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ZooeyModeratori used to be sure.
but i’m not so sure anymore.
based just on the stadium project i would think the inglewood stadium would be miles ahead. wondering if they’re trying to pressure stan into making a deal with spanos.
in the end i’d rather just not have to read articles on this ever again.
I’m the same.
I was sure last March. Not so sure now.
And I wonder the same thing about Stan/Spanos. That they want something more from Kroenke, a little bigger slice of pie for Spanos. That is a possibility.
And I’d like the issue resolved this month instead of delaying it another year.
ZooeyModeratorWell, I hate to get all RFL here, but I don’t think this will get fixed in one year. I agree with the Adequate Hypothesis which argues that the WRs are okay. I think they are. But I think a #1 WR makes them better than okay. I agree that Bailey is a goner, and Quick is doubtful. Is Welker even back next year? They need a #1 and another depth guy. And a TE.
But they will still be limited because they have QB issues. Mannion needs to carry a clipboard another year, I would think, and Foles and Keenum…well, we just saw that movie.
I would sure like to know what Weinke thinks.
ZooeyModeratorFor-The-Love-Of-GOD-Can-The-Rams-Draft-A-Good-ROUTE-RUNNER
You know, there are those who claim the issue isn’t really the receivers. I will post some CoachO on this as soon as I dig it up.
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The receivers are fine. They don’t need a total overhaul. IMO, they need a #1. If the Rams ever get a #1, all the other guys will be much more effective. They aren’t bad. But now with Bailey lost, they will definitely be acquiring help at that position, I have no doubt.
ZooeyModeratorI wonder why Carson has more support. Is it cuz of Spanos? I can’t see that being a major factor somehow. LA is a business opportunity, not a popularity contest.
I do recall reading that owners prefer the Carson location.
I still think the big factor in this is that St. Louis has a pretty attractive plan.
ZooeyModeratori am okay with Boras, but I have to admit that it wouldn’t take much to look like an improvement over the Cignetti offense. Somebody mentioned Chudzinski. I remember liking what I read about him during a previous OC hunt. If he’s available, I’d kick the tires there, too. But I am fine with Boras.
What is more important is a QB and a WR.
ZooeyModeratorMermaids hold’em down.
Maybe you are just a product
of that Cali-forn-I-A education system.So are they going to LA or not?
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vI dunno. A year ago, I thought it was about 80% likely they would. I thought SK had the money to do it, he had the land, he had the political clearance, he had the team with the greatest LA legacy, he had a NFL West sizzling design, he had everything.
Meanwhile, the Raiders have no money, and nobody likes them.
But Spanos’ popularity among the gatekeepers combined with the impressive effort in St. Louis have certainly had an effect.
It’s gonna be interesting because neither project has 24 votes. Some owners are going to end up kissing their sister on this one.
Nobody wants the Raiders in LA, and nobody wants to pick up the Raiders’ tab.
Nobody wants to jam St. Louis which has put forward one of the most attractive proposals ever.
But they want a team or two in LA.
I’ve said all along I thought it would end up being the Rams and probably the Chargers, but there have been no rumors to that effect. I think I’d drop the Rams to 50-50 at this point, and if I had to lay money on it, I’d guess the league will defer this a year to see if anything breaks in San Diego.
And why the heck don’t the Raiders share the 9ers’ stadium?
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ZooeyModeratorFoles is way out in front for me as most disappointing.
Zeurlein has been increasingly disappointing to me, too. Part of that, though, is that he looked early like he would be an extra 3 points a game because of his leg strength, and his early perfection on long distance kicking. I thought he would break the distance record, too. And he just hasn’t. I don’t know what his statistics are, and how he compares with the rest of the league, but he “feels” like a disappointment. He’s no Money.
Of course, there’s McQuaide. But everyone understands it’s tough to follow a legend.
ZooeyModeratorSo Havenstein looks good.
Brown was looking good early in the season, and was heralded by some as the best OL, iirc. Anyway, he looks good.
And Wichmann holds promise for backup depth at the least.
Only Donnal looked overmatched, but it’s too early to draw judgement on him. And Battle is a complete unknown, really.
But you have to tip your hat to Snisher/Boudreau. I think this line looks pretty good headed into next season.
QB, WR, and gawdhelpme – never thought I would say this – TE. Plus replacing whomever we lose in FA, of course.
ZooeyModeratorThe Rams’ DL has a knack for introducing QBs to “gravity.” Even if William Hayes is skeptical that gravity exists.
Well have you ever SEEN “gravity” ?
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vSeriously?
What do you think keeps rainbows from floating away?
Pfft.
ZooeyModeratorThe Rams’ DL has a knack for introducing QBs to “gravity.” Even if William Hayes is skeptical that gravity exists.
