His crew called 9 penalties on Seattle and 3 on us in that 42-7 ass-whooping so there's that.

Typical LA media lol. Putting faith in the Falcons and Sarkisian instead of the home team. Quit listening about four minutes in, just painful.

http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20...erragamo-playoff-game-like-going-back-in-time

By Rene Ray De La Cruz
Staff Writer
@DP_ReneDeLaCruz
Posted at 3:24 PMUpdated at 3:43 PM

VICTORVILLE — Former Los Angeles Rams quarterback Vince Ferragamo, and many fans of the team, said the home playoff game with the Atlanta Falcons this weekend will be like going back in time.

When the teams meet at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, it will be nearly 40 years since the Rams last played a playoff down at the historic stadium that housed the team for over three decades before the Rams moved to Anaheim.

Quarterback Vince Ferragamo, who lead the Rams to the Super Bowl in 1980, told the Daily Press he’s excited the team is back in the Super Bowl hunt, adding that the playoff game is like stepping back in time.

“I’m picking L.A. to beat the Falcons, but the Rams are going to have their hands full,” said Ferragamo, 63, who played for the team from 1977 to 1980 and 1982 to1984. “It will be two great teams playing in a historic stadium that once hosted the Olympics, the Super Bowl and the Los Angeles Dodgers.”

Ferragamo said it was a “privilege and honor” to play for the Rams, a team of athletes who played with “heart, grit and integrity.”

Ferragamo and the Rams beat the two-time defending NFC champion Dallas Cowboys 21–19 in the Divisional Playoffs, then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9–0 in the NFC championship game to represent the conference in the Super Bowl.

Ferragamo said he will watch Saturday’s game at the Coliseum, where he will offer his analysis for Fox 11.

Season ticket holder Richard Bounce, who will attend Saturday’s game with his grandson, Adam, told the Daily Press he fondly remembers the team playing in Los Angeles until it left for the land of Disneyland during the 1980 season, then for St. Louis about 14 years later.

“I grew up in the L.A. area so the Coliseum was like home to me,” said Bounce, owner of Bounce Realty in Apple Valley. “I went to the first Super Bowl and watched the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers at the Coliseum in 1967. We sat about the 50-yard line and I remember the tickets being 10 bucks at the time.”

He said he’d like to see a repeat of the 1980 Super Bowl between the Rams and the Pittsburgh Steelers, but only if Los Angeles wins. The Rams lost that Super Bowl 31-19 before a sellout crowd at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Bounce, who is a “bigger Oakland Raiders fan,” said he has a a few Steeler fans who like to hold up six fingers to indicate the number of Super Bowls the team has won.

“It would be cool to see the Rams get the victory, especially over the Steelers — then we’ll see if they hold up fingers,” Bounce said. “And how cool and ironic would it be for the Rams to win a championship during their second year after coming back from St. Louis.”

Several fans, including Bounce, said the St. Louis Rams’ Super Bowl victory over the Titans in 1999 was a good win, but it wasn’t a “Los Angeles win.”

Ferragamo said it will be bittersweet when the Rams leave the 94-year-old Coliseum in 2020 for the new, state-of-the-art stadium under construction in Inglewood.

“It’s going to be a fascinating campus, with a new stadium, hotels, parks, retail, restaurants and single family homes,” said Ferragamo, who owns Touchdown Realty in Orange County and owns property in Victorville. “It’ll be a whole new world for the Rams and the Chargers when they start playing there.”

Gabe Hernandez, a member of the “Old Skool Rams from the High Desert” Facebook group, said he is planning an “Old Skool Tailgate” party at Lot 6 of the Coliseum at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, about five hours before the game.

Mackeyser said:

Had that offense been able to do a single doggone thing right in the 2nd half, they win.

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Some bad play calling by Shanahan was the real difference.

Bump!!!

kurtfaulk said:

it was an unavoidable hit for countess. he was aiming for the ball and the wr ducked his head at the last second.

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Exactly....

