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What Redskins Fans Are Saying Before The Game
- By Prime Time
- RAMS / NFL TALK
- 95 Replies
http://es.redskins.com/topic/415977-redskins-vs-rams-prediction-thread-possible-gauntlet-march/
Redskins vs Rams Prediction Thread: Possible Gauntlet March?
Sunday, the Redskins head to Los Angeles to take on a Rams team that obliterated the Colts in week 1.
Let's face it; we all expected to see a crisp, sharp, attentive group of players on the field this past weekend, polished, on the edge of being in mid-season form.
That didn't quite happen.
Luckily for me, I was doing repairs on my garage roof thanks to hurricane Harvey and didn't get to see the actual game, but I managed to catch some highlights against an Eagles team that was kinda in the same boat as we are. Both teams, at times, looked good, but only for a bit, then the miscues, stupid penalties, and flat out unenthusiastic efforts put out on the field.
The Redskins briefly led the game, but it seemed the Eagles were more hungry for the W than the Redskins were, and after the whatever it was, which led to the defensive TD at the end did us in.
This week the Redskins hit the west coast, and if my memory serves me correct, they don't do so hot in sunny California; in fact, anything west of the Mississippi has not looked good for them with the exception of Dallas, but that's a rival and anything can happen in those games.
The Rams completely dominated the Luck-less Colts, Goff looked comfortable out there, and with new HC Sean McVay, he may very well be a good QB this year. RB Gurley can pound the rock and physically punish people, so it will be a chore to get him down, and even though the WR corp doesn't look that strong, they got the job done last sunday. Tayvon Austin is their best WR, and he is shifty as they come.
Defensively, well, this is a strange viewpoint; the Redskins HAD McVay, and COULD HAVE had Wade Phillips as the DC, but for reasons it didn't happen. Now both of them are together in Los Angeles, and I have to admit, Wade gets the most out of his players, and they were already a scrappy, testy, aggressive group, but now they will have someone who has been there before and has seen everything, so he will have them on their toes, eating their own shoes, ready to get after Cousins & co.
Now, it was week 1, and the Redskins seem to start slow then pick up as the season goes, AND the Rams did smoke the Colts, but its HOW it all happened that has me concerned. Gruden has his hands full, and I'm not really a fan of him calling plays, but that's why he's a HC and I'm here typing.
It is a difficult job to call plays AND be emotionally tuned into the game itself, looking at strengths and weaknesses, exploiting them, and calling the right plays all at the same time. Maybe he's Superman, Time will tell all.
I see this game as an all-out dogfight. The Redskins will have to be on their toes the entire game or they could fall behind very quickly if they don't take it seriously enough.
Look for Cousins to be under almost constant pressure, and hopefully Goff will have the same come his way.
When the dust settles,
I think the Redskins will not be able to keep up the emotion,
Redskins 16
Rams 27
I hope I'm wrong.
* First correct score prediction gets a a new Redskins cap. Good luck and GO SKINS!
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Skins 13
Rams 27
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38-7 Rams.
Wade makes Jay his **** (again) and McVay knows how to attack our defense.
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Redskins 17 Rams 14
Cousins struggles again against another mighty front but the D carries the day. Rams drive late but Gallette sack strips Goff to perserve the lead.
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Another ex Redskins coach beats his former team.
Rams 35
skins 21
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For me this is a must-win game.
Rams 20 Redskins 21
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36-19 Rams win.
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Skins 34
Rams 27
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28 - 20 Redskins
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If we lose while Kirk has another bad game and Grudens team once again came out poorly, is bench both of their asses on principal alone.
Sadly we don't have a boy genius as backup coach nor a young QB to take over for Kirk. We're in purgatory.
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Good lord, you guys are so overreactive. Rams probably won't break 30 points again this season. That score was a fluke.
Still, I think we lose. September Kirk Cousins is barely an NFL starter. Offense will get points solely because the defense manages a few turnovers. Other than that, they get dominated again. Defense will hold up their end but a Kirk turnover (probably off a drop by Pryor) is the difference.
Skins 14
Rams 17
sadness abound. 0-4 is in play but no way are the Rams some juggernaut. They stink just as much as we do. They just played a team that didn't have the sense to sign a competent NFL backup for their glass man starter
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Heart: Redskins 20, Rams 10...No way this team loses to the pitiful Rams and Goff. Our defense will bring them back to earth.
Head: Rams 21, Redskins 20...No way the Redskins travel cross country and grab a win vs their former OC who knows everything about Cousins and the team's tendencies.
