Angry Ram said:

That's not refs, that's the rule. And it's been in place for a while.

Its dumb, yes, but it's pretty clear...QB head hit or even touch= flag.

You can only hit a qb in chest area, and not drive him down.

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Not exactly. The head blow penalty is defined as “forceful contact” not the “prissy one brushing their bangs out of their eyes” contact. It is ruining the game.

Late but dear fate, Mason Rudolph took an absolutely brutal headshot from Earl Thomas. Completely out before he hit the ground.

LesBaker said:

Miami didn't go 0-16 it was the Browns.

The strategy of sucking for higher draft picks has been used forever with little if any success. There are too many guys on the field for one to make enough of a difference to take a bad team to the playoffs and then championship. Even when the Colts got Luck it took more than him to make a difference, it wasn't like they just added him and that by itself changed things.

And frankly he was a pretty good QB, but certainly not the HOF guy he's been cracked up to be. In fact in many ways he was pretty average.

The only time I can say tanking worked was when the Cavs did it and got LeBron.

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Yup. Miami went 1-15 in 2007. And Parcells took Jake Long.

Awesome job, Merlin! And I'm only halfway through. Thank you!

Having the Parents over along with my son, his wife and our almost two month old granddaughter for an old fashion Italian Sunday Dinner featuring Manicotti (and you have to pronounce correctly) Mon-e-Gaat along with Italian bread and many other things...Salute!

FrantikRam said:

Both calls were correct. With Goff you could use two angles to show he was short of the line.

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100% agree.

kurtfaulk said:

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Can you believe the cheats player wasn't fined for that helmet to helmet hit.

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Yes, yes I can! alm:

dang said:

I also can’t stand watching Peters try to tackle or blow coverage so that needs to be fixed for next season.

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I don't look for Peters to be a Ram after this season.

Ramlock said:

I’ve been talking about his pass pro since week 1...good to see others notice it, too.

His Oline is one block away from the running game that we all want to see make the Ram offense go.

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Yeah he gotta be the best blocking rb I’ve seen in a long time. And even with the lost I’m more encouraged then I’ve been in a long time about this team. I’m actually starting to feel good about the rest of the season

Saw an interesting gravestone the other day. Simply said "I am what I am. " Nice stone 1800s. No dates no name. Seemed to be in a family plot. While I dont believe I found the long lost grave of popeye. It certainly makes you wonder what the mind set was. And that was probably the intention. Was this person so well known in their community for good or bad that it didnt matter? Or was it one final " What the hell you looking at."? Very rural middle of nowhere place as they say.

First of all, I don't think McVay has anything against M. Brown. I think he realizes that he has to have Gurley in the game to get him in a rhythm.
Secondly, I would disagree that Everett has taken over the #1 TE. No doubt he has that talent and is a great option. But it's evident that Higbee can catch, run and block. My thought is that they were taking it easy on him due to his injury.
...not that it matters - both are great options.

The thing for me is that I expected the TE's to be used FAR MORE when McVay started with the Rams.
I'm not sure if he didn't trust either guy for the past 2-3 years, or if he just liked what he had at WR.

8 things about Malcolm Brown

Each week during the season, we interview a different Rams player to find out about their lives on the field as well as off of it. Team Reporter, Sarina Morales, asks the questions fans want to know, in a fun and conversational interview. This week, running back, Malcolm Brown spoke to Sarina about sounding like Barry White, looking like 50 Cent and about the misconception about being a running back.

Sarina: What was your favorite Halloween costume growing up?

Malcolm: I didn’t really do Halloween like that… Last year, I did 50 Cent.

Sarina: Oh yeah, you did! That was good.

Sarina: Where did [your twitter handle] Malley Cat come from?

Malcolm: Malley Cat. It was [from] a movie. There was a movie called The Aristocats. Old school movie. My uncle, he started calling me that when I was younger. I really set it up [as my Twitter handle] because I couldn't think of [anything] from my [childhood] when I first made it in college. And then some of the fans started calling me that, so I just kept Malley Cat.

Sarina: What's your favorite thing about being a professional athlete, but as it relates to your life outside of football?

Malcolm: Dang. See, I started thinking about my little camp but that's a football camp. Let me see. I'm trying to think of one.

Sarina: Going to the supermarket and carrying extra grocery bags. You know, having a six-pack all the time.
Malcolm: Oh! Having a beach bod. That's a good one.

Sarina: Right. You're always beach-ready.

Malcolm: Always beach-ready.

Sarina: What's a misconception about running backs?

Malcolm: I feel like a lot of people… watch, but they don't really know what's [going on]. [We’re] not just out there getting the ball and running. It's a lot of schemes…

Sarina: It’s not as easy as just running through an Olinemen and being like, "Oh look, there's a gap there."

Malcolm: Right. It's harder than what people think. We feel those hits. It's not just getting the ball and running with it. [There’s] a lot of stuff going on out there.

Sarina: To follow up with that, fill-in-the-blank. Sean McVay's offense is...

Malcolm: Sean McVay's offense is... I want a good word, let see. I might have to phone a friend. (Calls Tyler Higbee over)

Sarina: Phone a friend.

Malcolm: Sean McVay's offense is...

Tyler Higbee: Spectacular. I got another one for you. I got another one for you. Sensational. (says he’s impersonating the rapper Future)

Malcolm: That’s the one I want to use right there, sensational.

Sarina: So, there's a lot of boys, actually your boy [Tyler Higbee]. Florida boys. And they're like, "Ah, Florida's f..." (Malcolm cuts in before Sarina can say ‘football’.)

Malcolm: Right.

