In so many ways, I think the way some people view QBs is detrimental to all of them. It's pretty much the only position in which serious weight-training is considered an option, to take or leave. Well, aside from punters and kickers. I can readily see that at a certain point in a QB's career, it's not going to make that much difference. But when they're just starting out? A rookie or their fiby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamUK Everybody knew coming in that he was a project whether we like it or not with the second overall pick. The concentration part worries me as I'm not sure this side of making the guy take up meditation that's coachable. I was wondering about his technical flaws though? He needs major changes in all three areas, IMO. With the new regime, he's gonna at least get two of those thby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills Not a ton to disagree with there... i havent drawn any conclusions just yet I didnt even watch the second half of the game. I was entertaining folks for xmas eve.... but it seem almost impossible to evaluate this guys game You are absolutely correct on his body - It was one of the red flags for me when they drafted him. Then we learned he has some kind of enzyme deficiencby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteBilly_T But in that roughness you can see if this or that guy has "it," despite the obstacles.. To be honest with you I DO see that in Goff. And that's in spite of having about the worst circumstances for a rookie starter I can think of. How many rookie qbs have had these circumstances and played consistently well? ... It would have been helpful if you hby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteBilly_T Quotezn QuoteBilly_T But if that's the context, then his play shouldn't really be all that erratic, with all kinds of highs and lows. It should be fairly consistent in being consistently rotten -- one would think. . It's not clear to me why you would say that. I am not sure why you would think it would be THAT way. For one thing, we have absolutely no idea what the plays arby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSunTzu_vs_Camus That's what I see from Goff....him not seeing his WRs(Quick, etc) running their freakin routes with any integrity. That out-route INT to wards Quick...was simply one of the worst routes I have seen since....since.... well, the previous Rams game! lol QBing in 2.5secs....as you are dropping back..... seeing defenders move, knowing their routes - supposed routes - runby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteGreatRamNTheSky Right now the Rams are at a point I could see them totally blowing up everything and starting from scratch in regards to their organization and team. The only thing that might keep them from doing that is a total remake may take years as it already has before they at least become competitive on the field. Its hard to say but I have the feeling that this roster may getby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteBilly_T But if that's the context, then his play shouldn't really be all that erratic, with all kinds of highs and lows. It should be fairly consistent in being consistently rotten -- one would think. . It's not clear to me why you would say that. I am not sure why you would think it would be THAT way. For one thing, we have absolutely no idea what the plays are, what the progressiby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamUK For recognizing your hat tip to this classic? Good or bad, happy or sad Great song. And a much needed sentiment for folks in the coming year. :clapby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamUK Quotezn QuoteBilly_TI know, I know . . . He's a rookie, and he has a Swiss Cheese line, no receivers,...c. But, if I'm just zooming in on Goff, and no one else, I'm just not seeing him play within any pattern that matches up with all of that, with his context. Well as a rule, how many rookie qbs have you ever seen playing under those conditiosn who DID play well. You want to knowby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteBilly_TI know, I know . . . He's a rookie, and he has a Swiss Cheese line, no receivers,...c. But, if I'm just zooming in on Goff, and no one else, I'm just not seeing him play within any pattern that matches up with all of that, with his context. Well as a rule, how many rookie qbs have you ever seen playing under those conditiosn who DID play well. You want to know what a talby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewv ram Hi BT. Yeah, I'm totally lost at this point. With Gurley AND Goff and the whole entire offense. I have zero insight. After watching all year -- i have zero insight into this team. Strange. Usually i have some inkling of what went wrong or what their potential is for next year. But this year has been mind-boggling for me. I got nuthin. w v Hey, WV. Hope the seby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteGreatRamNTheSky QuoteBilly_T I know, I know . . . He's a rookie, and he has a Swiss Cheese line, no receivers, the coaches and staff are terrible, in general, lotsa people are injured, etc. etc. But, if I'm just zooming in on Goff, and no one else, I'm just not seeing him play within any pattern that matches up with all of that, with his context. As in, he seems to "rise above"by Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteIowaRam 10 year old autistic girl Kaylee Rodgers singing 'Hallelujah' She does a great job and is an amazing singer, especially for someone so young. But I'm not a fan of changing the lyrics so radically. Leonard Cohen was such a brilliant song-writer, novelist, poet and singer . . . So, for me, personally, I just wish people would respect that and leave things as they are. But, aby Billy_T - Bucky's Pub
