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  • October 21, 2014 at 12:57 am in reply to: on Rams players – Jenkins, Davis, #10070
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    Rams starting QB Austin Davis admits team security still checks his ID

    By NBC Sports

    http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nbc-yahoo-sports/austin-davis-admits-rams-security-still-checks-his-id-201443208-nfl.html

    Austin Davis was a couple spots on the depth chart away from seeing the field before the season started but after injuries to Sam Bradford and Shaun Hill, the undrafted 25-year-old found himself listed as the Rams’ starting quarterback.

    Fast forward to Week 7 and Davis is completing 18 of 21 passes to lead St. Louis over the reigning Super Bowl champions in his fifth start under center. Still, the Southern Miss product admitted in an interview on The Dan Patrick Show, he has managed to keep his anonymity intact. Despite guiding the Rams to their most competitive stretch of football in some time, Davis has yet to be recognized on the streets of St. Louis.

    “Really only at the stadium,” said Davis, who enjoys the low profile. “I didn’t start playing football to be a superstar or a hero. I just like playing the game, so I’m getting an opportunity to do that and that’s really all that matters.”

    At some point, however, the lack of recognition can become a problem. Like, say, when stadium security doesn’t recognize you even though you’re the one taking the snaps in front of 70,000 fans at the Edward Jones Dome.

    “The guy at the front desk of the facility actually asked me who I was the other day,” said Davis after admitting that members of the team’s staff still check his ID.

    October 20, 2014 at 8:28 pm in reply to: Rams waive Austin Pettis #10051
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    Now they need 2 guys.

    1 on the roster, on on the practice squad.

    Do they have any more receivers on the P-S? Cause if not, then, I bet the P-S guy is a receiver.

    They can put nearly anything on the regular roster. That one might be a BPA.

    October 20, 2014 at 11:38 am in reply to: on Aaron Donald #10028
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    nwagoner: FWIW, Pro Football Focus currently grades Rams’ Aaron Donald (+16.5) as the top DT in the NFL. Not among rookies, among everyone.

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    https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2014/10/20/refo-seahawks-rams-week-7/

    With those four tackles coming on just 14 plays against the run, Donald had a Run Stop Percentage of 28.6%.

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    October 20, 2014 at 11:23 am in reply to: Rams special teams and how they got the Seahawks #10027
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    Here’s How The Rams Knew Their Brilliant Fake Punt Return Trick Play Was Going To Work

    By Tony Manfred

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-rams-knew-brilliant-fake-130817382.html

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    The St. Louis Rams perfectly executed a rare fake punt return for a 90-yard touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

    The Rams pretended to catch the punt on the left side of the field, but the ball was actually caught on the right side of the field. The Seahawks fell for it, running to the wrong side of the field, and Rams returner Steadman Bailey was able to waltz into the end zone for a touchdown.

    It was a brilliantly planned play, but there’s one pivotal question: How did the Rams know where the Seahawks were going to punt it?

    In order to pull this off, the Rams had to know that the Seahawks were going to punt it to the right. The Rams faked out the Seahawks because their players all ran to the left side of the field immediately after the ball was kicked. How did they know with certainty that the ball wasn’t going to be there?

    After the game Rams players and coaches explained how they came up with the play. It turns out they installed the trick play on Thursday because they noticed on tape that Seahawks punter Jon Ryan almost always kicked it to the right side of the field when he was trying to pin teams deep.

    Bailey told the St. Louis Dispatch:

    “Coach Bones (Fassel) saw the Bears try it a few years back — it worked for them, too, but it was called back on a penalty. He noticed that when (Seattle’s) punter tried to sky it, to pin us deep, the punt always ended up in pretty much the same spot.”

    Rams coach Jeff Fisher said there was a 90% chance that Ryan was going to kick it to the right on a punt from that distance, so he gave the play the green light.

    The only way the Rams could have done this is if they knew where Seattle was going to punt it. And they did.

    Fisher talked about the play at his press conference:

    “We executed it in practice. Johnny (Hekker) gave him a really good look. And the key is that (WR) Tavon (Austin) and (S) Cody (Davis) really oversell that the ball is going…the team is expecting the ball to come down to their left, our right. And so when they saw Tavon running over, they probably thought it was miss-hit. The downside was he doesn’t catch it, the ball goes in the end zone, it’s a touch back or it’s downed. The upside was we felt like if he was able to field it, then we had a chance to probably put points on the board. This is something, it’s a copycat league okay. The Bears did this with (Devin) Hester against the Packers six or seven years ago and scored, but it was called back for holding. But we just felt, based on the information that we had and everything, we felt like…I had enough…it was an automatic based on field position as well. I told Coach Fassel to go ahead and run it if we had the right field position and we did. So it worked. Special teams obviously played a big factor in this one.”

    Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said the Rams did ” some unbelievable cool things” on special teams in the game, which is pretty accurate.

    October 20, 2014 at 2:01 am in reply to: the Rams beat Seattle post-game thread #10007
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    Rams QB Austin Davis gets it done when needed most
    By Nick Wagoner

    For the day, Davis was 18-of-21 for 152 yards and two touchdowns for a rating of 128.6. That completion percentage plus punter Johnny Hekker’s completion on one attempt left the Rams converting 86.3 percent of their pass attempts, the highest allowed by the Seahawks in franchise history.

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    Well there’s an interesting fact.

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    October 19, 2014 at 11:29 pm in reply to: out of town #9987
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    This is the chef at the wedding dinner.

    Let’s just say it was well worth it!

    http://www.amazon.com/My-Italian-Kitchen-Favorite-MasterChef/dp/1617691038/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413775543&sr=8-1&keywords=luca+masterchef+cookbook

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    October 19, 2014 at 8:13 pm in reply to: Fisher, Davis, Mason, Quinn etc (transcripts/vids) + Fisher locker room speech #9969
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    Locker Room Speech: Jeff Fisher
    Hear Jeff Fisher postgame speech in the locker room after the victory over the Seahawks.

    http://www.stlouisrams.com/videos/videos/Locker-Room-Speech-Jeff-Fisher/1f52b366-8a93-42ab-a24f-4d033fd6cbb1

    October 19, 2014 at 7:58 pm in reply to: Austin Davis #9967
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    Ole Davis came through today, with a couple of improvisations that helped them win.

    I don’t know if they can put the game on him and ask him to pass them to a win.

    But, he can qb a team that plays some defense.

    Now all they need is a team that plays some defense. 1

    October 19, 2014 at 7:54 pm in reply to: Robert Quinn on Sack Drought “All it takes is one snowflake" #9966
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    “Snowflake” got his 1st sack.

    October 19, 2014 at 7:53 pm in reply to: Jeff Fisher ? #9965
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    Are people re-thinking Fisher a bit after a win?

    October 19, 2014 at 7:25 pm in reply to: Media on the Rams win over Seattle #9963
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    thanks to MamaRama for formatting this so it’s copyable

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    RAMS REPORT CARD – WEEK 7: OFFENSE IS GRADE A
    Jeff Gordon grades the Rams performance against the Seattle Seahawks.

    http://www.stltoday.com/gallery/sports/football/professional/rams-report-card/collection_ad250998-a2e1-5aac-b2f6-08e7f38bc856.html#0

    Quarterback: A
    After trying to force a bunch of deep passes against the 49ers, Austin Davis played smart and sharp while completing 18 of 21 throws for 185 yards and two TDs. With the Rams desperately trying to move the chains late in the game, he rolled right, spun to avoid a sack and completed a 9yard shovel pass to Jared Cook. Such improvisational flair under duress gives Davis a chance to stick around the NFL awhile.

    Running Back: A-
    Rookie Tre Mason finally arrived, rushing for 85 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. He gained the final first down to keep the clock moving … and then fumbled the ball away. Fortunately, his teammates covered for his error during the ensuing dog pile. Benny Cunningham caught five passes for 465 yards and a TD. As for former workhorse Zac Stacy, he became the odd man out after Mason hit a few blocking seams with speed.

    Wide Receivers: B
    Chris Givens lives! He dressed in place of Austin Pettis and made the biggest catch of the game, a 30-yarder that set up the final Rams TD. Big targets Brian Quick (two catches for 33 yards) and Kenny Britt (two catches for four yards) were mostly unused and little target Tavon Austin got five of his eight touches in the ground game. Is his best role really to run between the tackles?

    Tight Ends: B
    Unlike last week, these guys suffered no brutal breakdowns in pass protection. Lance Kendricks caught the decisive 4-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter and also had a 13-yard grab. Jared Cook caught three passes for 25 yards and Cory Harkey had a 9-yard catch in a fairly quiet game for this group.

