If the 49ers sign him to a big money contract, they're assuming far more risk than the Rams would be trying to keep him under those terms. That's how you have to look at it.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
It's going to be harder for them to be good next year than it was this year. They're going to have to grow and adapt. They probably will, but it's not guaranteed. It's harder to sustain and build on success than to achieve it initially. I'm anxious to see how they do with that, which is way better than knowing they're going to suck as has been the case for far too long before this season.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
Mike Martz the Head Coach was one of the worst things to even happen to the Rams. McVay as a Head Coach is thankfully not Mike Martz. McVay the OC is showing a little too much imbalance like Mike Martz did when he was unchecked.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
Not playing to win. Call it whatever you want, it's different than anything else they did all season. It's not a bye week, it's doing something completely differently for a game. It doesn't apply to teams that actually earned a bye week. The Falcons were fresher, sharper, more physically dominant, tackled better, caught the ball better, etc., etc. than the Rams. All the things that completby 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
It's dismissing it out of convenience, but there is no better explanation for them playing their worst game of the season after tanking a game intentionally. The theory that said it was the right thing to do held that the Rams would be fresher and sharper than a battle weary Falcons team. But the evidence in plain view last night was that it was the Falcons that were more ready to play than theby 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
Didn't want to see Barron come back.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
I thought he showed a lot of leadership this year. Don't have to have the "C" on the jersey to do that. But I think we'll see his teammates recognize next year that he was in fact a leader this year.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
We see a lot of fans and pundits make the mistake of assuming progression is inevitable in the future when a young team exceeds expectations in a single season. But as you adroitly point out, that's often not how it works. Regression is a harsh mistress and more often than not the more difficult task is maintaining and growing success than achieving it to begin with. And the way this season enby 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
After they survived the first half miscues and appeared to be finding their stride offensively at halftime and down only 3, I thought they probably had the game won. Surely they'd play better in the second half. But as it turned out, they put up even more of a clunker in the second half than they did in the first half despite not killing themselves with turnovers. They came out and lost the sby 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
I keed, I keed! :laughingby 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
Partying Friday night well into Saturday morning, the day of the game?by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
It mattered. But the Rams had 10 possessions outside those two giveaways and managed only a single TD and 13 total points with them. That's just not going to cut it in the post season.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
He didn't hit him high or with his helmet. The rule is ridiculous in that situation, but you're not allowed to blindside anymore. That's what he was called for, not where he hit him. And to your point, his only option in that case is simply allowing him to go and make the tackle. It's a situation where the league created a rule that does not allow you to block a would be tackler if he doesn'by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotejemach Maybe Watkins doesn't fit Goffs game. He underthrew Watkins again on deep balls. Watkins was mugged on the 4th down end zone play. How that wasn't called aaa pitiful. He's on his second team and 3rd QB. Not great with any of them. On the so called "underthrow," Watkins made no play on that ball at all. It was a 50/50 ball and he just watched as the defender madby 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
But if the weather is bad and cold, I can also see the Eagles winning that game at home with their defense. I can also see the Saints beating the Vikings in Minny should they get by Carolina tomorrow, which they'll probably do.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
They weren't going to win scoring on 13 points. That's a Chuck Knox offensive output. And just like the old days in LA, that's not enough in the playoffs.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
His play calling tends to do that and it's the main criticism I have of him.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
Not bad for a rookie in his first post season action.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
But both KC and the Rams did it last week and lost at home this week to teams that played hard and fought the previous week to get into the playoffs. And with the Rams specifically, I wondered how a young inexperienced team would handle that. The answer we got tonight is, apparently not that well.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
Special teams giving the Falcons a short field with turnovers and the offense sputtering all night outside a couple drives to end the first half and only scoring 13 points was the problem.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
Falcons were supposed to be tired and beat up after playing hard to win last week. Rams were supposed to be fresh and healthy and ready to go. Looked the opposite to me.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
The Falcons had the plays covered but Goff gave them no chance to succeed. Gurley beat "covered" plays all season long when he had the ball where he needed it. That never happened tonight. Gurley never had a chance, though a couple of those were on Gurley too when he dropped them.by 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
He made a few great throws, a lot of bad ones. He really struggled getting the ball to Gurley in a position he could do anything with it. Was constantly behind him or low or wherever, but never where it needed to be. Missed a lot of other easy throws but, again, also made a few difficult ones. Inconsistent. Not great or even good tonight, but neither was anybody else on offense really outby 9er8er - RamsFootballFans.com
They can definitely improve in both areas.by 9er8er - Game Time Forum
He made a few really great throws. A lot of bad ones. Almost all of his throws to Gurley out of the backfield tonight were off the mark and gave him no chance to do anything with it. Not a good game for him, but he'll hopefully do better in the post season in the future.by 9er8er - Game Time Forum
But you want to pay him like he's actually good.by 9er8er - Game Time Forum
Didn't work. The fresher, sharper team has been the Falcons all night.by 9er8er - Game Time Forum
And after not playing last week.by 9er8er - Game Time Forum