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Re reason number 1. ? - 4 months ago

Narrative before Akers injury: One reason Stafford didn't win in Detroit is that they never gave him the support of a solid run game. Narrative after Akers injury: Even if the Rams have to lean more on the passing game, it'll be ok because Stafford.

Too early for your victory lap yet. Let's see. - 6 months ago

The Lions only won 5 games with Stafford last year, so by your logic how could anybody believe in him? This will be interesting. I know you deny it, but to justify the trade and make it worth what the Rams gave up in picks, Stafford has to take the Rams farther than Goff (superbowl), and the Lions have to be even worse than last year. If Stafford gets hurt, or doesn't significantly imp

Do you know? - 6 months ago

I have been getting a lot more fond of your posts over the last 6 months. And I'm not saying that because of what you just said. I should have said it before this. We have clashed pretty hard, or at least I clashed hard. But I feel a new wind blowing.

Hey! :) Go Bulldogs! nm. - 6 months ago

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I'm not in either one of those crowds. - 6 months ago

I've been posting good and bad, agree and disagree, optimistic and pessimistic, things re the Rams here for over a decade. Old timers here know that. You've resorted to a mischaracterization, but can't stop you and won't try. I hated the Greg Robinson pick and loved the Aaron Donald pick. I hated, hated, hated the Brian Quick pick. But I loved the Tavon Austin pick. Go back a

I'll post as I please. - 6 months ago

You should look at the trendline you just listed. And I didn't have a problem with what they did with the line in 2017 and 2018. No moaning and groaning then. But when the interior of the line got blown up in the Superbowl, that was a big problem. And that interior line strength and pass blocking has been a problem ever since. Did you not see all the posts this Spring saying "We g

How is having an opinion "treating them" a certain way? - 6 months ago

They don't know me or anything I think, and wouldn't care if they did, so don't worry about how they're being treated. I do have a decades long fanship with the NFL in which I have NEVER seen anyone built like Tutu succeed. The odds aren't long, they're astronomical. So that's one thing. Second, I've read hints that they themselves may have intended to draft some oline but kept getting pr

Why are you putting "stupid" in quotes. Are you quoting someone? - 6 months ago

Or putting words in people's mouths. I have not used the word stupid about the Rams for a long time, probably not since Fisher. Actually not even then.

Or maybe he had a much better oline coach in LA. You know, the one that's gone now. nm. - 6 months ago

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Lol, sure. Acronyms are free. - 6 months ago

But you gotta admit. Just saying "I trust the Rams" or "I trust McVay/Snead" isn't really an analysis or a new point of discussion. In fact, it sometimes seems like an overture to end the discussion. It's an attitude, not a point of view. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but I'm sure seeing a lot more of it lately when the Rams get questioned. It's a cousin of the log

We need an acronym for people that like whatever the Rams do. ILWTRD. - 6 months ago

Then they can shorten it up. Instead of "I Like Whatever The Rams Do." There's never any questioning. It's just whatever the Rams do is good.

I'm not worried about the oline in general or the center position. Here's why... - 7 months ago

Everything I need to know about this I got from reading this board. The problem with the offense was Goff, not the oline or playcalls. Oline struggles were not a valid excuse. Ergo, the oline was fine then and is still fine. Stafford is way better than Goff and will make the oline, the receivers, and backs better as well. Ergo, the oline is already better than last year (when it was fine

been refreshing the page over and over waiting for them. :) . - 7 months ago

As always, thank you so much for your hard work and insight!

Oh my. I have never seen legs like that on an NFL player. Never. nm. - 7 months ago

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49, if they run up the Rams' back again and Sermon is toting the ball... - 7 months ago

it's going to be a very ugly look. And the football world is going to be laughing.

Trading with a division foe is very unusual. - 7 months ago

(not to mention an arch-rival for decades). If you do it you better A be sure that you know who they're taking and be completely unconcerned about it...and B absolutely scalp the hell out of them in the trade. Addendum: If they've dominated you head to head in recent years, you just don't do it no matter what.

I would rather have Hayley Atwell. - 7 months ago

A question I had as I read the article was... - 8 months ago

does he communicate (or not) with assistant coaches the way he communicated with Goff? And could that be part of why so many have chosen to depart? Dunno. Also, not to give Goff an excuse, but...having 5 QB coaches in 5 years just isn't good. Edit: Oops, now I read you in another post making that exact same point. I wasn't trying to copy you. :)

Thanks for posting. It's good to get those viewpoints. - 8 months ago

I appreciated reading what Franklin had to say about how the trade was handled. It let's me know that I and some others weren't just imagining things. I will be interested to see if Goff can take this experience and build off of it.

Apparently, that's what he was worth. - 8 months ago

Especially in a tight cap year where a lot of older vets may be available for free. IMO, he's been living off of playing next to AD for years. When on his own, he's not that productive. Time for him to step up in Detroit without Donald to draw everyone's attention.

I found Bumrap's post to be tantalizing, interesting, insightful, revealing, and excellent. nm. - 8 months ago

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lol. nm. - 8 months ago

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Stopped playing quite a while ago. :) nm. - 8 months ago

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Chess story. skip if not interested. - 8 months ago

Sometimes desperation is your only hope. As you know, no one gets lucky or unlucky in chess. You win or lose on the merit of your game. I won a tournament in high school but it was wild. A new kid had come to school and immediately dominated our chess world. Before then I had been numero uno. I played him a dozen times and I couldn't beat him. Just could not. And every time I lost

No, but Brockers and the rest... - 8 months ago

should be focused on how they can be better with or without AD. And that's how he should have answered the question from TMZ, IMO. I assume the coaches are analyzing why they went from so good for most of the season to so bad in that game and are taking steps. But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe they're too busy being giddy.

And be my "guess(?)"... - 8 months ago

if you want to be satisfied with another playoff performance like that from the defense. I won't but we can disagree no harm no foul.

It equals what you said. It's mediocre, but that doesn't excuse the defense. - 8 months ago

You guys can't defend the problems that remain by dumping on Goff - he's gone now. He wasn't good enough and he's gone. But Brockers wasn't good enough and he's still here.

My focus is on the game that counted the most. - 8 months ago

I loved all those great teams that Chuck Knox put together in the 70's. Always excellent rankings. Some of my most beloved Ram heroes are from those years. I think there was one year they were both the #1 offense AND the #1 defense. Really fun... until they lost in the playoffs. I LOVED watching my Rams back then, but they always broke my heart when the chips were down. So what I pe

Obviously, I'm talking about what happened in Green Bay, not their ranking for the season. - 8 months ago

Being the #1 defense is a mirage if you fall apart at playoff time. Since when did the standard become "just get it done in the regular season and that'll be good enough?" If your defense goes from excellent to poop because 1 player is hurt, that's not a solid unit. It's clearly dependent on one great player. It's brittle. Allowing 5 straight scores to start the game is what pu

Given their performance against GB... - 8 months ago

the defense better take a step up, if they want any shot at anything. With Aaron Donald nursing his ribs, the rest of them took a giant dump. That won't get it no matter who the QB is, Brockers.