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znModeratorI never had a ‘second team’ i dont think, but there were definitely teams I enjoyed watching. 70’s Chiefs. Coryell Chargers. Coryell Cardinals.
Yeah I was always interested in Coryell teams. I actually lived in St. Louis during the days of the Coryell Cardinals. I didn’t have a “2nd team” type attachment to them, but they were very fun to watch. I lived in San Diego during the days of Air Coryell. I actually went to watch practices at their summer training camp a couple of times.
Defense was the reason one followed the 70s Rams. I remember watching the 1979 Seattle game (on tv) that set the record for yards allowed. 99 was a dream come true when the Rams fielded both a good defense and a Coryell offense.
znModeratorNate Atkins@NateAtkins_
Rams LB Nate Landman is in the concussion protocol.znModeratorThere’s the Raiders, and then there’s the Stabler Raiders.
In their time, the Stabler Raiders were my “second team.” Rams were always first, but the Stabler Raiders were 2nd. Since that time I have had no interest in them…in fact it’s even less than “no interest.” I’ve never had another “second team.”
One of the single greatest non-Rams games I ever saw live (on tv) was the “ghost to the post” playoff game against the Bert Jones Colts (December 24, 1977 AFC Divisional Playoff). Famously, the lead changed hands 9 times in that game.
I saw them live once against the Chargers when I lived in San Diego. (Or rather I lived in Pacific Beach, but close enough.)
As we all know, the Stabler Raiders to this day leads the league in “games with their own nicknames.”
“Ghost to the Post”
“Sea of Hands”
“Holy Roller”
“Immaculate Reception”znModerator
znModerator“I think Sam [Darnold] is a good starting quarterback. I don’t believe Sam is an elite starting quarterback.”@kurt13warner shares his thoughts on Sam Darnold and the Seahawks’ offense this season 🫨
(via @RichEisenShow) pic.twitter.com/tqz3dYjALL
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) October 20, 2026
znModeratorRyan Paganetti@RyanPaganetti
Yards before contact per rush through Week 6:1) Bills: 2.29
2) Rams: 1.82
3) Chiefs: 1.76
4) Lions: 1.72
5) 49ers: 1.71
6) Dolphins: 1.69
7) Bears: 1.44
8) Panthers: 1.42
9) Vikings: 1.42
10) Ravens: 1.38
11) Steelers: 1.36
12) Commanders: 1.22
13) Broncos: 1.20
14) Colts: 1.13
15) Bengals: 1.12
16) Titans: 1.04
17) Cowboys: 1.03
18) Patriots: 1.03
19) Giants: 0.99
20) Jets: 0.95
21) Packers: 0.93
22) Saints: 0.93
23) Chargers: 0.92
24) Texans: 0.92
25) Buccaneers: 0.91
26) Cardinals: 0.88
27) Falcons: 0.86
28) Eagles: 0.84
29) Seahawks: 0.80
30) Jaguars: 0.68
31) Raiders: 0.57
32) Browns: 0.38znModeratorroberto clemente@rclemente2121
stafford – thru week 6from the opponent 10 yard line and closer:
75% completion rate
7 tds, 0 intznModeratorThatRamsGuy@nickthatramsguy
The Rams can’t catch a BREAK.Terrance Ferguson — IR
Myles Garrett — IR
Davante Adams — IR
Poona Ford — IR (Rest of Season)
Blake Grupe — Torn ACL, IR
Kobie Turner — IRznModeratorroberto clemente@rclemente2121
headed into week 7 the rams rank:#16 in offensive scoring (avg per game)
#17 in offensive points allowed#24 in converting drives into scores
#21 in preventing drives from becoming scoreswhen you hear the rams rank #3 in offense & defense they’re talking about yds, not pts.
znModeratorKDot = certified upper-tier player
Nolan = that sort of talent pic.twitter.com/X01JsV106L— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) October 20, 2026
znModeratorSo what will the Dline consist of, exactly?
B.Young, Donald, Fiske, ?
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vEdge: Stewart, Young…some Bailey
DL: Donald, Tyler Davis, Fiske… + Larrell Murchison, Ty Hamilton, + Bill Norton (NT, practice squad)znModeratorI have adjusted my season expectations to the simple, basic idea that I like it whenever they win games.
znModeratorBut so far the season resembles a moon rocket that hits an iceberg in outer space.
“With all due respect, sir, I believe this is going to be our finest hour.”
znModeratorIt was a Dream Ship. Heavy favorites to make it across the Atlantic in record time.
I think the Rams season will be Apollo 13.
znModeratorMAMA THERE GOES THAT MAN!
📺: @NFLonFox | #RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/I801PnmAlH
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) October 18, 2026
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znModeratorPFF@PFF
The Rams are ranked 3rd in total offense and 3rd in total defense this seasonThey are the only team to be ranked top 5 in both
They are 2-4, in last place in the NFC West
znModeratorOrlovsky calls them ‘the most undisciplined contender’
Makes me wonder what the role of the OC actually is in McV’s offense, and whether LeFleur coached up a tighter unit last year than Scheelhaase has this year.
znModeratorRodrigue sounded purty disgusted in the Rosenthal vid. Cant remember her sounding that way. Basically just says they are a bad team.