    Offensive Line: B
    Rookie LG Greg Robinson was highly visible in the running game. When he pulls and gains a head of steam, somebody receives some pain. Davin Joseph stepped in when starting RG Rodger Saffold went down with a knee injury. The unit allowed no sacks, cleared running lanes when it needed to and played a penalty-free game.

    Defensive Line: C
    Rookie DT Aaron Donald was disruptive all day, earning one sack and penetrating the line to blow up several running plays. DE Eugene Sims got a sack and so did DE Robert Quinn – at last. They also prevented bulldozing Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch from plowing into the second level. But they failed to contain ever-slippery Seahawks QB Russell Wilson.

    Linebackers: D
    OLB Alec Ogletree had a long, long day. He missed a big open field tackle on WR Doug Baldwin. He failed to contain QB Russell Wilson on his 19-yard TD run and later on his 52-yard scramble. MLB James Laurinaitis also got caught out of position several times as the Rams surrendered 463 offensive yards.

    Secondary: D
    The unit started well, with CB E.J. Gaines and S Rodney McLeod breaking up early passes with tight coverage. But then lots of stuff went terribly wrong, including a knee injury suffered by CB Janoris Jenkins. Although Jenkins later returned to the game, he yielded some huge coverage cushions as Wilson passed for 313 yards.

    Special Teams: A+
    This unit led the Rams to victory with three big plays. The first was Benny7 Cunningham’s 75-yard kickoff return that set up a touchdown. The second was Tavon Austin’s brilliant sales job that drew the Seahawks to one side of the field while Stedman Bailey ran down the Seattle punt to the other side. Bailey raced for a 90-yard TD after the successful ruse. Then Johnny Hekker capped the victory with his 18-yard completion off of a fake punt.

    Coaching: B
    Once again defensive coordinator Gregg Willams called a bunch of blitzes that didn’t work. Once the Seahawks offense finally got into gear, the Rams suffered breakdown after breakdown. But Jeff Fisher deserves kudos for his gutsy (and successful) fake punt call that allowed them to maintain ball possession at the end. Give his staff credit for that well-executed punt return subterfuge, too, and a crisp overall performance nearly devoid of costly penalty calls.

    October 19, 2014 at 6:25 pm in reply to: the Rams beat Seattle post-game thread #9960
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    from off der net

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    Thought Fisher’s call to let Hekker win the game was far better than letting the defense go down the drain

    and btw the Rams had two timeouts still….so even if the hawks had scored the Rams had a shot at a game ender

    And Givens !

    First I thought it was Stedman

    But Chris goes up and snatches that ball

    In so many ways, that was the game. It led to the extra TD that ended up being the winning points

    the dreadful 3 and 17 that Wilson for was a crazy maker for me, but the givens catch was a stab in the Hawks heart

    October 19, 2014 at 6:06 pm in reply to: the Rams beat Seattle post-game thread #9957
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    Laram what AO did today goes beyond a “bad game” to me.

    It is true that this game, the usual Rams mind-numbing unbelievable game-costing (or this time, near game-costing) mistakes and “what in the living hell was he thinking”-level execution errors virtually all went to Ogletree.

    There was of course also the Mason fumble, so he was not entirely alone.

    Anyway, Ogletree is turning into this year’s version of pre-2014 Brian Quick.
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    October 19, 2014 at 4:39 pm in reply to: Game highlight vids, including ESPN’s Sunday Blitz: Seahawks-Rams Recap #9933
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    Rams Special Teams Get Tricky
    The St. Louis Rams special teams psychs out the Seattle Seahawks on the kick return. St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey runs the kick return back for a 88-yard touchdown.

    http://www.stlouisrams.com/videos/videos/Rams-Special-Teams-Get-Tricky/bd2c7c7c-1dc7-47ef-8ed3-4926c97e980d

    Rams Fake Punt Seals Victory
    St. Louis Rams punter Johnny Hekker fakes a punt and throws a short pass to running back Benny Cunningham for an 18-yard gain and a first down

    http://www.stlouisrams.com/videos/videos/Rams-Fake-Punt-Seals-Victory/6822ba3f-fd71-4f4e-ab2e-592730db9c97

    October 19, 2014 at 11:35 am in reply to: Good luck to the Rams today. #9922
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    I remorsefully acknowledge my part in this.

