I have never respected Mayfield until this year. He showed me something that forced me to re-evaluate him as a player. Baker showed me this season that he is in many respects an equivalent of Goff. Goff has more polish to his game because he's always been a pocket passer. That said Mayfield has shown real development in his ability to play from the pocket, i.e. to read defenses while working through his progressions. He also showed that given enough talent around him and an offense that was a scheme fit he can elevate his game.

That's why those who were detractors of Goff while in LA should be cautious when evaluating Mayfield. People didn't believe me about Goff when he was in LA. That it had more to do with McVay than how good Goff is. IMO McVay squandered Goff's talent because he wasn't his QB. He was the QB Sean inherited.

Mayfield is a good fit for McVay's offense, and the Rams will provide Mayfield with a quality team on both sides of the ball. Give Mayfield a year of practice and learning the players and McVay's offense and then judge Baker's play. All I'm saying is that Baker detractors should withhold their judgment about Mayfield. Why? Because McVay's staying has just increased the odds of Mayfield staying. Also, I think that prospect was an important factor in Sean staying. If Baker leaves which IMO is now less likely, McVay stays only as long as Stafford can play. With Mayfield, McVay has a shiny new toy to "play" with.

From all reports, Mayfield has cleaned up his locker room presence. He will always be a diva but as long as he is a good leader in the locker room and on the field then I will be okay with him. I was talking to my neighbor today and he was saying he and his friends hope Baker doesn't stay with the Rams. That they all think Mayfield has developed into the player they had hoped Kyler would become but never will because of his guaranteed contract. That contract makes him untradeable and locks the Cards in until 2026

IMO Kyler's contract will limit the HCs who they will be able to hire this year.

nighttrain said:

just hope he is OK, this team has already had it's share on bad luck'
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Well he is no genius,but he is waking up walking & breathing.plus to add thinks he is The Rams starting LG & David Edwards needs to get himself right before he can play for any NFL team?

so everyone who guessed right, pat yourselves on the back

everyone who guessed wrong..dine on crow tonight


but this thread no longer serves any purpose

It’s shocking that my memory of her was being this young thing who married Michael Jackson.…

This isn't going to work out.

RhodyRams said:

at 40 now. but jump on in if you're man enough

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Nah. Still waiting for my steroid order. Just figured I'd jump in if you needed another body. I don't need a reason to want to pay attention to the playoffs.

Have fun guys.

Classic Rams said:

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You see. No one got away with any bullshit on that play!

NFL’s new postseason overtime rule means game doesn’t end with a TD on first possession​

In last year’s playoffs, the Bills and Chiefs played one of the greatest games in NFL history, but it was a game that left many fans feeling unfulfilled: It ended with the Chiefs receiving the overtime kickoff and scoring the game-winning touchdown on the opening possession. Bills quarterback Josh Allen, who had played a brilliant game, never touched the ball in overtime.

This year, that won’t happen: The NFL changed its playoff overtime rules in the offseason, and now postseason games won’t end with a touchdown on the opening possession of overtime.

Now if a team scores a touchdown on the first possession of overtime, it will line up to kick an extra point or attempt a two-point conversion. Then that team will kick off, and the other team will get a chance to score a touchdown. If that team does score a touchdown, it will line up for an extra point or two-point conversion of its own. It’s possible that the game can end at that point: For instance, if the first team kicked an extra point, the second team can try a game-ending two-point conversion attempt. But if the score remains tied after both teams’ touchdowns, at that point the team that scored the second touchdown would kick off again, and from there on it would be sudden-death overtime.

The new rules could lead to some new strategies: Some coaches may actually prefer to kick off to begin overtime, on the thinking that they’d rather know what the other team has done when they get the ball, and know if they need to play for a touchdown or can settle for a field goal. Some coaches may be more aggressive about going for two after a touchdown.

There is still one scenario in which both teams don’t get a possession in overtime: If the team kicking off
to start overtime scores a safety on the receiving team’s initial possession, the team that kicked off is the winner without ever possessing the ball. For instance, if the kickoff returner gets tackled deep in his own territory, and then on the next play the quarterback is sacked in his own end zone, that safety ends the game.

