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wvParticipantPlayoff hopes are over if they lose to the Browns. It’s a long shot anyway, as the Rams have to win at least 4 of their 6 remaining games. We can chalk up 2 losses before kickoff: BAL and SF. That leaves them no margin. Cleveland and NO are going to be struggles.
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Probly true, but maybe that SF game wont mean anything to the 49ers. It could be they end up slotted for the same playoff berth win or lose.
I hope the last game ‘does’ mean something for them of course.
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wvParticipantWell….coming off a bye, a well-rested Ram team, playing maybe the worst team in the NFC, one would expect a solid win. And they came through.
I echo everyone else in noting how F’ing refreshing it is to see PHYSICAL football from the Rams running game. Freeman. K.Williams. I ‘reallly’ like those two backs. Did you see how KW finishes his runs? Good lord. We havent seen that since prime-Steven-Jackson. And he’s plenty fast enough. Not a game-breaker but he can burst for twenty yards a crack and then absolutely blow-up a DB. I mean he is going to injure some DBs.
And I havent seen enough of Freeman to know exactly what he is, but I’ve seen enough to know he’s good. Better than an ordinary back-up. Maybe he’s special, I dunno.
Browns are 7-4, but i see they got smacked by the Broncos. And someone named
Dorian-Thompson Robinson was their QB. 14 for 29, 134 yards.
Who the hell is Dorian-Thompson Robinson?
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wvParticipantThot this was an interesting vid. Not about Gaza, just some background stories.
wvParticipantOmg. I would just give up football if i were the Jets players. Just leave the stadium and go live on a mountaintop.
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wvParticipantWorst I’ve seen Goff play this year. There were some WTF plays in that game.
We’ll see if his present coach can reset Goff or, ya know, announce that Jared is “our QB today”
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wvParticipantYeah, this is a playoff game, essentially. And its a game that will be important in kinda defining this team. Well, maybe not the ‘team’ but more like the ‘season.’
McVay needs to have them come flying out of the gate like those screeching monster-bat things that tried to eat Vin Diesel in Pitch Black.
Lets just say they won this game. And lets say the won the…49er game. 5-1 record in the West. That would make for an interesting offseason.
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wvParticipantTaunting after the INT, though. That was inexcusable, and the guy just seems to have a knack for getting flagged. But he’s also fairly effective, seems to me. .
Yeah, he’s got talent and he’s an immature. Morris and the secondary coaches have a nice project in this kid. Either they can coach him up or he’s always gonna be a bit of a selfish idiot. We’ll see.
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wvParticipant1a Dickerson 1b Faulk 3 Jackson
Faulk was OBVIOUSLY 1A and Dickerson was OBVIOUSLY 1B.
You are obviously a Heretic.
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wvParticipantAlso, if we can go beyond the Rams for the best running backs we’ve ever seen . . . Gale Sayers was the first back that just stunned me as a fan of the game, and made me want to be a running back “when I grow up.”
.Well…..I loved Brian Piccolo. And i wish you would love him too.
wvParticipantI think you have to ask yourself why would an offense be “out of sync” 10 games into the season?
Capitalism.
Do i have to explain football to everyone on this board.
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wvParticipantNot sure the Rams win that game if Aaron Donald doesnt knock out the starting QB for that critical stretch. Wont show up as a sack or anything other than a hit, but that was probly a game-saver. w v
So you condone physical violence then?
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Only by the oppressed. Aaron Donald was obviously being oppressed that whole game.
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wvParticipantNot sure the Rams win that game if Aaron Donald doesnt knock out the starting QB for that critical stretch. Wont show up as a sack or anything other than a hit, but that was probly a game-saver.
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wvParticipantCant quibble with any of that. Though If i were to quibble, I’m not sure I’d have W.Tyler that high on the list. But I’m older than BT, and i saw John Cappelletti, and he brought great blocking and instincts and leadership.
Plus, I saw the indomitable Les Josephson.
