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wvParticipantOne of those vids in the preview thread (Chris Long?) said that the Rams flew some people to Melbourne and back, just to replicate the trip and see what it did to them physically. Apparently they are convinced it’s better to ignore the time zones, and keep their bio-rhythm. The 9ers are going to try to overcome jet lag, and acclimate to Melbourne’s time zone, then return to the US and re-acclimate to PST. That seems harder to me. In my experience, it takes about a week to adjust, and the meantime, you’re just “off” a bit. I think McVay is making sense on this.
I predict that we shall see.
The only upside to this in my opinion, is the 49ers will have more exposure to the Sydney-Funnel-Web Spider, the Inland Taipan Snake, and the Saltwater Crocodiles.
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vwvParticipantI have read the Rams are planning on doing their usual ‘get in and get out’ procedure for the Australia game. They will arrive in AUSTRALIA only 24 hours prior to kickoff.
The 49ers are arriving in Australia a WEEK before kickoff.
I think McVay is NUTS. This isnt like going to London.
I do not like this.
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vwvParticipantwvParticipantMike Fefleur’s rookie QB Carson Beck made some very nice throws in the hall of fame game.
wvParticipantSaw one of these Tuesday at Makena Landing, Maui. About 12′ long. Swam up behind me and to my left, about 8′ deeper than me, and 6′ to my left. Tiger Shark.
My first reaction was disbelief. Back and forth in my head, “Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.” That lasted about 1/10th of a second before fear struck me, followed quickly by Wonder as it swam away into the open sea. 2 or 3 seconds of “HOLY SH*T!”
Youre supposed to press firmly down on their heads.
wvParticipantNick Wright: “I dont think he’s coming back”
wvParticipantImagine…putting on a Cowboy helmet.
wvParticipantI dont remember this happening to John Unitas.
wvParticipant“Davante and Puka have gone back at them, you feel like every catch you’re holding your breath because those guys are on you in sticky coverage. They’re challenging at the line of scrimmage, they’re running with you downfield and they’re physical in the run game…
==========================My optimistic moments come from the new defense. I cant wait to see it. I mean, its not crazy to think it might be the best Ram defense we’ve seen in the modern-era. Its not crazy to wonder if it could be in the same tier as, say, the 2000 Ravens, or the great Tampa defense.
It may not be ‘likely’ but its not crazy to think it might be.
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vAugust 6, 2026 at 8:23 am in reply to: Just a thread for different kindsa interesting things #165235wvParticipantWord of the day is Batrachomyomachia. batrachos (frog), mys (mouse), and mache (battle).
It has come to mean, basically a ‘trivial battle’ or a dispute over trivial differences.
“Literary Source: Derived from Batrachomyomachia (“The Battle of the Frogs and Mice”), an ancient Greek comic epic poem that parodied Homer’s Iliad.”
Frankly, I find the story more interesting than the Odyssey.
wvParticipantf that shit
wvParticipantI dont know who was racing.
wvParticipantI dont think those kinds of granular-rankings make any sense (except for click-bait, etc)
I do think ‘tiers’ makes ‘some’ sense. Its somewhat reasonable. I’d put 4 in the top-tier for 2026 based on the last couple years. Obviously things change from year to year.
Some players are just real oddities. Like Pickens for example. He can wreck a defense two games in a row, and then disappear for a while. What do you do with ‘that’ ?
How do you rank a Chase vs a Kupp ? Different animals. Should be on different lists.
Chase, Jefferson, Smith-Njigba, Nacua
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5. Lamb
6. St. Brown
7. Pickens
8. Brown
9. Collins
10. London
11. Flowers
12. Adams
13. Waddle
14. Nabers
15. MoorewvParticipanttheres enough hate to go around
August 5, 2026 at 11:10 am in reply to: science! physics, astrophysics, abiogenesis, n other stuff #165216wvParticipantwe are big
wvParticipantSaw Riders of Justice this week. 2020 Danish ‘quirky vengeance’ movie.
96 rating on R.Tomatoes, fwiw.Mads Mikkelsen.
I usually pass on vengeance/action crap but this one is different. Good film, except for the last 2 minutes.
wvParticipantChris Carter (wasnt he almost a Ram, once?) picks the five best WR duos in history.
wvParticipantThat could be a concern if one of them goes out for any length of time. But then, who was the #2 in the super bowl when Beckham went out? And that was before they had both their current running game and a strong 13 personnel set to attack with. Arguably this defense is better than that one too.
Well its a super-team on paper. Offense AND defense. Thus, i am resorting to bickering about the no.3 receiver 🙂
Tomorrow i will discuss the impending doom because of the lack of an emergency punter.
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vwvParticipantI don’t know if 1 of the 3 will emerge as a true #3 for 11 sets, though it could be that the 3rd spot is shared by all 3 of them.
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Well if the question is can CJ become a no.3 ? Then I’m not skeptical. I think he can be a no.3. But the danger for the Rams is if Puka/Davante goes down, can anybody be a no.2 ?
I’m still not sold on the Ty Simpson decision. They coulda had a third no.1 WR.
Time will tell, after it talks to us, down the road.
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vwvParticipantYou can ‘see WWII’ on a climate chart.
wvParticipantCJ is a 5th Round pick. And not particularly fast. So I’m quite skeptical about him.
He’s a 6th round pick. In fact they traded 3 picks to move up 10 spots to take him. (Traded 207, 251, and 252 to move up to 197).
His speed isn’t what interests people in him. It’s his combination of decent size, great football IQ, route running, great catch radius, and hands. He has hands like Nacua, by which I mean he has an incredible catch rate on contested catches. He was actually a top player in all of college football both at avoiding drops and at making contested catches (his last 3 years he had an elite contested catch rate of 75.8%).
Nacua wasn’t fast either. Nor was Kupp.
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He seems like another Mumpfield or Whittington to me. He’s certainly nothing like Kupp. Kupp’s quickness was obvious from the start. I have no idea how Kupp fell to the 3rd rd.
I hope they are right about CJ. It would help a LOT if he was the real deal. But, like i said, I’m pretty skeptical. I dont think he can get open. Sure he has good hands and a long reach and is good at jump balls. But that aint enough. He’s got to be able to get open.
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vwvParticipantCJ is a 5th Round pick. And not particularly fast. So I’m quite skeptical about him.
Now, if Snead actually hit on another topnotch WR in a lower round, he deserves a raise.
I assume CJ will have to be good at special teams to make the team.
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vwvParticipant1974. Sigh.
wvParticipantwvParticipantwvParticipantWell, on paper the front four might be the best in Ram history.
Sounds ridiculous, i know. But its possible.
Deacon, Merlin, Lamar, Rosey.
Turner, Young, Myles, Fiske…..Donald?
Depends on what AD has left in the tank, and if the young guys take a step forward.
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vAugust 2, 2026 at 9:27 am in reply to: Just a thread for different kindsa interesting things #165153wvParticipantPlayers union complexities
August 2, 2026 at 7:12 am in reply to: Just a thread for different kindsa interesting things #165152wvParticipantThe corporatization of PFF. It started as something cool, and then got sold to the Corporate-Betting-Industry and all the cool aspects of it were driven out.
wvParticipantwvParticipantNate Tice’s picks for best NFL defenses:
1 Texans
2 Seahawks
3 Rams
4 Broncos
5 Eagles
6 Jaguars
7 Ravens
8 Steelers
9 Vikings
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