Sunday October 01, 2023
1pm ET
Los Angeles Rams (1-2) at Indianapolis Colts (2-1)

Not as good as McVay at being vague. Dotson at RG. Noteboom at LT for the Colts.

Miss this dude.

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To 2 teams that were in the Conference Championship games last year.

Lets not go throwing the baby out with the bathwater here.

This IS a young team that WILL get better as the season goes on.

Have a little faith....

This is a playoff team, book it.

Here me out. Both McVay and McCarthy are known for their offense but Both through their careers struggle with game management and adjusting on the fly. For instance. McVay has always had issues with timeouts or getting plays in on time. He also struggles at times with situational awareness. Both coaches won a Super Bowl with teams that had unbelievable talent . Packers had Rodgers, Crosby, Nelson, Driver, Woodson, Mathews etc.... All of those players will probably be in the hall of fame. I just have not seen where McVay has grown as a coach. Stubborn to a fault or unaware of the situation. I hope this is not true but things seem similar

1. There's a lot to unpack here, but the key to tonight's loss could not be more clear: Red Zone failures.

2. Three golden opportunities to get into the End Zone... three failures.

3. From there, the chain reaction starts...

4. Instead of the Bengals playing from behind, forcing Joe Burrow to do much, the Bengals were able to chip away and, ultimately, wear down a defense that, overall, did a good job.

5. Instead of the Rams being able to play to protect a lead, they had to play from behind.

6. Playing from behind on the road against a desperate team would be bad enough... if it were not for a key injury.

7. WTF is a former Dolphins MLB doing playing LT?????

8. Yes, I know it wasn't that Zach Thomas, but it may as well have been.

9. I have to give a lot of blame to Sean McVay. His play calling was poor. The word I'd use is "impatient." Instead of using the running game in the Red Zone (which he didn't do until his ill-timed running play on the final drive), he had Stafford drop back, leaving him vulnerable to the pass rush.

10. Why, in a game that was close throughout, do you call 12 running plays and 40 passing plays (again, particularly with the protection issues that became particularly pronounced after Jackson left the game)? The Rams averaged 5.8 ypc on those runs, so its not like we abandoned the run because it wasn't working. McVay gets a very bad grade tonight.

11. Stafford also gets a sub-par grade. Yes, he was under duress way too much (6 sacks, 10 QB hits). But there were some plays in which he held the ball too long, and he had some poor throws.

12. Third down play... abysmal. Again, the inability to protect Stafford was the key here, but the failure to play methodically to avoid 3rd and long was a big key here.

13. Its hard to blame the defense. Yes, I'd like to see more than 1 turnover forced in three games, but they're not getting enough chances to pin their ears back and really pressure.

14. My defensive MVP is Aaron Donald. 7 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sack, 2 QB hits.

15. My offensive MVP (somewhat by default) is Tutu Atwell. He contributed two big plays and the Rams' only TD (missing a second TD by a half inch).

16. Hopefully, Jackson's injury is minor, but it will be a short week for him to heal. If he can't go, I'd put Noteboom at LT and Anchrum at RG. Thomas doesn't belong out there.

17. We really missed Cooper Kupp tonight. As amazing as Puka Nacua has been, Kupp is unique. No way do we fail to convert 10 straight 3rd downs with him on the field.

18. If anyone has an impulse to blame the defense, here's a stat for you... The defense allowed only 4.7 yards per play, despite having to be on the field for 36 minutes.

19. Byron Young is a keeper.

20. Off to Indy. First game against a non-playoff team from last year. A win would bring us back to .500, with Kupp (hopefully) coming back for a three game home stand (Eagles, Cardinals, Steelers). There are opportunities ahead but, if tonight showed us anything, if you fail to grab those opportunities, it will come back to bite you.

It seems almost every week McVay goes aggressive pass happy before the half, with little time left, and when they don't convert, the other team scores.

We were literally ahead 6-3, and all we needed to do was run the ball, and run the half out, and go into the next half with possession and the lead.

I wish I knew the exact numbers on how often this happens, but it seems to me like almost every time.

Last week the same thing happened with SF.