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    October 19, 2014 at 11:30 am in reply to: JJ: "It wont happen again" #9920
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    One thing. Cosell (audio is posted) looked at that play. They ran the exact same coverage 3 plays in a row before that. Jenkins blew it on the 4th.

    Cosell of course said that JJ has to be more consistent … and to me, a big huge nationally re-played game-swinging blunder like that might be just the medicine he needs.

    Should it be that way? No. He should have been consistent from El Get-Go. But some guys are just like that. They need to hit a wall hard and fast before they can settle down.

    October 19, 2014 at 11:11 am in reply to: Jeff Fisher ? #9917
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    There’s going to be all sorts of views of Fisher. I get them all, but I have a slightly different view. I think he’s the type who rebounds. He’s a rebounder. There are reboundings on the horizon.

    I think averaging his win total gives a misleading picture.

    His Titans teams peaked and valleyed–and it happens in clusters. Consecutive down years, consecutive up years. The issue then is what happened in the valley years. The way I see it, it actually works this way:

    95-98: 31-33… avg. (less than)8-8

    99-2003: 56-24…avg. (more than)11-5.

    2004-6: 17-31 … avg. (less than) 6-10

    2007-8: 23-9 …avg. (less than) 11-5

    2009-10: 14-18 … avg. 7-9

    So he took over a bad team, and had it winning after 4 years. It then had a 5 year streak where he had 56 wins and was in the post-season 4 times. It then fell apart with 3 years of 8-8 or worse. It then had a 2 year winning streak, including the playoffs with Kerry Collins at qb. Then a 2 year valley that was basically 7-9. Their record since he left (through 2013) is 22-26.

    Other than taking over a bad team in 95, the best I can make out about the “8-8 or worse” seasons is that it’s personnel. Cap losses, injuries, etc.

    I see this team has having HUGE execution issues. The way Cosell put this (I posted his audio) is that Williams is putting a lot on the defense in terms of reads and shifts and mental stuff, and the secondary is too young to handle it. If not for the HUGE mistakes–some caused by a first-time starter at qb (2 pick 6s in comeback situations)–this team would have a better record.

    So I put it down to young players on defense in a new system (not new terminology, just a new way of playing the D) who can’t handle it yet.

    There’s also some OL issues but this bunch knows how to work around those. They’ve done it before with a far WORSE OL than they have now. (2012, first 8 games: Hunter Ojinaka Turner Dahl Richardson, and every single one of those guys is now either on the bench or out of football…though with Dahl it’s injuries that drove him out).

    Combine an inexperienced qb with an up/n/down OL and yet get a lot of streaks of shakey play. Combine THAT with the TEs and RBs not pass blocking, like in the SF game, and it’s even worse. That exact same group also has streaks where they excel, particularly in the 2-minute offense (Davis may be suited for that because he played a spread in college and the 2-minute hurry-up is more like that kind of offense–shotgun, etc.)

    What we have on defense, IMO, is a “McDaniels” situation. Wms. overloaded the offense and it started out streaky and out of sync. But it DOES dominate for long stretches, which (to me) isn’t possible if it either lacked talent or coaching.

    So I see Fisher bringing them out of this. At the LATEST, next year. Then if history holds, it will be a winning team for a few consecutive seasons.

    Anyway, I think it’s misleading to average the W/Ls from Tenn.

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    October 19, 2014 at 1:53 am in reply to: JJ: "It wont happen again" #9898
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    wv wrote:

    Jenkins takes blame, says ‘It won’t happen again’
    By Jim Thomas
    [www.stltoday.com]

    Guys, when you copy that [www.stltoday.com] thing, it’s not a functioning link.

    I went ahead and put in a link in the original post in this thread via edit…cause, the net rules are, you have to link the source when you post a copyrighted article.

    October 18, 2014 at 9:48 pm in reply to: SF game reactions from around the net #9893
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    The Good

    1). G Rob!!!! Just a preview of what he’s going OT do the rest of the year and at OLT next year. I’m pretty happy about that. He walled Justin Smith off.

    2). The Goal Line stand. Made the game worth watching in the second half.

    3). Some really good playcalling starting off.

    4). Really great run defense. I can’t remember a game where we held so close to the LOS.

    5). McLeod is inspiring.

    6). Gaines is playing a really tough position as a 6th round draft pick. Wow. I think Jenks slides to the slot when Tru gets back.

    7) Donald in the backfield.