Liver: Redskins 35, Rams 14...This is the NFL. One week you're trash, the next week you're treasure. Cousins and Pryor finally get in sync and connect for numerous big plays. Oh, and the defense creates multiple TOs again, scoring on one...again.
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lol everyone overreacting over the rams beating an awful colts team. We play better, still struggle a little offensively the rams have a good defense, but our defense makes more plays.
Redskins- 19
rams- 13
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Lambs 24 Skins 13 might take weeks for us too score 20,remember those days?!
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31 us.
17 them.
Mcvay knows us and we know him, nothing big there. The Rams believe their own hype and we roll.
.... but if we lose then I don't think we win a game this year lol.
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Remember how long ago it was that the Skins played a competent game on offense and ended up with a victory?...Yeah...
Rams don't need to be a juggernaut to beat the Redskins right now, unfortunately. 24-17, L.A....
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Skins 37-31 In overtime:
Cousins 47-33-371 yards
3 td's 2 interceptions
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Aaron Donald sacks Cousins so hard he explodes into a cloud of pink mist
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My gut tells me the Rams are going to beat us. My heart tells me we'll go out there and bring home a W. But the reality is that they are probably better coached than our squad, and will likely execute better, too. We'll see who looks better next Sunday. I hope it's Cousins, but I have a fear that it'll be a see-what-I-can-do display from Boy Wonder and Goff.
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We're gonna get our asses kicked and then I'm gonna get drunk.
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Rams 20 - Skins 10. Sad.
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I don't think we've ever beaten a former Skins coach in the Snyder era, and Wade Phillips OWNS Gruden. This will be UGLY. 24-13 Rams.
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Rams - 31
Redskins- 13
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Sometimes it doesn't seem like we can strip-sack a scarecrow.
Heart: 24-20 Washington
Head: 27-20 LA
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Redskins - 24
Rams -17
We usually play better away, and the offense usually corrects itself (after a bad showing) as long as the opposing team isn't somewhere in the top 10. And the Rams are not.
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I ain't scared of the red headed Hobbit, and I sure ain't scared of Jared Goff.
Skins get pressure. Goff lays a turd. Kirk and the Skins bounce back.
Skins 27
Rams 13
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Cooper Kupp becomes a household name and continues the tradition of an unknown rookie having a career day against us.
Wade Phillips makes it personal and shows the Skins front office what they missed out on.
McVay gets a Gatorade bath 2 weeks in a row
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31-24 Rams.
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Redskins 19
Rams 16
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Rams, the freaking RAMS of all teams, to steamroller us.
McVay will have them SO pumped for this. And with confidence sky high to start with after last week, along with Wade having our number most every time his D faces the B&G, I sadly can't see anything else but a very painful watch late Sunday.
Rams to hang 30-40, Redskins to be in the teens.
Extreme Skins to hit new lows of implosion.
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24-21 Skins in a gritty dogfight squeaker
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I'm on board with the Colts being extremely brutal. That team is hot garbage. Overreaction time around here.
There will be little home field advantage.
Redskins: 27
Rams: 23
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Cooper Kupp.
Isn't that the light-footed bird that races Mario down the mountain on N64? That damn bird gave me fits for 3 hours, til I FINALLY beat it, then I was so mad it took so long I accidentally turned off the game.
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Our D keeps us in the game. The O line provides better pass protection, Perine debuts and does very well, Cousin's gets in a rhythm even hitting Doctson in the EZ and the Skins win 24 - 17.
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Rams 27 Skins 24
Skins play better but a 4th quarter mistake once again costs them a win.
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This pick is base "ZERO" on the fact that the Rams hung 46 on a terrible Colts team. This is my heart/head talking:
Ramrods- 26 (4 FGs, including game winner from 53 yards- because no one misses 50+ yarders against us, ever)
Skins- 23
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Redskins - 31
Rams - 27
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Boy Wonder and Son-of-Bum win 31-3
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My heart says we pull a miracle, but my head says 30-10 rams. I had an uneasy feeling in Pre-Season that they just don't click. I am so glad i did not pay for nfl sunday ticket this year. At least I don't have that pain on top of it. I can only feel for the ticket holders. I called for 6 and 10 season, it should slip to 3 - 13 now.. On a positive not, I do believe our D has taken a step fwd.
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The "they just need more time to get in synch" argument won't hold water after Goff and his new receivers put on a show.
Redskins vs Rams Prediction Thread: Possible Gauntlet March?
