McVay: This guy has grown up. I think he learned from the loss to the Patriots, and just generally. He stuck with the run even though it wasn’t working (at all). This is the kind of game where he would have given up on the run. AND…I think the game plan was focused on OBJ. He thought the Bengals would do everything they could to take out Kupp (which they didn’t, even after OBJ’s injury, and I don’t understand not doubling Kupp every damn play). OBJ was wide open, even on the play he got hurt, and was on his way to having a monster game. I think the Rams would have won this game substantially with OBJ. The Rams were missing Woods, OBJ, Higbee, Blanton, Fuller and Weddle…they were playing backups to the backups, and McVay made it work. He adjusted.  And the culture he has created is 2nd to none. Kroenke had better open up his wallet for both McVay and Snead.

Donald: A case could be made that he should be the MVP because the Bengals knew they couldn’t block him, and the gameplanned for that. Instead of their signature 7-step drops and chuck the ball, Burrow was releasing the ball in 1.8 seconds. Donald and the DLine made the Bengals sacrifice their strength before the game even started. That’s incredible. And when they went away from the run, the DLine just ate the Bengals alive. After that 75-yard TD to start the 2nd half, the Bengals got just 50 yards the rest of the game. Burrow got sacked 7 times in 22 plays. (I heard Peter King say today that he thinks Donald will retire. He was at the Rams party until 4am).

Stafford: I didn’t notice that no-look pass until I saw the highlight this morning. That was ridiculous. And Matthew Stafford is clutch. That guy’s playoff run was amazing. 15 play drive when they needed it most, making 3 playoff games in a row where he led game-winning drives. Aaron Rodgers has 2 such drives in his playoff career. Stafford got 3 in one post-season. He is Nails.

Kupp: I think Cooper Kupp is in the conversation of best player in the NFL. Everybody KNEW the Rams were going to Kupp, and he just worked them anyway. The guy just catches and runs and he is unstoppable. In his last 3 games, he had 28 receptions, 6 TDs, and 4xx yards receiving against playoff teams. Stafford to Kupp is going to be a big problem for the NFL for a long time. I don’t know if they can get any better because they both work their butts off, but even as they stand right now, this is as dangerous a duo as exists in the NFL, and may be the most dangerous. Kupp is ridiculous. This guy might be Jerry Rice.

OBJ: I am sorry for that guy. I think he was headed towards a huge game, and now he’s out until who knows when. He is probably going to get a one-year deal as a consequence, too. I think he will stay with the Rams. He loves the team, and OBJ can make more money outside of football in Los Angeles anyway. He is made for those opportunities, and if he is a star on the Rams, he can bank really big money on the side. I was going to put $200 on OBJ yesterday. I heard a prop set on him at 63 yards. I was going to bet the over on that because he was going to get that easily, imo. But I hadn’t wagered since the 2018 season, and my account was deactivated, and I couldn’t get it re-activated in time, and did not get that bet placed. So OBJ’s blown knee did not blow a hole in my wallet.

Kroenke: I am going to say something nice about an owner. This guy had a vision, and he worked it, and worked it, and worked it. I remember reading that he just patiently hammers away at his goals back when he bought the team, and when it was clear he was going to LA. He built the crown jewel of the NFL right in LA, the city where no stadium deal could ever get done, that had 2 NFL teams leave, that people said did not care about football. Then he hired the right people, and let them make the football decisions. He let Snead reinvent team-building philosophy, and trusted McVay on Goff, and Demoff on money, and he just won the Super Bowl last night in what was a 6-hour long commercial for Los Angeles. I don’t think that attracting Millers and Beckhams is going to be a problem for this team as long as McVay is around. Stan knew what he was doing, and he did it. Right now, the Rams are THE model franchise. That is what Kroenke just did.

zn wrote:

The Rams got to the end without Woods, OBJ and Higbee

The Rams won the Super Bowl.

And I am happy about it.

InvaderRam wrote:

i can’t take it.

You can.

And you will.

Looks like Jim is not big friends with ED.

Wouldn't miss this game for anything. Unlike other Legends, I don't have a care in the world about where my seats are, we in the HOUSE!
Very thankful for the @RamsNFL for providing a gracious opportunity to be part of the first ever 🏆 in LA!

See ya at @SoFiStadium!
🐏 ⬆️

— 𝒥𝒾𝓂 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓉 (@Jim_Everett) February 12, 2022

https://www.theonion.com/super-bowl-lvi-the-onion-preview-1848510731

https://twitter.com/i/topics/689566314835259392

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Higbee and Noteboom out.

From Super Bowl Live: Some significant #Rams injury news, with TE Tyler Higbee out. pic.twitter.com/GgiRf4eFNW

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 11, 2022

I don’t understand how Aaron Rodgers won MVP when he’s totally cancelled by the woke mob.

And how come Tutu Atwell didn’t get OROY?

I’ve had probably two dozen actors in my drama classes perform that monologue over the years.

This is the kind of thing you want to read about your favorite team. Quality organization.

There are a lot of reasons the Rams are in this Super Bowl. To get back here a second time within five years has taken a fascinating series of decisions, catalysts and balances. Among them, these details shouldn’t get lost: https://t.co/A3SfSW82Gm pic.twitter.com/Q28Fd3eVU1

— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) February 10, 2022

Protect the football.

Win on 3rd down.

Profound, I know.

Yep.

Yes, indeed. Ditto on this.

https://www.theonion.com/teacher-fired-for-breaking-state-s-critical-race-theory-1848442332

InvaderRam wrote:

i’ll be honest.  when i first read that weddle had signed with the rams, i thought it was a joke.

Put yourself in Rapp’s shoes. You’re the starting safety and get injured right as the playoffs begin. You get healthy enough to return for the Super Bowl…but you’ve been replaced by a guy who has been out of football for two years, and you can’t get your job back.