My favorite 007 (by a wide margin) and one of my favorite actors of all time. RIP Sean.

I can't wait until 2020 is hindsight.

cwutididthar?

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The Rams (5-2) go into Sunday’s game against the Dolphins (3-3) in Miami with similar NFL rankings to last year in overall offensive production – middling in points, above average in yards per game.

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While I am mostly pleased with the offense, the run game, the offensive line play... Goff’s having a nice year, etc...

The Rams need to be more explosive. And... I’d like the points per game to be higher. We’ve seen explosiveness at times, Bill‘s game, etc. But they’ve not had that offensive kill shot when they’ve needed it (at times) to put a game away.

If you ask ppl around the league, they’d describe the Rams as an “offensive team“ under McVay. So, yeah... an offensive team with McVay, Goff, Woods, and Kupp should be more than “middling”.

I doubt McVay is content with 25pts per game either.

Dz1 said:

Yes that's my baby girl lol.

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Very pretty

FrantikRam said:

For the first year, but what about subsequent years? I don't know how that would have worked for them but I'm assuming they would have been RFAs and it would have depended on what we designed them as? Not sure

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I’m not following.
You think they would choose a kicker that costs more this season than a street FA, out of concern that in a couple years they may have to pay the FA more? That literally flies in the face of every acquisition this team has made.

This was pretty savage as well:

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dieterbrock said:

If you follow Fitz career, he was due for one of his patented disaster games. The cat could throw for 400 1 week with 3,4 TD and then blow up the next with multiple INT.
That said, he's had a wild career and puts a big twist on the "journeyman" concept. Normally the journeyman is a Steve Deberg type, wont kill you, wont amaze you. Will just get enough done to keep the team's head above water.
Fitz though....
Has to be an NFL record, has had a 300 yard game with 7 different teams, Only Cincinnati stop (261 yards hi-game) prevented him from being a perfect 8 for 8. He also has hit 400 with 3 different teams, (Just missing with Jets 390, and Buffalo 382)
Talk about feast or famine

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I will never, ever forget his debut vs Houston.

Enjoyed the reviews.

Troy Hill
... has been huge over the last four games.

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Hmmm, where did I hear that this guy sucks? We need to cut him ASAP.

Man if this guy can stay healthy and develop even a little? Look out NFL.

"Which one of you f***heads keeps putting the 'D' on my name patch???"

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WARNING - there is video of sloman kicking a fg. some member's eyes might explode if they watch it. stay clear sloman haters.

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Its good to be prepared with depth. I'll never forget the DB debacle under Spagnoulo.

Hopefully this broken ankle is an easily healed type of injury that won't affect Terrell as mobility. I haven't seen any details but anytime a person has a broken bone near a joint there is risk of reduced range of motion and arthritis. Hopefully it was well enough above the joint.

I had a torn tendon last fall. The first repair went well until it came apart a week after surgery. During the second repair the surgeon put a temporary pin in my toe to immobilize it. He said he didn't do that the first time because it causes arthritis. So just one tiny pin that was removed six weeks later and a year later I'm feeling the arthritic affects of it. We had a few days of rain and that toe hurt to put pressure on it.

PhillyRam said:

Again, you cant keep everyone. If you want JJ, there is a lot of work to do with the cap and that is if the cap is closer to $200M and not the min $175M.

And they don't have a lot of guys that they can shed that gets them much room.

So just speculating if Whitworth would work with them if he wants to win a title.

Otherwise JJ walks.

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Agree Philly can't keep everyone, but cap is just a number and imho KD knows how to work it..

And at 10 11 mill and playing at his level,Whit ain't going anywhere or being paid less.

He's a Big Time Bargain at this point.

ottoman89 said:

At least now I know, so people don't take it serious when I'm messing around!

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You had me worried for a second my Ram Brother lol.

You guys keep on saying Goff isn't elite. He's been a top 5 QB (by the numbers) 3 out of the 5 seasons so far, one of those seasons was on the dreaded Fisher team and his rookie year. And yes, I'm counting this season already and that could bite me in the ass but if he continues to trend upward I don't see any issue calling our QB elite.
He's not fancy but he gets shit done and done well.

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They'd rather have Brian Hill in there than Gurley?

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Gurley's last 3 games 61 rushing attempts for 156 yards

More talk about Staley mounding the defense for Ramsey.

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One of the things I would love to see Sunday is what I think the Ram's projected starting D-line of the future is going to be.

DE Lewis
NT Robinson
DT Donald
JACK Floyd

Robinson gives them a player at NT that can be a force much in the way Suh was. That type of play in the middle will pay dividends for AD. With Floyd and Lewis they have speed off the edges. I loved the way Lewis showed how he can set a hard edge Monday and IMO Brockers doesn't make that play because he lacks the athleticism to do it. With Robinson and AD collapsing the interior o-line and with speed off the edges (both sides for the first time) this could be far better than 2018's version. I think AD's production will again soar. I don't see a 5 man o-line being able to protect on passes and running will be very difficult especially inside. If they unleash this d-line against Miami, Tua won't stand a chance and Gaskin will have to try to run on the perimeter.

