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Snaps vs NYJ

I get the take since he does look like the Clowney type. And you very well may be right. I changed my mind because I see data points that indicate he will be a big sack guy.

In Clowney's 11 years, he's had one season that surpassed Verse's 68 total pressures to date (6 sacks, 14 QB hits, 48 hurries). His 14 QB hits matches Clowney's career high. Verse, as a still developing rookie, is already superior to Clowney in the very basic pass rush stats.

When you take a deeper dive into more advanced metrics, they aren't close. In PFFs and ESPN's pass rush metrics, Verse is in the top 10. Before he hit the wall, he was in the top 5 across all metrics. Clowney is usually in the 20s or 30s with his best years topping out at around 13th.

More than any other data point I've seen, the below chart from early November, shows that Verse is very capable of getting the quick win. Note that he ranks top 5 in quick disruption pressure rate.

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I think he is or will be better than Clowney, I just made the comparison because they are similar in terms of high pressure rates, but fewer sacks than you would expect based on those pressure rates.
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Panthers beat RedBirds

Growing up in Hawaii we may have been a little behind but we kinda kept up. I remember hearing cool, cherry, righteous... for something good in the 70's, before bad came out. And if it was better than cool, it was "way cool." We all usually get our slang from the media be it movies, TV, or radio. And from others who heard it before we did.

Then I remember awesome become the favorite. Around when bad came out, maybe a little after... it was fresh, still in the 80s, then sweet was maybe the 90s, then "tight" after that. When Michael Jackson's song came out, bad was already the norm for good for some years. Now it's badass (one word), fire, and sick. I can't ever use sick for good, it always meant having a cold, barfing, skipping work (calling in) or being messed up in the head.

Most of us remember when goat used to be unflattering. You screwed up and lost the game, you were a goat! That changed in about the late 90s early 2000s? Maybe this goes in the non-football thread. Toss me over there if you like, mods.
Well, I was born in So Cal, but left in 1975 for Texas and I was using "bad" before I left.
In the 80's it was more Valley Girl lingo. "Tripindicular" "Totally" "Gag me with a spoon" "like TOTALLY" "lord god king Bu-Fu". All of which were in @Merlin 's verbal wheelhouse....
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Falcons looking to cut Cousins.

Coaching issues? WTF? lol

The Falcons desperately needed a new QB.. and paid desperate money. There were risks, of course.

Then.. they saw what they believed to be a true QB of the future available.. and made the pick.

Where in any of that is bad process? Don't we know how hard it is to get a QB?

If there was any mistake.. it was in waiting too long to put Penix in, imo. Cousins just didn't recover enough movement to be effective.

If the Rams were in a position where a QB of similar stature was available.. they'd be dumb not to pick him, imo.
I agree with this take.

They overpaid for Cousins but I get the rationale for why they did what they did.

CELEBRATE !! Victory - Rams shoot down the Jets!

That’s my point. That overly conservative gameplan isn’t going to win a playoff game against a good team.

I get that it was cold but the Jets defense is not good. Having so many passes behind the LOS was an odd choice, especially since the Jets were sitting on them.
Don't disagree with you there. Hopefully McVay's mindset changes aggression wise once its a playoff game vs a regular season game. I'd love for him to find a good balance of when to push the pedal yet be smartly patient with how he calls a game. Think we'd all be ok if he was showing conservative calls to lull a team to sleep only to hit them with a big ass play every now and then.

GAME DAY SNF - Buccaneers at Cowboys

We want the Rams to have a chance of hosting a second round game.

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Good point.

Assuming a 7 seed like Wash can take out Philly in Wildcard round, we could then host the 4 or 5 seed winner as Detroit would face Wash.

This would be ideal to me as I don't want to face Philly.

Our path would go GB@Sofi-->Minn\ATL\TB@Sofi -->Detroit@Detroit.

All winnable games.

Or imagine the NFC Championship @Sofi if Washington beats Detroit. :fire1:

GAME DAY The Late Games - Week 16

Cousins is shot. Can't move, and can't generate any zip. 1 TD to 9 Ints the past 5 games. There's a reason he was benched. Has nothing to do with the OC. I think Robinson is fairly competent btw. Cousins would get killed behind Seattle's OL. Atlanta's offense is better everywhere except maybe TE, Pitts is fools gold, and WR is close.

Yikes didn't realize it was that bad
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Rams vs. Jets top 5 historial plays

Honorable mention should go to Jackie Slater for shoving that POS Mark Gastineau.

