Merlin said:

I think the OL is in for a very rough start. They will of course get on track, but two depth tackles vs Hutch is very bad. The Center change on top of that means the calls might require Stafford's oversight.

There is a story there with special teams I think. But if we are a team that doesn't take the lead with the new rules (by executing on gameday) I expect Chase will pay with his job. Because plus field position from this rule change is going to be a big deal.

Not worried about ILB because I never put Jones on a pedestal. Median performance is doable if the DL is good as I think it is. And I like Speights.

So slow start possible but I maintain the highest of expectations.

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Corbin said:

Dude what's up with your avatar? That shit looks crazy AI generated, wth did you put in there for it to generate that? lol

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Tano said:

Do you remember me posting that I sang

Ding Dong - the Bitch is dead.

After hearing of her death

I know that's wrong but I really really hated that (I cannot even write the first letter of that word)

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Elmgrovegnome said:

Gallimore looked pretty good for Dallas in his rookie year. Maybe they’ve got a culture problem.

He’s got more experience than Durden and was a likely Rams draft target. Durden is on the PS and Murchison is on IR. It’s worth a shot to see how Gallimore performs. He could get cut once Murchison is back. Or, if he stinks then they being Durden off the PS.

Or

They may be trying to hide Durden on the PS to prevent showing him to the league because once Murchison is back they’d put Durden on the practice squad where he could get poached. It’s less likely to happen if he doesn’t play. They may love him and just think he needs more development.

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AvengerRam said:

Welcome to Spiralhorn Sound-off, an interactive series regarding the state of the Rams. I’m your host, Armen Dacity, and today I have two expert panelists to discuss the upcoming 2024 season. First, from the Sunshine State of Florida, we have the esteemed Ronald Grump.

Grump: “Hello, Armen, and your esteem is welcomed and expected.”

And, also with us, from the Rams’ home state of California, we have Pamela Barris.

Barris: “Hi!” [laughs loudly]

Let’s start with an overview. What do you think of the Rams’ overall prospects for 2024. Mr. Grump?

Grump: “This Rams team is great…I’d say the greatest ever… and they’ve been great ever since I started supporting them, because my support… you can ask anyone…makes any team great.”

Ms. Barris?

Barris: “The Rams’ have blue and yellow uniforms. And who doesn’t love uniforms with yellow in them? You know?” [laughs loudly]

Is something funny?


Grump: “She is the worst laugher ever… it’s a shame… really….”

Okay, let’s get back on topic. What aspect of Sean McVay’s coaching philosophy do you believe keeps the Rams relevant from year to year? Ms. Barris?

Barris: “Well, the philosophy of coaching, which, as you know, involves being a coach, and doing what coaches do, from a philosophical standpoint, is always relevant to the philosophy that is employed by McVay when he’s coaching.”

Interesting. Mr. Grump?

Grump: “Well I once told Sean… Seany, as I call him… if you want to make a team great again, you have to weed out the old regime, which was really terrible, the worst ever, and do what I do, which, as any will tell you, is great… really the greatest philosophy for success in the world.”

Intriguing. So, what type of season can we expect this year? Mr. Grump?

Grump: “They just need to follow my lead, because wherever I go, people say that I’ve made things better for everyone, they just thank me and tell me that. Truly they do. And if they don’t listen to the fake sports news, they’ll win every game.”

Barris: “What’s important is that they win, but they win for everyone, because everyone deserves to win because that’s what winning is.” [laughs loudly]

Okay… well, thank you both. This has been Spiralhorn Sound-off. I'm Armen Dacity. Good-night.

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IowaRam said:

It looked like it was from that Bonnie and Clyde era

was always curious what the story was behind it

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kurtfaulk said:

this team is better.

and the way it's constructed i don't think we'll be seeing any fade balls into the endzone. blake corum is going to eat them up inside the 5 yard line.

remember gurley in 2019? a td scoring machine inside the 5. that's what i'm expecting from corum.

they won't be going into the redzone 3 times again and coming up empty.

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OnceARam said:

Trust in McVay man.

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Elmgrovegnome said:

I ended up watching this game being broadcast by Texans announcers.

I had to laugh when they said the Rams were probably watching the Texans receivers closely, in case any get cut because they look much better than what the Rams ran onto the field (paraphrasing).

Snead must have been licking his chops at those great backup receivers

I wish I could watch every preseason game with the Rams announcers broadcasting.

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RhodyRams said:

bacon applesauce.. going to try that soon

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majrleaged said:

And they would stay a little longer after practice when Goff asked for a little extra work.

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Merlin said:

I believe the only force of randomness in this universe is thought. Everything else can be solved if you know enough.

Rolling a die for example just appears to be random. But if you knew the hardness of the die, direction of spin, velocity, starting position, arc, medium it is travelling in, hardness of the surface you are rolling on, gravity, etc., etc., then I believe you could predict the roll with 100% accuracy. It is "random" because we lack the real time processing power to solve it. Down the road AI will be able to solve this type of stuff in real time and tell you your roll after you let go of the die.

Computers use sampled noise to do RNG, or they used to. Which appears random for sure. But if you knew everything about the cosmic background, it might not be random. I doubt it is. This is just our ignorance making it seem random.

Only thought seems to break free of this. At least in my thinking. Maybe I'm wrong too who knows but it makes me wonder if thought is special or some sort of desired result. Probably not of course but I still wonder about that.

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Memento said:

Fair. I just love McClendon’s potential skill set at right tackle. Add in Leveston being a swing guard, and Limmer as backup center/guard, and - of course - our starting five mountains, and I don’t think we’re keeping more than those nine.

Now D-line and the secondary? That’s going to be interesting and one of my top watches this preseason. Our undrafted free agents we picked up on both fronts (lots of UDFA corners and three really interesting UDFAs on the line) are intriguing as it is, but we really do have a lot of solid players at D-line and secondary ready.

If you can believe it, Bobby Brown III will not turn twenty-four until August. BB3, Desjuan Johnson showed out last year, Tyler Davis being intriguing, Fiske and Turner, obviously, and I really think David Olajiga could be someone special in the league if it all comes together for him.

As for the secondary, we’re as loaded at safety as I can remember. Obviously Curl and Kinchens, but let’s not forget about Lake, Yeast, Taylor II, and JJ3. Tanner Ingle was a stud in preseason last year, and Kenny Logan Jr. and Tank McCullough are interesting adds.

The cornerback situation is both scary and intriguing. If White reaches his former level, that could be the steal of the offseason. If D-Will is what we had from him in the past, he could be a steal. Then you have Durant and THT, both of whom I love. (And I suppose Kendrick…) We obviously see something in Shaun Jolly and Cameron McCutcheon, having kept both of them from prior seasons. And the UDFAs (Josh Wallace, Cam Lampkin, and Charles Woods) can’t be discounted either.

Either way, camp is gonna be rocking.

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PhillyRam said:

It will be interesting to see the gameplan that McVay puts together having had months to think about it.

I could see them going heavy and running right at Hutchinson to slow his pass rush down.

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Loyal said:

No. He was a Beaver.

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