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  • October 7, 2014 at 6:33 pm in reply to: Oakland Raiders claim LB Ray Ray Armstrong #9285
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    Herzog wrote:

    Ray Ray’s the type of player that needs to get shocked, to understand his lesson. Getting released might have been just what he needed to finally “get it”. He’ll probably go on to become a very productive player for the raiders.

    I kinda doubt he will be a good player.
    He seems a bit cog-ish
    to me.

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    October 7, 2014 at 6:29 pm in reply to: Rams cut Ray Ray Armstrong #9283
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    rfl wrote:

    I keep trying to do is to establish a clear eyed look at RIGHT NOW. What is Fisher and his coaching staff doing RIGHT NOW with THIS Ram team?

    And he is, IMO, quite manifestly FAILING. This pre-season and 1st 4 games have constituted FAILURE to produce competitive football. That’s just fact. You do not win more than a handful of games in a year played like this.

    Is the year over? No.

    I always love your posts, my old comrad.

    But our brains just work differently or somethin. My own
    “clear-eyed look at right now” tells me that i cant
    just reduce a complex multilayered mystery down
    to one word: Failure.

    It just seems more confusing to me. I dont
    have all the information I’d need to say: Failure.
    AustinD looks VERY interesting to me. The Weapons look
    good. The only problem i see on O is a couple of parts
    of the Oline. Thats fixable and Greg Robinson may
    be one of those fixes.

    I dont see this “undisciplined” team you do.
    And i dont see a ‘lazy’ team.
    I dont think it was a mistake to come out passing in that game.

    I suspect it was a case of some young players not being
    ready for a good team in a hostile environment.

    But i dunno. You see “Failure” and i see
    a team on the verge of finding itself. Very close.

    Time will tell. Who knows.

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    October 7, 2014 at 6:08 pm in reply to: okay so 4 games in… #9280
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    rfl wrote:

    wv wrote:
    I dont agree, RFL
    For me, its too early to judge Fisher’s season.
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    Really? Honestly? He hasn’t had enough time to get the season going?

    I just find that a remarkable thing to say.

    How much time are you willing to give him?

    After all, as you said all through the offseason, it’s Year Three!

    I dont know how long I’m willing to give him,
    but I’m willing to give him more than one-forth of year three 🙂

    It would be different if i thought they were an overmatched mess.
    But i think this team has real potential and talent and is CLOSE
    to coming together. The ‘way’ they are losing is actually
    infuriating, frustrating AND encouraging to ‘me’.

    I mean you just said in another thread, it feels like 98.
    Well doesnt that mean Fisher has them ‘close’. I think they are.

    I could be wrong 🙂

    But somewhere near mid-season give or take a game
    or two, i am expecting to see a good team.
    If it dont happen, I’ll reevaluate and
    think about it some more.

    What if they whip the 49ers?
    Lets see how it goes next Sunday.

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    October 7, 2014 at 8:00 am in reply to: Rams News Recap: Oct. 6 #9271
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    There’s a Wagoner audio where he’s asked if he
    likes the nickname “Sackcity” and he sez
    “Yeah its a good nickname because its singular
    and not plural — and the rams only have
    one sack”

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    October 6, 2014 at 10:08 pm in reply to: John Oliver: beauty pageants #9254
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    This is a problem all over the country now.
    Its worth reading up on. Its appalling
    what police depts and prosecutor offices
    are doing :

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    October 6, 2014 at 9:44 pm in reply to: Run Defense? #9252
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    SunTzu_vs_Camus wrote:

    Thanks for posting the quote, ZN.
    I feel the entire team is on the up…and it’s just a little more time to get there.
    These young Rams made mistakes…but they fought hard and nearly made history on the comeback.

    I take great heart and inspiration by those young kids playin their heart out!

    I havent watched the second half yet on replay
    but i watched the end of the first half, and i gotta
    say the run defense was dispiriting on that last
    Eagle drive. The Rams had scored to get some momentum
    and make it 13-7, and the the Eagles McCoy just gashed them
    and gashed them. And the Eagles methodically gutted
    them all the way down the field to make it 20-7.

