Personally, i am now
hoping for a giant meteorite.

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“In fact, I suspect that our only hope is disaster. Cruel tho’ it is to say it, there has got to be a vast die-off in the human population — likely including us and our families — before the survivors find themselves in a world where a new and humble and ‘religious’ adaptation with nature is possible. Disaster is not necessary; the better world could be achieved through reason and common sense and a sense of fellowship — but most of the present human world is dead set against us…”

Edward Abbey, Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast

Zooey wrote:

I think long drives that end in TDs is better than just getting rid of the ball.

Well remember, the object isnt to score TDs,
its to “appear to be more complex.”

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zn wrote:

Which btw you took as reducing to simplicITY. He isn’t doing that,
from what I saw. SimplifyING isn’t the same as reducing to simpliCITY.

I dont know what you mean.

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zn wrote:

wv wrote:

Well does it also mean the Rams players
are not the brightest bulbs in the box?

No. Schott was famous for his offenses being complicated–he built in a lot of sight adjustments and variations into each play. IMO this was the one complaint that Jets players made about him that had any reality to it.

Williams is famous for going mad scientist and multiplying the fronts and packages he fields.

I suppose that the Rams players being predominantly young factors in too.

This is Fisher trimming excess, IMO.

I wonder what Fisher’s style is like — i mean
at the end of the year when he sits down to think about things,
does he ask his veteran players for input? Does he ask Chris Long
and Kenny Britt what they think needs changed?

Or does he just ask Bernie about
things.

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zn wrote:

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and i wonder why they would do it,

Execution. Less to think about.

And it;s different for the offense and defense.

On offense, they are cutting back how playcalls work. Less terminology, and I would imagine, less built-in variations per play.

On defense, it’s just the sheer number of defenses Wms fields. Less to learn. Again, execution. He already did it once–Fisher asked Wms to scale back the defense during the season, and it automatically improved as a result. For example we stopped seeing those 3-man DL zone blitz schemes.

What Fisher is noticing of course is that one of the HUGE problems with the Rams is precisely execution. This is one reason I never bought into coordinator blaming–if you watch Rams plays that go wrong, far more often than not it’s an execution issue.

One way to fix execution issues is to have the players thinking about less and so doing things with more confidence.

Well does it also mean the Rams players
are not the brightest bulbs in the box?

Also, is it possible they just think
they finally have the raw physical “talent”
to just line up and beat the other teams
without a lot of complex schemes?

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Doesn’t the NFC West play the AFC North
next season?
Top two divisions play each other?

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Well if we are to believe Fisher
both the offense and defense will be
simplified a bit.

I wonder if that is true,
and i wonder why they would do it,
and i wonder if it is a good thing
or a bad thing.

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There’s a lot in that article.
Lots of stuff going on.

“-Ted Wells’ investigation into the deflated footballs in the AFC championship game is ongoing, with no timetable on its conclusion.”

Now why in the world would it be taking this long to investigate this?
How long does it take to interview the people involved
and look at the videos?

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Keenum only has 9 1/8 inch hands.

http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/case-keenum?id=2532888

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I dunno, Herzog. I think sometimes you
just have to go ahead and feel sad.
I mean, its a sad thing.

Keep us posted.

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“We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do,
and more in the light of what they suffer.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Herzog wrote:

It looks great, but I dont’ get it. Open on the sides but covered on top with glass? so it’s an open air stadium with a roof that you can’t air condition? What am I missing?

Well…just picture a stadium incorporating
all that Walmart stands for and all that Disney stands for,
and you will then get it.

I bet they even screw up the ‘blue and white’ thing.
They’ll make the blue some sort of flashing neon-blue.

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rfl wrote:

wv wrote:

Well, we’ll see. It could be they sign Barksdale and Wiznewski
and spend two of the first three picks on the OLine.

Indeed. And you know I’d be happy.

Remember, I’m just reacting to the comment that the franchise direction is not based on the QB. And to me, the ACTIONS of the group so far indicate that they value the OL–and a true, power running game–less than they do these other resources. Even if they do as you say, they RISKED getting no one very good in a thin FA class for OL. They’ve already risked that.

We’ll see on the draft. As you say. I would love to see us draft Scherf, though people say he’ll be gone. I’d love a true, #10-worthy OL pick.

But I have this sneaking suspicion that that won’t happen.

‘Course, I was way off in my expectations regarding Sam’s fate … so what do I know?

Well…we both know what’s gonna happen
if they ‘dont’ fix the Oline.

And It wont be pretty.

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