They need to load up a 2 or 3 more guys to go with Hill and Kelce and now Hill is dinged up. This is why Woods is so important to the Rams. They have to play Kupp straight up and he just chews them up. On the Chiefs lack of receiver depth, much of it is salary cap. Salary cap because of paying MaHomes so much killed this team. Kind of what happened when Luck signed that big contby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Hope Kupp beats the odds and becomes the first MVP receiver position. Hoping he breaks all of Rice's single season records this season.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
When he comes back next year he can supplement what is in place with another weapon for running and receiving instead of being the focal point. Teams win in the NFL by passing and this forced the Rams hand.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
There were threads that Reynolds could be a better option. Lots of comparison between him and Reynolds and who might be better in that role. Kupp couldn't be a go to receiver. Just a 3rd down spot player, to be used in slot for short turn around catches, etc. I don't believe you all didn't see all of those the past few years.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
The denial of Rams Fans on how Good of a player Kupp has been, How good Kupp is now, and How good Kupp will be in the future is one of the most puzzling evaluations I have seen. He was, is, and will be elite and the Rams are lucky to have him. Shoot, we had a few posters on this board that didn't even think he was starting caliber player and the reality is: Kupp is great!by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Running teams have too much that have to go right to win. You have to get on top and control the flow of the game from the get go and there are just so many dynamic passing teams out there where you are going to be put in situations where you have to score and score quickly to stay in the game. The 3rd down conversions my guess are a product of 3rd and longs on getting the run stuffed all toby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
He has completely changed the mindset of the team from what could go wrong vs what could go right like Martz did in 1999. They pass it when the chips are down. They go for it on 4th down. The previous Chargers coach from recent seasons went into a cradle position, ran it, and punted it, and blew a bunch of leads in the 4th quarter. The coaching change was a breath of fresh air for the Charby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Always has been. He is athletic, tough, competitive, good arm, good teammate, good leader but average with accuracy. This is why he has been good and not great. There were wide open receivers these past 2 weaks that he missed.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I thought I saw that in another post.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
The bottom line is this. The book on Stafford is: Toughness Athletic Competitive Good Arm But accuracy is questionable. He has to find a way when he isn't on his best game to make plays. In today's NFL, especially the way this Rams defense is heading, you have to sometimes match the opponent bullet for bullet and you just can't do it with the 3 yards and cloud of dust approach to sby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
several passes to Kupp were open, the passed where just off/bad Was it because he didn't have time that the passes were off?by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
You never go away from a great player like Kupp for too long and you win in the NFL by passing the ball. I didn't see the game, but my guess is the run was moderately successful, but not good enough to beat the Cardinals the way they moved the ball so running the ball would be like waiving the white flag. Basically like this:by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
1) Willingness to trade high draft picks for established players. 2) Loading up at the WR position As simple as it may sound, this is why the Rams are so successful!by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I know that is 2 players and I am cheating, but Ziggy painted an inaccurate picture of the salary cap limitations when the Rams had Little, Hakim, and Fletcher all due on the same season and those 2 players were spark plugs for offense and defense and sorely missed. That little Ziggy tale hurt the team as these 2 players moved the needle. Had Ziggy signed these players early to extensions, iby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
They were running practice squad guys out there as starters for Bradford. He had a ton of injuries and coaches that ran a junior high offense.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
He went through the same, deck stacked against you. This Stafford situation is showing what coaching and receivers can do for a QB. Bradford never had a chance. He had some of the worst offensive head coaches of the era.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I want to keep all these Wide receivers. The Greatest offensive teams load up at WR.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
However, in the development of the team for the longer term, I think it may end up being a positive. The Rams will be better if Akers is a supplemental piece to keep the defense honest vs a focal point because Passing wins in today's NFL! The identity of the team is shaping up very nicely and I don't know if it would have played out like that with Akers healthy.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
In the history of the NFL, there has never been Bruce, Holt, Hakim, Proehl with Faulk as a receiver and than he gets Fitzgerald and Boldinby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
1) receiving yards 1st 2) receptions 1st 3) touchdowns 1st 4) catches of 20+ yards 2nd 5) catches of 40+ yards 1st 6) yards after catch 4th He did this a couple years ago before being injured around game 10. If he is healthy, he is a top 5 receiver in the NFL, but I guess you have to ding him because he isn't available the entire season. But it is amazing to lead the league in geby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Of course, any time you lose a very good player, it is painful and I wish Cam Akers would be back later this season as I don't think the Rams have enough at runningback to win the superbowl without him this year, but one positive is this: You win in the NFL by passing the ball. This has kind of forced the Rams into a different identify for now that if they continue to roll with all these goby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I prefer that versus all the standing around. My biggest beef with McVay in all the years is the year the Eagles won the superbowl and late in the regular season the Rams played the Eagles and the Rams pissed around when trailing late and almost got a delay of game on the play clock when McVay/Goff should have been getting the play out in seconds. That series was a complete disaster and theby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Rodgers great comebacks are when he has no time. You are right when he is behind and he has some time left like a few minutes, Rodgers screws around way too long and doesn't get the play in fast enough. It is a wonder he doesn't get sacked more often as he hikes the ball with the play clock at 0 often. You would think teams would figure that our and get a great jump on the pass rush.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
1) receiving yards 1st 2) receptions 1st 3) touchdowns 1st 4) catches of 20+ yards 2nd 5) catches of 40+ yards 1st 6) yards after catch 4th He did this a few years ago early in the year through like 8 - 10 gams and got hurt though.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Stafford missed him for a couple of other big plays that would have been long touchdowns. The Rams WR core is off the chart!by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Love the coach but he cost them the game today with a run with the game tied 24-24 on the first play of the drive which put them in a hole. Pass the ball. Same last week. head scratching run calls with the game on the line. I do think the Chiefs miss Watkins. They really don't have that #3 target so that may be a bigger ding than expected. Chargers are a different team. Had theyby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Brady has been blessed with the greatest coaching in the NFL and offensive lines where he never has to wash his uniform after the game. He goes to the Bucs who are loaded at WR and the best offensive coach in the NFL after playing for the greatest coach of all time with the Patriots. He is great but he rarely has to face any adversity throughout his career. The way to beat Brady is to prby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Here is the title to an article. I have always thought he is a top 5 WR in the NFL. When you are #1 in the NFL in getting open and #1 in the NFL in yards after the catch for a 2 year period while being injured, you have got something special going! He is the most underrated player in the NFL. Many publications had him around 30 best WR. He probably is a top 30 player in the NFL whenby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
The lack of appreciation for Kupp is the most puzzling thing with the Rams. We have some posters like Speed_Kills who don't even think he is a starting caliber player, but he isn't alone. Yet Kupp leads the league with percentage of times getting open in the entire NFL and gets more yards after catch in the NFL than any other player. Both over a 2 year period. This doesn't even go intoby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com