    Ugly. Very ugly defense on that key drive.

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    October 6, 2014 at 9:25 pm in reply to: okay so 4 games in… #9250
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    rfl wrote:

    Fisher has clearly failed this year. I think he failed last year, too.

    I’d love to see a new coach next year, though of course a replacement could make things worse. There are worse coaches, and I can imagine why some might want to give him 1 more chance, though ’15 would be the last one.

    But he has failed this season. Pretty badly.

    I dont agree, RFL
    For me, its too early to judge Fisher’s season.
    12 more games to play.
    I’m expecting them to improve.

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    October 6, 2014 at 9:19 pm in reply to: Rams cut Ray Ray Armstrong #9249
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    Interesting. They gave up
    on RayRay.

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    October 6, 2014 at 4:19 pm in reply to: Austin Davis #9219
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    “It’s pretty awesome,” tight end Jared Cook said. “He just carries himself with a different type of attitude that we’ve never seen before. He leads us and does it well.”

    “They brought more than we had and I’ve got to get it pushed and I held on to the ball too long,” Davis said. “That’s one of those big plays that can’t happen and something I’ve got to learn from.”

    “I thought they were at a little bit of a loss, didn’t know what to call and everything they did we were able to find the completion and move the ball down the field. So, I had no doubts in my mind we’d win the ball game, 35-34, to be honest with you,” Davis said. “And it just didn’t happen.”

    http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/12356/austin-davis-impressive-again-in-loss

    October 6, 2014 at 3:43 pm in reply to: Reaction to the Eagles game thread #9218
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    Deadpool – Penalties

    With these #s the Rams are always going to be at a disadvantage.

    Rams have 36 penalties on the year. 6th most per game

    Rams have 387 penalty yards on the year. tied for worst per game

    Doing the math that’s 10.75 yards per penalty and 9 of those penalties per game.

    On the flip side, the Rams have benefitted from 18 penalties. Same as Seattle btw, and they still manage to win. But then again they have only commited 19.

    The Rams have 144 beneficiary yards from those 18 penalties. 8 yards a penalty and 4.5 penalties a game. Seattle is at 145 ben. yards. So the Rams are identical to the Rams as far as beneficiary penalties and yards.

    A breakdown of the 36 penalties:

    6 false Starts
    6 holding calls
    3 offensive pass interference
    3 Defensive pass interference
    3 roughing the passer
    2 defensive offsides
    2 facemasks
    2 horsecollars
    2 neutral zone infractions
    1 defensive holding
    1 delay of game
    1 illegal block above the waist
    1 illegal contact
    1 roughing the kicker
    1 taunting
    1 unnecessary roughness

    At some point either these get cleaned up or they are in for one long season. These numbers are staggering.
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    October 6, 2014 at 3:31 pm in reply to: Reaction to the Eagles game thread #9217
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    Alyoshamucci -Blinkscout game 4 Eagles v Rams

    Half a second. It matters to be half a second slow. I don’t know if the guys were not awake, or if they had not prepared correctly. But they were a half second, half step late all day.

    I turned the game off in the 4th . . so I actually am doing this report having missed 3 touchdowns.

    The Good

    1) I’m calling it. We have a #1 WR. Brian Quick not only has come along, but he came along in the exact amount of time the coaches said it would take. 3rd year, he gets it. The first TD sealed it for me. Not lost in the end zone freaking out, but setting his guy up to leave him, and chasing the ball down for his scrambling QB.

    2) Austin Davis can play QB. It’s not just the high yardage and TDs that I’m totally not used to, its the fact that after fumbling twice and the O line letting him down all day HE LED A COMEBACK THAT just . . fell . short. I love that he trusts his receivers to make plays. I don’t know if his play stops us from taking a QB in the draft, but our hand is certainly not going to be forced, and Bradford is going to get cut or traded. Maybe he comes back on the cheap, but I’m really okay at QB right now.

    3) Schottenheimer is calling a good game. Period. I like taking shots early and stretching the defense . . . without the Four HUGE turnovers we manhandle these guys.