For a NFL record. Four 50+ yard field goals in a game.
We are the Los Angeles RAMS and should be able to keep any kicker we want.
And THAT guy should still be a Ram.
This kid we have now looks "wobbly" is you ask me. And it might cost us a close game.
Now the punter.....................................
Nice pick,

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This mf'er deserves this. I'm just disappointed that coach nerd didn't kick that fg at the end.

This clip warms the heart. Maybe Asshole Face will do what he does best and throw some or all of his assistant coaches under the bus tomorrow. He doesn't do it here... but you can see it coming.

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Bills vs. Commodes: 1:00 p.m., CBS
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Monday, September 25, 2023

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Sunday September 24, 2023

THE EARLY GAMES
Titans vs. Browns: 1:00 p.m., CBS
Falcons vs. Lions: 1:00 p.m., Fox
Saints vs. Packers: 1:00 p.m., Fox
Broncos vs. Dolphins: 1:00 p.m., CBS
Chargers vs. Vikings: 1:00 p.m., Fox
Patriots vs. Jets: 1:00 p.m., CBS
Bills vs. Commodes: 1:00 p.m., CBS
Texans vs. Jaguars: 1:00 p.m., Fox
Colts vs. Ravens: 1:00 p.m., CBS

THE LATE GAMES
Panthers vs. Seahawks: 4:05 p.m., CBS
Bears vs. Chiefs: 4:25 p.m., Fox
Cowboys vs. Cardinals: 4:25 p.m., Fox

SNF
Steelers vs. Raiders: 8:20 p.m., NBC

Monday, September 25, 2023

Eagles vs. Buccaneers: 7:15 p.m., ABC
Rams vs. Bengals: 8:15 p.m., ESPN

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The Chargers are in talks with Jim Harbaugh about replacing Staley. I think it will happen. With a franchise QB like Herbert it would be hard for Harbaugh to turn down. The only issue would be the Spanos family's well earned reputation for being cheap.

It would obviously happen after the NCAA season.

Would McVay hire him back? He would be reunited with Pleasant as his DB coach. There definitely is talent on the roster. IMO it would be the final coaching piece to building a Super Bowl contending franchise. Let's hope it happens because it irks me that Morris is taking credit for Pleasant's changes. Funny how none of the media ask him why he didn't make these changes sooner. He had Ramsey one of the best man coverage CBs in the NFL so the idea he didn't have the players is BS. Pleasant has got the secondary playing very similarly to how they played under Staley, i.e. a zone, man hybrid scheme.

Well all we can do is hope.

Hell of a good game. Hang in there @den-the-coach.

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Van Jefferson is simply not pulling his weight. Nacua and Atwell have picked up the slack beautifully but I do believe that Rams O would benefit from some combo of Robinson, Skow, or Trammel instead of VJ until Kupp’s return. Once Kupp is back I think VJ’s fate is sealed as a 4th WR to be allowed to walk next offseason. Problem solved. I would make this move as soon as the Bengal game. Seriously.

Derion Kendrick is the weakest link on our D and every team is gonna attack him without mercy until further notice.. He is a penalty machine and his tackling leaves much to be desired. How he starts ahead of Tomlinson is beyond me. Tomlinson is a rookie, yeah, and has made a few penalty causing moves himself , but damn, is he ever sticky in coverage even against bigger and elite WR’s. Plus he is a willing tackler. He is the future so I advocate letting him get his needed experience now in the early part of our promising season while everybody is gelling so that he will be effective in a potential playoff run. I consider him a draft steal so let’s take full advantage now. This change should occur immediately.

Michael Hoecht is a very likable fellow, one that’s easy to root for. But he seems miscast as OLB. A square peg in a round hole situation. Snead would be well advised to try to bring in a journeyman vet of some kind. Even a 3rd tier vet would be an upgrade. A permanent solution will have to wait until next offseason, I’m afraid. But Hoecht is currently our 2nd biggest weak link on D and will be attacked accordingly until some adjustment is made.

If these 3 positions could be improved then I think Rams could become a legit playoff threat in this, our ‘rebuild’ year. A very impressive thing, indeed.

Thoughts?

I look & see The Rams Top 10 WR stats in receiving & Torry Holt is there 6 different seasons.

sorry I missed last week..had family here and they wouldnt f-in leave


Anyway...let us get back on track with this weeks game. I shall try my best to start the thread every week from now on

what was the name of the guy who took over for me last year