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  • March 26, 2015 at 5:44 pm in reply to: Divisional power rankings #21558
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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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    March 26, 2015 at 5:40 pm in reply to: Kroenke ready to show detailed stadium plans … plus other relocation things #21556
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    That all makes sense to me, Zooey.

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    March 26, 2015 at 5:29 pm in reply to: Fisher, 3/26 … transcript #21555
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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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    March 26, 2015 at 5:20 pm in reply to: Change to extra points likely in NFL #21553
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    snowman wrote:
    wv wrote:

    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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    I think that means the league really doesn’t care and they aren’t going to do anything meaningful anyway. It’s like answering your kids with, “We’ll see.”

    Looks that way.
    Thats certainly the perception
    they are creating.

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    March 26, 2015 at 6:33 am in reply to: Change to extra points likely in NFL #21525
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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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    March 25, 2015 at 7:21 pm in reply to: I hate Goodell #21497
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    InvaderRam wrote:

    well if we’ve learned anything it’s that the nfl has no integrity.

    Well, i am not sure there is such a thing
    as a mega-corporation with ‘integrity’ — but
    i shall spare us all
    my speech on that…

    A lot of fans have already figured out
    you haf ta kinda follow the ‘players/team’
    and not the ‘Corporate-NFL/Owners’
    Its tricky but it can be done.

    A lot of California ram fans managed
    to do that when Georgia moved the team.
    A lot of Missouri fans may learn to do
    that if the Rams move back.

    We need to start passing out ‘Nomad”
    t-shirts or somethin.

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    March 25, 2015 at 6:07 pm in reply to: Keenum’s late-season success in Houston comes as no surprise to Rams coach #21469
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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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    March 25, 2015 at 10:19 am in reply to: How do people feel about Foles right now, before anything else happens? #21409
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    Dak wrote:

    Foles sounds like he could be a roller coaster. Some big plays. Some INTs that vex us. I think he’s a place holder at QB. I’m not excited, but also know he was likely the best option for 2015. This year should show us whether he’s the best option moving forward.

    I agree with zn ; i think Foles can be what he’s already been — a good QB.
    Not elite, but a tough, smart gamer.

    Obviously, they need to keep drafting young QBs, every year or so
    for all the obvious reason. To state the obvious.

    I did not mention the OLINE once
    in this post. Not once.

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    March 24, 2015 at 7:39 pm in reply to: Running game — "imposing their will on the defense" #21391
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    zn wrote:
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    Well, when’s the last time they did that:
    Using a significant amount of RUNNING,
    against a GOOD defense,
    to win or ice a game in CRUNCH time ?

    Well how many teams DO do that running against GOOD defenses? To just pick 2 examples, New England didn’t do that to win the superbowl. Seattle didn’t do that to ALMOST win the superbowl–they got down to the goal line on a big pass play.

    Well I can remember SJax being a part of ‘that’ from time to time.
    And i remember Faulk doing it against New Orleans.
    I can remember John Robinson teams doing it,
    and Knox teams doing it.

    I dunno, maybe its rare nowadays.
    I dont really watch other teams anymore,
    so I dunno whats going on in the NFL.

    I know the Rams are a few peices
    away from being a damn good team.

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    March 24, 2015 at 7:24 pm in reply to: Running game — "imposing their will on the defense" #21389
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    Agamemnon wrote:
    wv wrote:

    Well, when’s the last time they did that:
    Using a significant amount of RUNNING,
    against a GOOD defense,
    to win or ice a game in CRUNCH time ?
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    I remember the Cardiac Cards doing it all the time.
    Does that count?

    Well, everybody did it in the 70’s.
    It was a ‘thing’. Like Disco.

    Who ran the ball at crunch time for the Cardiac Cards?
    Metcalf was not exactly Mr Ball-security.

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    March 24, 2015 at 7:16 pm in reply to: Running game — "imposing their will on the defense" #21384
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    Agamemnon wrote:

    I want the Rams to get the ball on the 20, in the 4th quarter, drive the length of the field, using 10 or 12 plays, 8 – 10 minutes of clock, and score. Fisher would kick a field goal, but ;) a FG is a win.

    Well, when’s the last time they did that:
    Using a significant amount of RUNNING,
    against a GOOD defense,
    to win or ice a game in CRUNCH time ?

    If we really want to see that
    strange phenomenon
    Snisher needs to find some…
    …uh…hmmmm….what would they need for that?
    ….hmmmm…what position do they need to upgrade
    so that Ag can see that vision of his play out…
    hmmmm….

    …as good as Boudreau is, maybe
    they need to stop leaning on him for miracles
    and just bring in some STUDS.

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    March 23, 2015 at 6:14 pm in reply to: 10 Poverty Myths #21333
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    Zooey wrote:

    More on health care than defense?

