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20 Random Answering the Key Question Thoughts

majrleaged
AvengerRam said:
1. This week, I’m going to ask the question that I think is the key to evaluating this season…

2. Is this a bad team, or a good team decimated by injuries?

3. SPOILER ALERT: I think it’s the latter.

4. Here’s the key to my analysis: I believe all of our injured players will be back.

5. Franchise QB? Check. Matthew Stafford will be back next year, probably healthier than he was this season, and he has demonstrated his ability to win when it counts.

6. Weapons? Check. Cooper Kupp, Allen Robinson, Van Jefferson and Tyler Higbee are certainly more than adequate for a QB with time.

7. Defensive difference-makers? Check. Aaron Donald, Bobby Wagner, Leonard Floyd (sometimes) and Jalen Ramsey (when locked in).

8. I also see some supporting cast players who can be key, including Rob Havenstein, Greg Gaines, Ernest Jones and Nick Scott.

9. If there’s one benefit of this wind-down period it’s the opportunity for some young players to get some needed reps.

10. On offense, Cam Akers will make or break his future in the next few weeks, and Kyren Williams and Tutu Atwell will get try-outs for roles in 2023.

11. On defense, we’ll test our depth on the DL and in the defensive backfield, and hopefully find some keepers.

12. Are there holes in the roster? No doubt. The OL, in particular. But I think we can make some serious dents in those areas in FA and the draft.

13. So, yes, I do think this is a good team that will turn things around quickly in 2023.

14. As for yesterday… ugh. The real disappointment was seeing the defense again allow a game winning TD in the final minute.

15. Atwell, though, is finally starting to show something. He would have had even more of an impact if John Wolford could throw the ball more than 25 yards.

16. Wagner really deserved a better outcome. He really played his heart out against his old team.

17. Cobie Durant, back healthy, made a couple of nice plays. He’s a guy I’d like to see developed.

18. On the flip side, David Long’s time with the Rams should end with his contract this offseason.

19. Two weeks until I go to Lambeau. Already buying warm clothes.

20. So, there you have it… still hopeful for the future. Seriously… what’s the alternative?
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I feel like Atwell could have been doing this all season. one reason it didn't happen is the O has been a dumpster fire and McVay just didn't feel comfortable putting him in more. I think he could have made some big plays, he obviously didn't just learn how to catch and run routes.

The O line next year does concern me. Note is always hurt. The center too. As a whole I think they get pushed around to much and that leads to the injuries. The best lines don't get pushed around, they do the pushing and as a result they don't get mass leg injuries. The mediocre to bad lines tend to have more. I just not so sure anymore about the quality of some of the starters. We definitely need to get a free agent or two.
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Asshole Face predicts the NFL is headed to a lottery.

Selassie I
BonifayRam said:
Hey Selassie I, Have you seen this article?

Rams Roadblock to Getting Asshole Face​

heavy.com

NFL Insider: Rams Could Go From Sean McVay to Top Coaching Name

If Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay retires this year, an NFC personnel executive told Heavy they'd be on a short list of teams in the mix for Asshole Face.
heavy.com heavy.com

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What a fucking nightmare that would be.

I'm gonna go throw up now.
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Around the League: State of the 2022 Detroit Lions - Will the team break through?

Tano
dang said:
Do they really need to replace a top 15 QB? IMO no. Keep Goff and beef up the Defense.
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Oh I agree - I would go with options 2 3 or 4.

Number 2 is good just to have a decent back-up at the worst case scenario and trade him after 4 years if Goff still does well

We have seen first hand what having crappy back-ups can do to a team
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FMIA Week 13: Brock Purdy Gets the Save and the Starting Job; Burrow Still Owns Mahomes and the Chiefs

ROD-BOT
profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

FMIA Week 13: Brock Purdy Gets the Save and the Starting Job; Burrow Still Owns Mahomes and the Chiefs - ProFootballTalk

Peter King dives into stories across the NFL in Week 13, including Joe Burrow's dominance over the Chiefs and the 49ers' win with their third-string QB.
profootballtalk.nbcsports.com profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

FMIA Week 13: Brock Purdy Gets the Save and the Starting Job; Burrow Still Owns Mahomes and the Chiefs​

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Midway through the second quarter, while one of the most intense games of his six-year reign as 49ers coach was playing out on the Levi’s Stadium turf in front of him, coach Kyle Shanahan felt someone at his side, wanting to talk. It was head athletic trainer Dustin Little, waiting for a break in the action to brief Shanahan about starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.

Garoppolo has a break in his foot, Little said.

“How long’s he out for?” Shanahan said.

“It’s probably six months, at least,” Little told Shanahan. “It’ll be the whole season.”

The rest:
profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

FMIA Week 13: Brock Purdy Gets the Save and the Starting Job; Burrow Still Owns Mahomes and the Chiefs - ProFootballTalk

Peter King dives into stories across the NFL in Week 13, including Joe Burrow's dominance over the Chiefs and the 49ers' win with their third-string QB.
profootballtalk.nbcsports.com profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
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My projections for Rams 2023 OL ‘adjustments’…

Pupped
BonifayRam said:
My understanding when Alaric Jackson came out from the University of Iowa his weight was over 6-5 & 321 pounds but then changed his diet & dropped to 285 lbs playing weight about a year ago.

Alaric's poundage has sure been a big topic on all the Rams sites since he dropped to that lower poundage. Been a lot of discussions here during TC when all the members attending said he was as big as Havenstien.

I thought I heard from an interview back just before Alaric injured that knee & the blood clots were discovered that he said he was back up near 320 again. Can anyone confirm that?

Below is an October 16, 2022 photo with Havenstein & Aboushi:
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He's 330.
He's mentioned it more than once, including this tweet. Jackson makes the line bigger and stronger than with Boom.

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6 questions the Rams must answer in their last 6 games

snackdaddy
The Rams have quite a few players that will be free agents. The ones they don't expect to bring back should be seeing less playing time.

I'm not sure who they plan to re-sign, but there are a few that would be at the top of the list for me. A'Shawn Robinson, Greg Gaines, Matt Gay, Nick Scott, Brandon Powell.

Some others I wouldn't mind seeing come back at the right price. David Edwards, Riley Dixon, David Long.

The ones I hope they don't bring back are Bobby Evans, Taylor Rapp and John Wolford.
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