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Three things to like about this game.

Fatbot
den-the-coach said:
I realize he only threw 4 passes, however, Jared Goff completed three and led his team to their only touchdown and that is an improvement over last season. I have been one of his biggest critics, so I applaud growth and the first preseason game, Goff showcased growth and now we move onto Oakland and let's go win there.
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I agree with most of this but can't go that far yet until I see him attempt a pass over 10 yards down the field. The crossing completion to Cupp was nice but even that was just 9 air yards, and until the Rams attack downfield they won't score more than 13 points (and maybe not even that without lucky fumble TDs). Not blaming Goff or McVay for the scheme we saw, since it was fine for preseason game 1, but I'm reserving judgment until game 3 when hopefully we see Watkins stretch the field to get that 8th guy out of the box and start seeing some real offense -- passes past the sticks, freaked out DBs on their heels and Gurley with some room to punish.
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Rams CB Michael Jordan graded out as PFF's top player versus the Cowboys

Zodi
BonifayRam said:
I would have Matt Longacre rated #1. His performance playing both sides weak & strong @ the outter LB'ing spot was nothing short of spectacular.
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Against the first-team Cowboys offensive line, no less. I know they're missing Free and Smith, but Longacre was almost Quinn-like in some situations, as Faulk (or Jaremiah) pointed out. I was very impressed.
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RAMS games on NFL Game Pass are blacked out in Utah now? WTF??

UKram
Psycho_X said:
I'm still fuming about game pass having it blacked out for free trials. I would have just paid for it straight up but they started off offering me the free trial. And then blacked out the only game i wanted to watch. The NFLs rules for black outs and who can or can't watch something is so freaking stupid and needs to change.
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you can also watch the whole game on " catch up" or watch the "game in 40 " shows every play without the ads and the analysis od each play and such
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Sometimes I'm Haunted by the Dead

Elmgrovegnome
@Primetime that picture of Bill Doolin is fascinating. If there is an era that I love to ponder it is the frontier/cowboy era. We watch movie stars play the part of cowboys and Indians or big burly frontiersmen. The truth of the times is a parent when you see how thin Doolin was. Nutrition back then was poor. I am always amazed when considering that fact and wondering how people survived. My family and I tent camp. I have backpacked and am well versed in wild edibles, like mushrooms and plants. It would be tough to sustain yourself on that sort of diet. And if any of you have hunted in a real forest away from agriculture, you know that deer or elk populations would be thin. Streams can only yield a limited amount of fish. Small game is far spread in the forest too. How did these people survive? These groups of bandits living on the lamb and hiding in the brush and canyons would have to be so hungry they would be tempted to eat people. I couldn't eat enough in my twenties and I had plenty.

We are fed images of burly trappers with big guts, but the pic of Kit Carson is more likely what people looked like. I bet a high metabolism guy like myself would not have been able to endure. It took too much food to feed my engine. The process of natural selection really bore out back then. It would have been a constant struggle, living on the frontier. Trying to build a cabin and clear land for farming would take time. What did they live on? If I don't eat a balanced diet my energy level is not high enough to work on busting sod or clearing forest with hand tools.

Back to Doolin. He isn't very imposing in appearance. But, I guess most weren't back then. I wonder just how lawless it was if a guy like him could be a wanted criminal. Those skinny arms of his make me think he would have trouble fighting his way out of a wet paper bag. If most people had guns and were willing to use them a guy like that wouldn't be able to get away with much.

One thing I have read was about how much the Indians helped the first settlers with what to eat. The pilgrims were . starving to death. They had a limit of supplies that eventually ran out. They were not familiar with the local flora. Indians even brought them meat. Some who had babies struggled with what to feed their toddlers. Talk about desperate and scary times. One tree that is common in the east, is a slippery elm. It has a thick, moist inner bark. The Indians taught the settlers to strip the outer bark, and harvest the inner bark. Dry it and grind it to a powder, then reconstitute it into a paste to use as baby food. I tried it. The inner bark made a decent tea, but that baby food tasted awful. I don't think there was much nutrition to be gained from it either. I wonder how the Indians figured it out, and other things to eat or use as medicine. Someone had to be first, or experimented with things. It seems likely that someone of higher intelligence taught them.
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I think she looks much better while not working out.

