I am in the I haven’t seen camp…

But, what does everyone think?

Any good?

Is it preferred? Good as alternate?

Where are They Now? Former Rams WR Ron Brown​

Southern California has been good to Los Angeles native Ron Brown, and he's been good for it.

It's where, as a kid, his dad took him to the Coliseum to see his first Rams game and a "chance to see Roman Gabriel up close."

It's where at the Summer Olympics in 1984, also in the Coliseum, he teamed with Carl Lewis, Sam Graddy, and Calvin Smith, to win the gold medal in the 4x100-meter relay race.

"Being a hometown guy, being able to be in front of my friends and fans locally, that was amazing for me," said Brown, who ran the second leg and helped set Olympic and world records with a time of 37.83 seconds.

And it's also where, later that year, he began his NFL career after the Cleveland Browns, who had drafted him in 1983 out of Arizona State, traded his rights to the Rams.

"The NFL all kind of worked together," Brown said. "And because of the success we had at the Olympics, their thing is that they want to sell tickets. Being a hometown guy and being able to play in my hometown, it was a great move for me."

For the Rams, as well. A wide receiver who became a kick return specialist, in 1985, his second season, Brown was named All-Pro and selected to play in the Pro Bowl.

Leading the league in kick returns that season with a 32.8 yards average, and finding the end zone on three of those returns, are just a couple of his fondest memories as a Ram.

"We had a lot of good, fun games. Monday Night Football was always a lot of fun. You wanted to get ready for that," Brown said. "I had a (95-yard) kick return (for a touchdown) on Monday Night Football against Washington (in 1987, to go along with a 26-yard reception for another touchdown), and they had put (Pro Bowl cornerback) Darrell Green on (special teams) because of me.

"We had a lot of friendly competitions for that particular event. That guy is extremely fast. The talent that you have with Darrell Green is he's as fast as he needs to be."

With the Rams for seven seasons – 1984-89, 91 – and helping them reach the playoffs five times, Brown had 169 kick returns for a 25.2-yards average and four touchdowns, to go along with 98 career receptions and 13 touchdowns.

And yet what makes Brown most proud of his career is that it set the stage for what he could do after hanging up his helmet and putting his cleats away in the closet.

"The things that I'm able to do afterwards as far as talking to kids, doing some mentor programs, being able to help others and being a voice for the community because of my professional days is what I'm most proud of," he said.

One way Brown is helping others is through Goals For Life.

"It's a school program, primarily Southern California high schools, but we have some middle schools also, that a friend of mine, Reggie Berry, put together several years ago," he said. "We go on school campuses and help kids set goals for themselves and help them achieve their goals. The philosophy there is, we feel that an idle mind is a devil's workshop. So we want to keep kids active and to graduate."

What does it feel like to see he's making a difference in kids' lives?

"They actually come up and they'll share some stuff with you. You'll see them go onto college and then come back and share their experiences. And they'll tell you certain things about when you came and spoke to them, how it motivated them to stay focused," Brown said.

"It's real gratifying to hear kids when they share their stories with you. Because you don't really know who you're going to reach. You're talking to a room full of kids, and some of them have questions, some of them don't. But when you ask them to continue to go and don't quit, and follow your dreams and don't let anybody tell you anything different, and they do it and have success with it, it's very rewarding."

Besides Goals For Life, Brown is also involved with the Retired Players Congress, which is for the health and welfare of former players and military veterans.

"We have a license partnership with the NFL, and part of the proceeds goes into our trust fund. That's for player's care, for athletes in need," Brown said. "And I have to give big ups to Jerry Jones. Jerry Jones gave us the Cowboys license to specifically help former Dallas Cowboy players that were before his time. He had the Michael Irvins, the Troy Aikmans, the Emmitt Smiths, but the Tony Dorsetts or the Too Tall Jones' and guys that played in that era, they're Cowboys, but he didn't own the team at that time. So he gave us the license to help guys that are in need. We're looking at a couple of different locations (for the wellness centers), one in San Antonio, Texas, and the other one here in Los Angeles.

