Soul Surfer said:

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He's one of those damn guys you build a team around BUT ...
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... he has a low-MTF ... and ... when that's multiplied by his High-Impact-Tote (The Man's High-Tote is LOW!!!!!) the result is a very low-ATEX!

I mean C'mon Guys! What do you expect?!?
A low-MTF is bad enough but couple that with a low-High-Tote, which no one in their right mind ever wants, what can you expect but a disastrous ATEX!?!



For those that did not open the article, below is the relevant excerpt ...

"A new rushing metric developed by Chris Trapasso puts into perspective where Williams ranks in terms of tackle avoidance and explosiveness. Spoiler: It’s not great.

It measures a running back’s missed tackle forced rate, as well as the number of runs that went for 15-plus yards. It’s called ATEX, and this is the formula."

(Missed Tackle Forced % × 0.4) + (High Impact Tote % × 0.6)
MTF rate is self-explanatory. And HIT % is the amount of 15+ yard runs from a back divided by total carries during the regular season.

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No thanks. ROD is my one true love.

Memento/ROD, OTP!

Elmgrovegnome said:

I always thought he looked more like a farmer than a baseball player

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He looks like a D boy.

Merlin said:

Thought Corbs had a full fledged mock for 2026 for us to, uh, mock.

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I really don't think Arch will come out this draft, but certainly think we will try to carry over a first to the following year.

That said if he does come out I'm sure Snead will be all over him but will have to probably get the #1 pick because if we are desiring him that much you sure as hell know the Saints/ Colts, and possibly the Giants will want to trade up not only for the prospect/ potential of him but the legacy of being able to tie him with his families legacies and the organization again.

Interesting to see how his season come by this year.

I think we have found a common denominator among quarterbacks who are good at making comebacks.

Instead of foreheads these guys have fiveheads.

I first became a Rams fan when my Dad took me to get my hair cut and the Rams were on the black and white TV in the barber shop. I remember Roman Gaberial throwing the ball to Jack Snow and that Rams front four on defense. I have been a fan ever since. When the Rams beat the Titians in the Super Bowl in 1999, I had all my buddies over to watch the game with me. When Warner hit Bruce with the touchdown pass to secure the win, I went APE SHIT, all my buddies wore they would never watch another football game with me. It was a great day to be a Rams fan!

If/when this kid takes the next step............ sky is the limit. If they stay healthy this should be their year. I don't see anything else stopping them.

We’ve got 9 plus guests confirmed so far.

Well fuck. TC tix sold out. Sorry folks, looks like I won't be posting any camp reports this year. VetRamFan and I went last summer and were very disappointed in the Marymount field setup. Not fan friendly. Two fields with stands on only one side.no cover, and a baseball field they used with no fan access. Very limited in what fans could see.
Hope the new facility in Woodland Hills is ready by next summer and they build it more like the Irvine facility, which was fantastic for fans.

David Ray said:

1978 was the first year of the sixteen game regular season and the corresponding reduction of preseason exhibition games to four (discounting the HOF game participants).

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In fairness after the coaching change the Rams won the next two preseason games.

Not sure I agree with all your moves. Although, I appreciate the fact you share ideas and entertain discussion. I'll revisit this after the season

snackdaddy said:

The Rams lost a whole generation of LA fans during their time in St Louis. If you were a teen or young adult in the late 90's who wants to adopt a team as your favorite, are you gonna pick a team that used to be in your city and has been a perennial loser? Or that age the last ten years they were in St Louis? Probably not. Unless you like lovable losers. It'll probably take a whole new generation to get to the point where we don't see opposing fans taking over the stadium.

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I'm not sure we will ever see a time when at least some visiting teams don't dominate our stadium. For the most part, an LA fan is not going to spend the kind of resources to fly out to Cleveland, Cincy, Philly, etc... for a football game. The LA residents also have multiple entertainment options that include many that don't cost them near as dearly. Meanwhile, fans from almost every other NFL city will continue to plan their vacations around going to LA and all its entertainment options.

