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Kyle Allen is playing great football, doesn't have a 100MIL contract because he was a UFA, doesn't dress like he's from another planet, doesn't have hair like Side Show Bob, doesn't turn the ball over like Newton, doesn't wear a babushka, completes a high percentage of his passes and I could go on and on because my opinion of Newton is very low.

So if Allen has a good year the Panthers are staring at a big fat choice.

He;s still under contract so if they could move him for some good draft collateral and get out of the contract. There are a few teams that would cough up a 1 and 2 or whatever.

If Allen continues to play this well Cam is, IMO, out of Carolina.

Monday Night Football: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Its desperation time for the Cincinnati Bengals (0-3) and the Pittsburgh Steelers (0-3) as the AFC North rivals will renew their rivalry on Monday night at Heinz Field.

Cincinnati didn’t quit despite a slow start in Buffalo, but ended up losing 21-17 at New Era Stadium on Sunday. The Bengals fell behind 14-0 in the first half and quarterback Andy Dalton didn’t complete his first pass until the second quarter. After getting dominated by the Bills in the first half, Cincinnati did settle in and work their way back into the game late in the second half. As for the defense the bottom line is, they were on the field too much against Josh Allen and the Buffalo offense, who was able to wear the Bengals down over four quarters. If the Bengals are going to turn things around, they have to be more consistent in all three phases of the game for 60 minutes.

Pittsburgh dropped a 24-20 contest out on West Coast to the San Francisco 49ers. The Steelers were dominated statistically, but found a way to hang around and give themselves a chance to win. Pittsburgh won the turnover battle against the 49ers by forcing five and that’s an encouraging sign for the defense moving forward. Inefficiency in the red zone on offense ended up costing the Steelers on Sunday as they should have put the game away after forcing four San Francisco turnovers in the first half. Mason Rudolph had an up and down performance on Sunday, completing 14-of-27 passes for 174 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

Kickoff: Monday, Sept. 30 at 8:15 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Spread: Steelers -5


Three Things to Watch

1. Steelers run defense vs. Bengals running game

Something has to give as Pittsburgh has not gotten the job done all year long defensively against the run. The Steelers are allowing 139.3 rushing yards per game, although to be fair they have played three quality offenses in New England, Seattle, and San Francisco. Cincinnati has not been able to get anything going on the ground, averaging just 41.7 yards per game, which won’t cut it in the offensive-friendly climate that is the NFL in 2019. Pittsburgh's defensive line needs to take advantage of the Bengals' issues up front and seize control of the line of scrimmage from the opening kickoff. Cameron Heyward and the rest of the defensive line have to play fundamentally sound football and if they do that, Joe Mixon and Giovani Bernard will continue to gain much ground. In addition, the ability to stay patient with the running game is important as well for the Bengals as they need to get the game into the fourth quarter with a chance to win.

2. Will these be Mason Rudolph's coming out party?

Rudolph needs to be turned loose throwing the football in this game as you won’t know what you truly have by keeping the training wheels on him. The responsibility for turning Rudolph loose falls on offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner, who needs to inject some life into this Pittsburgh offense early so they can gain some valuable confidence. Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster needs to get about 10 targets, including several deep balls to keep Cincinnati’s pass rush honest. The Steelers also acquired tight end Nick Vannett from the Seattle Seahawks earlier this week as insurance for Vance McDonald, who is battling shoulder issues. Vannett is a solid pass catcher who was a part of the Seahawks' game plan in the first three games (4 rec, 38 yds.) and posted solid numbers in 2018 (29 rec., 269 yds., 3 TDs) in 2018 as well. So there is potential with Vannett and it will be interesting to see how Pittsburgh uses him on Monday night and moving forward.

