Yup I watched the entire Vikings at Rams game Thursday night ; Amazon Prime, NFL app or Yahoo sports, one of those worked.

Enjoy. Especially to all those ROD MODS!

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With Pharoh Cooper getting injured the first game, with Greg the Leg getting injured the second game, and Natson getting hurt in the third game. Then you add how bad Ficken has been, and Hekker having a terrible night last night, plus you add all the penalties that have been called on the Special Teams, this unit is looking lousy; especially after how spoiled we have been. Eventually it'll come together but, sheesh!

Sam Ficken has leg power but no accuracy. Week 3 against the Chargers he got a free kick from 46 yards because of a timeout which allowed him to gauge his kick which went left and then he actually kicked for the game and it went right. And now this week he missed an easy chip from 28 yards.

The team either just needs to go for it at 28 yards or pick someone else up.

I haven't found anything online for Gregs time for his injury.

Before the game I think it was Howie long said the Rams have about 8-8.5 million in cap at this present moment. Is that accurate? And do you guys think there is someone out there to help us via remaining free agents or maybe even a trade. Doesn't have to be a superstar all we need is a decent edge rusher who if he was even average probably becomes very good on this team. We sorely lack there and need that edge sealed off. We need to have edge guy get the qb to step up apply pressure and feed him to our d-line that's when they shed those blocks and the sacks roll in, not to mention we have yet to face a real mobile qb who could really pose a problem with getting around that edge spy or no spy. Does anyone have any thoughts as to who could be had via a trade or left over free agents, rumors, anything???? Also please no more Ficken at this point I'd be willing to just to roll the dice on aguyo(spelling) or basically anyone else lol.

/steps up on Soap Box/

There is none... zero... zilch...nada... chance the Rams will ever get more media attention in LA than LeBron and The Lakers. Period. End of story.

I was listening to the pre-game show on 710-ESPN LA yesterday and they were saying that, if the Rams win and play well, the national media will have to stand up and take notice.

And I just chuckled to myself... "National" media? How about looking in a mirror ESPN-710? Practically every time I tune in on Radio.com, all they're talking about is LeBron. If I had to guess, maybe out of 10 tune ins, they're talking Rams twice... 20%.

So, before you chastise the national media, ESPN-710, try practicing what you preach. Try giving the best freaking team in the NFL at least 50%.

/steps off Soap box/

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https://sports.yahoo.com/lebron-l-need-make-room-jared-goff-real-rams-071524372.html


Kimberley A. Martin
Senior NFL writer
Yahoo SportsSep 28, 2018 2:15 AM

Yellow towels waved furiously in unison, whipping the chilly Southern California air into a windmill of feverish, frenetic energy. Under the bright lights of prime time, the chants grew louder, culminating in a steady reminder that football — good football — is alive and well here.


The Rams remain undefeated and are currently the only 4-0 team in the NFL. And they appear poised to take over the market they once deserted long ago.

This is L.A. football. At least when Sean McVay & Co. take the field. “When [the fans] come out like that and help us out; having the crowd like that, the energy that they gave us, absolutely,” Rams receiver Brandin Cooks told Yahoo Sports.

It may have been only a Week 4 matchup, but it felt like postseason play for sure, said fellow receiver Roberts Woods, who caught a 31-yard touchdown pass to extend the Rams’ lead to 38-28 in the third quarter: “Night game. Prime time. Great, great opponent. It took everything out of us. It was consistent football all game. The crowd was amazing.”

The Vikings were the latest team to fall victim to McVay’s craftiness and Goff’s burgeoning confidence. This Rams team can beat its opponents any number of ways, thanks to its high-priced collection of talent. When running back Todd Gurley wasn’t hauling in an 8-yard touchdown pass from Goff, he was burning the Vikings for a 56-yard completion in the third quarter. Receivers Cooper Kupp, Cooks and Woods had a field day in wide-open spaces and caught at least one touchdown pass from Goff, who completed 26 of 33 passes for 465 yards. He finished the night with a 158.3 QB rating.

“Lights out,” Gurley said, describing his quarterback’s play. “He’s playing like one of the best quarterbacks in this league. Big night for him. He was just killing it. He looked like he was back at Cal today.”

“That’s nothing rare,” Marcus Peters added, stressing that Goff has showcased the same level of poise and precision before.

“Man, there’s just something special about the way he’s delivering the football and his confidence level,” said offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth. “You just want to do everything you can not to mess it up.”

