DaveFan'51 said:

I just heard Michael Irvin tell Marshall Faulk, "If the Rams Don't Win this game the will be just another Team(words to that effect) and Faulk told him " this coming from a guy who's Cowboys are playing the way they are playing!" ( these aren't exact quotes, but you get the idea!)

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Yeah that was pretty funny. I watch the NFL pregame too, and mostly because of Marshall reppin the Rams. Had to laugh when he chose them over the Saints and they called him a homer lol. Great to see the love he shows the horns.

Last week was about the offense overcoming a playoff level defense and they came up short. This week is about the defense overcoming a playoff level offense. I do like a lot of things with this matchup, but man am I nervous today.

Rams getting a win here isn't end-of-the-season level need, but getting a W in the bank here is important to keep pace ahead of Seattle. If they can win today then they should be able to get one of the two (Philly or @ Seattle) remaining tough matchups and win enough to either take the division outright or get into the playoffs with a wildcard.

Just talked with Bob Lanier (NBA Bucks and Pistons). You just never know who you're going to run into down here in LA. I'm still looking for Jennifer Aniston though.....

fearsomefour said:

Late model doesn't mean a POS by default.
I remember breaking down once in a Taco Bell drive through. My poor son in his pop Warner uniform on the way to practice. Had to get out and push the little truck in line, jump in and stop it....repeat. Pushing it up to the window, jumped in, closed the door, paid, took the food, "thanks"....back out and pushing. Yeah, my son was a little embarrassed. Haha.
That was a relatively new POS.

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you should have bought a Ford
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I think Fisher is done as a coach. I think if he was to return he would probably get a job with the league. He was head of the competition committee, and he was very involded with teaching rookies the importance of being financially smart. He could be a part of rookie orientations, and do that "dizzy bat" game at the end of it.

I'm making country bread and portuguese kale soup. Jasmine green tea, maybe a hot toddy later.

Elmgrovegnome said:

It's a featured game in PA this Sunday. Not that it matters to me since I have Sunday Ticket, but it's nice to see them get top billing.

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Yes, Finally I don't have to find a stream for it. I can go right from the Eagles game to the Rams.

kurtfaulk said:

that's some kind of feat considering the chargers played the cowboys.

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Good catch. I have definitely been watching too much football lately.

Johnson isn't too far off, according to PFF..



10. JOHN JOHNSON III, S, LOS ANGELES RAMS
PFF Grade: 81.1

PFF Elite Stat: Johnson ranks sixth among safeties who’ve been targeted at least 10 times as the primary defender in coverage with an average of just 0.29 yards surrendered per coverage snap.

Johnson ranks 17th among safeties for the season with an 83.9 coverage grade and he’s finished 5-of-7 games since Week 4 (the first week he really started to see playing time) with an overall grade of at least 73.0. Johnson is currently tied with Eddie Jackson with a 26.7 forced incompletion rate, they share the fourth-best rate among safeties who’ve seen at least 10 targets into their coverage.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-2017-nfl-rookie-rankings-through-week-11

You know what else you're getting for Christmas?
The Rams in the playoffs.

I like Rams said:

Wooooooooooooooooo

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Mojo Ram said:

ahhhhhhhhhhh

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Ram65 said:

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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I like Rams said:

Wooooooooooooooooo

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Homina Homina Homina Homina!

Legatron4 said:

Nelson Spruce? The former Rams WR? I’m pretty sure that wouldn’t help our CB situation.

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Im pretty sure he could have done a better job in coverage than Hatfield

To think and despite all that, if Kupp doesn’t fumble at the 1...

Good posting Sir!

If we win this game we're sitting in a good spot, if we lose.. we're still okay but gotta show up big time next few weeks.

We'd be 8-3 or 7-4 with AZ, PHI, SEA, TEN, SF remaining. In my opinion, just based on how this season has played out... I only see 1 or 2 losses remaining for us. AZ and SF should be wins. PHI is a tough one, could be an L. SEA and TEN gives us some challenges but ultimately I think we're better than them.

I see us winning anywhere from 10-12 games. No less and no more. We gotta start winning these NFC games because if we end up fighting for a wild card spot, we could be 10-6 and miss the postseason. That would be devastating. Let's just hope Seattle falls off big time.