I'll be at the GFs house... chowing down on some smoked wings from a steak house that are out of this world!!

And, of course, adult beverages.

Sounds like Gettleman realizes the previous coaches had some major issues and we've seen them with some inconsistent discipline of their players. Sounds like he's willing to see how he responds to the next coach before doing anything with him.

We constantly talk about the inconsistencies of 26 and 52. Alot of guys think the team needs a bigger body at one of the mlb slots . I always say I love Barron and Tree because they bring speed and can both cover. They have given up a few big runs and obviously they can' t take on linemen like bigger conventional mlb, I would take that long run over a QB picking us apart in the middle of the field .

This week against the falcons our small linebackers will cover their 2 fast running backs, something most teams can't do . Alot of nfl teams get beat deep accross the middle, but we don't thanks to 26 and 52.

I love our small linebackers, I think this is the future of the nfl.

Wade must see something here and I trust him

LoyalRam said:

I still can't eliminate the Case Keenum that I saw play here. That Case still exists, and the right conditions will bring the Ram's version of Case out.

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Agree man. Case has been insulated by a great defense that keeps games within range. He's played very well this year, too, but I will have to see him be this guy all the way to a championship before I'd believe that's the real Case Keenum.

Might be their first playoff game, or the NFC Championship, or maybe the Super Bowl. But I expect him to revert back to the old guy we know so well.

Angry Ram said:

I disagree with all of that. Stars are there. But for dumb reasons like not liking Becky Lynch's accent (seriously) many stars aren't booked well. Wyatt Family was awesome, but they were booked to lose every match and made out to be weak. Now they are broken up and lost in the shuffle.

It's also too predictable and standardized. We know what every show will start out with (a long 20 minute promo) and what every show will end with (a match that ends in DQ). The positive is that we do get treated to some gems every now and then. But overall the "anything can happen" shtick is gone and both shows are the same.

Last thing I hate is they have to brag about everything. Whether it be about reaching X amount of social media followers, how much they donated to charity, or social justice...it's constant and in your face. Total tune out time.

Too much exposure? 2 shows a week on national tv. Only hardcore fans that pay for their network and watch the other shows.

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I guess you are still into it. You are free to disagree but the fact is the website is not making up for the money that WWE is losing. Profits are decreasing and Vince is grasping at straws on how to fix it.

Bringing back 50-60 year old, out of shape wrestlers like Undertaker is proof that they lack current star power. Sting was so out of shape it was laughable having him return. Then they bring the Rock back once a year and Gimpy Stonecold makes an appearance. If it had the same level of stars there would be no need to pay these former wrestlers millions to make cameos. They are continually trying to recapture the glory days because the current roster is not getting it done. I don’t remember them bringing, Larry Zbisko, Bruno Samartino, Chief Jay Strongbow and Billy Whitewolf etc.. back when they had better characters and storylines. Back during the NWO days wrestling was loaded with star power. Now there are about two guys that can talk shit well.

Merlin said:

Yeah boy. Blowin out the Falcons at home in their first playoff game in years would be a great start.

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GO RAMS!!

View: http://www.therams.com/news-and-events/article-1/Rams-Lead-NFL-With-Six-AP-All-Pro-Selections/e54c0eef-fd0c-4ff2-9c71-7825e8158a25


Rams Lead NFL With Six AP All-Pro Selections
@MylesASimmons

As the Rams prepare for their first playoff game in over a decade, six of the team’s players have been honored with an Associated Press All-Pro selection.
Running back Todd Gurley, defensive tackle Aaron Donald, left tackle Andrew Whitworth, punter Johnny Hekker, kicker Greg Zuerlein, and kick returner Pharoh Cooper have all been named as first-team All-Pros. Plus, Cooper as a punt returner and left guard Rodger Saffold have been named second-team All-Pros. Los Angeles has the most All-Pros in the league this season.

