Rams43 said:

Gotta mention both Goff and Gurley here. When things were going sideways with the injuries, ref calls, freak plays, crowd noise, headset issues, etc, these 2 captains kept their cool and just kept doing their respective things. That’s leadership, y’all. Not a tangible thing that one can see on replay, yet it’s the glue that kept the O focused when they were being mightily stressed. We are sooooo lucky to have both of these guys.

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Donald knows some martial arts, maybe if he just starts breaking these dudes arms every time they hold, the league will pay more attention to it.

2018 Los Angeles Rams Schedule
Date OpponentTime/TVThursday
Aug. 9at Baltimore Ravens (Preseason)
M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, MD7:30pm ET
KCBSSaturday
Aug. 18Oakland Raiders (Preseason)
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA4:00pm ET
KCBSSaturday
Aug. 25Houston Texans (Preseason)
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA4:00pm ET
KCBSThursday
Aug. 30at New Orleans Saints (Preseason)
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA8:00pm ET
KCBSMonday
Sep. 10at Oakland Raiders
Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA10:20pm ET
ESPNSunday
Sep. 16Arizona Cardinals
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA4:05pm ET
FOXSunday
Sep. 23Los Angeles Chargers
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA4:05pm ET
CBSThursday
Sep. 27Minnesota Vikings
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA8:20pm ET
FOX/NFLNSunday
Oct. 7at Seattle Seahawks
CenturyLink Field, Seattle, WA4:25pm ET
FOXSunday
Oct. 14at Denver Broncos
Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, CO4:05pm ET
FOXSunday
Oct. 21at San Francisco 49ers
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA8:20pm ET
NBCSunday
Oct. 28Green Bay Packers
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA4:25pm ET
FOXSunday
Nov. 4at New Orleans Saints
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA4:25pm ET
FOXSunday
Nov. 11Seattle Seahawks
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA4:25pm ET
CBSMonday
Nov. 19Kansas City Chiefs
Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico8:15pm ET
ESPN Sunday
Nov. 25BYESunday
Dec. 2at Detroit Lions
Ford Field, Detroit, MI1:00pm ET
FOXSunday
Dec. 9at Chicago Bears
Soldier Field, Chicago, IL1:00pm ET
FOXSunday
Dec. 16Philadelphia Eagles
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA8:20pm ET
NBCSunday
Dec. 23at Arizona Cardinals
U. of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ4:05pm ET
FOXSunday
Dec. 30San Francisco 49ers
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA4:25pm ET
FOX


This First!

when does the league announce Fines or Suspensions?

So after one good defensive game, the chiefs are the best team in the nfl? I beg to differ, also, they were playing against the jags, not really known for offensive Juggernauts. Can't wait til they play the Rams to settle it once and for all. Hope both teams stay undefeated til then.

i swear i saw a convo with Goff and Mcvay and it looked like mcvay said something like
can you get it and goff was like yeah ands mcvay sent them out

ill try and grab it off game pass and upload it later

Cousins for Alex Smith was pure genius...

This game sucks

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Oh this isn't the gameday thread? Damn these refs are dicking us.

KayJay said:

I don't know what you watched, but I saw a Seattle team desperate to end our streak. I saw a team on a two game win streak; inside one of the loudest places to play. We humiliated them last year. But we aren't the same team and neither are they.

We lost two receivers to add to a list of injured players; our kicker, pro bowl Punt retuner, and starting cornerback. We weren't as sharp, we looked like crap. But despite all of that, we won. And we did it under our own power.

Its only going to get tougher from here. Tom Brady once said it's hard to win games, and he's not lying. We won ugly, but we still won. Sean McVay decided to take matters into his own hands and trust his offensive line. And it paid off. Goff said they are building something special and I agree. That was adversity, and we came out on top.

I feel more comfortable keeping a streak alive that way, than blowing teams out. Because now we've proven, we can come from behind and still wax that ass. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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By the way. Goff lead them on a 4th quarter come from behind win. Just saying. The rams answered back every time. That is clutch people.

Ellard80 said:

Home field advantage is definitely a goal.

Not because our homefield is such an advantage but because we don't want to go places with big homefield gains.

New Orleans was 7-1 last year at home (like 41 and 20 or something at home over the last 8 ish years)

Rodgers went like 5 years without losing a game at home..

and so on and son.


So lets get that home field ad...

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Don’t want the Rams to have to play in a dome in the playoffs (Minnesota, New Orleans) because of the noise factor. Or go to the East Coast because of the time change, or Philly because of rabid fans, or GB Detroit or Chicago because of the weather... so...

We can win road games but better to finish first in the conference. Would like to see what atmosphere true LA pro football fans can bring to the Colosseum.

Man, we were all pretty far off with this week PTS contest.

soooo many around 14-19 points off the final score

but this weeks winner is @99Balloons being only 11 points off

99Balloons said:

LA Rams 36
Seahawks 23

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I will transfer your prize to you shortly

I will root for the Pats to lose, but the Chiefs to look like shit and get exposed?

