zn wrote:

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Rams LT Alaric Jackson did not practice today with a foot injury.

Did he practice without one?

I agree on SF.

They’re done this year, and probably done for a while.

They are 5-6, and have BUF, CHI, LA, MIA, DET, and AZ left to play. That’s 3-3, probably, maybe even 2-4. They are going to wind up a game or 2 under .500 this year. Kittle, McCaffrey, and Samuel all have their best years behind them. They may not “jenga,” as Colin puts it, but I don’t think they are back in the championship mix next year. If Pearsall comes through, and they rebuild their OL, and Aiyuk returns in top form, they can do better than they did this year, but they are a couple of drafts away from being a threat again.

It’s funny that Colin got the business from 9er fans for making this observation. The principal radio heads have folded on the season, at least, and started doing the math on a rebuild.

wv wrote:

Didnt see the game. Saw the box-score. Barkley had 255 yards??
Jeezus.

Rams iz mediocre, i guess.

Rushing yards. 302 total yards.

The Eagles are better. That was clear by the 2nd quarter. The first two drives the Rams put up were impressive, but the Eagles tweaked something, and that was the end of it. Clearly better at the LOS on both sides, and the Eagles fixed their secondary problems in one draft. Cooper Dejean is everything he was hyped up to be going into the draft. That is a complete team. They got a great QB, RB, and WR, and excellent lines. The Philly-Detroit Championship game is one I will watch start-to-finish.

Last night, the absence of Ernest Jones was glaring. I can see the Rams playing better than they did last night. Getting Havenstein back will help, and Higbee. But the Rams are not a threat to the top tier teams, even if the D continues to mature.

I blame Aaron Donald.

I remember that play bc I’m a Dodgers fan, and I watch the postseason. Mookie is my favorite player right now, both bc he’s so damn good, and bc he just loves what he’s doing. He’s always smiling and laughing. Just seems to love life. It’s good to have those people around.

Just heard. Purdy is out.

NoCal is talking about the draft.

They worked on Purdy’s shoulder before practice yesterday, and held him out. I didn’t hear anything new this morning, but Bosa, Trent Williams, and Purdy were all out yesterday, and there is concern. If they don’t play on Sunday, the 9ers are gonna lose. They probably will lose anyway, but they have no chance without those guys.

I haven’t heard about Kittle’s condition, but he and Williams are the only guys on the OL who can block, and in Kittle’s absence, the 9ers rush game has been bad. It’s still top 10, I think, but without Kittle, it’s been bottom 1/3 of the league the last couple of weeks.

It just isn’t their year. Been there, done that, recognize the symptoms.

Incidentally, Deebo has had a significant falloff in breaking tackles. McCaffrey and Kittle have a lot of mileage, and looks like Deebo is fading, too. The outlook for the 49ers is absolutely brilliant. And to make it even better, some Shanahan grumblings have started, and that makes the picture even rosier. There is speculation that the league has “figured him out.” I think that’s bollocks, and I doubt there is any concern inside 49er headquarters, but it’s fun to listen to the fans whine.

• This reply was modified 4 weeks, 1 day ago by Zooey.

TBH, looks like 1 of 3.

And grammatically, I don’t think the word “only” works in this situation.

But I have essays to grade, so I’m out of here.

zn wrote:

Zooey wrote:

Oh, and Braden Fiske. Another sack and another forced fumble.

2 sacks.

I assume that as a 9ers fan you hate Fiske–not as much as Donald of course but still–yet you should nevertheless try to rise above that and endeavor to be objectively honest.

Oh, I realized my typo almost immediately, and I thought that I could go back and edit it to correct the problem, but then I thought, nobody but a Seahawks fan would be crass enough to point out my error, and here we are.

Drake Maye looks the part of a starting QB.

The OL was better than last week, but not as good as it was against MN and SEA. Stafford had a few WTF throws again this week, though not as many as last week. I wondered during the game if he has an injury somewhere in his throwing arm. He’s not as sharp as he was to start the season, and Miami beat him up.

There are still seven games to go, and the Rams could tighten things up. The offense just hasn’t gelled, and I will guess that it will. The defense seems to be less about cohesion, and more about raw inexperience and rookie mistakes. There’s reason to be hopeful on that front, too.

The Rams did what they had to do today – beat an inferior opponent – but they didn’t look real good doing it. Even when they were in control on the scoreboard, it didn’t feel like they were in control of the game, and in fact, they weren’t. NE still had a chance in the closing minutes.

I think that loss against MIA is the one they couldn’t afford. They gave away their margin. To reach 10 wins now means going 5-2 to close the season, and that doesn’t look likely. But if they don’t do that, they aren’t really in the hunt anyway. They COULD win the division at 9-8, but that’s not a “serious” team.

To go 5-2, they will probably have to knock off either Philly or Buffalo to make up for the MIA loss, and if they can’t do that, then this isn’t their year anyway. They will also probably face a Must Win against AZ.

Okay. Well, I’m not a a loss for reasons for wishing she had won, and I’m a bit jaded etc., but all that is heartening. Nevertheless, we iz fecked.

ZOOEY–I don’t know how in the fuck I did that, but I ended up editing you instead of quoting you. WTF. 

• This reply was modified 1 month, 2 weeks ago by zn.

nittany ram wrote:

Zooey wrote:

Oh, thank goodness. I was beginning to think I was the only Rams fan on this board. I feel like I stepped into some kind of weird Dolphin orgy here.

That happened to me at Sea World once. I accidentally slipped and fell into their tank.

For the record, I don’t hear you lamenting that.

But that’s none of my business.

Oh, one other thing. I think Nader is right about Vance. I think THAT is the guy Peter Thiel actually wants as president.

canadaram wrote:

I would rather have Limmer remain at centre and have Avila play LG. Jackson can back up at all 3 interior positions. Probably not going to happen given the money they gave to Jackson.

I’m think that same way, though that is only my eyeballs at work, and I’m not a great observer of OL play.

Hey, where’s RFL?