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znModeratorSarah Barshop@sarahbarshop
The Vikings are 14-1 against teams that are not the Lions. Their first playoff game will be against the only other team they lost to this season.January 5, 2025 at 4:14 pm in reply to: around the league: more week 17 recap + setting up week 18 #154458znModeratorBears beat the Packers. Patz beat the Bills.
znModeratorJanuary 5, 2025 at 11:35 am in reply to: around the league: more week 17 recap + setting up week 18 #154453znModeratorAndrew Brandt@AndrewBrandt
For about half the NFL, Week Eighteen of the regular season is the new Week Four of the preseason.January 5, 2025 at 11:27 am in reply to: around the league: more week 17 recap + setting up week 18 #154452znModeratorGareth
Look out for the 49ers.
If they lose today, they get the last place schedule.
So while we get Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Detroit or Minnesota
They would get Cleveland, NY Giants and Chicago.Their schedule will be ridiculously easy. I’m rooting for them to win today to make it a little bit harder.
znModeratorThe is simple TEX game
the stops on the clip are points of interest to me.
Braden Fiske is said to have short arms but watch him get to his guy by chopping the G's hand then get his left hand on right elbow of blocker then "forklift" and push throughVerse does swim move pic.twitter.com/NT3E9wxgP1
— Jim Youngblood 53 (@53_jim70721) January 1, 2025
znModeratorThe fact that I don’t know the first thing about football is the only reason I don’t have a front office job with the Rams.
That didn’t stop Shaw or Zygmunt.
znModeratorRedAlice
McDonald has stated he’s not sitting starters and he wants to go out with a win.
znModeratorRams called up two players from practice squad and both of them could have a chance to contribute on Sunday afternoon against the Seahawks. The Rams elevated offensive tackle A.J. Arcuri and outside linebacker Keir Thomas on Saturday, adding them this week’s roster.
znModeratorroberto clemente@rclemente2121
rams – most offensive tds per game:4.9 1950
4.0 1951
3.9 2000 *
3.6 1948
3.6 2001 *
3.5 1945
3.4 1999 *
3.4 2018 **
3.3 1954
3.3 1949* gsot
** mcvay era1950 rams played 14 games and scored:
30+ points in 8
40+ points in 6
50+ points in 3
60+ points in 2
70+ points in 1mcvay era – offensive tds per game
3.4 2018
3.0 2021
2.8 2017
2.6 2019
2.6 2023
2.4 2020
2.2 2024
1.8 2022January 4, 2025 at 10:43 am in reply to: around the league: more week 17 recap + setting up week 18 #154436znModeratorHow did Sam Darnold lead the Minnesota Vikings to a 14-2 record?
This is how we got here. pic.twitter.com/uYf6d0SgcI
— Jon Gruden (@BarstoolGruden) January 3, 2025
znModeratorSarah Barshop@sarahbarshop
Along with Matthew Stafford, the Rams will rest Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams, Alaric Jackson and Kevin Dotson against Seattle. Sean McVay already ruled out Rob Havenstein (shoulder) earlier in the week.Jourdan Rodrigue @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social
Blake Corum to RB1, Jonah Jackson to RG, Joe Noteboom to LT which would put Warren McClendon at RT. I bet Jordan Whittington and Xavier Smith see some of the backfield too.Sounds like some players, like Steve Avila and some defenders, will at least start before getting pulled.
znModeratorMcVay believes there’s a benefit to having his top players rested for the playoff run, while also avoiding any possible injuries suffered in an otherwise meaningless season finale knowing the Rams have already clinched the division title.
“While we want to finish the season strong, I think it does provide possibly the opportunity for guys to get some reps that they wouldn’t otherwise get and then guys that have had a bunch of wear and tear on their bodies to get fresh where it actually acts as a bye, if you will,” he continued. “Whether it be the right or wrong approach, I always do what we think is best and certainly it’s a collaborative effort in terms of making those decisions.”
znModeratorMcVay doesn’t care who the Rams have to play in the first round.
He explained why seeding didn’t influence his decision to rest players and it doesn’t matter to him whether the Rams are the No. 3 or 4.
