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Re: The people who went before us.... - Yesterday
To those who served - and a disclaimer lest anybody should misunderstand - I didn't. But with you, I honor and deep respect for them.by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Not to diss Mahomes.... - Yesterday
Mahomes without receivers is different from Mahomes with. That's true of any quarterback. It's not that the receivers make the quarterback look good - it's the other way around, with a good dose of synergy thrown in. We wouldn't know of Stafford's ability to stand in, take a hit just as he threw, and put a long ball into a moving target the size of a peach basket were it not for Calvinby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Only a few... - Yesterday
I've seen that deep inner fortitude come from Marino, Montana, Stafford and Warner - all of whom I'd place above Brady on the all-time-great list IF we put records and accomplishments augmented by cheating aside. We've all seen Brady bear down, throw darts pick defenses apart and win going away. Under the right conditions he was a steely-eyed gunslinger with a quick draw and accurate ball placby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: My two questions regarding Stafford's greatness - 2 days ago
Who else could have led that last drive in his Super Bowl win? And who else could have led his team, after his #1 receiver went out and his game plan was fractured, to that point? To point up those questions more sharply, ask: Who else in NFL history could have done those things? Not many - and in Stafford's performance that day, the combined talent, leadership, and inner qualities thaby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: As a society we're being conditioned to devalue history - 2 days ago
Those early NFL players - guys who played on those fewer teams for fewer games for some extra cash were the foundation of the sport we know today. America, and the NFL, were less corrupted then. We had a stronger sense of traditrion and who we were, then. We honored tradition and kept it alive and when we do so it does something good in us. Those guys who got their noses broke, teeth knocby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: McVay could have told the brutal truth instead - 2 days ago
"Jared's performance was on a downward trajectory. He couldn't adjust on the field to what we were asking him to do, even when we dumbed down his assignments. He was past a certain mental tipping point and didn't show signs that he could recover. He had lost that decisive, competetive edge, that mental toughness when the chips are down that an effectve leader must have and as a result the teby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Need one more mt, there are 6 spots - McVay it should be - 3 days ago
I think between us we've nailed it. Now: Take a look at our six: (drumroll................... McVay, Stafford, Puka, Havs, Verse, and the Conductor. Next question: How many more on the board who agree with us? :thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsupby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Interviewer asked him about it. And to be fair... - 4 days ago
Goff had the mike when he answered. He owns his answers. The reporter, I'm sure, didn't ask him to put on full display his best butt-hurt narrative on the past history of his trade. I see what you mean - reporters do what they do all the time. Some ask probing questions, some ask gotcha questions, and some ask lame questions. Still - and my point - Goff has been doing this for long enoby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: My five - 4 days ago
Verse, the Conductor, Stafford, Puka, Havs They exemplify who the Rams are and they've earned it.by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re:one game, and an era - 4 days ago
That game and its historical ramifications, the enshrinement of Billycheat and Brady, the destruction of Ram careers in its wake and legitimizing of crime (cheating to rig the payoffs to "organized gambling," or "the gaming industry" or raketeering as we used to call it) as a determiner of games - the NFL never recovered and never will. As an era, the demise of the Rams unby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Time for Goff to rephrase the narrative - 4 days ago
It sounds worse every time you hear it. He can't get from where he is to something like this: "That was a long time ago. It was a shock then but was a blessing in disguise and since then I've grown and improved under Coach Dan Campbell. Proof of the pudding is that when we faced the Rams we came from behind to beat them 26-20. That's my final statement on the matter." It's meaby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Who is on the banner - Havs belongs there - 4 days ago
Gotta make room on the banner for Havenstein. He was the guy leading players-only meetings during the tough times when this team had to come together. Coach McVay could have lost the team, and shortly thereafter his job, were it not for Havs. That's before we talk about a player who has been more than solid and dependable, all-Ram if not a Pro Bowl pick at the unglamorous right tackle posby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Oh what could have been!! - 5 days ago
Shades of Roman Gabriel. I cannot help but think of Gabe first when I see that all-white uni, white horns. When I watched the RAms play in person he was an imposing figure - dominated the scene when he was on the field. On D? Merlin - even when flanked by Youngblood, Rosey, and all the others. But when I saw them Gabe was the dominating presence every time he was on the field in all-whby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Not bad for just out of school... a cake walk... - 7 days ago
My loving granddaughter (age 18) made me a German chocolate for my birthday (fresh cherries, even!) and chocolate bark on the outside that easily went ten pounds. Each one-pound serving seemed to generate two pounds of weight gain. She is entering college soon as a nursing major. Maybe she should consider going to work for the Rams. She'd have Dolac up to 245 and Tutu pushing 202 before the eby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: 221 lbs seems small for ILB - 7 days ago