"The military veterans, that's a program that we do separately to actually help with housing for the U.S. vets. Both rent or ownership.

"And then, one of the non-profits that I work with my cousin, we have a Pop Warner team in Snoop's (Dogg) (youth football) league called the Crenshaw Rams. That helps keep kids off the street and teach them how football is a lifestyle, not just a sport.

"There's been a lot of guys go to the NFL through Snoop's league. So big ups to Snoop for keeping the league together. Snoop and I go back all the way to the Death Row (Records) days. So we've been longtime friends."

Brown and his wife, Sonia, who make their home in Orange County, have five children: Nicole, Ronnie, Kennedy, Brianna, and Tyler; and six grandchildren.

For the past three years, Brown has been a partner in a CLIA certified lab, which has been doing COVID testing. And since 2006, he has also been a partner in a Southern California construction company.

"I kind of get the jobs," Brown said. "We do a lot of fire restorations and commercial buildings, too. So I keep myself busy."

This play by Sony is still impressing the shyte out of me. BUT, I am also blown away by Stafford not flinching when this Tampa dude launched himself directly for him. Stafford didn't move or even acknowledge that #43 was bearing down hard on him, before Superman took him out.
Do you you think Matthew trusts Sony that much or that he was lost in the play and didn't "see" him?

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Chris Meyers, Daryl Johnston.
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So who do we pull for in the Seahawks/49ers matchup this Sunday?

(I've done some research and math and concluded that they can't both lose!)

49ers Win:
Pro: Third loss would put the Seahawks way behind in the standings and potentially lead to a loss of confidence and downward spiral.
Con: We'd have to play a desperate Seahawks team on Thursday in their building, and the Niners would be 3-1 and in the race.

Seahawks Win:
Pro: 49ers go to 2-2 which, hopefully, would put them two games behind us. We can still bury Seahawks on Thursday.
Con: Seahawks may gain some confidence and become a factor in the division.

Tough choice...

Sure glad I did.

I forced myself to watch the Ram interior OL. Well, I came away impressed. I had thought that they played well as I originally watched the game but now I’ve gotta say that they generally truly excelled. All of them. Honestly, the improvement on this OL this year is amazing. I credit a combo of Carberry, Allen, and the Stafford upgrade. Someone pinch me!

Upon rewatching, it was heartwarming to see these OL players blocking 20 yards downfield at times. And their blocking on screens was impressive.

Stafford gives the impression that he’s always in control and it clearly rubs off on his teammates. I was a huge fan of the trade at the time but now I realize that I had actually underestimated Stafford’s value. We are in good hands at QB and I fervently hope that Rams extend him ASAP. A no brainer.

Higbee is gonna be a big part of this Rams O this year. Not easy to do with 4 such talented WR’s, I know, but you can see his value on key plays throughout each game. Both McVay and Stafford love him.

This Ram DL is a beauty. They just shut down that Bucs running game and made the Bucs one dimensional, never a good thing. Constantly made Brady uncomfortable, too.

Jourdan confirmed that Floyd has been playing through a high ankle sprain, so his performance is pretty impressive, considering. He had another nice game.

It was great to see Lewis flashing and I would love to see him able to contribute 30 snaps a game. I still have my doubts and believe the Rams should keep drafting that position but meanwhile I’m really pulling for the kid. He is a playmaker mofo.

WTH is Morris thinking with all those Ramsey blitzes? Seriously? Morris erases his best player in the secondary when he does that. C’mon…

I remain convinced that Morris semi-neutered DW, Long, and Rapp in his soft zone scheme. Ask yourself if you’d prefer Staley or Morris in a hypothetical straight up choice for DC. It’s a no brainer for me. Sigh…

Gay is money. Greg who? Lol.

Great to see Hekker have an effective game once again. Coverage teams bounced back nicely, too.

I’m finding it hard to think of an area on this Ram team that really needs to be worried about. We’re thin at RB and WOLB, I guess, but neither looks critical. TBH, I haven’t been this confident about our coaching, QB, OL, and D since the GSOT days.

