Here's my take for what it's worth. We have a better group of players overall than San Francisco does. We definitely have a better quarterback. We have the best player in football on defense. Overall I think our talent is just better On the other hand coach shanahan is in coach mcveigh's head. He totally lives there. I feel like the best strategy based on that is to call a very solid vanilla gby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
We are playing with our third string safety and a guy who was on his couch two weeks ago in the secondary. Our best inside linebacker is out. And that defense came to play again yesterday. Up until the 4th quarter it was smothering. And we're not talking just anybody it was smothering Tom Brady. Maybe it's been said and I missed it but if not I have to give serious props to reheat Morris for cby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Outstanding protection all day long in the pass game. Run game was very limited, but clearly Bucs lined up and showed up determined not to let the Rams run. I for one really appreciate how well this unit has played this season and in the playoffs in particular.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
but if he is content to continue working as a DL coach we should make him an offer that makes him the highest paid DL coach in the NFL. How many low-round picks has he made into serious football players?by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I have never rewatched the whole game. Ever. I'm not a conspiracy theorist but the NFL had the underdog team playing in red, white and blue playing against the juggernaut Rams. 4 months after September 11. It is hard not to suspect that the fix was at least in to even the odds a bit. Such as instructing the refs that they "didn't want to see a bunch of flags on the field - let them playby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Look we all have things we wish McVay would do better. But the reality is that we are a far better team with McVay as our HC than we have been since the days of Warner and (kind of) Bulger. Look at his coaching tree: Former OC is leading the #1 seed Packers Bengals are coming on fast and looking good under Zac Taylor Staley just missed the playoffs with the Chargers in his first seasonby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Based on the mobility that I saw from him in the PS, I would love them to create a small package of plays for him that includes closely scripted throws and designed QB runs or RPOs just to give D coordinators something else to plan for. How about when its 3rd and goal on the 2 we run him out there to do a RPO - its not like defenses will have gameplanned for Stafford running the ball. Well,by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I know the NFL is all about making it easier on offense and harder on defense. But especially in this last year, coaches and QBs have definitely caught onto the strategy of throwing the ball short on long, low percentage passes. Because it is almost impossible for a defensive player in tight coverage to stop in time to avoid running into a WR who suddenly stops and comes back toward the QB.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Do we truly have to have a negative take on literally every little thing? This article is about Greg Gaines, a mid-round draft choice and how he is outplaying his expectations and coming up big for the Rams when we need him. Why does it have to become a shot at Von Miller?by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Honestly, I thought last night's no-call was more egregious than the NRC thing. After the actual game, you never got to see NRC at full speed because it didn't suit the story they wanted to tell - that the Saints got hosed. But in full speed, it looked liked a bang-bang play which is exactly what the official on the field could be seen to say when it was not called. Last night he didn't tuby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
He really does go down at the lightest of touches sometimes doesn't he? Its kind of embarassing really. We made the right call in bringing in Sony as a tough, between the numbers runner.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
If we are intending to start playing our best football at the end of the year, building momentum to the playoffs and stacking games where we play up to our talent level, then this game is key. We had a good game against a bad opponent, a good game against a good opponent and now we have to prove that we can be consistently good, even against a team that knows us well. It is time to start actiby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams game on? Grab my laptop and HDMI cable and set up to stream. The likelihood of getting it here in Packers/Bears territory is always really low, and it even was when the played in Saint Louis which is only 2.5 hours away.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I think the software just struck out parts of the article that contained half-truths and unnecessarily inflammatory language. I guess it was inevitable due to the outbreak but I was hoping the covid wars would stay off of this football message board. Moderators - feel free to delete this message - I'm sure it deserves it.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I gave up watching the game and got some work done instead on Sunday, about midway through the 4th quarter. But from the score, we only lost by 8 and we gave up a pick 6, a punt return fumble, another turnover very deep in our own territory and gave it up on downs deep in our own territory as well. That's giving up at least 17 free or easy points. For those of you who watched the full gameby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
This seems like a dumb question but Mahomes has been pretty bad 4 out of the last 5 games. He is on bye this week which makes the decision for me, but I feel like Stafford is a more dependable, albeit lower ceiling, choice.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
But that is true every week.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
That is a lot of very personal stuff shared by Kelly Stafford. It took some bravery for her to share that. A lot of people, myself included, are still struggling to find a "new normal" as this pandemic hits the 20-month mark. I know that just managing my company through the pandemic has taken a lot out of me, and left me with fewer resources to manage the day-to-day compared to theby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Looking at those moves, the biggest issue seems to be signing guys to extensions too early or for too much. Although some of them, like Havenstein and Donald, obviously worked out. Make some better decisions in that realm and I think we get an A as a front office.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
You do realize that he is 53-26 as a head coach, that we have gone to the playoffs all but once in his time here, and that we are 7-2? Just maybe your standards are a bit too high?by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I just don't see much of anything out of this highly-paid player. Now maybe it is that he is playing a role in the defense that isn't splashy and he is making all the right plays, if so please let me know. But for what we are paying him, it is hard to see that we are getting value.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
But are the 2021 Arizona Cardinals the equivalent of the 1999 St Louis Rams?by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Do you want the explosiveness of DJax in the playoffs and potentially the SB, or do you want him Week 1 against the Bears? Easy decision. He proved in training camp that he still has his mojo - lets use it when needed and give him a few plays per game to keep defenses on their heels. Then unleash him in the most important games of the year.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
As if you needed more reasons to watch this game. I don't think anyone could honestly say Tom Brady is not one of the top QBs of this era and arguably the best ever. Aaron Donald is without question the top defensive player of this current era, and not only a sure-fire HOFer but honestly will go into the history of the sport alongside guys like Lawrence Taylor as one of the best to ever playby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I heard it too and was very excited that not only did I get a second mention for "Jourdan's Tortured Metaphor of the Week" but also her recognition for this community. I want to be very clear - I love her metaphors and really look forward to them. And some of them are really not all that "tortured." But I pretty much always tease her about them because in my family gentleby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Mays offers some great analysis in this article. Lots of Rams discussion including how the Packers successfully attacked the Brandon Staley offense in the playoffs. I got the Athletic for half-price last year, then they wanted $70+ this year so I let my subscription lapse in August. Yesterday I was able to renew it again at the half-price rate which is $36/year. If anyone wants a 30 dby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I just paid for my subscription and I can hand out five 30-day full access passes to the Athletic. If anyone would like one please pm me your email address and I will send it to you. Last year I offered this and forgot to follow up but I promise I will do it this year.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Okay, I know that this is the lamest type of thing to be excited about, but I was mentioned specifically by Jourdan on the Eleven Personnel podcast that came out today. She did not say my name, but she said something about the fan who always called out Jourdan's "Tortured Metaphor of the Week." And that was definitely 100% me. Those of you who listened to her and Rich religiously lby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I feel like at least some of the broncos players in the first quarter were starters. They certainly called von Miller's name several times. I would say if our third string was going against the broncos starters that speaks well for our third string and not much for the broncos. Especially if that were the starting defense of the broncos there is no way I try to sneak Bryce Perkins past waiversby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com