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— X —ParticipantI don’t think that he inspires much fear around the complex or among the players. Nobody’s really on edge around him. Granted, this is based on watching Hard Knocks and getting the feeling that he’s not a very scary person. Even when he singles people out for being careless their response is to laugh (along with the rest of the team). I don’t know if that matters much in the grand scheme of things, but I just can’t see guys like Arians or Belichick or Coughlin creating such an easy-going atmosphere in their respective camps.
Spags was kind of a dictator, but he didn’t inspire much fear either, IMO. People can pretend to be intense and whatnot, but I don’t think anyone really took Spagnuolo seriously. He doesn’t have that kind of ominous presence.
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantWell this is the first time (and ive been posting since 1998), that i have seen anyone post a Referee Stat.
What other strange stats do you know about? What about astrology? Do Scorpio WR’s usually have a big day against the Rams?
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vSince 1950, the Rams are 8-8 against the 49ers in games played at the start of the Autumn Equinox.
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-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantI have to admit though I am not used to seeing you be more on the pessimistic side. I think of you as more of an “honest homer” type like me (there is no hint of anything derogatory in that…there is such a thing as an honest homer, a guy who can cheerlead as PA says, but when it’s time will look the objective realities in the eye without flinching). I’m not doing a “what gives.” Just being conversational.
I’m not really being down on the team or the coaches or anything, it’s just that I have a weird feeling about this one. Vinovich is the referee, and I don’t like that guy. When he’s the ref, ill-timed penalties seem to occur to the visiting team, and last year – when he was the zebra – the home team won 12 of 16 games.
While they do seem to be able to handle division foes well (even on the road), it’s the disturbing trend of the team occasionally getting dominated by goofy teams that worries me. Teams that had no business beating us – like last year’s finale where Blaine Gabbert (BLAINE? HIS NAME IS BLAINE???) racked up 354 yards passing on them. Or the chop-block party in Washington. Or the backup TE in Chicago having a career year against them in one game.
Just bracing for the weirdness is all.
Again, I think they should beat them, because – well – they SHOULD.
I just don’t know if the stars will align for the other guys again. Like Kelly will have practiced an abundance of weird plays all off-season specifically to win the opener – and does – but then proceeds to lose the next 12 games. We’re sometimes on the receiving end of those things.
However, if they do win handily, I will have found the secret. It’s my pre-game cautiousness.
And so that, too, will become a ritual of sorts.You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantIt would help if Fisher never gave mixed signals about what his intentions were with Goff. Early in the process he said the goal was to start him Monday night. Then it was “We’re gonna be patient with him.” Like others, I could give a rip about what the media says or perceives the situation to be. And there are some really *out there* theories about Goff being inactive.
When he’s ready, he’s ready. Fisher didn’t really give him the opportunities afforded a QB who was expected to contribute right away, so it’s really no surprise that he isn’t ready yet. That said, it was kind of weird of Fisher to say that he wants Goff to kind of ‘absorb’ what NFL football is about on Monday. Take it all in, get a feel for the environment and whatnot. That’s just weird. It’s like showing a kid a documentary about Disneyland before taking him to Disneyland. The whole time the kid’s like, “Yeah, I assume it’s going to be exciting and a little scary, so this documentary is kind of useless — and you’re stupid.”
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantI think they should win. I dunno if they will.
Seems that everything they can go wrong, typically does.
S.F. 49ers 17
L.A. Murphys 13For whatever reason, Fisher seems to get outcoached by lesser coaches early in the season.
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-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantYou have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantThe dropoff from Long to Hayes isn’t that significant. It’s damn near a wash. But the dropoff from Quinn to Westbrooks, or Longacre, or Sims is pretty glaring. Makes you wonder if Fisher is thinking of targeting a defensive end high in this next draft. I don’t know how they’re going to stack their board, but it has to be in the back of his mind that losing Quinn again will ultimately change the dynamic of his defense. I won’t be surprised if they roll those two second round picks into a trade to move up into the first round again, and for that very reason.
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantFormer QB turned punter dishing out punishment to linebackers and D-linemen.
That’s what this team is all about.You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantVoltaire-ram said football is a shipwreck
but you have to sing in the life-boats.He didn’t say what song though.
Thats where it gets confusing.Anyway. Unexpected road win for a banged-up
team.Does the next game matter? Does 8-8
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vIt means much less than 14-2, and much more than 2-14. But like zn, it means a lot to me. There’s a lot of hemming and hawing (mostly hawing) about the Rams losing draft position with every “meaningless win” they rack up, but I don’t underestimate the importance of finishing the season on a win streak. You can carry that over to the next season like Carolina did this year. Last year started 3-8-1 before reeling off 4 straight and capped it off with a playoff win to advance to the division round. Then they followed that up with 14 straight wins this year.
