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Would not surprise me if the season had a lot of games like this one. Sputtering offense, but defense keeps them in the game

I assume (maybe wrongly) you think that because of the young OL?

I actually think Goff is prepared to return to his “regular 100 qb ratings” days from before the bye last year. I just think they had a game and a half of rust and are now hitting stride.

What do others think? What’s the “informal poll” on that?

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Oline mainly, plus less Gurley. Plus better competition in the Division, looks like.

Saffold was a big loss. Whitworth will wear down.

But who knows.

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…so I’m watchin the game on replay, and WTF was McVay or Goff thinking on that call on third and goal early in the first quarter. The pass to Everett that had no chance of going anywhere. Even Aikman was startled by it.

Worst call of the year, so far.

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The Lions game was a real struggle too, but they didnt mention that.

Generally speakin, it kinda seemed to me, the Rams offense peaked during the Chiefs game.
But the Defense peaked in the playoffs.

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Good stuff. Quotes are good.

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“The confusion is not my invention. We cannot listen to a conversation for five minutes without being aware of the confusion. It is all around us and our only chance now is to let it in. The only chance of renovation is to open our eyes and see the mess. It is not a mess you can make sense of.”
― Samuel Beckett

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Evan Silva@evansilva
Cosell drills home the evidence-proven fact that run-game effectiveness has no impact on how linebackers react. “They do what they’re taught.” And that’s playing the run when they see a handoff or when the OL technique shows run.

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OK, but that goes against every announcers cliches going back forty years.

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zn wrote:

Vincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore
There was a noticeable drop in the #Rams usage of 11 Personnel on Sunday, and while it was tough sledding operating out of other groupings it’s imperative the Rams continue to diversify.

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What does that mean in dummed-down-english? Who will be on the field more and who will be on the field less, etc.

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There were parts of that second article that made me roll my eyes. Some of the players are makin it out like the Media shouldnt have had the audacity to question whether Gurley would ever be the same. Really?

The guy has a degenerative knee problem. He barely touched the ball in the two biggest games of the year last year. Why shouldn’t the corporate-media have a ton of questions?

There i go again, defending the corporate-media.

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Well, Cumberbatch is very talented, to state the obvious, and he did a great job with the dragon-audio, but I thought the dragon-scenes ultimately failed because of the plot-visuals. The scenes reminded me of the kind of bad-movie scenes where the bad guys shoot a gazillion bullets that always miss the target, etc. I mean, i half expected the dragon to slip on a banana peel at some point.

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I’ve watched it on replay up to the blocked punt.

My first impression is that McVay outcoached Rivera, just a bit. McVay’s team just looked like it had a better overall plan. The quick counts, the rhythms, the flow. Just looked like McVay had a better plan.

My second thot iz — I never complain after a road win. Against any team.

My third thot is, I thot the OLine played purty well, considering the Panthers Dline is purty good. I’ve seen a lot worse performances against that D. But part of that is McVay. He called a LOT of quick short passes, and some quick screens, and outside runs, etc. McVay made it a point to make it easy on the OLine. Good coaching.

My forth thot is, what did the Panthers do to nullify Aaron Donald? Just curious.
Maybe they just have a good interior Oline? Is Donald hurt?

My fifth thot is, the Rams offense looks different this year. More Kupp, Less Gurley. I dunno. It worked today, but I dunno. With Gurley not being Gurley anymore, and Kupp getting hit hard a lot, I dunno if this formula will be effective down the stretch.

My sixth thot is, I really really cant stand, Jon Gruden, Antonio Brown, or the Patriots.

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Zooey wrote:

I have watched football since 1968, and apart from that incredible accumulation of talent in the early 70s, Snead has a better track record than anybody else.

So…welcome to the Rams, Tyler.

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As i recall you once posted a photo of, either you, or your brother, in a blue and white rams helmet.

Anyone who once had a blue and white rams helmet gets to think any damn thing they want. So, either you,
or your brother, gets to have blind faith in Snead or Fisher or Taje Allen or John St.Clair or anyone you want. Its in the message board Terms of Use. Its called the 1968-Rule

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zn wrote:

Vincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore
“It’s trusting the process. But it’s also the way we practice. It’s the way we’ve meshed. It’s the way we’ve lifted and the way we’ve pushed each other.” #Rams OT Rob Havenstein on his confidence in a revamped O-line
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One advantage of having Aaron Donald, is the new OLinemen get to practice against the best.

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