QuoteRFL Just a quick point. It's not that hard to make the playoffs. I don't know if we will this year, but it's not hard to imagine us going 10-6 and getting in. Hell, 9-7 gets in some times. Contention for a title? That's something different. Real contention ... that I find difficult to imagine for us this year. Yeah, well.... IF IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS HOW COME WE Hby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Great article, thanks for posting. Lots of interesting details. I was one who was pounding the table for Goff way at the beginning, shortly after the trade up to #1. And this article was posted before Goff's huge game against the Niners! Love McVay's use of bunch formations, creating "easy throws" for his QB-- the scheme is night and day from last year....by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
.....not a single one. Sched looking better and better after early resultsby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
I almost wonder if this was a sarcastic post...? Calling the trade for goff a "bad trade" is pretty tough to do after last nite. We could have our franchise qb for the next 20 years. When Snead made the trade with Tenn for the #1 pick it was a brilliant move.by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
From Jared Cook to Greg Robinson to Tavon... the doghouse must always be occupiedby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Great news on Joyner and Sullivan, considering the alternatives... No word on Brockers?by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
merlin, agree and sorta disagree. IMHO, the dysfunction with Snisher wasn't that they "weren't on the same page". On the contrary-- I think Snead and Fisher WERE on the same page. they were just on the WRONG page, together. And a I blame Fisher for that, not Snead. Fisher had a vision for the team, and Snead was trying to draft to fulfill Fisher's vision. For example, regardiby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
LOL, thanks for the report, RamsFanSinceLA. Gotta admit I find it funny that us supposedly mature, adult men can have such crazy, out-of-control reactions. Winning this game was fun. But if we had lost this one? Holy cow. This place would have lost its freaking mind.by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Lol. My daughter hates swearing ( she charges me 10 cents per infraction) so I've cut way down lately... can imagine the urge to yell something entirely different though.by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Still way too many hurdles to clear before even contemplating a return. Link:by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Hey Kevin P, glad u can still post even though u got waived after giving up that game-winning TD... I kid, I kid... cmon, anyone else with an entertaining story of gut-wrenching dread...?by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Holy cow at 2000 Rams 40 ppgby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Yes, it was a typo, but I bow to your Ram knowledgeby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
WOW is right. I couldnt believe it either, so I looked it up. Rams won 52-0 vs. Raiders in 2013. Rams won 42-21 vs. Bears in 2013. Other than those two, no other 40-point games in last ten years. (Two 40-point games way back in 2006). Wow indeed.by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
To my recollection, including last year and both preseasons, Higbee's percentage of drops-to-catchable-balls ratio is ridiculously high. In the NFL so far he sure hasn't shown the sure hands that he seems to show back in collegeby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
My take: I'm amazed at how little Goff's demeanor changes during interviews following horrific games (like last year) as compared to after great games (like last night). He's got this "aw-shucks humility" that's unusual for an NFL QB. And his demeanor remains the same, win or loseby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Respectfully disagree. I'm a Kool-Aid drinker, but that run D looks really bad, and I think "going off the deep end" with alarm is appropriate.by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams brethren, I'd be amused to hear about some of your gut-reactions to some of the dramatic swings near the end of the game. Here are a few of mine: Cooper fumble shoots up straight into the air: Screamed "NO!!" so loud that I almost woke up my kids. Seething anger at my Rams for putting me through this. Niners recover onside kick: Shut my eyes and bent over in pain. Stby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Well, I guess TA does indeed "have a position" on this team: he's our designated "jet-sweep decoy" man! I think Ryan is right, that half-second pause makes the decoy a "valuable" part of the offense. But how valuable? And how much of our salary cap should be used to keep this as part of our offense? Well...by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Yes, after four games, the 2017 team will be in much better position than the 3-1 team of 2016. Whether we go 2-2 or 3-1...2017 team is way ahead of the 2016 team. However, even as an avowed Kool-Aid drinker, even I have to admit that the problems on run D are so glaring that it's hard to imagine the problem can really be "fixed" this year. On the other hand, we've got our headby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Watching the replay during the broadcast I remember thinking the camera angle was such that we couldn't really see the extent of the pushoff. After the pushoff the SF WR definitely got a lot of separation, though. Seems like one of those things that happens all the time in games. Would be curious to see how it looked from ppl who have access to all-22 video... need a different camera angby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Yes, and so did Goff, he said exactly that himself after the gameby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Love the first guy's twitter response: "Don't let The Man tell you how to live your life Kenny! You keep leisurely walking those routes!"by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Strip sack of Goff... Sullivan recovered. If Wash had recovered...? Not against our D of course... just thinking of a third significant play (in addition to the two u mentioned) which could have made our comeback far more challenging.by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Rampage, the "reasoning" for this 2016 rule change was the following: Effect: Eliminates multiple spots of enforcement for a double foul after a change of possession. Reason: Simplifies penalty enforcement. Ostensibly, the rule change was put into place to make things simpler. My take: the NFL has clearly stated their intention to give teams the incentive to accept touchbaby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
According to Gonzalez over at ESPN, today McVay said that the kick off rules were correctly enforced. So, Headslap, you're right-- it's an awful rule that could be potentially exploited, or at least enforced in a way that's horribly unfair to the receiving team, as it was in this case. Rampage, you're right too in that, yes, if Cooper had caught the ball in the endzone and then advancedby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
On Washington's long TD run, ME was the last lineman off the line at the snap, missed his chance to get in on the play, and then accidentally LEVELED Quinn while Quinn was pursuing. Not sayin', just sayin'by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Interesting take. Now that you mention it, I do think ME's holdout could have a lingering negative effect on the WE of this team. Tru was obviously disappointed he didn't get an extension worked out, but after being elected captain he's clearly part of the WE now-- even if it's just for one year. Overall of course ME's return is a huge positive, but if his teammates sense he is still fuby XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com
Yup, I agree Ram 43, this year should still be fun. Despite the recent loss, things look better for this team than at any point since 2003. Here's hoping they bounce back angry on Thursday.by XXXIVwin - RamsFootballFans.com