Led by Cousins, who was 36-for-50 for 422 yards and three touchdowns and a 117.3 rating, the Vikings (1-2-1) kept things close for much of the evening. But the Rams defense, led by Aaron Donald and Ndamukong Suh (three sacks total), proved to be too much for Minnesota.

Each mesmerizing downfield throw by Goff sent electricity coursing through the Coliseum crowd, which used every opportunity to remind “Skol”-screaming Vikings fans just where they happened to be. Two words reverberated throughout the stadium all night, as local rapper and resident hype-man YG posed a pressing question to the crowd of 72,027 decorated in the colors of the Rams’ past.

“Whose house?!” he screamed, over and over.

After watching Jared Goff have a Hollywood Highlight game with 5 TDs and 465 passing yards the thought occurred to me that he has not had to play against the best NFL pass rushers. Fortunately, for the Rams and Goff the Rams have avoided opposing team's best pass rushers for three of the first four games. The Vikings Everson Griffen has been dealing with mental health issues this year. He has had 13,8,10.5 and 12 sacks over the past 4 year. The Vikings managed one sack giving Goff plenty of time to find receivers for his career high yardage. Had the Vikings had Griffin it might have been a little harder for Goff connect on 26 of 33 passing attempts. Protecting Jared Goff is the number one priority of the Rams offense.

The big news at the start of the NFL season was the blockbuster trade of former DPOY Khalil Mack of the Raiders to the Bears. Mack is off to a great start with the Bears with four sacks in three games. the Mackless Raiders were the Rams first opponent. The Raiders put up little resistance in the Rams passing game in the second half. In fact Jared Goff didn't get any markings from being knock down all game. Last week it was a foot injury that held out Joey Bosa the Chargers top sack maker who had 12.5 sacks a year ago and 10.5 in his rookie year the year before.

The Rams offensive line has played extremely well. They deserve a lot credit for Jared Goff's success. Havenstein, Blythe, Sullivan, Saffold and Whitworth have provided outstanding protection for Goff through the first quarter of the season. The Seahags are next up but, are without Michael Bennet and most of the LOB defensive players. The Denver Broncos (Oct 14th) with Von Miller will be the first top line pass rusher the Rams offensive line will have to keep away from Jared Goff. We all know what Von Miller is capable of. He had three sacks of Russell Wilson last week. Down the road the biggest test for the Rams offensive line will be will be the Philadelphia in December and possible playoffs. The Eagles with a plethora of pass rushers. Fletcher Cox, Bennet, Chris Long and Derek Barnett will be the biggest challenge for the Rams offensive line all year. The Rams will have a warm up against Khalil Mack and the Bears the week before the Eagles game.

If the Rams can protect Jared Goff the sky is the limit for the Rams offense.

https://sports.yahoo.com/vikings-lo...ger-rams-returned-game-quarter-051357614.html

This cracks me up. This article makes him out to be some ultra tough guy. Freaking pansies. I lost the tips of four fingers including about 1/4" of bone on my ring finger. What did I do? I calmly wrapped my hand with gauze and collected up the tips while waiting for my wife to come pick me up and take me to the hospital. Then I waited 5 1/2 hours for the joke of a hospital to put a doctor in front of me - a doctor, mind you, that had no idea how to use the cauterizing equipment (he kept shocking himself).

Then, I went back to work, and went on a week long elk hunt in the mountains of Eastern Oregon the next week.

So excuse me if I roll my ideas at the idea this guy is SO tough because he lost a tip of a pinkie and had some of the best doctors in the world and after care as well and was able to come back out and snap a football. BFD

Hard to say this with all the positive vibes around the Rams right now, but I'm hoping what I saw from Shields was a result of a little nerves at having to step back into a prominent role.

He clearly has good coverage skills (took a few perfect passes from Cousins to get by him), but man, that TACKLING. Or should I say LACK of tackling.

There were multiple times when he avoided tackles that resulted in first downs for the Queens. One play in particular, it was obvious he positioned himself to be blocked out of the play and he let others bring the guy down.

I'm hoping that this is just a "getting back on the horse" deal and that the concussion fear in the back of his mind isn't a permanent thing.

We all loved ‘17, as well we should. But these Rams were just getting warmed up, it seems.

This ‘18 O version is producing on a par with those GSOT versions. I never thought I would see anything like that again, but here we are.

And this edition is built to last. The HC, GM, QB, RB, all 3 WR’s, and 3 of the OL players are young. I could easily see the O core being together for at least 10 more years.

Once again, this Ram team need not fear any shootout because they are now the best O in the league. And I think that they’re only gonna get better.

Great time to be a Ram fan, that’s for sure.