Quotesacram This 49er team is the WORST defense in the NFL hands down, they are historically bad. They are dead last giving up 425 yards per game, 25 more than Cleveland the next closest team. They are dead last in rushing yards per game giving up 176 yards per game about 20 yards more than Cleveland. Goff was 11-24 for 90 yards with 2 INTs and Gurley rushed 23 times for 67 yards against THIby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
I know, I know . . . He's a rookie, and he has a Swiss Cheese line, no receivers, the coaches and staff are terrible, in general, lotsa people are injured, etc. etc. But, if I'm just zooming in on Goff, and no one else, I'm just not seeing him play within any pattern that matches up with all of that, with his context. As in, he seems to "rise above" that rotten context now and then,by Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Ahhh... The age old question. What happens when a resistible object meets a movable object? Oh wait! Lol. I was thinking the same exact thing as soon as I saw the topic. :boo Though, cuz I need to be annoying and make the phrase my own, it would be something like: "No sweat stoppable force meets casually movable object."by Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteIowaRam She can sing. Has tremendous pipes. Tons of range. But I generally don't like the songs she picks. But that was pretty cool. And this one is also really great. Moving. Say Somethingby Billy_T - Bucky's Pub
Quote21Dog Was there. A day I'll never forget, especially the encores (Communication Breakdown and The Ocean). Click on "more" for the set list. Whole Lotta Love is #15. Much different than the studio version. I saw a ton of Rock concerts in the 70s and 80s, but I missed out on Zep. Got to see McCartney, Harrison, Grand Funk, Foghat, Peter Frampton -- before his live album wby Billy_T - Bucky's Pub
QuoteAtlantic Ram I've heard it thousands of times and still love the hell out of it. Not all of it, the middle part of the studio version is off putting a bit. But the rest of it just moves me. And its just the music from the studio version, the recording and production is all part of it... and the vocals... the words are meaningless to me... its the sound, ... the entirety of the sound. I likeby Billy_T - Bucky's Pub
Quote73Ram The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot....Although sad, I like story type of songs. I can listen to this every day...if necessary Kashmir by Led Zeppelin is right there also.....uh....well there are many more right there too. Dang you James my head hurts now that I am thinking about this topic. I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home They kinda go together.by Billy_T - Bucky's Pub
Quoteferragamo79 Love Big Band music and Swing. Sinatra too, back when he sang for Dorsey and others. Much later, he did one of my all-time favorites, Summer Wind:by Billy_T - Bucky's Pub
QuoteJamesJM Any of you who have read my 'music' posts over the years are more than aware than I'm not going to answer that question... I don't have "A" favorite... I have many. I have several, however, that 'rise a bit above'... and in an even more select list - some that 'rise a lot above'.... So the song I'm about to name I wouldn't call my 'favorite'... I would say there is no otheby Billy_T - Bucky's Pub
Quotewaterfield Leonard Cohen or Katie Lang. Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah. IMO, sheer genius. Leonard Cohen was an amazing poet, novelist, songwriter and singer. Tragically, we lost him this past November. One of the all-time great artists. Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature this year. If Cohen had survived a bit longer, he might have been honored with the same great award -- and hby Billy_T - Bucky's Pub
Quotelaram There is no way to change that Billy w/o hurting the game. Short of making it flag football there is nothing else you can do. Big guys running at each other is going to result in high impact. That's the game. My attitude toward the game has changed a great deal over the years. When I was really young, I thought it was "cool" to see those players pounding each otherby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotelaram There is no way to change that Billy w/o hurting the game. Short of making it flag football there is nothing else you can do. Big guys running at each other is going to result in high impact. That's the game. Yeah, I know it's a collision sport. High impact. But there are plenty of things they could do to minimize the damage and reduce the likelihood of death -- again, in thby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSunTzu_vs_Camus Pops Shanahan... is playin Bocci Ball at some retirement home. iirc Funny scene. All grows up. Vince Vaughn in the diner with his buds.by Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotelaram Just make it flag football! 8-) There's a huge difference between that and what I'm talking about. A grand canyon's difference. Just don't let players try to kill each other. That's not too much to ask, and it won't make the game too "soft," and it won't mean flag football, etc. etc. Never understood the idea that ESPN highlight hits are what make the game. Not forby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Quotelaram That was neither late illegal or over the top. At that point Goff is a runner, and Sherman actually led with the shoulder. Goff needs to protect himself when he's out of the pocket! He' ll learn!! Don't misunderstand me, la. I'm not claiming that Goff was defenseless, nor that he shouldn't be tackled. Just that Sherman went in unnecessarily high. And thereby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteHazlet Hacksaw Sorry, couldn't resist. :) That is kinda funny. Have to admit. But, obviously, that's not the way to optimize draft picks, especially when it's the second guy taken. Unless you're thinking the Rams could trade him for a 1st, which would shock me to no end. I'd love it and would jump on that trade in a heart beat, though. In lieu of that, however . . . . . I'd loveby Billy_T - RamsFootballFans.com