So when is the last time the Rams ran the ball 8 times in a row?    Anybody know?

I cant remember.

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Well, if the Wood-sniffers are done with their Woodfest, we can get back to Ariz vs LA.

I know we arent gonna be ultra-conscious of the record this year, seein-as-how we all know the Rams aint gonna go on a playoff run, but…this is a huge game as far as the general grade for this season.   The difference between 3-3 and 2-4 at this stage is big.

Plus, this is the kind of game Jeff Fisher would lose.

…I dont know what that means, either, but it needed to be said.

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I dunno.  Didnt look to me like the Carolina defenders were ‘caught off guard’.  They look like they see exactly who has the ball – Lions just blocked the hell out of it.

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That old-school football always makes me smile/wince.

Middle Linebackers of that era were such characters.  There should be a name for era.  Like the Middle Linebacker Era.  Or somethin.  Maybe the Middle-a-zoic Era.  I dunno.

But it was mayhem.

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But in addition to that, you combine his arm and his accuracy and you get all of these lasers to the middle of the field we’ve been seeing. I’ve never seen a Rams qb own the medium range pass to the middle of the field the way he does.

Well, I think i agree.   Kurt may have some advantages over Stafford in some other areas, but I dont think even Kurt could do the ‘laser over the middle in tight windows’ at the same level Stafford does it.

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Well, I cant see the Rams defense holding up against that Eagle QB.

Can the Rams win  shootout with the Eagles?   Cant see it hap’nin.

Eagles 31

Rams  17.

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A relatively-healthy Stafford with a solid OLine is a thing of beauty.

Because I’m old, he reminds me of some of the elite old-time passers:  Stabler, Namath, etc.

What a gun, what accuracy, what guts.

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.. I just think that for all his brilliance, McV is not always nimble tactically, in the moment. He seems more of a Trust the Plan kinda guy, and less of a “well now that we’re in the moment let’s switch things up” kinda guy.

Probly true, but i also think McV is the kind of guy that emphasizes what I’ll just call ‘self-critique’.   I think he can keep improving at least a little in that area because he will look at his own weaknesses and tinker with them, etc.

Maybe.  I dunno.   Seems that way to me.   Unlike, say, Martz.

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I’m fine with what i saw from the Rams.   That game could have gone either way, and thats about as good as I could have hoped given the talent/youth situation.

I think Cincy is a very talented team, despite their record, and they wanted it bad.

This team does not look like a bad team, or a poorly coached team, or a non-motivated team.  Looks scrappy, tough, and a bit outmanned, is all.

Record wont be that great, but what i hope for is improvement, no injury to Stafford, or Donald, and each week brings us closer to more cap room, and more talent next year.

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What. The. F. are those things? I should be the NFL Uniform Czar. I’d fix all this shit in about one day. Every team goes back to 70’s-80’s Uniforms and maybe, one week of leather helmets. w v

This is the all-time worst uniform in the history of sports.

What in the world is ‘that’?   Is that the Padres?

Ok, somebody actually thought of that.  And designed it.  And got it approved.  And they marketed it.    And i guess there were focus groups, and surveys and profit-algebra that preceded those decisions.

So who is that aimed at?   LGBT folks?   Teens?   Color-blind people?

I dunno.   What do i know.   I’m an old-school-curmudgeon, so i should just shut up.

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Mine was this one, of course.  ‘Authored’ right after the 69 season.

How in the heck did Kupp last till the 3rd round and Nacua into the 5th round?

Purty good drafting.

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Irksome thing is, Kupp is probly not gonna be Kupp this year.    He may come back but he wont be full-throttle.

Probly wont get to see them together and both healthy till next year.

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I know this probly has nothing to do with the jettisoning of Akers, but if McVay really wants a ‘more physical’ running game and offense in general, then moving Akers would make some sense.   He’s a good back but hardly a ‘punishing’ back.

If they can get a 5th round pick for him, I will not complain.   I dont think Akers is anything special.   Just a good solid back, in my view.   And his ball-security trait is problematic.

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