That would be a good name for him. Good size, good blocker, and good receiver.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
I had the distinct impression that Goff was making much stronger throws against the Seahawks than he has in any game over the past few months. He was really drilling it to receivers over the middle. This makes me wonder if he had been recovering from an undisclosed shoulder trauma. I recall cringing during hits when his shoulder was violently driven into the ground.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams just knocked the Seahawks out of first place. If they win next week, they could knock the Cowboys out of first place. They might then be in a position to knock the 49ers out of first place. I wonder if any team has ever knocked division leaders out of first place three weeks in a row?by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
They should have moved east so they would be in the weakest division!by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
...the 24-0 game in 1979 when the Rams held the Seahawks to a record -7 yards. That game wasn't televised in the Boston area, where I lived at the time. In 2003, I tracked down a copy of that game. It was very exciting to pop that tape into the VCR and see the glory of that game for the first time!by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
It would be nice if the Rams knock the Seahawks out of first place this week and then knock the 49ers out of first place two weeks later.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
The Ravens came into that game having scored on seven consecutive drives. The most effective way to stop such a team is to mount drives of your own, but the Rams started with two three-and-outs and never scored a TD while the Ravens started with six consecutive TD drives. When you fail to mount drives and fall behind by two TDs early in a game, it takes pressure off the other team and sets them uby L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
Goff missed opportunities to hit receivers for TDs in the Ravens game. One of the players mentioned that they were more determined in the Cardinals game. That is a direct admission that they gave less than a full effort in previous games. The play calling has been horrendous in some games. A combination of factors often make the difference between bringing the A game and the F game. If the Rams rby L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
...but I would regard the Ravens game as the Rams bringing their F game, the Cardinals game as their A game, the Bucs game as their D minus game, etc.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams are capable of being horrible or one of the best teams in the NFL. If the Rams bring their A game, there is no reason they can't win. The first game turned in the 49ers favor after a stupid fumble that resulted in a gift wrapped TD to start the second half.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
...if they get swept by Arizona. It definitely could happen.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
Any chance the Rams had last night went up in smoke when Goff couldn't get drives moving and then failed to hit receivers on plays that should have been TDs. Goff now has plenty of experience. So it doesn't appear that he will get any better. This is who he is. McVay isn't looking very good either, but you can't dump all of the blame on him.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
The most positive indication that Gurley is back in form is that he made some good plays on screen passes. That aspect of his game had been missing this season until the Bears game.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
A possible defensive strategy would be to assign Taylor Rapp as a spy on Lamar Jackson. Pull a linebacker and move Rapp into a rover position just behind the line (far enough back to have plenty of room to move laterally). His assignment would be to defend short passes over the middle and prevent Lamar Jackson from making big gains on scrambles.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
One of the most impressive capabilities of a Rams defender that I have witnessed was London Fletcher's ability to make open field tackles on Michael Vick when both players were in their prime. It's a beautiful thing when a quick and sure tackler has the ability to neutralize a gifted athletic player who strikes fear into other defenses.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
If so, we must be talking about different teams. I'm talking about the Los Angeles Rams, who have been an NFL franchise since 1937. That team is a shell of what it was in 2017.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
All that matters here is the Rams. How are they going to keep the window from slamming shut? What resources do they have for totally rebuilding their offensive line? How are they going to replace Gurley? They will be set for their third decade of ineptitude since 1990 if Goff gets maimed behind this line during the remainder of this season.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
No matter how good the Rams organization has become (and I agree that it is much better than it has been in the past), they simply do not have the resources to get back to the level they were at in 2017 and throughout much of 2018. Too many holes to fill and not enough draft picks or free agents available to fill them all with quality players.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams best opportunity to win the Super Bowl was in 2017. Goff blossomed into a top QB (finishing at #5 in passer rating). Gurley was at his best. There was no dominant team to get beyond. It was such a weak field that the Eagles won it all with their back-up QB. When your team has a shot to win the Super Bowl, it is essential to recognize the need for urgency. You need to go all out, or you pby L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
Whitworth is done. He should not be in the Rams plans going forward. Havenstein may be the only starter quality O-lineman on the team. Maybe one player (e.g., Edwards) can emerge from among the youngsters. Can the Rams put together a decent line through free agency, trades, and the draft? One advantage of hitting rock bottom is that the Rams must surely have a sense of urgency regarding this glarby L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
This team has a broken offensive line, and there is no way to fix it. They also have other problems. This isn't going to be another 1979.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
My point was that, in my opinion, the best player on the board (other than Aaron Donald who the Rams got anyway) was Mike Evans. This isn't hindsight. This is simply an observation of the player that would have been the best choice for the Rams in my opinion.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
Much has been said about the disaster of taking Greg Robinson #2 overall in the 2014 Draft. I can't recall how much has been discussed here about who the Rams should have taken. In my opinion, it was Mike Evans, who I regard as the best receiver in the NFL. He is big, fast, tough, productive, and reliable and he has great hands. He's also a non-diva who does his job.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
That's a very strong statement, but I agree. As previously posted, it is my opinion that Kupp is the Rams most game changing receiver during the 50+ years I have followed them.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
A reversal of the SB 14 score!by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
I have fond memories of the 10-3 victory over the Steelers in the final game of the 1975 regular season. The Steelers were the defending champs, and they went on to repeat. Video footage of the entire second half of that game exists.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
He consistently gets open all over the field (over the middle, near the sidelines, short range, mid range, deep -- wherever there is an opening), has great hands, is great at getting yards after the catch, catches the ball in tight coverage, makes clutch plays, converts on third downs, etc. The Rams would have won the Super Bowl last year if they hadn't lost Kupp. Since I started following the Raby L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
...receiver the Rams have had in the 50+ years that I have followed them. In my opinion, no other receiver has had a comparable impact on the performance of the Rams offense. I totally agree with what you are saying about Cooks.by L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
Goff has demonstrated top-five ability. From watching games on TV, it is impossible to know all the facts, but I suspect that any regression Goff has shown this season can be attributed to shaky play by the OL and bad play calling by McVay. While watching the Bengals game, I thought of one of the worst curses that can fall upon a fan of an NFL team. This curse is exemplified by Andy Dalton, a QBby L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com
...the running game gets going (it has shown some promising signs of life), the offensive line plays better than it did earlier in the season (this factor also seems promising), McVay keeps getting production from the tight ends (this asset wasn't exploited much against the Bengals), and key players such as Cooper Kupp stay healthy. The schedules of the Rams and their Division opponents are favorby L.A.Rams - RamsFootballFans.com