That D-line and their secondary can make this defense very special, a true top 5 unit. Everyone keeps harping about the ILB position. With that D-line and the way it's going to force teams to pass to win, the Rams are only going to play their MIKE. Kiser and with Reeder in rotation have shown they are fine. Staley can use a SS instead of Young. Young isn't being used as an ILB anyway. He's playing as a 3rd safety. So he can simply use a 3rd safety in the box to play that role. Just play Rapp in the box with Johnson and Scott (until Burgess returns) behind.

My only concern is that Staley will revert to his soft defense if he gets complacent. His scheme on Monday was exactly how this defense should be played. He used his personnel well and played to their strengths. It showed he knows how to game plan in that manner. He simply needs to build upon it (because I'm tired of yelling at him).

I want to see McVay come out on fire, and pound at a weak defense with the run game. But most of all to quit going away from what works and simply outsmarting himself which leads to those dead possession. In keeping with that Sean must never take his foot off the gas, if it turns into a 40-0 blowout so be it. He needs to quit trying to be "honorable" and understand the NFL is a take no prisoners BUSINESS not a friendly game among friends. He needs to stomp on that pedal and not let off until there is nothing but zeros on the clock.

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I agree for the most part. It's not a given quite yet that Lewis can even be a consistent player in this league, but I like the potential. Lewis and Robinson could potentially put this defense over the edge. Young needs to be phased out as he is a liability, but with Fuller coming back we have lots of options. It should probably be play dependent and game dependent. I don't want Reeder on the field at all vs the Seahwawks or its just a free first down for Wilson. However, vs the Niners I might want Reeder in there.

Staley does need to stay aggressive. I have loved the multiple looks and blitzes as of late. Hell, even if we get burnt deep once or twice it doesnt matter. Keeping QB's hurried and confused will result in more turnovers and opportunities for our offense, which if we had a FG kicker, would just have scored 27 points vs a top defense. And that was in 3 QTR's before we went into burn clock mode. Let that marinate for a minute.

Juggs said:

I mean...he is a demon. Lol I dont know that these two would ever meet..

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True. When would a demon meet two guys who can’t die? It all sounds so ... I dunno ... fictitious. Lol. Lieutenant Literal.

That's for Troy's baby!

Heker and Donald. We are witnessing the two best at their positions to every play the game --on the same team-- at the same time.

Opposing View: Dolphins head coach Brian Flores on the challenges the Rams defense presents, Jared Goff's growth

Before becoming head coach of the Miami Dolphins, Brian Flores served in various roles on the New England Patriots' defensive coaching staff.

In 2011, he was a defensive assistant who helped that unit finish second in the NFL in interceptions (23) and tie for third in the NFL in takeaways (34). During his tenure as safeties coach from 2012-15, New England was sixth in the NFL in scoring defense, allowing 20.3 points per game. As defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2018, the Patriots finished fifth in the league in takeaways (28) and tied for third in interceptions (18) on their way to a Super Bowl LIII victory.

In other words, Flores can recognize a strong defense when he sees one, and he thinks highly of the Rams' unit this season.

"Defensively, they pose a lot of problems," Flores said during a video conference with Rams beat writers Wednesday afternoon. "Talented, fast, disciplined. They tackle well."

Naturally, the attention of a former linebackers coach first draws toward the line of scrimmage, bringing up defensive lineman Aaron Donald. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year is second in the NFL in sacks with 8.0 and leads the Rams in tackles for loss with nine.

Flores also highlighted the play of cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who snagged his first interception of the season, and linebacker Leonard Floyd, who received a game ball after tallying two sacks and three quarterback hits against his former team Monday night.

"The first name that comes to mind is Aaron Donald, and he's a tremendous player," Flores said. "Michael Brockers is good. (Leonard) Floyd is playing well. Jalen Ramsey, as you know. I mean, they've got a lot of good players."

As for how that impacts the Dolphins' gameplan for their rookie quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, Flores reiterated his response to a previous question about it being a team game.

"Again, it's football, so it's never a one-man show. Eleven guys playing on one accord," Flores said. "And I see that, being a defensive coach and watching them defensively. I see a lot of good things. And that's kudos to their coaching staff and their players for putting the work in. They're seeing the fruits of the work they're putting in obviously."

Speaking of quarterbacks, Flores is familiar with the Rams' Jared Goff, having been on the opposite sideline in Super Bowl LIII.

Goff's 2020 season has more closely resembled his 2018 performance compared to 2019. So far, he's completed 67.7 percent of his pass attempts for 1,790 yards with 12 touchdowns and four interceptions. Entering Week 8 in 2019, he had a 61.8 percent completion percentage and had thrown for 1,995 yards with nine touchdowns and seven interceptions; at that same juncture in 2018, 69.7 percent, 2,130 yards, 14 touchdowns, five interceptions.

"He was a very good quarterback then, he's a very good quarterback now. You've seen improvement on a yearly basis – getting the ball out quicker, making good decisions, just basically overall have command of the offense and leadership on that team. He's been very productive. He can stand in the pocket and make throws, he can get outside of the pocket and make throws. He's just a very good player on a very good offense."

Merlin said:

- The Coach McVay Show Week 8 | ESPN

JB Long & D'Marco Farr are joined by Rams GM Les Snead on a short week while Coach McVay prepares for the Miami Dolphins. Les talks about making a change at kicker and also continuing to rebuild the defense with Jalen Ramsey at its core. Also, Les talks about how the rookie draft class for the...

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Thank you for posting this.