I am positively not a fan of Sean Payton, but during his postgame TV interview, he was right about one thing: Today's game provided more evidence that the NFL's challenge rule should be expanded so that almost every type of play can be subject to review. I know, I know, this suggestion might add a few minutes to every game, but on the other hand it would eliminate many egregious referee erroby troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
Dear Coach: Put Kiser and Obo into the next two games. Let's see what they can do. IMHO they will be an improvement on what's out there now.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
A headline in today's Los Angeles Times reads, "Suh Gets High Marks From Rams In First Season." I can understand why it's politically correct for the Rams to praise Suh at this time, but IMHO an honest evaluation of his performance would conclude that the Rams are not getting their money's worth and Suh will not be on our team next season. Am I wrong?by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
Chiefs 51, Rams 38by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
My two daughters and their families live in Thousand Oaks so, at 3 a.m. Friday morning, they were ordered to evacuate. Since every motel and hotel within 50 miles was booked solid due to the hundreds of thousands of evacuees looking for lodging, my family, all eight of them, slept in our small house -- in our one guest bed, on our couches, and some on the floor. Fortunately for them, the fire skiby troublefree - Bucky's Pub
I was in the stands with a friend. With time running down and the result looking hopeless for the Rams, we decided to leave a bit early to beat the end-of-game rush. As we headed to our car we heard a big roar from inside the stadium. The Rams had won! We missed the entire exciting ending.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
Get to the nearest subway station and take the train. There's a train stop a block or two from the stadium. Many thousands of people get to and from the game that way. Attempting to get Uber after the game will take a very long time in a terrible traffic mess.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
How will New England coach Bill Belichick attempt to stop the Chiefs' potent offense when the two teams clash Sunday? According the Steve Young, Belichick's defenders will attempt to mug the Chiefs' receivers, similar what they did to the Rams in the Super Bowl. But won't they get yellow flagged? Young says that the referees will be hesitant to throw a flag on every Kansas City offensive play, sby troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
If you review the tape, you can see that the offense huddled on the sidelines before lining up and I believe that's when they agreed to go on a faster tempo.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
Maybe I'm imagining things, but... Under normal circumstances, in that fateful 4th-and-one situation, Goff would set himself behind the center, survey the field, shout a few words or numbers, and accept the football. Meanwhile, the defenders would gird themselves for action. It seemed to me, however, that in this instance Goff arranged with his linemen to go on a quicker count than normal, meaby troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
If he's that good, what makes you think he will be available at the end of the first round?by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
Fisher would have either elected to punt (and lost the game on a last-second field goal) or elected to go for it by Goff handing it off to Gurley, who would be stuffed behind the line of scrimmage by the entire Seattle team .by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
The game will be a shootout. It wouldn't surprise me either LA or KC scores 40+ points and loses the game! Also, because of the high altitude, look for most first-string players to be totally gassed late in the game, meaning that the quality and quantity of a team's reserves might play an important role in the game's outcome.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
We happened to beat a very good LAC team with an outstanding QB. Unfortunately for the Chargers, they are in a division with Kansas City, a team that IMHO could get to the SB this year, and a team the Chargers cannot seem to beat. Yet...the Chargers should defeat Arizona and Seattle and San Francisco, so let us root for them and for our Rams the remainder of the season.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
In a couple of years the NFL contract with the Players Association will be up for negotiation. As of now, the players seem to be prepared to make serious demands which, if agreed to by the NFL, will significantly change the game as we know it. And the owners seem to be preparing to dig in and defend the game as it is. I predict there will be a major impasse that will not be solved for a long timby troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
When your team is way ahead, and it's the middle of the 4th quarter, isn't it about time to rest your quarterback? I mean if Goff got himself injured late in the game and was unavailable to play for weeks or even months, wouldn't the s---t hit the fan on this board, blaming the coach for jeopardizing the season? In addition, our backup quarterback, who we have all criticized, desperately needs wby troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
Maybe you guys who are football mavens can help me with this one: Seems to me that when Goff was throwing long (or even medium) he threw off his back foot. Isn't that poor technique?by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
Seems to me when a man is on the ground, whether he falls on his own or he is pushed there, he has a right to tackle the quarterback low. That call on Donald was wrong.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams need someone to return kickoffs and punts. Cooper is injured. Kupp would be okay but he is a starting receiver and you don't want to risk injury. I say bring back JoJo Natson (assuming he hasn't been picked up by another team). The little guy was really entertaining during pre-season every time he touched the ball.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
Coach McVay is going to stick with Manion, at least for this season. All this talk about bringing in someone to back up Goff is interesting and fun but come a week from Monday reality will sink in. Most of us who post on this board won't like it.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
As part of the next NFL/Union contract, I can foresee reducing the number of PS games to two, adding two games to the regular season, and increasing the size of team rosters.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
...and there WILL be a player strike when the present union contract expires. You can count on it.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
I am pessimistic for the NFL's future. I believe there will be a player strike when the current labor contract runs out in a few years. I believe the owners and players will make their demands and stand their grounds and there's a good chance there will not be a pro football season that year. I believe that when the dust finally settles after the strike, fan interest in the NFL will have taken aby troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
I would ask the following: "Coach, since the league's defensive staffs have plenty of film to study your offense and prepare for it as best they can, what new wrinkles are you planning to keep the other teams guessing?"by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
Just my opinion ...The owners and the players union both have their sights set on major changes in the CBA, and both sides are ready to dig in and get their way in a few years when the current CBA expires. I believe that the negotiations will not go well and that at least part of that season, if not the entire season, will not take place.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
Game now on TV Monday 12 a.m. PSTby troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
The story I heard on NBC was that Seattle was considering offering him a QB job, but insisted that he promise not to kneel during the National Anthem. He refused and they ended negotiations.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
Let's remember that many corporations write off the price of tickets on their taxes as "entertainment expenses for clients." In essence, we taxpayers subsidize all the high-priced tickets sold by the Rams.by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams and Donald appear to be at a contract impasse, for now. The question is, which of the two will blink and get the deal done. I believe the impasse will last until it appears Donald will boycott team activities like he did last season. At that time, I believe the Rams will blink and the deal will get done. Just my opinion...by troublefree - RamsFootballFans.com