Thanks to both the Colts and Pats.

wv wrote:

Who is your alltime favorite 49er?

Seriously, do you have one?

I actually liked Brodie. Partly cause he was on so many losing teams. He was never a part of the 49er glory years.

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I met Charlie Krueger when I was about 10 or 12 when he came to my home town to sign autographs. He gave me an 8×10 b&w photo and signed it to me.

After about a week, I took a pen and drew horns and fangs on him, and an arrow through his head, and scars all over his face, and laughed. Then I tore it up and threw it away.

So it’s Charlie Krueger for me.

zn wrote:

David Lombardi@LombardiHimself
Rams are the only NFL team that ranks top-10 across this entire spectrum:

Pass-block win rate
Run-block win rate
Pass-rush win rate
Run-stop win rate

That is a good recipe.

Their special teams, though. Probably not top 10, I’m guessing.

InvaderRam wrote:

it’s the worst kicking game i’ve ever seen?

so bad i think it’ll prevent the rams from going deep in the playoffs.

and how do you even fix that in the middle of a season?

They’ve suffered worse kickers. 2 or 3 years ago, they had a bartender kicking for a bit.

The blocking on place kicks is bad. I can’t think of a unit that gave up more pressure on kicks.

Otherwise…Karty isn’t terrible. He’s not great. I’m not sure he’s even “good.” He’s adequate. He’s very good at kickoffs. And the punting game is fine, and the return units are fine.

The biggest problem seems to me to be blocking on field goals.

As with most games so far this season, I was working on a kitchen remodel with the laptop flipped open somewhere, but I didn’t feel bad about not giving this one my full attention. The Rams blew their doors off, and it could have been worse if they hadn’t pulled back. Long sustained drives ending with scores. That’s just how that is.

Nate Landman is a difference-maker. When opportunity presents itself, he strikes.

I streamed some LA station after the game, and they were expecting Karty to get released today. I don’t know if we are quite there yet, but the ice sheet under him is melting.

Last year of his rookie deal. Enough time to earn a 2nd contract?

Probably. If he doesn’t miss games.

49ers very seriously on the ropes.

23-7 midway through 3rd quarter.

And Atlanta down 24-3 to the Dolphins.

Good week for the Rams to not play the Saints, apparently.

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<Rams are tied for the fewest missed tackles in the league

I like that Seattle is second in missed tackles. Puka is capable of adding to that total.

wv wrote:

Its amazing to me, that a bunch of NFL asshole billionaire capitalists created this NFL cap thing. I cant believe its lasted this long, either. I know Jerry Jones has pushed against it from time to time, but in the end he’s always backed off.

Turns out that when a rising tide lifts all boats, it’s a good thing.

Who would have thunk?

wv wrote:

In the NFL its more of a meritocracy type thing. I think.

The NFL model is better. I don’t know enough about it to know why. But in the NFL, you don’t get owners who pocket the gate/etc. profits, and just let team equity grow,all while functionally acting as a farm system for other teams. AFAIK,all teams spend ~ the same amount on payroll, give or take a percent.

That is why, though, I think a cap isn’t enough. There has to be a window. You can’t let the Marlins spend 27% of their revenue on payroll while the Mets spend 90% of their revenue, especially when the Mets have substantially more revenue.

Jim Otto lived in my town (pop. 11,000). Owned a Burger King (that got shut down bc of tax evasion) in which he had built a shrine to himself in the dining room. He and his wife had big SUVs with personalized plates. Used to see them driving around once in awhile. Never personally met him, but he seemed to announce his arrival everywhere he went.

That aside… he was a badass football player.

SF radio guys more upbeat about the 49ers than at any time in the past year or more.

Why not? They are 5-2, are 3-0 in the NFC West, and have a last place schedule. Kittle’s back. Aiyuk, Pearsall, and Purdy are expected back this season, and probably Jennings. Mac Jones has not been a drop-off from Purdy in the least.

Mainly, they love Robert Salah and McCaffrey’s return to form last night. Optimism reigns out here, and it’s depressing.

I expected a QB controversy considering how well Garoppolo handled the victory formation.

Finally a decisive win from beginning to end. Still, looked like the Jags beat themselves anyway. Lots of unforced errors, including the penalties, and lots of drops. Bad play-calling/clock management at the end of the half. They just look jet-lagged. I don’t know what they look like when they are playing well, but that wasn’t it. In any event, the final score is more indicative of poor Jaguar performance than Rams domination.

Looked like the Rams took their foot off the gas at 21-0, but then reasserted themselves late in the 3rd. One would expect better offensive statistics, too, considering 5 TDs. Williams only 54 yards rushing, and even with 12 carries by Corum, they did not come close to 100 yards rushing combined. Stafford threw 5 touchdown strikes, and yet only 182 yards passing? If you gave me the game stats (without including TD passes), I certainly wouldn’t have guessed a 28-point blowout, and might have guessed the Jags won if I looked at Lawrence’s yard total.

But the Rams tallied 7 sacks, played steady, largely mistake-free football in the rain, and are now 5-0 against the AFC.

Would that they were better than 0-2 against the NFC.

On to the bye week and a return in two weeks against the Saints for what is hopefully a tune-up, then SF after that to start a tough, important stretch of games against good NFC teams.

zn wrote:

On paper, it’s LA’s game, primarily due to the defense.

From that it looks like JAX is good in the red zone on defense, matching the Rams’ weakness.