It follows a trend. Until convinced otherwise, McVay seems to prefer undersized ILB's, undersized RB's, itty bitty speedy little wideouts, smallish centers, short second string quarterbacks, skinny secondaries, short-bodied or short-armed interior DL, etc. He's an intense and energetic coach, whose earnest and direct style mean he likes to look his players in the eye. :wink2 :wave:ROTFby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: TUTU is practicing in Florida with Lamar Jackson - 12 days ago
He doesn't look as skinny-little as he used to. I wonder what he will weigh when he checks in at camp? He's obviously been working out - looks leak and solid.by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re:We should open up the Jourdan Q&A with your statements. - 12 days ago
If you think it's worthy, please do. It'd be one way to be sure that she sees it. While it was addressed to the board in one sense, it's an expression of appreciation and gratitude to Jourdan in another. If it is used to speak for you guys, that amplifies the message.by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Godspeed, Jourdan, and thank you for all you've given us. - 13 days ago
Your intelligent and insightful reporting has helped us, your readers and fans, navigate some tricky waters during your time with us. You've brought clarity and insight to us from the trust and integrity you've established with the Rams organization. I for one, as a writer, doubly appreciate what you bring. It isn't easy, and you have to dig in with both a talent and a passion to do it as welby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Jared Verse - 13 days ago
Interesting thought, moving Vese inside. But then, you've got this short-armed guy there already who surprised me last year with what he did from the inside on passing downs. Moving Verse inside would possibly disrupt the synergy between these two players that will continue to grow. If Verse is beating his man physically I'd leave him where he is, especially late in the game. Let him wearby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Makes you wonder why we didn't go for Alexander - 14 days ago
Steelers are pushing all their chips into the pile post-Rodgers. They'll be dangerous - and fun to watch. I'm not as down on Rodgers as some of you and he's among the all-time greats. It will be a pleasure to watch him play again - this time with a team that can do something. Tomlin will have his guys ready. And he's not a dirty coach. I'll be pulling for the Steelers when they play the Liby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Thank you!! That was fun - shades of Ed Sabol - 15 days ago
In case some may have forgotten... he was called for non-existent fouls right off the get-to in that game, and that messed his mindset from then on. He deliberately avoided what had been flagged earlier and that's what we remember, now. My sense at the time was that he needed a talking-to, a calm down and get ahold of yourself session and pep talk with a coach before he went back in. Eithertby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Hunter Urgent and Aggressive - 15 days ago
Nice clips. His on-field quickness belies the slower 40 time. Therre's a difference between running past someone and running away from... I'm interested to see how his skill-set translates to being surrounded by players who are g bigger and faster than those he has faced thus far.by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: 49ers' Deommodore Lenoir arrested in L.A. on obstruction charge - 17 days ago
I don't like his style of play and have called him for it on this board. Maybe not as dirty as Joseph but cut from the same cloth. Probably more to the story than we will see....by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Thoughts on Higbee? Ferguson? - 20 days ago
Higs has always struck me as that solid journeyman, never makes a mistake, never gets caught out of position, good-enough but not outstanding athlete who is there whewn you need him. McVay only goes to him when he has to. The Rams have had several good young TE's come and go while Higbee has stayed. They're still in the league and doing well. Will Davis Allen be next? Re: Ferguson: Heby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re:He used to seem so lost during the offseason... - 22 days ago
... now he's found something in life besides football. When I read "I'm chuckling imagining Sean working this all out on a white board so that it fits his into his football calendar" I got to thinking: Maybe Veronika drew it all up on a whiteboard for Sean! :thumbsup All the best and Godspeed to the growing McVay family!by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re:slowness - 22 days ago
Camp body, insurance depth if he makes the 53 - slowness... it's processing speed, not foot speed, where his slowness is most worrisome to me. I wish him well - he's a nice young man who, in his own words, has overcome a lot just to be here.by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re :Even today, I could probably beat your 5.14 mile time - 24 days ago
... in my 32-year-old Dodge pickup, but it'd be close. :lol1 But never on my feet. :thumbsupby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Never driven that fast in your life? - 24 days ago
I have - pushed a Shelby Cobra up around 130 + and cruised it at 120. Speed is fun - it's an adrenaline rush and endorphan release like no other. Best to have the training (as I did) to handle it. One secret, not too well-known, about the old Truimph TR-3 was that it didn't smooth out until you got above 80. From there to 110 it was a dream. The Jags my mentor owned were fast, too. I ranby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Re:Remember Leonard Little - 24 days ago
I did OK, but I'm a better grandpa. :thumbsupby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Re:"He is taking care of the tickets," team spokesman Peter John-Baptiste told the media outlet. - 24 days ago
Team spokesman trying to make it sound like he's doing the responsible thing - taking care of the tickets. Good boy, Sheduer, just don't do it again, and again and again.... As if that's all this is. Tickets. Maybe there's more that didn't get reported, but even out of context this is a less than laudatory response. "We are monitoring Sheduer's situation closely and will address itby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com