Not a fan of book burning but if I were, that would be one I'd celebrate!

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Riverumbbq said:

Nice catch ... Thanks.

@CGI_Ram, please disregard my earlier (and now deleted) post on the winning score. Looks like another tie, and twice in two weeks.
Please pay @BriansRams & @Karate61 $10,000. ROD Dollars each as both were only 5 points off the actual score. Well Done !

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Done!

Tano said:

5 yards? Um that ball was underthrown by 10 yards

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Damn you Van!

RamUK said:

How old are you exactly?

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Try to keep up.

blackbart said:

What a surprise a phantom flag in Seattle

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More than one.

Crap, my stream died

No way do I give him a fully guaranteed contract. He simply can't stay healthy and without his legs he's average at best. I would tag and trade him to the highest bidder.

Anyone know a streaming site? Redditnflstreams doesn't have any games up

CGI_Ram said:

“Rams are dangerous to Seattle”

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Offhand I don't remember any other great predictions this dude has made. Let's hope he's somehow channeling Nostradamus this time.

RamsOfCastamere said:

I wouldn’t move Ramsey to safety until we get a solid CB1 to replace him.

Also, even though he can tackle, it would be best to have him at FS. Let him roam and high point every deep ball.

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Not saying I would do it in 23', but I would look to do that in the future IF they see him as a guy they want to retire a Ram. And as he reaches the ages of 30 or 31 etc... he will be best suited moving to S.

PARAM said:

As do I.

I'm right on the trading to get a 4th.

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Getting a little cocky there.

"It's called 'Snow Globe'."

Q729 said:

Now they're saying one of the victims was killed while awake because she had Door Dash at 4 a.m. and was on social media minutes after. The murders happened between 4 and 4:25. One of the surviving roommates saw a hooded figure leave after hearing cries from the room.

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Horrible to imagine how terrified everyone was. Makes me sick.

OnceARam said:

The Zakhari Franklin seems like a luxury pick. I'd be interested to hear if you think there is a capable EDGE available at that @den-the-coach.

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@jrry32 had the Rams taking B.J. Ojulari out of LSU with their first pick and IMO, the Rams could go that way and then OL after that. I also like Bralen Trice out of Washington, which could be had in the 3rd round to give you a couple of guys to look at early.

Classic Rams said:

Super Bowl Winners that have the worst season as defending champs

1981 Raiders (record 7-9)

previous year: won Super Bowl 15 vs Eagles

key starter injuries
NT Reggie Kinlaw - game 1 (season ending)
WR Bob Chandler - game 1
S Mike Davis - game 2
RB van Eeghen - game 3

replaced due to poor play
QB Plunkett
G Gene Upshaw

1980 off rank: points 7th, yards 16th
1980 def rank: points 10th, yards 11th

1981 off rank: points 25th, yards 21st
1981 def rank: points 15th, yards 21st

1981 season low: shutout 3 straight times; outscored 60-0.

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1999 Broncos (record 6-10)

previous year: won Super Bowl 33 vs Falcons

retired: QB Elway

FA starters lost
CB Darrien Gordon: signed by Raiders
S Steve Atwater: signed by Jets
RT Harry Swayne: signed by Ravens

key starter injuries
LB John Mobley - game 2 (season ending)
RB Terrell Davis - game 4 (season ending)
TE Shannon Sharpe - game 5 (season ending)

1998 off rank: points 2nd, yards 3rd
1998 def rank: points 8th, yards 11th

1999 off rank: points 18th, yards 14th
1999 def rank: points 11th, yards 7th

1999 season low: started season 0-4

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2022 Rams (record 4-10)

previous year: won Super Bowl 56 vs Bengals

retired: LT Whitworth, S Weddle

FA starters lost
LB Miller: signed by Bills
CB Darius Williams: signed by Jags
WR Woods: signed by Titans
RB Michel: signed by Chargers
G Corbett: signed by Panthers
P Hekker - signed by Panthers
WR OBJ - injured in prev SB - not re-signing

