Mike Tomlin doing his usual job of having the Steelers as a mediocre playoff team that'll get bounced in round 1.

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Can't wait to get a look at:

Emanuel Forbes. Seattle is a strong matchup for him and Durant and they will need to cover without our starting front.

Brennan Jackson. Expected him to win a depth role by now. This is a nice chance for him to show what he can do.

Jacob Hummel. He looked good in preseason, brings range. Show the coaches something young feller.

John Johnson. McVay may protect him this week. But I'd like to see him knock the rust off.

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Brennan Jackson there's a name I haven't heard of since training camp. I was thinking he'd be in the rush LB rotation at some point. But they like Hoecht there, who does very good rushing but sucks in coverage. Looking forward to see what Jackson can bring there because Hoecht definitely needs to be taken off coverage responsibilities. The Rams have been gambling there hoping the QB gets hurried before they can expose him, with some undesired results.

Londoner said:

He’ll need it, given that Noteboom will be “protecting” his blindside.

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Yeah...Boom has been disappointing this year. It's probably his last.

kurtfaulk said:

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I have to say, it would be pretty selfish of Barkley if he made his oline play and put them in harms way just to break an individual record. Unless he wants to try it with the backup oline.

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Yeah… The key factor may be how many starters would have to play against a highly stacked box to make it happen. I still have to wonder how the rest of the team feels about it.

It’s interesting to think about it in context of McVay. Sean elected to let Puca get his record and then immediately pulled him. You know the whole team wanted him to get those records.

PhillyRam said:

I will add, he plays, he doesn't get the record, he then plays poorly in the playoff game and they lose, and then the fans say he sucks and want him traded.

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“Dibs” - Sean McVay

Y’awlz are just lucky I didn’t play. I haven’t been beaten in years. Well… um… you know what I mean.

Elmgrovegnome said:

Outstanding is a bit generous a term imo. PSU rushed for 292 yards against them. Thats not great defense.

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Penn St. 297 (8.7)
Boise 221 (6.7)
Purdue 208 (5.2)
Ohio St. 181 (5.8)

But it was more than the rushing yards. 37 pts to PSU, 34 pts to Boise and 41 to OSU. That's an average of 37 PPG to those 3. That is not a great defense. Coupled with the rushing yards, it's pedestrian.

Wife and I been watching Landman and the Lioness.

Warning: don’t watch Landman if you are allergic to hot chicks.

This Taylor Sheridan producer dude is killing it, with shows like the above.

HitStick said:

Wouldn’t be upset if 2025 lists the future at QB…..the foundation being built can contribute for quite some time

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I kind of liked the INT in the end zone returned for a TD, which basically saved the Rams from almost sure doom against the sea pigeons.

But yeah, this dude is a stud.

Davenport is a fantastic name for a place.

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Washington also played a role in the Rams moving from Cleveland to LA. They weren't going to let the Rams play in the Coliseum unless they integrated.

Corbin said:

Our ST's this year were very average rank wise in the middle of the pack. Our punt return yards were dead last. Have no idea how everyone bases " ST's were awesome this year" thoughts.

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That wasn't an argument. You wanted to know what we were talking up our special teams. So I told you.

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There is my exact quote, where did I ask what you were talking about?

I bumped this thread specifically to reflect on year two under Blackburn.

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Obviously Tiberius.

It's not. And our special teams is one of the reasons why it's not.

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Yeah but they sure haven't been pouring it on all season, as the average number show.

I remember the gas lines and inflation and the world unraveling during his term. But I respect the President he was and his humanitarian impact. RIP.

So terrible. They apparently were planning on bombing the church too.

Looking forward to this game. Hope security is tight.

My wife and daughter have CovId and we cancelled our plan to attend my brothers New Year’s Eve bash. So, I stopped and picked up their favorite, king crab and shrimp and made them dinner. Then watched the Penn State game.

I woke up on Jan 1st with my own case of CoVid. What a way to start the new year.

Rams need to do more of these with the greats. Get to work 75!!!

I actually think the team we match up best with is the Vikings. Darnold isn't that quick on his feet so the rush can get home. Stafford does well picking apart the Vikings defense and getting into the right play versus the heavy blitz. Teams with mobile Qb's like the eagles, commodes, and pack will give our D trouble. I like our chances versus the Bucs, vikes, and lions.

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Damn, this is a good compilation of what Holt's career was about. Big play after big play after big play.

jrry32 said:

It's not an opinion. It is a fact. Goff's passing numbers are better across the board. And yes, Goff is having a better season than Stafford.

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Either way, we won that trade. We got our Super Bowl and multiple playoff seasons. It's fine for a trade to benefit both sides.

Doesn't make me want us to kick the shit out of the Lions - if we do play them - any less, but Goff's having a better year across the board than Darnold and Stafford are. An MVP caliber season if Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, and Saquon Barkley weren't in the way.

Honestly, I have to give it to Kevin O'Connell.

I mean nothing against McVay, but the Vikings had to deal with a lot of shit, starting off with the death of the cornerback they drafted to try to help their secondary woes in Khyree Jackson, and then a whole shitload of injuries. They lost their elite starting left tackle against us for the entire season, and they're still poised to potentially win the division. He brought Sam Darnold, thought to be a ginormous bust, and his career back from the dead. He took a defense that was reeling from losses and made it elite.

I love McVay as much as anyone here, and I wouldn't take a single head coach over him, but KOC gets my vote for Coach of the Year for the year he had with what he had.

AD's opinion still stands. "Make sure they care"

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I thought Stafford really got nailed on that failed read option play on the goal line against the whiners. It brought back memories of Wolford getting injured on the same stupid call against the Cardinals. You would have thought McVay would have learned.

Stupidest play call this year might have caused whatever has been going on with Stafford since.

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Yeah, injury is also a possibility for Stafford’s inaccuracy since that game.

Just saw Jeremy Reaves propose to his long-time girlfriend on the sidelines (they've apparently known each other since high school), and she said, "Yes". I thought it was a very cute moment that the cameras caught.

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McVay's play calls were terrible too. Plus we can't seem to get any receiver open other than Puka.

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McVay tends to make a few head scratcher calls a game but generally he calls good games. The issue is moreso that Puka is our only pass game weapon who is playing well. Opposing defenses focus on Puka and the Rams run game.