InvaderRam wrote:

SD moving to LA is like the Rams moving to Columbia

yeah. not exactly like moving half way across the continent.

See he totally lost me with that.
I thought he meant Columbia the nation,
and… i was mulling that over.

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Dak wrote:

The most despicable part of this was SK’s scorching of STL on the way out. He was “a Missouri guy” dedicated to finding a way to stay in STL … until there was a chance to build a stadium in L.A. He’s poisoned the well here, and now all the owners know it would be a horrible situation in STL if he stays put with the Rams. The lack of fan support is a self-fulfilled prophecy. He’s such an asshole, though, that Spanos won’t play ball with him. It will take an extraordinary amount of carrot-and-stick diplomacy to get another owner to go in with SK on a deal. The guy has absolutely no ethics. He wants what he wants when he wants it.

I actually do think that the Raiders to St. Louis is a potential solution. There is just no way that Oakland’s using public funds, and the Raiders have been trying to get a new stadium for decades. I would say that, somehow, the Raiders could make use of the STL stadium plan.

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Well, I don’t think he’s any more of an asshole than Georgia
was. Or Rosenbloom. Or most of them ‘Owners.’

Georgia was a hero to a lot of St.Louis folk. Why?
Cause she screwed over the LA fans.

Kroenke is an asshole to a lot of St.Louis folk.
Cause he wants to move the team, just
like Georgia did — for more money.

I just think identifying with an ‘owner‘
is probly, maybe, not a good idea for fans.

I guess my point is — if Kroenke is an asshole,
so was Georgia. But i didnt hear St.Louis
fans saying “Georgia is an asshole for moving
the team away from LA, to St.Louis”

Ya know.

Owners are billionaire Cthulhus.

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They ain’t winning the NFC this year.
Somethin aint quite right with them this year.

The Vikes were mediocre and they barely escaped.

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zn wrote:

Word on Green Bay is that they not only miss Nelson, their OL has been very banged up. When guys are not out, they’re playing with injuries, and it looks out of sync. It’s like the 2014 Rams in that regard.

Washington, on the other hand, relies on its OL as a team strength, and their line is pretty healthy.

It’s the old story, and it’s why Cousins looks good and Rodgers doesn’t.

Well if it stays close, my money
is still on Rogers.

Point taken though. Earlier
in the year folks were arguing
that A.Rogers THE greatest QB of ALL TIME.
Not so much this last month.

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zn wrote:

I see that the Vikings handed back an unwanted win to Seattle.

It all comes down to making plays. Or, making them when you need them.

I am the one who came up with that cliche btw…so you heard it here first.

I was disappointed those two teams
didnt go into 47 overtimes with
both collapsing of physical exhaustion
and spiritual and existential ennui,
each player, giving up football
forever.

The Vikings have never been known
for winning the big game have they.

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Well I’m only gonna include QB’s I’ve
actually watched. So that starts in 68,
and leaves off the two greats from the 50s :

Tier 1 Kurt

Tier 2 Roman

Tier 3
T.Green, Everett, James Harris,
Jaworski, Ferragamo.

Bradford dont make the top three
tiers. Or Haden.

Roman’s is difficult to judge because,
he really didn’t have great WRs
or great RBs, like Kurt did. He might
belong in Tier 1…or Tier3. Hard to say.

If you start in the late 60’s like i did,
the Rams just dont have a Great, storied history
of QB play. You have Kurt…and then a bunch
of mediocre qbs, and some pretty good ones. But
it aint like Joe Montana, Steve Young, John Brodie…

RB’s and Defensive Players looks better.
Probably the best group is the OLinemen.
Lots of great OLinemen.

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

I dunno. I dont think it was
much different than the hit by
the Ram DB on the Viking QB.
I think its a penalty for sure
but I suspect its one of those split-second
micro ‘decisions’ thats not really a decision,
exactly. Just instinct. Competitive instinct.

Still its a penalty for sure. Coulda
killed the guy.

That one will be shown in meetings for
decades. What not to do.

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Well, lotsa folks seem to think he’s
a great offensivie Mind.
We’ll see if he’s a leader of men.

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Fascinating. Its like a mini-series.
Like Shogun or somethin.

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I didnt think he actually showed
that much before he got hurt.
I didnt see any special-talent shown
or an ability to win contested catches, etc.

I dunno though. I wonder about Ray Sherman
and what his firing and replacement will mean
to the team. …maybe Ray is the reason
they chose Quick, who knows…

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

Martz: “personnel is the life blood…….In today’s NFL the front office wants to micro manage… try to tell you who to hire…”

Martz may be remembering Jay Zygmunt
among other things.

Martz emphasized his offense was much different
than the ‘spread’ offense popular today. He said
he likes what Sean Payton does in New Orleans…

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Agamemnon wrote:

They had 3 JT podcasts. I picked out good one.

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Well…now i have some inkling
of why they call them ‘pod’ casts.

They just dont seem to be big on context,
analysis or nuances. They do love
to jump up and down and shout
“we didnt make the playoffs, again !”

Very insightful.

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