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wvParticipant“According to DVOA creator Aaron Schatz, the Rams currently have the sixth-lowest special teams DVOA in league history.”
Jezus H Christ.
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wvParticipantAs much as i hate seeing either SF or LA rest their starters, it just makes too much sense to do it. The walking wounded would benefit from it.
It would still be nice for the Rams’ second-string to beat the 49ers second-string.
Weird situation. I dont remember this happening before. Dunno what to think of it.
Will either team even pass the ball more than ten times?
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wvParticipantCowherd has been beating the drum for offensive-coaches for a long time, but this is the most forceful I’ve seen him. (I dont agree or disagree, btw)
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wvParticipantEnh. I’ve seen all this too many times now. Somebody doing really well on a line with Aaron Donald.
I dunno how good Turner really is.
He’s certainly played well, and he’s ‘solid’ and he was a great draft pick. But more than that, I dunno.
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wvParticipantI say, sign Matt Crosby.
Or Norm Crosby. Or Bing.
Or Tom Dempsey.
Somebody.
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wvParticipantThe Packers are the only team that can overtake the Rams for the No. 6 seed, so their game against the Bears is the only other matchup that can affect Los Angeles’ seeding. If the Rams lose and the Packers beat Chicago, Green Bay will be the No. 6 seed based on its head-to-head tiebreaker over Los Angeles
Well, that’s unfortunate, since that’s probably what will happen, in which case the Rams go to Dallas where the Cowboys are unbeaten this year.
First off, Chicago is going to trounce the Packers. Its a lock. I will bet Nittany’s soul on that.
Second, i like the Rams chances against Dallas in Dallas. I actually like their chances against Dallas more than Detroit.
Plus, beating the Cowboys AND the 49ers on their march to another Super Bowl beating the Ravens — in this ‘retooling’ year, is a nice story.
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wvParticipantMike Tomlin has, like, 17 years in a row of ‘non-losing’ football seasons.
One Super Bowl win in 2008.
One Super Bowl loss in 2010. (also won a ring as an assistant with Tampa, btw)
As head coach: 172-100-2
Post season 8-9
7 division titles.
So, is he a great coach? Something less than that? Would we be happy with that as Ram fans?
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wvParticipantIn many ways they played just-awful. But they have stars. Stafford. Donald. Kupp. Nacua. KW. Higby. They had more talent than Big-Blue.
And at the end, the Giant players could not quite make the big-clutch plays they needed to make. Cause they aint as talented.
Now, put Aaron Donald, Cooper Kupp and Chuck Norris on special teams, and lets move on.
And what a weird F’ing situation in the last week of the regular season. 49ers dont need it. Rams dont need it. What will they do?
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wvParticipantGreat one point win on the road against a mediocre team.
I could criticize a million things. Don’t feel like it. Best team won.
Winning season. Awesome.
December 30, 2023 at 4:55 pm in reply to: praise for Stafford after TNF (definitive article posted 1/9) #148073wvParticipantThe marriage of McVay and Stafford is so effective. I dont think it can ever by over-stated just how great it must be for McVay to have a veteran with as much mental-power and experience as Matthew Stafford. Now that Brady has retired, who is the top QB-brain active on the grid-iron? If it aint Stafford, I dunno who it would be.
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wvParticipantThe OLine has been good, indeed. But i reaaallly want them to hold up against the 49ers Dline. In the Shannahan era the Rams Oline’s for the most part, have been batted around like cat-toys by the SF Dline.
I assume McV has gotten really sick of that. Hence the changes this year.
The Oline passed the Baltimore test which was a big one, but still, to me, there’s always one real test — San Francisco.
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wvParticipantLooked like KC wasnt missing a beat when they traded Tyreek Hill, but i think its caught up with them. There is just no way you replace a guy like Hill. No way. I think Hill and Mahomes were the most dangerous duo in modern NFL history. Maybe more than, say, Brady and Moss. I dunno.
I’m sure there are other factors in KC’s regression, but i know losing Hill is part of it.
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December 28, 2023 at 4:50 pm in reply to: praise for Stafford after TNF (definitive article posted 1/9) #148028wvParticipantChris Long mentions the ‘drives’. He’s right to talk about them. You just have to see them.
wvParticipantDamn, i did not know Puka is not Nacua’s real name. There’s a vid in another thread called “How did so many teams get wrong about rookie of the year Puka Nacua,” and the youtuber said ‘Makea’ is his real name. Puka means chubby and he was a chubby baby, so the nickname…
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December 28, 2023 at 11:17 am in reply to: praise for Stafford after TNF (definitive article posted 1/9) #148019wvParticipantIf you look at that list of QBs on that chart, there isnt a lot of separation among them. Doesnt look like one of those years, where one QB (Brady) is lightyears ahead of the others. They are kinda bunched up. The pundits have been yak-ing about Dak all year, but his numbers arent much different from Staffords.
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wvParticipantwvParticipantI love smash-mouth football ; I just figured that out, this season.
Avila is 6’3″ 330 pounds.
Dotson is 6’4″ 321 pounds.
I dont ever wanna see a small, agile guard again.
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wvParticipantI have no clue, no inkling about what to expect in the Giant game, but I’m guessing its gonna be a gut-busting, physical, low-scoring, close, game.
