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ZooeyModeratorWhat’s next for Detroit?
This looked like the year they could do it. But this team ran out of gas. Coordinators Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson have been interviewing for other jobs. They could both move on and perhaps take some assistants with them. The team will get some key players back, but some, including Carlton Davis and Kevin Zeitler, could depart in free agency.The Lions have a road schedule in 2025 that features games against the Eagles, Ravens, Rams, Bengals, Kansas City and this very Commanders team — one that should only be better. How will the Lions respond? How will Campbell pick up the pieces? These are questions most thought would come later. Not now. But that’s the NFL.
The NFL is not kind.
If the Chiefs win it again this year, then… they have to be the NFL’s high water mark.
ZooeyModeratorI dunno how the Lions got ‘this’ far with all those injuries on defense. Wouldnt surprise me if they won the NFC next year.
Agreed. I believed the injuries would catch up with them in the playoffs, and they did. And I think you’re right about next year. They probably would have won it this year, if not for those injuries.
ZooeyModeratorThe Detroit/Washington game is what you get when two great offenses face two terrible defenses.
I like the Rams’ chances should they get past Philly.
Me, too.
Score first tomorrow.
January 19, 2025 at 12:13 am in reply to: setting up the Iggles game (Sunday 1/19, 3 et 12 noon pt) #154824ZooeyModeratorRams 16
Eagles 13ZooeyModeratorWell, well, well.
ZooeyModerator19 appearances is pretty impressive when you consider that for the better part of two decades during the Super Bowl era the Rams were among the worst teams in football.
Yeah, the Rams are either good, or terrible.
They don’t do mediocrity.
ZooeyModeratorsuper bowl era
divisional round w/l records pic.twitter.com/XGlcNq3R3M— roberto clemente (@rclemente2121) January 18, 2025
January 18, 2025 at 1:43 pm in reply to: setting up the Iggles game (Sunday 1/19, 3 et 12 noon pt) #154809ZooeyModeratorBastards. They keep making the storm earlier and earlier. Now it’s practically guaranteed.
ZooeyModeratort’d be one thing to say that during the offseason, but calling out a rowdy fanbase like the Eagles’ just days before a playoff game may not be the most advisable move.
What are they gonna do?
Make noise when the Rams’ defense is on the field?
Oh no.
January 17, 2025 at 4:12 pm in reply to: Just a thread for different kindsa interesting things #154787ZooeyModeratorIs the US more advanced than China? Xiaohongshu has left Americans speechless.美国比中国先进吗？小红书 把美国人给干沉默了。 pic.twitter.com/LEIGlhfSEv
— 雁过留声 (@szygls) January 17, 2025
ZooeyModeratorGreat gesture from the Rams: https://t.co/5zJNbLEJS9
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 17, 2025
January 17, 2025 at 11:05 am in reply to: setting up the Iggles game (Sunday 1/19, 3 et 12 noon pt) #154779ZooeyModeratorJared Verse: “I hate Eagles fans”
Wow. Got me all fired up. I’m ready to put on a helmet and get in there.
ZooeyModeratorSean McVay says he expects Alaric Jackson, Tyler Higbee, Ahkello Witherspoon and Bobby Brown to all play vs. Eagles
— Adam Grosbard (@AdamGrosbard) January 16, 2025
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January 16, 2025 at 6:03 pm in reply to: setting up the Iggles game (Sunday 1/19, 3 et 12 noon pt) #154767ZooeyModeratorDid you know AJ Brown was reading a self-help book. ‘Inner Excellence’
Michael Irvin defended Brown, saying Brown had some issues and was actually working on himself trying to improve.I saw that.
And I saw somebody else say that it may reveal Discontent about his “underuse.”
I don’t think it means anything. And I don’t think it means anything, even if it does mean something. If you know what I mean. Even if he’s disgruntled, the only thing that really matters is whether he catches the ball and runs with it. The more he does that, the worse it is.
Anyway. It feels like Friday to me today, but it’s not.
January 16, 2025 at 4:19 pm in reply to: setting up the Iggles game (Sunday 1/19, 3 et 12 noon pt) #154765ZooeyModeratorSo, if the Rams were to be competitive, how would it happen? What would it look like?
I dunno, but they have managed to be competitive with that other team with a great Oline – the Lions. How do they do ‘that’ ? I have no idea.
Great challenge for McVay. As Cowherd noted, going across the country, into the cold, short week, against a beast of a team thats already lambasted the Rams.
Great challenge.
One of those games where you can live with a loss, if they are competitive, smart, tough.
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vThis is where I have oceans of ignorance. The Rams said they got rolled by Philly before because they didn’t maintain gap discipline. Was that just on the two long runs? Or several times? That’s fixable, and…apparently…has been fixed. That’s not to say there will never be another mistake, but they’ve addressed that, and nobody has scored much of anything on them since Buffalo lit them up.
