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ZooeyModerator✈️ How many miles will your favorite #NFL team travel this season?@billsperos breaks down the numbers:
👉 https://t.co/ppSs1Vftd8 pic.twitter.com/jsmJCo95np
— Bookies.com (@bookies) May 15, 2024
ZooeyModeratorOpens at Detroit?! Omg. I was hoping they would host Sacred Heart University, in the opener. The NFL hates the Rams…..i mean…St.Louis. w v
I’m gonna be a little cynical here, and say that the NFL was actually aiming at creating a slate of games that would attract a lot of viewers, and not driven by hatred.
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ZooeyModeratorLooks like about 16-1 to me.
I hate Thursday night football.
ZooeyModeratorI thought the Nuggets were losing to somebody.
I’m for whoever is playing against Boston.
ZooeyModeratorWell….i dunno. My own tentative not-thot-out-impression is, these ‘new coaches’ just adjusted to the new RULES. The new rules were the ‘why’. Not the coaches. w v
Still mad about the way McVay owned Pete Carroll, huh?
ZooeyModeratorI’m a fair weather fan outside of football. The Rams are the only team I follow come Hell or high water.
At a very young age, I consolidated all my fandom in LA once I realized the Dodgers and Rams were both Los Angeles teams. So I just chose to be a Lakers and Kings fan in the other sports.
All of which is a roundabout way of saying I’m not watching the NBA or the NHL this year. I like both sports, but I just have other stuff to do in my life that outbids for my attention.
So I dunno about the Knicks. But I don’t think it’s a conspiracy to throttle conversations about injuries. I just think that most national sports yakkers just have no idea what they’re talking about. I will bet that whoever has the job of reporting on the Knicks says that injuries are a big factor, though probably not as well as Jourdan would say it if she was covering the Knicks.
ZooeyModeratorThis is China. 😍 pic.twitter.com/qStbqfZez3
— OpheliaPGMom 💫🍎🦺 🇵🇸🍎🇵🇭🦺 🍎 (@OP_Omom) May 14, 2024
ZooeyModeratorwell that’s good to know. i like curl. i don’t think he’s talked about enough. or maybe the other teams know something the rams don’t. i choose to believe the rams outsmarted everyone else unless the actual games show differently. i like white. it’s a gamble, but a smart one i think. and williams should be fine. i’d still feel better if the rams brought jj back. maybe with trading skow they can do something. but if not i think lake should be fine too.
The Rams evidently think White’s floor is high enough that, combined with Williams and the rest of the squad, they did not take a single CB in 10 picks. That surprised me, but this group knows what it’s doing.
It is evident that defensive strategy has changed for the secondary. Gone are the days of 2 CBs, a slot, a FS and a SS. They are mixing up what they are doing, and the offense can’t tell pre-snap necessarily what those guys are going to do. I don’t know, but I think I’m going to tune in and see what happens this year. There is an awful lot to like, in spite of AD’s retirement.
ZooeyModeratorCry me a river to the sea. LOL
ZooeyModeratorExcellent job by Caitlin here.
Empire Managers Explain Why This New Protest Movement Scares Them
The US secretary of state and a Bilderberg surveillance tech oligarch have both made some very interesting admissions about the burgeoning protest movement against the US-backed slaughter in Gaza and the problems… pic.twitter.com/PD4pYB3cTy
— Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz) May 9, 2024
ZooeyModeratorDon’t know where this goes. Don’t think we need a Boeing thread.
Incredible things are happening on tiktok pic.twitter.com/Bgwrz7eNtL
— 📯 Dr. Diocletian Blobb 🇵🇸 (@DrBlobb) May 8, 2024
ZooeyModeratorThis guy, with absolutely spot on answers. Genuinely surprised this even aired. pic.twitter.com/3TwDDLpkha
— missymarxist ☭ (@missymarxist) May 7, 2024
ZooeyModeratorWith Aaron Rogers in the AFC, and Brady gone, Stafford is the best in the NFC. He’s the only NFC QB with a Ring, I believe. Do the list makers have goldfish-memories or something? Do they not remember the game against Brady IN Tampa? That little game against Burrow and Cincy? w v
I have to admit I didn’t read it, except for Stafford. Once I saw where Stafford was, and the other rankings, I couldn’t be bothered.
From his evaluation of Stafford, though, I think his ranking was less of an assessment of their work last year, and more of a wild ass guess as to what will happen this coming year, and Stafford apparently is 36, and that’s all he’s got.