Gurley led the NFL with 2,093 yards from scrimmage, 19 total touchdowns, and 13 rushing touchdowns. He finished No. 2 in yards rushing, likely because he was resting in the Rams’ final regular-season game against the 49ers. It’s the first All-Pro selection of Gurley’s career.

"I've been following people around the NFL my whole life, and to be considered as an All-Pro, man, God is good, honestly. Honestly,” Gurley told the AP.
Donald is no stranger to the AP’s All-Pro list, having been selected in both 2015 and 2016. This year, he was on 49 of the AP’s 50 ballots for top interior lineman. Donald tied a career high with 11.0 sacks, and led the league in quarterback pressures in just 14 games.

Despite punting 33 fewer times in 2017, Hekker tied a career high with 47.9 yards per punt — improving on his mark from 2016. Hekker also finished No. 2 with a net average of 44.3 yards per punt, which is a credit to the coverage team. Hekker is now a four-time All-Pro.

This is left tackle Andrew Whitworth’s second selection as an All-Pro, as he was also on the team in 2015. Whitworth has been instrumental in the Rams improving from No. 32 to No. 1 in scoring in 2017, having signed with the club as a free agent in March.

Zuerlein and Cooper are both first-time All-Pro selections. Zuerlein receives the honor after leading the league in scoring with 158 points in only 14 games. The kicker suffered a back injury and was subsequently placed on injured reserve after the 42-7 victory over the Seahawks in Week 15.

Cooper led the league with a 27.4-yard return average, despite returning the third-most kickoffs in 2017. He scored his first career touchdown return in Jacksonville, taking the opening kick 103 yards to pay dirt. Cooper’s TD is tied for the longest kick return of 2017.

Just heard on am 570 that Olson is going to be Grudens OC.
Their reporting it as fact not speculation.

The Los Angeles Rams take on the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday for Wild Card Weekend. Jake and Blaine break it all down. Vinny Bonsignore and Joe Curley join the show.

SPREAKER:
https://www.spreaker.com/user/downtownrams/rams-falcons-wild-card-preview-vinny-bonsignore

iTUNES:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast...-bonsignore/id1233567831?i=1000399157334&mt=2

Quick! Somebody go smash Donald's car!!

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DaveFan'51 said:

Peterson was definitely the only bright spot of wk 17 for me! Glad we have him!!

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singlehandedly made Jimmy Garrapolo look average
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This is an old story from 2011, but heads up out there. When I go to the games, there are always guys that look a little shady asking "tickets? you need tickets?" I always think, man, they are going to rip someone off. Maybe they are legit, but they sometimes look like they don't have 2 nickels to rub together, let alone have 2 legit $150+/- tickets. I get mine off the Rams site most of the time.
Also, on one of the Rams Facebook clubs, about a month ago, some fan bought tickets off another FB Rams fan. They came from Northern Calif, had to get a motel and then showed up to the game only to find out the tickets were fake. They were out a crap load of money. Fake FB fan ripping off real fans. If the Rams win tomorrow, the fake ticket chances increase big time for the Vikings game. It's a jungle out there!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbe...ammed-on-nfl-tickets-like-i-did/#305ddd207efd

What if......

Now, one thing I do not want you to take away from this is that I would prefer an old offense vs what we have now. I love our offense.

However, looking back on what we had going on in St. Louis under the guise of Boras definitely had the potential to wreak havoc.

Now let me ask you guys something and if you take the time to watch the video below. How would our offense fair with our current offensive roster including the offensive line under the Boras system??

And knowing now what Keenum brings to the table and what Goff brings to the table, which would be more effective running that offense? In other words, who is the best man for the job?


I'm not going to lie, If the video included the likes of Kupp, Whitman, woods, Higbee and company, all of sudden that offense looks bad ass AND Tavon is still a huge contributor if not the X-factor as the video states.


Again, this is just hypothetical, and all in good fun.

Cheers Mates!

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I'm sure it's been mentioned before but any chance of a Woooo Reaction button?

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That was damn good! THank you for posting? Who were those guys?