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znModeratorHill has been the Rams’ best cornerback and one of the top corners in football since taking over as a starter in Week 7, earning an overall grade of 76.4.
ICYMI: Troy Hill was 1 of 3 #LARams to make the 2019 #PFF Pro-Bowl roster
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Among all defensive backs in 2019 (min. 100 snaps), Hill has allowed the 3rd-lowest Receiving % and the 6th-lowest NFL Passer Rating, while also only allowing 1 TD all seasonznModerator
znModeratorLindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Sean McVay, when asked if he is surprised about where his team is at this season: “I think that would probably be accurate.”Stu Jackson@StuJRams
McVay thinks they will be better from the adversity faced this season.“You find out about people when you do go through some of these things, and that’s been a blessing.”
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from https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2019/12/18/nfl-rams-cooper-kupp-stats-second-half/
Sean McVay has opted for more usage of 12 personnel, which takes a receiver off the field in favor of a tight end. Some of the time, that’s been Kupp – especially in Weeks 13 and 14. He played just 72% of the snaps in Week 13 against the Cardinals and a minuscule 28% against Seattle.
Robert Woods has supplanted Kupp as the top option for Goff in the second half of the season, being targeted 56 times in five games. He’s hardly come off the field for the Rams, catching 37 passes for 479 yards and one touchdown since the bye.
Tyler Higbee is also getting more playing time with Gerald Everett out and is taking a big chunk of the targets away from Kupp. In the last four weeks, Higbee has 31 catches on 39 targets for 354 yards. In that same stretch, Kupp has 22 catches (26 targets) for 186 yards.
znModeratorLindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Sean McVay on whether he could imagine not being the play caller of his team: “It’s hard to say.”“We’ve had a couple clunkers, if I knew the reason we wouldn’t do it,” – Wade Phillips on the Rams defense
Jared Goff has a thumb bruise on his right hand and says it’s a little stiff, but should be good in a day or two.
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McVay on Gurley’s season: “There’s been some different reasons why the production is what it is – and a large part not exclusive to what he can control.”Lindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Sean McVay said the Rams have some kickers coming in on Thursday to check out.Greg Zuerlein has a quad issue that has caused for uncertainty about his availability Saturday vs. 49ers.
znModeratorCameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Sean McVay has never lost to the same team twice in a season. Will Saturday change that?Rams Wire@TheRamsWire
Three Rams make PFF’s Pro Bowl team, including one former backupPFF released its own set of NFC and AFC Pro Bowlers based on its grading system, and three Rams players were selected. Donald, of course, was one of them, but the other two were under-the-radar picks.
Troy Hill and Tyler Higbee made it at cornerback and tight end, respectively, thanks to their solid overall grades. Hill has been the Rams’ best cornerback and one of the top corners in football since taking over as a starter in Week 7, earning an overall grade of 76.4.
Jeff Duncan@JeffDuncan_
A possible explanation for the Janoris Jenkins signing….In the past three games Saints CB Eli Apple has allowed 17 catches in 21 targets for 234 yards with zero PBUs, per @PFF. In that span, he also has four penalties for 57 yards & four first downs.
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Disappointment in injuries affecting the team’s performance and reality that they were ridiculously healthy in 2017 and 2018… In 2018 they had 32 players who did not miss a single game… That number will be 23 (at best) this year. Projected starters and key backups- by my rough estimate- have or will have missed about 80 combined games this year. 25%+ more than last year.znModeratorIt's always fun when an MSM dunderhead forgets he's not on basic cable and real human beings can actually talk back to him.
