Someone needs to hit the weight this off season

Do you guys remember this play? I was complaining that it wasn't even a foul, in fact the broadcast team said the same thing and noted Suh basically just kindly laid him down, just happening to grab him in a spot that horsecollars occur.

F'd up that they laid on a fine. What message are they sending exactly? I find it baffling.


Lindsey ThiryESPN
The NFL has fined Ndamukong Suh $20,054 for a penalty he drew from a horse collar tackle last Sunday against the Detroit Lions, a source confirmed to ESPN.

So this is just more of a rant then a question. But EA sports really pissed me off today.

It took a year in a half of elite QB play for Goff to get over the 85 rating threshold. After the game vs New Orleans, they put him all the way up to an 87. He plays great vs Seattle, lights out vs KC and nothing more happens. He stays at an 87. Meanwhile, Mahomes, a FIRST year QB is all the way up to 91 overall while Rodgers and Brady stay at high 90s.

So Goff plays an average game vs Detroit and what do they do? Lower his rating to 86. FUCK YOU MADDEN. You wouldn’t know how to make a good sports game if it kicked you in the ass.

What do they have against him? His stats are top 3 yet he’s the 11th rated QB? Why do I continuing buying this bullshit?

Anyway, go Rams. I’m gunna take my anger out and kick the shit out of some little kid online. Cheers.

Found this at rams-wire. Most of us know the Rams have limited teams scoring in 4th qtr. and come up big on D I attribute rams being in better physical condition and to Ted Rath and his team.

https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2018/12/08/nfl-rams-bears-week-14-fourth-quarter-stats/

its official. I hate the guy. 500 million profit each year and he doesn’t want to put it to use. How do you not match Washington’s offer to Corbin?

Now they are considering Lance freaking Lynn. Barf.

They don’t have the goods to land Kluber. George is gonna rain hellfire down if this keeps up.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/ne...s-that-can-help-a-playoff-contender-right-now

Five remaining free agents that can help a playoff contender right now
BY MARK CHICHESTER

At this stage of the season, the final few games can be a difference between a playoff berth and just missing out on the postseason. They can be the difference between securing home-field advantage or a first-round bye. One slip up could see Super Bowl chances diminish, and that one slip up could be the result of a freak injury to a vital player in the starting lineup.

As teams turn the corner and head down the homestretch, they’ll no doubt be looking for fresh talent that could both add depth to injury-ravaged position groups and provide that extra spark that could tip them over the edge of the regular season and into playoff football. Below is a list of five free agents that can help a playoff contender right now.



After he ended the 2017 campaign with the highest overall grade of his career, the 32-year-old pass-rusher signed with the Detroit Lions in the offseason but was mysteriously cut just 24 hours later and has remained unemployed ever since.

As he proved over his last two seasons, Ayers could still produce results, as he ended his two-year stretch in Tampa Bay with 98 total pressures and generated pressure on 14.1% of his snaps – the 26th and 19th best mark among qualifying edge defenders in that span, respectively.

Ayers posted pass-rush grades of at least 83.0 in three of his last four seasons in the league and joined Von Miller, Ryan Kerrigan, Everson Griffin, Michael Bennett, Jerry Hughes and Carlos Dunlap as the only edge defenders to tally at least 40 quarterback pressures in every season from 2013 to 2017.





Another edge defender who remains unsigned is the six-year veteran Junior Galette, who would undoubtedly be on a roster right now if it weren’t for injury concerns. However, with just four weeks and the postseason left, teams in need of pass-rush help would be wise to dial Galette’s number.

You had to look closely, as Galette only played 258 pass-rush snaps last season with Washington, but he was back to his very best; racking up pressure on 15.3% of his pass-rush snaps, which was the 12th best mark among the 87 edge defenders with at least 200 pass-rushing snaps.

His latest showing put his career pressure rate up to 13.5% which is good 16th among the 104 edge defenders with at least 1500 pass-rushing snaps in the PFF era (2006-2018).

