“The Rams are back”.

Fisher said it as he was walking off the field. I think he was talking to an assistant coach. It wasn’t for the camera.

Hmmmm…

zn wrote:

Well some cogitating and pondering, I’ve decided that by far the best take on this I’ve heard is from D’marco Farr. It’s here, in this audio

link: http://theramshuddle.com/topic/audio-farr-simmons-on-the-arz-game/

Farr says defenses not only crowd the line against Gurley and the Rams, they play all sorts of games with stunts and change-ups. His point is that the shifting and movement causes indecision in the OL (not sure who to block) and in turn that causes indecision for the RB.

I think what happened this year is that SF gameplanned that kind of attack, it worked, and now every team they face is doing it.

Remember this is not just a simple case of loading the box. More than that, defenses have been creative in getting their guys to stunt and move in their attack, making it harder for a less experienced line to figure out what to do and who to block each play. That produces hesitation and indecision and so they look like they’re out of sync as a line.

Gurley is not a great behind the LOS lateral movement guy–he has to go forward, that’s who he is. So that’s part of it. Still when you get the blocking, as we saw last year, a back like that can still thrive.

That’s the best explanation I’ve heard.

I’m using the Zooey tactic. I picked the Rams to get killed last week. In honor of that deep insight I shall pick the Rams to have a complete let down this week. They’ll go full Keystone Cops mode and give this game away early. Bills 103 – Rams 2 (Donald gets a safety)

Ozoneranger wrote:

Garcia could throw a hard out. And a zip through the end zone. Keenum throws a five yard dunk with a high arc.

Yep. Garcia had a better arm, but almost everyone does over Keenum. I’m referencing the grit, that tough hombre kind of attitude. Th little kid on the playground that keeps fighting against the big boys after he’s been knocked down a dozen times. Keenum’s a scrapper. I wish he were better at everything. But I like his guts.

I can only speak as to why I never watch games anymore in real time. Instead, I watch replays with the NFL pass on Apple TV. Several reasons:

No commercials. There are way too many stoppages in play. The commercials go on forever, and most are bad. Refs take too long to make decisions. All of that slows the game down.

Replay games allow me to rewind and really enjoy the subtle stuff about the game.

I play fantasy football, so I watch the Redzone for the highlights and stats. I also follow along on my ESPN app. My local games are always the Redskins, Ravens, or Panthers. I only watch those teams if the Rams are playing them.

Most commentators are bad. I like some, but most talk too much about issues not related to football. Case in point, the kneeling thing going on now. I don’t care. I watch football for football, not political/social stances being pursued by a bunch of millionaires that are paid to play a game. Turning down the volume helps.

Sideline reporters. Too many of them. Yes, the ladies are pretty, but they’re not needed.

I think the biggest problem the NFL has is supply and demand. The demand for football is still extremely high, but the supply is everywhere. I can watch football on my TV, laptop, desktop, phone, and every bar in Richmond. There must be a thousand sports bars here, all packed with dozens of televisions. There is no reason for me to sit through a 3 hour game that consists of about 45 minutes of actual playing time, when I can watch snippets all day on so many different devices. And I can avoid all commercials and non-football related BS.

Edited because of words and things.

• This reply was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by Winnbrad.

I want to see Spruce. He has already shown better hands than Austin.

Punt returns worry me now. Fumbling a punt return is really gonna hurt.

The Rams aren’t boring. They’ve lot dozens of games in many exciting ways.

I want to insert a sad face, but I don’t where the sad face thingies are.

I’ll just draw one.

🙁

wv wrote:

Call me crazy but i think spruce will help,
right off the bat. I think his skill set is much-needed,
and i think they can plug him in and get some third down conversions.

I dunno what they have in Cooper.

Sometimes i think my biggest criticism of Snisher is their lack of
interest in getting a good solid VETERAN WR. Heck, i would have signed Anquan Boldin, if i had been Snisher.

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Spruce will help. But any quick WR with good hands will help.

Move the chains, Spruce.

Move the chains…