3. Turnover battle

The Steelers did a nice job last week on the road last week creating five turnovers against San Francisco. This gives Pittsburgh a plus-three margin entering the Monday night game, which is tied for second in the NFL. On the other hand, Cincinnati is one of the worst at protecting the football (-4, tied for 28th), which has contributed to their 0-3 start. Ball security is going to be crucial in this contest as the Steelers have shown an ability to strip the ball (five fumble recoveries already). The Bengals also have enough of a pass rush that if they don't get the sack, they could still force an errant pass that leads to an interception, especially considering Rudolph's lack of experience as an NFL starter. Whichever team does a better job of holding onto the ball or the one that causes the other to lose it, could a key deciding factor.

Final Analysis

It is going to be easy for a lot of people to mock this game and dismiss simply based on the fact both teams are 0-3. However, this is still an AFC North rivalry that is being played for the 100th time (Pittsburgh leads 64-35, including playoffs) with no love lost between either team. Both teams are going to play with urgency without question, but at the end of the day, it will be Pittsburgh that picks up with their first win of the season. The Steelers will make a couple of key plays late on defense to finally get into the win column.

Prediction: Steelers 23, Bengals 17

But they are blessed with excellent coaches and have more than their fair share of elite players and many other very good players.

We’ll see how they adjust and react in 4 days. It’s a big challenge but there is NO lack of motivation to win this game vs the Seahawks, now. This game is now a HUGE one.

Sounds like the D is gonna be short handed because of injuries to Peters, Hager, and Rapp. Backups need to man up, dammit!

I suspect that the Seahawks are gonna get the full load come Thursday. And for all 4 quarters. These coaches and players want to redeem themselves before a National audience.

Don’t be surprised if the Rams explode in all 3 phases of the game.

We’ll see.

Just curious if anyone has dealt with this horrible infection? I had surgery in July that went well except I caught C. Diff because of the antibiotics (Clindamycin) I was taking. Only reason I am bringing it up here is because I actually beat it and if anyone out their is suffering with it and not having successful treatment. There is still hope.

1. research a probiotic called Saccharomyces Boulardii.
2. research Turmeric and Curcumin
3. research lugol's iodine

If you read about these things above you will find they all have an ability to fight C. Diff. You have to read this stuff yourself because it's to much for me to post here but if anyone wants more detail just PM me and I'll be happy to share the details that I can.

Gurley believes Thursday games are 'dumbest thing ever'

The Los Angeles Rams face off against the Seattle Seahawks in this week's edition of Thursday Night Football, much to Todd Gurley's displeasure.

"You know how I feel about Thursday night games," Gurley told reporters following the Rams' loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, according to ESPN's Lindsey Thiry. "I feel like they are the dumbest thing ever."

To make matters worse for Los Angeles and its star running back, the team must travel to Seattle for the matchup.

"For the most part, if you aren't really battling injuries or stuff like that, Thursday is kind of like a day you usually feel good anyway," Gurley said. "(The Seahawks) played on Sunday, as well. ... We just have a quick turnaround to go up to Seattle."

The 25-year-old has never been fond of short-week and international contests. The Rams will travel to London for a Week 8 bout with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Just saw this stat for the year so far: YPC average a respectable 4.47.

So why so ineffective? Just not enough carries?

Is the O-line ineffective, a-la 2016?

