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Titans, Jeffery Simmons must take advantage of potential Rams IOL injuries

The Titans must exploit this mismatch opportunity versus the Rams in Week 2
https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/tennessee-titans-news/61537/titans-jeffery-simmons-must-take-advantage-of-potential-rams-iol-injuries

“…If the Titans are going to upset the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday and avoid the ever-dreaded 0-2 start, they’ll need Simmons to be dominant. Remember Simmons’ three-sack display on Sunday Night Football versus the Rams during the 2021 campaign? A repeat showing would be welcome.

Luckily for Simmons and the Titans, the Rams are dealing with a pair of eyebrow-raising injuries. Both starting guards Kevin Dotson and Steve Avila exited Sunday’s Week 1 opener with injuries. Dotson is one of the better guards in football, and Avila is an ascending blocker who’s getting better…

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https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/catch-cally-what-titans-hc-brian-callahan-said-before-wednesday-practice-of-rams-week
“…-Callahan called special teams coordinator John Fassel the “most positive human being I’ve ever been around.” Callahan said Fassel does a nice job with the energy of the special teams unit in general, and he has a great relationship with his players…”

“…-Callahan said he loved coaching Matthew Stafford while in Detroit. “He is like the quintessential quarterback,” Callahan said. “If you could build one, they look like Matthew. Awesome human being to be around, great with his teammates. He’s probably one of the toughest players I’ve ever been around and he is extremely talented on top of it I had a lot of joy coaching him for those two years.”…

Brady on Stafford

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Well, the one I was looking for, and didn’t see, was the big bomb to Kupp in the divisional playoff game after they gagged up the insurmountable lead over the Bucs.

Exactly. Not sure where that pass ranks in Ram history, but its somewhere in the top five, surely.

The fact that it was against Brady, matters. Same way a sack or INT matters more against, say, Roger Staubach or Fran Tarkenton. The algebra is complex.

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In spite of the Expert rankings and predictions for the 49ers, their fan base is very much “wait-and-see.” They are not buying into the hype, seems to me.

Dunno if you saw the game-winning touch-down pass by Purdy but i think it was the most pathetic game winning TD pass i have ever seen in my life. Should have been picked. He should have had three INTs in that game including the game-losing-pass.

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Derrick Henry 18 carries 170 yards.

MLFootball@_MLFootball
#Ravens RB Derrick Henry was so dominant in high school that if his team went up by 21 points, the principal made a rule that he couldn’t play in the game anymore…

The principal did not want Henry to embarrass the other schools.

Derrick Henry. 1921 yards last year. 5.9 yard average. People got so enamored with Saquon that Henry’s year kinda got lost.

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The defense was just so impressive. CJ Stroud is a topnotch QB. Solid win. I thought they might lose that first one.

And Stafford looked better than i expected, against what some folks think is a top-5 defense.

That was a war. Reminded me of the 70s.

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From what i read, about SIX new teams make the playoffs in the NFL every year. Each year is different but thats the average.

Now if you understand deep-algebra, that means, the Rams will go undefeated and win the Super Bowl.

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Stafford is probly a ‘borderline’ hall of fame guy right now. Its close. But if he gets to no.5 alltime in passing yards, i would think that would nudge him over the line.

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“Coaches across the league view pairings such as Andy Reid and Steve Spagnuolo in Kansas City… as models for success. Having an established, veteran defensive coordinator who was once a head coach can help a team in a number of ways, especially if the current head coach calls offensive plays…”

Well, yeah. That would be nice.

Whats the longest McVay has had a particular OC or a DC ?

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I would love to know the corporate process they use for choosing colors and styles. Do they do focus groups with color-blind teenagers?

I KNOW they dont consult the old folks. I guess we arent the ones who buy jerseys and shit. I dunno.

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Jeezus H christ

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I agree with what J.Rodrigue said in some vid i saw. “The rams raised their floor” with all the patching in of players this season.

She did not say they raised their ceiling. I’d guess the Eagles and Lions and Ravens and Chiefs have higher ceilings, but who knows.

NFC West looks like a complete mystery to me. Nothing would surprise me, other than the Cardinals winning the West.

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According to Bucky Brooks, the Texans have a top3 Defensive front, and a top2 secondary.
https://www.nfl.com/news/ranking-nfl-s-top-three-defensive-lines-secondaries-in-25-giants-loaded-up-front-texans-make-both-lists

That sounds pretty good to me.

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