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In an NFL that now demands proficiency in the passing game, it can never hurt to have an added pair of experienced hands at the wide receiver position, especially if a team is already lacking in that department.

Maclin, who graded above 70.0 in five of the eight seasons from 2009 to 2017, ended his last season with an overall grade of 69.1 which was good for 49th among 107 qualifying players at the position, and while it’s not a jaw-dropping figure, it still bettered the marks of notable players such as T.Y. Hilton, Emmanuel Sanders and Randall Cobb.

During his last season, Maclin dropped just two of his 42 catchable targets and generated a passer rating of 97.7 from his slot targets, which ranked 21st among receivers.



Before injury shut him down for the season, veteran safety Tyvon Branch had himself a quietly strong season with the Cardinals, recording 22 defensive stops on just 578 total snaps and finishing fourth on the team in total tackles, despite missing seven and a half games.

Branch ended the 2017 campaign with a career-high grade of 79.2 and was a real asset against the run, where he tallied 14 run stops on 212 run defense snaps, resulting in a run stop percentage of 6.6% which was tied for the third-best mark among players at the position.



After 13 years as a stalwart in the middle of the Kansas City Chiefs’ defense, linebacker Derrick Johnson lasted just six games and 152 defensive snaps in Oakland before he was cut, and he has remained unsigned ever since. Throughout the years, Johnson has been a consistent force in pass defense, posting a top-five coverage grade of 82.8 in 2016 and top-10 coverage grade of 78.1 in 2017.

He allowed just two touchdowns in coverage on his 1583 coverage snaps over the last four seasons combined, while his 16 pass breakups are the second-most among all linebackers in that span. In his most recent stint with the Raiders, the 35-year-old showed that he was a still a valuable asset in coverage, as he registered an above-average coverage grade of 68.6, 21st among 90 qualifying players at the position from Week 1 to Week 6.

He was targeted three times in coverage during that span, and while he allowed three catches, he still managed to produce four defensive stops against the opposing passing attack, showing his worth to a team that is in need of coverage help.

To those of you that have lost parents I offer my most sincere condolences.

Life is short. Tell your parents you love them. Don't be too proud to say you're sorry. Forgive them for the little things.

I'm lucky I had a chance to say many of those things but still I have some regrets. Feels bad.

Go Rams.

Anybody else watching this tomorrow night? Predictions?

I love Brian Ortega but can't bet against my dude Max Hollaway from the islands.

And it's about time my girl Valentina has somebody who wants to actually fight her. She's going to destroy Joanna!

Damn. RIP :shocking:

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I had signed up to be notified when tickets go on sale. Fortunately, @socalrams90 gave me his code to login as a season ticket holder because there are only single seats left at face value.

Tickets were available up until the day against Atlanta this year so hopefully the place will be rockin'

No doubt if it's the Cowboys or Bears a lot will get flipped by season ticket holders looking to make a killing, but hopefully not as many as in the past. The KC game showed us how much home support can make a difference.

The guy is a superb passer, reads defenses nicely, and knows where to go with the ball.

He has been really good at everything except using his legs to escape the pressure. In many cases I think its because his focus downfield blinds him to where the pressure is.

I see it too often...3 times in the Lions game, where he clearly was too focused downfield and simply didn't feel the pressure.

I hope McVay is going over this with him...AND...that Goff himself sees this on tape.

We know he has very good mobility... but as I see it, he doesn't use it enough...and I think he's gonna need it against the Bears!

i just heard Eric Dickerson on the herd. Cowherd is picking the Bears to “upset” the Rams. He calls it an upset but then goes on to tell Dickerson the Rams looked “soft”. Soft? How is it an upset if the team is soft, an 11-1 team that looks soft? He then said he thought everyone was going a little overboard with the hot young coach. So now Mcvay is overrated?

It’s seems to me that there is a “anti-Ram pro-Saint” narrative within the media. Does anyone else see it this way. Or am I just being a sensative fan?