Harwood's not only well aware of the rigging, the Hillary emails show that he helped. https://t.co/4tVw4v0n0G
— Plain Ol' Johnny Graz (@jvgraz) December 18, 2019
December 18, 2019 at 11:33 am in reply to: the one-shot tweets thread (diff'rent stuff, funny angry interesting) #109460znModeratorHindu students form a Human chain around Muslim Students as they pray to protect them from India State Police at Jamia Millia University protest in Delhi
Students are protesting the Citizenship act that strips & denies Muslims of citizenship
THIS IS WHAT SOLIDARITY LOOKS LIKE pic.twitter.com/vVhFGhPZg1
— StanceGrounded (@_SJPeace_) December 18, 2019
December 18, 2019 at 11:30 am in reply to: Humans Aren’t Inherently Destroying the Planet — Capitalism Is #109459znModeratorA coal giant close to Trump filed for bankruptcy, revealing dozens of dark-money payments to climate change deniers. https://t.co/vPDsdSTaWr
— The Intercept (@theintercept) December 18, 2019
znModeratorWatch: Mic'd-up Andrew Whitworth helps direct offense vs. Cowboys https://t.co/9Cmzg3YAll via @theramswire
— RamsNewsNow (@RamsNewsNow) December 18, 2019
znModeratorCameron DaSilva@camdasilva
You could probably talk me into Kupp as a Pro Bowler, but hard to argue him over Thomas/Evans/Godwin and Julio.In the AFC, he’d be in
Cory Littleton is having a phenomenal season, but he didn’t make the Pro Bowl. He’s the Rams’ biggest (and maybe only) snub
znModeratorThe @49er's Keys to beat the @RamsNFL @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/K7Mo8wQO5k
— Charley Casserly (@CharleyCasserly) December 18, 2019
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The @RamsNFL Keys to beating the @49er's @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/MooP8It7i4
— Charley Casserly (@CharleyCasserly) December 18, 2019
znModeratorLindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Jared Goff has a thumb bruise on his right hand and says it’s a little stiff, but should be good in a day or two.znModeratorThe NFLPA got a big victory over the NFL and the Jaguars, who are forced to repay fine money to 10 players—including Dante Fowler.
Vincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore
The fact that Tom Coughlin really thought he could adjudicate players into obedience by levying monetary fines that infringed on their legally negotiated rights tells you all you need to know about how out of touch he is.znModeratorPFF LA Rams@PFF_Rams
#LARams Dante Fowler has quietly been one of the more productive pass rushers in the league this seasonAmong all defenders this year, he ranks:
– T-5th in Batted Passes
– T-6th in Sacks (tied with teammate Aaron Donald, among others)
– 7th in QB HurriesznModeratorGood Goff/bad Goff: Rams must find consistency moving forward
Lindsey Thiry
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — There’s good Goff, bad Goff and very little in between for the Los Angeles Rams quarterback.
There’s the Jared Goff who froze, then crumbled under the pressure of the Baltimore Ravens’ defense in an embarrassing 45-6 loss on Monday Night Football in Week 12.
But there’s also the Goff who proved resilient as he lit up the Arizona Cardinals and then the more formidable Seattle Seahawks in back-to-back games to begin December.
Then, with playoff aspirations at stake, Goff appeared hurried and out of sync with his receiving corps in a puzzling effort last Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. The fourth-year quarterback threw a costly interception — his 15th of the season — before halftime to put the game, and likely the playoffs, out of reach.
“It wasn’t good,” Goff said about the Rams’ performance in 44-21 loss in Dallas. “From start to finish.”
The Rams have stumbled through an 8-6 season and are on the brink of missing the playoffs only 10 months after playing in Super Bowl LIII. To earn a postseason berth they must close their schedule with a road win against the San Francisco 49ers and a victory at home versus the Cardinals as well as have the Minnesota Vikings lose at home to the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears.
This season hasn’t been all Goff’s fault, not by any measure. The defense, while stout at times, has failed to appear on several occasions, and the offense has experienced growing pains, as coach Sean McVay navigates adjusting a scheme that the rest of the league has figured out how to defend.
The offensive line, consistently among the best units in the NFL the past two seasons, has suffered from inexperience and a lack of cohesion, as their pass block win rate has plummeted from 74.3% (ranked 1st) in 2018 to 55.3% (24th) this season. Running back Todd Gurley, the focal point of the offense when he rushed for 1,251 yards and scored a league-high 21 touchdowns a year ago, has experienced uneven usage through this season’s ups and downs.
Jared Goff has thrown for nearly 4,000 yards this season but also has just 17 touchdowns to 15 interceptions a year after leading the Rams to the Super Bowl.
Given Goff’s four-year extension worth an NFL record $110 million in guarantees that he signed before this season, the Rams must figure out how to bring out the best — or at least a measure of consistency from game-to-game — from their franchise quarterback.
“He is the quarterback, so a lot of the weight of the team and the weight of the production does fall on the position,” quarterbacks coach Shane Waldron said. “That’s the nature of the beast.”
Last season Goff helped the Rams to a 13-3 record. He delivered a perfect passer rating in an early-season win over the Vikings, put on a passing clinic in a Monday Night thriller over the Kansas City Chiefs and delivered an improbable come-from-behind effort to win the NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints.
This season? Goff has rated among the worst quarterbacks in the NFL. He has passed for 3,996 yards with 17 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. His total QBR of 45.7 ranks him 25th in the league, sandwiching him between the Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen and the Bears’ Mitchell Trubisky.