This team needs to learn how to win and it needs to get used to winning. You don’t do that by losing games and winning in the draft. They award no trophies for good drafting.
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantDE @JOEL9ONE on the defense: "We were opportunistic." #STLvsSEA Press Conference | https://t.co/FGPw31oExQ pic.twitter.com/v8vt17l4aG
— St. Louis Rams (@STLouisRams) December 28, 2015
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-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantCan we call this a Gurdle?
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantThat reminds me. When was the last time we saw this many Rams leave the game with injuries? Granted some came back…but still.
Couldn’t say, but you did call it in the chat. With all the players (from both teams) being examined in the locker rooms, this was dubbed the concussion bowl.
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —Participantnot trying to be a wet blanket, but this game meant more to the rams than the seahawks. seahawks had no chance at the division and had already secured their playoff spot. seahawks were looking past this game.
would i rather be swept by a divisional rival and make the playoffs or would i rather sweep a division rival and hopefully not have a losing record?
hmmm… still don’t feel like these rams get it.
I don’t know about all that. They drop from 5th seed to 6th seed if the Vikings win again next week. And what kind of playoff team takes another team for granted? You’d think they’d want all the momentum going into the playoffs that they could get, and to keep their streak alive. There was also mention that the seahawks’ locker room was very somber. As if they just lost a playoff game. So that leads me to believe that they wanted this one bad.
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantAlso, did anyone notice an excessive amount of launching from the Rams, Gregg Williams led defensive players at Hawks players when trying to tackle? Oh I forgot Jeff Fisher is a member of the Competition Committee so there’s no way the Rams would ever do anything dirty like that to give themselves an edge in a game by potentially ending an opponents career.
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantActually it was a day of upsets.
Jets beat Patz
Falcons beat Panthers
Ravens beat Steelers
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantBarnes is the new Massey… Clutch.
Sacrilege.
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantThat was some goofy way to end the half.
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantWell, the trend of receivers dropping passes (TD passes included) continues in Philly.
I don’t know how the Bradfords can overcome that if the trend continues.You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantDoh. Make that 7-6.
Shankapotamus missed the XP.You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantAnd just like that, the Washingtons put the ball back in the court of the Bradfords.
7-7.You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantThe Bradford Elevators took the lead over the Washington Washingtons.
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantWell, we have the unknown in Mannion — that’s one.
We have the journeyman in Keenum — that’s two.
We should never ever ever use Foles again — that’s two.So for the third we have to either (a) draft one high and hedge our Mannion bet, or (b) sign one to a ton of money and compromise the overall strength of the team. You can probably part ways with Chris Long and his contract, or James Laurinaitis and his, to make room for a free agent guy. Like Stafford if he were to actually become available.
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantBetter have an answer for Baldwin.
Dude is nuclear hot lately.You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr SeussDecember 26, 2015 at 10:06 am in reply to: is Seattle facing the most demoralizing loss in its history? #36068— X —Participant
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantI don’t know how to do PMs on this board.
Check your RamStalk box.You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantMy brother’s best friend was a Rams fan when I was about 12 years old and I looked up to him quite a bit. This was 1978. He was 19 at the time, I believe, and nobody messed with that guy. Just a freak of nature, physically. He kinda convinced me that rooting for the Rams was my gateway to the cool kids crowd (of which he was the charter member), so I jumped all over it and never looked back. He taught me all about their history and stuff, so I ran with it after that.
Wonder what that dude’s up to these days.
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantToo much animosity out there because of this junk.
Yeah I avoid it.
I will build up threads here with discussions and info on it, cause that’s just being current (though it’s hard to choose what’s good and current), and I am interested in all the different responses. Here, anyway, I am. But this is an old community group that doesn’t squabble much.
As a rule, though, I don’t join in, here or (as Mainers say) “away.”
Yeah, I wasn’t talking about here specifically.
Most of the boards out there are just tense about the whole thing.Personally, I’m of the group that doesn’t care what happens.
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantAll I know is, this needs to be over sooner rather than later.
Too much animosity out there because of this junk.
You have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr Seuss— X —ParticipantYou have to be odd, to be number one.
-- Dr SeussDecember 22, 2015 at 7:31 pm in reply to: hey ag or anyone, is there anyway to copy these gifs to here? #35967 -
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