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  • in reply to: Give us that 7-9 bullshit #57165
    sanbagger
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    I hope you are correct. We are both watching the same team?

    I think so. My rose colored lens make it pretty bright though.

    I just see a team that keeps shooting itself in the foot week after week and I feel the law of averages will have to play itself out some time.

    I’m very average and believe in the law so…there you go…bank it.

    in reply to: game reactions thread—CAROLINA #57146
    sanbagger
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    one overthrown, the other rocketed too hard to Kendricks-

    I’m not surprised by the overthrow…he has had more than 1 of those this year.

    I am surprised by your too hard comment. I don’t think that pass was too hard…it should have been caught and completely changed the dynamic of the down the stretch offense.

    I’ve watched that replay about 3 times and he just flat misses it….that is not on CK and all on Kendricks IMO.

    in reply to: Give us that 7-9 bullshit #57141
    sanbagger
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    I dunno. Lets see…they are 3 and 5……i guess i see three more wins. Fisher was right. No more 7-9 bullshit.

    at jets Win
    miami Loss
    at saints Win
    at pats Loss
    atlanta Loss
    at seattle Loss
    SF Win
    Arizona Loss

    I dont like this team.

    Have i mentioned that. I dont like it.

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    Jets should be a good shot at a W…they barely outlasted Cleveland.
    Miami should also be a legit shot at a W. Their O is almost as out of synch as is the Rams…might be a 6-3 ball game.
    Saints game is gonna be a rematch of the Lions game with a different outcome.
    Pats and ATL both are gonna be a longshot to pull off.
    Seattle is struggling…they just brought Percy from his couch…it is winnable but will be a fight…could go either way.
    SF and AZ both wins

    6-2 the rest of the way.

    • This reply was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by sanbagger.
    sanbagger
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    Looks like 75% of the offensive plays today were passes.

    12 carries for Gurley.

    Unless somebody can convince me otherwise, I am inclined to suspect Boras. I mean…everything else is the same or better on offense, but their performance is worse.

    15 and 14 carries the 2 games prior.

    TG has only had 2 games this year were he eclipsed the 20 carry barrier.

    The last 3 games he has been averaging 4 yards a clip. I use 4 yards average as a baseline, so I would say he is doing OK just not breaking those long runs…or explosive plays….that he did last year.

    Boras just hasn’t committed to the run game in his play calling.

    If Fish said before the season started that the plan was to throw it 50 times a game and run it 15 I think we would all have been thinking that didn’t sound like a good plan.

    • This reply was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by sanbagger.
    in reply to: game reactions thread—CAROLINA #57099
    sanbagger
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    One of the several good comments about Goff prior to the draft was how good he is under duress. That is a quality that would be put to the test if he was inserted as the starter, IMO.

    The only reason I can come up with as to why they continue to roll CK out there is CK gets rid of the ball quickly. I believe he’s one of the league leaders with regards to time to get rid of the ball…this may be where Goff would be behind CK.

    If Goff holds the ball a little longer the sack total is gonna go up.

    The question is, will it be worth it?

    CK has 9 TD’s to 11 INT’s…that is unacceptable for a game manager IMO.

    sanbagger
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    That’s a good breakdown. Thanks for posting the article, I enjoyed the read.

    in reply to: Goff & Air Raid qbs in the NFL #56595
    sanbagger
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    you make very good points.

    not that i think fisher is necessarily bad for goff.

    but is he the best?

    Fish won’t really be hands on with the development of Goff that’s gonna be on Weinke and Groh. I’m liking the addition of Groh to this offense and think if given the time, in other words…they don’t get fired, I think this O is going the right direction.

    I’m not sold on Boras as a play caller yet. I still see some bone head calls and I have noticed he is getting away from the ground game. I’m sure Fish will get on him and we will see a concerted effort to run the ball against Carolina.

    sanbagger
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    I think they play a cleaner game with the 2 weeks off. The guys coming off the trainers table help and they finally get to the QB a few times.

    CK cleans up his INT roll he was on and has a mistake free game.

    Carolina feels sorry for themselves and spends their time whining to the refs about the mean Rams and don’t focus on winning.

    Rams 26-13

    in reply to: Panthers 14, Cards 0 at the end of the 1st quarter #56383
    sanbagger
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    So nice to see both Seattle and AZ lose today.

    Yep…Had made the bye week week enjoyable so far.

    in reply to: What to do? Which games will you watch with the Rams off? #56328
    sanbagger
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    I’m in San Diego on business so I either watch whats on the TV here or head to the sports bar. MTL me and a buddy will head over to the bar…he’s a Steelers fan so he’ll be interested in that.

    I think I’ll be interested in the team that I think has the best chance to beat the odds.