I think we'll improve in this area and likely gain fans in other NFL cities. But I'd be surprised if we ever overcome the alure for a few teams' fans to invade SoFi. The LA fans dominated the Coliseum, but this is a new time and the NFL is just WAY too popular to go back to those times.

sloramfan said:

really cool..

leave it to the rams to put something like this together...

so very far ahead of the curve...

my god, i love my team...

go rams

slo

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What a difference good ownership makes...

den-the-coach said:

I expect a few additions as they will bring in a camp arm and a camp leg eventually. Really wish they would bring in someone who could challenge Bennett, but most likely they will just bring back Dresser Winn, who was not good in the UFL with the Showboats.

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Just read an article that said they are bringing back Dresser Winn.

Merlin said:

Not interested in a prolonged exchange on this. But there is a big difference.

Adding to one's argument that there are fans who exhibit an undesireable behavior, when it is exceedingly rare on this particular site, is like calling your 20 year old cousin to get you out of an after school fight.

Saying that everything the team does is good and positive and will inevitably work out is like saying "why talk about anything we can just all agree with everything they do." And where the fuck is the fun in that.

There's probably been a thousand exchanges here about this shit too. So no reason to belabor it. I simply have a hard time cruising past some shit when I see it laying in the road.

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And yet you will prolong it, right?

There is a difference. I wasn't calling out anybody in particular. You were.

I wasn't adding to my argument, I was commenting on yours.

And I'm not trying to prolong anything, but I too have a hard time cruising past shit when I see it.

fearsomefour said:

As has been shown over and over, secrets are hard to keep....too easy for someone to blow it....

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I see what you did there.

Merlin said:

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Love it.

Elmgrovegnome said:

They haven’t even had camp yet

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Which leads to my point

Faceplant said:

More Verse love from Terron Armstrong....

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Let's fuckin goooo!!!

gogoat1 said:

I don't want to talk about this anymore.
Ruins my day.

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Not the same level but... Verse is a huge talent that will carry this defense for years. A ton of hope around here.

You hindsight hammer wieldin sumbishes.

I suspect the Rams were considering Dart and the Giants didn't trust them, which is why they moved in front of the Rams to take him. Now some will point out the Giants had a "deal" in principle with the Rams, but that doesn't mean the Rams can't say they've had a change of heart when the pick is up and the player they want is there. Also it was rumored I think IIRC that the deal they found was cheaper, but if they're calling around for an earlier pick it might indicate the Giants didn't trust the Rams for a player they were hell bent on getting.

Either way I must concede that QB wasn't a big enough priority for the Rams for this season to where they felt it necessary to jump for any of them. That does make sense as well, since QB doesn't help us make a title run this year. And of course the trade offer from Atlanta was the type you cannot refuse. We'll never know for sure, since McVay and Snead are not going to let their real thoughts on these matters out. But I suspect the plan was they had two or three QBs slotted at two or three spots and none of them made it to those spots.

So I don't think Jourdan was wrong. Rams probably told her the truth. They just weren't willing to position for the QBs they liked.

Dude has to be thrilled...

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I don't care if they call this a horse, looks more like a wolf to me
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RecklessRams said:

Hit me up 09/07/2025, if it's not AJ it's DJ.

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So if it isn't the starter it'll be the backup. Got it.

Btw that image was not a reference on your prediction. Rather how I feel thinking about AJ missing significant time.

Merlin said:

The US played this episode about as good as it could have been played. Offer the peace deal. Use the proxy to punish for non-compliance (which was ironic given Iran's love of proxies). Hit their ability to produce undesired materials and avoid suitcase nukes being made for terrorists.

Key now is let's not get tied up in nation building. If the Iranians rise up that would be great. But they have to want freedom and fight for it themselves or it means nothing. Khomeni and his regime will go to the table at some point.

One difference in Iran vs Iraq or Afganistan is the Iranians are not too far removed from knowing what a western system feels like. They are a capable and intelligent people, so I am rooting for them to rise up but who knows how this thing will turn out.

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You nailed it Merlin. The Persians will want their country back