I am so superstitious. I always think I'm jinxing the Rams. I hope those raccoons got the power, cuz I'm sick of having it myself. It all dates from one Super Bowl Sunday early in 1980 when I was a young 'un supposed to be doing some fund-raising work for a church organization. I went delinquent and stopped in a bowling alley just in time to see a football narrowly miss Rod Perry's fingertipsby GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
Makes sense. I wonder which team has the fewest players take up 50%? (fractions permitted)by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
What you say is a little bit comforting. I would be even more comforted if my favorite model for financial team building, the New England Patriots, fell into that category also. I don't have the info.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm sure McVay's eventually going to have to tone it down a bit. Bring on the coach-speak. Parcells also had a blonde talented young QB (Simms) and a taller, smarter, calmer, less-talented second string QB (Brunner). He chose Brunner as his starter that first year. Did it help Simms grow, or was it just stupidity? I think it helped Simms mature.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
... Goff will be avenged.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
I was thinking the same thing. We've been overstocking of late.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
Maybe McVay wants Goff to practice shifting into third and fourth gears. Goff is getting pretty comfortable going one, two, a little three with Kuppby GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
And if they pay Donald, I'll eat mine.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
Mr. Riddick, do you mean Goff is going to return to his previous level?by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
Funny, isn't it. The players that the national media said were great on the Rams (Donald, Quinn, Gurley) turn out to be the ones NOT to build around.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
This is a tough one. Perhaps McVay is good at some things that Martz wasn't good at, so a little pain comes in when Martz looks at McVay. That kind of pain often turns into snide comments.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
Edwards said Rams are going to be an interesting team to watch. Don't have the link. I think anybody with football sense who's paying any attention knows that.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
I think you are talking about a hypothetical market. I wish it existed. The hypothetical market is very logical. The goal is to put the best team on the field. Market value falls in line with this goal. The more you spend, then, the better your team will be. The real market doesn't exactly correlate with putting the best team on the field. The real market's main driving force is individuaby GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
Dear Mr. Kroenke, First, I really sincerely appreciate what you are doing for the Rams and the NFL, with your investment in Los Angeles. I have a request for doing even a little bit more for the NFL. It's about this Donald business (even though others may be more to blame, I have to use Donald's name. Accountability.) It used to be that athletes were paid far short of the "hurting-thby GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
.... RFL is back on the board. Nobody sniffs the sniff and exposits the expository like RFL. Yes, a great read.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
Agree 100%. But what worries me is the report that the Rams have a Suh-level offer on the table. It seems to me the Rams have already given in to extortion. If so, the Rams might go another level.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
What's the best trade scenario? Do we have to sign him for what he wants before we trade him? Or can we trade him now?by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
I agree. Did you notice, in the second section when Steve Smith got off on a bit of a tirade about QBs, how he gently shifted the direction of the conversation from negative toward positive by asking Smith what the qualities are that you seek in a QB? And all while he's clearly bonding with Smith, whom he was meeting for the first time?by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
It depends on how good you are at spending ~$100 million. If you're smart and can evaluate talent, I think you should consider spreading it around on several players. If you're dumb, and can't evaluate talent, what a blessing it is that the best defensive lineman in the league is there to let you off the hook.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm with you on this: low-risk, high reward. Especially because it seems to me from what I've read that Gordon is more of the "navel-gazer" type of "knucklehead", as opposed to the "f-the-man" type of knucklehead. GEby GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
Well, at least it means that I finally get to watch the Rams, not having Ticket and living in the shadow of Levi Stadium. And if I get to watch the Rams, that means it's a home game.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
In today's MMQB: "...But give the Rams the 24-hour rule. Let them have this glorious moment." Thank you, Mr. King! How very kind of you to think of us Rams fans.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com
Definitely Hard Knocks malaise, not to mention endemic jet lag from the move. And the youngest team in the league, with a few vets jettisoned. You're about the first to mention it, GRITS. There are situations where Fisher's style has its advantages, but not these situations.by GarlicExile - RamsFootballFans.com