I think the Rams win, but I have concerns that weren't answered in TC or pre-season. Here's three that concern me most.

1. Covering TE's. Rams D was horrible at it last season and didn't look good at scrimmages with Cowpokes and Chargers.

2. RB's recognizing and picking up blitz's. Henderson was clueless last season and in TC I never saw them do a drill on it. I have no idea how good Sony Michel is at it. Funk has no experience. Rams get into 3rd and long we'll find out.


3. Interior OL. How good will Brian Allen perform next to Edwards and Corbett? He did look much improved at TC, but never played in pre-season. Will it be enough vs the likes of Hicks and Bears DL?

Stafford chose the Rams. Then he coincidentally meets McVay in the middle of the negotiations in Cabo? If Snead offers you a bridge don't buy it any more than I ever bought into that sham of a coincidence.

Why all the intrigue? What does it matter that Stafford chose the Rams over the Niners? Despite his flaws, Goff is better than Garappolo. I hate to think what this season would be like had Stafford chosen the Niners.

Ahhh life is good. Elite QB with elite WRs in Kupp, Woods and Jackson, elite DL with Donald, elevating an already good Floyd, and elite CBs in Ramsey and Williams. When the Rams win multiple Lombardi's with Stafford they will make a movie about this.

Just fire Clay Helton already

He should have been fired at minimum 4 years ago after that Alabama game

I made it a point to stop watching USC as long as Clay Helton was coach because my anger would just get the better of me

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I watched for the maybe a great fight. Over at 1:45ish first round. 44 yr old Belfort just bulled right threw 58 yr old Holyfields guard. The once great left jab was gone and Belfort‘s heavy right was too much.

Just got Sunday Ticket MAX for free. Had to wait a hour on the phone but I got it and 45$ off my bill too.
Give it a shot.

I've always loved Stafford, even before he was drafted, and am unbelievably stoked to see him work in our offense.

Even so, I am hoping Goff has a killer season.

With the Rams nationally televised, I didn't HAVE to buy my weekly GamePass to see it locally. I still bought it because the Lions/9er game is not covered in Seattle. I want Goff to destroy the Whiners and pave the way for a great rebound season.

There, I said it.

Get high as hell at work?

Man....as I type this...I am far to high to be at work today.

One of my employees gave me these new gummies he had. I ate two....then I took a hit off his new vape cartridge with 84% thc....

I am fucking ripped...I've been doing my best to not let anyone from work know...

As I type this....this snitch ass guy named TJ keeps eyeballing me...snitch.

Anyway....hour and a half to go...

1. How will the loss of the Rams top shelf captain/safety and leading tackler (84) John Johnson impact the secondary?

2. Will betting on Brian Allen to get the job done make Rams fans forgive management for not drafting a center?

3. Will the addition of Raheem Morris make the loss of defensive coordinator guru Brandon Staley an afterthought?

4. Were the Rams smarting to let their 3rd best cornerback Troy Hill get away in free agency?

5. Are the losses of 3 key defensive players Brockers, Morgan Fox and Ebukam nothing to be concerned about?

6. Will the Rams be bitten by ignoring the Injury concerns with OLB's Ogbonnia Okoronkwo and Terrell Lewis?

7. Did the Rams draft brass make the correct decision by selecting WR Tutu Atwell with their first pick?

8. Will the Rams miss their talented but underachieving #2 TE Gerald Everett? (Mundt-Hopkins-Harris)

9. Can DeSean Jackson stay healthy long enough to play more than 5 or 7 games?

10. Is the addition of Matthew Stafford the difference from being a SB contender to a SB Champion?

Sorry if this is in the wrong place

Hey just thought I’d throw it out there if you know anyone , I’m selling tomorrow s bears vs Rams tickets @5pm for face value or……….. two seats $525 each section 110 row 14 .