ZooeyModerator“Rams will throw the game so that Niners keep Tomsula”
Man, there is some strange shit
that goes on in the minds
of human beings.
And probably Mermaids, too.w
vYeah, that one popped out at me, too. I guess it’s just childish. “What concerns me most, concerns everyone most, so the Rams are probably calculating on throwing the game in an attempt to preserve the Head Coach’s job cuz he’s so terrible.”
Here is the anti-stupid post:
“No way we win this one, rams are a better team…. tomsula gonna get canned regardless.”
Now, that guy is making sense.
The talkers on the radio in NoCal think Tomsula is a goner, fwiw. The players must not respect him, if that’s the case, because there was no way that team was going to win much this year with all the defections to FA and retirement. They lost at least 4 starters on defense alone. Only one was actually retirement age. They are screwed.
Which is a good thing, btw.
ZooeyModeratorI’m not sure who is in the playoffs, but I won’t be rooting for the Seahawks or Washington, or anybody from the AFC, probably. One thing I know for sure is that I’d be willing to murder Nittany’s first born to determine the ultimate outcome.
ZooeyModeratorHere is something I like. From http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25429380/man-loses-over-150k-after-betting-on-the-seahawks-to-beat-the-rams
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was pretty disappointed after his team lost to the Rams on Sunday, but it’s probably safe to say that Carroll wasn’t quite as disappointed as the guy who lost over $150,000 after the Rams pulled off the 23-17 upset over Seattle.
According to ESPN.com, a high-roller walked into the Flamingo in Las Vegas and put $165,000 down on the Seahawks to beat the Rams straight-up.
The Seahawks were 12.5 point favorites in the game, so a $165,000 bet on Seattle to win wasn’t going to pay $165,000, it was only going to pay $15,000.
A Seahawks win was paying -1100, which means you’d have to bet $1100 to win $100. To the bettor, the Seahawks clearly seemed like a lock, which is why he was willing to put so much money down for such a small payout. Before Sunday, the Rams hadn’t won a regular season game in Seattle since 2004.
“This was a day you want to forget.”
That was Pete Carroll’s quote after the game, but I’m guessing our high-roller was thinking the same thing after Seattle’s loss.
Anyway, that’s this week’s lesson on why you should never gamble.
On the other hand, maybe it’s OK to dabble, after all. Case in point: a woman who admittedly knew nothing about gambling won $100,000 by making just a $5 bet on the NFL last week.
ZooeyModeratorMerry Christmas, everyone.
ZooeyModeratorI wonder if the Eagles will let Bradford go and sign RGIII. Probably not, but RG seems like the right set of skills for that O.
ZooeyModeratorAfter yielding 500-plus yards for the second time in three games, the Rams have plummeted to 22nd in the league in total defense.
Well, I’m still very impressed with the Rams Redzone D.
The Redzone D is possibly the most important defensive
stat.But losing Quinn was a devastating loss. He
was one of the four or five players that
just could not get injured….usually
I’d put the QB in that category, but…w
vI have been biting my tongue for weeks.
I’m afraid Quinn will never be the same. Back injuries are bad things. Backs are tougher to get right again that any other body part I can think of.
ZooeyModeratorI dont follow other teams,
but is there a more dangerous punt-returner
than Tavon? What return man
made the pro-bowl ?w
vHe might make it as a returner if every one of his TDs weren’t called back due to an illegal block.
Don’t be ridiculous, Dak. A lot of them were holds.
December 22, 2015 at 8:47 pm in reply to: is Seattle facing the most demoralizing loss in its history? #35969
ZooeyModeratorYou’re talking about holding them to no more than -8 yards of total offense?
Yeah, that’s doable.
ZooeyModeratorHoly wow. I knew you had migraines. I didn’t realize you got them every day. I don’t know how you manage that. I cannot stand ANY kind of headache at all. I take aspirin the moment I start to feel one coming on, and aspirin always works. My wife and son get migraines, and I just tremble every time. I couldn’t take it. I’m glad you’re better.
ZooeyModeratorIf this happens that way (SD and Oakland moving), and who knows, then the NFC west would shift. One of those 2 teams would stay in the AFC, and then probably what we would see is, a current NFC west team going to the AFC west and the other LA team going to the NFC west.
Yes. The Rams would move to the AFC, and one of the other two would move to the NFC. I think the Rams would move because it would create a great rivalry with Kansas City.
I don’t know what the hell is going to happen, but I don’t think any of these writers do, either. And I’m not sure Bob McNair is entirely trustworthy, either.
ZooeyModeratorTexans owner: Raiders, Chargers look like favorites to move to Los Angeles
By John Breech | CBSSports.com
December 16, 2015 3:23 pm PTDon’t be surprised if NFL moving trucks show up in Oakland and San Diego next year.
