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Pet Peeve

This is the perfect time to share a pet peeve of mine since a) I'm not a Wolford fan, and b) it didn't impact Rams chances of making playoffs.

Here it is: How can the helmet to the face of Wolford not get called (or even mentioned by the announcers), while the "potentially flagrant" call in the secondary against the Rams gets penalized and discussed ad nauseum?

The league is supposed to watch out for QBs, yet refs and broadcast crew ignored the hit on Wolford. While the penalty against the Rams was only caused because the receiver bobbled the ball and dipped his head before contact. When the defender made the tackle, he was aiming for the dude's torso...

How can we possibly have a 10 minute discussion about whether this "obvious" penalty should be flagrant or not and whether there will be a fine? While the backup QB playing a position the league has gone out of its way to protect (and in for the billion dollar QB who is out due to concussion and spine issues) not only doesn't get a penalty, but nobody on the broadcast even points it out???

I continue to be baffled by shit like this.
I would say that the league cares about QB’s a lot…..unless they’re nobody backups or guys the league isn’t going out of their way to promote ad nauseum.

Sean McVay: Matthew Stafford not throwing in offseason affected 2022

Fuckin Foolio.



The point of the goddamn NFL is to win goddamn football games, division titles, and CHAMPIONSHIPS. Not who has the most draft picks and the best fuckin cap situation.

Also FUCK the draft pick. "Reward" for a bad season??? Go suck eggs Foolio. FUCK being relevant in March and April (and April is my birthday month!). This shit alone beats any top 5 draft pick:

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Go ask Bill fans or Viking fans if rings matter. Or Niner fans that haven't had one since 1995, or Cowboy fans that haven't had one since 1996.

I'll take a ring and garbage 3 seasons over 4 contending and fall short seasons. Any day of the week. Thanks for playing. Idiots.

2023 Rams - What will they look like (Will we recognize them?)?

I don't think people understand how good the rams are going to be again next season ....
They just won the super bowl. They had practically no offseason. No one had time to get fully rested / healthy. With the new 17 game schedule you will see more and more super bowl champs suffer the following year. There's a price to pay.
Stafford will have a full season to heal his arm
The OL will be healthy
The WR group is still a strength
The D didn't just forget how to play and early in the season were balling
High pick in the second round

Breath. Watch the young guys develop and get a chance to see if they can be contributors next year. This team is going to be dangerous
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20 Random Answering the Key Question Thoughts

1. This week, I’m going to ask the question that I think is the key to evaluating this season…

2. Is this a bad team, or a good team decimated by injuries?

3. SPOILER ALERT: I think it’s the latter.

4. Here’s the key to my analysis: I believe all of our injured players will be back.

5. Franchise QB? Check. Matthew Stafford will be back next year, probably healthier than he was this season, and he has demonstrated his ability to win when it counts.

6. Weapons? Check. Cooper Kupp, Allen Robinson, Van Jefferson and Tyler Higbee are certainly more than adequate for a QB with time.

7. Defensive difference-makers? Check. Aaron Donald, Bobby Wagner, Leonard Floyd (sometimes) and Jalen Ramsey (when locked in).

8. I also see some supporting cast players who can be key, including Rob Havenstein, Greg Gaines, Ernest Jones and Nick Scott.

9. If there’s one benefit of this wind-down period it’s the opportunity for some young players to get some needed reps.

10. On offense, Cam Akers will make or break his future in the next few weeks, and Kyren Williams and Tutu Atwell will get try-outs for roles in 2023.

11. On defense, we’ll test our depth on the DL and in the defensive backfield, and hopefully find some keepers.

12. Are there holes in the roster? No doubt. The OL, in particular. But I think we can make some serious dents in those areas in FA and the draft.

13. So, yes, I do think this is a good team that will turn things around quickly in 2023.

14. As for yesterday… ugh. The real disappointment was seeing the defense again allow a game winning TD in the final minute.

15. Atwell, though, is finally starting to show something. He would have had even more of an impact if John Wolford could throw the ball more than 25 yards.

16. Wagner really deserved a better outcome. He really played his heart out against his old team.

17. Cobie Durant, back healthy, made a couple of nice plays. He’s a guy I’d like to see developed.

18. On the flip side, David Long’s time with the Rams should end with his contract this offseason.

19. Two weeks until I go to Lambeau. Already buying warm clothes.

20. So, there you have it… still hopeful for the future. Seriously… what’s the alternative?
I feel like Atwell could have been doing this all season. one reason it didn't happen is the O has been a dumpster fire and McVay just didn't feel comfortable putting him in more. I think he could have made some big plays, he obviously didn't just learn how to catch and run routes.

The O line next year does concern me. Note is always hurt. The center too. As a whole I think they get pushed around to much and that leads to the injuries. The best lines don't get pushed around, they do the pushing and as a result they don't get mass leg injuries. The mediocre to bad lines tend to have more. I just not so sure anymore about the quality of some of the starters. We definitely need to get a free agent or two.
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Asshole Face predicts the NFL is headed to a lottery.

Hey Selassie I, Have you seen this article?

Rams Roadblock to Getting Asshole Face​



What a fucking nightmare that would be.

I'm gonna go throw up now.

Around the League: State of the 2022 Detroit Lions - Will the team break through?

Do they really need to replace a top 15 QB? IMO no. Keep Goff and beef up the Defense.
Oh I agree - I would go with options 2 3 or 4.

Number 2 is good just to have a decent back-up at the worst case scenario and trade him after 4 years if Goff still does well

We have seen first hand what having crappy back-ups can do to a team

FMIA Week 13: Brock Purdy Gets the Save and the Starting Job; Burrow Still Owns Mahomes and the Chiefs

FMIA Week 13: Brock Purdy Gets the Save and the Starting Job; Burrow Still Owns Mahomes and the Chiefs​

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Midway through the second quarter, while one of the most intense games of his six-year reign as 49ers coach was playing out on the Levi’s Stadium turf in front of him, coach Kyle Shanahan felt someone at his side, wanting to talk. It was head athletic trainer Dustin Little, waiting for a break in the action to brief Shanahan about starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.

Garoppolo has a break in his foot, Little said.

“How long’s he out for?” Shanahan said.

“It’s probably six months, at least,” Little told Shanahan. “It’ll be the whole season.”

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My projections for Rams 2023 OL ‘adjustments’…

My understanding when Alaric Jackson came out from the University of Iowa his weight was over 6-5 & 321 pounds but then changed his diet & dropped to 285 lbs playing weight about a year ago.

Alaric's poundage has sure been a big topic on all the Rams sites since he dropped to that lower poundage. Been a lot of discussions here during TC when all the members attending said he was as big as Havenstien.

I thought I heard from an interview back just before Alaric injured that knee & the blood clots were discovered that he said he was back up near 320 again. Can anyone confirm that?

Below is an October 16, 2022 photo with Havenstein & Aboushi:
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He's 330.
He's mentioned it more than once, including this tweet. Jackson makes the line bigger and stronger than with Boom.

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Around the NFL - Looking ahead to week 13

That offense is going to be really good beginning of next year. They've got great draft picks to grab defense even if they go QB with our 1st. Next year is the year for Holmes to display what he's been building towards.
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