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Let’s fire up the game threads early…

Here is the line-up;

LATE GAMES Sunday, Sept. 12
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 pm (CBS)
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots, 4:25 pm (CBS)
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 pm (FOX)
Denver Broncos at New York Giants, 4:25 pm (FOX)

SNF
Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams, 8:20 pm (NBC, Peacock)

MNF Monday, Sept. 13
Baltimore Ravens at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:15 pm (ESPN, ABC)

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EARLY GAMES Sunday, Sept. 12
Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons, 1 pm (FOX)
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills, 1 pm (CBS)
New York Jets at Carolina Panthers, 1 pm (CBS)
Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 pm (FOX)
San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions, 1 pm (FOX)
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans, 1 pm (CBS)
Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts, 1 pm (FOX)
Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans, 1 pm (CBS)
Los Angeles Chargers at Washington Football Team, 1 pm (CBS)

TNF Thursday, Sept. 9
Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:20 pm (NBC, Peacock)

Let’s fire up the game threads early…

Here is the line-up;

EARLY GAMES Sunday, Sept. 12
Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons, 1 pm (FOX)
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills, 1 pm (CBS)
New York Jets at Carolina Panthers, 1 pm (CBS)
Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 pm (FOX)
San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions, 1 pm (FOX)
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans, 1 pm (CBS)
Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts, 1 pm (FOX)
Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans, 1 pm (CBS)
Los Angeles Chargers at Washington Football Team, 1 pm (CBS)

LATE GAMES Sunday, Sept. 12
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 pm (CBS)
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots, 4:25 pm (CBS)
Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 pm (FOX)
Denver Broncos at New York Giants, 4:25 pm (FOX)

SNF
Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams, 8:20 pm (NBC, Peacock)

MNF Monday, Sept. 13
Baltimore Ravens at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:15 pm (ESPN, ABC)

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TNF Thursday, Sept. 9
Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:20 pm (NBC, Peacock)

Our lowest rank is 8th (Pete Prisco) ​

up from 9 in his post draft ranking Who seems to think the 9ers win the nfc west." regardless of who plays QB​

He also has Cleveland and Baltimore ranked above us ,which I can say is not totally insane, however he has the Cardinals ranked 9th.​

And the Seahawks 18th. Prisco is clearly on the sauce again and it will be fun watching his rankings go to complete shit as
the season goes

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Rams Power Rankings: Week 1​

Sep 08, 2021 at 09:03 AM

Stu Jackson
Staff Writer

Each week, TheRams.com will be taking an aggregate look at where the team ranks in different outlets across the sports media landscape. Here are the power rankings for the Rams heading into the 2021 regular season opener against the Bears:



Just click the blue text for each full article.


NFL.com, Dan Hanzus Rank: 6
ESPN.com Rank: 5
Yahoo! Sports, Frank Schwab: 7
Bleacher Report Rank: 6
USA Today Rank: 6

Sports Illustrated, MMQB Poll: 4
CBS Sports, Pete Prisco Rank: 8
"Matt Stafford brings his gunslinging mentality to the offense. That's a good thing. The defense should again be among the best, which is why some are picking the Rams to be a Super team."


Washington Post: 5
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT'S RANKS — THE CHICAGO BEARS
NFL.com — 21
ESPN.com —

Yahoo! Sports — 23
Bleacher Report — 20
USA Today — 25
Sports Illustrated — 23
CBS Sports — 23
The Washington Post — 20

Never forget.

Lets see, beer, Ice, chips, salsa, beer, steaks, shrimp, cocktail sauce, beer, and those little tacos,
oh and call the boss...will be late on Monday.
GO RAMS!

Sunday/Monday will be the first ever game I watch in the UK the era of streaming.

After 15 seasons watching every Rams game live either on TV or attending, I'm stuck with shit start times and having to sign up for both Sky Sports as they have the rights to any Prime Times games before the play offs, AND NFL Game Pass.

Because I have to sign a contract with Sky that means I'm shelling £330 which is over $450 to be sure I can see all the game.

That is what it is if I want to see the games, but it still hurts after years of badgering DirecTv into giving me Sunday Ticket for free.

The game on Sunday kicks off for me at 1.20 am local time.

That's not a massive deal as I work for myself, but the wife has to be up at 6 am for work.

She's a fan, if not quite as rabid as me, and used to go with me to games all over the country and watch on TV.

Sooo, she wants me to record it and watch it together when she gets home on Monday.

That would mean me avoiding this board and every other NFL source I check all day Monday and I really love reading immediately after games.

I certainly don't want to know the score beforehand and she'll know in a heartbeat if I do and pretend otherwise, by my mood.

What do I do ffs?

Matthew Stafford: "I'm excited to just go play ball"​

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Since March 18, many have been wondering what the Rams offense will look like with quarterback Matthew Staffordunder center.

