Foles was inaccurate last week, and he got away with it.

He was inaccurate this week, and he didn’t. I’d say Foles is the most disappointing thing so far. It looks like that will always be a liability with him. Never mind the possibility of killer turnovers, he is missing guys who are open. That’s not good.

I am irrational when it comes to that fucking team, so any prediction I make about it just arises from blind hatred.

So…Rams 54-6.

zn wrote:

Zooey wrote:

But why not play tight? If the blitz is coming, there isn’t as much time for a receiver to make separation.

Because if you;re blitzing there’s nothing behind the CB coverage. Either way, no matter which scenario you name, and no matter how it’s done—including what you describe there—if they play off, the completions are short and therefore there must be many of them to get down the field. It’s playing the odds by keeping the score down. You tighten up in the redzone if they get there, while making them take long drives to get there, which increases the chances of a mistake.

You don’t know the first thing about football, do you?

That’s what SAFETIES are for.

Besides. It’s not a “play on the line” or “Play back 15 yards” dichotomy. They could play off, say, 5 yards. No way a WR gets behind a CB on a blitz in that situation.

You know we’re talking about the game with the oblong ball, right?

Okay, well, if I get desperate, maybe I will shell out $100, but I really, really don’t want to.

joemad wrote:

Not only does SF Market not get the Rams game. we do not get the FOX Double header (Eagles vs Cowboys)

SF @ Pitt in the AM FOX
Balt @ Oak in the PM CBS

This is the 1st time in 18 seasons that I did not subscribe to Sunday Ticket. It took me 55 minutes to cancel my DirecTV subscription on the phone. DirecTV does not allow you to cancel service on-line or in an automated fashion. I hate them. I could not justify the total cost of over $500 bucks this season to watch games…. fuck them. I could not believe that they left me on hold for that long to cancel…

So I ordered Game Pass for $99. You get the games live via audio (your choice of broadcast team Rams or opponent) then you can watch any NFL game for the past 4 years after the Sunday blackout time period (Sundays from 10 AM to 4:30 PM PT)

Game Pass allows you to watch the game on Apple TV, where last year you could not on NFLReplay.

$99?

I thought I remembered it being $29 or so last year. They tripled the price?

Yeah, I tend to think the Rams have to beat both Washington and Pittsburgh. There was an earlier conversation about what 2-0 would mean, and how the WA game is the biggest game in a while, but I just thought that – if the Rams beat WA – the Pitt game becomes an even bigger one. If they win their first three games, they can be ranked up there.

But his USA Today thing is based on total projection rather than history. Which if fine, you know, but pardon me for being skeptical.

The Rams right now shouldn’t be rated above Arizona, Dallas, San Francisco, maybe Philadelphia…I don’t know. I can see SF dropping because they had an Awful offseason, but the word from inside is that they are significantly more united as teammates than they have been in a few years, and they have a good attitude, and so on. I don’t think that can compensate for everyone they lost, but I don’t think they should have been dropped all the way down to 28 to start the season.

So.

The Rams ranked the 3rd best in the NFC.

Seems a little…optimistic.

wv wrote:

Zooey wrote:

I am quite heartened that Sims is out for only a few weeks. I thought that was the end of his season.

Yeah Sims is one of those good role players that you need
to win a Ring. Maybe, kinda like an Ernie Conwell. Ya know.
He can make some big plays, with all the attention Quinn
and Donald get.

w
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At last…the Rams have a lot of those kind of guys again.

Jeeze. It was just 5 years ago a guy like Sims was the best player in his unit. Now we have those kind of guys in depth positions. Conwell, Robinson, Holcombe, those kind of guys who were just suddenly there making a big play.

InvaderRam wrote:

just want to add one thing. to kind of temper the excitement around foles. he got lucky. the terms we use. the intangibles. the improvisation. being a gamer. it could have easily gone the other way. the pass to tavon was woefully underthrown and should have been a td. the pass to cook in the first half was a terrible throw and should easily have been a touchdown. instead it was just a first down. that jump shot to cunningham everyone raves about. easily could have been a disaster. those things aren’t always going to go well. i don’t think foles is that good. i’m still of the belief that he ultimately needs a strong running game to mask his shortcomings. mostly his lack of arm strength.

but most importantly, that touchdown to kendricks was also woefully underthrown. if bailey doesn’t trip over his own feet. he easily breaks up that pass. and we might be looking at a rams’ loss.

just wanted to add that to here. although i do think he played well. don’t get me wrong. it’s good to know he can make plays when the rams need it. and that’ll come in handy. but ultimately i think the rams need the running game fast or defenses will start making foles pay.

I agree with a lot of that with the exception of the shovel pass to Cunningham. That wasn’t a blind pass. There is no reason to think he threw that desperately with no awareness of whether Cunningham was open or not. I think he had time to see that he was open. So the worst that could have happened was an incompletion.

Also, while I agree what you say should be borne in mind, there are guys who are “luckier” than others. What’s that cliche about luck being opportunity met with preparation? Obviously we will see over time, but…yeah. That game didn’t look like a 115 passer rating, or whatever he got.

joemad wrote:

nittany ram wrote:

So the second game (Vikes/9ers) doesn’t start until 10:20pm? Does the NFL think it’s smart to exclude the eastern time zone from its programming?

That’s OK with me……. 49ers playing on MNF opened up a TV slot for Sunday, thus FOX televised Sea at Rams on local TV in the SF area….

Eggzactly, and amen to that.

Thanks to the 49ers playing on Monday, and the Dallas/NYG game being Sunday night, we got to watch the Rams on TV. Without bad resolution, pop-up ads, and streaming annoyances.

Given the depressing climate, it was imperative for the Rams to charge to a fast start in 2015 … to create energy and optimism and a buzz-worthy product for an abused fan base that’s weary and disenchanted after getting slapped down by chronic losing and punched in the gut by the worst owner among the four major professional sports leagues in North America.

Worst among the four major pro sports leagues?

I don’t think he’s the worst in the NFC West.

That’s Bernie, though. His feelings are hurt, so….

I would be concerned if I was a hawks fan. They didn’t even seem to be aware of the youth/inexperience of the Rams OL, or they might feel even worse.

I dunno. Sometimes the wheels come off on a good team that loses a SB. They have GB next week, and might be 0-2 to start the season.

Anyway, that was fun to read.

He had a couple of bad passes. Just flat out missed throws.

But then he did things like stick it to Bailey with Sherman and a safety all over him.

And lead a TD drive in the last minute.

I will take it.

Roberson. And yeah, he had a few shining moments.

Robinson, otoh, has me a tiny bit worried.

No way was that a missed kick. That was an intentional onsides kick. Carroll is losing it. He is obviously still chafing from the SB call, and is telling an obvious lie to avoid another criticism for play-calling.

Good. Finally something is inside Carroll’s head. May he call plays in fear all season long.