    4) Run defense was much improved. Say what you will, we held Lesean to almost nothing, and corralled him pretty well.

    5) Gaines is showing why he was furious that he didn’t get taken till the sixth round. Got his head turned around on a deep ball. Text book coverage.

    6) Barksdale is going to need to be resigned. He and Saffold are playing the best on the line.

    7) I didn’t see any horrific calls. I actually have to put that in the “good” section.

    8) Westbrooks is getting up to speed. Looks like he’ll be Hayes’ replacement.

    The Bad

    9) TJ has GOT to turn around and find the ball. PI when there was a duck falling out of the sky ten yards behind him?

    10) Stacy’s fumble and injury both bother me, and not just because he’s in 2 of my fantasy leagues.

    11) Davin Joseph and Jake Long. I have more to say on this in another section.

    12) Joyner is playing like a rookie, not smart.

    13) Penalties still.

    The Ugly.

    14) HOW MANY FREE RUSHERS IN ONE GAME?????? Unacceptable.

    15) Scott Wells. Is that a joke?

    16) #1 special teams unit that scored multiple TDs last week, and we’re not ready for a complex rush?

    17) We are STILL snatching defeat from the Jaws of victory.

    18) 1 sack in 4 games. That’s not okay. I know we’re getting everyone’s A game because we were hyped . . no excuse for 1 in 4 games.

    College QBs are pretty stable for me. Im looking at interior linemen now mainly.

    October 6, 2014 at 11:38 am in reply to: okay so 4 games in… #9208
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    I think we can say this about the defense:

    1 They miss the very-solid-play of a healthy Chris Long

    2 The younger players on the defense are making critical mistakes.
    I think its not unreasonable to think they might improve as they
    get more experience. But right now, they can be counted on
    to make a few awful mistakes each game.

    3 Greg Williams — I think its fair to question whether
    GW has handled these players in the best way possible.
    Maybe he has put too much on them, maybe they have
    too much to think about. Maybe the young players will
    start to ‘get it’ later in the year.
    Or maybe the league has
    just figured out how to counter GW’s approach.
    Time will tell.

    4 One very interesting stat is the one that showed the Rams
    leading the NFL in stopping runs behind the Line. The rams
    had five more of those in the Philly game compared to only
    one by the Eagles D. So, something about GW’s D
    is going right, too.

    5 I think Aaron Donald is doing great for a rookie DT.
    Weve all read it takes DT’s three years to really
    blossom — we’ll he’s doing very weil for a green-rookie.
    Looks a lot better than Brockers did in his rookie year.

    Offense

    1 Its all about the OLine.
    Everything else, including QB,
    looks ready to roll, to me.
    Maybe Greg Robinson will help someday.
    Maybe they draft another Olineman
    high next year.

    If the OLine plays well, this is a team
    that can definitely lose Close,
    high-scoring games.

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    October 6, 2014 at 12:39 am in reply to: QB controversy? #9197
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    Well it will be interesting to see if AustinD
    is less and less ‘skittish’ at the start of Away Games
    as the season goes on.

    And of course, can he close the deal
    in comeback situations.

    Something to watch for.

    If the Oline doesnt improve
    he wont last the season though.

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    October 5, 2014 at 7:52 pm in reply to: Reaction to the Eagles game thread #9160
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    GreatRamNTheSky wrote:

    Dumb penalties were the down fall of this team today.
    That and a horrible special teams play with a blocked punt.
    Grits.

    Well, i only saw the first half, but
    in that half the OLine or other Blockers
    were letting Eagle pass rushers
    go unblocked. I thot it was purty Ugly.

    Also, Cook dropped a pass in the first
    half. I have come to expect that.
    He’ll make a nice play, and then he’ll
    drop one. Its just who he is.

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    October 5, 2014 at 7:49 pm in reply to: Austin Davis #9159
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    GreatRamNTheSky wrote:

    Jesus! Austin Davis damn near brought the team back from the dead today and we still get crap posts like the one above.

    Unbelievable.