    8). Mason’s fresh legs have to be taken into account. Great burst. He should NOT be in often in passing situations, but give him the ball early in the game and see what he can do.

    9). Ogletree seemed more active and understanding of the game plan and run fits.

    The Confusing.

    10). Quinn didn’t take a bull rush or inside move all game that I saw. Just ran outside the whole time, did anyone else see that?

    11). Why wasn’t Mason in more? Stacy was obviously not seeing the game right.

    12). What kind of coverage on the 80 yard TD leaves a possible deep man running free? Was there supposed to be safety help?

    13). What blitzing style were they doing that made Davis so skittish? He looked confused all night.

    The Bad

    14). Austin Davis freaked. No idea why. He stopped looking for intermediate passes and check downs like we were behind by 30, when we were down by 3.

    15). Cook obviously losing his focus after the bad call, which then spread throughout the receiver corps.

    The Ugly

    16). Our pass rush. I think it’s Chris Long’s absence personally. Hayes seems to have hit a wall. So, if you’re going against us, you simply slide everyone left. That leaves little to no gap in Quinn’s side of the line, forcing him outside more often than not, and allowing the OLT to take a confident wide set against him rather than having to pay him straight up. But I think the wide set is exhausting him. That’s because of there being ZERO DE pressure form the other side. That’s my 2 cents.

    Gonna do my draft perspective soon . . like later today

    17). Jenks jumping a route in THAT situation.

    18). Jake Long giving up sack strip fumbles in back to back weeks.

    19). The lack of attendance or energy in the building.

    20). The lack of understanding for the awful situation Fisher is in. We have to do better as fans.
    Fisher took on this team because he’d get control of personnel, and because he loved Bradford. He has had three drafts, two with his own scouts in place. For a normal situation, this would be the time when the coach should start getting hammered for losses.

    But THIS IS NOT A NORMAL SITUATION. We are playing with our third string QB. We are getting into a new DC and have lost the heart of our D line. We have the youngest team in the NFL, again. But this is not even CLOSE to the whole situation.

    We are the worst franchise in the NFL. This is the truth. Im not counting the Jags, they dont have a history, they weren’t even born when we started getting bad. We have 5 good years going back the last 25. That centered around 5 HOF players. Bruce, Holt, Faulk, Warner, and Pace.

    Those years were the exception, and as fans we seem to think they are the rule.

    We were gifted a dynasty, findign Warner was DUMB LUCK. Its like we won the lottery and thought we had EARNED the money. It doesnt make any sense. we were so bad at running football operations in the front office that we actually dismantled that lottery winning like a drunk would wittle away his winnings at the track because he forgot he hadnt earned the money and that it was a finite amount. Warner leaves an the team crumbles in TWO years.

    We JUST got a new owner, and we have the worst fans in the country. We are a team that is likely about to move and uproot all of its players. We have more odds stacked against us than any other team except the Raiders. But they, and the Browns at least both have good fans.

    We can turn our blame on anyone, but the really sad part that we have the ability to face as fans should we choose to do so, is that it isn’t anyone’s fault. The Rams are not well supported. When we look at the Titans and Jags, not well supported. Fisher and Coughlin are the only two coaches to do anything with those teams. Fisher is a great coach, and after Lineman I’m really happy to have him. I assumed before he got control that he would need 5 years. I am not sad with his progress. We can be whatever type of fans we want to be, I’m going to be supportive.

    October 18, 2014 at 9:47 pm in reply to: SF game reactions from around the net #9892
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    The Psychology of losing. It’s not a joke. It’s not an easy thing to correct. Belichick was with the Browns for how many years?

    First off, the idea of dumping Fisher is out of the question. Besides the fact that he is one of the best coaches out there with an unreal talent staff below him, he was likely hired because he is the only coach that has successfully moved a team form one city to another. This looks more and more likely to happen. And soon. I don’t know too many coaches that can keep guys focused through losing, and bad calls, and coaching changes, and devastating injuries.

    When was the last time a team let their franchise QB in back to back years?

    These are excuses. They are not wins. But given what we’ve been dealt I’m happy with a few things, and realistically frightened about a few others, and I’m going to deal withb theta before AI get into the good, the bad, and the ugly.