Come Sunday night against the Chicago Bears at SoFi Stadium (5:20 p.m. pacific time, NBC), it will make its debut.

"I'm excited to just go play ball," Stafford said after Wednesday's practice. "I love doing this. A bunch of different changes for me this offseason too – (I) battled through a bunch of things, moved my family across the country. I want to go play some football and do it with a group of guys that I've, in a short period of time, grown to just absolutely love and respect. I mean, all these guys in this team are incredible – just the way they practice, the way they go about their business, coaches included – just excited to go out there with these guys as a team and see what we got."

For Stafford, the time between the trade and now has been both long and filled with a lot of work.

He's been busy collaborating with head coach Sean McVay on that vision for Los Angeles' offense while also building a rapport with his new teammates to ensure it is successfully executed. One way Stafford accomplished the former was with precise attention to detail – Robert Woods noted during the offseason program this spring how Stafford made sure his receivers were comfortable by listening and asking questions what they see in certain routes.

"I think he's grasping this offense really poised," Woods said.

As for the latter, McVay said the communication between the two has been "really good," and that their rapport has been strong from the start of their partnership.

"You guys know from being around him, he's really easy to get along with, but he's got really strong opinions," McVay told reporters after Wednesday's practice. "But it's never, if he does have a disagreement, it's never in a way that that makes you feel like, 'Alright, well, what the heck?' It's always in such a disarming, good way of not necessarily having to agree to everything, but let's be solution-oriented. And that's exactly what Matthew's like."

During the summer, training camp and joint scrimmages offered a small preview of what fans might see.

Much like Stafford's first 12 NFL seasons with the Lions, it wasn't uncommon to see a no-look pass from him in different spots on the field. Wide receiver Cooper Kupp pointed out how Stafford would use his eyes to manipulate the Rams' defense during competitive practices, such as holding a safety to fire a no-look pass to fellow receiver Robert Woods over the middle.

Stafford's arm strength – recall that his nine average intended air yards tied with the Browns' Baker Mayfield and the Texans' Deshaun Watson for the sixth-highest in the league in 2020 – was also on display, with deep completions to Kupp and fellow wide receivers Van Jefferson and DeSean Jackson popping up in highlights on social media.

"You're looking forward to it," McVay said. "And it's really just the start, which is the good thing. We're going to learn a lot. But it's one game. It's an important game, because it's the only game we played this week, but we're gonna make sure that we maximize our preparation this week, but very excited and really confident in what he can do. But we also know it's going to be a great challenge against a really tough Bears outfit."

"There's some many things," said Kupp, when asked after Thursday's practice what excites him most about the possibilities of a Rams offense operated by Stafford. "I'm really excited to get out there and be able to just let it fly on Sunday. Like I've touched on, I think just the way you can really get all five eligibles out into being an eligible receiver and being a part of the pass plays, because of what he's able to do in terms of his command of the pass game and protections and understanding all the different things he's seeing, being able to move people and, like I've said before, not-really-premiere plays become really big plays for us. He'll do a lot of stuff for us. I'm excited to see it all come alive."

Above all else, Sunday is an opportunity for Stafford to finally play some football with his new team.

"It definitely feels like it's time to go play football too, which is a lot of fun," Stafford said. "There's a game tomorrow night. I mean, this thing gets going. There were games this weekend that were fun to watch. So, it's football season again, and that's a lot of fun."

Two Oregon Rams fans flying in to LA Friday night. Dodgers game on Saturday, Rams on Sunday, fly out Monday. Hoping we can connect with some ROD members tailgating Sunday afternoon. Happy to contribute beverages.

NFL officials still suck and always will. I only got to watch the last minute and 29 seconds of the game and that is all it took to realize that NFL officials are not " worth the power to blow them to Hell". I have often made the argument that robots could do a much better job of calling games, but people use the argument that then you lose the human element. Well we once again viewed how the human element can influence the outcome of these games. These guys probably will go home and jack off to a picture of Brady, that is if they can still get it up. The NFL refuses to do anything about this flawed product, nothing will change and it pisses me off.

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I'm getting:
AZ @ TEN
CLE @ KC
SEA @ INDY

Not bad. I like to watch as many divisional rival gm's as i can.

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Which QB who was drafted by the Rams out of college went on to have the most career passing yards as a pro?

Here's the twist... there are two correct answers.