I hear you. It doesn't bother me, it just puzzles me, because I can't relate to it. I read voraciously. About topics of every stripe. But I grew up with guys who just really didn't care about too many things except what was right in front of them. And many of them were very good at sports, and knew, or learned everything they needed to know to do that. They weren't stupid. They wereby Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
But I see you as a results-oriented guy. You lay a lot of tough love on the Rams when they don't get it done, never mind any coulda, shoulda's. I respect that. I like that perspective on the board. When I imagine Goff throwing 24 passes for 89 yards and a pick and trying to defend that to you by saying "but laram, he was composed!", I think you would laugh me off the board.by Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
You just made all kinds of concessions for another team's player that I know you would never make for a Ram. And I don't get that.by Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
And one that I thought someone might ask me. THe difference is that Donald is a consummate pro who doesn't need to prove he's on top of things while TA has some untapped potential and has admitted needing to know playbook and routes better. It was the way he was driving that golf cart and not lookingby Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
I very much believe that under Fisher and Snead, the talent on this team has been greatly improved. I agree with Jeff that there's too much talent there to be a 7-9 team. But. It has also just seemed to me over the years, that there's a cockiness, a tendency to be much too pleased with temporary success, that permeates this team. And it may emanate from Fisher. Last year game two was theby Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
I signed up for a free month of HBO Now streamed online. You don't need to be a cable or satellite subscriber. I'm going to cancel after the month is up. FYI Just a few thoughts. Fisher's "I'm not going to go 7-9" pronouncement left me unmoved. It was just words, and frankly, it seemed almost rehearsed and pro forma, rather than passionate, to me. I don't think it was for theby Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
Instead of investing any hope or optimism in Jared Goff's career with the Rams, I can skip all that and start wondering who they will draft at QB after papadakis' dreary prediction comes true. And I didn't even have to ever watch him play in one preseason game, much less the real thing. It's better this way. I think I'll go listen to the James Gang's "Ashes, the rain, and I" now.by Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
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that most of these structures are mobile, and/or paid for in cash, or inherited. Or cabins built by the lessee with their own hands, materials paid for as they went. Not a stick-built 30 year mortgage structure. Also, the article focuses on several people whose only home is on the lake. But many of these may be vacation "cabins", not the lessee's primary residence. However,by Saguaro - Bucky's Pub
to give the Seahawks a welcome to SoCal that they'll never forget. And if somehow I get to see you again, that would be a very nice thing, too.by Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm going to that game and I want to see Goff, not Keenum, lol. It's all about me.by Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
First of all, I'm not familiar with the situation being described, but frankly, it sounds rather incredible. My reaction is not "how dare he?", but "how could they?" Why in the world would anyone invest in a home on land they don't own, or have a long-term lease on? I see nothing to indicate that what Kroenke is doing is illegal, or even unethical. That's not an arguby Saguaro - Bucky's Pub
I've actually heard of people putting up bat houses to attract them, but a pontoon boat makes for a very expensive version, I would imagine. You managed to conjure up a vivid image of the noodle swinging at and missing bats over and over. On a slightly more serious note, bats and their guano can potentially carry some nasty germs, which is one reason I never put up a bat house, despite my lby Saguaro - Bucky's Pub
and Fisher, history actually is on my side. It's when someone starts predicting 10 wins and Fisher, that history leaves their side.by Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
Watching an interview with Goff the other day, he's trying to answer a lot of the same questions over and over, while giving the polite answer. He stumbled over his words and said "comfortability". Then he kind of paused and said "Comfortability? Is that word?" He was mostly deadpan about it, but it was obvious that he knew it wasn't a word and was just engaging in self dby Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
Take a look at the circumstances last year. Quinn, in effect, either out or not really Quinn for the whole season. Ogletree out for almost the whole season. A mostly rookie oline starting. Later, a banged up, and shuffled around oline with even greener rookies starting. Foles ok for a few games, then just terrible for the rest that he played. An unprepared (in terms of reps) Keenum at QBby Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
I respect Bucky and take what he has to say seriously. On the one hand he appears to have seen only one practice, and evidently not one of Goff's better ones. So not a large sample, as Florida Ram says. On the other hand, he also talked to other players and Rams' organization and lists support for his opinion. So it looks like he was thorough in the time that he had. Brooks was very prby Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
Bucky Brooks: Goff should begin on the bench By Bucky Brooks NFL Media analyst Published: Aug. 5, 2016 at 01:55 p.m. Updated: Aug. 5, 2016 at 04:02 p.m. Patience is a virtue -- in virtually all aspects of life. But it is rarely found in NFL locker rooms. In a league where production and performance are paramount, general managers and scouts frequently fall prey to the outside noiseby Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
Do we have to put up with this guy again? :biggrin WELCOME BACK, SPEED!by Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
I agree that their expertise is to be questioned. Or at least how much thought or effort they put into a prediction like this. Like you, I wouldn't be that surprised at a 6-10 or 7-9 prediction, since it would be in line with what the Rams have done recently. I certainly hope for better than that, but I could respect such an opinion. But not 4-12 I can't. I'm thinking that their reasoningby Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams and oline seem snakebit, don't they? Havenstein started every game for 3 and half years at Wisconsin, playing in a bruising style offense. He comes to the Rams and shows some promise, but promptly gets injured for part of his rookie year, and now starts year 2 on PUP with some mystery injury. Go figure.by Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
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Can the Rams go to Tavon Austin when they need a big play, a 1st down to extend a drive? Sometimes, yes. But he's no Larry Fitzgerald. He can't dominate people physically. But he has to be accounted for on every play that he's in. He definitely occupies some of the defenses resources and makes plays more possible for other players. When he goes off, it's a big play that helps the Rams winby Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
Game 1: With the Rams scoreless in the 1st Q, and trailing the Seahawks 7-0, Austin opens the 2nd Q with a 16 yard TD run for the Rams' first score of the game and of the year. TA takes a run designed to go up the middle, sidesteps a defender in the backfield, cuts left and then just makes 3 Seahawk defenders look silly with his superior speed and maneuverability as he easily glides through themby Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
The list? Or A list? Which happens to be one man's opinion, when you trace it all down. Cameron DaSilva. Ok, Cameron DaSilva agrees with you. So do a few other folks on this forum. And plenty disagree. I'm not sure Cameron DaSilva is the deciding factor you'd like him to be. I'm betting he's watched a lot less Ram football than most of us have, and watched it with considerably lessby Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote: "the teams the Rams will have to face a total of six times a year all got better this summer. Did the Rams?" So we don't know if the Rams got better this year yet or not. (His final answer: not) But we already know that all three of the other division teams did. I smell bias.by Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com
Here's the setup for the posted article. It's an ESPN Insider article that I don't have access to, but they introduce it this way: "To project which NFL franchises are in the best shape for the next three seasons, we asked our panel of experts -- Louis Riddick, Mike Sando and Field Yates -- to rate each team on a scale of 0-100 in five categories: roster (excluding quarterback), quarterbby Saguaro - RamsFootballFans.com