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wvParticipantAhhh. Those were the days i still followed pro-baseball.
Back when 25 homeruns was a pretty big deal.
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vwvParticipantOr the idea that the Rams played only 2 contenders so far. Depends I suppose on what you mean. So far they have played 2 4-3 teams (Minn, Seattle) and a 5-2 team (Chargers). GB is struggling for them but you can’t count them out.
The only good teams the Saints have beaten are the Reds****, Ravens, and Vikings. I’m not sure how that somehow makes them more ‘battle tested’ than the Rams.
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Reds**** ?
Ya know if you were more sensitive to the political ramifications of team-slurs, you’d know
Rav##s dont actually like that word. They prefer to be called “Lord God Birds.”Just so you know.
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vwvParticipantI know that “refuting the other teams’s fans” can sound just like them. But while this is a confident sounding bunch, as often as not they don’t really know much about the Rams. For example some are still doing the “Goff is a system qb” thing.
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Yeah fans dont know crap about the nuances of other teams.
And frankly I think Suh and Donald are gonna negate Jake Delhomme.
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vwvParticipantWe are probly the only species on earth that is rooting for humans to continue.
Well, maybe the crows. Crows seem to like us.w
vOctober 30, 2018 at 9:45 pm in reply to: know that thing that happens when…? — predict the Rams loss #93111wvParticipantThe Rams will go 11-0. And then lose three in a row. And in the playoffs, the NFL will make them play the Vikings in the snow, in Minnesota. And the Rams will blow a 17-7 half-time lead, and lose 23-20. And life will never be the same.
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vwvParticipantInteresting.
Robert Woods on Gurley:
” Everybody loves Todd. He’s a great teammate, hard worker, speaks to everybody. That’s not just even on the team, just everybody in the facility. He’s really our leader.”w
vwvParticipantIts an odd defense. Not sure ive ever seen the like.
Not consistent. At times, gives away huge big plays. But they have enough playmaking stars to come up with big plays on their side. And so far anyway, they own the 4th quarter.
It’s not the 2000 defense by any stretch. That one was a train wreck all the time.
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Yeah, I see some posters focusing on the negatives, and some posters just kinda ignoring the weaknesses, but i dont see much talk about the ‘uniqueness’ of this odd defense. Its a peculiar defense, imho. An odd mix of strengths and weaknesses.
Donald makes it unique, I guess. Without him its just a regular-old-mediocre defense.
But with him there’s always the chance/liklihood that there will be ‘enough’ big plays to win.
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vOctober 29, 2018 at 10:51 am in reply to: breaking down plays from the PACKERS game…Waldman & others #93015wvParticipantwell, i look at this defense compared to its contemporaries.
and while they may be ranked 7th in total defense, their average yards per play is in the bottom half. so that concerns me.
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Yeah, its got weaknesses for sure. (and they might well derail it in the playoffs)
But its got quirky strengths too.
Its an odd defense. Not sure ive ever seen the like.w
vwvParticipanttodd gurley at the halfway mark.
800 yards rushing 11 tds 4.73 ypc
351 yards receiving 4 tds 11.32 ypcreally coulda shoulda woulda had 12 rushing tds. but he did the right thing.
just wow. but it’s only half of a season, so it doesn’t mean squat. still. terrific start. now for the finish.
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Isnt that entering Faulk territory?
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vwvParticipantOnly watched the hilites so far.
Just seems like they have lots of ways to win games.
The defense isnt dominant, but how many modern defenses are? The defense usually seems to make just enough big plays to do the job. Same with special teams. And the offense is a top five offense.
They have a shot.
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vwvParticipantWell…guess where I am.
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49ers vs Cardinals?
Man, the NFL should just flex some games out of existence.
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vwvParticipantI made it about 12 seconds.
I will regroup. Get a good night’s sleep. And try again tomorrow.
{Are you joking? Yes!}
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Carlson is interesting. He blasts the Reps for being the country-club party and caring only about the rich. He also blasts corporate-power. He blasts the Dems for abandoning their base and caring about the rich also.
