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ZooeyModeratorTher’s before the bye Goff.
There’s slump Goff.
There’s since the slump Goff.
What will we see?
This thread has less traction than I was expecting.
Chip in here. Tell us what you think.
ZooeyModeratorC) Since slump Goff
Okay. Do you personally think that’s good enough to win on the road against the Saints?
Sure. If they get what they’ve been getting out of the running game, defense, and special teams, then…yeah.
And he’s going to need those things anyway, even if he plays like A), although if he plays like A), then the other units have some wiggle room.
But, yes, basically, I think the way the Rams have been playing post-Philadelphia is enough to win in New Orleans given the way New Orleans has been playing, and their injury-compromised lines. Yes, I do. I don’t think it rests upon Goff playing like an MVP candidate.
ZooeyModeratorC) Since slump Goff
ZooeyModeratorHow the Rams Win the Super Bowl
ZooeyModeratorHe doesn’t really know the Rams. Does He?
I’m surprised he knows as much as he does, actually.
He is wrong about the number of draft picks. He is wrong about the cap situation. And he doesn’t understand what the Rams DID with those draft picks.
And I don’t think losing Fleury is going to spell the end.
But he knows more than 90% of the people who are saying things about the Rams.
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ZooeyModeratorSkip Bayless is running smack about the regular season game the Rams play in Dallas next season? Boy, he’s really pissed the Cowboys lost.
ZooeyModeratorFun Fact: This year’s Championship games will have the number one age differential in starting QBs (Brady/Mahomes), and the number two age differential (Brees/Goff) of all time. In the Top Five age differentials prior to this year, all five were won by the older QB.
Hmmm, but were the older QBs this old? Over 40? I hope the Rams can get push up the middle and swallow up Brees, keep the ball away from Thomas and take your chances with the other guys.
Earl Morrall. John Elway. Uh…Fran Tarkenton. Brady a couple years ago. And…uh…whoever started against Kordell Stewart….
ZooeyModeratorI got to thinking…you know, the Rams haven’t lost a NFC Championship game in almost 30 years. That’s a pretty good run when you think about it. I see no reason why that shouldn’t continue this weekend.
ZooeyModeratorHow important is this DL who tore his ACL?
ZooeyModeratorFun Fact: This year’s Championship games will have the number one age differential in starting QBs (Brady/Mahomes), and the number two age differential (Brees/Goff) of all time. In the Top Five age differentials prior to this year, all five were won by the older QB.
ZooeyModeratorLooks like the casinos think the matchup is even. Saints -3.5 at home is basically saying the Saints will win because of home field advantage.
Working for the Rams – as billy points out – is the fact that they have been playing better after their slump. I would like to say that the Rams have a coaching advantage since McVay makes great adjustments, but Payton is very good, too, so that’s probably a push.
The Saints have been more consistent all season, have a veteran QB, and the dome. I think the line is right, and I bet it doesn’t move much.
ZooeyModeratorHow the Cowboys Defense Tipped Its Hand and Let the Rams Run All Over Them
ZooeyModeratorThe Talib play was weird. I dunno what he was doing.
But THE weirdest play was the bad-call that went against Dallas. The phantom sack. That was the worst ‘in the grasp’ call I’ve ever seen.
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vIf I understand you right, what you are saying there is that you hate the Rams.
Noted.
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<strong class=”d4pbbc-bold”>The Ugly
17) Joyner doesn’t need to pack, we can do it for him. He had to have lost 10 million dollars in just that game.
I would like an expansion of that idea.
Joyner has been largely invisible this year, but this is strong.
ZooeyModeratorThat was a singularly ‘satisfying’ game. They just flat-out beat the shit out of the rough tough boyz.
Byes help. Man, do byes help.
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vI like the word “manhandled” to describe the game.
The Rams manhandled the Cowboys. It wasn’t glitzy. It wasn’t a blow out. But from start to finish, the Rams won the game. Even when Dallas was up 7-3, I liked what I was seeing. Even at 7-6, I felt like the game was in hand.
They beat them inch-by-inch all game long.
ZooeyModeratorAnd sometimes, ya walk away from a game for an hour to stack wood, and when you come back, it’s still 14-10.
ZooeyModeratorI just put this on my idiot brother’s FB page:
ZooeyModeratorIf you had told me Goff would end with 186 yards passing, I would have watched that game like a punishment. I was expecting 350 yards from him.
That was not the game I expected to watch at all. Nobody saw that coming. Elliot with 47 yards?