Elmgrovegnome
Ramhusker said:
The main thing is happiness. If you are happy, you are more than likely going to be healthier in the long run. And if not, at least you were happy while you were here. I started the year weighing 217 and I'm only 5'9". I got down to 183 with a goal of getting to 175. I'm now tipping it at 186 because I chose a little happiness lately with some cold beer and great desserts. A little disappointed at my skid but don't regret the good times. I still plan on making that 175 goal but it's just going to take a little longer because I'm too old to pass up too much fun!!!!!! I don't plan on stressing about it too much. Perfectly healthy people die every day so good for this chick if she has decided to have a little fun along the way! And she looks good either way to me! :sneaky:;)
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Reducing quantity is the key. Smaller portions, don't finish something because there is only a little left and you don't want to put it in a container. I have always had a high metabolism, and ate insane amounts of food. When I got to my 40's I noticed I started to gain weight. I found that even if I still felt hungry, that if I stopped at what I knew was sufficient amounts of food and got away from the table that in ten minutes the hunger subsided. I still eat everything I used to, just less of it.
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Concussion Expert Says Letting Kids Play Football Should Be Considered Child Abuse

Elmgrovegnome
My son is in youth football. I have seen some big kids in that league, but I have yet to see a jarring tackle. The limited athleticism restricts it. The loudest hit was by my son and it didn't phase the other kid.

I worry about the dirty stuff that went on though. These leagues need coaches and too often it attracts the wrong kind. The kid that was blindsided players during kick returns was an opposing coaches son. He was readjusting and it had nothing to do with the plays on the field. Another coaches kid was spitting and kicking tackled players and diving in with late hits. Four of the eight teams had a kid like that.

I tried to steer my kid to fall ball. But he loves football, and he is very good at it. I couldn't keep him from it. At least as a DE and OT/OG he is less likely to take a big hit in youth leagues.
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Will a test for Brain Trauma protect NFL players? Or end the NFL?

fearsomefour
Probably neither.
What will the standard for the test be?
What are the standards and parameters for damage?
Really hard to frame anything like that because long term damage, which is the concern, is unknown in any sort of diagnosable terms.
Will there be a standard measurement/result that correlates with long term issues? One that stands up to lawsuits?
Doubtful at this point. We are not at that point with concussions or boxers etc now.
The NFL, with billions of dollars on the line, will have a say in the framing of the testing and the rules around it.
Also, there is a right to work issue as well.
Deep sea fisherman have a tremendously dangerous job and they have a right to risk life and limb to make a living. The same, it would reason, would apply here.
So, not super optimistic about there being a huge impact in terms of protecting players.
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Sullivan didn't play

leoram
With that said, Blythe played fairly well, not great, but held his own (minus that snap). My question is this, with chemistry on OL so critical, why didn't Sully see at least one series? I wonder if a bad line call resulted in the play where the tackle had a free pass between him and Brown.

Anyways, that first series only had a couple good plays, some luck, but overall had me feeling like last year. Higbee might be a practice wonder but disappears when the lights go on during games. Gurley needs some holes to regain his aggression.

Vs Oakland, I want to see these guys getting reps: Watkins, Kupp, Austin, Woods, Gurley, Rogers, Everett, Whit, Saffold, Sully, Brown, Hav, and Goff. The playbook is big enough to handle advanced scouting by the Colts. Martz didn't care what happened in the 99 pre-season, he let it fly and nobody caught up until the NFC Championship game. Let's get some continuity going
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Preseason Game #1 Observations

Rams43
Ramrasta said:
QB
J. Goff: Looked good but only had 4 throws so it's impossible to evaluate him.

S. Mannion: He proved we have a very solid backup.

D. Orlovsky: This guy has no place in the NFL.

RB
T. Gurley: He made a nice play in the passing game but his running was reminiscent of last season (largely because our O-line couldn't block)

J. Davis: He ran like our best RB aside from the fumbling and fumbling gets you cut.

M. Brown: Quitely averaged 5 yards per carry.

OL
A. Whitworth: The bright spot on the O-line for sure.

J. Brown: Trash! He got beat more times than I could count.

R. Havenstein: Faired ok in pass protection but wasn't getting push in the running game.

A. Blythe: Had trouble finding someone to block multiple times and had that horrible high snap.

WR
C. Kupp: Seemed like a veteran WR. He had a drop but made a few quality plays including diving on the ball for a TD.

N. Spruce: He caught absolutely everything but it was all short yardage and did very little after the catch.

P. Cooper: Made some catches down the field and got open. He looks like he is getting it.

P. McRoberts: Had a drop, slipped in a route, and didn't separate much. His best play was the tackle on the called back fumble from Hemingway.

