The tape is dry rotted but I cannot bring myself to change it. The helmets and cigar I will NEVER get rid of because as you guys might know...My Brother passed in May 2011 and just a year later, Jack died in June 2012. Yeah....Being a fan can run REALLY deep sometimes.by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
Back in the mid 70s, my Best Friend used to collect Mini NFL helmets and Gatorade bottle caps with NFL teams on them. I was probably 8 or 9 and he was 6 or 7. We'd go to the local Playground where they'd have Adult Softball Tournaments. We'd walk the dugouts looking for the Gatorade caps. I found 12-13 teams but NOT the Rams. Jack found a Rams cap and it just about finished his collection of allby Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
The 7:40 mark and 15:15 pretty much cover the difference between Lance of the Niners and our Bennett.by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
Kids working out TOO early and the Players are simply TOO big. There IS an injury issue and the League has tried to solve it with rule after rule after rule. But guess what....They are still dropping like flies! I honestly believe that MANY Players are damaged goods as early as High School and they don't even know it. Go check out MANY of the Pop Warner Leagues out there. Kids are pumping iron aby Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
We are rebuilding and RB is NOT a huge need. Right now, it's looking like we cannot stop anyone on D. How much longer is AD gonna be around? I'd LOVE to have the guy but we have way too many pressing needs.by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
BUT......The League has tweaked the games to death and Networks have tweaked their coverage to death. All of us here are die hards and can deal with it. But I know a lot of people that have turned away from the game because......Gotta be real...It HAS become painful to watch in many ways.by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
I just watched a Youtube clip of the 1975 MNF game between the Dolphins and Raiders. Not the whole game but I scanned through a lot. It took me back because I vaguely remember watching the first 5-10 minutes of that game. Then it was bed time (LIKE ME TODAY!!! LOL) I was 8 years old and still a Dolphins fan. It took me back to my youth. Even seeing some of the commercials that rung a bell. My Dadby Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
The Touristy spots and then there's.....the REAL Florida. Other than my 4 years in the Military, I have lived here all my life. I avoid, LIKE THE PLAGUE, the places that are destinations by outsiders. They are all crowded, WAY over priced and full of obnoxious people. I have ZERO desire to go to Orlando, Miami or Daytona. The Pan Handle is...ok. Gimme the back roads and small towns any day. Therby Ramgator - Bucky's Pub
It was cool to stand in the Atlantic Ocean, in Jacksonville Beach on a Friday and by Saturday afternoon, stand in the Pacific. By the way, it was COLD!! In all honesty, I thought L.A. was more subdued than I thought it would be . BUT....We were there for only 2 days and only say LAX, Long Beach, Culver City and the Coliseum.by Ramgator - Bucky's Pub
Over the last several years, the Niners have had a revolving door of QBs and even major injuries but they STILL give us fits. Niners are a well Coached and well run team. So are we! But....We all know the Niners are a major threat still.by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm 56. It's been just the last 3-4 years where I cannot take it like I used to. Here in Florida, it's the humidity that kills me. EVERY year, it wears me down each Summer to when we hit this point..August / Sept, I just feel drained and cannot rebound. Post Covid has made me much worse.by Ramgator - Bucky's Pub
I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO stoked when the Rams picked him up. Was VERY VERY surprised he was not drafted. He was HUGE for Steve Spurrier in his first year Coaching UF, 1990. Kirkpatrick was Shane Matthews go to guy on clutch plays. And he made LOTS of them. He VERY MUCH reminded me of Pete Holohan. He wasn't going to take one 80 yards. But if you needed a clutch catch and an occasional 30 -40 yardeby Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
Being that I lost my Brother and then my best friend to addictions, in back to back years, 2011-12, I get what a struggle it is. I pump my fist and give a hearty "YESS!!!" when I hear of ANYONE kicking it in the a$$!by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