    I don’t remember ever seeing a budget graph in which defense was much under half the overall budget.

    Well l dunno what the facts are,
    but i know i dont trust that pie-chart.

    I mean there’s a lot of ways to define
    “defense” spending and a lot of ways
    to define “health-care” spending.

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    March 23, 2015 at 6:10 pm in reply to: I am sad #21332
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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

    March 23, 2015 at 6:02 pm in reply to: Kroenke ready to show detailed stadium plans … plus other relocation things #21331
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    Zooey wrote:

    Actually. Everything was right about that except the final score.

    Indeed. Awesome photo.

    Couldnt beat’em in the cold,
    couldn’t beat’em in the mud…
    …Man, when the tide finally
    turned Fran was so old he was held together
    by duct-tape…

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    March 23, 2015 at 4:37 pm in reply to: Kroenke ready to show detailed stadium plans … plus other relocation things #21323
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    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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    March 23, 2015 at 3:12 pm in reply to: Kroenke ready to show detailed stadium plans … plus other relocation things #21319
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    joemad wrote:

    artificial turf is a bummer…..,
    but given that California is in it’s 4th straight year of drought,
    i’m ok with carpet for now…….

    …I am old. I miss the days of cow-pasture fields
    and manual score-boards where guys leaned out a window
    and changed the score with a big cardboard number.

    And dont even get me started on all these
    gizmos and gadgets you kids today are
    carryin around…

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    March 23, 2015 at 3:07 pm in reply to: How do people feel about Foles right now, before anything else happens? #21318
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    rfl wrote:
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    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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    March 23, 2015 at 2:43 pm in reply to: How do people feel about Foles right now, before anything else happens? #21312
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    rfl wrote:

    …The problem with this view again lies in the record. The WV postulate–that they know everything rides on the OL and will commit to solving it–is not playing out so far. Snead has made several substantive moves this off season. Only 1 has involved the OL, and that was for a guy projected as a BUP. The biggest FA acquisitions have been at SAM and DT. The THEORY is that they are trying to play the market shrewdly, but this is a risky strategy if you rate the value of the OL as highly as WV and most of us do….

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

    I certainly was ‘hoping’ there would be a solid veteran Oline-starter
    signed by now. And it aint happened. Yet.

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    March 23, 2015 at 12:03 pm in reply to: 10 Poverty Myths #21299
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    PA Ram wrote:

    Well thats the number that caught my eye.
    (a lot of the other points were confusing to me)

    But there’s all kinds of algebra out there,
    on this topic. Lots of numbers.
    This site says “welfare” is nine percent.

    It all depends on what you’re looking at. A lot of people will see 9 percent and think that this is only about handouts in the form of food stamps or money to welfare frauds. The truth is that they throw different things under the “welfare” umbrella including social security disability payments, unemployment and worker’s compensation. So yes–it depends on what numbers you are looking at and how they classify them.

    All true.

    At any rate 9 percent is still low.

    Also, if you look at that pie-chart, Military spending is 21 percent,
    and Education is 3 percent.
    Now if we knew nothing else about a ‘nation’ what kind of society
    would we ‘predict’ would emerge from a nation
    that allocated money that way?

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    March 23, 2015 at 11:44 am in reply to: How do people feel about Foles right now, before anything else happens? #21297
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    zn wrote:
    PA Ram wrote:

    The expectations for Foles have to be realistic. He is not, never was and never will be Aaron Rodgers.

    You know one difference that favors Foles?

    Foles: 5 game winning drives/combacks in 24 starts. 20.8%

    Rodgers: 12 game winning drives/combacks in 103 starts. 11.6%

    That’s in a lot of ways a fake stat…numbers of games in this category is not really as important as percentage. That is, how often does the team win when the qb is in that situation.

    But, Rodgers famously has a low-ish percentage when it comes to that.

    ..

    Well we are gonna find out pretty quickly if Foles is clutch
    or not, cause i strongly suspect a lot of these NFC West
    games are gonna be close, hard-fought struggles. One would
    think the Rams Defense will keep them close.

    Foles will have his chances to show his poise
    and clutch-ness.

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    March 23, 2015 at 11:38 am in reply to: Kroenke ready to show detailed stadium plans … plus other relocation things #21294
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    bnw wrote:

    No my friend liking the team is still supporting the owner. If you have no skin in the game then perhaps the mental charade seems clear cut?…

    Well, i suppose its a lot easier to support the team and not the owner
    if you live in West Virginia. I mean, i dont spend any money on the team,
    that would filter to the owner. Except maybe on NFL-Rewind.

    We can agree to disagree, i guess.

    But i still say…if you give up on the Rams,
    the TERRORISTS WIN !