Well deserved, Coop wins NFC Offensive Player for September 2021:

Thursday Night Football: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Cincinnati Bengals​

The Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals, two rebuilding franchises at different stages of their reconstruction, will duke it out in the Queen City on "Thursday Night Football" to kick off Week 4 of the NFL season.

The Jaguars (0-3) are all-around bad. They've lost 18 straight games dating back to Week 1 of last season and are probably the only team to waste a 109-yard kick-six in a loss. (Probably. Don't look that up. I didn't.) Jacksonville looks like the early favorite to get the No. 1 overall first pick in next year's draft (again), as the Jags probably won't be favored in a game for the rest of this season. Coming off a backbreaking and avoidable loss to play a road game, on a short week no less, sure won't be an easy task for a team struggling to do just about anything correctly.

The Bengals (2-1) are certainly on the upswing. Sure, it took overtime to defeat a 1-2 Vikings team in Week 1, they lost to a Bears team that averages about three yards a play, and they beat a Steelers team with a washed-up Ben Roethlisberger and their best defenders out of the lineup. But it's not easy to win in the NFL. (Just ask the Jaguars.) The Bengals are still certainly flawed, but definitely improving and there is no reason they shouldn't move to 3-1 with Jacksonville coming to town on Thursday night.

Thursday Night Football: Jacksonville (0-3) at Cincinnati (2-1)

Kickoff: Thursday, Sept. 30, at 8:20 p.m. ET
TV: NFL Network
Spread: Bengals -7.5

Three Things to Watch

1. Jags' lack of identity hurting Lawrence's development

The Jaguars had just put together arguably their best scoring drive of the season: eight plays and 75 yards in a little more than four minutes. Running back James Robinson gashed Arizona's defense for 66 yards on six carries, including a drive-capping, four-yard touchdown run, making it a two-score Jacksonville advantage halfway through the third quarter. Trevor Lawrence attempted just one pass on the drive.

On Jacksonville's very next possession, after a corresponding Cardinals score, with a two-point lead and deep in their own territory, the Jaguars called for a flea-flicker. The Cardinals didn't bite as their entire front line broke through to attack Lawrence. Instead of taking the sack, Lawrence threw a heave toward the sideline off his back foot and toward an alleged teammate. The pass never had a chance, as Arizona's Byron Murphy Jr. intercepted the throw and waltzed into the end zone untouched. That play flipped the tide of the game.

Urban Meyer wants to be aggressive and creative, and that's fine, but he isn't coaching "The Little Giants," and running the "Annexation of Puerto Rico" isn't going to cut it in the real world. His offensive principles are putting his rookie quarterback, and, in effect, the whole Jacksonville offense in no-win situations.

The first way to remedy this is to simplify the passing attack. Make throws easier for Lawrence by making receivers' routes quicker and shorter. Most of his throws should be off of three-step drops or to short and intermediate routes, not a seven-step dropback. Right now, that's not happening. Lawrence's average intended air yards (9.6) are the third highest in the league, meaning he's throwing downfield more than just about every other QB. While his bad throw rate (23.3 percent) is the worst in the league, his quarterback rating (60) is third worst, his completion percentage (54 percent) is second worst, and his seven interceptions are the worst. Save Lawrence from himself by making the offense simpler to execute.

And how do we do that? By running the football — something that Meyer apparently refuses to do. Robinson's 5.2 yards per carry currently ranks fourth in the NFL, but his 31 attempts are 27th. Meyer said after the loss on Sunday that he'll continue to give the ball to Robinson and backup Carlos Hyde (5.0 ypc, 19 att.). Continue? How can you continue to run the ball when you're 27th as a team in rushing attempts? You can't continue something you've never started doing. Better start on Thursday night against Cincinnati.

