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znModeratorAaron Donald mic’d up.. 💪🔥 pic.twitter.com/BHyjCWufCF
— Footballism™ (@FootbaIIism) October 29, 2019
znModeratorAdam Schein on contenders & pretenders
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001070790/article/texans-rams-eagles-are-indeed-contenders-bears-pretendersCONTENDERS
2) Los Angeles Rams (5-3)
I loved the Rams’ aggressive trade for Jalen Ramsey. And since the deal, Sean McVay’s team has won two “get right” games against the lowly Falcons and Bengals to put a three-game skid in the rearview. Did the Rams get their mojo back? I think so. Still love this team, and can you imagine how different the narrative would be if “Greg the Leg” did his job at the end of the Seahawks game?
L.A. has a favorable schedule in the second half, with four of eight games against teams with losing records. The Rams have great player (did you see Cooper Kupp’s 220-yard outing on Sunday?) and exceptional coaching. Don’t sleep on the NFC’s reigning champs.
znModeratorESPN: 10th (11th)
Player who needs to step up: Todd Gurley II, RB
Gurley has yet to have a signature game in 2019, which perhaps shouldn’t come as a surprise given the amount of offseason speculation about the health of his left knee and his tempered workload throughout training camp. However, the Rams and Gurley have repeatedly stated that his health is fine, which means it’s time — with eight games remaining in the season — for the Rams to turn up his workload and for Gurley to prove that he still remains a dynamic playmaker who can power his team to a deep playoff run.
NFL.com: 12th (14th)
How about Cooper Kupp? Last year around this time, Kupp was getting his left knee reconstructed on an operating table. Now? He just might be the best of all the Rams’ skill players. He certainly was on Sunday, when he piled up over 200 receiving yards and a touchdown in a win over the Bengals. Right now, he’s my choice for Comeback Player of the Year. The Rams will need Kupp to continue to produce after the disappointing news that Brandin Cooks suffered yet another concussion against the Bengals. That’s now four concussions for Cooks since Super Bowl LII and two in the span of 24 days. This could lead to an extended absence for Cooks, which would be a significant loss for a Rams offense that counts on the speedy wideout to stretch the field.
CBS: 10th (13th)
They have found their offense the past two weeks. Jared Goff has piled up big numbers against two bad defenses.
Yahoo!: 12th (12th)
Cooper Kupp has at least 100 yards in five games this season and had 220 on Sunday. He’s on pace for 116 catches, 1,584 yards and 10 touchdowns. And he’s coming off a torn ACL. Quite an amazing season.
Pro Football Talk: 10th (12th)
They’ll need to play better than they did against the Bengals in London if they hope to beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh.
USA Today: 11th (13th)
Todd Gurley is tracking toward 811 rushing yards (and 997 from scrimmage) projected over 16 games. But don’t worry … nothing’s wrong with him.
SI’s MMQB: 12th (12th)
London games are a crapshoot, so tough to knock the Rams for only winning by 14. Big game from Cooper Kupp (7 receptions, 220 yards, 1 TD) and another steady outing from Jared Goff have the Rams feeling better as they hit the bye.
The Athletic: 11th (14th)
What to make of the Rams as they head into their post-London bye week? Are the defending NFC champs back on track after back-to-back wins, or should we put asterisks beside the last two games because those wins came against the woeful Falcons and Bengals? The only thing we can say for sure is that Cooper Kupp is ridiculous and should be the midseason leader for the NFL’s comeback player of the year award after his impressive return from last year’s torn ACL. He is currently second in the NFL in receiving yards, tied for second-most receiving touchdowns and third with 99 receiving yards per game.