That recent Gastineau video of him confronting Favre was pretty sad. But Gastineau was always a turd, even though the poor guy might have CTE by now.
It was pathetic. Mark came across as a whiny retard. Should've been more low key and more discreet. "Cmon Brett... how much you got paid for layin down like that?" Jab him a bit but don't whine, just made himself look bad. He's one of those wow what happened guys. I didn't like the play either but Favre handled this well. He was like "Oh gosh I didn't mean it." (inside thinking wow this guy is toast)

Oline Rankings

Stumbled across this article. Not sure if it has been posted or referenced but shows some interesting things.

The offensive line metric (OL+) they use combines pressure and sack rate stats with time-to-throw data then adds in ESPN Pass Block (PBWR) and Run Block Win Rate (RBWR) stats.

A Few Tidbits:

Rams Oline Ranks 5th in the NFL over the last four weeks
and 13th overall on the year.
Jets rank 27th and suck pretty bad, but Rodgers gets the ball out quick. Get on the short pass game of Rodgers Mr. Shula!
Cardinals are at a respectable 11 and Seattle 30!
Denver Oline is #1.
Suprisingly, Lions at 21 last 4 weeks and falling off a bit.


Also posting the ESPN NFL Team win rankings below.

Legend for columns below:
PRWR = Pass rush win rate
RSWR = Run stopping win rate
PBWR = Pass blocking win rate
RBWR = Run blocking win rate

NFL team win rate rankings​

teamPRWRRSWRPBWRRBWR
Arizona Cardinals32% (30)30% (18)59% (15)71% (15)
Atlanta Falcons32% (29)28% (27)58% (21)71% (20)
Baltimore Ravens36% (26)30% (22)70% (3)74% (3)
Buffalo Bills41% (12)32% (11)68% (6)71% (16)
Carolina Panthers28% (31)25% (32)51% (32)72% (14)
Chicago Bears39% (21)28% (28)59% (14)73% (8)
Cincinnati Bengals38% (22)29% (25)52% (29)67% (32)
Cleveland Browns46% (2)34% (1)63% (11)70% (23)
Dallas Cowboys42% (9)28% (29)59% (18)74% (4)
Denver Broncos45% (6)32% (9)74% (1)74% (2)
Detroit Lions38% (23)30% (19)63% (12)72% (13)
Green Bay Packers35% (27)33% (6)66% (8)70% (22)
Houston Texans49% (1)34% (2)56% (25)68% (30)
Indianapolis Colts37% (24)30% (20)54% (27)73% (5)
Jacksonville Jaguars27% (32)28% (26)59% (16)70% (24)
Kansas City Chiefs39% (18)31% (16)71% (2)73% (6)
Las Vegas Raiders45% (4)32% (8)57% (24)70% (26)
Los Angeles Chargers36% (25)33% (5)63% (10)72% (12)
Los Angeles Rams39% (19)32% (10)59% (19)72% (11)
Miami Dolphins39% (19)31% (14)58% (20)70% (27)
Minnesota Vikings46% (3)33% (3)70% (5)73% (10)
New England Patriots40% (16)30% (23)52% (30)68% (31)
New Orleans Saints34% (28)28% (30)51% (31)71% (18)
New York Giants41% (15)32% (12)57% (23)70% (21)
New York Jets41% (11)33% (7)56% (26)68% (29)
Philadelphia Eagles41% (13)33% (4)70% (4)73% (9)
Pittsburgh Steelers45% (5)31% (15)58% (22)71% (19)
San Francisco 49ers41% (14)32% (13)61% (13)70% (25)
Seattle Seahawks40% (17)31% (17)59% (17)69% (28)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers42% (10)26% (31)65% (9)73% (7)
Tennessee Titans43% (8)30% (21)54% (28)71% (17)
Washington Commodes45% (7)29% (24)68% (7)75% (1)
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Media Fallout: Rams Sweep the Niners

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I used to just consider the whiners another team. It's after Haley and Norton jr. started the "sosar" rams that hatred built up.

I don't think that was Haley.

I don't believe he and Norton over-lapped in San Francisco until the very end of Haley's career. Pretty sure it was Dana Stubblefield and Norton. The same Dana Stubblefield that's currently in prison for raping a mentally challenged woman.

Dopest podcast around

I'm saying it now Uncle Joey "Coco" Diaz The Church of What's Happening Now (Past and now Present) Cocksucka, The New Testament.

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I just listened to Coco's autobiography.

Fuuuuuuck, what an insane life he has lived. I have no idea how he is still alive with the amount of cocaine and alcohol he has consumed. Not to mention the company he ran with.
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