Sunday, the Redskins head to Los Angeles to take on a Rams team that obliterated the Colts in week 1.
Let's face it; we all expected to see a crisp, sharp, attentive group of players on the field this past weekend, polished, on the edge of being in mid-season form.
That didn't quite happen.
Luckily for me, I was doing repairs on my garage roof thanks to hurricane Harvey and didn't get to see the actual game, but I managed to catch some highlights against an Eagles team that was kinda in the same boat as we are. Both teams, at times, looked good, but only for a bit, then the miscues, stupid penalties, and flat out unenthusiastic efforts put out on the field.
The Redskins briefly led the game, but it seemed the Eagles were more hungry for the W than the Redskins were, and after the whatever it was, which led to the defensive TD at the end did us in.
This week the Redskins hit the west coast, and if my memory serves me correct, they don't do so hot in sunny California; in fact, anything west of the Mississippi has not looked good for them with the exception of Dallas, but that's a rival and anything can happen in those games.
The Rams completely dominated the Luck-less Colts, Goff looked comfortable out there, and with new HC Sean McVay, he may very well be a good QB this year. RB Gurley can pound the rock and physically punish people, so it will be a chore to get him down, and even though the WR corp doesn't look that strong, they got the job done last sunday. Tayvon Austin is their best WR, and he is shifty as they come.
Defensively, well, this is a strange viewpoint; the Redskins HAD McVay, and COULD HAVE had Wade Phillips as the DC, but for reasons it didn't happen. Now both of them are together in Los Angeles, and I have to admit, Wade gets the most out of his players, and they were already a scrappy, testy, aggressive group, but now they will have someone who has been there before and has seen everything, so he will have them on their toes, eating their own shoes, ready to get after Cousins & co.
Now, it was week 1, and the Redskins seem to start slow then pick up as the season goes, AND the Rams did smoke the Colts, but its HOW it all happened that has me concerned. Gruden has his hands full, and I'm not really a fan of him calling plays, but that's why he's a HC and I'm here typing.
It is a difficult job to call plays AND be emotionally tuned into the game itself, looking at strengths and weaknesses, exploiting them, and calling the right plays all at the same time. Maybe he's Superman, Time will tell all.
I see this game as an all-out dogfight. The Redskins will have to be on their toes the entire game or they could fall behind very quickly if they don't take it seriously enough.
Look for Cousins to be under almost constant pressure, and hopefully Goff will have the same come his way.
When the dust settles,
I think the Redskins will not be able to keep up the emotion,
Redskins 16
Rams 27
I hope I'm wrong.
* First correct score prediction gets a a new Redskins cap. Good luck and GO SKINS!
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Skins 13
Rams 27
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38-7 Rams.
Wade makes Jay his **** (again) and McVay knows how to attack our defense.
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Redskins 17 Rams 14
Cousins struggles again against another mighty front but the D carries the day. Rams drive late but Gallette sack strips Goff to perserve the lead.
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Another ex Redskins coach beats his former team.
Rams 35
skins 21
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For me this is a must-win game.
Rams 20 Redskins 21
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36-19 Rams win.
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Skins 34
Rams 27
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28 - 20 Redskins
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If we lose while Kirk has another bad game and Grudens team once again came out poorly, is bench both of their asses on principal alone.
Sadly we don't have a boy genius as backup coach nor a young QB to take over for Kirk. We're in purgatory.
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Good lord, you guys are so overreactive. Rams probably won't break 30 points again this season. That score was a fluke.
Still, I think we lose. September Kirk Cousins is barely an NFL starter. Offense will get points solely because the defense manages a few turnovers. Other than that, they get dominated again. Defense will hold up their end but a Kirk turnover (probably off a drop by Pryor) is the difference.
Skins 14
Rams 17
sadness abound. 0-4 is in play but no way are the Rams some juggernaut. They stink just as much as we do. They just played a team that didn't have the sense to sign a competent NFL backup for their glass man starter
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Heart: Redskins 20, Rams 10...No way this team loses to the pitiful Rams and Goff. Our defense will bring them back to earth.
Head: Rams 21, Redskins 20...No way the Redskins travel cross country and grab a win vs their former OC who knows everything about Cousins and the team's tendencies.
Liver: Redskins 35, Rams 14...This is the NFL. One week you're trash, the next week you're treasure. Cousins and Pryor finally get in sync and connect for numerous big plays. Oh, and the defense creates multiple TOs again, scoring on one...again.
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lol everyone overreacting over the rams beating an awful colts team. We play better, still struggle a little offensively the rams have a good defense, but our defense makes more plays.