My cold, rational, reasoning on this, is, the Football Gods just don’t make things easy for the Rams.
Rams 16
Giants 15
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wvParticipantwvParticipantWell if i had the 23 pick, It’d be awfully tempting to trade down a bit. Pick up another 3rd or somethin. I dunno.
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wvParticipant…. kyren is the rams most important addition to this offense since matthew stafford himself. i know nacua gets more accolades and maybe he even has a better overall career than kyren when it’s all over, but williams not only makes this offense harder to defend, but my feeling is that he will extend stafford’s career by at least another couple years if kyren can stay healthy. by far the best running back stafford has ever had the pleasure of playing with. already. and yeah. his ability to process things quickly is his strength. in a way that makes me like him more than gurley…
Yes, and its just really good team-building by Mc/Snead. They did a lot of things right. Added lots of puzzle pieces and achieved a synergy of sorts.
I mean, McV self-evaluated and apparently, saw the need for a more physical run component.
Then Snead drafted the big Guard and added the vet from the Steelers, etc.
And they added Nacua partly because he’s physical and willing to block.
And of course that shift helps Stafford stay healthy and feel confident and stay in third and short situations, etc, etc.
So, yeah, i agree about KW but its also kinda hard to separate the puzzle pieces and see them separately. Its just a really cool ‘whole’ that they all put together this year. And what makes a lot of us kinda smile, is – there’s no OBJ, no Vonn Miller, no Jalen Ramsey, etc. Its kinda fun to see a group come together like this.
Course if they lose to the Giants, they are bums and the offensive coordinator should be fired.
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wvParticipantAt around the 25 min mark, Rich Eisen talks about maybe, Nacua winning Offensive Rookie of Year, and Matt Stafford winning Comeback Player of Year.
wvParticipantRams Tapes@RamsTapesAll this praise lately on Matthew Stafford, and Puka Nacua.. but can we talk about Ernest Jones? Who is ranked in the top 9 in total tackles (132) arguably currently the best blitzing LB in the NFL, has 5 sacks, 5 QB Hits, and 13 TFL’s, and has a @PFF grade of 81.5Yeah, i keep hearing celebrity-pundits describe the Rams defense as “Aaron Donald and a bunch of other guys no-one has heard of”
Its a lazy way to do tv. Non-analysis.
Ram fans know all about Ernest Jones. He’s not just a ‘guy’.
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wvParticipantFwiw. Betting lines for week 17
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Rams favored by 6 against NYG.
Seattle favored by 4.5 against Pittsburgh
Vikings favored by 2.5 against Green Bay
Bucs favored by 3 over New Orleans
Bears favored by 3 over Atlanta
wvParticipantI was skimming that passing-yards chart and, of course, Brady is on top by a mile. His career was just astounding. But if you look at the names on that list — Marino, Elway, Rogers, Manning, etc — It never ‘seems’ like Brady was the ‘most talented.’
But Brady’s talent was inside his head. I guess. Its the only explanation that makes sense. He ‘processed’ things quickly, accurately. Better than the rest.
So, anyway, i kinda look at Kyron Williams that way. He’s like Brady. Hes not got elite-level ‘measurables’ like many star RBs. But he does something ‘inside his head’ better than the rest of em. I think. I dunno.
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wvParticipant“If the playoffs started today” (I know, i know, but still…)
49ers bye
Eagles 2 vs Seahawks 7
Cowboys 4 vs Bucs 5
Lions 3 vs Rams 6
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Ravens bye
Dolphins 2 vs Colts 7
Bills 6 vs Chiefs 3
Browns 5 vs Jaguars 4
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wvParticipantStafford needs 1293 yards to enter the top ten passing-yards leaders in NFL history. Fwiw.
Its mainly solid Hall Of Famers in the top ten, but not completely. Philip Rivers? Matt Ryan? Eli is 10th right now.
If Stafford played 3 more years, he would be in top-5 territory.
Course plenty of Hall of Famers played before the rule-changes made it a passing league.
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1 Tom Brady 89,214 2 Drew Brees 80,358 3 Peyton Manning 71,940 4 Brett Favre 71,838 5 Ben Roethlisberger 64,088 6 Philip Rivers 63,440 7 Matt Ryan 62,792 8 Dan Marino 61,361 9 AARON RODGERS 59,055 10 Eli Manning 57,023 11 MATTHEW STAFFORD 55,730 12 John Elway 51,475 13 Warren Moon 49,325 14 Fran Tarkenton 47,003 15 Carson Palmer 46,247 16 Vinny Testaverde 46,233 17 Drew Bledsoe 44,611 18 RUSSELL WILSON 43,653 19 JOE FLACCO 43,627 20 Dan Fouts 43,040 wvParticipant1973. Rams vs Packers. Monday Night Football Highlights. John Hadl. Harold Jackson. Jack Snow. Fred Dryer.
(1 hour, 33 minute, 32 second mark of the vid)
wvParticipant…If the 49ers were to rest their starters in the final game against the Rams, one wonders how the other bubble-teams would look at that.
Or, if the Lions were to rest their starters in that final game against the Vikings…etc.
I dunno if there is any way the NFL can address situations like that.
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