So how much did the Eagles steamroll the Rams when the Rams DID maintain their gap discipline? Some, for sure. A lot? I dunno. What does that mismatch look like if the Rams do what they’re supposed to do on defense? How far does Barkley get on a slick field? How much has the Rams’ OL coalesced since then? How well will Higbee play? How much will the loss of this LB dude hurt the Eagles? Are the Eagles a little too cocky/complacent about the Rams because of the ease with which they whacked them earlier this year? Does AJ Brown getting only 3 targets for 1 catch for 10 yards have anything to do with his reading a book on the sidelines? Why does he have a book on the sideline in the first place? Are there still remnants of fractures underneath the surface from last year’s meltdown? Does McVay see something on film that he can exploit this time?
I don’t have a clue.
What I can say with reasonable confidence is that the Rams pretty much need to score early and get out on top, something they have been pretty terrible at this year, because I don’t see them coming from behind in this one.
January 16, 2025 at 1:22 pm in reply to: setting up the Iggles game (Sunday 1/19, 3 et 12 noon pt) #154761ZooeyModeratorI think it’s a case of “this is a great bunch, they just don’t match up well with the Eagles.”
I don’t know if anybody does, but yeah, the Rams are quick and light on DL, and the Eagles are quick and heavy. So that’s a mismatch.
I assume the Rams are gonna just go with 12 guys in the box to try to slow Barkley, and try to make Hurts beat them. The Rams’ only chance is to keep Philly in a low-scoring game, and hope for a couple of breaks to fall their way. Nothing about this game looks like it’s an advantage for the Rams. I mean, the Rams passing attack may be superior to the Eagles’ passing attack, but the weather will stifle that. This isn’t going to be pretty. This will be as ugly as the game against the 49ers, I expect.
The only hope lies in the fact that the Rams have been winning ugly games this year, and Whitworth says that the Eagles’ advantages over the Rams will also be limited by the conditions. I’m guessing most of us will live to see.
ZooeyModeratorAlso, one of the worst gameplans in NFL history. By the Vikings head coach.
He failed to adjust. That’s for sure.
It’s nice to see McVay schooling bright head coaches like Belicheck did to him in the Super Bowl.
January 16, 2025 at 10:09 am in reply to: setting up the Iggles game (Sunday 1/19, 3 et 12 noon pt) #154754ZooeyModeratorFrom The Athletic:
The “panel” of experts is made up of coaches and team executives.
No. 4 Los Angeles Rams (10-7) at No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles (14-3)
Kickoff: 3 p.m. ET Sunday
Expert picks: Eagles 8, Rams 1Sean McVay can seemingly do no wrong.
The Rams coach rested his stars in the season finale, dropping a spot in the standings but shellacking the Vikings regardless. McVay believed in his team more than he cared about the opponent, and that’s the mark of a dangerous group.
It didn’t sway the voters, though.
“I think it’s going to be a replay of the (Eagles’) regular-season win against the Rams where they struggle to stop the run,” an executive said. “It’s a huge offensive line, and (the Rams are) small inside.”
The Eagles rushed for 314 yards in their 37-20 road victory against the Rams in Week 12. It was the second-most rushing yards by any team in a game this season. Running back Saquon Barkley piled up 255 rushing yards, 47 receiving yards and two touchdowns in that outing.
It frequently comes down to turnovers with the Eagles, too. They had eight giveaways during their 2-2 start but have only turned it over seven times in their last 14 games (counting Sunday’s playoff win over the Packers), including three in a row without a giveaway.
“It will come down to the Eagles being able to run the ball,” a coach said. “If the Rams can stop the run, they have a legit shot to win the game.”
The thing is, the Eagles run it well against everyone. They tallied 186 rushing yards in a Week 2 loss to the Atlanta Falcons and 211 yards on the ground in their Week 16 loss to the Commanders. So they are beatable even when the ground game is humming.
For the Rams to overcome these hurdles, along with the outdoor weather elements in Philly, they’ll need quarterback Matthew Stafford to be at his best and their young defense to pick up where it left off after racking up nine sacks and two takeaways in a 27-9 drubbing of the Vikings.
The Rams defense is fast, relentless and fearless.
“It will be a good game,” another executive said. “Stafford gets the ball out so quickly that it will minimize Philly’s defensive line. Can the Rams slow down Barkley? Their defense is playing well, and it will be fun to watch.”
Another coach added, “I love Stafford as an equalizer. But if Eagles QB Jalen Hurts takes care of it, I think they’re too deep and talented.”
The Eagles have knocked off the Rams in back-to-back regular-season meetings. The Rams are 2-1 against the hosts in the playoffs, but they haven’t met on this stage in 23 years.
January 15, 2025 at 4:19 pm in reply to: setting up the Iggles game (Sunday 1/19, 3 et 12 noon pt) #154732ZooeyModeratorIve seen some crazy pundits falling into the overvaluing-a-wildcard-win syndrome.