Unlike regular-season overtime, which is 10 minutes long, playoff overtime is essentially starting a new game: Teams will play 15-minute periods until there is a winner. If there’s been no winner after two 15-minute periods, there will be another kickoff to start the third overtime period, although there won’t be a halftime break between periods. Needing to go to a third overtime period has never happened in NFL history.

My all time favorite guitarist. The greatest concert I ever saw was at the Greek Theater at UC Berkeley in 1980. I really only knew his current album (There and Back), so there were a lot of songs I wasn’t familiar with. No matter. They were indelible. I started buying all of his old albums and went on a musical journey.
“Blow by Blow” is still a landmark album.

I am saddened but nostalgic and grateful.
Thank you Mr. Beck. Godspeed.

AvengerRam said:

I’m going to trust that if he stays, he’s all in, until proven otherwise.

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we have the whole off season to vent.. going to lock this one

Biggest DUD! Refs!

They should get radical with it and coordinate that jersey with the extra helmet allowance. Go metallic gold helmets with blue horns or the inverse with matching jersey and pants.

AvengerRam said:

I guess I just don’t care.

I enjoy football. I enjoy the athletic display on the field, the competition and the excitement of uncertain outcomes. I enjoy the history and nostalgia of a game I played as a kid and have followed for decades.

My interest in “how the sausage is made,” on the other hand, is limited.

I know that there are dark shadows in the closet, and I get that some people want to shine a light on what’s in there. That’s fine for them.

Me… I just want to be entertained. Tell me about how the Bills gave their fans an unforgettable moment by returning the opening kickoff for a TD in their first game back. I’m all in on that.

A real-time recap of the decisions made by the league and officials immediately following Hamlin’s injury, with a slant of “the league is not telling the truth”… meh. That does nothing for me.

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What do or don’t you care about ?

I like all the above you described & I’m sure a lot of us feel some what the same?

I view things through my own eyes though & if you’re talking about last Mondays game. To me it was more like this National Championship game.
The Bills were going to lose anyway & the coach did the right thing.I’d say when it comes to Life or Death he had to make the right call for the betterment of the Bills.
If Bills players go on the field,the odds are another player or 2 were going to get hurt especially the odds increase if your minds aren’t right.
—The media over played it & we can talk all about The Rights & Wrongs. I’ll just say in a perfect world he (Hamlin)was living in. If God Bleesed him! Thanks to God!
As Mcvay just said about Yeast that God is good & Mcvay is blessed.
The Rams players have a lot of True Believers & their spirit fuels them & the team.An example of Bill players are Von Miller & Roger Saffold. I feel blessed as a Rams Fan that they were Ram players that made a difference with Sean Mcvay’s Super Bowl Runs.

dieterbrock said:

He will Rise!!!

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Maybe the best news out of the Seattle game is that Yeast and Lake look like they could be decent players.
Bobby Brown made a great play on the goal-line play where Rapp came through and dropped Walker for the loss.

Yeah to think we were basically without AD, MS, CK and any semblace of an OL. Its amazing we did as well as we did.....

Rams WILL be back in 23.

You guys will probably smoke us next year. We will have Love starting by then.

On an opposite note ...

Should have been Washington Command. Army green and white uniforms. Army green helmets with the five star emblem of command.



Mascot would look like an old plastic green army man.

This cursed season has mercifully come to an end, unfortunately now it’s going to turn into, will he or won’t he?
I can’t help thinking the rams could’ve been in the mix this year, look at the nfc, who scares you? Cowboys, Eagles, Vikings, Seahags, Tampa? As much as I hate to say it the niners look like they should be in the nfc championship game and they’ve got a rookie at qb.

Packfan18 said:

Honestly I hope not. After last night I think he is the most overrated QB. He cannot win Big games in clutch situations. He isn’t nearly as good as Brady who has had 10 Super Bowl appearances and 7 rings. Stafford also is every bit as good as Rodgers.

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Are y'all then prepared to go with Jordan Love or with someone else?

~ArkyRamsFan~