ZooeyModeratorthat’s just not a good list. pff has him ranked five. that sounds more accurate.
I think Spock articulated the reaction to that list very well.
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ZooeyModeratorI wish you a speedy and complete recovery. I look forward to your thoughts on the draft.
ZooeyModeratorHere is an example of why you should be grateful that you aren’t grading essays today:
ZooeyModeratorWait. Macklemore just dropped Hind’s Hall.
— Read Let This Radicalize You (@JoshuaPHilll) May 6, 2024
ZooeyModeratorHere are the best places on Earth that don't look real – a thread🧵👇
1. The eye of the Earth, Croatia 🇭🇷 pic.twitter.com/RmXuM453al
— OThingstodo (@othingstodo_com) May 5, 2024
ZooeyModeratorI believe Corum gets pass pro and blitz pick up, he just hasn’t done it much or at all at the pro level.
Let me just speculate that he hasn’t done it at a pro level because he hasn’t played at the pro level. Spitballin’ here.
ZooeyModeratorPFF’s full report:
https://www.pff.com/news/draft-grades-16-nfc-teams-nfl-2024
LOS ANGELES RAMS: B+
- 1 (19): EDGE Jared Verse, Florida State
- 2 (39): DL Braden Fiske, Florida State
- 3 (83): RB Blake Corum, Michigan
- 3 (99): S Kamren Kinchens, Miami Fl.
- 5 (154): EDGE Brennan Jackson, Washington State
- 6 (196): DI Tyler Davis, Clemson
- 6 (209): K Joshua Karty, Stanford
- 6 (213): WR Jordan Whittington, Texas
- 6 (217): C Beaux Limmer, Arkansas
- 7 (254): IOL KT Leveston, Kansas State
Verse — The Rams desperately needed edge help, and they select arguably the best power rusher in the class. Verse burst onto the scene over the past two years at Florida State, ranking second among Power Five edge rushers in pass-rush win rate. The Rams use their highest selection since 2016 to reset their pass rush after Aaron Donald‘s retirement.
Fiske — Los Angeles gives up significant draft capital to move up and get their Aaron Donald “replacement,” pairing Fiske back up with college teammate Jared Verse. Fiske has limited length (31-inch arms), but he’s a very good athlete who has the quickness to get into the backfield regularly. Fiske’s grading profile did take a step back after transferring to Florida State, with his 73.9 PFF grade a dip from the 88.6 PFF grade he put up in his final season at Western Michigan in 2022.
Corum — After racking up 27 touchdowns and earning an 83.4 rushing grade for Michigan last season, Corum should push for significant touches right off the bat in the Rams’ multiple run schemes. Corum offers elite vision and change-of-direction ability, two things clearly valued by head coach Sean McVay, as Kyren Williams brings a similar skill set.
Kinchens — Kinchens’ 11 interceptions since 2022 are the most at the position. Kinchens is a well-rounded athlete with good awareness and instincts at the safety position. While he’s on the lighter and smaller side, Kinchens’ ball skills enable him to profile well to a deep free safety role in the NFL. His 90.0 grade in 2022 ranked fifth in all of college football.
Jackson — Jackson tallied 83 total pressures over the past two seasons with an impressive 16 sacks. He also showed an ability to bat passes down, notching seven during his career at Washington State.
Davis — Davis was a monster against the run in college. His 90.8 run-defense grade in 2023 was the best of his career, and his 91.1 run-defense grade over the past two seasons was the third-best among interior defenders in this draft class.
Karty — Karty graded higher than Alabama’s Will Reichard (who was drafted a few spots before him) since 2021. His 97.0 PFF grade on field goals and extra points since 2021 led all of college football, and he went 24-of-27 on field goals of at least 40 yards over the past two seasons.
Whittington — Whittington is one of PFF lead draft analyst Trevor Sikkema‘s favorite late-round receivers. His 27 missed tackles forced after the catch since 2022 ranked third among Big 12 receivers in that span.
Limmer — The Rams get solid value in Limmer here in the sixth round. He earned a 74.0-plus PFF grade in each of the past three seasons. He is a better run blocker than a pass blocker and is coming off a season where he led all draft-eligible centers in PFF run-blocking grade on gap plays (77.4).
Leveston — The Rams continue bulking up their trenches with the selection of KT Leveston out of Kansas State. He allowed 18 pressures on 430 pass-blocking snaps at left tackle in 2023, but his frame and movement skills likely make him a guard at the next level.