    Thanks for bringing this up because it just reminded me I have to get my survivor pick in. Week 8 still alive, not bad. Started with 55 down to 12 at 25 a pop.

    in reply to: Rams Getting Healthier #56323
    sanbagger
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    Uggghh..don’t say such things cause they have had more than their share of injuries.

    Here’s to a healthy 2nd half and see where that takes them.

    in reply to: Could we be involved in trade deadline #56303
    sanbagger
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    I don’t think so….but really, that’s a good call.

    When I first read the title to the thread I started wondering who was tradeable and had a hard time coming up with a name. I think Benny does hold some value and is relatively cheap….so, if anyone could be traded Benny would be a viable candidate.

    I was always the kid that loved all of his toys, and well, your toys as well…so, I don’t want them to trade Benny.

    in reply to: tennessee running game #56287
    sanbagger
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    I agree, this team isn’t a disaster but they are a bit of a disappointment.

    With the exception of the niner game they have had a chance to win every game 3-3 is the result.

    Shoddy O-line, lack of sacks, inconsistent corner play due to injuries, lack of a running game, penalties, and critical mistakes at the worst time…other than that they’re doing great. Really, in spite of all that they are in contention week in and week out.

    Makes you think if they can start to put it together they can be a pretty good team.

    in reply to: JT chat (selected) … 10/25 #56123
    sanbagger
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    The only thing about Goff that bothered me from Hard Knocks was that he didn’t seem very bright and I’m not talking only about sunrisegate. But what may appear as a lack of intelligence might actually be a lack of maturity.

    Besides, he doesn’t have to be smart to excel at QB. See Bradshaw, Marino, Montana, etc….

    Ditto on that. It wasn’t just sunrisegate. There were candid moments of his interactions with other players where he just made comments that did not shine. I can’t remember the specific topics. But I got a sense that he didn’t absorb much knowledge at Cal, and Cal is a school where it would be hard not to, unless you are bored by anything complicated.

    Also correct on Bradshaw, Marino, and Montana.

    I don’t know how “smart” one has to be to play QB. As you know, there are multiple kinds of intelligence, and Bradshaw and Montana are downright dopey when it comes to the conventional concept. But isn’t playing QB a lot like playing computer games? I mean, ya gotta know the playbook, and read defenses. Reading defenses would seem to be the most difficult part of the job, really, because knowing the plays is a matter of rote knowledge. So…reading defenses. Which is what Jason Cole says he is currently deficient in. But that strikes me as a computer game skill, and lots of dopey people are great at computer games.

    Okay. Now that I’ve just patronized everybody, I’m going to go grade some dopey essays.

    I would say the hardest part about playing QB at the NFL level is processing info correctly and doing it quickly.

    They made it to the NFL so they have talent….the processing is what sets them apart IMO.

    in reply to: informal poll: will the Rams win or lose during bye week? #56121
    sanbagger
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    Well…the opposition is undefeated so it looks like a daunting task.

    On the plus side, the Rams are at home so that should help.

    I say…Rams take this one.

    in reply to: Fisher, 10/24 … transcript #56092
    sanbagger
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    So…of the 4 INT’s it appears that 2 of them are due to miscommunication between QB and WR…am I wrong?

    These are the types of things seen when a new system is still being installed.

    I think Groh was basically handed the keys to the passing game and the guys are still adjusting….7 weeks in things should start coming together and they are.

    If you look at the passing game from week 1 till now I would think you couldn’t disagree that it is night and day.

    That said…The little things like subtle signals or who is primary on this route can still be missed.

    sanbagger
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    Also…they just invested a ton of draft picks in Goff and Stan wants to turn around and Sam Bradforize him?….Stan is not a PIE (had to get that in) in the sky dreamer, he a realist and knows he has to do what’s best to get Goff going.

    I’m in alignment with most for this….., I can wait for Goff to be ready… If the coaches don’t see that Goff is making plays in practice, he won’t make them game time. That’s fine. “Gotta make plays in practice before making them in a game”

    The part I don’t understand is “Sam Bradforize” Goff….. Bradford was never a bad QB. If you mean that Bradforizing is physically injuring a QB, then I get the point, but if you’re referring to Bradforizing to playing mentally bad or just playing bad, Bradford doesn’t fit that bill… He never was a bad QB, he was actually very good. He was ROY on a very bad Rams team.

    I’d take Bradford the past 2 years over Keenum, Foles and even Goff any day of the week…

    What I meant was the changing of coordinators and coaches at the start of his career.

    I also liked Sam and thought he didn’t get a fair shake at the start and I also felt it was a good thing for him to move on.

    in reply to: Tell me why. Why? #56061
    sanbagger
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    CK has been a big culprit but TG has dropped it c acouple of times and TA gave the D a tip drill INT so…it’s been a team thing with CK leading the pack.

    To me this is still the running game. CK is not supposed to be leading a passing attack. He is supposed to be game managing a running offense combined with a tough defense.