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    March 23, 2015 at 8:56 am in reply to: 10 Poverty Myths #21283
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    nittany ram wrote:

    10. Handouts are bankrupting us. In 2012, total welfare funding was 0.47 percent of the federal budget.

    That’s the biggest welfare myth out there and it’s perpetuated by Mitt Romney and his ilk with their 47%’er bullshit. Unfortunately, the elite are good at making the middle class believe that the poor are responsible for their tax burden.

    Well thats the number that caught my eye.
    (a lot of the other points were confusing to me)

    But there’s all kinds of algebra out there,
    on this topic. Lots of numbers.
    This site says “welfare” is nine percent.
    http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/welfare_budget_2012_4.html

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    March 23, 2015 at 8:21 am in reply to: Kroenke ready to show detailed stadium plans … plus other relocation things #21282
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    bnw wrote:

    I understand but that is not me. When Bidwill flew the coop while bashing St. Louis fans I didn’t watch the NFL for 7 years and delighted in the news of his failure in Phoenix that lasted 20 years. I became a reluctant Rams fan as I really wanted an expansion team and believe to this day the Jags should have been the St. Louis Stallions and this crap wouldn’t be happening today. No doubt the NFL brass thinks so too.
    I find it obscene that a billionaire demands the public fund their stadium again after only 20 years then says he will privately finance a much more expensive stadium elsewhere? Busch II was 40 years old and the Arena was at least 70 years old. Such huge investments shouldn’t be treated as disposable. The publicly owned Packers still play fine in Lambeau Field.

    Ok, but i can tell you from personal experience,
    its quite possible to loathe an Owner
    and still like the ‘team.’
    I loathed Carroll Rosenbloom.
    And then I loathed Georgia F.
    And now i loathe Kroenke.

    Owners tend to be loathsome.

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    Honore de Balzac (1799-1850): “Behind every great fortune is a crime.”

    March 22, 2015 at 7:39 pm in reply to: Kroenke ready to show detailed stadium plans … plus other relocation things #21262
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    bnw wrote:

    Kroenke isn’t a purist he’s a businessman. Artificial turf is cheap and cost effective. If he moves I hope his team is the same.

    You know you ‘could’ be a Nomad
    fan like a lot of us. I live in WV; I
    doubt if i ever see the Rams play live.
    I dont mind.

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    March 22, 2015 at 5:14 pm in reply to: Kroenke ready to show detailed stadium plans … plus other relocation things #21248
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    Zooey wrote:

    Artificial turf in Los Angeles.
    Count me out.

    Unbelievable.

    Sigh.

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    March 21, 2015 at 12:16 pm in reply to: How do people feel about Foles right now, before anything else happens? #21195
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    zn wrote:
    wv wrote:

    This is the ‘nice’ board. We’re nice

    What the hell are you blithering about NOW.

    I just dont think anyone on this board buys
    into the “QBs elevate the team” thing.

    I think there’s a consensus on this board
    that if the Rams build a good Defense, good special
    teams units, and finally manage to put a solid,
    healthy OLine together — they just need
    a second or even third tier QB. A Dalton, or
    an Alex Smith type would put them in the playoffs.

    Just seems like Foles can ‘at least’ be a Dalton/Smith
    level QB. If he turns out better than that, fine.

    Nothin will matter on this team if Snisher
    cant put a solid, healthy OLine on the field.
    Part of the ‘health’ thing is out of their hands
    but part of it isn’t. Drafting young and healthy OLinemen
    is a different approach than signing guys like Jake Long….

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    March 21, 2015 at 10:08 am in reply to: History of Rams/Eagles QB trades #21183
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    March 21, 2015 at 10:06 am in reply to: How do people feel about Foles right now, before anything else happens? #21181
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    This little board is always more of a ‘wait and see’ board.

    This is the ‘nice’ board. We’re nice. Except for Ag.

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    March 21, 2015 at 10:03 am in reply to: Casey Phillips signed by Bucs #21180
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    zn wrote:

    You know, someone else left the Rams and took a similar position in Tampa. I forget the name. He was in marketing, I think, and was I thought the point man in charge of organizing all the community involvement stuff.

    It’s a brain drain. But a lateral move brain drain. When Wagoner left, he was called up by the majors.

    Either way…looks like they still take Demoff’s recommendations back at his old team in Tampa.

    The Tampa relationship goes all the way back to Georgia Frontiere.
    Her mentor was the own of the Bucs. Forget his name.

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    March 21, 2015 at 9:50 am in reply to: Happy Spring! #21176
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    No snow here in Almost-Heaven-West-Virginia.

    It’s all brown and muddy and everyone has the Flu.

    I’m going to a park today and steal some ferns, btw.
    Its a Spring ritual for me.

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