Goff says he tries not to put too much weight on the numbers because they can be skewed. So how does he measure success?
“When we win is when I feel the best, and I think that’s a quarterback’s job is to win,” said Goff, who has a 34-15 record, including playoffs, since 2017. “By no means does that mean play bad every week and win and you’re happy.”
Goff’s 15 interceptions exceed the 12 he threw last season and are the fifth most among qualified passers, placing him between the Cincinnati Bengals’ Andy Dalton (13) and the Cleveland Browns’ Baker Mayfield (17). His touchdown-to-interception ratio, 1.13, ranks 29th, between the Los Angeles Chargers’ Philip Rivers and Mayfield.
Goff especially struggles when defenses bring pressure this season. In such situations, his completion percentage plummets from 63% to 28%, his yards per attempt drop from 7.5 to 2.5 and his touchdown to interception ratio is 0-5.
“As we’ve now gone into working through our third year together, there’s a lot of things that both he and I, and really a lot of our team in general, can continue to learn from,” McVay said.
Throughout the roller coaster season, which included a three-game stretch in November when Goff had five passes intercepted and fumbled four times while not throwing a touchdown, coaches and teammates have praised their quarterback’s ability to remain even keeled.
“That’s his best strength,” Waldron said. “He is unflappable.”
Goff appeared as much Sunday evening after the loss at Dallas. He addressed reporters in the same manner and tone he has since the Rams selected him with the top overall pick in 2016, even as he knew the season was grinding to an unfortunate halt.
“All we can do is move forward and try to win each game one at a time,” said Goff, in his usual calm and matter-of-fact way. “It’s a good opportunity for us to go out and compete and show who we are.”
The Rams never gained traction against the Cowboys, who entered the game without a win against a team with a record above .500. Goff had his right hand assessed for injury early but did not leave the game. “My hand is fine,” he said afterward.
As for what caused the slow start, and kept the offense from finding any real momentum outside of the final few minutes, after the game was far out of hand?
“It just didn’t happen,” Goff said. “For whatever reason.”
znModeratorRamsNewsNow@RamsNewsNow
McVay: Rams’ untimely blowout loss was as bad as it lookedznModeratorThe NFLPA got a big victory over the NFL and the Jaguars, who are forced to repay fine money to 10 players—including Dante Fowler.
That and more in @AlbertBreer’s MAQB https://t.co/RJ6z0Z9ILW
— The MMQB (@theMMQB) December 17, 2019
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Dante Fowler Jr. was the player the Jaguars fined 25 times for $700K+. He says "they literally hated me" https://t.co/Uy6xQe5Mje
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) December 17, 2019
znModeratorA defense as talented as this one should not be giving up 4 TDs or more in a game every other week. I don’t know why they do.
McVay on that:
“The expectation and the confidence that I do have in our players and in our team to be able to execute and just do the fundamental things that you have to be able to do to win in this league, we really just didn’t do. That’s not the norm for us. … Defensively, not tackling, not maintaining some of our gap integrity, playing our leverages right in coverage. Those are things that we pretty much, for the most part, done a really nice job of. We didn’t do that yesterday. … Just not finishing some of the plays and then offensively, a lot of the same. Not attacking some of the blocks the way that we had talked about, not just making standard throws and making the catches, creating some separation. A lot of the things that are really just instrumental from a fundamentals and techniques standpoint to be able to play good football, we didn’t really do and didn’t give ourselves a chance to be in that game as a result of that.”
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znModeratorIs the 49ers loss a cause for any concern?
Frank Schwab
There aren’t many San Francisco 49ers doubters left, but they were validated Sunday.
The Atlanta Falcons were 4-9 before a date at San Francisco. The 49ers were one of two 11-2 teams in the NFL. And the Falcons won.
Atlanta barely got a game-winning touchdown with two seconds left, but it wasn’t a fluky win. Led by the incomparable Julio Jones’ 134 yards, the Falcons played with the 49ers the entire game. The stats were about even. Atlanta, which was 1-7 at Halloween, didn’t back down.
Does losing at home to a moribund Falcons team expose the 49ers? Probably not, though it is a bit concerning.
The 49ers had a good excuse for being a bit flat. They played a 60-minute game at the Baltimore Ravens two weeks ago, losing on a field goal as time expired. Then they went back on the road, played another 60-minute game against the New Orleans Saints in Week 14, and won on the final play. That’s a tough stretch. That alone will take something out of a team, and it’s human nature to let down a bit. People will believe because the 49ers are professionals they should be at the same emotional level for every game, but it’s understandable why they would relax a bit against a Falcons team everyone figured they’d beat. It happens.