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/los-angeles-rams/leaders/career-rushing-yards
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November 20, 2023 at 1:20 pm in reply to: twitter, reporters, etc. + big articles — the Seattle game #146885wvParticipant“…. Now, the results don’t necessarily reflect that in a positive way from this game. But the thinking/process itself…he’s openly stating he’s calling for the TD, not just the go-ahead FG. And I’m not trying to put some sort of spin on this, and again I do see both opinions here, simply thinking out loud and thinking that is VERY interesting. Everything he said and then everything I gathered behind the scenes pointed toward: calls may have failed/outcomes weren’t all positive, but the late-down decisions seem to reflect a more aggressive process…”
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I enjoy reading JR as much as any sports-reporter i have come across. And I’ve been reading sports-reporters since…oh…1969, I’d say. She’s already in the Pantheon.
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wvParticipantI just think Stafford is a QB playing with a hurt thumb. We’ve seen Kurt try to play with one. It aint always pretty. Ah well. A broken Stafford is still a gritty, wily, brainy QB.
I’m more impressed with this win, than some of uze, apparently. Tough, ugly win against a good team. I like Freeman, the RB.
Looking forward to watching Mr Goff, on genocide-day.
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wvParticipantSome good things happened this week. Vikes, Falcons, Bucs, Saints, lost. That Ram loss to the Packers may turn out to be big, though.
Division leaders, Eagles, Lions, 49ers, Saints (5-5)
Wildcard teams:
Dallas 7-3, Seattle 6-4,
Vikings 6-5
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Still In the hunt: Packers, Rams, Falcons, Bucs, all 4-6
Commanders 4-7
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wvParticipantwvParticipantwvParticipantWhere I am going to differ is in the defense of terrorism. First there are South African militants who condemned the “neck tie” burnings. So that’s not a universal example of battling apartheid. But my main thing is, everyone who commits terror believes in their hearts it’s in the name of a just cause. That includes the KKK with its lynchings, McVeigh and Oklahoma, the Nazis in their ascent to power, Mussolini’s fascists, and so on…for that matter it includes the illegal settlement mafia that attacks West Bank Palestinians to drive them off their land. If we say to them our cause is true and yours isn’t, they say the same to us. So I never excuse anything that can just be used by the other side, using the same rationale. I also don’t equate Hamas with Palestinians. And in case that sounds like some thin anti-muslim veneer, during the conflict between the Israeli state forces and Hezbollah, I defended Hezbollah. The current Israeli government promoted Hamas. Not enough people know that yet. To me the left and wars of liberation have to honestly act like they really are better, not just in their principles but in their tactics. That can be done in ways that are pragmatic and effective, so I don’t accept the Stalin-like argument that the other side plays dirty so you have to too (that’s not addressed to anyone here–it’s something I hear around sometimes when these issues come up). To quote The Hound (it’s the exchange that starts at 3:20): <iframe title=”The Hound meets the Brotherhood – BRILLIANT dialogues | Game of Thrones” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/71KqyxYb-dM?feature=oembed” width=”690″ height=”388″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”></iframe>
Well, I dunno, but I just cant see any way the Palestinians can achieve any kind of justice/land by peaceful means. Can you imagine Israel budging an inch on any of this?
I also ant see any way the Palestinians can achieve any kind of justice/land by violent means. Can you imagine Israel/USA losing a war to the Palestinians?
So….
I cant condemn Hamas. I cant condemn any ‘terrorist’ group who is in the position Hamas is in.
I also cant praise or cheer or celebrate what Hamas did. I cant ‘go there’ either.
So, i just stay silent on the Hamas part of this.
On the Israeli Occupation part of it — i never shut up.
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wvParticipantWell…its better than i expected but it doesnt really represent my view. Its what i have heard described as a ‘soft zionist’ view.
I mean nowhere in that vid is the word ‘occupation’ even uttered. Seems to me, He kinda starts from the premise that both sides are equally innocent and equally guilty or something close to that.
One of my questions is this — is it even possible to legitimately argue a group is a ‘terrorist group’ when said group is fighting a murderous occupation? Was the ANC a ‘terrorist group’ when they were burning people alive, as they fought against apartheid in South Africa? Were the Black Panthers ‘terrorists’ when they were robbing stores to get money for ‘the revolution’ ? Were the Earth First folks ‘terrorists’ for blowing stuff up in their fight against capitalist-ecocide?
