Wow!

A humpback whale launches itself into the air close to an unsuspecting fisherman in Monterey Bay, California.

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— FierceWarriorNStilettos (@InactionNever) December 10, 2019

Just want to mention that the President accused the FBI of attempting a coup today based on a deliberate misreading of an investigation that said the opposite and everyone’s just like ho hum the president makes up imaginary coups all the time no biggie.

— Tim Miller (@Timodc) December 9, 2019

#Rams QB Jared Goff — Four passes of 15+ yards off PA Boot Flood in the Week 14 win over #Seahawks. Targets Tyler Higbee (7-116) here on the crosser. @NFLMatchup @LindseyThiry pic.twitter.com/MjKmnPm6kE

— Matt Bowen (@MattBowen41) December 11, 2019

DOWNTOWN RAMS [DTR]@DowntownRams
#Rams have lost LB Dakota Allen off their practice squad. He has been signed to the Jacksonville #Jaguars active roster.

Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
The NFL has set its projected salary cap range for 2020, giving the Rams some extra spending money – not that they hadn’t already accounted for it. The Rams are projected to have between $22.8 and $27.2 million in cap space next year.

Tom Pelissero@TomPelissero
The NFL informed club officials today it is projecting a salary cap of $196.8 million to $201.2M. That’s up from $188.2M this season. Revenue growth continues entering final year of labor deal.

𝒥𝒾𝓂 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓉@Jim_Everett
Are there enough balls to go around & feed these 6: Kupp, Woods, Higbee, Cooks, Everett, and Gurley? Yet only 5 can be on the field in any given personnel grouping.

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https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2019/12/10/21001666/los-angeles-rams-rookie-report-week-14-taylor-rapp-darrell-henderson-bobby-evans-david-edwards

S Taylor Rapp: You can preety much shoe-in Taylor as the Rams’ rookie of the year. We just have to wait for the season’s end to announce it.

Rapp was his usual self on Sunday night. The rookie dynamo tacked on six total tackles.

Jared Goff and Sean McVay explain what happened on pick-six https://t.co/58vUduMylT via @theramswire

— RamsNewsNow (@RamsNewsNow) December 10, 2019

#LARams Rookie Taylor Rapp has been BALLING lately

Over the last 5 weeks among all Defensive Backs (min. 300 snaps), Rapp's grades rank:

– 1st in Pass Rush
– 3rd in Overall Defense
– 4th in Coverage
– 8th in Tackling
– 15th in Rush Defense pic.twitter.com/jgect2j9HZ

— PFF LA Rams (@PFF_Rams) December 10, 2019

alyoshamucci

Game 13 Seahawks … Signature win at home ..

I think we’ve all been waiting for the 2019 Rams to show up and I think they have finally … that was a costly super bowl hangover … and the playoffs will likely come down to GZ’s missed FG.

That said … I want a hungry 2020 team and it looks like we have that regardless.

The Great

1) No offensive TDs for the guy who had a perfect passer rating against us last time.

2) The rookie right side holding their own against top talented players in the run game and pass game.

3) Feeding the big dog. The stiff arm going into the end zone for TG.

4) Goff’s decisiveness. I am guessing that they’ve changed a bit of the play designs and he’s seeing his reads more clearly, but whatever it is, I am digging it.

5) Taylor Rapp beating Carson to the sticks and dropping him with no forward lunge on that 3rd and 2 or 3 … that’s not normal safety play. That’s instincts, technique, and trust in both. Not to get all wizardy but it’s like first year’s taking on a troll and living to tell the tale.

6) The fake WR screens. I almost have to think that they set those up last week and gave up first downs so that they could fake them this week against a superior opponent.

7) Higbee showing what he can do … finally. TE is long game. Some guys don’t get into it until their second contracts. It’s not a fluke if it’s back to back 100 yard games. He’s not an after thought or a check down … he’s a weapon in his own right.

8) Woods having another 1000 yard season … is that 3 now with us?

9) Troy Hill. I know he’s been rated highly … but he hasn’t made too many splash plays until recently. Long will have an uphill battle next year to overtake him on the depth chart.

The Good

10) Double digit sacks for Aaron again …

11) Cam Howard with meaningful snaps and flashing tackles …

12) Overall attitude on defense. Just a different mindset it looks like.

13) Ebukam having meaningful impact.

