http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/02/07/super-bowl-50-broncos-panthers-peyton-manning-peter-king
“….is the way the Broncos’ defense beat Ben Roethlisberger, Tom Brady and Cam Newton in their great playoff run. Denver has a great defense. Holding Big Ben to 16 points, Brady to 18 and MVP Newton to 10? Holding the Steelers, Patriots and Panthers to four touchdowns in 12 quarters? Carolina, New England and Pittsburgh were 1-3-4 in the league in scoring, yet managed all of seven third-down conversions in three games….”

If’n i was to visit Portland,
I’d find out where any used-book-stores were,
and I’d visit all of them.

Thats just me, though. Liv’in on the edge.

https://www.facebook.com/greenhandbooks

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Zooey wrote:

There is no way. Finnegan is just doing the self-aggrandizing thing.

Ya think JT wouldn’t have caught wind of this? The St. Lou beat reporter never hears about this in spite of the fact that Fisher knows, and all the players know and anybody else in the locker room, but JT never finds out that it’s an open secret?

Yeah, I don’t think so.

Yeah, i think ole Cortland is just shooting
from the hip.

Now go take a look at what Rodney Harrison
said. Its the single worst thing i’ve ever
heard an NFL player say, i think.

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zn wrote:

zn wrote:

When asked if he was surprised about the Rams’ relocation to Los Angeles, Finnegan replied: “Not surprised. I knew it was coming two, three years ago. They had already said it was gonna happen. We knew.”

This statement has attracted a lot of attention out there.

Interesting, too, what he says about JL.

Well, I’m sure Finnegan interpreted statements he heard
that way, but I don’t think Fisher could have
known for sure, two or three years ago. He may
have known it was something Kronky ‘wanted’ to do,
but he couldnt have known how the owners vote would
go, etc.

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Cor-yell is a Hall of Famer in my book.

It aint always about wins and losses. Sometimes
its about innovation and…fun. He created
THE funnest damn offenses in the modern era.
Oughta be a ‘fun room’ in the Hall if nothing else.

I, myself, would also put a “corporate lackey” room
and a “weasely owner” room in the Hall of Fame.
Georgia, Shaw, Zygmunt, Kronky, Demoff, Art Modell, Bidwell…

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zn wrote:

Is it just me or is the buzz for this game not that big?

This is a hogs-head-lasagna thread. Try to
stay on topic.

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“..it left a stadium saddled with about $144 million in debt and maintenance costs. Taxpayers will now shoulder the remaining payments for the Edward Jones Dome with only the help of revenue from tractor pulls…”

As per usual, the corporate-wheeler-dealers
make the deals, and the People, have to pay
in the end.

In a just system, that there little game would
be Illegal.

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joemad wrote:

I’ve said this many times….

it only takes one 3rd down stop to win a game by 3 points. During SPY Gate New England won 3 super bowls by 3 points or less…

BTW, DEFLATE GATE. New England has been money in Nov and Dec for the past 15 years…. this year with properly inflated balls. New England finished 3-5 since late Nov. ….

It’s a huge advantage throwing a ball that is 20% smaller in size. BTW, this season turnovers on fumbles was twice as much as they did last year.

Well, the Patriots may be eeevil,
but a lot of folks thought the old Raiders were too.
And the Steelers. And the old Detroit Pistons. Etc.

None of them eevil teams is giving up
their Rings.

At any rate, Brady cant last forever.
It will be very interesting to see what
Belichick’s teams are like post-Brady.

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Zooey wrote:

There is a possibility, I suppose, that RGIII can get his shit together mentally. That he has been humbled, and now has the proper drive. It’s possible. I have no reason to think he HAS. I am just saying it’s possible. (Though even if he has, there is still the question of whether he can develop into an effective NFL QB)

Manziel is an irredeemable head case. Like Phillips. No cure.

In some measure, I feel pity for him the same way I did for Phillips. I mean, I don’t think head cases WANT to be head cases. They just are. And they are doomed to unhappiness. So, I’m sorry. But I don’t want him to bring his troubles to the Rams.

Yes, well said.

Course as crazy as bad-Johnny is, he never
once tried to cut off his own thumb. Ya know.

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I understand the interest — i think its
based on his first year. He did a lot
of exciting stuff.

I think some folks think if a coach
designed the offense completely around
RG’s talents/weaknesses he could get it done.

Personally, i am skeptical, and i
just dont think he has the leadership
qualities ya need.

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I dont necessarily agree that OLinemen dont
like blocking for a running QB like Cam.
His point was that its hard not to Hold in situations
where Cam is moving around, but i suspect there
are now OLine coaches who know how to teach OLinemen
techniques for playing with a guy like Cam.
I just think it requires different techniques
than playing with a pocket QB.

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Zooey wrote:

The question is, did Snead draft the way he did BECAUSE he was deliberately trying to miss the playoffs in 2015, but be built for them in 2016?

No way.

I agree with zn. The line fell apart. They decided to fucking fix it. And the draft seemed to best way to do that for $ reasons, and because there wasn’t much in FA. And Gurley fell into their lap.

What is always missing in the “Complain About the Personnel Moves” arguments is ANY alternative plan. As if the Rams could have drafted other people who would have made an instant impact and propelled the Rams to the playoffs last year? Like who?

Gurley and Havenstein represent about as good a draft as a team can have, fer chrissakes. The entire draft was an A, looks like. So I’m supposed to believe that they could have drafted 5 Aaron Donald types and made the playoffs, but – No! – they were conspiring to move to LA and had to have a crappy draft? Please.

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Ditto.

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InvaderRam wrote:

i don’t know. i doubt spanos would ever want to help kroenke out in any way ever.

Well Spanos might be misguided,
like Ag,
and he might prefer Wentz.

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It would be like Palmer going to the cards.

The Rams would immediately be a different
team.

Would they give a first rd pick for Rivers?
I would.

First and second? Maybe.

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I wont be watchin it. Doubt if i even
remember what day its being played.

Its all about the Draft and Free agency
now, for me.

One thing i do know — whichever team wins,
will spawn all kinds of “this is how you build a
super bowl winner” articles/posts. Ya know.
Happens every year. If a team wins the Ring
with a one-legged-QB and a cross-eyed equipment manager,
then the internetz are flooded with
“you MUST have a one-legged-QB and a cross-eyed equipment
manager to win — why doesnt Fisher KNOW THAT??!!”

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