He’s still a rightwing wacko, but not yer usual rightwing wacko.
Watch the vid.
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vwvParticipantAquib Talib has a nice jacket on, in this vid:
wvParticipantThe best defense is a good punter. And right now Hekker is lost.
Thats what we need to worry about.
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vwvParticipant“rams at no.4?”
October 23, 2018 at 11:04 am in reply to: What Niners fans are saying…before AND after the game #92744wvParticipantI was looking forward to the return of meaningful bitter rivalry games between San Fran and LA.
But I noticed, now, even their blocked punts travel forward.
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vwvParticipantI just hope the Rams dont blow a 23 point lead. I think they’ll be fine if Bert Jones can stay healthy.
wvParticipantI would like to beat the 49ers seventeen times in a row.
So how many is this now? Two in a row?
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vOctober 18, 2018 at 2:53 pm in reply to: What Niners fans are saying…before AND after the game #92525wvParticipant“Hey! We’re just starting to click. Next step is to win the close games. Then to dominate.”
Hmmmm. With this kind of scintillating plan,
i dont know how this 49ers franchise can be stopped.I mean it even surpasses Al Davis’s approach.
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vwvParticipantthe Oline is the story of the season so far. For me, anyway.
I didnt expect it to be this good. I thought it would be middle of the pack.
The holes for Gurley have been huge. The ‘push’ they get has been rather startling.
If they somehow manage to remain healthy, and the old guys dont get worn down (big, big IF) — I think they win the NFC.
Ram fans have earned this, btw. After all those OLINE disaster years.
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vwvParticipantRight now the Wade Williams defense ranks:
7th in points allowed, but 22nd in the last 3 games
11th in yards, but 17th in the last 3 games
13th in passing yards, but 23rd in the last 3 games
14th in rushing yards but 28th in yards per carry (teams don’t run on the Rams, it;s not that they consistently stop the run)
22nd in sack percentage, but 15th in the last 3 games==============
Yeah, its definitely not the 99 Rams defense.
There’s problems, and i doubt they’ll get fixed.
Still there’s that 4th Quarter thing. Thats a very important ‘thing’ imho. But its a very odd thing. Will it continue? Is there something to it or is it just an early season quirk?
I dunno, but i got a feeling this D will continue to make big plays in the fourth quarter. Might be ‘just’ enuff.
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vwvParticipantI dunno. The 49ers always seem to play the Rams tough.
I’m expecting a sloppy, ugly game from the rams, but a close win.
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vwvParticipantIf a “family member” could still own the team in question, it wasn’t much of a rule to begin with.
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vwvParticipantI’m worried about zooey. I’m worried that a long time fan such as zooey, cant see the obvious — ie, this Ram team is so good it will smoke the league like a sausage in a refinery fire.
Only the Rams can beat the Rams.
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vwvParticipantI think I’m tired of Jeff Bridges. I’m not sure why.
I felt compelled to share that essential and far-reaching fact with you people.
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vOctober 15, 2018 at 7:43 am in reply to: reporters on the Denver game (articles, vids, tweets) #92388wvParticipantwvParticipantIt pleases me that denver lost because their player taunted a ram player.
A lesson for the entire NFL.
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vwvParticipantI saw the highlights and stats. Havent watched replay yet.
Huge win. At Denver, in the cold. They found a way.
I’m happy.
ANY road win, is a good win.
Reynolds aint gonna enjoy the film.
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vwvParticipantThe Great Snow of 1943
So in the midnight the great snow
Covered over the dark ground;
Feet were hobbled and wheels spun;
The hydrants smothered, sank, drowned.The great snow bandaged the street lights,
And banked the doors of the bright shops
And hid the hot little cars deep,
And mounded over the train tops.Careless and pure, the snow fell.
This was the finish, we all knew.
So man expired in a white dream.
It seemed like a damned good idea, too.Morris Bishop.
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