The NFL finally reached its breaking point with Vontaze Burfict.
For the first time in league history, it suspended a player a full season for a dirty hit on the field.
Burfict was suspended for the rest of the season for a hit on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle. Doyle was getting up after a short catch, and Burfict nailed him with a blatant helmet-to-helmet hit. He was ejected.
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The hit itself wasn’t worthy of a year-long suspension, but Burfict’s history was. In 2016 and 2017 he got suspensions for headhunting hits that ended up being three games each. The NFL must have figured those suspensions hadn’t changed Burfict’s behavior, so the league decided to ban him for the rest of the season.
NFL: ‘Your contact was unnecessary, flagrant’
In a statement, the NFL said this of Burfict’s suspension:
“Vontaze Burfict of the Oakland Raiders has been suspended without pay for the remainder of the 2019 season, as well as any postseason games, for repeated violations of unnecessary roughness rules, including in Sunday’s game against the Indianapolis Colts.
“NFL vice president of football operations Jon Runyan issued the suspension for a violation of Rule 12, Article 10, which states that: ‘It is a foul is a player lowers his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet against an opponent.’
“In his letter to Burfict, Runyan wrote: ‘There were no mitigating circumstances on this play. Your contact was unnecessary, flagrant and should have been avoided. For your actions, you were penalized and disqualified from the game. Following each of your previous rule violations, you were warned by me and each of the jointly-appointed appeal officers that future violations would result in escalated accountability measures. However, you have continued to flagrantly abuse rules designed to protect yourself and your opponents from unnecessary risk.’
“Under the collective bargaining agreement, the suspension may be appealed within three business days. Appeals are heard and decided by either Derrick Brooks or James Thrash, the officers jointly appointed and compensated by the NFL and NFLPA to decide appeals of on-field player discipline.”
NFL came down hard on Vontaze Burfict
The NFL has given suspensions of at least a year to players for arrests, gambling, repeated substance abuse policy violations, but never for a hit on the field.
The only similar punishment would be the ones for the New Orleans Saints’ bounty program. The long suspensions that came out of that were for the plot to injure opponents more than any particular hit, however.
This punishment is unique in NFL history. And Burfict earned it by being a menace on the field, repeatedly breaking the league’s rules to eliminate dirty hits from the game. From dangerous hits on then-Steelers receiver Antonio Brown in a playoff game, or Chiefs fullback Anthony Sherman in a preseason game, or even diving at then-Bengals teammate Giovani Bernard’s knees in a practice, Burfict’s reputation is well earned.

Burfict has a long history
Burfict was a problem in college too. That’s why, despite a lot of talent, he went undrafted. He became a good player for the Cincinnati Bengals, but his dirty play has always been an issue.
Burfict’s history of dirty play is long. He racked up more than $4.2 million in fines, counting lost game checks due to suspensions, before this latest violation according to Spotrac. Including a four-game suspension for a violation of the league’s performance enhancing drug policy, he had missed 10 NFL games due to suspension. Burfict signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Raiders this offseason.
Raiders opponents can rest easy, at least for the rest of this season. They won’t have to worry about Burfict looking to head-hunt them anymore in 2019.


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Frank Gore becomes fourth running back in NFL history to reach 15,000 career rushing yards

Frank Gore has reached another milestone during his Hall of Fame career.

Gore, the Buffalo Bills' veteran running back, became the fourth player in NFLhistory to reach 15,000 career rushing yards during Sunday's game against the visiting New England Patriots. Gore is fourth all-time on the career rushing list, behind only Hall of Famers Barry Sanders (15,269 career rushing yards), Emmitt Smith (18,355) and Walter Payton (16,726).

Here's the play that pushed Gore past 15,000.

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A native of Coral Gables, Florida, Gore helped the Miami Hurricanes capture the 2001 national championship before being the San Francisco 49ers' third round pick in the 2005 NFL draft. In 2006, Gore rushed for a career high 1,695 yards while earning the first of his five career Pro Bowl selections. It was also the first of nine career 1,000-yard rushing seasons for Gore, who would help transform the 49ers from one of the league's lower tier teams to one of the NFL's best by the turn of the decade.

From 2011-13, Gore rushed for 3,553 yards and 25 touchdowns during the regular season while helping San Francisco advance to three consecutive NFC championship games. In 2012, his 319 rushing yards and four scores during the postseason helped the 49ers win their first NFC title since 1994. In Super Bowl XLVII, Gore rushed for 110 yards and a score on 19 carries in San Francisco's 34-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

Gore spent a decade with the 49ers before spending three productive seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. He rushed for a team high 4.6 yards per carry in 2018 -- his only season with the Miami Dolphins -- before signing with the Bills this past offseason. With Gore's help, Buffalo won its first three games to start the regular season.

"I'm just happy that I did come here," Gore recently told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, via the Bills' official website. "A bunch of great guys, great coaches. This type of team fit my style of play—toughness, physical and we are having fun together."

