Just used the one from ESPN to highlight how little respect the Rams' 3-1 start has garnered from some corners.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Not a lot of explosiveness. Higbee looked like he was running in weighted boots on that long one from Goff in the second half.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Yes. Without a doubt or a moment's hesitation. Yes. He is THE reason McVay and Goff can spread the football around game to game. Allowing him to walk at the end of this season would un-do one helluva lot of good things that are happening right now. He is THE free-agent priority this off-season. Imo, of course,by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams are middle-of-the-road over therein ...by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
We can shuffle the 'if' deck from now 'til whenever. All the record is gonna show in the end is: October 1, 2017 - Los Angeles Rams 35; Dallas Cowboys 30 @ Arlington, Texas. It's kind of sad, really, that all this losing for year after year after year has created this "thing" that we do, as Rams' fans, to find ways of tamping down expectations. Or, worse yet, making excuses for otby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... was a nod in the direction of the looooooooooooooooooooong-time Rams' fans in Southern California. The people who became fans *because* of those white horns. Always wondered why the Rams' road jerseys in those days weren't the reverse of the blue-and-white home jerseys. More specifically ... why there weren't white horns on the shoulders of the blue jerseys. Can you whip up something liby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... and that doesn't make you smile and even laugh ... it might be time to consider trading in your fan card.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
They love the guy. My guess is they love the entire staff ... but the reaction to Son of Bum is telling. Also ... did you notice Son of Bum do the little sack dance after McVay pulled him up front to award the game ball? The team went crazy ...by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Some of it right here on these pages ... which I'm sure you've noticed. :booby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Fisher seems like a good guy. A good man. But ... the modern NFL game had clearly passed him by. That was my fear when they drafted Goff. Loved the pick ... but said it here that I had great reservations about what exactly he was going to learn and how he was going to progress under Fisher and Boras and Weinke. There's just no arguing that anymore. The only thing he truly learned last yearby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
For his drops. Again. Meanwhile, Brian Quick has one catch in three games with Washington.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Totally clean hit. Reynolds had his head around to the right side of the defensive back, so a penalty there would have been a complete travesty and mockery. No way a flag gets thrown on that. It also sent a message that the Cowboys received, loud and clear. And don't think it won't be mentioned in the Seattle defensive meetings, either. Those guys are well-known for how aggressively thby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
And my point about McVay dovetails - no surprise here - with my 'theory' about his instincts as a ... here's that word again ... tactician. One of the things we all have grown to love about this guy is his ability to think forward. To think several plays ... maybe even possessions ... ahead of the curve. Everyone raves about how he has put Goff in positions to succeed. No one argues that. No oby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm making an observation about the human psyche. Ever had an injury ... like maybe to your back ... in which it takes months to recover? And then, even after you feel you are healthy, you do something that you *know* had been very painful. Maybe go out for a run. And you remember that pain? And you think, as you begin that process, 'I'm worried about doing this?' That is what I mean. Goby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
But, remember ... it's against the Colts. To borrow the phrase of someone who spends a lot of time here stirring the poop storm (except immediately after victories, of course) ... the Colts are a layup, baby! Proves nothing.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
If McVay *didn't* trust Goff on that third-down call before Z's final FG ... then why in the wide world of sports did he trust him in this (below) situation? From Vinny B's article: ***They did it with Goff, a Marin Catholic High and Cal product, throwing for 255 yards and two touchdowns and moving the chains with some big-time third-down completions to keep eventual scoring drives alive.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Is humility. Martz' downfall was in his insistence that it was his scheme that won games. Not the players who brought his little x's and o's to life. He also seemed to relish in this idea that his offense would *dictate* to each defense how each game played out. "We don't take what they give us; we take what we want." That was bravado. Pure and simple. And it also placed a target onby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Goff has one interception in 117 throws this year. He has fumbled *once* in approximately 225 snaps. He threw it 36 times today. All due respect, but the 'McVay-didn't-have-confidence-in-Goff' theory is simply left-over negative energy from a full year-and-half of The Kid being savaged by the press and certain fans. Doesn't matter that he has taken all that noise and turned it on its earby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Wade Phillips doesn't coach defenses or schemes. He coaches people. I'm beginning to get the distinct impression Sean McVay does the same thing.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
By 'settling' for the field goal ... he also showed a LOT of confidence in the Rams' defense ... and in Son of Bum to close the deal. In a long season ... that is significant. No ... it won't show up on a stat sheet. But ... it will *resound* in a locker room that is really gelling as a singular unit. With that decision ... to go for the FG up 32-30 ... McVay was in effect telling theby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
But ... I give a ton of credit to McVay to not force-feed things when he knows ... knows ... he's got three points on Z's leg. Everyone would have liked to have had more TDs ... but points are points on the road. Points are points in a comeback. Points are points. My point? Against San Francisco? I think McVay plays a little looser in the 'red zone.' Against Dallas? Today? He was tby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... a quarterback simply can't throw a better ball than the one Goff threw to Gurley for the go-ahead catch-and-run. Watch the replay. Hit 'pause' at the split second Goff begins ... begins ... to load up and start his throwing motion. Gurley hasn't yet gotten to midfield ... and isn't yet *even* with the two defenders he ends up splitting. In fact, they still have *him* by a half-a-yard orby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... but he didn't have two ill-tempered defensive backs trying to separate him from his conscious mind, either. Dave Casper is a better comp, imo.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... who can deal with a wet football. Troy Aikman had a phobia about it. It was his kryptonite. Cold? Everyone is gonna have problems with that. Except @#$%& Fran Tarkenton.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
... waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too seriously ... but not much of a sense of humor.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
He has been *deadly accurate* ... a phrase one of the esteemed around here likes to throw around ... hitting his check-downs, which ensures a high completion percentage. But he has also been very good throwing the ball down the field which accumulates the yardage totals. The combination equals yards/pass. Bottom line ... to the dismay of some folks here .. he's played very, very well thiby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
It's like most everything else in life - a combination of things. If Goff's 'small hands' were one in a number of questionable attributes ... lack of field vision ... lack of arm strength ... lack of testicular fortitude ... lack of football IQ ... etc., etc ... that's when something like that may be an issue. Otherwise ... it's a footnote, imo. Otherwise ... go find every 6-foot-8 poweby The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com
Hand strength is another.by The_Bad_Guy - RamsFootballFans.com