If he has the most drops, it is only because he has had the highest number of targets. I think overall his catch rate is quite good, albeit he has had some big ones recently. Higbee certainly has more (higher % of) drops - he is the ONLY receiver on the teams who brings back memories of 2016 when they target him. And while I wish he had caught it, I don't count the missed catch at the endby PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
With quite a few QBs, if you can get after them and hit them early they get the yips and start seeing ghosts. I can't remember if Case was one of those or not.by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
I still go into games expecting us to lay an egg or do something really stupid to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. But to be fair, that was how I felt in 1999 as well. There has just been so much losing......by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
I see Vikings holding us to a lot of field goals, and Zuerlein making them.by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
Last play that they analyze on the video. Woods has caught the short pass and is steaming for the end zone. Watkins is coming across from his route and has a great angle to block the DL that has a chance to tackle Woods. But....the DL's back is turned. Block him now and it could be called clipping. Watkins waits just a beat til he can see the front of the DL, then blocks him just a bit.by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
This might be one of my favorite parts of our new offensive identity. Each perfect pass that just booted off of a receiver's hands in the last few years was like a punch to the gut. Now, on the rare occasion it happens, I just think, "well we'll get it next time."by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
Suddenly Carolina is looking very strong. At this point, you could make a strong case that 6 of the 8 best teams in football are in the NFC. While the AFC has , PIT and everyone else.by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
How soon did we start playing backups? Did Mannion ever get in? One huge benefit of these blowouts against bad teams is the ability to both protect starters in the 4th, but also to give 2nd stringers some valuable playing experience during the regular season.by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
Unless you can be Batman. Then be batman.by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
Vikings haven't had much to cheer about for years, and this is a huge game for them. Plus, be honest, there is not much to do in MN in November aside from maybe deer hunting. I'd bet that the stadium will be packed and will be rocking. Maybe playing the Rams will remind Case that, well, he's Case Keenum.by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
The play to Woods with the fake end-around was awesome - but I get the feeling McVay would have liked to have held onto that one until we were playing a better team. Both the Woods TD and the Watkins TD were from the red zone - how many total trips did we have into the RZ? Johnby PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
Of course nothing is set in stone at this point, but if Seahawks and Cowboys end up as wildcard teams, which I think is the most likely outcome at this time, the Rams will have played EVERY playoff team from the NFC. Eagles, Saints, VIkings, Rams, Seahawks, Cowboys. Does that seem unusual to you?by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
The scars from the last one are still fresh. No matter how much we were winning by, I would be sure that the Pats would come back and win in the end. And I am sure that the NFL would interpret the rules to help the Pats (Oldest SB QB ever is a great story!) the same way that they interpreted the rules in SB36 to allow the red white and blue underdog team to win after Sep 11.by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
You are not wrong. Their 5-3 start this year feels a little like our 3-1 start last year. This is a team I really want to succeed, but going all the way back to losing multiple Super Bowls in a row, they have never quite put it together.by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
Its hard to imagine we can destroy three opponents in a row. But this SHOULD be a comfortable win against a team that will probably have a lot of 3 and outs on offense.by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
For some reason, i have a lot of affection for the other team from New York, from the blue collar town known mostly for wild amounts of lake effect snow. Like the Rams in recent decades, they have teased then broken my heart many times. I also like the Packers, so I think I gravitate toward teams from towns that seem like they should not merit an NFL teamby PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
This is a young team with a ton of potential. It is also a team on which many players are experiencing good football and winning for the first time or the first time in many years. Normally, I would bemoan a schedule that has us playing such a murderer's row of good teams in a short stretch. But I think it is just what this team needs. We have blown away two bad teams decisively. We haveby PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best. At this time, nearly everyone we are likely to have to face in the playoffs is on our second half schedule. (Eagles, Vikings, Seahawks, Saints.) It is a really tough schedule, and we will lose a couple of those. Sadly, the Seahawks only have 2 tough games left on their schedule (Cowboys and Eagles.) Plus the Rams of course. If we wantby PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
This is based on nothing but a gut instinct, but I have a feeling McVay and the O coaches looked at a lot of tape this week and will come out with a plan to start getting some real production out of their potentially best receiver. I also have the feeling 5-10 new red zone plays are getting installed this week. And when this team starts getting the ball successfully to Watkins and scoring Tby PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
Cheap player who weakens an NFC West opponent while strengthening the Rams with minimal cap hit. Or, barring that, a versatile backup OL.by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
At this point and after watching the Rams and Texans games, I think RW is underrated. He is rarely mentioned in the top 5 QBs, but at this point I would only put Aaron Rodgers and flipping GOAT above him. I would take him in a minute over Roethlisburger, Matt Ryan, or Luck. In the Rams game, he singlehandedly won that game for them by keeping drives alive, escaping pressure and making big paby PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
We need to take a moment to admire the work this offensive line is doing. It is a breath of fresh air and I am constantly amazed by the time that Goff has a clean pocket. Then you look at the short pass/screen to Kupp and see how many OL he had in front of him blocking,. And it doesn't hurt that aside from Sullivan we have had good health. BTW any word on the Sullivan injury? FWIW, afterby PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
They play Eagles, Jaguars, Rams to start December. I would love to see them lose all three and their confidence for the end run. Gotta give Russell Wilson a lot of credit - with almost any other QB this time would be very average. He made 3-4 miracle plays against us, that, had he been a qb like Carson Palmer would all have gone our way and we would have won that game by 2 TDs. I think he iby PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
He got shoved in the back by the OT. Inexcusable that wasn't called an illegal block in the back. Didnt hurt us because Donald was there to clean up, but still should have been called.by PeoriaRa - Game Time Forum
They were playing fill in the blank. Question was: The best two teams in the NFC are______________? Philadelphia was the immediate answer. Then there was a long pause. Then one of the Mikes said "I think you have to at least think about the Rams." Then without another word about the Rams they talked about Carolina being possibly the next team. Short, but interesting. Wouby PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
Was it just me or were the dumb mistakes down quite a bit in the Jaguar game? In the 49ers game, we played really well but made a number of mental mistakes that resulted in the game being MUCH closer than it should have been. Again against Seattle we outplayed Seattle statistically and should have won easily, but were done in by some bad mistakes. I was just starting to wonder if that wiby PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
Not sure what you are hoping for when the game is in his hands. On the last drive versus Seattle, with the game in his hands and under extreme pressure, he made multiple great passes to move the ball downfield, then threw a dart into the end zone that was either a. a catchable ball that Kupp dropped or b. just inches from being a perfect pass. That last drive vs Seattle showed me a lot.by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
They were playing him 8-10 yards back in coverage. On many 3rd downs we could have picked up easy 5-6 yard gains just quick throwing it to him in the flat. Was surprised they never did that once. Then when they finally have to pull in coverage, you throw it to Watkins blowing past the CB.by PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com
I am getting tired of watching AD and other defensive linemen with OL draped all over them, arms around their necks, getting pushed in the back. Its as if the refs decided that Aaron Donald was not fair and that they should even things up by letting teams hold. Any OL that doesnt get 2-3 holding calls when they play us is getting favorable treatment. Oh, and just before the uncalled DPI caby PeoriaRa - RamsFootballFans.com