2. Burrow to Chase

Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase knew one another pretty well before the Bengals drafted Chase with the fifth overall pick in this year's draft. Together, Burrow and Chase were part of arguably the greatest college football offense ever assembled in LSU's 2019 title team. Twenty of Burrow's record-setting 60 touchdown passes went to Chase as LSU cruised to a national title and Burrow became a Heisman Trophy winner and the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft.

Fast-forward one year, past Burrow's knee injury and past Chase opting out of his junior year of college, and the two are reigniting their connection on the Bengals. The duo has connected for at least one touchdown in each of the first three games this season and four total. Last week, Chase burned the Steelers for two, including a perfectly thrown 34-yard lob from Burrow with 37 seconds left before halftime that essentially put the game away.

Chase's four touchdown catches are tied for second in the league, while his 20 yards per reception not only show his big-play ability but also rank fifth in the NFL. Burrow's 151 passer rating on throws to Chase is one of the highest QB-to-WR marks in the league thus far. Thursday, Burrow and Chase take on a Jaguars secondary that has given up the fourth-most passing yards this season (907 yards) and the second-most net yards gained per pass attempt (8.6). It's obvious that the Bayou Connection is a primary driver in the Bengals' early-season surge, but more importantly, it could prove to be a franchise cornerstone for the next decade.

3. Cincy's O-line improving?

One of the biggest deterrents in a young quarterback's development is a lack of protection from his offensive line. We've seen it time and time again: a rookie quarterback tabbed to rebuild a struggling franchise is thrown to the NFL wolves because his offensive line is hot garbage. Ask Jeff George, Randall Cunningham, Tim Couch, David Carr, Ryan Tannehill, and Deshaun Watson. You can ask Burrow too.

Last year, in his rookie season, Burrow was hit and pressured as much as any quarterback in the NFL, and it's not unfair to say that the lack of protection up front resulted in his season-ending knee injury against Washington. Before the injury, Burrow was sacked 32 times in 10 games, on pace to lead the league with approximately 51 sacks. He was sacked at least three times in a game six times and was pressured on 25 percent of all throws. It's hard to learn how to play the game with an entire defense in your face, all the time.

The Bengals' offensive line was back to being awful to start the 2021 season, allowing Burrow to get sacked five teams in each of the first two games. But the group bounced back against the Steelers last week. Burrow made it through the game completely untouched, literally — never getting sacked, hit, hurried, or even pressured for the first time in his career — and snapping Pittsburgh's NFL-record 75-game sack streak. The protection mattered. Burrow went 14 for 18 with three touchdowns, a 122 passer rating, and a stellar 9.6 yards per completion. True, the Steelers were without their best pass rushers in T.J. Watt, Alex Highsmith, and Stephon Tuitt, but let's not let the facts get in the way of a good story.

The bottom line is if the Bengals want to continue to keep trending upward, their front line has to keep Burrow as clean as possible. This week, Cincy faces a Jacksonville defense that doesn't blitz very often and is 31st in sacks (4). But the Jags still get to opposing quarterbacks, as they rank seventh in pressures (34) and are in the upper third in quarterback knockdowns (11).

Final Analysis

The Bengals are certainly on the upswing with a healthy Burrow running the show, while the Jaguars are still on square one with Lawrence. A road test on a short week certainly won't help the rookie find his flow in an offense that has been rather putrid.

Prediction: Bengals 26, Jaguars 21

By the way CGI or anyone, I often get unable to post gif message due to image size. When using my iPhone. Any ideas why or how to mitigate?

I was fortunate to catch him at the Palomino on numerous occasions.

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The Los Angeles Rams got down to business quickly after the news of Justin Hollins landing on IR and were awarded Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker Jamir Jones on Wednesday afternoon. It was made clear Monday that Hollins was going to miss a substantial amount of time with his pectoral injury that required surgery, which is a shame because he got off to a hot start through the first few weeks.