Cris Carter claims to have a very good source telling him that some of the Packers brass loves Harbaugh and he will be their first choice as new Head Coach. Ditto for Cleveland.

So, does Harbaugh, Hairball, Harblah, whichever you prefer, return to the NFL despite seeming to have his Alma mater in position to begin meeting expectations?

What are you Wolvy fans hearing?

https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2018/...14-must-see-matchups-rams-bears-chiefs-ravens

Four Must-See Matchups in NFL Week 14
The Saints, Chiefs, and Rams suddenly looked vulnerable last week. Is it a blip on the radar, or will the early playoff rounds be more interesting than we previously thought? This week’s action offers some clues as to what that answer might be.
By Kevin Clark


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I've enjoyed the last week for one reason: The teams that looked unstoppable for much of the season have suddenly looked mortal, and that makes the playoffs much more interesting. Last week, the New Orleans Saints lost to the suddenly hot Dallas Cowboys, and the Detroit Lions held Jared Goff to a 68 QB rating—his second-worst of the season.

Patrick Mahomes II is … well, he’s still Patrick Mahomes II after throwing four touchdowns last week, but the Kansas City defense let the Raiders eclipse 30 points for just the second time this season. Now, these are not monumental shifts in the NFL landscape. Both the Rams and Chiefs won last week and we might be simply imagining flaws.

But potential second-round playoff games once thought to be foregone conclusions—Dallas, Seattle, the Chargers, or the Texans visiting a juggernaut like the Rams, Saints, or Chiefs—now seem a lot more interesting than they did a month ago.

Los Angeles Rams–Chicago Bears: Offense vs. Defense Part I
There’s a raging debate over how much defense still matters in the NFL. The Cowboys’ 13-10 victory over the Saints was taken by some observers to mean that defense unquestionably matters a lot. I think this is akin to questioning the existence of global warming because it’s snowing outside, and it reads too much into one game.

A 13-10 game does not prove defense still matters because if you plan for 13-10 games regularly you will probably fail over the course of the season. Eight teams gave up less than 20 points per game just last year. This year there are three.

When you talk to people inside the league, the picture you get is that modern defenses get better as the season goes along. Last year, a general manager got mad at me for saying that his team’s defense was bad early in the season. He called and explained that basically all defenses are bad in the early part of the season, a product of less practice time and a lack of full contact during those practices. It’s much easier to install an offense in the preseason without tackling, for instance.

So, the looming question: Can defenses get good enough in December and January to cancel out a record offensive year? This is why Sunday is so interesting: There are two more examples of a great defense versus a great offense in Rams-Bears and Ravens-Chiefs. The Bears create more turnovers than anybody in the league. The Rams have the most creative offense in the league. The Bears are tied for second in yards per play allowed. The Rams are third in yards per play.

Vic Fangio is as good a defensive coordinator as there is, and Sean McVay might be the best offensive play-caller. This game could be played again in January during the second round of the playoffs. What is important to remember is that Sunday’s result won’t matter then, but the individual matchups will.

Look out for the Rams’ sturdy offensive line, which gives Goff a clean pocket 70 percent of the time, against Khalil Mack. Also watch for the Bears’ secondary, especially Eddie Jackson, Pro Football Focus’s top-graded safety, against a Rams passing attack that can score on every play.

A 13-10 score is not sustainable this NFL season, but a 20-17 game against a really good offense might be. We’re going to find out if that’s the case as the sample size of matchups between offensive-minded and defensive-minded teams increases. What more could you ask for?

Kansas City Chiefs–Baltimore Ravens: Offense vs. Defense: Part II
The Ravens are very good at limiting what the Chiefs do, which is the recipe for an informative game. The Chiefs lead the NFL in yards per drive (40 yards), and the Ravens are tied for the NFL lead in limiting yards per drive (25 yards).

