So by trading him, this essentially shifts the full contract to the Titans and frees up 15.7MM in 2022, right?  There is no dead money right?

I will likely be busy intaking excessive quantities of bar style food cooked at home away from the computer, so enjoy the game all.

Here’s to a good game for our players and coach—and a final score that makes us all happy.

#GoRams

What about Desean?  I wonder if he enjoyed his 13 receptions over 10 games. 🙂

Both of the deals (VM and OBJ) have been difference makers.  If Woods had not been injured, I am not sure we would have “required” OBJ, but VM was an extra step that has been a difference maker.  I hope they find some way to resign him next season.

I’ve not been liking McVay’s tendency to begin calling it conservative way too early in the game.

I don’t think we will encounter the problem next week, as I expect we will have our backs against the wall most of the game.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 1 month ago by RamsMaineiac.

My reaction to the GB game… grand disappointment.

We are running a 4 game losing streak to teams with a > 500 record, and are 1-4 against winning teams overall.

Grand disappointment.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by RamsMaineiac.

It will free up a weekend?

I do not need to have attended workouts or “every game in a region” to know that a WR who has recently weighed in under 150 pounds, is not a second round draft pick.

Trent, the excusologist, lost me less than 90 seconds in to the video.

“I’m just excited to be somewhere that I know wants me and appreciates me” …

I guess a $134-million contract, which made you the 5th highest paid player in 2020, wasn’t enough appreciation? It certainly wasn’t enough to warrant or expect top five play on his part. Good luck Jared. See you on the schedule in 2021.

Personally I would have been more overjoyed for the Aaron Rodgers scenario, even give his age. I think we have 1-3 years to make this squad composition deliver, before age and departures shift the opportunity. I remember how quickly it all changed between 1999 and 2001, and I don’t think this team is much different, although maybe the degradation will come from more reasons. So be it Stafford or Rodgers, win now.

I get that you can do that, but given that we just lost a playoff game in which arguably it was not our Ds best performance, that would suck if his attention was not 100% on game.

FWIW, publicly the Chargers are saying they interviewed him today, so yet another post where my opinion / concern is moot. This is becoming a trend.

I don’t think McVay is envious per se, but he knows what he has.

In looking at the eight QBs for teams that made this round of the playoffs, where would you put Goff? I think it would be hard to argue that Rodgers, Brady, Mahomes, and Brees aren’t in a completely different tier than Goff. At best you might say Allen, Mayfield and Jackson are even, but I’m not sure. Its just disappointing. The OL is clearly a huge priority, but I don’t see Goff ever reaching the level of those top QBs and we sure did dedicate that level of cap to the position.

All this said, we are stuck with him, and at a minimum I will concede he is better than average, so replacing him with an upgrade, given the lack of picks and cap is going to be impossible, so my opinion is moot.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by RamsMaineiac.

No major thoughts yet as to his potential, just glad for the win, but as a point of comparison, I pulled the other Rams QBs first NFL Games as a Rams Starter, since Warner:

John Wolford (1/3/2020), 22 of 38, 231 yards, 0 TD 1 INT, 64.7 QB Rating, 56 yds rushing. Rams beat the Cardinals 18-7.
Sean Mannion(12/31/2017), 20 of 34, 169 yards, 0 TD 0 INT, 53.1 QB Rating, 0 yds rushing. Rams lose to the 49ers 34-13.
Jared Goff (11/20/2016), 17 of 31, 134 yards, 0 TD 0 INT, 65.8 QB Rating, 11 yds rushing. Rams lose to the Dolphins 14-10.
Austin Davis (9/7/2014), 16 of 23, 192 yards, 0 TD 1 INT, 76.7 QB Rating, 0 yds rushing. Rams lose to the Vikings 34-6.
Sam Bradford (9/12/2010), 32 of 55, 253 yards, 1 TD 3 INT, 53.1 QB Rating, 4 yds rushing. Rams lose to the Cardinals 17-13.
Ryan Fitzpatrick (11/27/2005), 19 of 30, 301 yards, 3 TD 1 INT, 117.4 QB Rating, 23 yds rushing. Rams beat the Texans 33-27.
Marc Bulger (10/13/2002), 14 of 21, 186 yards, 3 TD 0 INT, 134.1 QB Rating, -1 yds rushing. Rams beat the Raiders 34-13.
Kurt Warner (9/12/1999), 28 of 44, 309 yards, 3 TD 2 INT, 88.2 QB Rating, -1 yds rushing. Rams beat the Ravens 27-10.

Absolutely not saying I would rather Wolford over a functioning Goff, but a thumb on the throwing hand is a pretty important appendage. That said, I think he played fine for a first game, and he is in good company, with Fitzpatrick, Bulger, and Warner being the others QBs with a win in their first game.

I will say I am concerned with the offense no matter who QBs. It has been two games without an offensive TD, under both Goff and Wolford, and that sucks going into the playoffs.

His consistency, with turning over the ball, spans two seasons not just one game. So OL, yeah I would say that’s an area of improvement, especially yesterday, but its a second place for me.

It doesn’t explain his sliding a yard short of a first down, or the couple of times he seemed unwilling to run up a gap when nothing was available, or most of all that that god awful decision to throw the ball to Diggs. There was nowhere near enough pressure to explain his decision making on that play.

Also, Wilson has been pressured far more over the course of the season than Goff. Yesterday, he was sacked more and hit just as many times, and yet still he put together two TD drives where Goff came away with nothing.

Quandre Diggs with a smooth interception 💯💯@NFL | #Seahawks pic.twitter.com/AK6bcMgHv8

— FanSided (@FanSided) December 27, 2020

• This reply was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by RamsMaineiac.

Add this his third place standing in the league this season with 17 turnovers, just one behind Kirk Cousins and two behind Wentz.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by RamsMaineiac.