Zooey wrote:

..it looks like a few bruises and scratches by the misogynistic patriarchical athlete-celberity worshipping, money-machine culture is not going to significantly impact the Rams’ season, so from a purely consumerist point of view, the Rams OL looks like it should be okay..

Well, this was Trotsky’s view. Later expanded by Yoko, and Alec Baldwin.

Btw, i dont think i realized the criminal charges against AJ were not filed and he was put in a criminal-diversion program. I must have missed that. If all that is true, it means it was a pretty ‘minor’ incident and unless he acts like a jerk again, he wont face any real legal issues on THIS one. Dunno what the NFL will do, but it wont be as bad as if he’d been charged.

A.I.
Criminal charges were not filed against Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Alaric Jackson. Instead, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office referred him to a pre-file diversion program. He may avoid prosecution by completing alternatives like community service, taking classes, or paying restitution.

The investigation stems from an incident on June 8, 2026, when Jackson was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery. During an argument, Jackson allegedly believed his pregnant girlfriend was recording him. He grabbed her phone, which left scratch marks on her arm.

While the District Attorney and City Attorney declined to file formal charges at this time, the case will remain open for the duration of the statute of limitations. The charges could be re-evaluated if there are any new developments. Additionally, the woman involved voluntarily dropped her request for a permanent restraining order

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apoc-alyptic humor

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Just curious. Who is Stafford’s closest ‘comp’ among active QBs in the NFL today.

IMHO the real difference between Stafford and Allen or Mahomes, is that whatever legs MS did have, are shot. He can move around in the backfield but he’s not a running threat. Beyond that he has the same arm the other 2 do, but he’s also a hair more accurate on a consistent basis. Mahomes, like Stafford, has a clutch gene.

I think Stafford is a slight percentage up from the other 2 when it comes to processing and recognition. The other 2 can go outside of structure when’s nothing’s there much more than Stafford does, but on the other hand Stafford excels at squeezing the last half inch of a play out of tight situations, so “nothing there” doesn’t quite mean the same thing for him.

I know that didn’t answer your question. But it would take a while to think of who is directly comparable. It’s like Stafford is a Brady with more arm and also less risk adverse.

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I’m putting you down for Tony Banks, then, if I’m reading you correctly.

I was thinking today about the difference between ‘Pocket QBs’ and ‘Movement QBs’ (or whatever we want to call them) and i was thinking about how some ‘movement’ is still a ‘pocket skill’. Like one of the great things about Stafford is because of all those years of experience, he can ‘sense’ the rushers coming. And he knows how to quickly glide a step this way or that. Can Lamar Jackson do it as well? Can any of the great running-QBs do that thing where he ‘hops’ left or right and then rifles a strike downfield? Marino could do it.

That kind of movement takes a certain amount of lower-body athletic skill but it also requires that ‘sixth sense’ about when to do it.

I’m often impressed by Stafford’s movement skills. He can buy himself that split-second he needs to fire a strike. He’s no statue in the pocket. He moves. He just cant ‘run’ anymore.
Compare what Stafford does in the pocket to say, Aaron Rogers the last few years. Rogers looks like a train-wreck in the pocket to me. I keep waiting for a ‘phantom sack’ with Rogers.

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“…Matthew Stafford: The question is no longer about whether he’s elite, just how long he can keep it going. At age 38, fresh off his first MVP, a step back in production would only make sense. But Stafford is aging like fine wine, as long as the Rams can keep hits off of his ailing back. Expect another summer of management to reflect that understanding..”
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True.
Prettymuch sums up the obvious. I’m not sure i can remember ANY Ram team that had a bad year, when the OLine was effective. Can anybody remember a team where the Oline blocked well, but the Rams lost a lot of games anyway?

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zn wrote:

IF Alaric Jackson is suspended it would only be for 6 games at most. Not all season.

I read that, but i wasnt sure if it was set in stone or just a ‘probable’ outcome.

At any rate, its enough time to lose homefield and get Stafford Bulgerized.

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Richard Sherman still favoring the Seahawks.

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Rams Bros.@RamsBrothers

…Stafford said today on @greenlight that the Rams didn’t run a single play out of 13P in training camp. And McVay found a solve for every look with WR’s banged up.
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I was thinking about this after the switch to 13. McVay didnt switch out of some genius-Eureka moment — it was simply out of necessity. He didnt have Puka.

When i was watching the Knicks in the playoffs this year, they were down two games to one against the Atlanta Hawks. So their coach Mike Brown changed the way he used their center, Karl Anthony Towns. Made him a point-center. The knicks then win 13 playoff games in a row. And the coach gets all kinds of credit, blah blah. But they went the entire season without thinking of the point-center approach. They stumbled on it, out of necessity. Same as McVay.

So, does a coach get credit for essentially stumbling on stuff?

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Stafford with Chris Long

I thot I would flame the board today.

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