Jones, 6-3, 255 lbs, signed with the Steelers after going undrafted out of the University of Notre Dame this year. He surprised Pittsburgh so much that he earned a spot on their 53-man roster after a strong preseason and started in place of TJ watt this past week due to injury. The speculation was that they waived him in hopes that he would be able to return their practice squad but Rams general manager Les Snead pounced on him in the waiver wire.
Jones strong preseason included nine quarterback hits, 2.5 sacks, and 13 total tackles. His nine QB hits were the most in the NFL for the entire preseason. Being able to make the Steelers 53-man roster with all their talent on defense speaks volumes to the type of player he is. He’s a strong tackler who is known for bringing down opposing players on first contact.
Will the LA Rams front office hit on another waiver claim like Justin Hollins? Only time will tell!

Florio released his new Power Rankings today and spoofs the Rams.

Did he purposely call his new #1 ranked NFL team the Saint Louis Rams for jokes or was it a brain fart?

This dude is a walking mockery of the NFL.


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Apparently, we are just a second rate offense as compared to the Cardinals, per the Locked on Cardinals Podcast. They also say Murray is better than Stafford and the overall depth of the 53 man roster is deeper than is the Rams roster..... Listen and get pizzed. What's up with your boys, @DVontel ?

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I know the Rams will lose a couple of games and I don't know to whom it will be. Looking at the remaining schedule, I don't see ANY teams that we shouldn't be able to beat. We are better than the 49ers, but they friggin have our number, or have had our number with JG at QB. Is Stafford the NFC West's kryptonite? I really think this team could sweep the NFC West because our offense is THAT good. We will not go undefeated, although this team is good enough to do it, but I'm not even sure I WANT them to do it. Away games vs. the Packers, Vikings and Ravens will be tough...especially in Winter outdoor stadiums (Packers & Ravens). I have news for the NFL, the homefield advantage is so important at SoFi, the Rams will be undefeated there: Book it!


Cards @ SoFi Win
Rams @ Lumen Field (close Win)
Rams @ MetLife Win
Lions @ SoFi Win
Rams @ NRG Stadium (Texans) Win
Titans @ SoFi Win
Rams @ Levi (SHOULD win)
Rams @ Lambeau (Nov. 28th, Even)
Jaguars @ SoFi Win
Rams @ State Farm Stadium/Cards Win
SheHawks @ SoFi Win
Rams @ US Bank Stadium/Vikes Even
Rams @ M&T Bank Stadium/Ravens Jan. 2, Loss
49ers @ SoFi Win

What a laid back guy. J.B. Long interviewed him and he's a guy that doesn't care so much about the famous people at SoFi on Gameday. He joked a bit about a guy named "Steve".
"Apparently, Steve is famous."
He considers the NT position as his favorite position because "I guess I like to hurt people." He was half joking.....

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Bears, Colts, Bucs - have beaten them 2-3 times in a row each under McVay now. Big game this week against Arizona. After that, it's revenge tour time for McVay:

@Seattle - 9 points last year

@NYG - 17 points last year

Detroit - people keep saying Chicago is where it happened, but at Detroit in 2018 is where the Rams offense faced some serious resistance and part of the blueprint was created

@Niners - goes without saying

@Packers - 17 points in the playoffs last year

@vikings - 7 points the last time we played in that stadium

@Ravens - let's not revisit this "gem" from 2019

Niners - goes without saying

All save for Detroit held us to 17 offensive points or less in these situations. At the end of the day, THIS is why we got Stafford. Not to beat the Bucs in front of a national audience - been there done that. What we did see was 17 offensive points or less last season against the Seahawks, Giants, Niners, Niners, and Packers. THAT is why.

And this caused people to doubt McVay or even bury him. This is going to be fun. Reminds me of one of my favorite videos (just imagine McVay is LeBron here):

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Hey All,

What a hell of a performance by the Rams offense. Below is my review of the O-line in pass pro. I did not review the run blocking due to time restrictions but was able to review each player each snap in pass pro and boy was it awesome. For those that have time to review the run blocking go for it and post here or post some PFF stats like last week as a worst case scenario.