key injuries
WR Jefferson - missed 1st 6 games
RB Williams - game 1 (missed 6 games)
OL Anchrum - game 2 (season ending)
S Fuller - game 3 (season ending)
CB Hill - game 3 (missed 4 games)
G Edwards - game 4 (season ending)
T Brewer game 4 (season ending)
LT Noteboom - game 6 (season ending)
T A Jackson - game 8 (season ending)
QB Stafford - game 9 (season ending)
WR Kupp - game 9 (season ending)
WR Robinson - game 10 (season ending)
DT Robinson - game 10 (season ending)
DT Donald - game 11 (still out)
C Allen - missed 7 games, (out for year)
WR Skowronek - game 14 (season ending)

2021 off rank: points 7th, yards 9th
2021 def rank: points 15th, yards 17th

2022 off rank: points 31st, yards 32nd
2022 def rank: points 18th, yards 13th

2022 season low: lost 6 straight

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It was an unhappy season, but I will rest easy in the off season as long as the whiners do not win the Lombardi.

So Ram said:

IF’s ?

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We do have one more game to go.

Ernest Jones quietly having productive 2022 season, but expects more out of himself in 2023​

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – For most linebackers, a season like the one the Rams' Ernest Jones has put together in 2022 would feel satisfactory.

He's recorded 108 total tackles – almost double what he had as a rookie last year – and added one forced fumble and one interception while playing in all 16 games, making 10 starts.

Jones, however, has higher standards for himself.

"Obviously, I just wanted to build on year one," Jones said earlier this week. "Do my best to help this team and get back to the playoffs, get back in the Super Bowl. Individual goals, I just wanted to play great, and I don't feel like I did that this year. I don't feel like I lived up to what I know I'm capable of. So for me, it's, I'm ready to get in with Seattle, but I'm also ready to get back to work and go do what I know I'm capable of."

And that is?

"I feel like I'm capable of being one of the best linebackers in this league," Jones said. "I mean, I just know I am."

It helps that Jones' lofty ambitions have an example of that caliber to follow in veteran linebacker Bobby Wagner.

Jones admitted that prior to the Rams signing Wagner earlier this year, he expected to be "the man" at linebacker, but also had the right perspective about what Wagner's arrival could mean for his development. He also trusts the organization and its coaching staff to put the best players out on the field.

"I just looked at it, for me, it's like, 'Man, I get another year and opportunity to learn from somebody I grew up watching, somebody that's like a role model,'" Jones said.

It's difficult for Jones to pinpoint one thing he's taken away from his time working with Wagner in their almost-full season working together. Jones is a visual learner, so he tries to pay attention to what Wagner does every day. Jones' takeaway: "For the most part, what I've learned this year is that everything that I thought I was doing, it wasn't enough. (There is) more to be done."

Whatever he's picked up, it's translating and being noticed by Wagner.

"I think he's played great. I think every game he's gotten better," Wagner said on Dec. 15. "He had an opportunity early on in the season where he could have made a pick in the red zone and I think it ended up in (safety) Nick (Scott)'s hands, and to see him make that play last week was pretty cool. He brings a lot of energy, a person that people feed off of, and it's just been cool to see."

This year, Jones became the seventh player in Rams history and only the third Rams linebacker to hit 100 total tackles in his second season, joining safety John Johnson (118), linebacker James Laurinaitis (114), safety Jordan Fuller (113), linebacker Alec Ogletree (111), safety Adam Archuleta (108) and safety T.J. McDonald (105).

His production and overall performance may not be what he hoped for, but for now, he's given Los Angeles' defense a reliable contributor it can count on. And in the meantime, he'll continue to learn from the best as he aims to be the best.

"I think Ernest has gone out and given us exactly what he is: energy, physicality, brute toughness, the guy you want to put out there because he's above the neck mentally sharp," Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris said. "The guy's going to continue to get better throughout his career and I see nothing but greatness when that torch is passed and whenever it is passed for him moving to what Bobby's been able to bring to us and what they've been able to help each other with."