“No, I think there’s a difference if you’re talking about playing for a bye,” he said. “… Here, you’re talking about either the third or the fourth seed. You could sit here and try to play all these different things, [but] we have to be ready to go. Somebody’s coming in here and that’s going to be an excellent team that earned an opportunity to be in the postseason. If you want to do what you’re going to do, you can’t necessarily duck anybody. You always have to weigh that risk-reward of we want to continue to make sure that all these games are important. There’s maybe some flexibility that you have based on your injury situation.”
znModeratorbased on this wk's odds and where you look, it appears the rams have the best chance (37%) at hosting min in the wc rnd, followed by was (27%), det (26%) and gby (10%).
det has been scary good on the road, so has min, while all 4 qbs have played very well on the road in 2024. pic.twitter.com/WzYzknz8B6
— roberto clemente (@rclemente2121) January 4, 2025
znModeratorThere will never be another Aaron Donald
znModeratorYeah, i dont understand why there is ZERO information about what is going on with Kupp.
shades of todd gurley going on here.
yep
McVay got his PR training in Orwell’s Ministry of Information
znModeratorSarah Barshop@sarahbarshop
Along with Matthew Stafford, the Rams will rest Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams, Alaric Jackson and Kevin Dotson against Seattle. Sean McVay already ruled out Rob Havenstein (shoulder) earlier in the week.…
Which means the 2 starter at OT are Noteboom and McClendon.
Inside word is the Rams are performing an experiment to see how beat up, spooked, and injured Garoppolo can get before he just retires from football.
Reportedly, the bets being placed by Rams front office staff says it will happen soon after the game, though a lot outside money says it will happen during the game.
This is all happening, reportedly, because Rams coaches and front office staff are all crazy diehard fans of the movie, The Purge.
znModeratorSarah Barshop@sarahbarshop
Along with Matthew Stafford, the Rams will rest Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams, Alaric Jackson and Kevin Dotson against Seattle. Sean McVay already ruled out Rob Havenstein (shoulder) earlier in the week.znModeratorRankings the Rams' 4 potential opponents in the wild-card round https://t.co/DxJPzMg5qV pic.twitter.com/3u33XJCA9T
— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) January 3, 2025
znModeratorRams OLB Jared Verse selected to 2025 Pro Bowl https://t.co/bRI6HztrBX
— Stu Jackson (@StuJRams) January 2, 2025
znModeratorPFF LA Rams@PFF_Rams
13. Los Angeles Rams 📈📈Ranking all 32 offensive lines ahead of Week 18:
znModeratorThese ‘records’ i hear about make me roll my eyes, sometimes.
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vYes…in fact I think you have the record for eyerolls.
znModeratorI can’t mount the effort required to format this article so it will appear properly here, so there’s the link, if you’re interested.
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Jared Verse
LAR • LB • #8
TKL 65
SACK 4.5
PRSR 74Verse leads all rookies in pressures, and it’s not that close. Robinson is next on the list, and he’s TWENTY-TWO pressures behind. He’s fourth in total pressures, with only Myles Garrett, Jonathan Greenard and Trey Hendrickson ahead of him. His overall pressure rate of 16.7% is sixth in the NFL, via TruMedia, out of the 164 players who have rushed the passer 200 times or more. But he’s also not just been a pass rusher; he has 11 tackles for loss and his 34 run stops, per PFF, are more than twice as many as the next-closest rookie.
Braden Fiske
LAR • DT • #55
TKL 43
SACK 8
PRSR 48If it weren’t for Verse, Fiske would be getting a lot more attention. And Fiske actually has more sacks than Verse despite the fact that he plays on the interior while Verse works off the edge more often. His 48 pressures are more than twice as many as the next-closest interior rookie (Sweat) and his 26 run stops are almost most among that group.
Omar Speights
LAR • LB • #48
TKL 64
TFL 2Oh look, it’s another Rams rookie. L.A. felt so strongly about Speights that it move on from a former captain in Ernest Jones IV before the season even started, and once Speights entered the lineup in the wake of Troy Reeder’s injury, he has rewarded their faith with some really solid play.
Kamren Kinchens
LAR • SAF • #26
TKL 53
INT 4
PDEF 6
QBRTG 78.5If I was going to debase myself and put two Florida State players on this team, then I had to at least make up for it by putting my guy from The U on here. That said, Kinchens clearly deserves it based on his play. His two-interception game against the Seahawks, including a pick six, was his announcement to the world that he’s a force in the secondary. While Verse and Fiske wreak havoc up front, he cleans things up on the back end. Considering that he led the ACC in interceptions as both a sophomore and junior at Miami, we probably should have seen this coming.
znModeratorJ.B. Long@JB_Long
Puka not being a Pro Bowler is precisely why I resist the temptation to lean on those honors as a descriptor of the caliber of season/career a player had.znModeratorRodrigue quoting McVay: “I think it’s a great opportunity for Jimmy to be able to play”
I don’t like Garoppolo much and I don’t think McV can get more out of him than Shanahan did.