R. Woods: Ugly debute. He dropped Goff's catchable first pass and then fumbled the slant route pass that luckily Kupp was able to dive on.

TE
G. Everett: He impressed. He had one drop but made people miss on a couple of nice grabs.

T. Higbee: Most of his work came as a blocker. He struggled to get open and will probably fall behind Everett on the depth chart if Everett can show he can block.

T. Hemingway: He definitely has the tools to get separation but didn't hold his blocks. Great route runner though. Had the one third down drop but it was a tough catch.

DL
E. Westbrooks: He was getting some good penetration. He probably should have had at least one sack.

T. Smart: Played excellent. He had a motor! He held his own on the interior, deflected a pass, and made the play on the fumble recovery late in the game.

L. Trinca-Pasat: Not bad. The QB knew he was there.

M. Longacre: He made some lineman look like silly tonight. Showed great pass rush ability and tackled well.

M. Fox: Bullied the blockers and got pressure. Played well against the run too.

M. Purcell: Clogged the middle pretty well. He even chased down a receiver to the sideline.

LB
C.Thompson: What a pleasant surprise! He was all over the field! He was involved in several tackles, forced a fumble and even got a sack! Wow!

J. Forrest: No mistakes. He made a great play on ST.

F. Orimolade: Yikes. The most memorable play he had was when he got absolutely toasted by the TE up the seam for a TD.

B. Hager: Not physically imposing but technically sound. Made some good tackles and assisted in a pass block.

A. Ogletree: Made one tackle and forced a 3 & out for Dallas on their first possession.

C. Littleton: He was eager to hit in run support. Not so quick in coverage.

E. Price: He spent a lot of time chasing plays but never seemed to be where he should have been.

DB
M. Christian: Heavy hitter and flies to the ball. Just needs to learn to wrap up on tackles.

K. Peterson: He got picked on a lot. He can tackle but he can't cover well at all.

C. Davis: Very quick tonight. Didn't let anyone behind him and even got involved at SS.

T. Hill: He was hit and miss. He slipped on one play and gave up a 1st down. He probably showed enough to deserve more attention though.

L. Joyner: Limited action but looked like he has embraced his new role. He made the exceptional tackle to prevent the 1st down on the Cowboy's first drive.

B. Countess: Meh. He was involved. That's all I can say.

J.Johnson: Hardly knew he was there. He made one tackle.

N. Rodney-Coleman: He did well in coverage but had questionable tackling. He is undersized and got man-handled by McFadden. I saw him reluctant to make a hit on a couple occasions.
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Dang, ramrasta!

I'm truly impressed, man.
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Bonsignore: With preseason games upon us, and Aaron Donald’s holdout lingering, what is his end game

iamme33
KNUCKLEHEAD said:
All I could find on the subject. "Huge deal"


http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...ron-donald-not-present-as-rams-report-to-camp
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I don't know if its true but have heard that ad wants to be highest paid player at his position. if that is true that amounts to 20 mil a year. so that would be 100 mil for 5 years when you could get the 2 years left on his contract plus 2 of tags for about 45 to 50 mil so you would be paying 50 mil for one extra year.
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Rally Cat nabbed!

bnw
I'm not a cat person....always had a dog (3 at present) plus I am very allergic to cats. Well that saved me from cats until last year when I returned from a fishing trip to find a cat running through the house. Now we have two cats. Thankfully both have been relegated to the outside or the garage in winter. Both are great mousers though they kill and stash to rot way too many birds. I stay away from the cats as much as I can but for some twisted cat logic they really really like me. I drive home and they are running to meet me with their rubbing up against my legs and always being where my next foot fall will be. For the past month I've been trying to dissuade them as much as I can since they rubbed poison ivy all over my lower legs but they won't have any of it.
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TST:Winners & Losers From The Trade

sjm1582002
Frack these "reporters" and their ridiculous "grades".

Had the Patsiettes or Cowturds make this same deal we would be hearing all about how "brilliant" those insufferable strokes were and blah....blah....blah. Then, the "article" would end by bashing our FO for not having the guts or brains to make a move like this.

If you wanna win you gotta take some chances. Sometimes they work...sometimes not.

Or, you can stick with "your" proven underachievers, muddle through yet another year, and at best win 7 games.

I think it is clear which side I am on.
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