Los Angeles Rams thread

[St1ck]

2 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

AD, torn rib cartilage, no broken bones

He is expecting to play Saturday.

But how will the 20s temps affect his ribs?

Keep that man away from the Chargers team doctor.

[Slegnaac]

On 1/11/2021 at 3:18 PM, Angel Oracle said:

AD, torn rib cartilage, no broken bones

He is expecting to play Saturday.

But how will the 20s temps affect his ribs?

AD will be fine

Re: Jack Youngblood

[Angel Oracle]

Positive news re:

latest temps forecast 

Temp at 3:30 CST Saturday will be 33, only 10 degrees colder than in Seattle this past Saturday.

By the end of the game, temp is expected to still be 30-31.

Go Rams!

Edited January 13, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[Blarg]

Goff is not going to be able to feel the football between the cold and how many painkillers his thumb is going need. 

[Tank]

8 hours ago, Blarg said:

Goff is not going to be able to feel the football between the cold and how many painkillers his thumb is going need. 

and wouldn't it be consistent with how unpredictable he is if he went out and threw for 400 yards and 4 TDs on saturday.

[Slegnaac]

23 minutes ago, Tank said:

and wouldn't it be consistent with how unpredictable he is if he went out and threw for 400 yards and 4 TDs on saturday.

If the Defense is consistent he won't need to.

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, Slegnaac said:

If the Defense is consistent he won't need to.

Ball control with Akers and mixing in passes.   Keep Rodgers and Adams off the field.

[Angel Oracle]

Even better: newest forecast is 35 degrees at game time (just 8 degrees cooler than the Seattle game), and 31-32 by game’s end.

[PattyD22]

Rams able to make this a 7 point game at Lambeau because LaFleur started chasing points early in the 3rd quarter after a missed XP.  
 

I still scratch my head when head coaches chase a missed XP outside the 4th quarter?  It almost always seems to be a bad decision.

[Angel Oracle]

Great job, ALLEGED top NFL defense!

[PattyD22]

3 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Great job, ALLEGED top NFL defense!

To be honest though AO, Aaron Donald hasn’t played much because of his rib injury and hasn’t been a factor.  
 

But the secondary has been crummy for sure.

[Tank]

6 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Great job, ALLEGED top NFL defense!

They were facing the top offensive team in the league. That shouldn’t be overlooked.

[Lou]

The Rams weren't beating Aaron Rodgers.  

[Angel Oracle]

6 hours ago, Tank said:

They were facing the top offensive team in the league. That shouldn’t be overlooked.

True

But they gave up almost 500 yards including nearly 200 rushing  yards and a ton of first downs, which prevented the Rams from any ball control themselves, with the top defense?

Edited January 17, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[Blarg]

You are hung up on the Top Defense mantra but how is defense quantified and how long does a team hold that ranking playing lesser teams. Are they measuring sacks and quarterback hurries, zone defense, one on one match ups? Any one of those can be nullified with a top ranked team. Especially when when of your top defensive lineman can't push through the offensive line because of injury and his replacement is worse. 

Rodgers was only hurried a couple times. That's because Donald could not play at his level and draw two lineman to cover him, leaving weaker match ups for the other defensive lineman to attack breakdowns.

There is the difference between the top rated defense and a very good one. One guy that requires two players to keep him off the quarterback. The Packers didn't have to play essentially a man down every possession just to contain Donald. 

The time the offense was on the field was impacted by the loss of Kupp. There again is a guy that can draw two to defend or at the very least create an urgency to always know where he is allowing other receivers that one extra step or opening. 

Akers is good but he isn't a put it on his shoulders to win the game running back. He is best when the defense has to play against the passing game, dropping the linebackers back to zones instead of keeping close because Goff is playing in a diminished capacity. 

Lots to look at in this loss. If the Rams are at 100% the game is a more even match, even with Rodgers experience. But knock out your defensive MVP and one of the best tight ends in the game, break your quarterbacks thumb and that's too steep of a hill to climb. The Rams were not going to win last night baring a major upset. 

[Angel Oracle]

All good points Blarg, I guess I was more looking at how the defense dominated the Seahawks the week before, and how totally opposite yesterday was.

The Packers did whatever they wanted to.   

Kupp being out did hurt some, but Akers still ran well and Jefferson and Reynolds stepped up some.   Goff was efficient (no TOs), and the Rams yardage per play was decent.   The four sacks did hurt.

If the defense had been able to prevent the Packers from their own ball control, it could have been a down to the wire game.

The game did prove without a doubt who the best defensive player in the NFL is, by what happened without him being close to 100%.

One side note:   About 8000 fans were allowed into the game.   The Packers said it felt like a capacity crowd, to hear the fans cheers for the first time all season.

Edited January 17, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[Angel Oracle]

Jamal Adams the head hunter is a punk.

Hey Adams, you want to tell Ramsey to enjoy Cabo?

Uhh, who was it that eliminated you from the playoffs last weekend?

What a piece of work!

Edited January 18, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[m0nkey]

Rams got out of the Goff contract, but also giving up two first rounders, for Stafford. 
 

I think their next first round pick is in 2034 after this trade and the Ramsey one. 

[eaterfan]

Wow! Can't believe the Rams we able to get out from under the Goff contact. Getting Stafford will be huge for them.

[St1ck]

Report: Lions trade Matthew Stafford to Rams for Jared Goff, two first-round picks
https://sports.yahoo.com/lions-trade-matthew-stafford-rams-for-jared-goff-two-firstround-picks-nfl-030327661.html

The Rams and Lions are swapping quarterbacks.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

Even getting the picks I don’t see why Detroit does this. Goff was in a much better situation with the rams and couldn’t succeed.  Now he goes to Detroit which is one of the worst run franchises over the last 3+ decades that has seen two superstars retire rather than play for the franchise. 

[Blarg]

41 minutes ago, eaterfan said:

Wow! Can't believe the Rams we able to get out from under the Goff contact. Getting Stafford will be huge for them.

Losing draft picks is going to force the Rams into an unsustainable free agent cycle. I suspect their success is going to diminish quickly without cheap college picks. 

[Angel Oracle]

Hate to trade two more first rounders, but getting out from under that ridiculous contract is partly worth it.

Something changed with Goff the past two years.  Whether that was partying hardy or whatever, moot point now.

[Tank]

wow, what a surprise. i like stafford and hope he has the success here he didn't have in detroit.

goff was frustrating because he was so inconsistent. i wish he could have worked that out.

[eaterfan]

9 hours ago, Blarg said:

Losing draft picks is going to force the Rams into an unsustainable free agent cycle. I suspect their success is going to diminish quickly without cheap college picks. 

I don't they are going to have a Patriots like run, but I don't think any team will unless they have the man at QB. This is definitely going to crash and burn at some point but I think that's preferable to being 10-6 in perpetuity and losing in the divisional round every year.

I think in the NFL you can win with a mediocre QB if he cheap. You can win with an expensive QB if he's great. I don't think you can win with a mediocre expensive QB. I think the Rams went from a mediocre expensive QB to a good medium priced QB.