The Chiefs score on 54 percent of their drives, second behind only the Saints. The Ravens lead the NFL in limiting scores on drives at 28 percent. The pinnacle of the regular season will undoubtedly be the Rams’ 54-51 win over the Chiefs, but this ain’t bad:

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The Ravens’ Marlon Humphrey, who is battling a groin injury this week, leads the NFL with the lowest catch rate allowed among corners since Week 7. The Ravens force the second-most three-and-outs in the NFL. How will they contend with Patrick Mahomes, who has had a 120 QB rating in five of his last six games?

New York Jets–Buffalo Bills: Sam Darnold vs. Josh Allen
Every team that started a rookie quarterback this year has screwed up in their own little way. Arizona’s Josh Rosen was saddled with offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, a stunning misfire that was rectified with McCoy’s firing in October, but not nearly early enough. The Browns surrounded Baker Mayfield with the feuding egos of Hue Jackson and Todd Haley, who both lost a power struggle to Gregg Williams.

That brings us to Josh Allen and Sam Darnold, who will face each other for the first time. Allen’s obstacles have included sitting behind Nathan Peterman at the start of the season and not having good weapons around him. Darnold was stuck with what is probably the last season of a bad Todd Bowles era in New York.

Among 34 qualified quarterbacks, Darnold, Rosen, and Allen are the three worst by passer rating. All three have ratings lower than 70 and are at least 13 points worse than C.J. Beathard, the 31st-ranked quarterback.

Modern football logic says that at least one of these passers will be Goff’d. Jared Goff had a 63 QB rating in his rookie season while he was saddled with a bad coach, Jeff Fisher, until Sean McVay, perhaps the best play-caller in the NFL, was hired to save Goff’s career. At the very least, it’s likely that Darnold has a new coach next year.

It’s been a discouraging year for Darnold and Allen, but the latter has the upper hand, for now. Allen is running the ball at a historically good rate for a quarterback:

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And he’s making more interesting plays, at the very least.

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Allen is not a good quarterback this year, but all rookie passers have to be judged in context. Sunday will be a good look at the future of the quarterback position. We’ll see whether either Allen or Darnold can have a Goff-like turnaround in Year 2.

Philadelphia Eagles–Dallas Cowboys: Battle for the NFC East
An Eagles linebacker named Kamu Grugier-Hill said the Cowboys “always choke,” which has been branded as “bulletin board” material, leading Dak Prescott to respond with: “Who?” This has also been branded as trash talk but actually may have been a genuine reaction to a player with fewer than 30 tackles. Anyway, this launched into a strange media firestorm. Basically every Cowboy was asked about it:

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And a lot of Eagles were asked about it as well:

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I’m going to use this as a jumping-off point for a mini-rant: I hate the idea of bulletin board material mattering. No midweek trash talk has ever changed the outcome of an NFL game. Last year, Patrick Peterson changed his Super Bowl pick because Eagles receiver Alshon Jeffery gave the Patriots bulletin board material. How’d that go?

Tennessee running back Dion Lewis gave the Patriots bulletin board material … before the Titans won. There’s no such thing as distractions and no such thing as bulletin board material. There’s just football teams being better than one another. It’s one of my least favorite media creations.

As for this game: Such is the state of the NFC East after Washington QB Alex Smith’s injury that two teams that looked out of it a month ago are playing in a game with massive stakes for the division. The Eagles have a 28 percent chance of making the playoffs, according to FiveThirtyEight but finish the season against three division leaders: the Cowboys, Rams, and Texans.

Meanwhile, the Cowboys, who have a one-game lead over the Eagles, finish with the Colts, Bucs, and Giants. This game also provides another chance to see the impact Amari Cooper has had on the Cowboys in what’s become a weekly routine where Cooper skeptics like myself get dunked on:

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Cooper will make a difference here. Bulletin board material will not.

Best line: "And they call me a meathead." - DeMarco Farr

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So looking at Aaron Donald on his MVP worthy season, he has a ton of sacks, more than a dt typically would. My question is, how many sacks has Donald had out of the 4-3 dt position as opposed to as a dt in the 3-4 scheme? Not that it makes a huge difference, but I think it’s a bit easier getting sacks out of the 3-4 scheme.