Redskins- 19
rams- 13
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Lambs 24 Skins 13 might take weeks for us too score 20,remember those days?!
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31 us.
17 them.
Mcvay knows us and we know him, nothing big there. The Rams believe their own hype and we roll.
.... but if we lose then I don't think we win a game this year lol.
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Remember how long ago it was that the Skins played a competent game on offense and ended up with a victory?...Yeah...
Rams don't need to be a juggernaut to beat the Redskins right now, unfortunately. 24-17, L.A....
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Skins 37-31 In overtime:
Cousins 47-33-371 yards
3 td's 2 interceptions
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Aaron Donald sacks Cousins so hard he explodes into a cloud of pink mist
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My gut tells me the Rams are going to beat us. My heart tells me we'll go out there and bring home a W. But the reality is that they are probably better coached than our squad, and will likely execute better, too. We'll see who looks better next Sunday. I hope it's Cousins, but I have a fear that it'll be a see-what-I-can-do display from Boy Wonder and Goff.
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We're gonna get our asses kicked and then I'm gonna get drunk.
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Rams 20 - Skins 10. Sad.
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I don't think we've ever beaten a former Skins coach in the Snyder era, and Wade Phillips OWNS Gruden. This will be UGLY. 24-13 Rams.
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Rams - 31
Redskins- 13
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Sometimes it doesn't seem like we can strip-sack a scarecrow.
Heart: 24-20 Washington
Head: 27-20 LA
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Redskins - 24
Rams -17
We usually play better away, and the offense usually corrects itself (after a bad showing) as long as the opposing team isn't somewhere in the top 10. And the Rams are not.
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I ain't scared of the red headed Hobbit, and I sure ain't scared of Jared Goff.
Skins get pressure. Goff lays a turd. Kirk and the Skins bounce back.
Skins 27
Rams 13
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Cooper Kupp becomes a household name and continues the tradition of an unknown rookie having a career day against us.
Wade Phillips makes it personal and shows the Skins front office what they missed out on.
McVay gets a Gatorade bath 2 weeks in a row
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31-24 Rams.
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Redskins 19
Rams 16
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Rams, the freaking RAMS of all teams, to steamroller us.
McVay will have them SO pumped for this. And with confidence sky high to start with after last week, along with Wade having our number most every time his D faces the B&G, I sadly can't see anything else but a very painful watch late Sunday.
Rams to hang 30-40, Redskins to be in the teens.
Extreme Skins to hit new lows of implosion.
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24-21 Skins in a gritty dogfight squeaker
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I'm on board with the Colts being extremely brutal. That team is hot garbage. Overreaction time around here.
There will be little home field advantage.
Redskins: 27
Rams: 23
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Cooper Kupp.
Isn't that the light-footed bird that races Mario down the mountain on N64? That damn bird gave me fits for 3 hours, til I FINALLY beat it, then I was so mad it took so long I accidentally turned off the game.
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Our D keeps us in the game. The O line provides better pass protection, Perine debuts and does very well, Cousin's gets in a rhythm even hitting Doctson in the EZ and the Skins win 24 - 17.
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Rams 27 Skins 24
Skins play better but a 4th quarter mistake once again costs them a win.
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This pick is base "ZERO" on the fact that the Rams hung 46 on a terrible Colts team. This is my heart/head talking:
Ramrods- 26 (4 FGs, including game winner from 53 yards- because no one misses 50+ yarders against us, ever)
Skins- 23
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Redskins - 31
Rams - 27
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Boy Wonder and Son-of-Bum win 31-3
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My heart says we pull a miracle, but my head says 30-10 rams. I had an uneasy feeling in Pre-Season that they just don't click. I am so glad i did not pay for nfl sunday ticket this year. At least I don't have that pain on top of it. I can only feel for the ticket holders. I called for 6 and 10 season, it should slip to 3 - 13 now.. On a positive not, I do believe our D has taken a step fwd.
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The "they just need more time to get in synch" argument won't hold water after Goff and his new receivers put on a show.
Rams by the numbers
- By ljramsfan
- RAMS / NFL TALK
- 4 Replies
Correct me if I am wrong. Per NFL.com, here are the numbers after Week 1:
Total Offense:
(This is based on total yards. I hope this remains this high all season (a man can dream, right?)
Total Defense:
(tied with Green Bay based on total yards)
Jared Goff is currently number six in the league in passing (Bradford pushed him out of the top five last night) He is number two on passing 20+ yards or more and number three in passer rating.