Washington Post: 10th (13th)
Being the NFL’s best third-place team doesn’t completely change the fact that you’re still a third-place team. Beating the Bengals in London keeps things from getting worse for the Rams but shouldn’t convince anyone that they are back on track. At least not yet.
znModeratorRich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
It was just 20 months ago that the Rams started a grand experiment and brought in Marcus Peters, Aqib Talib and Ndamukong Suh. Doom was predicted. Instead everyone got along and they went to the Super Bowl. Yet now they’re all gone. You never can predict sports.znModeratorMemories 😢 https://t.co/3ZBOGKDpiG
— Darrell Henderson Jr (@DarrellH8) October 29, 2019
znModeratorRich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
So it seems that the Rams will roll over quite a bit of cash to 2020 and roll with their current offensive line and Troy Hill/Darious Williams at cornerback. Internal improvements will have to be significant over final eight games.J.B. Long@JB_Long
At the midway point, the #LARams rank 4th in defensive efficiency & have allowed the 2nd-fewest explosive plays.That’s with 1.5 games of Jalen Ramsey & includes an abysmal performance against TB.
If the defense can replicate (or improve) in the 2nd half, L.A. has a chance.
Sosa K@QBsMVP
Take this as you will:Aqib Talib: 29 targets, 18 completions, 62.1% completion, 231 yards, 8.0 yards/target, 3 TD’s, 121.5 rating, 17.6% missed tackles
Troy Hill: 20 targets, 9 completions, 45% completion, 103 yards, 5.2 yards/target, 0 TD’s, 61.0 rating, 0% missed tackles
The Athletic LA@TheAthleticLA
Why did the Rams trade Aqib Talib? They knew he was leaving anyway, they like their young corners and the chance to create significant salary-cap room was too much to pass upOffensive Line Performance@OLPerformance
The term “Pancake Block” came to life because of @OrlandoPace_HOF – He was the originator of the term, because of his dominant styleLindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Progress report on Rams OLB Clay Matthews, who the Rams hope to have back in Week 10: “He’s gotten all of that stuff taken out off of his jaw and he’s feeling good,” Sean McVay said.Stu Jackson@StuJRams
Rams HC Sean McVay on LB Clay Matthews (broken jaw), whom McVay is hopeful to get back after the bye week:“He’s gotten all of that stuff taken out off of his jaw and he’s feeling good.”
McVay said they will take things day-by-day next week.
More McVay on Matthews:
“I really just think it’s going to be a matter of how quickly and how comfortable does he feel as far as, ‘All right, I’m ready to go,’ and play full contact…in the absence of some of that restrictive protection that he’s had. He’s on track for that.”
McVay on WR Brandin Cooks (concussion):
“He’s feeling good. He’s very aware of what’s going on and he can talk about what occurred pre-concussion.”
Team is sending Cooks to a specialist in Pittsburgh and hopes to get more clarity on his status from that.
znModeratorSuccessful surgery for @iamjohnthethird! 😂 pic.twitter.com/UspCXoLM6H
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) October 29, 2019
znModerator"THE TOSS BACK FOR A FLEA FLICKER!"
Radio Call of the Game: 16 → 18 → 17 → 16 → 18 pic.twitter.com/SHWUPOQZSJ
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) October 30, 2019
znModeratorBrandin Cooks seeing specialist after suffering 2nd concussion of season https://t.co/i3jsS9LUG5 via @theramswire
— RamsNewsNow (@RamsNewsNow) October 29, 2019
znModeratorcooks and/or gurley are cut.
If they cut both Cooks and Gurley this year, it would cost them more than 55 M against the cap, which would mean cutting half their roster to get under the cap limit.
If they cut them both in 2020, it would cost them more than 21 M against the cap.