Yet, maybe there are some things that could be negatives the rest of the way.
Jones’ big game was the second straight huge performance in a row by a No. 1 receiver against the 49ers. New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas also had a big game against San Francisco in Week 14. The 49ers clearly missed cornerback Richard Sherman, who was out with a hamstring injury. Sherman could miss the rest of the regular season. That’s a concern, at least until Sherman gets back.
The lack of distribution on offense Sunday was also odd. George Kittle had 13 catches for 134 yards. Everyone else had nine catches for 66 yards combined. And 29 of those yards came on Deebo Samuel’s only catch. No other 49ers player had more than 11 yards receiving. That hasn’t been a glaring problem, though the 49ers aren’t great at receiver. Kittle is perhaps the best tight end in football, but the 49ers are going to need more than him. there’s no guarantee that will happen with this receiving corps.
One bad loss doesn’t change much for the 49ers. They can win the NFC West with two more wins, including one at Seattle in Week 17. They still have a good shot at the No. 1 seed in the NFC. In the big picture, the loss against the Falcons might not mean much at all. But the 49ers won’t want to have another performance like that for the rest of the season.
znModeratorPFF LA Rams@PFF_Rams
#LARams Tyler Higbee has been a completely different animal this yearHis 4th season is the highest-graded of his career in Offense and Receiving. His receiving grade is 10th in the league among all WR/TE
And he’s been the highest-graded Ram on offense in back-to-back weeks
znModeratorJ.B. Long@JB_Long
Monday’s @RamsNFL updates from McVay:Troy Hill fractured thumb; surgery today; possibility he could cast/play at SF.
Greg Z has leg muscle strain. Decent chance he’ll kick Saturday, but #LARams preparing for other options.
Jared Goff (thumb contusion) feeling good today.
December 16, 2019 at 6:39 pm in reply to: the one-shot tweets thread (diff'rent stuff, funny angry interesting) #109424znModeratorIt’s the most wonderful time of the year…🎅🎄❄️🎅🤬🎄🎁 pic.twitter.com/LJ2bGSK5R9
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) December 15, 2019
December 16, 2019 at 4:52 pm in reply to: tweets & things…Rams + around the league… 12/15 & 12/16 #109423znModeratorAdam Schefter@AdamSchefter
Giants’ CB Janoris Jenkins was claimed on waivers, per source. His new team has not yet been identified, but Jenkins was claimed.December 16, 2019 at 3:50 pm in reply to: tweets & things…Rams + around the league… 12/15 & 12/16 #109421znModeratorDecember 16, 2019 at 3:46 pm in reply to: tweets & things…Rams + around the league… 12/15 & 12/16 #109420znModeratorAfter watching the footage captured of the Bengals sideline, @DaveBriggsTV begrudgingly admits…
The @Patriots got caught cheating. Again.
🎧PODCAST🎧: https://t.co/ImwXwjdvHS pic.twitter.com/8y656jDU2a
— Home and Home (@RDCHomeAndHome) December 16, 2019
znModeratorExplosive plays can change the momentum of a game! These teams have had the most so far this season. #GoNiners #GoBucs #DallasCowboys #LARams #RavensFlock #Seahawks #Skol #Browns #GoBills #ChiefsKingdom @gregcosell | @MattBowen41 pic.twitter.com/kbrsSoKnq9
— NFL Matchup on ESPN (@NFLMatchup) December 16, 2019
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You can rightfully knock a lot of Rams-related things these days, but Troy Hill is not one.J.B. Long@JB_Long
With third place in the division now an inevitability, the #LARams will host the Chicago Bears out of the North in 2020 at @SoFiStadium
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Final piece to the schedule to be decided in the last two weeks. A road trip to TB, ATL, or CAR from the South.==
https://www.therams.com/news/higbee-gurley-kupp-achieve-new-rams-career-milestones
Kupp … surpassed 1,000 yards receiving on the season, marking the first time in his career he’s accomplished the feat. It was achieved when he made his first catch of the game, an 11-yard grab with 5:18 left in the third quarter, and he ended the contest with 41 yards on six catches, plus one touchdown, to give him 1,031 receiving yards through 14 games.
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Gurley moved him into a tie with Eric Dickerson for second all-time in rushing touchdowns in franchise history at 56 after reaching the endzone on a seven-yard run late in the fourth quarter.
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With his 111 yards on 12 catches, Higbee became the first tight end in franchise history to have three 100-yard receiving games in a single season. He also needs just 126 receiving yards to set a franchise record for most single-season receiving yards by a tight end.
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