And I'm sorry, Saff ain't it. He may have always been a versatile guy on our line with many skills, but leadership has never been one of them. It took the addition of Timmerman to get the best out of Pace and solidify our line. Wish we could add that type of veteran leadership to our line and I agree, Mangold could be that guy.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
is mostly true and I agree what you say. Except for the ST part. Tavon is not a decision maker. He even runs indecisively. Get him out where he thinks less and reacts more and he can do damage. But he needs a designed play where he's told where to go and what to do. Yes, he's a weapon. But he scares the poo outta me every time he fields a punt.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
Letting Jenx go? I've read all of the negativity about him, but this defense was not the same with Janoris out of the line up. I know that's a lot of scratch for Tru, but who steps into that role? Joyner and Gaines gonna be the duo to replace Jenx and Tru? Ouch, hurts just thinking about it. Ya, I'm an Oline guy too. And we need to put a vet on it, no question. But without a Secondary, you'veby Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteznPlus he has what I like most in an offensive mind--he is not a system first guy, he adapts to what the players can do. Not a quality that I saw in Fisher.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
Amen, LA. At a certain point, you do what you do because it is what needs to be done. There is no why. There are no excuses. You are accountable for you. The big "if" that is debated is the credibility of this report. That grain of sand I spoke of yesterday seems to be getting bigger.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
Well Zack, I guess my point was that in what I was stating was not an absolute. Just that regardless of the agenda, a story is usually germinated from something and not entirely manufactured. I'm hearing a lot of "absolutely no's" with nothing really to back that statement up, either, which is what I was responding to.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePHDram its not about truth. its about the story to be told. not saying its right. it just is. Uh, ok... My take is like most stories, there is at least a grain of sand to massage into this pearl.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLesBakerA lot of people were happy when Kroenke bought out Chip and Lucia rather than taking the greenmail and letting SKhan take over the team. Yessir, a lot of people were. Because it was pretty clear then what was progressing. Dem is paid to do what he does. There is a reason he is still employed here. I understand the feelings over what happened, but did you really think he'd "by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
and then '99 happened. But we fans had been spoiled with good years, good teams and good ownership. After the 89' playoff loss, it all went to heck. Then this. It's been a pretty long haul. But then I look back and some things just seem like yesterday. Guess I just look back and some of those memories don't seem so far back and just maybe this team can turn a corner. I look the start realby Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
Who'd have guessed that appeasing an owner and moving a team because one guy wanted it to be so was a bad idea... Dummies.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
We have all the greenhorns we can handle.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
Rare treat from you and greatly appreciated.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
"Trust me". Pretty much over that and have heard it too much over the past few years. This guy is a breath of fresh air and has the right attitude to begin this project. He knows what direction he wants to take and you can immediately see he is the type of person people listen to when he speaks. The more I see of him, the more excited I get about our prospects.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
That would have been a(nother) really big hole to plug. Love his style and enthusiasm. Glad he's still a Ram.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
Moving a team to a City where it has no fan base. I grew up near LA and knew maybe two fans in my life in the area. One of them had moved up from SD. The NFL is giving the good 'ole Spanos Family a bone after last year, I get that. But it just makes no sense. As posted, the Raider Fans will run amok there and they'll have to give tickets away to fill that Stadium. SD fans are so pzzd there wiby Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
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We lost because we don't have the horses. No coach is going to get Tavon to catch a contested pass- period. No coach is going to "get the most" out of Grob or Quick. The Kendricks we saw drop pass after pass isn't going to get better. And these are the guys the people who still have jobs here gave extensions. I've watched the past couple of years waiting for these guys to grow into theby Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
Something that is seriously lacking on this team. For all of the rah rah antics of Tavon, fails of Kendricks and just plain cluelesness of Quick, KB did more for this team than any receiver has done in over a decade. And I used to hear from a certain poster at least five times a day when he was first picked up about what a failure he was going to be, but he's done good here with the garbage he waby Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
Sorry, but that point is not bullet-proof. Some people can develop their players. We can't seem to develop OL, and it hasn't really seemed to matter who the coach was. After Vermeil's O Lines, it's been all down-hill.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
Ya, I know the errors and mistakes, and the mouth. Was sick of his antics. But the guy can play. Shut Dez down the other week. Often held his side of the field for us, and was also pretty decent in run support. Sorry, but the guy we paid is nowhere near sniffing a pro bowl. Big mistake by the Rams on that one.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
But your metrics are relying only on bits of data, and that's why I labeled them "arbitrary". When people do that, I see them cherry picking points of data to build their case. I've seen many here use statistics to do just that, and feel validated by the "math". Sorry counselor, but I don't buy that.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
It could also be that Goff expected the receiver to stop in the gap and catch the pass, but the receiver kept running. We only know what we see, and sometimes not even that...by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't see the value in having a guy you are replacing actively searching for your next HC. Makes no sense. As much as I'd like to believe it to be different, the tea leaves read Dem and Snead staying. We might get a Vermeil clone that survives this type of FO, but it's a wish and a prayer to hope for lightning to strike twice. I have no idea who that guy would be.by Old Goat - RamsFootballFans.com