We haven’t seen that team all year. I don’t recognize that team.
That game made me very, very happy. I am content now. We are at the break even point for me on the season now, and from here on, we are playing with house money the way I see it. The Rams HAD to win a playoff game this year, especially after a 13-3 season, and they did. Convincingly, too. That was the most solid rush defense we’ve seen all year, and I don’t understand it, but I am happy about it. And we are now going to see more experts pick the Rams over the Saints than picked the Rams over the Cowboys.
I would have liked to see Prescott planted a few times, and I’m a fan of turnovers (Ebukam!), but I guess the DL decided to focus on the run instead of the pass rush.
Must have been fun in the stadium with all those Dallas fans there. They just got served a big helping of STFU.
ZooeyModeratorSo much for a close, competitive game.
January 12, 2019 at 12:37 pm in reply to: does Dallas stand even the remotest chance in this game? #96478ZooeyModeratorDallas defense last 3 games only.
Points per game allowed–23rd.
Pass D (yards per attempt)–27th.
Sack percentage–27th
Opponent completion percentage–22nd
Opponent passer rating–22nd
Yards per carry, run D–8thAnd I hope they run a lot anyway.
Dallas wants to play a halfcourt game, while the Rams are looking for an uptempo, full court game (to borrow a sports metaphor from baseball). The first quarter of this game will tell us whose will is being imposed. It won’t tell us who will win, but it will tell us the tilt of the game.
If the first quarter is a low-scoring struggle, those conditions favor Dallas. I think the Rams can beat Dallas at that game, but it will be considerably more difficult.
If, however, the Rams move the ball in the first quarter, and especially if they put up 10 or 14, everybody can relax and just laugh at Dallas and their fans for the rest of the night.
I think it is lost on all the Experts that the Rams are trending in the right direction, and Dallas is trending in the wrong direction. It’s true the Rams played a couple of weak teams at the end of the season, but they got better. While Gurley rested. And I just think that when a team starts 8-0, there is nowhere to go but down in the estimation of Experts.
Talib makes a difference as has been pointed out. Dallas is not going to win through use of the Air Force. Their only hope is the infantry.
Casinos put the Rams at 7 point favorites for a reason. 7 points is a lot.
The Rams are better than Dallas. They have been better all season long. AND two of my idiot brothers are Cowboys fans. So…I’m counting on a Rams explosion.
ZooeyModeratorHere’s a poll I took on a Rams FB page. The top answer has three dots to the right. That is +102. Apparently in FB polls, it can only handle double digits, not triple. So the top answer had 105 total votes.
ZooeyModeratorAll the Experts Love Dallas…
except the people in Dallas.
January 11, 2019 at 11:25 am in reply to: healthy Talib critical to Rams’ postseason success … + more on the secondary #96431ZooeyModeratorThe difference between Talib and No Talib is absolutely stunning, and is perhaps the thing that gives me the greatest hope for the Rams’ chances this postseason.
January 11, 2019 at 1:59 am in reply to: Louie Tee: Cowboys vs. Rams | Keys to Victory & Prediction #96408ZooeyModeratorThe Cowboys allowed 30+ points in one game all season, btw.
ZooeyModeratorThe experts love the Cowboys in this game. Which is interesting since they largely believed the they would lose to Seattle.
The losses to Chicago and Philadelphia – National Stage Games – has really colored the “experts” opinion of the Rams.
January 10, 2019 at 8:52 pm in reply to: does Dallas stand even the remotest chance in this game? #96402ZooeyModeratorHwæt!
This is the plan.
Throw every play to take advantage of the {relatively} weak Dallas secondary. Just go for the throat.
Get up by 2 scores, and then run. Take the Run away from Dallas by scoring early, and the Rams win.
I want to see a massive offensive explosion. I want the game decidedly in the Rams’ favor by the end of the first quarter. Just beat them, and demoralize them, and crush them.
I don’t like the Rams’ chances in a close game. If it is a tight battle going into the 4th quarter, I think Dallas wears LA down, and wins.
For the Rams to win, they have to strike early and often.
I think.
But…I will take any victory whatsoever. Obviously.
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ZooeyModeratorYeah, ditto. I always feel incompetent at times like this because everything I can think to say sounds like a bromide, even though it’s sincere. I am sincerely sorry for your loss.
ZooeyModeratorIf you double Donald he has shown to be ineffective. Why more teams don’t I have no idea
Yes, it’s very surprising that few offensive coordinators have ever thought of doing that.
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