    Losing hurts. It takes serious fortitude to overcome losing, because morale is such a huge part of performance. Having no fans in the crowd, the ESPN commentators talk about how we’re going to move back to LA after 9 abysmal seasons did not kill his. Having the entire city’s focus on the baseball series going on did not. Being made fun of for our ONE sack all year didn’t.
    But when Cook got the bogus PI we were reminded of the reffing abominations we’ve dealt with, and then we got sloppy, and Jenks gave up a ridiculous TD. Absolutely unacceptable.

    Then, after the reffing and TD, added to the lack of fans, and energy, we simply did not have enough juice to do anything but flap like a dead fish on the floor of a fishing boat for 90 minutes. That and have some pretty stout run D.

    The hope I have is that we have some good strong leaders who do not get down. That is why we sign C Long and J Lau. They don’t ever stop. But they are not enough. The psychology of losing is strong. How long does each player have before they are mentally damaged by losing in the way we do, without support, on a team that may move?
    I don’t believe Bradford was that strong. Never did. He sinks his head. Our WRs got a boost from Britt, but how long does that last? Cook gets lost for entire games because of his mood. Donald is a freak energizer bunny, how long does that last? Jenkins obviously is affected by our record and the futility, which is why even though he’s a played well, we may want to pull him when true gets back. McDonald I trust. Barksdale too.

    We have a team that is basically prone to mood swings and in need of some kind of stability. But we are in the middle of a desert with little to no support. We have to keep adding players that love the game so much that they can stay focused when everything, that is everything goes wrong. I don’t see us as having too many of those players. We have moody talent.

    Looking at infusing free agents and draft picks that have a bit more fortitude so that we can build a nucleus that understands the situation the franchise is in and is inspired to be pat of the story rather than easily distracted by it’s theme. We are losers trying to become winners. Its not easy.

    The Good

    1). G Rob!!!! Just a preview of what he’s going OT do the rest of the year and at OLT next year. I’m pretty happy about that. He walled Justin Smith off.

    2). The Goal Line stand. Made the game worth watching in the second half.

    3). Some really good playcalling starting off.

    4). Really great run defense. I can’t remember a game where we held so close to the LOS.

    5). McLeod is inspiring.

    6). Gaines is playing a really tough position as a 6th round draft pick. Wow. I think Jenks slides to the slot when Tru gets back.

    7) Donald in the backfield.

    8). Mason’s fresh legs have to be taken into account. Great burst. He should NOT be in often in passing situations, but give him the ball early in the game and see what he can do.

    9). Ogletree seemed more active and understanding of the game plan and run fits.

    The Confusing.

    10). Quinn didn’t take a bull rush or inside move all game that I saw. Just ran outside the whole time, did anyone else see that?

    11). Why wasn’t Mason in more? Stacy was obviously not seeing the game right.

    12). What kind of coverage on the 80 yard TD leaves a possible deep man running free? Was there supposed to be safety help?

    13). What blitzing style were they doing that made Davis so skittish? He looked confused all night.

    The Bad

    14). Austin Davis freaked. No idea why. He stopped looking for intermediate passes and check downs like we were behind by 30, when we were down by 3.

    15). Cook obviously losing his focus after the bad call, which then spread throughout the receiver corps.

    The Ugly

    16). Our pass rush. I think it’s Chris Long’s absence personally. Hayes seems to have hit a wall. So, if you’re going against us, you simply slide everyone left. That leaves little to no gap in Quinn’s side of the line, forcing him outside more often than not, and allowing the OLT to take a confident wide set against him rather than having to pay him straight up. But I think the wide set is exhausting him. That’s because of there being ZERO DE pressure form the other side. That’s my 2 cents.

    Gonna do my draft perspective soon . . like later today

    17). Jenks jumping a route in THAT situation.

    18). Jake Long giving up sack strip fumbles in back to back weeks.

    19). The lack of attendance or energy in the building.

    20). The lack of understanding for the awful situation Fisher is in. We have to do better as fans.
    Fisher took on this team because he’d get control of personnel, and because he loved Bradford. He has had three drafts, two with his own scouts in place. For a normal situation, this would be the time when the coach should start getting hammered for losses.

    But THIS IS NOT A NORMAL SITUATION. We are playing with our third string QB. We are getting into a new DC and have lost the heart of our D line. We have the youngest team in the NFL, again. But this is not even CLOSE to the whole situation.

    We are the worst franchise in the NFL. This is the truth. Im not counting the Jags, they dont have a history, they weren’t even born when we started getting bad. We have 5 good years going back the last 25. That centered around 5 HOF players. Bruce, Holt, Faulk, Warner, and Pace.

