did not care about public comments by the way. And they did not hold public hearings because people were able to leave comments–about which they did not care.

Here is a commisioner who looks like a potato laughing about the whole thing:

I think that it’s pointless reading political tea leaves.

Doug Jones won against probably the worst kind of candidate a political party can nominate. And he won by about 20,000 votes. He BARELY got by–and that was against a guy who picked up teenagers at the mall when he was in his thirties. The Dems won this because Roy Moore was a horrible candidate. They did not win Alabama on issues.

New Jersey was easy. A horrid governor in Cristie. A northeast state. Yeah–shoulda won.

Virginia has been sort of moving blue anyway. Clinton even won there over Trump.

The Dems have far more senate seats to defend. They probably will not flip that. There are 25 Democrats running vs. 8 Republicans. There are only two Republican states that really seem in play: Nevada and Arizona.

On the other hand, Missouri, West Virginia, and Indiana are big question marks for the Dems.

They’d have to flip 25 seats in the House. Maybe. But not easy.

I’m not sure I’m buying into this feeling of hope by some on the left that a sort of tsunami will sweep through and wipe out Republicans in 2018.

Hey–it’s great that Roy Moore lost. Maybe there is a line some people won’t cross when it comes to politicians. But it was close.

I don’t take Ann Coulter very seriously. She strikes me like a lot of the others–a WWE act.

I don’t think that Roy Moore lost Alabama because he was for open borders or wasn’t screaming about “the wall” enough. And he did not lose as a rejection of Trump. He lost because he was a horrible candidate.

I’m happy that the Rams will be going in fairly healthy. Yes–they don’t have Webster but everyone else should be a go.

I don’t know if they can beat the Seahawks. It will be tough. They’ll be fighting a desperate team in the loudest stadium in the league and the refs calls will probably be tilted for the home team(so it’s important not to get the dumb stuff).

But if you want to be the champ you have to beat the champ.

So there it is.

Go get it. Take it.

We will see if they have it in them.

wv wrote:

I dunno. I dont think thats enough injuries to the Seahawks. I was hoping for more.

I think that Russell Wilson should be suspended for this game.

I saw him on more than one occasion give the Jags players a dirty look. There is no room for that in the NFL.

joemad wrote:

Wentz played a great. He was getting creamed yet still made plays. I’m surprised he lasted that long in that game.

I already had an incredible amount of respect for Carson Wentz. That just increased today. What a competitor. But if he’s going to be a running quarterback–these are the risks he will take.

Well, gentlemen: that absolutely sucked.

A few things I want to get off my chest.

It was a great game between two very good teams. Someone had to lose.

I was disappointed in a couple of things.

The refs were a bit ridiculous. That call on Trumaine Johnson was a joke. That led to the Eagles getting a touchdown.

Other penalties were stupid. Like Ekubam diving into the player.

But honestly–the Rams D-line was held all day. It wasn’t a great ref crew.

The defense was just gassed at the end. I was surprised that Foles did not screw things up but he did just what he had to do. Credit to him.

The big disaster though. The thing that really cost the game was the Goff fumble. And that shows that he just isn’t quite THERE yet. He didn’t have that clock that sped things up when he was under that pressure. His awareness was a bit lacking. Hey–he did okay today. And honestly, some of the play calling seemed a bit goofy at times. Why go deep there at all? I get being aggressive but…anyway.

This team misses Robert Woods. He’s better for them than Watkins. There is no way Watkins is getting a big contract here. He can’t justify it.

Kupp was fantastic today. What a rising star.

I worry about the injuries and how much this game took out of the team as they go to face Seattle next week. That is probably the game that decides the division. In fact, if the Rams lose I’m pretty sure they won’t even make the playoffs. They are not getting that other wild card. That will be Saints/Falcons/Panthers.

They need more depth–particularly in the secondary–and they need better edge rushers. Quinn got there–it’s true–but his health is always a concern. They need a stud there.

Hey–it is what it is.

Next week is a MUST win. Lose it and I think they miss the playoffs.

Zooey wrote:

I seriously am thinking about leaving for another country. It isn’t feasible for another decade, or so, because I still actively support a family, but I don’t want to live in a fascist country which has totally dismantled every government program except the military, and has these hateful racist divisions. Seriously, fuck this.

Nice idea. I think I’m too old for that–and my kids are here. Plus you gotta have money in a lot of cases to even get taken into another country. I’m here for the long haul. That’s just my reality. And this is in many cases a world problem too. Power wants more. Here and everywhere else. I’m not really sure how you fight it. How do you change it?

Poor people scream into the wilderness.

It changes little.

I will always vote–as long as I can–and HOPE that the machines are not rigged. I’ll donate to the causes I see as important to try to amplify what little voice I have. But beyond that I will try to just watch those sunsets. And try not to think about it every day. I can’t change the world. I can try to change how I think about it every day. It’s a low bar. But until something changes I just don’t see much else.

I agree with Zooey.

I have killed my Facebook account. I have no time for ridiculous back and forth that leads no where. Or complete apathy. Hey–whatever.

Writing or calling my gerrymandered district congressman who simply can’t lose an election anyway? Yeah–no hope there.

Screaming at Pat Toomey’s office when he just won re-election and is safe for another five years and really just has to shout “sanctuary cities” next time again and nothing else will matter?

We have a large part of the population who can’t be bothered to care and another part who believes the narrative sold by the right–who very effectively has cast their fictions as fact and any unbiased truths as “fake”.

There is a divide now that is pushed by the power brokers. The last thing they really want is a UNITED state.

I do think it is pretty much “game over”. Look at the damage Trump has done in one year. He has at least three more and he’s stuffing the court with lifetime appointees that are there to represent power.

I try not to think about it a lot.

No sense getting depressed over something out of my control.

Like Carlin said–grab a seat and watch the show.

That’s all we have,

wv wrote:

Exactly PA. I wish this game was in Philly.

In fact, i wish the rams would just move to Philly and change their colors to green and white.

If this game goes south quick we will just have to pretend that the Rams are really the Eagles and that will put us in a happy place. If I have to pretend my way to victory then by God I will do it. I will NOT ruin my weekend.