    If CK were starter material born to lead passing attacks for a run-less team with up and down defense, then, he would already be someone else’s starter before this.

    He’s supposed to be a good game manager plus intangibles. We know he’s not clutch enough (though he has done it a couple of times) and so we know he can’t win shoot-outs. But then they weren’t supposed to be IN shoot-outs.

    CK as a game manager on a running team would be more than just fine IMO…it would be enough to win, a lot.

    So I hope they fix the run game somehow during the bye.

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    Well said…I agree with all of that.

    Part of being a game manager is limiting mistakes…he has to be better with his decision making IMO.

    I still look at all the games this year and they have been in every one of them except the niner game…this team is close and still not firing on all cylinders…tells me they are underperforming.

    sanbagger
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    It’s bullshit.

    Would you do that? If you were owner?

    Why would Stan?

    And even if Stan did…how would Fred Roggin know? Stan confide in him, ya think?

    Or maybe Stan made an ultimatum. And Fisher leaked it.

    It’s bullshit.

    I tend to agree with this. The Rams, since Fisher came on board, have been notoriously closed lips to reporters…even kind of turned the local reporters in STL away from them because they were shut out…now all of a sudden is spilling the beans in glitz town?

    Also…they just invested a ton of draft picks in Goff and Stan wants to turn around and Sam Bradforize him?….Stan is not a PIE (had to get that in) in the sky dreamer, he a realist and knows he has to do what’s best to get Goff going.

    in reply to: I am enjoying the heck out of this board #56057
    sanbagger
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    I love pie time…always have to save room for some pie.

    Think I’ll have some pumpkin with whipped cream

    maybe I’ll have the chocolate pudding…

    or the Apple ala mode

    or….1 of each.

    in reply to: Tell me why. Why? #56047
    sanbagger
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    i’m also concerned about the turnovers given up and turnovers forced. defense can’t get any offense keeps coughing them up.

    Great point. turnovers have been the killer.

    The good guys have been in every game except 1, and in those types of games the turnover at the critical juncture is the turning point and that’s been the demise.

    CK has been a big culprit but TG has dropped it c acouple of times and TA gave the D a tip drill INT so…it’s been a team thing with CK leading the pack.

    in reply to: Fisher says blame Rams receivers for interceptions #56022
    sanbagger
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    Quick has been having a great year and was lights out against the Giants, sans what he’s being accused of. You don’t bench a guy that is actually helping your team. Quick is a handful for the defenders and is actually catching the ball.

    Britt is on pace to have over 1,000 yards are you gonna replace a legit #1 receiver and keep a back-up QB on the field?

    Tavon just signed a 40 Million dollar contract then you bench him? I don’t think so

    Well he wasn’t serious about the benching talk. If you heard it, it was delivered as a toss-off remark. He was basically saying, I put more blame on the WRs, that game was not the qb’s fault.

    And in fact all 3 guys you name mammothly F’ed up in that game. Tavon led to the pick 6, Britt dogged it on a route where he could have had a long TD, and Quick did not register the signal for the audible, leading him to run the wrong route and give the defense an easy pop-up INT instead of a possible TD.

    They played well against Detroit then those three all acted like they had been enjoying london more than getting ready to play.

    I would imagine if either Spruce or Cooper were ready you could bench any single one of them.

    But again Fisher was not saying that in any serious way. It was, bench the qb? Naw I would bench one of the WRs for screwing up before benching the qb.

    Fisher RARELY directly calls out a player in a press conference and in that one he called out both Britt and Quick.

    And I agree with him.

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    You mention 1 play in what 45-55 snaps for each of them? BTW, I only agree with TA Fed up. That miss really hurt the team and he has to haul those in.

    I can’t speak on the Britt doggin it thing as I haven’t seen anything on it.

    If Quick did miss the signal…well, it’s a new offense for the receivers and a new QB….sure he should catch the audible, but he isn’t the only guy in the world to miss one. Not enough to lose his job IMO and I don’t think he’s gonna.

    I can mention a lot more than 1 play CK messed up on.

    in reply to: Tell me why. Why? #56012
    sanbagger
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    The defense has done remarkably well considering what they have had to work through…losing the #1 corner and safety to FA then during the season losing Tru, Brockers, and Quin…so they have adapted and played more cover 2 and only rushing the 4 down linemen. I believe they are calling less blitzes because they are trying to give the backfield extra help.

    The offense is moving the ball as well as we have seen it in years. The problem is they are 1 dimensional now…this O is not built to have CK throw it 50 times a game and TG run it 15.

    The O-line is still very young and we are seeing a little growing pains…they didn’t take the next step I expected.

    The receivers are catching just about anything this side of the moon…so refreshing to see..did you see how many drops Detroits receivers had against the Rams? Reminded me of the good guys circa last year.