2000 MNF at Tampa. I came SOOOOOOOOO close to going but tickets were CRAZY expensive. I remember being pissed at Kevin Carter's effort on the Dunn lateral to King. THAT was a back breaker! Also...If Bruce catches the pass before the last INT, I think he goes all the way. UUUGH! This game hurt! I remember being so ticked off I could not sleep till about 3:30 AM.by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
The entire North half of the state had fires EVERYWHERE! Not to mention the air was hot and stagnant. We had a house fire in the midst of it all. When I came out to get some "fresh air", I yanked off my SCBA and took my coat off. I could NOT catch my breath! I actually left my Coat of but breathed a few breaths from my SCBA till I settled down. But Florida was a MESS that year from Marcby Ramgator - Bucky's Pub
That slam by Perry was a bit Bush League. In 1985, the Bears did their best to eliminate QBs. Tried to do it here in a Preseason game. Though dirty as hell, I thought the Packer slamming McMahon later in the 86 Season was a bit of the Bears medicine.by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
I have seen many Playoff games with less hitting and drama....by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
I made the long / BORING drive to Miami to watch a 14 to 0 DUD of a game (Defense played GREAT!) But Banks was a piece of crap that day. THEN he decides he is not flying back to St Louis with the team. In my top 3 worst Rams games I have seen in person........2007 at Tampa and 1994 at Tampa are 1 and 2. That 2007 game...Remember the 12 WR Screens that netted THREE yards??by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams had a big come back win on the road.by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
Finally ended at 19 games last night.by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
LOL I'm REEEEALLY glad the Rams do NOT have 3-4 Prime Time games!by Ramgator - Bucky's Pub
They are prone to amp up War Games and such with NAS JAX and Mayport NAS. When I worked for the NAS JAX Fire Dept, about 30 years ago, There was a very rare TWO Carrier group War Game. THAT was a blast to see! To be honest, all Branches are always about to go to war or getting ready for it. At my SAC Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, our B-52s were ALWAYS doing War Games. It's amazing how much jusby Ramgator - Bucky's Pub
It's a part of today's game. Hell, the NFL fuels gloating with those DUMBA$$ screens in the endzone so half a dozen guys can run 50 yards to see themselves and pose after an INT. THAT is silly as hell! I cannot stand when a guy makes a tackle and then has to walk away 15 yards to thump his chest. Nothing wrong with a fist pump or high five. But act like you've done it before and will do it agaby Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
You did not find the bad jokes.........DEFLATING!by Ramgator - Bucky's Pub
I JUST watched the "Game Of The Week" replay of the 1999 Bucs / Rams Title game. It REALLY showed the attitude of the Bucs D. YES...I KNOWWWWW that team was stacked with talent but it was the intangibles that I paid close attention to. John Lynch screaming to his guys "ELEVEN MEN TO THE BALL!!" When the Rams DID make a play, they paid like hell for it. Ask Torry Holt. It tooby Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
Is learning ATC lingo. Or should I say, the ability for it to register. That stuff is taken VEEEEERY seriously! Even Ground Frequency, that we Firefighters used...You BETTER follow protocals and NEVER NEVER EEEEEVER just assume you heard something from the Tower. Sometimes, I'd listen to the frequency for the aircraft and hear stuff like..........."FSCJ Cessna 143, you are clear to taxi toby Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
That was just for up to first Solo (Basically all I wanted to do) I.F.R. was a good bit more. THEEESE DAYS???? I think it's close to 15 K for the Basics.by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
The Fearsome Foursome could not be of much help if we do not see AGGRESSIVE DB play. We are gonna continue to see drives like the other night. 10 plays....12 plays...... For 75 or 80+ yards. I'm gonna stand by till the Seattle game because I know you don't show your hand in the Preseason. But till I see otherwise, the more I think about it, I honestly do not see the fuss over getting a average /by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
Not even sure who is or will be or maybe available. I do know ANYONE will be an improvement.by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com
Bring on the real stuff........after some quality pick ups (DE!!!!!)by Ramgator - RamsFootballFans.com