First off let me say the pass pro was aided by lots of quick passes and some awesome red zone play calling by Mcvay. The TE TD screen to Higs was blocked up perfectly, the Kupp pick play TD was wide open, the Jackson deep pass was wide open on an awesome move by Jackson, perfect 4 second protection and a perfect ball by Stafford. The last Kupp TD is just insane with the quadruple move he made and a perfect timing throw by Stafford.

A few other things to mention, when I grade if a lineman gave a pressure I am talking about pressure in the face of the QB before he can setup and scan the field. There were a lot of quick throws that Mcvay called which negated pressure. But for the maybe 12-15 longer developing routes there is often late pressure but I do not count those because a lineman can't block forever. If I am honest our Oline pass pro isn't quite as dominant as we saw with the 2020 Packers or even the 2020 Bills where the QB's could often stand back there 5-7 seconds without any pressure whatsoever. We don't quite have that. What we have is everything blocked up well giving Stafford about 3 and sometimes 4 seconds on the deep shots, but even in Jacksons long TD you can see Vita bearing down on Stafford right as he is throwing. I don't see a completely dominant pass pro, I see a consistently strong pocket that does break down after 3 to 4 seconds.

Also, I noticed that Allen is often assisted by Corbs on most long developing plays and Edwards draws the one-on-one matchups which he does very well. I counted at least two long developing plays where Edwards stonewalled Vita Vea one-on-one, which is really noteworthy. When Allen did get a one-on-one assignment either Higbee or Michel would be behind him and pickup the block if Allen failed - this vs 4 man rush. When you watch a few of these you see that Allen isn't as consistent as Edwards or Corbs but the Rams (Carberry/Mcvay) are aware and adjusting likewise. You don't see Havenstein getting extra help this year because he has stepped up his game and is not yet requiring it.

Lastly, the role of the RB, TE and WR's in pass pro is always a big part of the equation. Sony is as advertised. This pickup is so underated because he is so good in pass pro. Smart, quick and physical, it's going to pay huge dividends. Higbee has been blocking up things real well this year as well. Last year when he was hurt he became a liability that popped up in pass pro over and over in my game film reviews.

Below are my game 3 grades and a note of pressures given up.

Whit - (B+) - 1 pressure given up on a bullrush, then inside move by Tyron early in the game.

Edwards - (A) - No pressures. He did allow a straight bullrush a few feet from Stafford but he stonewalled the defender at that point. He also held multiple one-on-one blocks on long developing plays. 2x against Vita.

Allen - (B) - No pressures given up but 2x this was because Higbee or Michel helped out after he lost his man on an inside move. Allen was helped by double teams with Corbs most of the day. He held his own and is playing solid ball but is not quite dominating people and needs help at times.

Corbs - (A) - No pressures given up in pass pro.

Havs - (B) - 1 sack given up to Gholston. This was a PA play where he had to execute an on-the-move block. Not a normal drop back set. I want to give him a pass here because he has been so good on typical dropback plays, but he did get beat on the sack and needs to find a way to execute that moving block better.

3 Week Compiled Scores:

Player - Week1/Week2/Week3
Whitworth - B+/B+/B+
Edwards - B/A/A
Allen - B minus/B/B
Corbett - B/B/A
Havs - A minus/B+/B

Totally psyched about the play of the O-line combined with the shift to the shotgun and innovative stuff Mcvay is adding. The Stafford and Jackson adds as others have mentioned are also a big part of making it all work. Let's Go Rams!

Thoughts from the O-line folks or anyone else??!!

first off congrats to our seasons 1st exact score winner @Ellard80 Your prize of 10K sportsbook credits will be transferred to you by @CGI_Ram if he hasn't done it already


On to this weeks contest. The battle for NFC West supremacy begins this week with a divisional matchup against the Arizona Cardinals and Kyler Murray. Can the Rams defense contain the scrambling QB? Will Matthew Stafford continue to find Cooper Kupp open?

What will be the final score?

You know the rules. You know how to play the game. Get to guessin !!!

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Might be the best thing for them moving out of where they're at. The stadium that was once great is kind of a dump now, not that different from what's on the field.

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