    If CK throws the ball 45+ times, MTL we lose the game…that’s just the way I see it. We want CK around 25-30 and that would be balance..right now they are an unbalanced team and they just don’t have the firepower for that.

    in reply to: GIANTS game reactions #56009
    sanbagger
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    i am concerned however that fisher has lost the team somehow. when players are making dumb mistakes every week.

    When Linehan lost the team, we knew it. There was no doubt. You could see things; things were said. This does not look like that and this does not sound like that.

    Think who is making dumb mistakes. Britt? He has barely reached the stage where we could say his head was right…that’s new to him. Quick? We thought he had turned the corner but then turns out he just hesitated at the corner and looked the right direction.

    I don’t think that’s fair to say about Quick at all…and Britt for that matter.

    The receivers are having the best year they have had in years…same guys, what’s different?

    I think the new “O by GroH” is having an effect and the receivers are actually getting a chance to catch it and not worry about getting blown up as soon as they catch it….that leads to higher reception rate and lower dropped passes rate.

    The problem with the O is they still haven’t gotten (is that a word?) the running game on the tarmac let alone lift off. Why is that? I haven’t put my finger on it yet but mulling it over.

    in reply to: Fisher says blame Rams receivers for interceptions #56005
    sanbagger
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    i like keenum. he’s falling on the grenade as a leader should.

    as far as the ints go, the receivers should be getting their asses chewed out. pay attention! especially on that last possession. good grief.

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    The thing i want to know is — Is this offensive communication stuff “correctable”. Or not.
    I mean they changed some stuff on offense, so is this just ‘learning curve’ stuff that they will at some point improve on? Or is this just bad coaching or players with low-football-IQs ?

    The WRs looked really good last week. This week it was up and down.

    And what will Goff bring to this offense?

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    Near as we know, there was this one mammoth F-up on this play.

    And that goes to Brian Quick.

    Not sure why there’s this endlessly widening circle of blame with that.

    Even if it was on Quick, and I’m not so sure it was, what is he talking about bench a WR before he benches a QB?

    Which WR is he gonna bench?

    Quick has been having a great year and was lights out against the Giants, sans what he’s being accused of. You don’t bench a guy that is actually helping your team. Quick is a handful for the defenders and is actually catching the ball.

    Britt is on pace to have over 1,000 yards are you gonna replace a legit #1 receiver and keep a back-up QB on the field?

    Tavon just signed a 40 Million dollar contract then you bench him? I don’t think so.

    Maybe he’s gonna bench Spruce and Higbee…that’ll show everybody.

    in reply to: Fisher exposed #55988
    sanbagger
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    keenum threw 43 passes in the fourth quarter against just 10 in the first three?

    that’s just weird. the more and more i think about it goff should be starting.

    him not starting means either.

    fisher is dumb.

    or.

    goff looks that bad.

    CK didn’t throw 43 passes in the 4th quarter and he didn’t throw 4 INT’s in the 4th quarter either.

    I think the guy just penned his article a little confusing.

    in reply to: GIANTS game reactions #55912
    sanbagger
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    I don’t remember if I greeted you or not so welcome. Taking scopolamine early in the 4th quarter might help. Might also kill too. Really sucks being a Rams fan. Rams fans don’t let their kids become Rams fans.

    Thanks bnw…that was pretty funny…I guess as long time Ram fans we have to maintain our sense of humor.

    Or…I go and refill my glass with a little more Gentleman Jim.

    sanbagger
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    Software malfunction won’t let me move threads right now. Yours gets precedence.

    Lot of discussion of this on this and other boards.

    I say three losses is enough…Keenum cant carry a team with (more) iffy (than it should be) defense and with a stalled running game. So might as well drop the rookie out of the helocopter into the atlantic and see if he can swim.

    Will they? I think they will. Keenum didnt melt down like Davis then Foles, but, if you can’t win with him might as well get Goff going.

    The Atlantic? Let’s at least drop him in the Pacific…give the kid a chance.

    in reply to: GIANTS game reactions #55897
    sanbagger
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    There are a lot of things I can tolerate: dogs sleeping with cows, melted marshmallows on a sirloin, banging my toes on the edge of the bed and falling to the floor in screaming agony while the wife yells at me to “shut the hell up–I’m tryin’ to sleep!”.

    But—no sir–I will not accept “Hope” when it comes to the Rams.

    This is a room of soul crushing sadness and a little thing like “hope” can ruin that whole mood.

    By the way–I haven’t officially welcomed you to the board. Welcome to the board, sanbagger.

    I am PA Ram—the board optimist. Some of these other guys–a little dark–but you’ll get used to it.

    Thanks for the laugh and the greeting PA

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    in reply to: Gamebook – Rams vs Gints #55894
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    Thanks for the stat line.

    I like to look those over and look forward to this post every week now.

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