The rule down there should be the same as the rule anywhere else on the field. If there is no clear recovery and the ball goes out of bounds midfield, where do they place it? Just do the same in the end zone. TERRIBLE RULE. And yes it has bit the Rams in the butt at least once when Gurley stretched for the TD, which is where I first learned it existed. It just makes no damned sense.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
He had so much potential and always seemed to come up small in the biggest moments. Truly a tease player. Everett has some of that as well, although not as much.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I wonder if the coaches don't trust our coverage very much and are trying to avoid Hekker outkicking the coverage.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I know a lot of coaches do this, and in a lot of cases it looks like it works pretty well. If we could manufacture a scoring drive to start the game, I think that adds a lot to our chance to win. This team always seems to play looser and better with a lead. But its OK with me if that follows a three and out by GB.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
He will be working with Staley all week to develop the game plan to limit ARodg - maybe the offense won't need a lot of points. Plus the Packers defense is solid but not great. Maybe what Goff really needed was a challenge? And he will come out firing on all cylinders?by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I trust our defense against anyone. But that Saints defense is tough. And I don't trust our offense versus a very good defense. I'll take the Packers and their middle of the road defense. Think its a better matchup for us. We beat the Seahawks convincingly even though they have much better quarterbacking. We can do it again with Rodgers.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I thought he was acting like a bit of a baby but the eyeblack vertically above his eye looked badass.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
but will we. Playing our best against their best, I think we win the game. But if Jared GOOF shows up, and he has shown up in multiple games this year, we lose. And it might not even be close. Wooly Mammoth is the biggest wild card. If he plays, it becomes very hard to call. I will say that Petey boy spent a lot of time watching tape on Wooly and the Hawks will have a plan for him. Iby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
From this article: I know we are skeptical here of PFF at times, but here is their best guess for what will happen with various Rams free agents. I found it enlightening, even if it is only one person's views. The numbers indicate where they fit in PFF top 100 Free agents. 23. S JOHN JOHNSON III Johnson has fallen off the free-agent radar a bit after an injury-plagued 2019 season, butby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Such a tease. Great after the catch with the ball in his hands, and I think he got us an amazing catch and run in the NFC Championship Game. But if he is covered even a little he will not make the catch - just terrible on contested balls. And always capable of a drop of even a good pass. I suspect some team will want him and pay him well - but probably end up being disappointed like we haveby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
How can I say that? The defense scored 9 points The offense scored 9 point They are equal! (In all seriousness, props to the defense who scored enough for the win even if the offense had not kicked in 3 field goals.)by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Given the number of times that the offense gave up costly turnovers, or failed to even gain a single first down, the production of this defense has been downright dominate. So dominate that it carried us to 10-6. I really enjoy a very dominate defense, but it is hard to see their good games wasted by an offense that at times was incompetate.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I guess but I did not see Woods push him back - I saw the runner run back into the end zone on his own.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I was watching with my girlfriend and told her "this is going to overtime" because I knew Sloman would blow it. And he almost did - only missing the total shank by inches.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I stepped away from my tv briefly to make a pot of chili, and when I came back I saw the fumble recovery by AZ near the end zone. It looked 100% clear to me that he recovered the fumble, then ran into the end zone and was tackled clearly in the end zone. Yet somehow it was not called a safety. We ended up getting a safety a play or two later, so in the end it was the same result, but can anyonby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
This is a very detailed look at Wolford coming out of college. If this has already been posted, my apologies and feel free to delete the post.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
This is something I have wondered quite often that has reared its head in light of the loss of Goff. Most teams in the NFL tend to never play their backup QBs unless the starter is injured, even when they are winning or losing by a comfortable margin. New Orleans was a recent example of a team that did, but that had more to do with Taysom Hill having a VERY different skillset than Brees and uby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I know, I'm dreaming but... Best case is that Wolford comes in and provides what Goff was not, steady if unspectacular play without major unforced errors. Good enough to score 16-21 points per game and leave the rest to our talented defense. Gets the balls to our playmakers and lets them do the rest. There are a lot of talented QBs out there that just never got the opportunity to prove itby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Do they ever make the Patriots play at Seattle starting at 8:15 pm East Coast Time? Can't remember but that seems unfair as well, although if its the Patriots i say then can suck it.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I did think tonight his patience to wait for holes to develop, then speed and explosiveness to hit them looked like Bell. But once he was in the open he is such a smooth runner - maybe a bit like ED style-wise?by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Last year we talked about him all the time. THis year almost not at all, which, for a OL, is what you want. Way to go AB!by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I listen to it on Spotifyby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
When we look at a team, we tend to break them down into three traditional phases: Here is my analysis of the Rams in these three phases Offense - Very inconsistent, but overall still a top 10 offense in the league. But one that can play like a bottom half team at times. Defense - Top 5, bordering on elite. Has been the most consistent phase since it got its feet under it. Special Teamby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Your questions echoed a lot of my own. To me this year feels a bit like 2018 in that it feels like we have all the pieces to go the Super Bowl, but I can't shake the idea that this team is fool's gold. But - and here is the reality - every team in the NFL, even the very good ones, are the same way. Nobody has great strength in all 4 phases - Offense, Defense, Special Teams and Coaching.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I think Jordan Rodrigue is the best beat writer we have had on the Rams in my lifetime. She works very hard and seems to really understand what the fans are interested in. The fact that she and Jim Everett are having dialogues about the Rams on Twitter just makes me happy.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Both of them seem to get into our guys' heads and get them second guessing themselves. With McVay, I think that he respects Shanahan so much that he just assumes that Shanny will outthink him, and so ends calling unsound games trying to outsmart him. I do think Shanahan probably understands McVay's offense well enough to help Saleh devise great game plansby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Turns out that, with my subscription, I can give 5 friends unlimited access to the Athletic for a month. If you would like a 30 day pass, PM me with your email address and I will send you a link. I am becoming a believer in subscribing to good journalism, and the Athletic is as good as it comes in sports as far as I can see.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
you can be a "dominatING" player. And AD is.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
This just drives the schoolteacher in me crazy Dominate is a verb - "AD dominates offensive linemen and gets held constantly" DominANT in an adjective - "AD is a dominant DT who constantly gets held." You can't be a dominate athlete. At least not in English. Even AD, who is the most dominant defensive player of his generation, can't be a dominate athlete. Because tby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
First in the second half when he called the first WR screen on 3rd down that got blown up. Then in the next series when he did the same danged thing again!! Any maybe a few times when the Bucs OL were clearly holding our pass rushers and getting away with it. I get frustrated with McVay because I think he is capable of doing better....but I love having him as our coach and on the wholeby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com