    Those years were the exception, and as fans we seem to think they are the rule.

    We were gifted a dynasty, findign Warner was DUMB LUCK. Its like we won the lottery and thought we had EARNED the money. It doesnt make any sense. we were so bad at running football operations in the front office that we actually dismantled that lottery winning like a drunk would wittle away his winnings at the track because he forgot he hadnt earned the money and that it was a finite amount. Warner leaves an the team crumbles in TWO years.

    We JUST got a new owner, and we have the worst fans in the country. We are a team that is likely about to move and uproot all of its players. We have more odds stacked against us than any other team except the Raiders. But they, and the Browns at least both have good fans.

    We can turn our blame on anyone, but the really sad part that we have the ability to face as fans should we choose to do so, is that it isn’t anyone’s fault. The Rams are not well supported. When we look at the Titans and Jags, not well supported. Fisher and Coughlin are the only two coaches to do anything with those teams. Fisher is a great coach, and after Lineman I’m really happy to have him. I assumed before he got control that he would need 5 years. I am not sad with his progress. We can be whatever type of fans we want to be, I’m going to be supportive.

    October 18, 2014 at 8:39 pm in reply to: Cosell on 920, 10/17 … this is a good one #9886
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    Cosell discusses Davis. 1st half v. 2nd half from the SF game. Discusses Long. He’s hurting them. Robinson wasn’t too bad. Mason has feature back ability…may end up being the starter. Jenkins is up and down. They played that same coverage on the previous 3 snaps and he made a terrible mistake the 4th time. Cosell has been asked about the Rams lack of sacks “by a hundred people.” This defense makes a lot execution mistakes. The D plays fast but makes mistakes. Quinn is doing all the same things he did last year…he gets close, but no sacks. Talks about Seattle. They rely too much on deception, and Wilson improvising. When Wilson doesn’t do that…they lose. SF was able to throw on the Rams because of rookies (Gaines) and mistakes (Jenkins).

    Lottsa other stuff.

    This is good.

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    October 18, 2014 at 7:09 pm in reply to: Time to predict the Seattle game #9881
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    from off the net

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    Quick2daSpot

    Seattle is probably as good as they were last year, but like most champs, they will get the best of almost all teams and they will wear out as the year progresses. In fact they are showing signs of wear already. The rams are just the opposite. Teams will overlook them. But because they are young (and talented) every game they will get better and better. (although there will be some clunkers thrown in because of the inexperience of youth). I think Fisher has shown great patience with his rookie classes, not getting down on Quick, not starting Donald and not playing Mason and Robinson. Now Quick is showing #1 receiving potential, two are starting (one of those, Donald showing pro-bowl potential-the other Robinson, just battled a future hof’r to a standstill-in his 1st start, no less) and the other(Mason, the big play potential rb) is finally in the rotation. The rams are now at another level, team wise. And will get much better than most as the rest of the season progresses. Rams 23, Seattle 19.

    October 18, 2014 at 6:53 pm in reply to: Unblocked #9875
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    wv wrote:

    zn wrote:

    I am travelling. Right now I’m in the airport.

    There will be responses, later. Including, observations and thoughts about football, and blocking.

    For now….gotta go.

    Enjoy Zooeys wedding to Nittany.

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    v

    I am not sure I approve.

    I mean is either REALLY an actual legit Rams fan?

    I mean, yeah, sure, they hang out and post about the Rams regularly, n everything, but…where’s the commitment?

    Where’s the Rams Freude?

    October 18, 2014 at 12:09 pm in reply to: Unblocked #9849
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    I am travelling. Right now I’m in the airport.

    There will be responses, later. Including, observations and thoughts about football, and blocking.

    For now….gotta go.

    October 17, 2014 at 1:04 pm in reply to: out of town #9792
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    Zooey wrote:

    That’s weird. Me too. You aren’t going to my niece’s wedding, too, are you?

    No my daughter’s.

    Wait. Is my daughter your niece?

    And are you on a remote island in the great lakes?

    If so…the walleye is great. The perch too.

    October 15, 2014 at 2:00 am in reply to: Thots from being at the game. Momentum, heart, coaching #9738
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    Thank you for posting that. Sry you had to see that particular game.