Last one..The Rams are number 1 in punting inside the 20. (yeah I know..shocker!!)
Hope we can keep up the great work!!!!
Total Offense:
(This is based on total yards. I hope this remains this high all season (a man can dream, right?)
Total Defense:
(tied with Green Bay based on total yards)
Jared Goff is currently number six in the league in passing (Bradford pushed him out of the top five last night) He is number two on passing 20+ yards or more and number three in passer rating.
Last one..The Rams are number 1 in punting inside the 20. (yeah I know..shocker!!)
Hope we can keep up the great work!!!!
Future Ram Recruitment
I have done the impossible.
My neighbor has two sons that he has been raising to be Cowboy fans their whole lives. They are 4 and 5 years old but both very interested in sports. They frequently come to visit me and Mason, the oldest one, came over at the beginning of the Rams first preseason game. He sat down with me and watched the entire game. I didn't think much of it because I just figured he enjoyed watching football in general.
He came over a few days later and found a Rams hat in my room. He put it on and starting chanting "Go Rams"! I encouraged him and laughed it off thinking he was only playing around.
About a week later, he came over again after the Rams had just beaten the Raiders in the next preseason game. Without any instruction, he went into my room and put on that Rams hat and began his chanting of "Go Rams" again. I figured I would show him the Rams won to fuel this a little more. We ended up watching Rams highlights for almost an hour and I taught him the names of several Ram players. He was starting to become invested.
A couple days pass and we had invited their whole family over for dinner. When Mason got there, he went back in my room and grabbed that hat again. His Cowboy fan father noticed it when we all sat down for dinner and he told him "Mason, go put that hat back, you are a Cowboy fan". There was a moments hesitation and then Mason stood up in his chair replying "No, dad, I'm not a Cowboys fan. I'm a Rams fan, go Rams!". A pretty awkward and heated argument ensued until his father took the hat and placed it on a shelf out of reach of the little guy. We all finished eating and they went home.
The next day Mason dropped by and asked if he could wear the Rams hat again. He told me "Dad told me I have to be a Cowboy fan but I'm not, I'm a Rams fan". I high-fived him and told him he could keep the hat, I have about 8 more. He took it home proudly, reaffirmed in his Rams fandom. I got a text from my neighbors wife later that night that Mason and his father were once again in a fierce argument over whether he was a Rams fan or a Cowboys fan. She continued on saying "I have never seen him so fixed on something. He even gave all his Cowboy gear to his little brother. His father is not having it".
The next morning I found the Rams hat outside my door with a note from my neighbor stating "Keep this away from Mason". It was never my intention to convert him over to the Rams side but I wasn't about to prevent him either so I put the hat right in the spot I knew he always looked for it. For the next couple weeks he came over periodically, always putting on the Rams hat and showing his Rams fandom by showing me pictures of a Rams logo he drew or telling me Rams player names he watched on YouTube. His father was not happy in the least but was convinced he would convert him back by having him watch the Cowboys opener.
Little Mason came over the Monday morning after the week 1 games smiling like he was in a candy shop. His father marched him up to me and asked him to tell me what he saw yesterday. Mason's smile went away and he said "I watched the Cowboys beat the Giants 19-3...". He paused a second, looked up at his dad, and said "but they didn't score 46 points!". Then he ran upstairs to my room and grabbed the Rams hat and started his chanting again. His dad said he gave up so now Mason is officially a Rams fan. His dad has October 1st circled on his calendar to try to dismantle that if the Cowboys can get a win off us but for now he is helpless against his son's strange love for the Rams. According to Mason, he will always be a fan of the Rams.
My neighbor has two sons that he has been raising to be Cowboy fans their whole lives. They are 4 and 5 years old but both very interested in sports. They frequently come to visit me and Mason, the oldest one, came over at the beginning of the Rams first preseason game. He sat down with me and watched the entire game. I didn't think much of it because I just figured he enjoyed watching football in general.
He came over a few days later and found a Rams hat in my room. He put it on and starting chanting "Go Rams"! I encouraged him and laughed it off thinking he was only playing around.
About a week later, he came over again after the Rams had just beaten the Raiders in the next preseason game. Without any instruction, he went into my room and put on that Rams hat and began his chanting of "Go Rams" again. I figured I would show him the Rams won to fuel this a little more. We ended up watching Rams highlights for almost an hour and I taught him the names of several Ram players. He was starting to become invested.