Sarina: Exactly. You know where I'm going with this. Texas football, then...

Malcolm: Texas against Florida? Come on now, it's Texas. Come on man! That ain't a question.

Sarina: [I’m] from New York. Help me understand…

Malcolm: They probably got some more speed out there and some more raw talent…

Sarina: So, what is Texas football?

Malcolm: I feel like a Texas football player [is] going to be structured. He's going to be disciplined. He's going to know exactly what to do because we start so young out there. You're learning when you're so young. But Florida, they definitely got the raw talent. The raw athletes.

Sarina: So you get the athlete [from] Florida, but you get the overall, I-know-everything-going-on [from] Texas.

Malcolm: And don't even put [California] in that. No. Don't even put it that. If you want to argue against Texas football, it's only Florida. If you really want to argue, but Cali… nope.

Sarina: Who was a hero growing up for you? I know that you do your camps and stuff, and the kids are like, "Oh my God, Malcolm Brown!” So, who was that guy for you? Or girl?

Malcolm: Oh man. My favorite professional athlete… Vince Carter. I just loved him. He was just explosive.

Sarina: And he's still playing!

Malcolm: Yeah, he's a highlight reel. Yeah, Vince Carter that was my favorite.

Sarina: That NBA dunk contest.

Malcolm: Yeah, for sure. For sure. Iconic.

Sarina: Finally… a skill you have, that you wished you used more.

Malcolm: I just might have a little secret talent of singing. Maybe.

Sarina: Oh word? In the car?

Malcolm: Yeah, in the car, in the shower and all that.

Sarina: But it's just a secret… that maybe you would like to use if you were in a boy band?

Malcolm: Oh yeah. For sure, For sure.

Sarina: Like R&B? Or are we going full-on Backstreet Boys?

Malcolm: Oh, no no no. I can't. See, because they [are] dancing too.

Sarina: You're just the singing.

Malcolm: Just smoothing and...

Sarina: Are you like in the back for Boys to Men? Like, "Doo-do-do, Baby, you know it's been a long time."

Malcolm: Barry White or something.

Sarina: Oh, Barry White. Okay!

Malcolm: I can knock. I can get up there now. I can get hit a couple notes.

Sarina: Karaoke?

Malcolm: Maybe. But we ain't... You can't ask me. I might be walking past you and you might just hear it.

Sarina: And I'll be like, "Is that the voice of an angel? Your voice is like a combination of Fergie and Jesus.”

poLARizing said:

The NFL season is broken up in to 4 quarter seasons.

1st quarter: 3-1
2nd quarter: 0-1 >> I think we win the next three to end this quarter at 3-1 and overall record @6-2 going in to the bye week.

Re-group for the second half. This season, the media will continue to overlook the Rams vs last year when they received high praises throughout the season and atop the power rankings.

I hope they continue to improve, gel, and peak towards the end.

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I like looking at games and seasons in quarters. While its great to start great its more important to finish great. So Q2 is more important than Q1, Q3 > Q2, Q4 > Q3.

oldnotdead said:

've also seen enough of Fox.

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I saw one of the Seahags TE's blocking Fox 1 on 1.

Shouldn't be on the field after that.

AZRams said:

Colin Cowherd was effusive in his praise of Goff this AM. Called that last drive the kind of thing you get from a Brady and Brees.

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Video here.

1maGoh said:

Gene editing with CRSPR? It's going to be a game changer. I don't think we'll like the new game, but it will change for sure.

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Yes the promise of CRSPR is exciting and the potential for abuse is frightening.

KJD_Ram said:

anyone else watch the 4K broadcast of the game last night? It looked pretty sweet and the added bonus of no commercials...

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Where did you find it? I have DTV and Sunday Package but never bothered to look. Thought it was an added cost.

fastcat said:

Maybe I'm different but everytime ive smoked weed or ate an editor I GET ANXIETY!!! I get paranoid 1st like everyone is looking at me... And since I dont like alot of attention, I get AnxietY.... My heart starts racing and its beating in my head and I feel like im gonna have an heartattack lol

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Your problem is you give a damn what people are thinking about you or scared you are going to get caught.

Lighten up, Francis.

Ironic. Diggs was very happy with Case Keenum, who came cheap. Then the Vikings go after the supposedly superior Kirk Cousins and pay him big bucks and Diggs is no longer happy.

Sometimes you should just leave well enough alone.

Fans during preseason: "it's pointless, why do they even play these games!!?? NFL needs to shorten games to 2, cuz 4 is totally unnecessary!!!!~~~"

Also fans the next week: "why didn't they play in preseason the team isn't in sync, those 2 preseason series would've helped so much!!!!!"

FrantikRam said:

From the standpoint of winning a Super Bowl for the Seahawks it would be, which is ultimately what their fans want, even though it's not realistic. A home loss to us would have guaranteed they weren't winning the NFC West, which means all road playoff games. Season over for them.

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I disagree. Still too early. Still too many divisional games to play.

There is life after death...I went right after the shitty Seahawks fans and twice as hard at the loser Niner fans. Sometimes an offense is better than a good defence when battling trolls...

This Rams secondary remains confused on most snaps.....maybe we need to go to a 6 man front & less DB's that add to the confusion? Does seem the Zone scheme needs a major overhaul the man coverage does get better results.

This Rams secondary on paper is one of the best in the NFL. The talent acquired for this Championship run season should be dominating our opponents. Instead, this unit is getting the same results as a week old pile of San Francisco sidewalk .

But do not worry three of the DB's playing last night will be UFA'cy in a little over 5 months. The other three playing last night will be UFA's in 2021.