Sanders, a former league MVP, four-time rushing champion and former 2,000-yard rusher for a single season, spent the day at Detroit's Ford Field watching his old team, the Lions, take on the Kansas City Chiefs. Sanders was second on the NFL's all-time rushing list at the time of his retirement in the summer of 1999. Smith, a former league MVP, four-time rushing champion and three-time Super Bowl champion, broke Payton's record during the 2002 season, his final season with the Dallas Cowboys.

Adrian Peterson, who is in his 13th NFL season, is currently eighth on the NFL's career rushing list. Peterson is 282 yards behind Hall of Fame running back Jerome Bettis on the all-time list.

IF I'm Les Snead right now I would bring him in. This is not a slam Gurley deal either. I want to have two RBs who can mash and give this offense the physical look it had last year when Anderson joined our team.

Physicality is missing at the RB position. Gurley doesn't have the same lateral movement and it impairs his elusiveness. He's the guy who can kill a team still, though, if he's got a seam or a nice hole due to the defense being tired. But he's not a hammer. Brown is, sure, but when he starts getting more carries is he going to be able to stay healthy. And Henderson, much as I like the pick, certainly is no hammer.

Adding Anderson gives us two backs who can keep coming at a defense, and Anderson absolutely punishes DBs if he gets rollin. Yeah they can't be TG in the pattern. I know. But for now let's just stick with reestablishing play action.

Based on the DPI reviews ive seen this season, im not sure last year's NRC non call gets overturned.

Speaking of replay, can anyone exp,ain how the saints with 4 seconds left in the half can snap the ball, have bridgewater drop back and lob a pass over the head of his receiver to the sideline out of bounds and still have 2 seconds left to kick a FG before the half against Dallas?

Sorry, guys, but this deserves its own thread. The Dodgers set a franchise record today. The first time in its’ storied history the team won 106 games!!

And they swept the Giants in doing it.

Let it be the launch of a World Series title!

You can tell he is growing tired of the "why don't you run Gurely more," questions.

This is a good game. Rooting for the Saints since I got money riding on them!

Down 21 points to start this game, Jared was forced to throw 68 times and the result was predictable. He dropped several dimes, a few clunkers, a couple tipped flukes, and missed a zone blitz drop that resulted in a bad pick. Name a handful of QB’s in the league that would’ve done better in these circumstances. And yet fans blame Jared. The same holding til the last second that produced a TD to Everett cost him fumbles. Should he stop being fearless? Sheesh...

Ariens’ plan to attack with short and intermediate passes to his gargantuan receivers was something I predicted just before the game. It was only a matter of time until man concepts would need to become a greater part of this D. Yet, did anyone else notice the run defense was generally good? It happens to every coordinator a couple times a year, but Wade got out coached today. I still wouldn’t replace him.

Losing Rapp hurt more than many realize. Hope he returns soon because he’s definitely going to be needed in this defense.

Today was absolutely the best plan I’ve ever seen in neutralizing Aaron Donald. I’d bet my house it won’t be duplicated again this year.

Finally, this team took an enormous gut check and kept fighting. While others are bitching, I marvel at the level of play Woods, Kupp, Cooks, and Everett displayed today.

I’m normally depressed after games but I’m actually proud of this team. The Bucs played their Super Bowl today and we will see that kind of preparation all year. Does anyone else here remember the Dolphins beat the Pats last year? I suppose that meant they should’ve replaced Tom Brady, their DB’s, and their entire OLine.

It’s a long season and this is part of the process.

You’re my brothers and I get being upset. Just don’t Chicken Little on us. McVay isn’t Martz. Wade is not Peter Giunta. Jared is not Jim Everett. And this team is 3-1. Did you really expect an undefeated season?

Chill.

Seems like some of us are writing off Jared , let's not forget how lucky we are to have him .

We rams fans went a very long time with sorry qbs and a losing franchise.

