No one, nobody, not one of them, follows all 32 teams the way we follow the Rams. Plus I never get into the thing of trying to judge every single journalist, especially if they say something I don't like about the Rams. That is all one big shrug. Whether or not this or that guy is right or wrong on predictions is just unimportant. The issue is the range. Take all the predictionsby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM that doesn't mean I can't dismiss it out of hand. - JamesJM I don't like ties. Ties are more like a dumb soccer thing. B) Kidding UK. Just quipping away for no reason. ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills is much much better than any of us suspected ANY OF US including la :thumbsup He is running and competing so hard in these first two games A lot of us DID expect him to be good though. But even given that, yes he has exceeded even the highest expectations. ..by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills If Goff had done the following 1) Hit Cooks when he was on the run and gotten that pass over the Peterson for the TD rather than thrown the int 2) Hit Cooks in stride deep for the TD rather than forcing him to slow down and catch that 57 yarder 3) Had he hit Robert Woods wide open on that 4th down play for the easy TD and there are other plays ... people would also beby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM BUT... and someone more 53 man roster knowledgeable will have to chip in here.... I do wonder if they might consider keeping both... rather than trading. - JamesJM First I doubt if Cooper does come back that he is back by the trade deadline. Second I don't think anyone trades for Natson. He played well in the pre-season yet no one picked him up when he was cut. Third I dby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM it should... man, that kind of pain just doesn't go away, does it? For me? Yes. It takes all kinds. But I am much more of a phew glad that's over here are the good times type.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSteve I knew we should have kept TA----ok, LOL People who want to use Tavon can find ways to use him. McV didn't. He wanted a Cooks, not a Tavon. He wanted a receiver not a hybrid+gadget. No complaints. Rams didn't want Quinn either and word out of Miami is, he's playing well (in a 4/3). But he really wasn't going to provide what Wade wants and likes at LB. So the way I seeby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM led me to believe than Goff was not very accurate on a few of his 'completed' passes. The announcers lauding the receivers more than Goff. And again.. that is NOT me... I did NOT see it. Just reporting. - JamesJM So...you don't have Sunday Ticket. Okay. Should we take up a collection? B)by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM Not that I cared about any of them. :laughing Rams haven't allowed a score in 6 quarters.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSaguaro 4 out 6 TD's today + 2 out of 5 last week = 6 out 11. It's 54% so that's the same as last year though I don't know what it's ranked this year. Anyway as I said their goal is to be above 60%by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSaguaro Rams scored 4 TD's on 6 redzone possessions. On the other two, Hekker hit a field goal, and Goff failed to get a 1st down on 4th and 1. The Goff interception play started on the 21, so does not count as redzone. meh. Together with last week's 2 out of 5, that puts the Rams at 6 of 11 on the year. 54.5 % They also went 3 for 3 on 2 pt attempts, which is pretty decent, wouldby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteferragamo79 can't wait til he is "in synch" Against weak opposition that wasnt going to challenge the Rams defense and yeah he missed some TDs. Not bad, not what he will be, and...he has to be sharper against top defenses. Which was his big flaw last year.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteNewMexicoRam In the red zone, that is. Maybe we need an OC who calls the plays only in the red zone. Joking, yet I'm somewhat serious. Actually I am about to get pedantic on you. B)- There's a qb stat called percentage of TDs to attempts inside the 10. Last year Goff started out ranked low in that and ended up 5th by the end of the season. So I don't think that the RZ issuesby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Goff is a little out of sync right now. A bit here, a bit there. (And looking good overall despite it.) It's having no preseason starts. Some people speculated that it would make no difference if the Rams starters never saw the field in the preseason. It did, it made a difference, they just don't care--they could use the first games to get in sync. But that's what we're seeing with Goff. He'sby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSaguaro He's more in command, but his throws are a little off to start this season. Some people speculated that it would make no difference if the Rams starters never saw the field in the preseason. It did, it made a difference, they just didn't care. But that's what we're seeing with Goff. He's not in sync yet. How good will he be when he IS in sync? I think no question better thanby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills He simply never elevates a team. Watching him today I just felt sorry for him. He was so helpless. Soon he will fade away and we won’t keep having to talk about him He’s just not a winner. Yeah he has. Good play in Phil and Minn. Unless you want to apply the same logic to a guy like Rivers and say he