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wvParticipantStafford makes talented WR’s look even better, doesnt he. Tutu, Puka, Higby, Kupp. These receivers are all very talented obviously, but man, Stafford just zings the ball into dead-perfect spots. Puka does not score on that 70 yarder unless Stafford zings it perfectly and hits Puka in stride. EXACTLY ‘in stride’. I mean, that shit is the difference in close games. A healthy stafford is THE best Pocket-passer in the NFL, I’d say, now that Brady has retired. All that experience and game-wisdom mixed with that arm talent, mixed with the gunslinger-guts. He’s the best pocket QB.
Usually i feel bad for a team playing without their top QB, but its hard for me to care about Deshawn Watson. 230 million dollars guaranteed for a dickish QB.
I shall now root for Cleveland in the AFC. Now that they have been vanquished and cleansed.
Ravens, Commanders, Saints, Giants, 49ers. Very very interesting schedule, aint it. I mean, just on paper it looks like two sure losses, two ‘sure’ wins, and one up for grabs. Saints would be up for grabs. If the Rams can manage 3 wins, they finish 9-8. A winning record for McVay in this year of low expectations. Something to root for. A winning season.
Course all that is ‘on paper’. They could lose to Washington. They could beat SF. Who the fuck knows.
Interesting year. Will be an interesting off-season.
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wvParticipantWildcard race on 12/4/23
Division elites: Eagles 10-2, 49ers 9-3, Lions 9-3
Division leader in NFC South: Falcons 6-6
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Wildcard lock — Cowboys 9-3
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2 remaining Wildcard challengers (not in official order)
Packers, Rams, Vikings, Seahawks – 6-6
Bucs and Saints at 5-7
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Packers beating the Chiefs is startling. Packers playing like a playoff team.
Rams have a chance to do that against Baltimore.
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AFC wildcard is purty wild now: Steelers, Browns, Texans, Colts all at 7-5
Broncos, Bills 6-6
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wvParticipantAaron Rogers rehab going well.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39006125/jets-aaron-rodgers-cleared-practice-11-weeks-surgery
“….Wide receiver Allen Lazard, who played with him in Green Bay, wasn’t surprised that Rodgers made it to the practice field this quickly.
“Science rules,” Lazard said, smiling….”
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wvParticipantRams lead the all-time series 13-11-0. The Rams have won 5 of the last 6 meetings with their last loss to the Browns in 2007. They played each other 3 times for the NFL Championship. The Browns won twice. That’s my sideline report.
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Did the Cleveland Rams ever play the Browns?
Probly not.
Nevermind.
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wvParticipantAs we have noted before Larry Brooks was one of the most ‘unknown’ great players of the modern era.
(I would not have guessed Alex Karras was that high on the list.
Wonder where Merlin ranked on that list. He was mainly a run-stopper in that defense, i think. Just hold the line and wait for Deacon to make trouble.
Aaron Donald 0.728
2. Alan Page 0.681
3. John Randle 0.628
4. Keith Millard 0.624
5. Alex Karras 0.621
6. Chris Jones 0.620
7. Roger Brown 0.572
8. Larry Brooks 0.569==
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wvParticipantDefinitely, a solid team, the Browns. But an underdog solid, wounded, team. An interesting test, for sure. Win-able. Lose-able. w v
It’s this kind of always arguing, win at all costs, everything’s a contest of wills attitude that makes this board the kind of “egos at war” hellscape that it is.
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Well….as you know, my terminal goal is to drive every one off the board, so i can finally fulfill my dream of re-starting the ‘blue Board’ and naming it
The People’s Democratic, but Slightly Authoritarian, Marxist Rams Board.
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wvParticipant… The Rams will add to both lines. Which line is “priority #1” will depend on who is available, I would think, not which need is “greater.” They get the best players they can. And so far, McSnead has been better at that than anybody since whoever built the Rams in the early 70s, imo.
Well….they need to trade away the 1st round pick.
Just on principle.
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wvParticipantDefinitely, a solid team, the Browns. But an underdog solid, wounded, team.
An interesting test, for sure. Win-able. Lose-able.
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wvParticipantReason the Rams are favored.
