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wvParticipantIt gets worse…
Seahawks – 50/50
at Washington – should be a win
Steelers – 50/50
at Cardinals – loss
at Green Bay – loss
Bye WeekIf the Rams are 3-2 at the bye I’ll be thrilled. There’s no way this team wins in Arizona and Green Bay. IMO they gotta start the season 3-0 to have any real shot at the playoffs.
The good news is, after the bye, the Rams have Cleveland and Frisco in St Louis. They could win both of those.
The bad news is they still have 5 road games after that. And so far, under Fisher, the Rams have not proven to be a good road team. They’re one of the worst, actually.
The remaining schedule after home games against Cleveland and San Fran. I can’t see the Rams winning any of these road games.
@ Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Bears
@ Baltimore Ravens
@ Cincinnati Bengals
Arizona Cardinals
Detroit Lions
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
@ Seattle Seahawks
@ San Francisco 49ersI think they can beat the Cardinals on the road.
I think that one is winnable.I have a hard time picturing a win
on the road at Green Bay though.Gurley could certainly change
things if he can play.w
vwvParticipantBut if the Rams can somehow manage to get through the first five games with a 3-2 or better record, they could certainly be in play late in the season when it’s time to make a playoff push. The defense will have to carry the day in the first five weeks — but if it does, and the offense limits mistakes, the Rams will be better positioned to deliver for those who deem them a team ready to breakthrough.
If this is a team thats finally become a wildcard-playoff-team,
I would think they have to split the first four games.
I dont think they can pull another 1-3 type opening month.
They gotta get a split in those first four.Seahawks
at Washington
Steelers
at Cardinalsw
vwvParticipantJT keeps acting like the Rams should have let Austin D throw
more passes in preseason — why? The coaches know
what they have in Austin. They saw him play game
after game last year. A few more passes in preseason
wouldnt change anything.w
vwvParticipantfwiw:
@nwagoner: #Rams rookie RB Todd Gurley says he has shed the yellow “no contact” beanie and there’s nothing he can’t do at this point in his recovery.
wvParticipantCheck out the Nightwatchmen – Tom Morello’s group.
Yeah, I’ve listened to Tom a time or two.
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vwvParticipantAnd…they’re probably not done. They could grab a stray guy or 2 and either add them…
Yeah, I can’t imagine they are done.
There’s bound to be a released-player or two they like
from one of the other 31 teams.Maybe Peyton Manning gets released. Ya know.
I mean why not kick the tires on that one.w
vSeptember 6, 2015 at 6:24 pm in reply to: Tony Gonzalez on tight end play in general and the Rams TEs too #30010wvParticipant“Look at the effectiveness of Jason Witten, or Gronkowski, just complete tight ends both in the run and pass. Blocking is something more of a desire. It’s hard to do, it’s not fun to do, there’s no glory in it. Usually people don’t say, wow what a great block. If you can’t block, you’re a liability to your team. Yeah you’re going to come in during passing situations, but we need to keep that defense guessing. When you’re in the game, they can’t just think here comes the pass. If those guys (Rams TEs) want more catches, they better learn how to block so they can catch more play action passes.”
Its hard to read that,
and then think about Cook,
and not wince.w
vwvParticipantI dont think there is that much of a contradiction in the three
memes — though, i dont really know what “fast start” means exactly.IF they win two and lose two in the first four games,
they are in contention and within reach of a 10-6 season.They have to grind out some ugly wins this year.
It aint gonna look pretty all the time with this team.w
vwvParticipantWell, RFL my friend, I know you want to
“distinguish between Manifestation and Moonshine.”
You want posting-discipline and you don’t want to confuse ‘hope’ with ‘evidence’.I get that, and I like the fact you hold people’s posts to the fire…or something like that 🙂
But I just cant agree that the evidence was all foreboding and ominous so far. I think its been more like a kaleidoscope, of confusing signals and omens. (see Cal’s post for some positives)
That’s just how my brain interprets it.So, I dunno what, if anything the four preseason games showed. Thus, after a confusing preseason, I widen my lens a bit and look at the past and the collection of talent and the levels of experience, and the health of the team and the shape of the division, and I kinda mix all that together and shake it up and add some intuition and gut-feelings and hunches….and what I come up with is a team with a dangerous defense, and very good special teams, and an average offense that wont make as many game-killing mistakes as last year (I mean how could they).
Its not ‘evidence’ but I think this team turns the corner this year and becomes a winner.