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In ten days the RAMS start a three game road trip to Seattle, Denver, and San Francisco that will cover approximately 4276 round trip miles but only 1 time change. There are only two other teams that have a three game road trip, the New Orleans Saints covering 3452 miles and the Baltimore Ravens covering 2200 miles. Again the schedule makers have it out for our RAMS. Last season the RAMS handled travel well, they had the third most travel miles. This season the RAMS have the sixth most.

Eheh! European are 5-3 .The cup is for us

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I salute my Rams Brethren here who have stood by this team in the darkest of days of recent history.

Many of us here have witnessed some dark times as Rams fans and the most recent stretch/stench before McVay's arrival was the longest streak of non-winning Rams football I, as long-time fan, have ever endured.

I have been a Ram fan for 42 years (since 1976). I am not a California guy. I have lived in NC my entire life and watched my Rams from afar. When I was kid and young adult, I always relished those 4 or 5 Rams games a year broadcast on the east coast in the late seventies & 80's. The games were fun to watch because Rams were usually a good team during that time period. Since 1995 with the wonders of satellite technology I have been fortunate to watch every Ram game but one, which I missed when my son was born during emergency C-section (6 weeks premature but he is a healthy 13 year old teen now). Suffice to say I have seen a lot or Ram football.

There are many memorable seasons in that stretch but honestly there are probably more forgettable seasons. My favorite seasons were 1979, 1985, 1989, & 1999-2001 & 2017.

This team appears to have something special going much like the magic of 1999. This is a unique place in time and I hope it lasts but I don't take this team for granted. This is the type of team we as fans dream about and now we seem to have it right in front of us. With coach McVay, Goff, and the rest of the young talent on this team they might be good for while but nothing is guaranteed and I have seen many promising teams fade too quickly.

This team can go all the way but there is still a long way to go and a lot games to be played to get there. This team may fall short in the end (not knowing is what makes it fun) but I am just enjoying this team and this place in time as fan of the Los Angles Rams because I have seen the opposite side too.
:cheers:

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Jared Goff, Robert Woods credit O-line for Rams' perfect start

LOS ANGELES -- We know about Jared Goff, the blossoming superstar QB who threw for 465 yards and tied a franchise record with five touchdown passes in the Rams' 38-31 win over the Vikings on Thursday night in the Coliseum. We also know about Cooper Kupp, the playmaking wideout who caught nine passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns; Brandin Cooks, the perimeter speedster who had seven receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown; Robert Woods, the ever-dependable receiver who finished with five catches for 101 yards and a score; and Todd Gurley, the MVP-candidate running back who gained 83 yards on 10 carries and added 73 more and a touchdown on four receptions.

Now it's time for us to familiarize ourselves with Andrew Whitworth, Rodger Saffold III, John Sullivan, Austin Blythe and Rob Havenstein, who comprise arguably the best offensive line in football. They may not be household names, but five fingers can form a powerful fist, as the Rams have proven during their 4-0 start.

"They should get credit for almost everything we're doing," Woods said. "Our run game comes off of them, our pass game comes off of them, they allow Jared to have time to stand tall in the pocket. They make his job easier. A lot of guys are given credit, but they're the foundation."

Individually, they heard their names called only twice all evening: by the PA announcer during player introductions and by a football-savvy fan who called out "Whit! Whit! Whit!" as Whitworth made the postgame walk to the locker room. The mammoth left tackle paused long enough to salute the fan, then kept moving, which is the nature of most offensive linemen. They're uncomfortable hearing their names called because that usually means "they got us for holding," says Havenstein, the right tackle.

This is a group that deserves recognition, though. Because while it's easy to be blinded by the play-calling brilliance of coach Sean McVay or the individual talents of the skill players, who have combined to score 33, 34, 35 and now 38 points in consecutive games, none of that is possible without the the guys up front. They have allowed ingenuity and ability to blend into beautiful artwork, like McVay scheming to get a receiver or Gurley covered by linebacker Anthony Barr, then converting that into three touchdown passes. At times, the Ramsscore the way we breathe -- naturally and effortlessly, occasionally using deception, other times blunt force. But while we marvel at the end result, the linemen revel in the process.

"Every week we come in and say, 'Here are the plays that are in. Here's how we execute them. Here's the defenses this team plays,' " said Whitworth. "And what we really do that I think is special is, all 11 that are in the game understand every defensive look and what plays will work against those looks. To me, that's next-level stuff. You're not just sitting there trying to figure out how to block the 3-technique or figure out what his move is. You're figuring out, Why does he go inside in this defense? Or, Why does the safety go here in this situation? Or, Why are they rotating? You've got all 11 guys who understand like a coach not only what they're trying to do, but why they're trying to do it. Our staff isn't coaching offensive football. They're teaching it. They're teaching guys how to see the game as a coach, how to be their eyes on the field and see the game unfold. It's amazing how it plays exactly how we do it every week."

