J.B. Long@JB_Long
According to NFL Research, the Rams have the youngest roster in the Playoffs and the third-fewest games of postseason experience, collectively.

Activating 39-year-old Andrew Whitworth between now and Saturday will change the math, of course, but not *that* significantly.

PFF LA Rams@PFF_Rams
In 2020, Andrew Whitworth earned the 3rd-highest Pass Blocking Grade among all OL and the 9th-highest Run Block Grade among all T’s (min. 300 snaps)

#RamsHouse activated Big Whit from Injury Reserve today ahead of the wildcard matchup against the Seahawks

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Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
Good zip to Goff’s shorter throws in warmups so far today- working into mid-range. Small bandage still on the thumb.

Jared Goff warming up at Rams practice pic.twitter.com/saBv0syrq6

— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) January 7, 2021

from https://theathletic.com/2304760/2021/01/07/nfl-wild-card-predictions-playoffs/

Rams at Seahawks

Rams quarterback Jared Goff’s status is uncertain. If he’s out, all three like Seattle to win comfortably. If he plays, they expect it to be a closer game, but they still pick the Seahawks because of how up-and-down the Rams offense has been. According to Football Outsiders’ variance metric, Los Angeles has the NFL’s ninth-most inconsistent offense.

“Do they get Goff and you see a high volume of Cooper Kupp and Robert Woods? Or do you see a Rams team that is going to lay a dud on offense?” the player said. “I have no idea who is going to show up. That’s what makes this nervous to me.

“(Russell Wilson) is going to do what he has to to win games, but with their offense, they should be dominating.”

That’s been Seattle’s issue in the second half of the season, as the offense has sputtered along with Wilson’s MVP hopes. The decline began when Seattle scored just 16 points in a loss to the Rams. The Seahawks won their other game against Los Angeles but only scored 20 points in that victory. Rams All-Pro corner Jalen Ramsey limited D.K. Metcalf to 8 catches for 87 yards across two games.

“The Rams defense is one of the best in the league, so I would suggest it’s going to be a close game,” the coach said. “It may not be a high-scoring game. It could be a low-scoring game. But if the game is close in the fourth quarter, you gotta give an edge to Seattle because of Russell Wilson. And these games generally go to the fourth quarter.”

Betting on the Seahawks to win a low-scoring playoff game earlier in the season would’ve seemed laughable, but the Seattle defense has been much improved of late. The scout and player both attribute that, in large part, to the addition of edge rusher Carlos Dunlap, who recorded 4.5 sacks in eight games after Seattle traded for him.

“They run true Cover 3, and every team knows that,” the player said. “But if you don’t have the pieces to apply pressure it doesn’t work. With the addition of Carlos Dunlap, that’s when you saw that team come together.”

“I don’t know if the Rams can be explosive enough to score against Seattle,” the scout added. “I think Seattle will be able to create some pressures and force Goff into turnovers. He just does not handle pressure well. I see a low scoring game either way, but I see Russell Wilson make plays late. If it’s (backup QB John) Wolford for the Rams, they’re just going to have a hard time moving the ball consistently.”

Coach’s pick: Seahawks

Player’s pick: Seahawks

Scout’s pick: Seahawks

How the Cowboys squandered the best offensive line of the last decade.

The Cowboys built a monster line and dominated football starting in 2014. But the playoff wins didn't follow. What happened and can it return to form?

For @FOXSports https://t.co/bYF8ujVxiY

— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) January 7, 2021

Parler post from MAGA wingnut threatens armed attack in DC on January 19 pic.twitter.com/biQZ6Qx2LW

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 7, 2021

Becca Lewis@beccalew
Fascists on livestream: hey it’s us, the fascists, storming the capital. here are our names and addresses, take a look at our IDs. we are well-known personalities with very recognizable faces

Right-wing media: hmmmmm seems like antifa

The Seahawks and Rams have met in the Playoffs only once before (2004 Wild Card) and it delivered an EXCELLENT ending 🔥 Who will win R2?

📺: @RamsNFL vs @Seahawks, Saturday 4 PM ET on FOX pic.twitter.com/Jac0DYzjxR

— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 7, 2021

For some reason this tweet won’t post.