I’m excited. You are wary. Ag is Blue. Invader smells shit.
Keep posting comrade.
w
vwvParticipantHazel Dickens interview,
for themz that aren’t familiar
with appalachian muzik:
wvParticipantSo the Barrett Jones era comes to an end.
w
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September 5, 2015 at 9:07 pm in reply to: Getting to the 53 man roster…. more cuts listed 9/5 #29936wvParticipantJim Thomas @jthom1
Here are Rams OFFICIAL final roster cuts: Isaiah Battle, Christian Bryant, Justice Cunningham,, Austin Davis, Marcus Forston..Marshall McFadden, Louis Trinica-Pasat, Dan Rodriguez, and Marcus Forston..
Been told that rookie QB Sean Mannion has made the Rams’ 53-man roster. So unless the Rams are keeping 4 QBs, Austin Davis has been cut.
LB Cameron Lynch apparently has made the Rams’ 53-man roster, per his Twitter account.
Can confirm Dunbar release. There’s a chance Rams will-re-sign him after Week 1, at which point his contract won’t be guaranteed. But Dunbar had a modest $1.345 million cap count, and the Rams already were about $4.5 million under the cap, so it’s a puzzling move.
Rams roster breakdown: 3 QBs, 5 RBs, 3 TEs, 6 WRs, 10 OLs, 8 DLs, 6 LBs, 9 DBs, 3 specialists.
wvParticipantI’m not sure what the evidence shows. I just can’t tell.
There’s a kaleidoscope of facts and circumstances
and unknowns and partial-knowns and potentials
and experience and youth.So, i dunno much. But i ‘do’ know
for three years they’ve been in that seven win range.
And now they have a better QB than they’ve had the last
two years, and some new talent, and an essentially healthy
team.And there’s the fact that Fisher has a history of building
teams that are mediocre for years and then blossom into contenders.And then there’s the fact that it just doesnt take that much
to make the playoffs these days. A couple wins over .500 and
you are there. If a .500 team wins a couple more close games
they go from eight wins to 10-6.I dunno. To me the ‘evidence’ this year, so far,
is just all over the place. But when i think about
the evidence this year, coupled with what I know about
the past….well, I’m just more optimistic than you, RFL.At any rate,
A) Its just football, and
B) I’m excited about the season. I just am.w
vwvParticipantwell thats the most interesting thing Ive ever read on Trump.
Course its also the onliest thing ive ever read on Trump.
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vwvParticipantAlways a pleasure to read
Mike Franke’s report.w
vSeptember 4, 2015 at 10:15 pm in reply to: post-KC game reactions …. Rams and Saints only 0-4 teams in pre-season #29851wvParticipantTake a close look at the last part of the tavon run.
Isn’t it a bit odd that the two chief defenders
were able to catch up to tavon?
Didnt look like they had the angle,
but they caught him.w
vwvParticipantI suppose if you wanted to acknowledge their “D”, you could try one of these:
http://www.food.com/recipe/boom-boom-sauce-405500
http://www.food.com/recipe/chuys-chicka-chicka-boom-boom-enchiladas-463981
If you wanted to go with the stadium theme, maybe something from here:
http://www.deafmansbbq.com/category/family-bbq-recipes/
Aaaaaaaaand, if you wanted to tip your hat to the Rams, I suppose anything made in your slow-starter, I mean slow cooker might be nice.
Well, the ‘boom-boom sauce’ looks a little hot dont it:
Ingredients
2 bell peppers (red and orange)
2 -3 jalapeno peppers
1 -2 serrano pepper
2 -3 garlic cloves
1 bunch cilantro
1 (4 ounce) canhot chopped green chili peppers
1 (4 ounce) canmild chopped green chili peppers
1 (11 ounce) cancrushed tomatillos
1 (10 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 lb American cheese
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vwvParticipantWho’s been to Seattle? Someone tell
me something about Seattle that i dont know.Seattle recipes:
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/city-guides/seattle-recipes/w
vwvParticipantwvParticipantIn general, Offense looked the best its looked so far.
Nothin flashy, nuthin spectacular, just seemed efficient
and steady to me.
Not much of a sample, obviously.Pead does not impress me. He just seems like a guy,
to me.No injuries. This may be the HEALTHIEST
Ram team I can remember.Bring on the Seahawks. Lets see
what we really have here.Home game against the toughest
defense in the NFC.Can the Oline play this-here-game ?
Jeezus-H-Christ, i hate preseason.