14) Blythe looks really more comfy at center … anyone else seeing that?

15) Corbett turns out to be a life saving pickup.

16) Folwer’s numbers will earn him a huge contract, I don’t know that his play matches it overall .. but his numbers alone should get us a 3rd round comp alongside Josh Reynolds.

17) Commanding win over a playoff rival at home on prime time.

The Bad

18) Where was Henderson?

19) What’s the deal with Cooks? He just a decoy deep threat now?

20) The pick 6 let them back in the game … it was a confusing defense with a free rusher but it was still a bummer.

21) 4th and 18 conversion? Lord.

Thoughts about the future ..

22) Do we keep Cooks’ # on the books?

23) I don’t resign Brockers …

24) I trade or cut Hav. No hard feelings I think there are teams that could use him, I just prefer Evans’ feet.

25) I resign Ramsey long term.

26) Littleton has to give us a tiny discount …

27) Malcolm Brown is not as violent as he was … I am definitely drafting another bruising back.

28) I’ll take Whit another year if he’ll stay.

from PFF: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-14-pff-senior-analyst-takeaways-2019

Rams offense starting to figure it out?

Some offenses have found answers. The Los Angeles Rams suddenly look like the 2017-18 version of themselves as they rank third in EPA/play (.353) over the last two weeks. We never want to buy into small sample sizes, but there’s a noticeable difference with the Rams who have a crispness and tempo to the offense, and they have second-level defenders running in circles with motion, misdirection, and play action. It may be too little, too late for the Rams, whose playoff hopes are slim, but it bodes well for the future, as head coach Sean McVay has had a Jameis-like ride from genius to figured out to, perhaps, learning how to adjust to the adjustments made by opposing defenses around the league. McVay’s ability to evolve his offense remains one of the biggest stories in the NFL.

from PFF: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-14-pff-refocused-los-angeles-rams-28-seattle-seahawks-12

Los Angeles Rams 28, Seattle Seahawks 12

LOS ANGELES RAMS
Jared Goff may have thrown two interceptions—one of which had pressure in his face and the other was a miscommunication with his receiver—but outside of those two plays, he was able to keep the Rams’ offense moving downfield with some big strikes and consistent throws off play-action bootlegs.

Tight end Tyler Higbee broke the 100-yard mark for the first time last week, and he backed it up with another 100-yard game this week. Higbee was able to demonstrate his speed in the fourth quarter when he secured a 32-yard catch and run with the Rams backed up on their own five-yard line.

As usual, Aaron Donald was a force as a pass-rusher on Sunday night. He racked up a sack, batted down a pass and chipped in a handful of additional pressures.

Troy Hill was a star in coverage for the Rams vs. Seattle. He was challenged routinely by Russell Wilson and the Seahawks’ passing attack and he rose to the occasion. Hill sealed the win with an interception in the end zone on Seattle’s final drive and just played solid coverage all game long.

J.B. Long@JB_Long
Sean McVay: @RamsNFL came away clean on the injury front.
RT Rob Havenstein making “really good progress.” What that means for the OL composition this week is TBD.
Gerald Everett progressing, but will be out (from practice) early in the week. Status for Week 15 at DAL also TBD.

SeattleRams@seattlerams_nfl
Aaron Donald leads the team in sacks (11) and TFL (21)

Dante Fowler Jr is right behind him with (9) and (15)

These two have really played well together.

Bob Condotta@bcondotta
Carroll on the Rams offense: “We have not solved the problem of them like we would like to.”

Curtis Crabtree@Curtis_Crabtree
Carroll said they’ve struggled to handle the play-action game of the Rams and that they really respect their ability with that.

Gregg Bell@gbellseattle
Pete Carroll explaining #Seahawks problems getting lined up correctly on time before Rams’ quick snaps reinforces Bobby Wagner taking responsibility last night after the game for those calls being late and off, esp early.

Unsaid: Wagner needed to traffic-cop Barton, others more

SeattleRams@seattlerams_nfl
Aaron Donald leads the team in sacks (11) and TFL (21)

Dante Fowler Jr is right behind him with (9) and (15)

These two have really played well together.

The trade for Marcus Peters wasn't splashy at the time, but it changed everything for the @Ravens… From earlier on The Aftermath, which continues until 6 pm eastern on @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/Tgrq4TsUG0

— Michael Silver (@MikeSilver) December 9, 2019