Just heard Mike Pierera (sp) on TNF. He stated the refs are instructed to call more holding calls as of this week. Techniques linemen are using that are illegal are now going to be called.
If true, this will be huge for AD.

*Instructed
Thread title mispelled

http://www.football-refs.com/2018-crews/week-14/

R 4 Craig Wrolstad
U 121 Paul King
DJ 6 Jerod Phillips
LJ 101 Carl Johnson
FJ 21 Jeff Lamberth
SJ 29 Adrian Hill
BJ 93 Scott Helverson

1. QB Jared Goff.
4. TE Tyler Higbee.
4. WR Pharoh Cooper.
6. TE Temarrick Hemingway.
6. LB Josh Forrest.
6. WR Mike Thomas.

Ok so it's almost three years later but still I think with nearly 3 full seasons to evaluate the picks this one has taken shape for the most part.

To start off any draft that solves a perennial QB problem with one of the best young signal callers in the league is an automatic success. Going up and getting Jared Goff was criticized widely due to him & Wentz being perceived as not worthy like the previous draft's 1-2 QBs were. Laughable as that is now, it was indeed something I was irked by after the trade up and damn it feels good to have Jared in horns. Also, the Rams didn't seem to miss those picks they gave up did they? And the Titans haven't exactly racked up Super Bowl wins with all those picks we gave them either so strange how that works eh? Last but not least the Rams were shrewd enough to take the younger QB who was a pocket guy over the bigger guy who would have given Fisher more wins early on with his ability to threaten the edge with his legs. Bravo Les Snead and company on this pick and this grand slam selection has redefined the franchise. GRADE: A+.

Tyler Higbee is finally coming into his own now in the latter half of season three. Wasn't sure he'd ever be more than an inline blocking threat, but he has definitely begun to settle in as a guy who can execute in the run game and shock a defense periodically in the passing game. Which is very valuable. He is a solid starter who is on the cusp of being being a plus guy if he continues to make plays when called on in the passing game. Also of note was that he had a high talent level for his round of selection due to the off field incident that he has since put behind him. GRADE: B+.

Pharoh Cooper during his first three seasons made the Pro Bowl as a punt returner, and has also been high enough on the depth chart to sub in at WR, which is solid for a round 4 selection. His struggles in last year's playoff game notwithstanding, he's been worth the draft capital spent on him and looks like a solid depth option in the slot who can also play outside the hashes in a pinch. GRADE: B-.

Temarrick Hemingway was a typical Jeff Fisher defined prospect, i.e. long on physical ability with the assumption the staff could coach him up to be something special. Josh Forrest was another guy who had some intriguing ability but lacked the instincts and resilience. GRADE: F for both.

Mike Thomas showed extremely well as a gunner for us on teams, which is quite good for a round 6 pick. That said he's also been battling injury and is fighting that time window vs contract as we go forward, where being too low on the depth chart opens him up for replacement. But he does still have a chance to earn snaps in this offense based on how much progress he has made on his route running. For now going to go with a GRADE: B-.

Top heavy draft, no doubt about it. But one that is carrying us right now into the playoffs as a very high seed largely due to hitting on the QB. The Rams showed vision and aggressively went up and got their guy, and he is paying off now with spades. OVERALL GRADE: A-.

Do these people just talk to hear themselves speak?! Why would the Rams or McVay even entertain such a notion? McVay leaving this great situation with Goff, and an all-star roster, Just to coach Aaron Rogers, and a crappy roster?

The Rams wouldn't offer McVay an extension, with his success, and the new stadium looming???

I think I know why Brady Quinn didn't make it as a Quarterback. Sure, he sucked, but he is dumb as dirt. Does he think Georgia still owns the team?


https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...rade-for-sean-mcvay-to-replace-mike-mccarthy/

This is impressive stuff.

http://www.cbssports.com/general/video/38e7d24c-2041-4179-9119-bca99e0a3471

EDIT: I forgot to add those two guys are dick heads.