Belichick does have a knack for identifying teams’ weaknesses, taking away their biggest strength, and exposing young, green QBs.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...-cut-p-marquette-king-after-placing-him-on-ir

Broncos cut P Marquette King after placing him on IR

jrry32 said:

Let them have their moral victory. They're still 4 games back.

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Let's not be fooled here. That was a very hard loss for them and they all know that.

RhodyRams said:

yeah...1 of Goffs INT's was tipped, the other was a Hail Mary

not worried about the offense ...well red zone offense worries me a bit

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Not nearly as bad as Houston's, they truly sucked last night in the red zone.

Tano said:

I asked someone about that and he stated they changed the rule during the offseason that as long as the defender doesn't wrap his left hand around the receiver, then it is not a PI if the intent of the defender was going after the ball.

I can't remember if the defender wrapped his left hand around Gurley or just put his left hand on Gurley's back while going for the ball. Definite contact before the ball but I do not know enough about this new rule to judge one way or the other.

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Yes, the rule was changed, but...it was wrapped, and he pushed. That non-call, IMO gave the Seahags the notion that things were on their side. Remember, it was 3 and out, and then we blocked a punt, that TD early in the game might have stopped them, before they started, but it certainly gave them the balls to cheat all they wanted to.

Sure would have been nice to have landed Mack but we couldn't pay that much for a one year rental. Maybe they can find a guy on the last year of a deal on a team that they know isn't going to make the playoffs and make a trade. Anyone know of a guy like that?

OnceARam said:

He made two catches on perfectly thrown balls but missed a seal block on first and goal which cost Gurley 3 yards. It was nice to see him have success but he's not a redzone player, at least not in the slot.

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That was a bad missed block. He also ran for 10 yards on a Jet Sweep IIRC. He filled and made some easier catches with one missed block. Hard to tell what the Rams have in him by this game.

Are we sure Neary has been released? The Rams themselves don't talk about it on there site. Their roster page still shows Neary still on the practice squad. They haven't moved anyone new into that spot. I've googled Aaron Neary and everyone says he still on the Rams practice squad. I'm beginning to wonder if the Twitter 2 days ago is correct.

Cracks forming in Big D.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...jones-jason-garrett-overtime-punt/1564474002/

Jerry Jones undercuts Jason Garrett's decision to have Cowboys punt in overtime

Facing a fourth-and-1 with less than six minutes left in overtime and the ball on the Houston Texans' 42-yard-line, Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett decided to punt.

And his boss was not exactly thrilled with that decision.

"We were being outplayed," owner Jerry Jones told reporters after the Cowboys' 19-16 loss Sunday night. "It's time for risks at that particular time."

Jones added that he wasn't second-guessing Garrett's judgement, though his comments indicated otherwise. The decision ended up being pivotal for Dallas, as the Texans marched downfield on the ensuing drive and kicked the game-winning field goal.

In his postgame news conference, Garrett explained that the fourth-and-1 was a "long one (yard)" and he wanted to pin the Texans back against their goal line.

"Obviously you would like a chance to go for it on fourth-and-1," running back Ezekiel Elliott told reporters, "but I don't know if that was the best decision right there."

LesBaker said:

That was a great hustle play on his part. Good call.

One play didn't make the defense move yesterday though. When Austin ran it he moved 1 and sometimes 2 players.

In order for that to routinely get big gains they need Cooks to run it and get the ball one or two times a game. That will open up big plays for Gurley, like we saw last year. The TD catch that iced the game versus the Cowboys is a perfect example.

It's something that a speed demon has to do. There has to be the fear that if the guy gets the corner it's a big play or he could go all the way. Woods isn't that guy. Cooks is.

As well as the O is playing I can't complain too much though. It was just an observation.

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My only disagreement is that as much as teams had to respect it from TA, if they don’t get Woods at the LOS, he is a better and tougher open field runner than TA. The way we’re doing it is that defenses can’t just shadow the motion. They HAVE to stick to their assignments and that play becomes more successful no matter who is running it. I also think Woods is more physically able to take the hard hits that will happen at the LOS whereas Cooks is faster but slighter.

http://larrybrownsports.com/football/rams-players-sean-mcvay-go-for-it/467474

Rams players convinced Sean McVay to go for it on risky fourth down call

Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay won a lot of plaudits for boldly going for it on 4th and 1 from their own 42 yard line with 1:39 left in the game, converting successfully and clinching a win. However, if you ask him, his players deserve all the credit.

McVay originally had his punt team on the field, but during a Seattle Seahawks timeout, McVay admitted his players successfully lobbied him into making the call.

“Initially we talked about punting it,” McVay said Sunday, via Myles Simmons of the team’s official website. “You look at the belief that they had and how much they wanted to do and because of their belief, it made me feel confident — it made us as a coaching staff feel confident to make that decision.”

The Rams did not let McVay down, as quarterback Jared Goff kept the ball and got the necessary yardage for the first down.

The call was far from a no-brainer. Had the Rams failed, Seattle would have gotten the ball less than ten yards from field goal range, which could have set them up for a game-winning field goal try down 33-31.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll likely deserves a shoutout too. Without him calling timeout, the Rams would have had no chance to reconsider, and the punt team would have simply done their job and put the onus on the Los Angeles defense with a minute to go.