So here is a screen cap:

And here is a link to it:

https://twitter.com/camdasilva/status/1346883201709600771

Lawmakers vow to investigate police after Capitol breach

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-zoe-lofgren-val-demings-36a1c65d6dbc96e4ca4cad88fb7e1c4a

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are vowing an investigation into how law enforcement handled Wednesday’s violent breach at the Capitol, questioning whether a lack of preparedness allowed a mob to occupy and vandalize the building.

U.S. Capitol Police, who are charged with protecting Congress, turned to other law enforcement for help with the mob that overwhelmed the complex and sent lawmakers into hiding. Both law enforcement and Trump supporters deployed chemical irritants during the hourslong occupation of the complex before it was cleared Wednesday evening.

Four people died, one of them a woman who was shot and killed inside the Capitol. Three other people died after suffering “medical emergencies” related to the breach, said Robert Contee, chief of the city’s Metropolitan Police Department.

Police said 52 people were arrested as of Wednesday night, including 26 on the Capitol grounds. Fourteen police officers were injured, Contee said.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., chairwoman of the House Administration Committee, said the breach “raises grave security concerns,″ adding that her committee will work with House and Senate leaders to review the police response — and its preparedness.

Lawmakers crouched under desks and donned gas masks while police futilely tried to barricade the building when people marched to the Capitol from a rally near the White House in support of President Donald Trump. Washington’s mayor instituted an evening curfew in an attempt to contain the violence.

Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., a former police chief, said it was “painfully obvious” that Capitol police “were not prepared for today. I certainly thought that we would have had a stronger show of force, that there would have been steps taken in the very beginning to make sure that there was a designated area for the protesters in a safe distance from the Capitol.”

In an interview with MSNBC Wednesday night, Demings said it appeared police were woefully understaffed, adding that “it did not seem that they had a clear operational plan to really deal with” thousands of protesters who descended on the Capitol following Trump’s complaints of a “rigged election.”

The rioters were egged on by Trump, who has spent weeks falsely attacking the integrity of the election and had urged his supporters to come to Washington to protest Congress’ formal approval of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. The protests interrupted those proceedings for nearly seven hours.

The mob broke windows, entered both the Senate and House chambers and went into the offices of lawmakers, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Demings said there were “a lot of unanswered questions and I’m damn determined to get answers to those questions about what went wrong today.”

A police spokeswoman could not immediately be reached for comment late Wednesday.

Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., said she was outraged to see accounts on social media of a Capitol Police officer posing for a photo with a protester. “Would you take a selfie with someone who was robbing a bank?” she asked. “I can’t imagine if a couple of thousand of (Black Lives Matters) protesters had descended on the Capitol … that there would be 13 people arrested.”

Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, suggested there could be leadership changes at the Capitol police.

“I think it’s pretty clear that there’s going to be a number of people who are going to be without employment very, very soon because this is an embarrassment both on behalf of the mob, and the president, and the insurrection, and the attempted coup, but also the lack of professional planning and dealing with what we knew was going to occur,” Ryan said.

They keep forgetting to bring their tear gas, tanks, rubber bullets, tasers and riot gear, oops 🤷🏾‍♂️ https://t.co/ZdpbYKeupP

— David Steele (@David_C_Steele) January 6, 2021

Jared Goff throwing at practice pic.twitter.com/q4naYqmOB3

— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) January 6, 2021

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Jared Goff in passing drills pic.twitter.com/1WCro1FSoZ

— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) January 6, 2021

Before it gets deleted, here is @ElijahSchaffer committing a felony pic.twitter.com/yLw40l7ybT

— Adam Beckwith (@damBeckwith) January 6, 2021

"'This is what you’ve gotten, guys,'" Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah, yelled as the mayhem unfolded in the Senate chamber, apparently addressing his colleagues who were leading the charge to press Mr. Trump’s false claims of a stolen election."https://t.co/ReTaogVhAY

— Jacob Goldstein (@jacobgoldstein) January 6, 2021

Honored to receive a game ball from the @RamsNFL first win at Sofi. This is dope to me b/c the last game ball was presented to young QB Wolford, who helped punch a wild card invite to this weekend's playoffs. Appreciate the gift and the team honoring Legends, I’ll take a win too. pic.twitter.com/iKdjFuPqaa

— Steven Jackson (@sj39) January 6, 2021

Can you imagine if this was BLM protesters?! pic.twitter.com/R3TcICUu4J

— Jefferson (@jcl_c) January 6, 2021