Winnbrad wrote:

I also missed the game PA, then watched it on Replay. I’ll miss next week’s game, too. We might be on to something.

I discovered if you run REPLAY backwards
you can actually go back in time.
But only to the Linehan years. So
i dunno if its worth it.

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nittany ram wrote:

wv wrote:
Can you imagine the feelings on the team
and among the fans, if the Rams had punted
and the Seahawks had marched down the field
and kicked the FG: 29-28

Rams blow a 21-3 lead.

Imagine the mood on the message boards

O dear.

The Chief game looks inter esting.
Alex Smith is good but he aint mobile.
Maybe Ogletree wont wiff on him.

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Yeah, to me, Fisher going for the fake punt was the smallest gamble he could make.

If the fake punt isn’t successful, the Seahawks have the ball deep in Rams territory. They would score rather quickly, leaving the Rams enough time to at least have a shot at scoring themselves. The Rams led by two points so no matter if Seattle scored a FG or TD, the Rams would still only be one score down with timeouts remaining.

If he punts the ball, the Seahawks would be have more field to cover so they would be able to run the clock down before their inevitable score to go ahead. And let’s not kid ourselves – them scoring would have been inevitable.

So to me the fake punt was an easy call by Fisher. He really had no other choice.

Exactly.

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“…The Rams call the play “Mountaineer” because it hinges on the two former West Virginia teammates, Bailey and primary return man Tavon Austin. Austin sells the punt on one side of the field while Bailey gets the cheese. Three times special teams coordinator John Fassel ran film of the Chicago Bears working the decoy against the Green Bay Packers several years ago. With Devin Hester as decoy, the play worked to perfection — except for a Bears holding penalty that negated the trickeration….”

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m o u n t a i n e e r

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Laram — on Ogletree

but what AO did today goes beyond a “bad game” to me.

Alec Ogletree was a perfect example of a “coach killer” in today’s game.

I will disregard the missed tackles for this illustration, those happen far to frequently in the NFL.

But the misplays he had on Russell Wilson were totally inexcusable.

The Rams had AO spying Wilson in this game and Wilson ended up getting his career high in rush yards.

When you have contain, you learn in Pee Wee ball that you don’t give up the outside, you turn everything inside to your pursuit.

WTH was AO dipping inside and giving up the corner???

First its poor technique, and if given the choice, what do you think a qb is going to choose, inside or outside??

Russell Wilson is smart, he knows the sidelines is his friend, TURN HIM INSIDE!!! banghead

HighPlainsDrifter wrote:

I’m pleased. Not overwhelmed. But pleased.

Well they have a Formula now :
Just make two 70+ yard kick returns,

execute a Fake punt,

and fumble the ball while
running out the clock.

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That was not an easy throw
and it was not an easy catch.

Hekker is just awesome.

Fisher had ZERO confidence
in his defense. And a lot
of confidence in Hekker.

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• This reply was modified 10 years, 3 months ago by wv.
• This reply was modified 10 years, 3 months ago by zn.

This is one of the weirdest
Ram teams i can ever
remember.

They are infuriating
even when the upset
the superbowl champs.

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“sources say”

I just cant give any weight
to articles like that.

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seven-billion-talking-monkeys-without-wisdom
plus,
modern-constantly-changing-technology,
equals:
…um….death of the biosphere?

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• This reply was modified 10 years, 3 months ago by wv.

HighPlainsDrifter wrote:

Yeah, that’s the one.

bazinga
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