According to Texans owner Bob McNair, sending those two teams to Los Angeles is slowly starting to turn into the NFL’s most likely relocation scenario.
All 32 NFL owners are set to meet in Houston on Jan. 12-13 with one big goal: Figure out who’s moving to L.A.
To make the move to Los Angeles, a team needs to get approval from 24 of the league’s 32 owners, and thanks to a last ditch effort by the city of St. Louis, McNair doesn’t see the Rams getting approved.
“St. Louis, they have come up with a proposal that is getting pretty close, in my opinion, to being an attractive proposal, and if they do come up with an attractive proposal, then in my view, my personal opinion, I don’t think the Rams will receive the approval to relocate,” McNair told the Houston Chronicle this week.
If the Rams don’t get approved for L.A., that opens the door for the Chargers and Raiders.
“That would mean then you’d have two teams, San Diego and Oakland, that would be going into Carson, [California],” McNair said. “They have a partnership to build a stadium.”
The NFL announced in early December that if San Diego, Oakland or St. Louis wanted to keep their teams, they would need to put a viable proposal together by Dec. 28. Although Oakland and San Diego have yet to really put anything together, St. Louis has.
The St. Louis plan, which calls for a $1.1 billion downtown stadium near the Mississippi River, is so far along that the NFL committed an extra $100 million to it this week, as long as the city agrees to several compromises.
The city of St. Louis will hold a final vote Friday to determine whether to approve the stadium deal.
As for Oakland and San Diego, those two cities haven’t done much to keep their teams, according to McNair.
“Oakland is basically saying, ‘We don’t have any money. We’re going to take care of the baseball team [A’s] and we’re not going to do anything for the football team,'” McNair said. “So that’s where they are. [Qualcomm and O.co] are the two worst stadiums in the league.”
McNair also explained why he doesn’t see the Chargers staying in San Diego.
“In San Diego, they’ve been trying for about 15 years. They’ve had all kinds of political problems there,” McNair said. “They’re saying they’re going to do something now. But in order to do it, they’d have to have a referendum and the referendum isn’t until next June. Well, we can’t have these teams in limbo. You need to have certainty and you don’t know if the referendum would pass or fail. We can’t take what they’re saying very seriously.”
McNair is one of only six owners on the NFL’s Los Angeles committee — along with Clark Hunt, Robert Kraft, John Mara, Jerry Richardson and Art Rooney — so it’s worth listening to what he has to say, which is that the Rams are looking like the odd man out.
“We have three teams that are interested in moving to Los Angeles. Only two are going to be approved if any are approved,” McNair said. “One of the teams would not be able to move if we approve two. So they’d have to stay in their home market.”
If the Rams are forced to stay in their home market, that might not sit well with owner Stan Kroenke. If Kroenke can’t move to L.A., he might start to look at other cities like London, as CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora recently reported.
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Just outta curiosity…if the NFL won’t approve the Rams moving to LA because of the Stl. effort, why would they approve a move to London?
ZooeyModeratorIf this happens then for the second time in my life I will be forced to root against
SJax.The first time was when he was playing for the Rams?
You know, there is probably a board out there somewhere for Raiders fans.
ZooeyModeratorCBS has a mock draft with the Rams drafting a QB with a mustache. I forgot his name already, but I’m sure he would be great.
ZooeyModeratorI don’t know if Fisher is part of the problem, or not.
As with Spagnuolo, the team gives effort. So that tells me the players are working for him.
Is he good enough? I don’t know. But I don’t think think any coach would have succeeded at any point over the past four seasons with these injuries. The OL has just been Guernica.
December 13, 2015 at 11:11 pm in reply to: that is what football people call "a win" (Lions game thread) #35614
ZooeyModeratorSo here is my question:
In his career, how many TDs does Tavon Austin have called back because of a penalty?
ZooeyModeratorSo…the Rams are just going to dress like giant penalty flags, is that it?
They may as well.
ZooeyModeratorYeah, Taje Allen gave up the winning TD pass in that 99 game.
I wonder which teammate TJ McDonald injured his shoulder on.
ZooeyModeratorIs Taje Allen playing?
I don’t think so.
ZooeyModeratorThe league will regret ever hearing the name
Boras.w
vBecause he will bring such disrepute on the league with his ineptitude?
ZooeyModeratorYour post would have more gravitas
it you had a picture of plastic army men.w
v

When I was a kid, I would divide up all my army men between me and a friend or idiot brother, set them up across from each other, and take turns with rubber bands knocking over each other’s army men. The first one to wipe out the other was the winner. That was more fun than repairing dry rot in a deck.
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