    October 14, 2014 at 11:44 pm in reply to: Beyond freaking belief…9ers game reactions thread #9730
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    OahuRam wrote:

    I dont know. They got the three big wins last season and it did not last or carry over to this season. Why do you think that is? Is it because of the turnover in QBs?: Bradford, Clemens, Bradford, Hill, Davis?

    Well, I don’t think things like that carryover. But yeah all the ups and downs at qb and so on…they might not know yet where their strengths come from.

    October 14, 2014 at 6:52 pm in reply to: GW and the Titans #9714
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    wv wrote:

    Didn’t Greg Williams help the
    Titans defense last year?

    Wonder what the difference
    is between that situation
    and this one.

    I dunno.

    If you take away the JJ-idiot-play,
    maybe the defense didnt play bad.
    Take away that play and the 49ers
    only have what 17 pts off the defense.

    Maybe they’ve hit bottom.

    Destitutus ventis, remos adhibe.

    Storms make Oaks take Roots,
    you know.

    The best way out is always
    through.

    Constant dripping hollows out a stone.

    The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

    When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.

    Self-trust is the first secret of success.

    Um….Go Rams.

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    We’ll burn that bridge when we come to it.

    Oh…wait…uh…how does that one go? (?)

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    October 14, 2014 at 3:22 pm in reply to: SF game reactions from around the net #9699
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    Jim Fadler @jimiramsboy
    If D’Marco Farr held up on the interior then Aaron Donald can hold up also….play the kids #GoRams

    Jim Fadler @ jimiramsboy
    Last year in the playoffs I noticed that Kaep would look to his #1 and then pull it down, that has continued this year.

    Jim Fadler @ jimiramsboy
    Harkey missed early but threw the key block on Benny’s TD #Rams

    Jim Fadler @ jimiramsboy
    Austin Davis play fakes and ball handling are vastly superior to Sam’s….and I started that before the TD

    Jim Fadler @ jimiramsboy
    You could clearly see the ball when Sam play faked, and he didn’t quite sell it enough…..Davis really does it #GoRams

    Jim Fadler @ jimiramsboy
    On numerous running plays Austin Davis still sells it as if he still has the ball….followed him twice on the last drive. #HiddenThings

    Jim Fadler @ jimiramsboy
    Austin Davis hangs in there so tough on 3rd down conversions…has a great sense of how far he needs…seldom completes short.

    Jim Fadler @ jimiramsboy
    Where the hell was the safety and once again Jenkins peeks into the backfield

    Jim Fadler @ jimiramsboy
    When a team throws quick 3 step drops the Dtackles have to stay in their lanes and get their arms up. #Rams are failing on both

    Jim Fadler @ jimiramsboy
    Dtackles swinging way too wide on their rush…still way too much room in the middle of the 49er pocket

    Jim Fadler @ jimiramsboy
    Rams persisting in blitzing schemes that don’t work

    Jim Fadler @ jimiramsboy
    I have thought for some time now that due to the #Rams rep for silly penalties the zebras don’t give any benefit of doubt….

    And will throw flags without the slightest hesitation….like on Cook last night. Are they even watching Quinn being held?

    And you would think with Fisher being on the competition committee it would be the opposite…flags have followed him everywhere

    Jim Fadler @ jimiramsboy
    I have come here to kick ass and fix the #Rams….and I am fresh out of ideas to fix the Rams…#WhatToDo?

    October 14, 2014 at 2:16 pm in reply to: What's missing? Responsibility #9697
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    joemad wrote:

    zn wrote:

    I think what they can do is line up someone to play the safety position. SF has had great success against this Gregg Williams scheme, even during the bounty gate era. There was no friggin safety in position to make a play last night…. it was frustrating, like watching a bad HS team.

    I just have to disagree with this.

    There is no way on earth Jenkins is supposed to play it the way he did. He blundered and hugely. Who is supposed to anticipate that happening? It’s like, you’re not supposed to text while driving during rush hour. If you text while driving during rush hour, I won’t be sympathetic to the idea there should have been a traffic cop there to warn the other drivers.

    I know the ESPN talking heads tried to put this one on Wms but I just saw that as them shamelessly exonerating Jenkins for a basics 101 level dumb dumb dumb play.

    There’s reason why SF called that play right before half… they knew there would be no coverage over the top… at it burned JJ with no help over the top.

    Yet if Jenkins played it right there would have been no play and it would have been a dumb call.

    So! See? See what you get? See what you get when you start…

    …a board war?

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