Zooey wrote:

zn wrote:

Where they were in week 11 since 2008.

2008: 2-7
2009: 1-8
2010: 4-5
2011: 2-7
2012: 3-5-1
2013: 3-6
2014: 3-6

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So we are back to the glory days of 2010.

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Zooey, lets say the Rams limp to another
8-8ish type finish.

If YOU were the big-boss would you
bring back Snisher, or would you
start over? Just curious.

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LMU93 — if season ended today

Rams would have the 14th, 43rd and 44th overall picks in the top two rounds.
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nittany ram wrote:

How is it possible that Foles could play SO poorly? Many people who were against the trade said there were flaws with Foles’ game, but there was nothing that could have predicted this complete futility. Of course the new offense and poor o-line play are contributors but…sheesh. It’s like his overall suckiness is greater than the sum of its parts.

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Yeah, its bad. Story of the year
for the Rams. I think it
even overshadows the Gurley story.

Unbelievable.

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canadaram wrote:

I see that both Williams and Brown suffered season ending injuries on the Foles INT late in the game.
Thankfully Havenstein was already out with his calf injury so he managed to avoid a season ending injury trying to make a tackle….

This is good posting,
right here. Excellent work.

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Deadpool — could the Rams offense get even worse?

I have been giving this some thought this morning and just got a chance to look at some stats.

The Rams are averaging 19 per game and I have a feeling they won’t average 15 the rest of the way.

Lets start with what they have done to date:

34 against Seattle – 7 of those from TAs punt return, and another 7 when Cam’s replacement fell and gave a gift TD to Kendricks. I know, you take’em all. But it was Cigs and Foles first game, so they had no tape against them.

10 against Wash. – A total disaster.

6 against Pitt. – See: Redskins, Washington

24 against Arizona – 7 of those came on a game opening kick return fumble @ the 13 yard line. Oh and the debut of some rookie running back that had 144 in the 2nd half.

10 against G.B. – Gurley had 30 carries for 159, Foles was not as up to the task: 11-30 and 4 picks…

24 against Cleveland – except 7 of those were on a McLeod fumble return. Gurley for a 128 and 2 TDs. A long of 48.

25 against – S.F. – 2 of those on a safety. Gurley again for 133 and 1 with a long of 71.

18 against Minn. – Gurley 89 and 1 with a long of 16. After 4 straight 100 yard games, maybe someone is figuring out Gurley needs to be stopped. At the very least, contained.

13 against Chi – Gurley with 45 and 1 with a long of 9… Yep, teams have figured out stopping Gurley is the key.

So in 9 games the Rams offense has scored more then 20 points 2 times. the Rams have won 1 game when Gurley has failed to run for less then 100 yards.

In the last 2 games, teams are doing everything they can to take away Gurley. That is going to be the theme from here on out. Defenses have more then enough tape on Cigs tendancies and on Foles that they won’t be surprising anyone. Same with Gurley.

Rams are also w/o their 2 starting OGs for the season, and their RT for at least a little while. This won’t make sledding any easier.

Foles has no confidence in his pocket. This depleted line will not make things for him any better. So I see no reason why Foles is going to improve.

Gurley may continue to pile up the yards, but its only going to get tougher. And anyone counting on 1 50 yard plus run a game to help win games is living in fantasy land.

On top of this the defenses coming up are: Balt., Cinn., Arizona, Det., Tampa, Seattle and S.F. – not the easiest defenses to navigate.

So TL;DR version – Teams selling out against Gurley, Gurley not sustaining 1-2 long runs a game, Foles seriously uncomfortable in the pocket, 3/5 of the starting OL missing and good defenses coming up lead me to believe that we have not seen the worst of the Rams offense just yet…

lyser wrote:

What’s wrong with Quinn? And J. Brown is done? Long is coming back soon, right?

I dunno, i cant find out what kind of injury he has exactly,
but he sat out last game, and limped around this game.

Brown is done, yeah.

My hope for 10 wins is gone. my hope for 9 is sinking.

If Fisher goes 8-8 again, surely it will be some sort of
record.

I wonder what QBs will be available in free agency?
Wonder if they’ll draft a QB?

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zn wrote:

wv wrote:

Did you see the game? What do you think happened
today? I mean…WTF? None of us
was expecting anything like THIS.
Good lord.

It;s not the same team, anywhere down the line, with both DEs being mostly silent.

Plus. Bad tackling showed up again on D.

Plus. The penalties and horribly timed mistakes showed up again on O. Negating 1st downs and one TD.

Plus. Foles was a mess. He’s not the least bit confident right now. He’s not the guy we saw in the Seattle game.

Plus. Hekker blew a fake. In Rams territory.

Everything that could go wrong, did.

Well the Bears were missing their top RB
and Alshon was hobbled and they were
on the road, etc.

Apparently, the bears were still able
to avoid stupid penalties and tackle
ball-carriers, etc.

I’m as mad as hell and I’m not taking
it anymore….I’m just gonna go
to the Window, open it, stick my
head out and say….um..
..Shit! Go Rams!

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Geez-us H Cryste. A beat-down,
at home, by the lowly, injured Bears.
AND — injuries to the Oline, ta-boot.

Its the Alamo.

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Laram

When you are good within the division but bad outside…its coaching.

In division = familiarity. You know who yoiur opponent is, and what they do.

Outside the division = Requires more preparation and game planning

Coaching.
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I’m votin for Bern,
for all the obvious reasons,
but
he cant win,
for all the obvious reasons,
of course.

He’ll do surprisingly well,
though. Which is nice.

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I dont think so. No razzle-dazzle today.
I think Fisher will save that for Baltimore.
Today, i think they just play
straight up and rely on their
superior talent.

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zn wrote:

from Bernie Miklasz

http://www.101sports.com/2015/11/13/the-five-keys-to-a-rams-victory-over-chicago/

full article here: http://theramshuddle.com/topic/reporters-preview-the-bears-game/#post-34085

3. Want To Do Better on Third Down? Here’s How: By now we’re tired of mentioning that the Rams’ third-down conversion rate, an abysmal 23.7 percent, is the poorest by an NFL team since the statistic became official in 1972….

Moreover, their second-down performance is lacking. According to STATS LLC the Rams are ranked last in the NFL in successful second-down plays …

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Yeah, its not a “third down problem” — it’s
an “Offense problem.”
A “pass offense problem” mostly.

The question is,
is it the QB, the Receivers,
the Oline, the OC/Fisher,
or all of the above ?

And is it going to improve?

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• This reply was modified 10 years, 5 months ago by wv.

Zooey wrote:

Super bowl?

Lost me there.

Yup. Total bullshit.
I’m sorry but a team that cant convert
a third down is a Super Bowl team?
Please.

Tbey have a chance to be a ‘wild-card level team’.
Ten wins. That sort of thing. But that is
a far cry from elite.

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