A couple days pass and we had invited their whole family over for dinner. When Mason got there, he went back in my room and grabbed that hat again. His Cowboy fan father noticed it when we all sat down for dinner and he told him "Mason, go put that hat back, you are a Cowboy fan". There was a moments hesitation and then Mason stood up in his chair replying "No, dad, I'm not a Cowboys fan. I'm a Rams fan, go Rams!". A pretty awkward and heated argument ensued until his father took the hat and placed it on a shelf out of reach of the little guy. We all finished eating and they went home.
The next day Mason dropped by and asked if he could wear the Rams hat again. He told me "Dad told me I have to be a Cowboy fan but I'm not, I'm a Rams fan". I high-fived him and told him he could keep the hat, I have about 8 more. He took it home proudly, reaffirmed in his Rams fandom. I got a text from my neighbors wife later that night that Mason and his father were once again in a fierce argument over whether he was a Rams fan or a Cowboys fan. She continued on saying "I have never seen him so fixed on something. He even gave all his Cowboy gear to his little brother. His father is not having it".
The next morning I found the Rams hat outside my door with a note from my neighbor stating "Keep this away from Mason". It was never my intention to convert him over to the Rams side but I wasn't about to prevent him either so I put the hat right in the spot I knew he always looked for it. For the next couple weeks he came over periodically, always putting on the Rams hat and showing his Rams fandom by showing me pictures of a Rams logo he drew or telling me Rams player names he watched on YouTube. His father was not happy in the least but was convinced he would convert him back by having him watch the Cowboys opener.
Little Mason came over the Monday morning after the week 1 games smiling like he was in a candy shop. His father marched him up to me and asked him to tell me what he saw yesterday. Mason's smile went away and he said "I watched the Cowboys beat the Giants 19-3...". He paused a second, looked up at his dad, and said "but they didn't score 46 points!". Then he ran upstairs to my room and grabbed the Rams hat and started his chanting again. His dad said he gave up so now Mason is officially a Rams fan. His dad has October 1st circled on his calendar to try to dismantle that if the Cowboys can get a win off us but for now he is helpless against his son's strange love for the Rams. According to Mason, he will always be a fan of the Rams.
Rams snap counts week 1
- By OldSchool
- RAMS / NFL TALK
- 6 Replies
- The Rams' starting offensive line — left tackle Andrew Whitworth
, left guard Rodger Saffold, center John Sullivan, right guard Jamon Brown, and right tackle Rob Havenstein — played together for the vast majority of the game. But Whitworth and Sullivan received five snaps off late in the fourth quarter, with Darrell Williams and Austin Blythe entering the game as their respective replacements. After undergoing a couple of positions changes throughout the preseason, the line is still gaining valuable experience working together in game action.- Quarterback Jared Goff
commanded the Rams' offense through 60 snaps before being taken out of the game late in the fourth quarter, as Sean Mannion ended the contest in victory formation.- Head coach Sean McVay utilized 12 personnel — a formation with one running back, two tight ends, and two wide receivers — at multiple times throughout the contest, bringing in tight ends Tyler Higbee
and Gerald Everett to complement each other on field. Higbee played 53 snaps, with Everett playing 29.- Sunday's season opener also saw a wide distribution of the football, with Goff targeting eight different receivers. Robert Woods
, Sammy Watkins, and Cooper Kupp all took roughly the same amount of offensive snaps with an average of 40 reps per receiver, while running back Todd Gurley played 48 snaps.- One standout number on the offensive list is wide receiver Tavon Austin
’s seven snaps. With the Rams building a big lead early, it’s possible McVay is keeping some of his plans for Austin under wraps for another week. Austin played 14 snaps total — seven on offense and seven on special teams.DEFENSIVE SNAP COUNTS -
- Defensive tackle Tyrunn Walker
started on the D-line and was a significant factor, making a sack and two tackles for loss in 25 snaps. As expected, rookie Tanzel Smart was a major contributor in the defensive line rotation, taking 29 snaps.- Cornerback Kayvon Webster
was ruled out of the game with a shoulder injury after playing 23 defensive snaps. He was replaced in part by Nickell Robey-Coleman who finished out the game on the outside with 32 reps.- Several Rams' rookies made a big impression on special teams including cornerback Dominique Hatfield
and linebacker Samson Ebukam, playing 16 and 22 snaps on special teams and 10 and 14 defensive snaps, respectively.- Linebackers Mark Barron
and Alec Ogletree were the two most heavily used defensive players, each taking 41 snaps, present in 82% of the Rams time on defense. With the Rams up big in the fourth quarter, they received some rest late in the game