I just seen an article that said , "rams should of passed on Goff and drafted a qb ". This is asinine, jared has great talent and has had a few bad games behind a very bad o line and no running game. Think a rookie would do better ? I say no

Let's be fans and support this team, they ste 3-1 !!! Mcvay will fix this offense and I'm not against making a trade for another interior linemen.

Go rams ! Bring on the hawks!

Do it.

Anyone here going to the game?

Holding Baltimore to only 7 at the half.

Starting to feel better about our Offensive performance against them.

WooooOoooooo

Onto week four we go!

By Sosa Kremenjas@QBsMVP Sep 29, 2019, 10:28am CDT



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As we prepare to kickoff for week four, the Los Angeles Rams will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a chance to begin the first quarter of the season with a perfect 4-0 record. Analyzing both rosters, I’ve finalized my matchups to watch, which could dictate the outcome of the game.

Let’s get into it:
LT Andrew Whitworth versus EDGE Shaq Barrett
Edge Shaq Barrett is one of the best players in the league this season, leading the entire NFL by a wide margin with his eight sacks through three weeks. Actually, Barrett has more sacks on his own than 17 teams in 2019. Left tackle Andrew Whitworth is as good as it gets, and he’ll need to be to slow down Barrett, who’s already had two contests with 3+ sacks. Barrett has a knack for knocking the ball loose too, doubling down on the effectiveness of a sack with a fumble, meaning quarterback Jared Goff has to continue to be aware of where #58 lines up.

DT Aaron Donald versus Bucs’ iOL
Defensive tackle Aaron Donald is as good as a player as you’ll ever see. This week he gets an optimal matchup against the Bucs’ interior offensive line as left guard Ali Marpet is a fantastic player, though center Ryan Jensen and right guard Alex Cappa are not. Donald — and his comrades — need to watch out for Jensen and his BS tactics, though they could very well wreak havoc against Jensen and Cappa, forcing mistake-prone quarterback Jameis Winston into some highly questionable decisions.

CB’s Aqib Talib/Marcus Peters versus WR Mike Evans
After having his picture slapped on milk cartons across the country by the angry fantasy football mob, wide receiver Mike Evans announced himself in a major way in week three, totaling eight receptions for 190 yards and a career-high three touchdowns. This week, the Rams’ duo at boundary cornerback in Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib will have their hands full, though both matchup well with the tall jump-ball receiver.

WR Brandin Cooks versus CB Vernon Hargreaves III
Wide receiver Brandin Cooks has statistically bested himself in every week throughout the season thus far, with the potential to do it again today versus Vernon Hargreaves III. Hargreaves is what you’d call a liability in the passing game, making him a massive target as he’ll likely cover a lot of (majority of) Cooks in this contest.

QB Jared Goff versus QB Jameis Winston
Yes, the two don’t play each other, though these two former first-overall draft picks are set to duel each other in what will likely decide the contest. Winston is an absolutely mistake-prone quarterback (six turnovers) who lacks the football IQ needed from the position, whereas Goff has been far more careful and effective in his career, though his 2019 season hasn’t exactly been what we’ve come to expect from Goff as he also currently has six turnovers.

So I've been relocated to the fine state of Mizzuruh for about 4 months now and have hung out a bit with @ozarkram but haven't met any of the rest of you backwoods hillbillies, and was thinking why not have a meetup for one of the games this year for the faithful who live out this way. Any of you interested in doing that?

Looking for confirmation of interest, and if it's there then we can discuss the when & where.

How you guys been? You remember me from last years game when I stopped by? Congrats on your 3-0 start. I'm sure it should be 4-0 after today but you think this years Rams look better than last year? You guys are always easy to pull for. All the best on your season.

Before the season began, most of us on this board who consistently analyze the Rams and their opponents considered the first handful of games to be daunting. Be honest, if you had to bet your mortgage on the exact record in the first five games, wouldn’t we all have one or two losses penciled in vs the Panthers, Saints, Browns, and Seahawks?