Angry Ram said:

Do people really worry about this so much? Like cross that bridge when we get there.

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It’s an endless bridge that travels in a big circle for some it seems.

As far as this conversation I still believe in Stafford’s ability. I also see the merit in a conversation that involves Mayfield and contingencies.

No one wants to see the Rams fall off a cliff because the stud franchise QB retires, and you need that replacement QB to be more than just relevant. Pass the torch into capable hands, so to speak. There is an opportunity here, unlike in Tampa or Green Bay for example. They’re fucked when those QB’s are done.

It would be a helluva job if the Rams find a way to transition from Goff to Stafford to…another guy(like Mayfield) who can play.

If we don’t pull that off, the dark days could return in a hurry.

I'd like to see Goff in the play-offs, I'd like to see purdy take a purdy good welcome to the NFL hit with a loss involved, I'm mad that the Bengals who lost the sb to our rams are still alive. I thought we would be every year. what a bummer. I hope the cowboys implode and I hope the Raiders get whooped by KC. otherwise I don't care really. I don't expect a win by our rams, but you never know huh. Go rams

Of course he is! We all are Ramily! You'll notice the twitter avatar he uses

As if Aaron Rodgers could get any more smug and irritating. Listening to Rodgers say I told you so makes me an even bigger Goff fan.

Atwell certainly was not worth a second round pick, even if he can catch the ball.

Mayfield doesn’t seem to have a good long ball.

Akers took over half a season to finally get in a groove twice now. In 2020 and 2022. Is this a pattern or just bad Oline play? When he’s hot he does a lot more after initial contact than when he’s not.

Malibu said:

FA areas that are currently available and good for us - CB - Poyer/Bradbury - G Jenkins, Powers - Safety - Bates/Johnson. LT - Brown no one really else I ref. guys not sure are as good as Whit - McGary/Conklin. OLB none maybe Ngokwe not sure he is what we need. We can find a BU QB. FYI tons of great RBs in FA, but we MUST refrain and the save the $ here and feature Akers.
If we can't afford a LG we go get him at #68/#69.

This list can be done minus the LT unless we are able to find a steal with our 1st pick in the draft like we took Saffold at #33 and get the OLB in FA. But don't touch our #1 in 2024.

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It would be nice if we could keep our 2024 first round pick. But I would move that pick if a LT they like falls into the 20s or whatever, in order to move up and nab him.

If they fill LT even with a guy for the future everything looks a lot different. So I think that pick needs to be a cornerstone spot like LT, Edge, or CB if at all possible, and barring that then someone who is a no-shit impact player.

But really that's what we're lacking from some of these draft classes, the impact types. Too many guys who spot start and do ok for a while then tank. Or who are inconsistent as fuck. Which yes can be expected with our approach. But moving forward we need some quality additions so I think the Rams are going to change their strategy this offseason to the draft and attempt to do that.

The FA additions will be hole filler types not headliners.

kurtfaulk said:

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get this. nothing to do with superbowl merchandise. i bought my son a jersey for christmas from fanatics. i haven't seen a new kupp rams jersey here in australia.

i got the cheap all print jersey. not that i knew at the time when i bought it but glaringly obvious when it arrived. so no glue ons or stitch ons except for the nfl tag at the front of the jersey. everything else is a print. so it looks like a cheap knock off. i mean it's probably better and more comfortable to wear than the original but it looks cheap.

it cost me $193AU delivered. fucking rip off merchants. and they made the jersey look so good on the site.



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Ouch thats a lot of $ to not be happy.

I have bought a fair bit from Fanatics and everything has been great.

fearsomefour said:

It happens every year in youth/high school football and in youth baseball/softball as well.
It is rare but it happens.
Many youth baseball undershirts have sown in padding over the heart area now.
All the rest is pure speculation at this point and is just noise.

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Just shows how important it is to have the right tools to be able to save life close to you. These divibe machines work good. Getting on the chest & pump the heart is key.
In Damar Hankins case it will show a lot because it happened in the heart of the best place to be if it was to happen on a football field. The concern is the brain,besides survival.