zn wrote:

Zooey wrote:
I think we all need to keep sage burning at our Bradford shrines because – for sure – if it isn’t Bradford, it’s another long stretch without a quality QB. There won’t be a starter for next year in the draft, and possibly no future starter at all by preliminary reports. If Bradford can’t play well, we could be in for a significant drought at QB. Years.

Why years?

Interesting, isn’t it? This whole qb thing. For years and years the Rams had no qb–just Ferragamo, who had limitations. Then Everett, then the drought again. And then, wham, in a period of 3 years, had Green (who didn’t play but was still quality), Warner, and Bulger.

I think “years” because there aren’t many Mannings or Lucks ever. And the other guys – including Rodgers, Brees, and so on – took years.

There is always the possibility of a Trent Green. But in addition to Green, I can think only of Chris Miller and John Hadl who came from somewhere else and were worth having. Don’t make me list the names of QBs who came from somewhere else who didn’t work out. I can do that, and it won’t be pretty.

I think we all need to keep sage burning at our Bradford shrines because – for sure – if it isn’t Bradford, it’s another long stretch without a quality QB. There won’t be a starter for next year in the draft, and possibly no future starter at all by preliminary reports. If Bradford can’t play well, we could be in for a significant drought at QB. Years.

I will predict that the Rams lose in a blowout.

Hey, it worked last week.

wv wrote:

I glanced at that and thot it said ‘
“hey sarcasm”.
And i thot, do we have a
sarcasm-ram now?

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Yeah, that’s REAL likely.

I completely agree with that. The wins and losses feel the same to me. Very erratic play. And in the losses, those erratic plays + penalties = fewer points/loss.

In the wins, erratic plays + penalties = more points/win.

You know, right now there is a bit of hope and optimism dawning in Ramland. But if Kaepernick doesn’t bobble that snap on the last play, the 9ers may very well have won.

And we would all be fitting Williams’s neck for the chopping block again.

Seems like a coin flip on about 5 or 6 plays per game. You know…heads or tails…best out of 7 flips.

I stay with Davis for now. I agree with PA; we don’t know if Davis has hit his ceiling, and I don’t think we know that for a few more games. Defenses have had time to adjust to him, and make him look worse. Let’s give him time to see if he can adjust to those defensive adjustments.

I think it sends a very bad message to the team to waffle on the starting QB. That just isn’t a position you get to mess with like that. What if Hill starts, and produces no better than Davis? Then what? Go back to Davis and see if he learned anything holding a clipboard? You can’t do it. You can’t say “Hill is our starter. Hill is our starter. Oh, Davis is our starter from here on out. Davis is the guy. Hill is our starter again….”

The issue has to be crystal clear to everybody in the locker room. A switch back to Hill has to have consensus. I don’t think we’ve seen enough poor play on Davis’ part to warrant giving him the shepherd’s hook yet. And Davis hasn’t been good for a while, and I’m not even sure he was ever good. IMO, the best that can be said about him is that he wasn’t the reason the Rams lost those games. But he damn near WAS the reason for losing yesterday. Still, I think Davis is not hopeless yet. Moving in that direction, but not there. I give him 3 or 4 more games to prove he belongs, or doesn’t belong.

Regardless, the Rams have to be looking QB HIGH in the draft.

Yes, congratulations.

wv wrote:

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000419401/article/buccaneers-trade-mark-barron-to-rams?campaign=twitter_atn_sessler

Vid on the trade

“barron will play the R.Harper role with the rams”

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First of all…any relation to Alex?

Secondly, what is the R.Harper role? The only Harper I know was a point guard for the Bulls in the 90s, and I may be wrong, but I don’t think the Rams really need a point guard.

Tavon Austin is starting to look like a completely blown pick.

I haven’t given up on him entirely, but he isn’t the contributor we thought we were getting after trading up to the #8 spot to draft him. He’s just a guy. Who apparently can’t get separation or break tackles. Which doesn’t bode well.

zn wrote:

Injury Epidemics I have seen…and I’ve lost count…this one has the *potential* to be one of the more benign, or should I say, least deadly.

Before, there was no Robinson and Jones. It was street free agent city.

If Robinson and Jones can play, then…they are not as completely bad off as they were in prior versions of OL Apocalypse.

To be fair, you haven’t give Robinson and Jones enough time to get injured.

Would the next 2 first round picks from Washington be too much to ask?

I’m finding myself in agreement with Karraker this entire year, and I agree with him here – not that he said anything controversial this week. The use of Tavon Austin is my biggest head-scratcher vis-a-vis Schottenheimer. He doesn’t seem to know what to do with him, OR Austin just isn’t very good.

I was hoping Austin was going to be Eric Metcalf.

I think he’s a backup who could develop into a competent starter. I don’t think he will be the kind of starter that ever shuts up an entire fan base permanently. I think he’s the kind of QB who will always be teetering on the edge of QB controversy. You know, a bunch of fans saying, “Start the other guy,” after every two-game losing streak.

The great thing about Davis at this point is that he isn’t the reason the Rams are losing. And that’s good enough for a third stringer to deserve a little patience from everybody. But I am in the wait-and-see category. There are things he does – like throw pick-sixes in crunch time – that aren’t acceptable. He is a legit backup, though. For sure.

My confidence is shaken. I haven’t totally lost faith yet simply because I have no idea what the hell is happening.

But…you know…the defense isn’t working.