hotanez said:

This is the Case Keenum I remember from his Rams days. The one in Minnesota was an imposter.

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i think in Minni he had competition... @ Denver the starting job was handed to him

Gurley who?

In all seriousness, I think Anderson puts us in the SB. He's the exact tool Gurley needs to keep him fresh throughout the game and keep defences on their toes.

AFC Championship Baltimore @ Kansas City
NFC Championship Seattle @ Los Angeles

OldSchool said:

Redskins are such a shitshow organization! Beat a woman multiple times? No problem we’ll sign you! Talk smack about our bad DC? You’re fired! Redskins cut DL Swearinger today.

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Oh, and whip a child until his genitals are bleeding? Yeah, we'll sign you, even though you said you beat your kids after that!

RamFan503 said:

I don't wish him ill will but good to see he did nothing against us.

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Yep and now he needs to go off this week!

Apparently, The Cardinals didn’t take Alex Boone’s advice since they didn’t seem to handle Aaron Donald too well! Sometimes, It is much easier said than done!!!

I would love a RAMS - Seawhores play-off game.
I really think we match up better against them than anyone. I also think they are well built to possibly upset the Bears or the Saints, which would obviously be great for us and I'm not even talking about what fields we play on.
With our team its just really not as big of deal as it is for some others. It's preferable, of course, but not as big as how the teams actually match up.

TexasRam said:

I've watched some Browns games strangely enough. I see Mayfield as having Goff potential.

I consider Goff one of the most accurate passers in the NFL and Mayfield throws these same type of mid to deep passes with uncanny accuracy.

Mayfield also has that quick read mind and feet that Goff has in the pocket.

I expect Mayfiled to be a top 10 QB next year if he has a good surrounding cast.

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He throws on the run really well too.

Anyone have a link to the game yet? I'm dyin here lol.

always thought resting for 2 weeks is terrible idea, so im glad they wont be resting. with that said a 14+ lead at the half or later and im good with taking certain guys out early

Prime Time said:

I can't even fathom this being a possibility. It's like playing vanilla during the playoffs in the hope that the team can surprise their opponent during the Super Bowl.

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One and done games are different than regular season once you've tied up your division. We had already essentially clinched the division when this seemed to start. I think it's a possibility and even likely that they have been holding back a few things. Could be just me being hopeful.

kurtfaulk said:

The defense concerned everybody after the Vikings game till now.

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Lot of us were concerned but there was also a great deal of opinion going out that defense doesn't matter this year and quite a bit of overlooking defensive core dysfunction.

I think the defense is better now. But for us to get through this playoff field we need more consistency on the back end at a minimum. And improvement limiting the blown run fits.

99 Rams are that example of how you need a defense. Tampa would have taken us down had the Rams not possessed such a quality defensive unit.

RhodyRams said:

it's still only week 1 but

Cleveland gonna surprise a lot of people
Buffalo will be looking for a new coach by week 8
Bradford will be shell shocked by week 5

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thought I would bump this thread as Cleveland goes on to win their 7th game

jrry32 said:

It seems like every top offense has slowed down since December hit. The Chiefs are the only arguable exception, and we'll see how they fair at Seattle. I know a lot of people are worried right now, but I'll feel fine going into the playoffs if we finish strong against Arizona and SF. Keep in mind that we clinched the division in the KC game. I think we haven't come out with the same intensity since that happened. I expect that intensity is back for the playoffs.

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Not to nitpick but didnt we clinch the division after Detroit? We came out flat during that game, too.

Faceplant said:

Same. Not sure whether to play him yet. Championship baby!!

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Yup. I put him in already. He will get at least 50 yards and a TD.

https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/12/23/r...at-titans-saints-offense-problems-josh-gordon

I’m not one for the on-set post-game interview, but the Weddle family storming the NFL Network set at StubHub and Lamar Jackson playfully covering his ears as they all screamed was positively Christmas-y.

Yards fan said:

We have so many holes WR, DB, OL, LOLOL,TE, PK

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Fixed it

TexasRam said:

Why can’t Goff do anything Elite??

These aren’t real cars and he has to use Gurleys money to finance half the cost.

What a system QB

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Stop it dude...it is getting old....really.

this site made me realize how awful the post dispatch site really was. other than a picture of a clown car (with passengers) posted on there, i miss nothing from that site.

testament to the great job done here by all involved.

I didn't think many would get this one and let's just say you guys didn't disappoint.

The song Night Train has a somewhat convoluted history. It was first recorded by sax player Jimmy Forrest in 1951 but never made any headway. The opening sax riff was originally done by Johnny Hodges on the song "That's the Blues, Old Man". Hodges was the long time alto sax player for none other than Duke Ellington. Hodges had a fairly short solo career before returning to Ellington's band.

BUT - in 1952, Buddy Morrow hit the charts with his recording of Night Train and that is when Mr. Lane got his nick name. By the way, Morrow's version was a straight instrumental and the opening riff was a trombone rather than a sax.

Though many songs have been named "Night Train" - ranging from blues to rock to country, the later "versions" really had nothing to do with the original. I'm not sure you could really call any of them covers except maybe James Brown's version as it incorporates a couple of the original riffs, though the lyrics have nothing in common with the original.

With all that, I can see why many of you thought Duke Ellington. Doesn't make you right though.

The answer of course is Buddy Morrow even if @RhodyRams thinks he knows the right answer. Wikipedia is often wrong on these things. Jimmy Forrest's name is on the old LPs but it was Buddy Morrow's version that was actually put to vinyl and therefore would have been the one being played by Tom Fears.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Prime Time said:

The experience that has stuck in my memory more than anything else is the time I almost drowned. I've always been a good swimmer. In my youth I did the high tower diving thing until I hurt my back. Then there were years of surfing in the Pacific Ocean, Santa Cruz, CA.

In 1978 some friends and I decided to go river rafting. This was the Kings River in Northern California. We got there on a Friday night and camped out. Early Saturday morning we headed for the river. There were signs forbidding swimming or rafting because the current was treacherous but being young and stupid we proceeded on.

One guy was in the front, one in the back, another to the left of the raft, and me on the right side with my right leg hanging into the water. From the moment we pushed off it was evident that this would be a roller coaster ride.

Not more than a few minutes later the raft tipped over and we all fell into the water. I sunk like a rock. The water was seriously cold and I must have gone numb. At some point I got warm again and gave up. The whole "your life passing before your eyes" thing happened.

I felt something pushing me on my back and out of the water. I landed on the bank of the river gasping for air. When I turned around to look there was no one there. I made my way back to the campsite and spent the rest of the day getting seriously drunk in our van. Everyone else made it back alive and I never said a word to them about what happened to to me.

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Wow, that's crazy.
The water in the wild.....meaning not a swimming pool.....is a dangerous thing.
People often under estimate rivers. Rivers scare me and I won't swim in them, never let my boys go in them. One listened and wouldn't listen and was down jumping into the river all the time.
Glad you made it out ok and thanks to whatever help you received.

bubbaramfan said:

Rams have improved substantionally over last season.

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Have we though? Our special teams were lights out last year, until Greg was out anyway. Our return game has been very meh this year. Kayvon and Tru were better than we realize, and some other key people have lost a step on D. Our only real weakness last year was getting gashed by runs--and that's still a problem. I think we're also figuring out how valuable Kupp is.

If Brian Allen turns out to be a solid starting center for us, then the trade was worth it. I'm pretty sure we got someone else in that draft, as Miami gave up a sixth, but I don't know who we got because that pick was traded to Denver.