QuoteClassicalwit QuoteSteve Yeppparrroooo. Coop is gone. You really think so? I think Natson is a little reckless at times. To be fair, I think Pharoh Cooper is a little reckless at times. Pharoh may have a bit of an edge in terms of overall talent at PR/KR, but it's not much. Especially if he can't stay healthy. On the other hand, Pharoh would probably do better at WR than Natson just due tby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteNewMexicoRam This offense loses nothing with Brown out there. Loses nothing? So, you're saying that Gurley is a system RB? ;) :lolby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
Is there something the guy doesn't do? He blocks punts. He's got an INT. He sacks the QB. He stuffs runs. He's got a forced fumble (for some reason not counted in his stats, but it was against the Chargers). Just an outstanding player. What a find as a UDFA!by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
If we lose those games, I will not be bothered at all. McVay has an excellent track record of learning from his losses against an opposing coach/team. For instance, the second Seattle game last year. Or this year's "rematch" against the Vikings. If the path to the Lombardi trophy goes through New Orleans and Kansas City, and we lose to both of them in the regular season... watch out. :sby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
I mean, if he can't find another job in the NFL, he may still have a future in pro sports! :lolby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
Let's take it for granted that Aaron Donald is being held on a majority of plays. We've all seen it. Let's take it for granted that the ref is seeing this, but choosing not to throw the flag most of the time for whatever reasons. If this is a viable strategy on the part of offensive lines, then the REAL question becomes: Are the Rams doing it, too? If the answer is "no," then Mby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote21Dog going to win this. Not so fast. :)by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
They're "up" for this game. I don't think they have what it takes to be "up" for two games in a row on a short week. Edit: And it's even better if they end up losing. It's crushing to get yourself mentally amped up, to physically lay it all out, to think you've got it... and then have it snatched from you at the last moment.by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
Apparently, before Week 6, this season is indeed on pace to break the record for total points by all teams. After Week 5 NFL games were averaging a whopping 48.8 total points scored per game. That's about 1.5 more points per game than the previous record set in 2013 of 46.82 total points per game. Source; http://www.hartfordcitynewstimes.com/sports/national/teams-are-scoring-at-a-record-pace-bby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
This game is 24-20 at halftime. Both teams could get into the 30's easily before the end of the game, the way their defenses are playing. Does anyone know what the NFL record is for the most points scored altogether (i.e., by all teams) over the course of a season? It feels like we gotta be pretty close this year.by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
I hope it plays out exactly like that! But it's also possible that Kupp stays gimpy all year, Robert Woods gets a season-ending injury, and Talib is never quite the same guy he was before. I mean, it's possible. And it happens sometimes. Which is why you don't "expect" to win a Super Bowl if you want to keep your sanity. Or to put it another way... sometimes you go 18-1. ;)by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
Paul Allen is/was also the reason the Seahawks went from perennial NFL gutter trash to perennial contenders. Just another data point when it comes to feeling "thankful" toward him. :) Sad to hear he's passed away, and relatively young, too.by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSaguaro Rams don't have an edge rush. Suh can be blocked, apparently. Donald we can hold as much as we want. Problem solved. Talib turned out to be an even bigger part of the equation than I originally thought. What frustrates me is how few of the holding calls are actually coming. Aaron Donald is one of the top three defensive players in the league. But when you wear the horns itby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
I give them a mulligan on the short field after the Goff INT. So, functionally, they only gave up 13 points. And Denver can score, they've shown that already. If the Rams D plays like they did yesterday, even with some of its weak spots (*cough* Troy Hill), the wins are just going to keep coming. OK, all that said, I think worst case scenario for the rest of our schedule is four losses. 12-4.by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Yes, Goff was off, but it was McVay who is most to blame for not adjusting well to Denver's strategy. I'm not nearly as down on McVay's play calling. But just for the sake of argument, let's say you're right. In the end, all this game really proved is that you can't actually stop us from winning. Sure, slow us down. Sure, give up 200+ yards to Gurley. You're still going to lose. Thby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
He tried to play escape artist too much. I respect him wanting to extend the play, but he's no Russell Wilson or Brett Favre.by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
I think I've seen what you're talking about. That said, I'm not sure it's a bad thing. Bad worry is when you play scared. I don't think that's what we're doing. Good worry is when you're willing to critically analyze what you're doing and make the appropriate adjustments based on what's going on. Good worry makes you actively think about what you're doing next. I think, if McVay is worried, it'sby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't believe in them. Not this year. Yeah, they've got that whole Patriot mystique thing going on. It isn't going to be enough. They have some serious deficiencies this year.by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteClassicalwit I don't know why so many people are assuming that a rookie who hasn't even gone through a complete training camp is going to come in an have an impact in the pass rush. He will get blocked into next season by NFL Olinemen. Maybe if he was a Round 1 talent you could make a case for him coming in and making an immediate impact. But he wasn't graded that way. So unless we reallyby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemoklerman Appreciate what you've got everyone. This window won't stay open long and you're going to miss enjoying it if you want to @#$%& about trivialities. Man, this is it right here. And I'm preaching to myself here. I did not enjoy last year enough, and that was a pretty darn good season. Once it became apparent we had a shot, the whole season turned into being about the playoffs forby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
Denver went into today's game 2-3 New England went into today's game 3-2. A game separated their records. At the end of it all, the Chiefs didn't have enough to put away the Pats. Rams had enough to sink the Broncos. Just gotta say it: I love our team. I love our coach. No recriminations for a big W on the road.by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
Remember that time when the Ram Jedi Council of Chuck Knox, George Allen, Hamp Pool, and Jumbo Joe took a break from their one-ness with the Force and appeared to McVay? "Use the QB Sneak, Sean!" they urged him. And at just that moment, Goff, Gurley, Havenstein and Whitworth all said they should go for it, too. McVay even stretched out with his feelings and sensed that "Mad Mike&quby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
Peters did have a really poor game, but I think that's out of character. The run defense was actually not that bad in the first half. It was the third quarter where they got gashed repeatedly. McVay said yesterday that he thought it was a coachable, fixable thing. I certainly hope so! But a lot of what happened on Sunday were a bunch of cumulative little things that were beyond the Rams' coby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
Maybe not one-on-one, but he got it. They all got it. Check out this quote from the article: Quotearticle by Clarence Dennis “We just have to calm down,” Brockers said. “As a defense, we have a lot of great talent on this team, so everybody wants to make a play, everybody wants to be seen and wants to be that guy. As this defense, we have to work together, we don’t have to be the guy, everybodby EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
New Orleans is only one game behind us right now.by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
Feed the man the ball. Run right over them in that snowy weather.by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteCarolinaRam The DB's sure looked lost yesterday. They seemed confused. Do we miss Talib that much? Wade has to get that fixed The fact is, especially in our own division, we're going to get everyone's best shot. I wonder if Carroll and Schotty had some new looks and surprises that confused our guys.by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com
Niners are truly terrible. Beating both Green Bay and Denver is very do-able, as neither has looked sturdy this year. But more injuries and/or poor defensive performance could theoretically derail one of those. New Orleans won't be a pushover. Could be the first loss of the year, but I wouldn't bet against us going into it.by EternalHorns - RamsFootballFans.com