“this is not a team that knows what it is”
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vTo be honest, that whole discussion disappointed me. To me it was just psycho babble. Rodrigue’s comment especially. I didn’t get a single genuine football insight from that discussion.
To me, the best analysis of the game I’ve seen so far is from Atkins. I generally just think of Atkins as being basically solid, not as being the guy who will hit the best argument, so I am a bit surprised that of all the takes I’ve seen so far, his is the best.
His point is that LeFleur knew how to disrupt Stafford. (Atkins doesn’t say so, but to add to his point, LeFleur knew the best way to take on the Rams defense is to physically over power it with simple, direct, contact football. If the Rams don’t have a lead, you can do that.)
LeFleur knew the OL would be out of kilter with Alaric out, and he knew how to attack that, and he knows Stafford well enough to focus on things he doesn’t like or doesn’t handle as well. That was Atkins. To add to that, it didn’t help that Stafford is slower to get in sync. It also helps that McVay while okay but not great at being a situtational play caller who knows how to respond quickly to what’s being thrown at him in the moment.
Two similar games last year were Atlanta and Carolina, because both teams had prominent ex-Rams coaches (including the head coach) who know the McVay Rams well enough as former insiders to throw them off balance. Obviously LeFleur is another one of those.
znModeratorHoldenCantor@HoldenCantor
Alaric please don’t punch anyone ever againznModeratorfrom Nate Atkins: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7701689/2026/10/18/cardinals-rams-nfl-week-6-result-takeaways/
How did the Cardinals’ defense shut down the Rams’ high-powered offense?
Arizona coach Mike LaFleur knows McVay’s offense as well as anyone. He also knows just how much of a drop-off it is for that unit to go from starting left tackle Alaric Jackson to backup David Quessenberry, who had not started a game since 2023.
So the Cardinals blitzed the Rams like crazy, the way the Denver Broncos did to discombobulate an offense with a pocket quarterback and little downfield explosiveness among available personnel.
The Rams didn’t respond well for a while. They ran at times when they needed to throw and threw in succession without mixing in a running game that was the best part of what they had going. They didn’t find enough ways to get Puka Nacua or Davante Adams the ball, even against a beaten-up and vulnerable Cardinals secondary.
They put too much on tight ends in pass protection and on a fourth-down handoff, and that group continues to look like it has regressed from last season.
znModeratorI did not see the game, and i havent watched any low-lights. But i did track the score.
I saw it was 9 to 3 or 9 to 6 or something like that. I assumed the Rams missed an extra point. But now i know they missed a two-pt try. Why did they go for two ? Just curious.
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vTheir new kicker suffered an injury and didn’t return to the game.
znModeratorNate Atkins@NateAtkins_
The Rams left two guys unblocked for Davis Allen to run through on that 4th-down fullback handoff, one of them Budda Baker.Wonder if Allen was supposed to just follow David Quessenberry’s and Colby Parkinson’s down blocks to the middle rather than go straight.
Rough miss.
Brett Kollmann@BrettKollmann
The Rams dropping to 2-4 by losing to a team who scored every single point with their special teams unit feels like the football Gods are laying it on a little thickNate Atkins@NateAtkins_
Tyler Higbee fumbles in Cardinals territory, and scattered boos have hit at SoFi Stadium.This is a dreadful performance by the Rams so far. They’ve made almost zero impressive plays as an offense.
Brock Vierra@BrockVierra
Rams need to ask themselves some tough questions and quickly. Aaron Donald came back to compete, not be last place in the divisionznModeratorznModeratorKoonce@KO0nce
I legit don’t know how Seattle won the SB last yearpop@imightbepop
imagine if the 2026 raiders scheme, chiefs running game, and seahawks defense combined into one teamznModeratorWhat are the early reviews of Mike LaFleur as a head coach?
Cards Wire: They are mixed. He sounded good early on, and the offense has had more overall production than last season. However, the defense is terrible. He has become a little less transparent in his answers, and the offense really has been unimpressive with almost no big plays.
znModerator@gregcosell analyzes how pressure and QB spies are ineffective against the versatile playstyle of Josh Allen.#BillsMafia vs #RaiderNation
Live on ESPN2 & Streaming on ESPN+@gregcosell | @DariusJButler | Sal Paolantonio! pic.twitter.com/Pc5yDo9uPb
— NFL Matchup on ESPN (@NFLMatchup) October 17, 2026
znModeratorroberto clemente@rclemente2121
rams opponents thru wk 5 – where they rank in offensive points scored and allowed:scored
#1 bills
#4 niners
#22 giants
#29 broncos
#28 eaglesallowed
#4 niners
#12 broncos
#14 giants
#21 eagles
#28 billscards:
#19 scored
#32 allowedznModeratorNFL Stats@NFL_Stats
Most yards per drive through five weeks:Cowboys – 39.0
Rams – 37.9
Chiefs – 37.5
Bills – 37.4
Lions – 36.7znModeratorNFL Researcher@NFL_Researcher
Most yards per carry against stacked boxes this season, per @NextGenStats:1. Jaylen Warren – 8.3
2. Kyren Williams – 5.7
3. Kenneth Walker III – 5.7
4. James Cook – 5.2
5. Chuba Hubbard – 4.9> Minimum 10 such carries
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