“…Browns decimated by injuries….have you ever seen anything like this at any level? …No, its unbelievable…starting QB, starting RB, starting Tackles, starting LB…..”
https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/news/matchup-thursday-how-browns-offense-can-attack-rams-defense
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wvParticipantYeah, I was expecting a bit of a shit show defensively. The rookies have produced, Witherspoon grew from “also-ran” into a top flight corner, and the defense has done a good job.
They aren’t getting enough TOs. They are dead last in fumble recoveries in the league, second-to-last in INTs, and last in the league in TOs overall. .
It would be interesting to know ‘why’ this Defense cant get turnovers/get pressure.
Is it as simple as lack of talent? Or is it youth and a scheme that protects the young players from mistakes? Something else? I dunno. I’m never gonna be an X’s and O’s type fan, so I dunno.
I hope they have enough money to add a pass rusher to the Aaron-Donald line, though. Is that priority number one in the offseason? Or is the Oline ALWAYS priority number one when you have an elite vet QB.
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wvParticipant“….I’m really proud of those guys. I have definitely seen that over the last couple of weeks, and I think the coaching staff — you know, Raheem (Morris) and the rest of the defensive coaches have done such a phenomenal job. I’m proud of those guys.”….
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I had never really been totally sold on Raheem Morris. Even after the Super Bowl win.
( I mean, any decent DC could look good with Jalen, Von Miller and AD.)
He always seems…oh, i dunno….kinda fake to me. Full of cliches and smiles and Russell-Wilson-shit.
But this year, he has won me over. He has done a lot with what he’s had to work with.
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wvParticipantI havent enjoyed a human-death as much since Scalia.
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wvParticipantNot comparing KW to AD, but there’s a bit of a similarity in their profiles. Its like, “They can do everything really well”….the only negative is…they are “smaller than we like”.
Well….F that. Great personnel decision. Snead is the man.
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Kyren Williams NFL Draft 2022: Scouting Report for Notre Dame RB
POSITIVES— Better play speed than timed speed (4.65) with very good quickness and balance to make defenders miss in tight spaces. Fights to stay upright despite contact.— Consistently runs with the right tempo to let blocks develop. Has the burst to plant his foot and take advantage of holes created. Knows when to lower his shoulder and get north.— Tough runner despite smaller frame.— Very good route-runner with flashes of an advanced route tree.— Good hands. Comfortable snatching the ball.— Excellent in pass protection. Eyes constantly go to the right place for his assignment and is a very willing blocker.OVERALLKyren Williams has an interesting combination of traits that will give him value for whatever NFL team selects him.Williams has good vision in the run game and shows an understanding for various run concepts. He will press the hole when needed or throttle back to allow his blocks to develop. He does not dance in the backfield, and he knows when to get north.Williams is also a good overall athlete with the quickness and burst to take advantage of holes created. He is a complete back who will provide value on passing downs right away. Williams is a comfortable catcher of the ball who flashes the ability to run more advanced routes when split out as a receiver. He is also a very good pass protector, with good eyes to find potential blitzers and the toughness and physicality to meet defenders and sustain on his blocks.
—NEGATIVES— On the smaller side for the position.
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Kyren Williams will smoke the Browns defense, like a sausage in an Oil refinery fire. Or…somethin. I dunno.
Rams 13
Browns 12
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wvParticipantWildcard race.
Division Leaders: Eagles 10-1, 49ers and Lions 8-3
Falcons 5-6
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Wildcard leaders: Dallas 8-3, Seattle 6-5
Last Wildcard: Vikings 6-6
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In the Hunt: Packers, Saints, Rams 5-6
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A win over the Browns would certainly make things interesting.
Teams we need to hate: Minnesota, Seattle, New Orleans, Green Bay.
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wvParticipantPlayoff hopes are over if they lose to the Browns. It’s a long shot anyway, as the Rams have to win at least 4 of their 6 remaining games. We can chalk up 2 losses before kickoff: BAL and SF. That leaves them no margin. Cleveland and NO are going to be struggles.
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Probly true, but maybe that SF game wont mean anything to the 49ers. It could be they end up slotted for the same playoff berth win or lose.
I hope the last game ‘does’ mean something for them of course.
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wvParticipantWell….coming off a bye, a well-rested Ram team, playing maybe the worst team in the NFC, one would expect a solid win. And they came through.