    Grits

    I think you are misreading him, Grits:

    “…I’m cautiosly optimistic!!! I’ve seen too many of the kid’s PS games where he kinda is too frenetic for my likes. However, he’s been very calm and playing within himself…and throwing some very good intermediate balls and playing strong in the 4th Qtr. So, I’m hopeful the “light” went on and Davis continues his smart style of playing…. and is less spastic!! lol”

    October 5, 2014 at 7:38 pm in reply to: Reaction to the Eagles game thread #9158
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    HighPlainsDrifter wrote:

    Individual talent won’t take a team very far if they can’t find a way to mesh all of that individual talent into cohesive units. Sometimes I marvel over just how incredibly awful the Rams can look at just about any given time. How unbelievably chaotic they can look.

    Well SO FAR, yeah, they have at times
    been chaotic and awful. No argument.

    I hear ya.

    But i just cant leave it at that.
    Cause, i remember the gawdawful team
    of 97 for example. Or the last Linehan team —
    those teams just looked hopeless to me.
    There’s just something about this team
    that has me kinda optimistic. I mean
    they show all these flashes — but they
    just dont put it all together.
    I think a ‘team’ is emerging. Fitfully.
    Slowly. I think. I dunno.

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    October 5, 2014 at 5:55 pm in reply to: Reaction to the Eagles game thread #9142
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    zn wrote:

    I see a good, unestablished team making incredible strings of errors.

    To me, “bad team” means lacks talent. It isn’t capable of winning, no matter what.

    So to me, “bad teams” can’t turn it around. In contrast, I think this one can.

    I tend to agree, but i dunno.
    I tend to think, what I am seeing
    is not a lack of talent. In
    fact sometimes i think they
    are quite talented. But
    they just seem…discombobulated.
    Something is just…off.

    I do think they can turn it
    around.

    Though, I am not sure about
    the Oline. Just not sure about it.

    I think I’m confused.

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    October 5, 2014 at 5:05 pm in reply to: Reaction to the Eagles game thread #9118
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    I agree with Darryl Johnston, the announcer:
    How does the punt protection team allow
    a punt block after what the saw on film
    of the eagles last week? How does
    that happen?

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    October 5, 2014 at 2:46 pm in reply to: Reaction to the Eagles game thread #9104
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    let us be thankful…

    …Jeff Fisher did not have
    THREE weeks to prepare
    this team.

    Halftime:
    20 Eagles
    7 Rams

    October 5, 2014 at 9:06 am in reply to: Run Defense? #9090
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    PA Ram wrote:

    This has a lot to do with the linebackers IMO.

    Either they get caught out of position or can’t get off a block or miss tackles.

    If the Rams clean that up things will change.

    Well, maybe its several things. I dunno.
    I suspect its partly just that GW’s scheme is
    more vulnerable to big plays than Walton’s was.
    There’s some youth involved too.

    I dunno. I kinda think they will get better.
    But we’ll see.

    It’ll be very interesting to see what
    they think they need next year.

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    October 5, 2014 at 8:09 am in reply to: Run Defense? #9086
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    Yeah that matches the eyeball test
    exactly. Its why I’m not
    pessimistic about the defense.

    Something is terrible wrong;
    but something is terribly
    right, too.

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    October 4, 2014 at 8:50 pm in reply to: Cosell, detailed discussion of the Rams… + Philly radio interview with Quinn #9081
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    http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Prolific-Pass-Rusher-Quinn-Presents-Big-Test/78d7afc8-8f3c-4956-a065-02a86e344c62
    Quinn audio interview with philly reporter

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    October 4, 2014 at 6:24 pm in reply to: Expecting a loss tomorrow. But … #9048
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    PA Ram wrote:

    Hopefully my rant was fueled by cool analysis of the situation and not raw emotion.
    I am pretty pumped up for the game.
    GO RAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Well, since the Refs cheated so much for Dallas
    in the Ram game, we must conclude the League
    wants Dallas to win the division.

    So, it
    may be that they will cheat for the Rams
    this Sunday, and they will penalize
    the Eagles numerous times for holding
    Eugene Simms in critical situations.