I dunno. I’m hopeless, I’m afraid.
I noted Chomsky asked this question in an old video: If the Palestinians remain peaceful, what changes will Israel make? (the obvious answer, being Nothing, None, Zip. Just a slow continuation of expanding settlements and ruthless occupation)
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wvParticipantWentz: “…”And so I just didn’t feel like God had closed that door, so I’ve been kind of just patiently waiting and staying ready…”
I was always told, when God closes one door….you should listen to your handlers, and market yourself as a new-improved, team-player.
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wvParticipantSo after week 10 (i think?) this is the sich-u-a-shun:
Division leaders in order : Eagles, Lions, 49ers, Saints.
3 Wildcard teams as of today:
Dallas 6-3
Seattle 6-3
Minnesota 6-4
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In the hunt:
Bucs 4-5
Commanders, Falcons 4-6
Packers, Rams 3-6
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Rams would have to climb over 5 teams.
Next up: Seattle, Arizona, Cleveland, Baltimore.
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wvParticipantWatched some Lions highlights. RB David Montgomery had a Faulk-ish TD run.
Lions 7-2 now. Their defense looked awful.
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wvParticipant— Matthew J Garbincus (@garbincus) November 10, 2023
wvParticipantIf opposing defenses are ‘breaking tendencies’ against the Rams, is it because they think McVay is not good at ‘adjusting’ during games? Or…what?
(And do teams ‘break tendencies’ against the Rams more than other teams? I mean dont all teams try and break their tendencies, etc?)
If any of this ‘breaking tendencies’ stuff is true, then one would think it would lead McVay to be a better coach next year. He’s gonna have to develop a plan for being more….’fluid’ or somethin in the future. I dunno.
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wvParticipantI don’t like Wentz much. But the Rams don’t take my calls anymore so I guess I have no input. …
Well, I know Wentz has been a dick, but I am hoping he aint stupid. If he aint stupid he will have learned something by watching what Baker Mayfield did. Shut up, Get with the program, do well and revive yer career.
See how simple it is 🙂
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November 8, 2023 at 7:11 pm in reply to: media, twitter, some plays, the big articles, etc. … GB game #146693wvParticipantIs Byron Young a ‘rising star’ or is he just one more pass-rusher on the Rams who looks better than he is, because 99 is on the field and taking up so much attention.
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wvParticipantBut they went into the game with Rypien which suggests to me that McVay was at least trying to place some guys around Rypien whom he was familiar with on a first-name basis. Now, if I’m right that McVay put zero effort into grooming Rypien, it’s hardly a season-breaker cuz they never figured to be a serious contender, and Rypien was never in the plans anyway. If this happened during a “real” season, I think I’d be kinda pissed. This isn’t a good look for McVay, no matter how you evaluate it, but…you know…this seems like a “lapse” to me. An understandable lapse, but it’s a lapse.
Well, Im just an idiot-fan, and I know i know nothing, but this ‘could’ have been a wildcard-year. The NFC middle-tier teams are pretty mediocre as per usual.
So, i just dont understand how you dont sign Wentz at the beginning of the year. Assuming he was available. (was he?)
I mean, Stafford is elite, but we know he’s breaking down. He does not have a Brady body.
If Wentz had been the backup from day one, they win that Packer game and are in the wildcard hunt.
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wvParticipantWell….good.
Wentz is a mystery. All the physical talent in the world. Can McVay do with him what he did with Baker Mayfield.
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wvParticipantJust watched the highlights today. Obviously, this team is a helpless with a Quarterback with ‘that’ amount of talent and that amount of experience.
Thing is, we knew Stafford was an aging, patched-together-QB. I have not liked McVay’s solution to the backup QB issue for the last few years. I dont get it.
I wanted a decent vet backup. …basically, i ‘always’ want a decent vet back up QB though. I wanted a decent back up QB back when Trent Green went down. Like, say, Hostetler. But did Vermeil listen? No.
I guess we’ll see how much fight this team has in it, as the season goes along. Wont be a lot of wins, though. But it would be nice to outhit some teams and maybe get a win over, say, the 49ers.
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