QuoteJamesJM ]varying definition's of "playing not to lose"... which makes them all legitimate Hi. Personally? I don't accept the term at all. I think it's a fan thing used to criticize or downplay an offensive approach the fan using it just doesn't prefer. It's a value judgement term and is used exclusively in that way. I don't think it has any real neutral, analytic football valueby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteHacksaw_64 Quotelaram ~ Case Keenum - He didn't throw a ball that traveled more than 5 yards in the air. We might have a new check down king here. Thank god, because that's about as far as he can air it out. After watching him in camp, it has only verified my suspicions of his limited arm. It's worse than I thought. Much worse. As much as I hate to say it, Fisher & Co. have a vby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLMU93 I agree. There's plenty of room for both and they're in complementary roles. Kendricks can be the "starter" and Higbee could still be in there potentially for 80% of the passing plays. They run plenty of two TE sets and that will continue this year. A bonus will be if Higbee can become a decent blocker, something Cook was horrendous at doing... I see him becoming more oby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM and again probably my fault. What I'm saying, or trying to say, would better be explained as 'use'. I'm aware they do different things, and depending on the situation one or the other of their inherent talents can or will be called for. I'm trying to say that the Ram's are closer, (more comfortable, secure), and "at this time", with their ... lets call it "Kendby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM but first, thanks zn. I'm going to say this badly. Be forewarned. When she is around, (and this applies to more than just me), it is the happiest of times. One sets aside pettiness, pissy'ness, argumentativeness, and every other negative 'ness. And it's not 'pity', as in - well, you know.... I guess 'feigned' good humor stemming from pity. (actually the word 'feigned' isby zn - Bucky's Pub
QuoteJamesJM My niece has MD, Muscular Dystrophy. She's 13. My guess is that some of you know someone that has this disease as well, perhaps even in your immediately family, or you yourself. She was diagnosed with it, I think, about 4 years ago. I don't see her often, she lives on the coast... I see her maybe once every couple months or so. She's doing well, she can get around on her ownby zn - Bucky's Pub
QuoteJamesJM for me that would mean our WR's are doing their job. Last year it sure seemed to me that Kendricks was targeted more toward the end of the season, and more importantly in crucial situations, and my guess is that it was because of our WR play. Of course, same think will apply to Higbee, if that's the case. - JamesJM Kendricks has always been a steady, active target. For the laby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM They'll be on the field together a LOT, I'm pretty sure. But I think Kendricks will fight hard for #1 on the depth chart... and by that I mean his 'play'. This year I think it will be close but I think Kendricks will be the target a bit more than Higbee... and that reversing in the very near future. - JamesJM The key to Kendricks is not receptions. That's just part of his gamby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills It almost seems in preseason they are trying to get out of the offense way lol... What we saw Sayurday we have literally seen every single year under Fisher And nope.... I don't like it either I personally find all the complaints to be kind of beside the point. He's not doing in the preseason what the complainers want him to do. He's doing something different. Not "by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Quotezn QuoteRockRam He needed to handle the pressure better and get rid of the ball, but that is mostly just adjusting to the NFL speed and schemes. Which brings up another point. Unlike the Rams defense in that game, which was vanilla and all about finding out who to cut and who to keep, the Dallas defense ran all sorts of things at the Rams. And you can bet the farm the Rams OLby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam He needed to handle the pressure better and get rid of the ball, but that is mostly just adjusting to the NFL speed and schemes. Which brings up another point. Unlike the Rams defense in that game, which was vanilla and all about finding out who to cut and who to keep, the Dallas defense ran all sorts of things at the Rams. And you can bet the farm the Rams OL did not prep forby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRFL QuoteRamgatorKendricks cannot touch Higbee. It's true that Kendricks has not been, is not now, nor ever will be a dominant receiving TE. And it's also true that Higbee shows signs of becoming just that. It's also true that Higbee is not half the blocking TE Kendricks is. And that the 2 guys play essentially different roles. Virtually different positions. Kendricks is a consumby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 QuoteJamesJM is about to relinquish the top spot, but I do agree that Higbee may be all he's been touted to be by many on this board. - JamesJM Kendricks will have little to say about it, James. Higbee can make plays that Kendricks simply can't. Much as Goff can throw passes that Keenum simply can't. In effect the 2 do not play the same position. Higbee is not competingby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM In preseason are penalties, (usually), called more often? Less? Exactly the same? I would have guessed "more", especially any 'new' or 'reinterpreted' rule the NFL wants to stress.... but if so then that makes yesterday's game VERY unusual. - JamesJM Last year the Rams had 10 penalties in pre-season game 1. This year Dallas had 9. So it looks like...no. It'by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM Quite a few people have noted that in his debut - Goff didn't. Hmmm. If so, why? Because, as many writers like to say, "This ain't college, it's the Pros, so he can't"? I dunno. IMO? This is one game, 2 series molehill stuff. Of course he can escape in the pros. He was set up with some fancy shenanigans by the Dallas defense, learned a lesson or 2, and that's theby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotechunkmeister . I will agree his release is not lightning quick.....but there are a few other good QB's in this league with average release speed. People say that but the ball still comes out fairly quickly. (Btw that's not from Saturday, I was saying that last summer too.) Something there is more than the sum of the obvious parts.