Most of what we’ve seen has been of little surprise to this board. We knew the interior OLine would experience growing pains and we would see our toughest defensive fronts to begin the season. We were repeatedly told that Gurley’s touches would be limited but he was healthy and would be effective. We knew that opposing defenses were going to mimic the Lions/Bears/Patriots gameplans. We were confident the communication breakdowns with Joyner in the backend would be greatly improved with Weddle calling the shots. We expected the reports that Kupp was 100% would make an impact.

What we didn’t expect were hiccups on special teams. Hekker has more mis hits already than he did in any entire season of his career. Greg Z hasn’t been automatic. Can someone please tell Jo Jo not to field punts inside the 7? We’ve given up more blocked punts than we’ve dished? This is still the best unit in the NFL, I’d just like to see them start playing like it. The new members on this unit will improve and the kickers will return to form...bet.

Going forward, we are seeing this team form a new identity. Gone is the boom or bust defense that stymied the Cards with no trips to midfield until the last drive but gave up limitless big gains to the Vikings, Chiefs, and Saints. Looking for a surprise? This is the FIRST team in my memory that was actually very good at covering Tight Ends. The run defense is becoming more consistent, hell...it may even turn into a strength. It’s the absence of blown assignments that will become the hallmark of this defense. Donald is no longer the only man keeping us in games.

On offense, McVay is restructuring the attack. We should not expect us to peak until late in the season. The angst concerning Jared should be applied to the entire unit collectively. We will get every D Coordinator’s most creative attack. This will be a season of lessons learned the hard way, expect it. The good news? This postseason, our offense will be prepared and there will be few wrinkles available to beat us.

The only thing that worries me is our unprecedented run of injury luck. I get that we have a crack training staff and a smart coach who saves their bodies from overwork in practice and the preseason. But freak injuries happen to every team, every year. We won’t be the exception this year. Did anyone else worry as much as I did when AD headed for the tunnel? We’ve been preparing backups for a couple years now, but there are several players that would significantly cripple the team if they were lost. Win or lose until 16 games have been played, the single most important result will be found on the injury report.

Finally, there’s an element nobody seems to have considered. Wade’s defense is forming an identity that will see an adjustment from offenses later this year. The emphasis of limiting big plays necessitates offensive adjustment to short and intermediate attacks that result in long drives. This can wear a defense down. While others worry about the long term success of the offense, the defense is what concerns me most down the stretch with so much needed from older vets like Weddle, Talib, and Matthews.

Brethren, engage.

How the NFL plans to overhaul instant replay in 2020, and who could oversee the transition
The league has been studying its planned process change for months

The NFL is deep in preparations to overhaul the way it receives video replays for the 2020 season, league sources said, a move that would require bolstering the in-house refereeing department as well.

The league expects to have the capacity to no longer rely on its television partners to provide the feeds of replays by next season and has been studying the process for months while also studying the way other pro sports leagues handle video replay. Currently, the NFL relies on the on-site production trucks of his broadcast partners to send them camera angles for video replay, but under this new format every camera angle available at a game would be visible in-house at central command in New York City in real time on an individual monitor -- in essence replicating what would be available to a director or producer on site at that broadcast.

The NFL's handling of video replay has been a controversial topic in recent years, with the one-year decision to allow challenges of pass interference further thrusting it into the spotlight. The league, particularly with the mainstreaming of sports wagering and with the NFL doing sponsorship deals with gambling entities, wants to have the best technology available, and this has become a major initiative under commissioner Roger Goodell, sources said.

Of course, having that much more video content available n real time will require additional training and resources to have sufficient staff on hand for game days, and sources said there has been a buzz at league headquarters about potentially recruiting former head of officiating Dean Blandino to help oversee it. Whether or not Blandino, currently an officiating analyst with Fox, would be inclined to return to the league is unknown, but several league sources indicated they would not be surprised if the NFL made an attempt to bring him back.

The league eventually will decide between several different companies that specialize in the kind of technology required to revamp how central officiating operates on game day, and owners will have to sign off on those expenditures. But the NFL has already spent considerable time researching all of the options and will also continue to explore other technology such as microchips in game balls moving forward, I'm told.