I just had to say that.w
vwvParticipantBig difference between disappear and murder. Murder is bad. Maybe disappear if they are sent to a better place like an episode of the Outer Limits or the Twilight Zone. Why the 6-6.5 billion people? If its all Southerners you would have to be standing at the North pole.
Why 6.5 Billion? I dunno, just a number
a lot of my friends seem to agree on, LoL.Population/Overpopulation discussions
can get pretty tricky, and revealing
sometimes.Are there too many humans in existence?
Its a tricky question.w
vSeptember 3, 2015 at 5:57 pm in reply to: JT – Saffold at RG. Foles to play a couple series…setting up the Chiefs game #29780wvParticipant“…The Rams are 9-5 against the Chiefs in preseason meetings since the team moved to St. Louis
but 0-6 in the regular season…..”This galls me.
The Chiefs have not only beaten the Rams
over and over and over,
they have pounded the shit out of them.
Numerous times.It vexes me.
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vwvParticipantI’m having Pasta stuffed with mushrooms.
And in honor of the Governor or West, byGod, Virginia,
I’m going to make special
Fracked-Toast.
That’s toast thats injected with chemicals
and then ingested, while the Star Spangled
Banner is played.w
vSeptember 3, 2015 at 5:43 pm in reply to: Judge nullifies NFL's 4-game suspension against Tom Brady #29776wvParticipantFrom Nittany’s link:
“…The court is fully aware of the deference afforded to arbitral decisions, but, nevertheless, concludes that the Award should be vacated,” Berman penned in his 40-page ruling. “The Award is premised upon several significant legal deficiencies, including
(A) inadequate notice to Brady of both his potential discipline (four-game suspension) and his alleged misconduct;
(B) denial of the opportunity for Brady to examine one of two lead investigators, namely NFL Executive Vice President and General Counsel Jeff Pash; and
(C) denial of equal access to investigative files, including witness interview notes.”
=============Looks to me, like all of that stuff has to do with the “procedure”
the NFL followed. Seems like the NFL could have easily complied
with Brady’s requests for discovery. Dunno why they didnt.Btw, I dont care one way or another about Brady’s suspension.
And fwiw, my own view is the Patriots/Belichex/Brady will always
have a shadow now, no matter what the Courts or NFL does. The
fans of 31 teams will always kinda ‘wonder’ about the Patriots.w
vwvParticipantNo injuries obviously,
and a lot of snaps for Foles
and the Oline.w
vwvParticipant“….He said that changes made by
Sony lawyers make the story ‘better and richer and fairer.’ …”Sometimes there’s just no point
in even commenting on somethin.w
vwvParticipantI’m less interested in the numbers themselves
than in WHY Fisher teams are always in the top five
most penalized teams every year.I mean…why is that?
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vwvParticipantMaybe the most fascinating thing about the human experience is that we have so much capability for imagination and ingenuity. And, yet, as a species, we are so scared of change. Maybe I can understand that fear of change in the context of what’s happening right now. It seems that the global-corporate-borg has co-opted the human spirit for its own gain — addressing only the dreaded bottom line on the ledger. When we strive forward and create change only with dollar signs in mind, what room is there to consider what’s good for humanity in toto? What good are humans if they’re not filling a job? Think about your worth right now. If you don’t own a business, or you don’t have a job (or a good job), you’re not as important. That’s just the way it is.
I think I should start a megachurch. Because, those preachers, they make a lot of money, and we all know that bots don’t have souls, so that can’t take over for a Man of the Lord. I guess the problem is, you’d be competing with other preachers for the dwindling dollars from the poor souls who need saving.
Well, i think the rich bots might have souls.
The poor ones probably cant afford the proper
soul-software.w
vwvParticipantI’m not a Chomsky fan but I have to agree with him here. We are becoming a nation of people who distrust education and won’t take the time and effort to educate themselves. We distrust those that are more intelligent or are perceived to be. We want simplistic answers that satisfy our basic instincts. We distrust those that are different than us and even dislike them. We adore sloganism and shy from independence and find comfort in group think. We are fearful of change. We want and “need” to believe in the divine nature of our nation. We boast because we need someone to hear how good we are.
A witches brew.Well leaving aside whether i agree or disagree with that,
let me ask,
How/why did things get this way? What caused ‘it’ ?w
vwvParticipantBut, Fisher said, they played good. We had a few minor problems, but we will fix that.
I think they were tired, again.
Thats what i think.
They need more naps.w
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