Saints played with a major chip on their shoulders to spite Gregg Williams last year, I expect the inverse to happen tomorrow

The Sean McVay Show

Rams head coach Sean McVay joined JB Long and D'Marco Farr to talk about his team losing 24-7 on the road to the Minnesota Vikings. McVay says the Rams didn't play "great complementary football," and that led to the loss. Also, McVay broke down what to expect this weekend for the Rams as they clash with the New Orleans Saints.

[av]http://serve.castfire.com/s:5L8r1/audio/3427902/jefffisher_2017-11-20-220602.64k.mp3[/av]

LACHAMP46 said:

He really knows how to make those tomatoes bloom

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I hope that's not a euphemism.

Why we are showing the Pickum Leader Board from week 17 of 2014 on the NFL Talk page!!?!

MOD EDIT: Member contacted.

Funny watching people trip out over Case Keenum because I NEVER said he was a franchise quarterback.

I used to think a Donald trade was unfathomable.

That said...I dunno if they do the holdout thing again. I have no idea what Donald asked for as reportedly the Rams made a pretty substantial offer. I dunno if the issue was guarantees, structure or incentives or what.

And JJ Watt isn't helping AD's case... JJ dominated and as soon as he got his money...injury after injury after injury.

I'd still prefer to have AD...ALL DAY.

That said if we had to plug in Dominique Easley when he's back AND had the cap room for some top flight CB talent AND a bevy of picks... I dunno that we don't fare better.

I mean, there's a dropoff from AD to a healthy Easley. But I dunno that it's $100M worth of dropoff when Easley coupled with a resigned Tru and a signed Butler wouldn't make more of a difference.

I dunno. Seems like I'm trying to talk myself into trading AD and I'm not... but if a deal isn't done, I think it's less of the end of the world than I woulda thought last year. That presumes Easley can come back, but I'm pretty sure he should be good to go.

I honestly have no idea how good this team is. I thought we could beat minny but it was clear they were the better team. I don't like the matchup with the Saints either. Minny looks like the real deal. Saints too. When you have a Hall of Fame quarterback it gives you an edge.

I'm hoping last game was just a hiccup and we'll see them rebound this weekend or after. But I don't know. It does seem we're not as good as I thought after the 7-2 start. At least we're still in the playoff hunt when we get into December. Been a very long time since we could say that.

-X- said:

The only thing that accomplishes is the criticizer digging himself into a hole and actively rooting for failure of a player - or the team - in order to be proven correct.

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I can see it happening but, not to me. Was going to dig in in an above post but, it would have made me sound more negative which wasn't my goal. Go Rams.

-X- said:

This isn't the most rockin' Rams fan forum in the universe because we're a collection of realists. We're mostly a bunch of fanatics. And the losing has been SO prevalent, for so long, that maybe the realists can find a new tactic in order to appease the fanatics. Because, you know, we outnumber you, and some of us took mixed martial arts. Just sayin'.

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Doing a little critical analysis is my own defense mechanism of easing the unpleasantness of losing. I want to share with others so they are not disappointed when a lose comes. I guess the fanatics don't need a cushion for the fall if the Rams fail.

Dang Cowboys, you can't do nothing right! Your California privileges in the off season are cancelled!

Juice said:

Our defense was dead tired during the fourth quarter. I actually saw it on Wade Phillips' face. He new they were tired.

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Did you see how Mike Zimmer gave his defense a 5 minute rest when the Lions were rolling down the field?

He threw a red flag to challenge a play.
They lost the challenge and Detroit lost the momentum.

The Lions kicked a field goal because the Vikings were able to use that rest to their advantage.

Don’t think he is a fit in Wade’s scheme. I wasn’t impressed with him last year at all. I would pass personally.

RamFan503 said:

Is this like a knock knock joke? Ok. I give.

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nighttrain said:

the first is surgery, the latter is a look-see
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Back in the day, I heard the same terminology used by different doctors but meaning the same. I had my knee "scoped" by one doc who was cleaning up and repairing meniscus tears. Another doc "scoped" my shoulder to do a subacromial decompression. The third used the arthroscopic surgery term when going into my shoulder again cleaning up scar tissue and some other damage.
These days, with the incredible MRI technology available, I wouldn't think there would be much need to poke some instruments into somebody just to look around.