wv wrote:

I didnt see it. Someone sum it up.

I see the rams had….five turnovers. FIVE turnovers?

I’m betting at least two were by tavon.

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Gurley was a little too comfortable reaching for the pylon. Fumbled out of the side of the endzone. Seahawks ball, 20 yard line. No TD, no FG, no points. Big momentum swing in the wrong direction. And on the first drive.

Goff threw a bad screen pass, got picked off in FG range. No points. Another momentum killer.

Tavon fumbled.

This Rams teams just wasn’t ready to win this type of game. Seattle was intense, and seized every small opportunity. The Rams didn’t.

You can’t ease into a street fight.

But maybe next time the Rams will get it right… 🙂

EDIT: And GZ missed an easy one.

It was an all around team effort for a loss.

wv wrote:

Is this game like the 49er game in 99? Ya know. A real test.

If the Rams win, they are ‘for real’ etc…?

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Yes.

Agamemnon wrote:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_0SmtX8MuQqMUhuaGkzeENOdG8/view

View a condensed version of the game or download a higher definition version of the game at the link bove.

Not all heroes wear capes.

Unless you actually do wear a cape. In which case, carry on…

Thank you

I had him on my fantasy posting team this year. Took him in the first round.

Big mistake…

We just need a 43 point play.

Zooey wrote:

It’s a good article, and bound to offend many recordites.

P.S. Would #77 be under consideration for a holding penalty in the photo?

In a word, no.

In many more words… Quinn, and many other speed rush guys, are held like this every Sunday. It’s everywhere, and on almost every pass play. The refs allow it, but the league office is where the command to allow it comes from. If the refs threw a flag every time they saw that “arm bar/clothesline” from an O-lineman, the game would last all day.

If 77 pulls Quinn to the ground, it can (and probably will) get flagged. But unless it’s brutally flagrant, the call isn’t made. So I’m not just complaining because it’s Quinn being held, it happens to lots of fast DEs and LBs. Watch a Broncos game. It’s ugly.

He’ll make some great throws.

He’ll also fumble at least one snap.

Step on the center or guard’s foot, at least once, and fall down.

Scramble early and often.

Throw at least 2 picks. Hopefully no pick 6s.

Look confused.

Have a couple of delay of game penalties.

And have 1 sack/fumble.

Overall, he’ll have some good plays and some ugly plays. Hopefully, the ugly plays don’t lose the game.

wv wrote:

Winnbrad wrote:

The Rams beat a bad team that started a below average quarterback. We beat the AFC version of the Rams.

A win next week (at home!) has to happen. If it doesn’t, the 7-9 BS train is pulling into the station.

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Well even if they win, they may be on the 7-9-BS train. They are now 4-5.
Let us look at the schedule…

To get to that lofty, unimaginable EIGHT win summit, they need to scrounge and claw four more hideously-ugly wins out of the next seven games:

Miami
At Saints
At Pats
Atlanta
At Seattle
SF
Ariz

Maybe that last game will be the game that decides whether its 7-9-Bullshit, OR,
Eight-and-Eight-Mediocrity.

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Ugh. I think I was optimistic with 7-9. Maybe I can catch that 6-10 train?

The Rams beat a bad team that started a below average quarterback. We beat the AFC version of the Rams.

A win next week (at home!) has to happen. If it doesn’t, the 7-9 BS train is pulling into the station.

There is still the issue of penalties. This is the 5th straight season of being one of the worst in the league. Then again, I just watched Oakland break the record for most penalties in a game, and they still won!?

But to address the point, I’m enjoying the offense. The lack of a running game hurts, but the improvement in the passing game, and especially among the WRs has been great to watch.

zn wrote:

Winnbrad wrote:

Yeah probably. But so were the Saints in 2009. I’m fine with “the dirtiest team”. I’m tired of a “losing team”.

How are you doing, Winn?

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Doing well! Thanks for asking ZN! Still rehabbing. I worked all last week, got through it. Not too bad.

Looking forward to the Giants game. I also have a sense of dread about it. I’m still bummed about the Bills game and the 3 D-lineman being out. That was a huge missed opportunity to go 4-1 and have a shot at the playoffs. Right now, we’re back in “hope” mode. And hope is a bad business plan.

No. They can win a few, but they won’t make the playoffs Seattle and Ari will continue to get stronger as the season goes on, they have for a few years now.

That Buff loss really hurts. 4-1 would have given us some breathing room.

If Quinn, Brockers and Hayes are still out, then we will lose at Detroit. This D line is too important. Losing Tru just makes it worse. Stafford will eat our lunch if we can’t pressure him.

The GSOT went 10-6 in the 2000 season because they didn’t have a defense. The offense we have now can’t single-handedly win games. Can’t win any game really. We have to have a great D to be above .500. Right now, we don’t have a great D.

I don’t think he’ll see a jail, but he will see a suspension. That’s gonna hurt.

“He can be okay sometimes but is too limited physically”

I think that’s what I’d choose. I feel like he gives everything he’s got. But he’s never gonna be 6’4″ with an arm like Stafford or the wheels of Wilson.

I think Keenum makes the most of what he’s got. I just wish he had more.

He’s kind of “Flutie-ish”.

zn wrote:

Do you agree with all of it?

I could quibble with a few things:

RE: Keenum – “He can’t mitigate pressure in the pocket with his movement”

I disagree. I like Keenum’s pocket presence, and he is a mobile QB. He’s not Russell Wilson mobile, but Keenum is shifty, like an angry squirrel. Compared to Bradford and Foles, Keenum is practically Usain Bolt.

RE: The Defense – “Michael Brockers would be a fine guess as the third-best player on the Rams defense, but that title appears to belong to Trumaine Johnson now.”

To me, Donald, Quinn, Tru, Barron, and Ogletree, are all right at the top of importance in this D. Donald is the lone standout, by a little, but everyone else is extremely important. Barron and Ogletree are everywhere on the field. They tackle well, hit hard, and sniff out a lot of plays. This D doesn’t work at all without those two guys.

RE: Gurley – The writer talks about the Rams poor blocking from the O-line, but then shows a gif with 9 Cardinals within 5 yards of the LOS. And the Honey Badger (the FS) is only 10 yards off, smack in the middle of the field. To me, that defense screams “No big play from Gurley!”

The Seattle gif – 8 guys, that I can see, within 5 yards of the LOS.

The SF gif – 9 guys within 5 yards of the LOS.

I know RBs have to make people miss, but to me the issue isn’t just the O-line blocking. It’s also defenses designed purely to stop Gurley, at all costs.

To be fair, the writer states that “the defenses they’ve faced have made stopping him a priority — except for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers”. I just think that’s a bigger issue than the Rams O line blocking.

Again, I’m just nitpicking. I agree with a lot in the article.

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