It was a great win over the vikes. Wonderful win.
Eagles are a different animal. It will get ugly.
There’s no scheming their way out of being bludgeoned by a superior OLine. By the start of the fourth quarter Saquon will be over 100 yards.
Rams get a TD in garbage time to make it look close:
Eagles 28
Rams 20.w
vYeah. This is the one matchup I hoped to avoid. If the Bucs had only done their job, the Rams would be on their way to Detroit, and I’d be much more eager for this weekend. As it is, the Rams just had to relocate their families in a few hours to another city, and then they threw every ounce of juice they had at Minnesota. That has to be exhausting mentally.
Now, on a short week, they got home at 3 am, and who knows where they’re even practicing right now, and they have to cross the country to play a frozen game with precipitation in front of the most hostile fans in the business, against a team that took them behind the woodshed just a few weeks ago and dropped a total ass-kicking on them. I always have hope because “any given Sunday” is a thing, but this is a major phuken challenge. If the Rams win, I think I’m going to get serious about placing Sean McVay’s bust next to just a handful of other ones on the top shelf of coaches historically. I mean it.
January 15, 2025 at 4:09 pm in reply to: setting up the Iggles game (Sunday 1/19, 3 et 12 noon pt) #154731ZooeyModeratorThere is a conspiracy to move the cold weather in sooner. I knew it.
January 15, 2025 at 12:18 pm in reply to: setting up the Iggles game (Sunday 1/19, 3 et 12 noon pt) #154729ZooeyModeratorRams bid for history continues Sunday: Opportunity to be the first playoff team to defeat multiple opponents that won 14+ regular season games.
Sure.
Then they will follow that up by beating two 15-win teams consecutively.
“And that’s the way it is.” ~ Walter Cronkite
January 15, 2025 at 11:03 am in reply to: setting up the Iggles game (Sunday 1/19, 3 et 12 noon pt) #154725ZooeyModeratorLos Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles | 2024 Divisional Round Game Preview
NFL ChannelZooeyModeratorNick Wright picks the rams to win the NFC, near the end of vid.
I feel like Philly is the end of the road.
But then…I watched the Jake Ellenborgian interview with Andrew Whitworth. And Andrew Whitworth says that he thinks the Rams are better off playing Philly in Philadelphia because “something about foot traction” that reduces the Eagles’ advantage, something, something, and I don’t understand trigonometry enough to understand why playing in Philadelphia is better for the Rams than playing on turf in LA, but it gives me a glimmer of hope. Because Whitworth is not ignorant of the ways of footballing.
And I have been straight-up lusting for a rematch with Detroit, so if the Rams get by the Eagles somehow, some way, then I am absolutely all on board.
And fuck the AFC. All those teams are better than the Rams, but I simply would not care at that point.
ZooeyModeratorOriginally posted by Zooey but in the wrong thread. (Hope you don’t mind Z, I moved it)
This thread didn’t exist, and I wasn’t smart enough to start a new one.
I’m accustomed to you starting all the post-game threads, and you usually do it before the final whistle, so when I got home and wanted to start yakking, and there was nothing here, I started to fear that you had been abducted.
ZooeyModeratorTyler Higbee (chest) was hospitalized last night because he was “coughing up a little bit of blood” said Sean McVay, but was able to make the trip home and McVay added he expects to play Sunday.
— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) January 14, 2025
ZooeyModeratorUpdate; Higbee was transported to the hospital, likely to get CT scans of his chest and abdomen.
They have to make sure the rib fractures don’t penetrate any organs.
Sounds like he is stable.
He will have a very difficult time playing next week, if he’s not already ruled out. https://t.co/zf9avtwCv2
— Jesse Morse, MD (@DrJesseMorse) January 14, 2025
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ZooeyModeratorHigbee hospitalized
Not sure what that means, but can’t be good.
ZooeyModeratorIt feels like the Rams are on House money right now. I’ll take the season as is, although I would obviously like more.
But considering that this season was one more loss away from being over before Pumpkin Spice hit the menu, winning the division, and knocking the crap out of a 14-3 Vikings team in the playoffs feels pretty solid.
ZooeyModeratorThe Vikings just never seemed to be in this game. The Rams just rolled them from the beginning, and then it seemed like the Vikings just gave up, and the Rams just protected their early success and a couple of breaks.
Watching the 4th quarter was, frankly, weird. The Vikings had no urgency. They managed the clock like it was the 2nd quarter in a game against the Colts in September, or something. They just never showed up. And Darnold. He does know he can throw the ball away, right?
I will rewatch the game tomorrow. I had a lousy feed that buffered a lot, and I flat out missed quite a bit of it while tending to other business, but it just looked to me like the Rams came out like they meant it, and then just salted the game away while the Vikings played a game with no meaning.
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