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    October 4, 2014 at 3:58 pm in reply to: Expecting a loss tomorrow. But … #9044
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    Yeah, i don’t see any reason to
    expect a win on the Road against
    a well-coached team.

    But Philly turned the ball over
    four times in their close loss
    to the 49ers — maybe they will
    be generous again 🙂

    One thing we know for sure-
    Eugene Simms will probly
    be called for a phantom penalty.

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    October 4, 2014 at 3:36 pm in reply to: Austin Davis #9041
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    zn wrote:

    In terms of just the old-fashioned QB rating it’s 17th, which is not that different. It’s 93.1.

    Man with rule changes? And making the qb sack illegal? A 93.1 qb rating now ranks 17th.

    More than half the league has qb ratings in the 90s or higher.

    Yeah, i kinda thot the rule changes would
    do that. If it holds up all year,
    its the story of the year, in the NFL
    i would think — 93 rating is only average now.

    In a way it makes run defense all the more
    important, i think. I mean, nobody
    is stopping the pass, apparently.

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    October 4, 2014 at 2:45 pm in reply to: Austin Davis #9039
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    zn wrote:

    WV.

    Yes WV.

    I am calling you out.

    x

    You liked Davis back in 2012. You even at some points liked him more than Bradford. Now we all thought it was over in 2013, but that aside–now that he IS the starter, is it like you hoped?

    GRANTED that we really don’t know going forward if he can sustain it…so, no one is setting you up for a later blowback. BUT…

    …among the people I know, you were his earliest enthusiast. So I would just like to hear about that.

    What i liked was one particular play back in preseason of 2012.
    The kid was pressured and he spun out of the pocket, escaped,
    extended a play and completed a pass. It was something
    we just havent seen from Warner, a gimpy-Green, Bulger, Bradford.
    He’s got a talent those players dont have. Doesnt mean
    he’s better, but its a talent. I like it. Romo’s got it.

    I hope some reporter asks AustinD about his
    ups and downs from 2012 thru 2014. Why did he
    look good, then bad, and now good again.

    His total QB rating is 15th btw:
    http://espn.go.com/nfl/qbr

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    October 3, 2014 at 8:50 pm in reply to: Fisher names Davis the starter going forward #9015
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    InvaderRam wrote:

    GreatRamNTheSky wrote:
    Wow, AD with the one handed grab. Kid is quite an athlete.

    Grits

    well he does have those gargantuan hands…

    LoL

    Austin ‘big hands’ Davis

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    October 3, 2014 at 2:36 pm in reply to: journalists setting up the Eagles game…including Thomas & etc. #8998
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    Thot this was interesting:

    Wagoner: “…There have been times when the Rams haven’t gotten to the quarterback and it’s opened passes up over the middle of the field. But to me, the Rams need to get better play from their linebackers, safeties and corners working out of the slot. They like to use safety T.J. McDonald in the box on a consistent basis, and though that’s where he’s best used, they do it so often that it leaves the other safety, Rodney McLeod, fending for himself on the back end a lot. Beyond that, it seems like middle linebacker James Laurinaitis is being asked to do too much back there, being used almost like he’s working in a Cover 2.
    Either way, the Rams certainly can’t afford to be soft in the middle of the field against Zach Ertz and Darren Sproles this week.”
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    October 3, 2014 at 10:33 am in reply to: Austin Davis #8971
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    Just somethin i thot
    was inter estin

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Davis
    “…For 2008, Davis was named the starting quarterback by head coach Larry Fedora and became the first freshman to be named the starting quarterback at Southern Miss since 1991… ended the year with a combined total of 15 school records for both game and single-season marks,[5] which included most passing yards in a game (461) and most rushing touchdowns in a contest (5) as well as total offense for a season (3,323).[3] Davis was ranked 16th nationally in total offense (279.7) and 52nd in passing efficiency (128.6) in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). His total offense average was the highest among freshmen quarterbacks in the country, ahead of … Robert Griffin of Baylor (244.5)…”

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    October 3, 2014 at 10:24 am in reply to: Fisher names Davis the starter going forward #8969
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