hasn't elevated the Chargers. In which case IMO youre just putting thingsby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax I think he is clearly better than last year. He has real command out there now. I think the timing on those balls will come. Its not unusual for the deep ball accuracy to come a bit later. We shall see. But I agree, I still need to see more. Right now his floor is Dalton. Not sure what his ceiling is yet. I have to say I think his floor is higher than Dalton. Probably by a lotby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote21Dog QuoteSaguaro Just saying. Same as it ever was. Thank you David Byrne Well except when it wasn't. B)by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteDomerRam This D absolutely dominated him today and exposed him for the middling journeyman he is. Cards better switch to Rosen now if they want a shot at a .500 record this year. How about this Goff kid, btw? The pick was dumb, but other than that, he has dominated today. Even the announcers were saying he wasn't the way he was from 2015-2017. But then he was going against the beby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSaguaro and he still goes off for 8+ receptions at his age, I will think that maybe our new cb's aren't as good as I hope they are. If he gets it against a safety or linebacker, I will question why we are covering their only credible threat that way. So I'll be looking to see if the Rams can shut this down. On "I get that." I think maybe, a bit, you took my comment far moreby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSaguaro that Larry Fitzgerald has 176 receptions lifetime against the Rams. AND, they say, that is more than any other player has against a single opponent in NFL History. Rams gonna shut that down today? I doubt it matters either way. Might as well let him get some receptions for all the good it will do.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Both starting OTs were already out and now the primary back-up OT is out too. Wow, 3 OTs out for one game. This is starting to sound like some Rams teams over the last decade. Quote. The Tennessee Titans might be without offensive tackle Dennis Kelly, who was hospitalized with an unknown virus, for Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans. Paul Kuharsky reported this alarming news onby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamBill Aaron Donald unhappy with Week 1 performance What's to be unhappy about? They held them to 303 yards passing and a 70+% completion percentage. ;) Yeah that was a rusty start against a very good interior OL. AD will get in gear, it;s all he knows how to do. Thing is though, I seem to remember when rusty starts to the season didn't lead to wins.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams_81 They start out slow. Which is why Orlando Pace should not have been in the Hall of Fame. Because he started 2 seasons out slow for a game or 2? Jack Youngblood is in the Hall of Fame. He held out in 1980. ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamgator I will give him his due because he owned up to his actions just before he made the HOF. He said he wished he had been more mature about it. The Rams were cheapskates with ED and had no intention of making it up to him. They didn't even get anything out of all those picks. The John Shaw led Rams were always one bad decision after another, including not paying ED. ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM I've met Kurt a couple of times... and remember his interviews while he was a player. Two different people... not 'phony'... but he's actually quite personable in person... light hearted.. and on air he's far more stern. I can see that. In terms of personal demeanor. But I really do think that his disposition has always been to be bluntly honest about football issues. That'sby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote21Dog Quotemoklerman Is that how you also feel about Suh? He's on his third team and never helped any of his team accomplish much. Look at all that money he "stole". Right? If true, at least Suh "stole" his money on the field rather than the IR. I never blame anyone for IR. And by the time SB was on IR his 6 year contract was a huge bargain compared to what qbsby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM It's not a 'lie'.... but it's stressing one over the other. - JamesJM I really think that's just Kurt being Kurt. He always had that "say it as I see it" thing. The problems showed up when the issue was how he saw it, meaning when he wasn't seeing clearly. This is the only qb I ever heard of who told a coach to not send him in to replace the starter (Bulger) because tby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteden-the-coach Quotemax Crazy how Winston and Mariota have gone from young stud high draft pick QBs, best in years, much better than Goff and Wentz, and all that rhetoric from the evaluators, to huge question marks. There were 5 QBs taken this year. I wonder how many of them will go on to be quality starters. Mariota was over hyped because he was the anti-Winston, Mariota has everytby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM when stepping into the announcer's booth go a little overboard in trying to come off as 'objective'.... personally... I would prefer that they just be themselves and let those biases run free. It's sports, for Pete's sake, it's supposed to be FUN. - JamesJM I think the "ethical straight arrow name the perceived faults" thing IS Warner being himself. ....by zn - RamsFootballFans.com