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePHDram I realize that boudreau has that reputation but kush has been on 5 teams in 4 years. Seems like a stretch. Plus he's a center only guy. I think recall forest playing on the outside in otas but it's nice to confirm. Boudreau neverthless still has that reputation. How many teams a young guy was on before doesn't matter. If he can make something out of young "ronin" veby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteGreatRamNTheSky My observation is from a focus standpoint and maybe an intensity standpoint the Rams 1st team defense was a little slow to wake up and play. They improved as the game progressed. The intensity of the 2s and 3s seemed much better to me and it showed. Grits That's quite possibly because the Rams focus in the pre-season, at least in the 1st game, is on keeping the D staby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- Wow...that was amazing!!! To steal what Ty Burrell said on the pregame show (that I'm watching on dvr right now) "As a life long Rams fan- this feels like an hallucination" The last couple days kinda felt like I was living a dream...packing the car for the trip up to LA was one of those "I can't believe I'm doing this right now" moments. I thought I migby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Good read. I liked your take on Barnes (IMO too many people look at him the wrong way), the backs, and (mostly) on Goff. I think you give good general picture on Goff but why the focused details on rookie issues they will fix in the first qb meeting? It is though worth noticing that Dallas put in a more sophisticated defense (including fake blitzes, delayed blitzes and stunts) and the Rams wereby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePHDram so two battles i was trying to pay attention to last night.... i believe kush was the backup to barnes. does he have a chance to make the team? rhaney was third team? hager is clearly the backup to ao. i believe i saw forrest playing in ayers spot and not in the middle larer in the game. did anybody else see that? any other lb stand out? If you read around on Kush he hasby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteNewMexicoRam The Rams took him in the supplemental draft. Time to shine, young man, or give up your space! QuoteFisher (On if CB E.J. Gaines will be available this week) “I expect him to be back, yeah – same thing with (T) Isaiah Battle. I would expect both of them to be up and available and ready to play this week.” .by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 QuoteRams_81 Another head scratcher on how he is so highly rated, by many Rams fans. While I disagree that he will be out of the game altogether, I see him as a middle of pack 2nd stringer at best. Others seem to hold him in much higher regard and I don't understand the basis as I don't see physical potential, nor do I see results. Just to be fair, 81... Keenum is a winningby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM I have never seen such an overwhelmingly universal criticism as I have about about him... he's slow in delivery. I just do not see that, (granted, everyone else seeing it and not me does not bode well for my opinion)... I have said this about Mannion for a long time. Technically he has slow feet and a quirky throwing motion. But in spite of both things, the ball comes out quickly eby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM I'm terrible at noting things like that unless I'm watching a replay... "live" I just can't stop being a fan. - JamesJM In the 2nd series it looked like Williams Folkerts Kush Reynolds Donnal. Wms, at LOT is interesting. Looks like Kush has supplanted Rhaney. Folkerts and Reynolds are both veterans.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLMU93 Did Gaines play at all? I don't think so. Actually I felt on a couple of those passes Bryant hauled down Sensabaugh was right there in coverage but they were really good throws and an All Pro WR bringing them down. But I still think Gaines is their starter there eventually. From the little I have seen so far (adding last year and this year) Gaines, Roberson, and Hill are all better tby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotebigjimram21 Most camp reports were Mannion wasn't good or bad , just there. He was ok tonight, made some really good throws. Last year camp reports on Mannion were very positive. This year there's some good stuff on him overall.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM looking past, that is, the fact that I haven't got a clue how to run a Mighty Mite Youth Football team... My current QB depth chart: Mannion, Goff, Keenum. (Goff will overtake Mannion). - JamesJM Yeah a lot of people were down on Mannion last season. I am not sure why. He looked fine to me last year, but green. He obviously developed some in the off-season.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM was the scariest thing I saw tonight. I don't even want to think about it. - JamesJM I just saw them picking on Sensabaugh. But the talent behind Sensabaugh is better than him IMO. So what we're seeing at this point is the difference between Jenkins and Sensabaugh. They didn't pick on Jenkins, not last year anyway.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax I believe you. I just can't imagine what that's like. People are different and see different ways. B) I tend to notice that there are different ways to see and experience something like this.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com