October 29, 2019 at 11:14 am in reply to: non-Rams NFL tweets + some college FB too … 10/13 thru ? #107525znModeratorHow’s the @49ers run game working so well & why are they bonafide SB contenders? Their mathematicians (coaches) are smarter than yours🤷🏼♂️ 🗣🗣WATCH-motion use & freeze the DL with your QB. @49erswebzone @ninersnation @mattbarrows @theninerswire @getupespn pic.twitter.com/10suy7cQ1q
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) October 29, 2019
znModeratorJ.B. Long@JB_Long
NFL Receiving Yards/Game Leaders Through Week 81. NO Michael Thomas 109.4
2. TB Chris Godwin 100.7
3. @RamsNFL Cooper Kupp 99.0znModeratorJared Smola@SmolaDS
#Rams RB rankings in @PFF’s Elusive Rating (among 67 RBs with 20+ carries):Darrell Henderson – 1st
Malcolm Brown – 6th
Todd Gurley – 25thOctober 29, 2019 at 8:19 am in reply to: the one-shot tweets thread (diff'rent stuff, funny angry interesting) #107517znModeratorA stunning view: Sebastian Steudtner, a German pro surfer, rode a wave over 115 feet tall at Nazare, Portugal pic.twitter.com/tF7eKEK3O1
— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) October 27, 2019
znModeratorSeth Walder@SethWalder
Each NFC team’s chance to earn each playoff seed, per FPI.znModeratorRams have a schizophrenic record, befitting a schizophrenic team.
They have beaten 2 winning teams–Saints (7-1) and Panthers (4-3)
They have lost to 2 winning teams–49ers (7-0) and Seahawks (6-2)
They have beaten 3 losing teams–Falcons (1-7), Bengals (0-8) and Browns (2-5)
They have lost to 1 losing team–Buxx (2-5)
So in fact they are 3-1 against teams with only 2 wins or fewer.
They are 50% against teams with 4 wins or more, but more exactly, 1-2 against teams with 6 wins or more. Which coincides with being 0-2 in the division. At the same time, they are 5-1 outside the division. They are 3-3 in the NFC, and 2-0 against the AFC.
znModeratorznModeratorThis is 2nd and 16. Jared out of the shotgun finds a wide open Kupp. Clean pocket. Kupp rips through the zone and of course it’s #29 trailing him yet again. Kupp looks a lot faster than last year. He’s clearly found a second gear. pic.twitter.com/JzyQGKpuwx
— JAKE OLIVER ELLENBOGEN (@JKBogenDTR) October 28, 2019
znModeratorLos Angeles Rams@RamsNFL
“Something like that only comes about when you’ve got 11 guys executing.” @CooperKupp credits his teammates for his record-setting night.TurfShowTimes@TurfShowTimes
The 2019 #LARams’ regular season is halfway over.Todd Gurley has 311 rushing yards.
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link: https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2019/10/28/nfl-rams-stats-facts-bengals-history/5/
Todd Gurley ties pair of Hall of Famers
Gurley scored one touchdown on Sunday, finding the end zone in the third quarter on a 3-yard carry. It was the 63rd touchdown of his young career, which tied him with a pair of Hall of Fame running backs. His 63 touchdowns are tied for the second-most by a player 25 years or younger, matching Jim Brown and Walter Payton, as well as Maurice Jones-Drew. Emmitt Smith is No. 1 on the list with a whopping 75 touchdowns before turning 25.
znModeratorJ.B. Long@JB_Long
PFF’s highest-graded @RamsNFL defender from Week 8?CB Troy Hill
PFF
https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-week-8-team-of-the-weekNo cornerback was targeted more than Los Angeles’ Troy Hill in Week 8, and he still finished second in overall grade at his position in Week 8. He allowed just three receptions from 11 targets for 45 yards, zero touchdowns and two first downs. He also recorded three forced incompletions and zero missed tackles in coverage.
znModeratorWhat @TG3II said.
Thank you to all who came out this weekend from near + far! We appreciate your support! 💙 pic.twitter.com/oBIz6sdPwO
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) October 28, 2019
znModeratorMike Clay@MikeClayNFL
I wrote a piece at PFF years ago that concluded that while teams target bigger players near the goal line more often (size bias!), the efficiency (converting EZ targs into TDs) between bigger and smaller players is close to a washznModeratorJ.B. Long@JB_Long
PFF’s highest-graded @RamsNFL defender from Week 8?CB Troy Hill
Knowing who’s across from him now, you could make a strong case that Hill’s one of the keys to a second half push. Will be busy, as he was in a tenacious effort yesterday
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what would your top 5 head coach ranking look like?