April 30, 2024 at 2:17 pm in reply to: Rams off-season assessments & rankings & early previews #150681ZooeyModeratorGeneral manager Les Snead, whose stepson is a long snapper at Texas (Whittington’s alma mater), gushed about the receiver and said everybody in the building referred to him as the Longhorns’ “heartbeat.”
I take that pretty seriously, and that’s encouraging insight.
And…on another note, I look at the CB depth chart, and it occurs to me that the Rams must like the look of that. Also encouraging. Because there were guys they could have drafted, but didn’t. Their safeties are suddenly looking pretty damn good with the additions of Curl and Kinchens, and their versatility is important. If they get competent work from Williams and White, any growth Durant and Kendrick show will be bonus.
ZooeyModeratori’m still holding out hope donald pulls a brady and decides to come back… the thought of playing next to fiske and verse has to be running through his mind a little bit. a little bit.
I have wondered that, too. Wouldnt shock me if he showed up for the playoffs, if the Rams made it. w v
Yeah, I’m gonna say “Nah” to that.
I nursed that hope a little back when I was in one of the 5 stages of grief: what is it? Denial?
Here’s the thing: Aaron Donald knows as well as we do that the Rams are in the hunt this season. If he was driven by the allure of a second ring, he wouldn’t have retired in the first place. He has to know that the table is set for a legit run this season. The thing about Donald, the thing that separates him from all the other greats, is that he really was truly driven internally. Not that he didn’t care about about the DPOY awards, the Super Bowl, and all the externals. But I think that – at his core – he was simply driven to be the absolute best he could personally be. And he did it. For 10 years.
He has the knowledge that he did his best, that he was one of the best to ever do it, and he has awards, a championship, $100 million, and a couple of cute kids. And it’s time to move on.
ZooeyModeratorHow did the Daily Bugler rank the Rams draft?
Ah, geez. I read that and responded on my phone, and now I come back, and I read what you actually wrote.
ZooeyModeratorBrugler rated the Falcons draft as the worst, and he seems to share the consensus opinion that drafting Penix was a mind-bogglingly dumb pick.
How did the Daily Bugler rank the Rams draft?
24
ZooeyModerator{Sigh}
ZooeyModeratorBrugler rated the Falcons draft as the worst, and he seems to share the consensus opinion that drafting Penix was a mind-bogglingly dumb pick.
I guess I’m the only one who differs. Now, I should say that I don’t know anything about Penix other than that he was spoken of as one of the top 5 or 6 QBs in the draft class, and apparently throws darts. But the criticism is less about Penix than it is that the Falcons just signed Cousins to a 4-yr enormous deal.
But as I understand it, Cousins’ contract is front-loaded, and they can unload him after 2 years. Cousins will be 36 this season.
So I think this is a great pick by Atlanta. Cousins is good enough that he will probably lead the Falcons to worse draft positions the next two years. And if I’m the GM of Atlanta, that’s MY plan. To get better. So in a couple of years, you could be looking at an Atlanta team in a bad draft position that needs a starting QB. What’s better than having a good QB that’s had a couple years to sit and learn, and spot start some games, and is ready to take the reins? I mean…look at how drafting Jordan Love turned out for GB. It’s a good strategy. We often see teams draft a highly-touted QB and sign an old vet to be the placeholder and mentor, and that’s generally acknowledged to be smart. So why is it different if they signed the vet first, and then drafted for the future? Looks to me like Atlanta set itself up for a pretty solid 5+ years at the most important position on the team, and frankly, I hope the Rams draft a QB next year pretty high.
ZooeyModeratorEach pick was highly regarded and for a position of need. No reaches. Hard to find fault with it.
That’s the way I see it. No basketball players drafted to convert to TEs, or QBs into WRs.
Dane Brugler, over at The Athletic, ranked all the drafts by teams, and he placed the Rams at 24 (and the 9ers at 25), fwiw, but I don’t find anything the Rams did (or didn’t do) to quibble with. They drafted for need, and all their picks “check out.” The only bit of a surprise to me is that they didn’t spend one of their top picks on a CB. They let Cooper DeJean slide by, but it’s impossible for me to find fault with that when they picked Fiske, who looks like a high-motor disruptor who “cares about football.” I’m kind of tickled by the pairing of him and Verse. I can see no head-scratchers in this draft which could turn out to be a highly productive one. They even got a kicker.
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