Seattle is 22nd in defensive yards per attempt rushing, so my hope for this game is that we see a lot of Corum (with Wms resting) and that he comes through.
znModeratorRams resting Matthew Stafford in Week 18; Jimmy Garoppolo to start
Jourdan Rodrigue
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will start against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 18 while Stetson Bennett is the backup, head coach Sean McVay said Wednesday.
Starter Matthew Stafford will be inactive in order to rest before the playoffs.
“What I’ve seen is just a guy (who) has approached it like a pro,” said McVay of Garoppolo’s role as backup all season. The Rams signed him to a one-year deal in free agency this spring. “(He has) been a great teammate. …
“If you said ‘risk/reward’, I think it’s a great opportunity for Jimmy to be able to play (and) also I think it’s an awesome opportunity for Matthew to be able to get rested, rejuvenated and ready for the playoffs.”
Right tackle Rob Havenstein, who missed last week’s game with a shoulder injury suffered in Week 17, will also miss Week 18. McVay said Havenstein is trending positively toward getting back on the field in the postseason.
McVay added that the team is still working through which players will play and who will rest — although because the game plan is built and set on Tuesdays, then adjusted throughout the week, it’s likely this has already been internally decided and is more so a gamesmanship move. McVay gave a good-natured chuckle when he was asked which day the staff expected to finalize inactive players. Wednesday’s practice was a walk-through.
“I think we kind of have an inclination,” he said, “but what I don’t want to do is put the cart before the horse.”
Garoppolo has not played since the middle of the 2023 season, when he was benched while with the Las Vegas Raiders. He suffered a foot injury while with the San Francisco 49ers the previous season and had surgery after signing with the Raiders that spring. He said Wednesday that getting almost a full year of recovery/playing on scout team where he hasn’t taken hits has benefited him.
“It’s exciting, (it’s) about time,” Garoppolo said. “Get out there with the guys and get some real football in! …
“It was a blessing in disguise, and I figured that out after the foot surgery. Getting your foot repaired is a lot different than all of the other injuries I’ve had. That one, it took a little while to get past that. (But) honestly since OTAs I haven’t thought about it. … It’s a really nice feeling, not thinking about feeling pain in certain spots. I’m glad to be back to normal.”
Last season when the Rams rested several starters in Week 18, backup Carson Wentz started against the 49ers and offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur called the game. If LaFleur again holds that role on Sunday, he already has familiarity with Garoppolo from their time together in San Francisco.
Matthew Stafford will rest Week 18 in advance of the postseason. (Jayne Kamin / Imagn Images)
“Mike’s been cool, man, we go way back since my first time at Niners — he was one of the guys who kind of taught me that offense (and has been) teaching me this offense,” Garoppolo said. “He’s just good people. Great people, man. I’m really grateful for him. I’m excited to get out there Sunday with him and get in this action.”There are people within the Rams organization who hoped the team would be positioned in this manner, specifically in order to get a look at what Garoppolo is capable of within the offense.
Stafford restructured his contract after a long, though not acrimonious, offseason dispute and it now is effectively a one-year deal with the understanding that both sides will re-visit his future after this season. In a scenario in which Stafford is no longer a Ram (or he is, and gets injured), the team will need to know whether Garoppolo could be an effective (and cheap) bridge or a reliable backup after struggling to fill the latter role for the last few years.
January 1, 2025 at 7:59 pm in reply to: Just a thread for different kindsa interesting things #154387znModeratorRIP to USMC Cpl. John Kinsel Sr. He passed away at the age of 107. He was one of the last 3 remaining Navajo Code Talkers and served with the 9th Marine Regiment & 3rd Marine Division during the taking of Iwo Jima. Enjoy your rest Marine 🇺🇸 🫡 pic.twitter.com/sQ5giSvGtO
— Military Support (@MilitaryCooI) January 1, 2025
znModeratorPro Football Hall of Fame Ambassador@PFHOFAmbassador
Kobie Turner, @RamsNFL, made his 20th career start in Week 17. Turner has recorded 17 sacks, 18 TFL’s and 119 total tackles in his career. #RamsHouse #Rams #NFLznModeratorSo Green Bay is very likely to be headed to Philadelphia in the first round which is great. That will be the best game of the weekend
Good write up, z.
Except one thing. Sure, well-grounded football analysis is good, and all, but the truth is, a GB/Phil game pits 2 teams with green in their colors, and that makes it unwatchable.
Just offering a little perspective.
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