Brett Kollmann@BrettKollmann
As of week 8…1: Belichick
2: Payton
3: Reich
4: Shanahan
5: Reid (even with the clock issues, he’s still amazing)McVay, Carroll, and Harbaugh are all close though. It’s a tough call.
Bate@NoPlanB_
Cooper Kupp finished the first half of yesterday’s game with 165 receiving yards; most in a half since Marshall Faulk (168) vs. the Bears on 12/26/1999.What’s crazier is that 152 of Faulk’s yards came in the second quarter alone. 106 on three catches in a 4-play span.
znModerator8 toughest remaining #NFL schedules by opponent win %:
SEA .642
ATL .627
TEN .623
AZ .621
SF .620
LAR .586
CHI .580
HOU .5578 easiest:
NYJ .286
CLE .305
OAK .364
BUF .391
PIT .396
NYG .407
MIA .411
CIN .418Note: CLE, NYJ, CIN, PIT, TB have played the toughest so far.
— Mike Sando (@SandoNFL) October 28, 2019
znModeratorThis is the current defensive DVOA top 5. The gap between No. 2 SF and No. 3 DEN is larger than the gap between No. 3 DEN and No. 31 CIN.
NE -43.9% 1
SF -41.9% 2
DEN -8.8% 3
LAR -8.0% 4
CAR -7.9% 5— Aaron Schatz 🏈 (@FO_ASchatz) October 28, 2019
znModeratorCan the Rams get back in the NFC West race?
"I can't sit here today after what we just saw from the 49ers and say yea." —@KyleBrandt pic.twitter.com/DpfoZLnxeG
— GMFB (@gmfb) October 28, 2019
znModeratorThe Week 8 Team of the Week is LIVE!
These are the top performances from Week 8 📈🔽:https://t.co/pzqD656FWL pic.twitter.com/yAaqjqD4y1
— PFF (@PFF) October 28, 2019
znModeratorOur new HOME is getting seats! @sofistadium 😱👏 pic.twitter.com/RJxnh7kCcH
— Brad Mader (@LA_RAMblingBear) October 28, 2019
znModeratorAn absolute brilliant performance from @CooperKupp.
7 receptions, 220 yards + 1 touchdown. pic.twitter.com/SBqSWJzren
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) October 28, 2019
znModeratorLMU93
Stats to note:
– Rams are 24th in the league in 1st quarter scoring (just 3.1 ppg) but 2nd in the league in scoring (behind Houston) in quarters 2-4 at 23.6 ppg. Slow starts have hurt them….
– Points differential: +40, 8th in the league. They were +109 through 8 games last year (8-0).
– Rams passer rating differential ( called “the mother of all NFL predictive stats” ) is currently -2.1 (87.1 vs. 89.2 allowed); this is 19th in the NFL. They were 11th last year.
– Rams are 12th in red zone scoring (61.3%)
– Gurley is on pace for 761 rushing yards (50.7/game)
– Everett and Higbee have 44 combined catches (57 all of 2018)
– Cooper Kupp has already moved into the Rams top 20 in receiving yards (2,227) in just 31 games
– Zuerlein needs 7 FG for 200 in his career.
– Cory Littleton leads the team in INT, PD, fumble recoveries and tackles…
– the Rams have 14 sacks from edge defenders after having 6 all of last year (and 23.5 in 2017).
– Among head coaches with at least 40 NFL games, Sean McVay is 4th with a .725 win percentage.
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Biggest disappointment from the Bengals game: Penalties. The CIN game is a good example of how dumb (and some bad) penalties can keep a lesser opponent in the game.
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