I echo everyone else in noting how F’ing refreshing it is to see PHYSICAL football from the Rams running game. Freeman. K.Williams. I ‘reallly’ like those two backs. Did you see how KW finishes his runs? Good lord. We havent seen that since prime-Steven-Jackson. And he’s plenty fast enough. Not a game-breaker but he can burst for twenty yards a crack and then absolutely blow-up a DB. I mean he is going to injure some DBs.
And I havent seen enough of Freeman to know exactly what he is, but I’ve seen enough to know he’s good. Better than an ordinary back-up. Maybe he’s special, I dunno.
Browns are 7-4, but i see they got smacked by the Broncos. And someone named
Dorian-Thompson Robinson was their QB. 14 for 29, 134 yards.
Who the hell is Dorian-Thompson Robinson?
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wvParticipantThot this was an interesting vid. Not about Gaza, just some background stories.
wvParticipantOmg. I would just give up football if i were the Jets players. Just leave the stadium and go live on a mountaintop.
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wvParticipantWorst I’ve seen Goff play this year. There were some WTF plays in that game.
We’ll see if his present coach can reset Goff or, ya know, announce that Jared is “our QB today”
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wvParticipantYeah, this is a playoff game, essentially. And its a game that will be important in kinda defining this team. Well, maybe not the ‘team’ but more like the ‘season.’
McVay needs to have them come flying out of the gate like those screeching monster-bat things that tried to eat Vin Diesel in Pitch Black.
Lets just say they won this game. And lets say the won the…49er game. 5-1 record in the West. That would make for an interesting offseason.
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wvParticipantTaunting after the INT, though. That was inexcusable, and the guy just seems to have a knack for getting flagged. But he’s also fairly effective, seems to me. .
Yeah, he’s got talent and he’s an immature. Morris and the secondary coaches have a nice project in this kid. Either they can coach him up or he’s always gonna be a bit of a selfish idiot. We’ll see.
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wvParticipant1a Dickerson 1b Faulk 3 Jackson
Faulk was OBVIOUSLY 1A and Dickerson was OBVIOUSLY 1B.
You are obviously a Heretic.
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wvParticipantAlso, if we can go beyond the Rams for the best running backs we’ve ever seen . . . Gale Sayers was the first back that just stunned me as a fan of the game, and made me want to be a running back “when I grow up.”
.Well…..I loved Brian Piccolo. And i wish you would love him too.
wvParticipantI think you have to ask yourself why would an offense be “out of sync” 10 games into the season?
Capitalism.
Do i have to explain football to everyone on this board.
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wvParticipantNot sure the Rams win that game if Aaron Donald doesnt knock out the starting QB for that critical stretch. Wont show up as a sack or anything other than a hit, but that was probly a game-saver. w v
So you condone physical violence then?
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Only by the oppressed. Aaron Donald was obviously being oppressed that whole game.
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wvParticipantNot sure the Rams win that game if Aaron Donald doesnt knock out the starting QB for that critical stretch. Wont show up as a sack or anything other than a hit, but that was probly a game-saver.
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wvParticipantCant quibble with any of that. Though If i were to quibble, I’m not sure I’d have W.Tyler that high on the list. But I’m older than BT, and i saw John Cappelletti, and he brought great blocking and instincts and leadership.
Plus, I saw the indomitable Les Josephson.
https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/los-angeles-rams/leaders/career-rushing-yards
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November 20, 2023 at 1:20 pm in reply to: twitter, reporters, etc. + big articles — the Seattle game #146885wvParticipant“…. Now, the results don’t necessarily reflect that in a positive way from this game. But the thinking/process itself…he’s openly stating he’s calling for the TD, not just the go-ahead FG. And I’m not trying to put some sort of spin on this, and again I do see both opinions here, simply thinking out loud and thinking that is VERY interesting. Everything he said and then everything I gathered behind the scenes pointed toward: calls may have failed/outcomes weren’t all positive, but the late-down decisions seem to reflect a more aggressive process…”
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I enjoy reading JR as much as any sports-reporter i have come across. And I’ve been reading sports-reporters since…oh…1969, I’d say. She’s already in the Pantheon.
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wvParticipantI just think Stafford is a QB playing with a hurt thumb. We’ve seen Kurt try to play with one. It aint always pretty. Ah well. A broken Stafford is still a gritty, wily, brainy QB.
I’m more impressed with this win, than some of uze, apparently. Tough, ugly win against a good team. I like Freeman, the RB.
Looking forward to watching Mr Goff, on genocide-day.
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