Football teams are often looked at as units or position groups, but the Ramsbristle at that description. The offense simply doesn't work if every player doesn't understand how his actions affect those around him. That puts a premium on intelligence and communication, beginning with Sullivan, the center.

"His ability to see the whole field from the center position is invaluable," Kupp said. "He helps us receivers in terms of where we need to go in our run protections and who we need to block, as well. There's usually a disconnect or two, but it's all of us working together because of that communication and chemistry. Those guys up front are pivotal. I can't image there being a line that does so much mentally in terms of understanding our run game, understanding our pass game, being able to make checks and calls and helping Jared with that."

Like any good quarterback, Goff is quick to take care of his blockers just as they take care of him. So when reporters kept asking him about himself and his performance Thursday, he turned the spotlight to the guys in front of him.

"That's something that we can talk about a little bit more is how well the offensive line is playing," he said. "They're playing the best in the league right now and I don't think it's really close. The last three or four games, I don't what the numbers are (Goff has been sacked just five times this season), but I've hit the ground maybe three or four times. I mean even just hits, pressures -- not even sacks. Just all of that stuff is incredible and they're doing such a great job."

Saw a stat last night... Goff is 3rd person since 1950 to accomplish this.

Breakdown on 2001 vs 2018 Rams offense

A) Warner> Goff
Warner is better than 2018 Goff because Warner could succeed with awful O lines (see 2008-09 Cards). And, the Rams couldn't pass protect like the 2018 Rams. So, Goff has it pretty easy.....

B ) O line (LT-RT)
Pace>Whitworth
Nutten<Saffold
McCollum<Sullivan
Timmerman<Blythe/Brown
Tucker=Havenstein


The 2018 Rams line, now, is rated the #1 line the NFL. They have 4 guys with 78+ rating. 25 teams don’t even have more than 1 guy with 75+ rating. This gives Goff an extra ½ second that Warner never, ever had. 2 of the 3 interior Ram O lineman are C- at best, while the Rams interior functions at B+/A-.

C) PASSING EFFICIENCY: Warner passing + His O line<Goff passing + His O Line

The above sentence is a paraphrase of the paragraph below:

Summary of the “efficiencey” of QB position in 2018 vs 2001 Rams---incl O line play:

Warner is better than Goff as a QB (right now), because Warner knew how to succeed with a mediocre line—Goff doesn’t; however, Goff and his superior O line play make the 2018 Rams passing game as effective or better and more consistent because they can run and pass at a more consistent level, and right now, equal level (see stats); and so, the overall effect of the 2018 superior O line makes Goff and his ‘efficiency’, by the end of this year, better than what Warner accomplished. Can Goff do in the playoffs what Warner did? IDK, probably not yet.

Looking at stats, they are equal enough, but this 2018 team can control the game and go down the field, too. The two teams are equal in TDs and points, but 2018 rams have much fewer interceptions and sacks. Faulk could not run throughout a 4 quarter game and get yardage against good teams like Gurley has (see 1999 playoffs---45 yards rushing, or so, in 3 games)

Yes, I know there are 12 games to go. But, I have seen the progression from 2017 to now with Goff and he is not getting lucky; he is threading the needle as well as Warner ever did. He had a 6th TD go off the thumb of the Vikings safety n the 4th quarter. Goff is as intelligent as Kurt, but needs a few years to get to his level.


D) Breakdown of other Skill players:
Bruce>Woods
Holt=Cooks (Cooks is in line for 1,700 yds)
Hakim<Kupp (see TDs & clutch receptions; Hakim disappears in playoff man coverage)
2001 TE=2018TE

Faulk=Gurley (Gurely has the superior line, and better speed, w/o the moves and intelligence, though). Ok, so Faulk might be better, but in actual reality the results look almost the exact same---just accomplished a bit differently. Gurley is not tough like Faulk, I do have to say, but he is gritty like Faulk when he wants to score.

E) IT is the 2018 Rams
I watch all those old Ram games, and when the 2001 Rams play some tough teams like the Giants, they wilted sometimes---see superbowl vs Patriots. The 2001 O line is not as smart or tough as this one. I was always a bit unhappy with the lack of physicality in the Rams 2001 offense---2018 Rams Mach II have rectified that.