PREGAME 49’ers at Rams - Time To Smoke The Whiners

[Tano]

Shanahan takes advantage of your ILB core every single time. That seems to be the constant every matchup. Outside of Ramsey, I don’t think you guys have the personnel to contain Kittle without Deebo having a field day or the other. He can’t do that against Bobby Wagner & SEA loves playing the run in which SF loves to do. We have have the personnel to not let at least both Deebo & Kittle have a big day. The short quick passing game also negates Donald & the EDGEs.

You’re right the athletic QBs. Bosa & company can’t tee off against Kyler & Russell like they can against way-less athletic QBs like Goff/now Stafford. Not to mention Kyle’s know McVay’s playbook like the back of his hand.

Hopefully we won't continue to play soft the entire game like we did the last time we played these guys.

 

[Tano]

Are you suggesting we clone Ramsey to cover Samuel and Kittle?

I love that recommendation

 

[dang]

I love that recommendation

How about.

Donald1—Gaines—Donald2
Floyd1—Floyd2—Miller1—Miller2
Ramsey-Fuller1-Fuller2-Ramsey2.

 

[Tano]

How about.

Donald1—Gaines—Donald2
Floyd1—Floyd2—Miller1—Miller2
Ramsey-Fuller1-Fuller2-Ramsey2.

Awesome lol

 

[Steve808]

I wonder if it will be different now with Von Miller opposite Floyd. If they can take away the outside rush or contain it for the most part then it will take away a huge part of the Niners offense.

The Niners ran Samuel to the left with a lot of success the last time.

Von Miller made our edges better. But the main thing is to run the ball, take care of the ball and we need to man up on 3rd and short on defense. And we cannot afford a slow start where we're down 7-0 and then punting to them.

Shanahan takes the air out of the ball once they get a lead and we've played right into their hands. We don't need to hit the home run balls to beat these ass wipes. Just take the short gains and keep the chains moving.

The #2 seed is important in case Green Bay gets upset along the way.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Von Miller made our edges better. But the main thing is to run the ball, take care of the ball and we need to man up on 3rd and short on defense. And we cannot afford a slow start where we're down 7-0 and then punting to them.

Shanahan takes the air out of the ball once they get a lead and we've played right into their hands. We don't need to hit the home run balls to beat these ass wipes. Just take the short gains and keep the chains moving.

The #2 seed is important in case Green Bay gets upset along the way.

Green Bay didn’t look good against the Browns. They rightfully should have lost that game. They seem vulnerable against a good running attack. But they should get five starters back before the play a playoff game. So they will be a tough out.

 

[raised_fisT]

Tickets for this game are over $200 each for nosebleeds. Wtf is going on?

No doubt about it ..need to wallop these MFers. 9ers are my most hated team... Packers a close 2nd.

 

[RamDino]

The Rams have to stop the run. There is no way that Jimmy G or Lance will pass them to victory, not with Ramsey back there taking out Debo or Kittles. If the Rams can stop the run, they will win. That is how other teams beat the niners.

 

[Merlin]

I hate the Niners so much, it almost hurts. The Rams will never do anything that matters if we don't beat those Sonsabitches on Sunday, imo. It almost means more than winning a Lombardi, beating their asses and crushing their dreams.

Yeah if this team can't beat these mediocre fucks then it will properly set expectations for the playoffs. Not gonna say we're done if we lose this but... Aliens.

 

[dieterbrock]

 

[CGI_Ram]

View: https://twitter.com/eric_branch/status/1478408154496962560?s=21

Hand surgeon explains how 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo could play vs. Rams

The injury to QB Jimmy Garoppolo’s thumb shelved him for a game against the Texans, but...

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Hand surgeon explains how 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo could play vs. Rams​

Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that he’s hopeful quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo can practice Wednesday.

That should sound familiar.

That’s because Shanahan offered the same vague optimism the previous Monday about Garoppolo potentially practicing despite his thumb injury two days later.

But Garoppolo has yet to practice since he got hurt. In fact, as of Sunday, he hadn’t even thrown a pass since injured the thumb in a game at Tennessee on Dec. 23.

Shanahan’s ongoing talk about Garoppolo having a chance to play, along with Garoppolo’s inactivity, has to leave you wondering: Is Shanahan entering the second week of a smoke screen designed to mislead opponents about which of his QBs, Garoppolo or Trey Lance, will play when he knows Garoppolo will remain sidelined?

The answer: Possibly … but not necessarily.

The crux of the issue is whether Garoppolo can play against the Rams with a torn ulnar collateral ligament and an associated avulsion fracture of his thumb Sunday, which would be 17 days removed from his injury.

And, based on how Shanahan has described Garoppolo’s injury, it’s not unreasonable to believe he could return for Sunday’s regular-season finale.

That’s the opinion of Dr. David Hay, an orthopedic hand and wrist surgeon at Cedar-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. Hay, a hand surgeon consultant to the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks, said the severity of such an injury is determined by the nature of the fracture at the base of the thumb.

Garoppolo’s avulsion fracture occurred when a small piece of his bone attached to his UCL ligament was pulled away from the bone. Shanahan has said only a “fleck” of his bone was removed, which is why it’s “stable.”

“It all depends on how bad the injury is,” Hay said. “You’ll see these sometimes and it’s a sprain and a little avulsion fragment. And the thumb is basically stable because it wasn’t completely torn off. And the guy’s like, ‘Hey, let’s tape it up and play.’”

Shanahan noted former Saints quarterback Drew Brees suffered a similar injury in 2019 that required surgery and forced him to miss five games because he had a displaced fracture.

“If you tear a little bone off it, and that bone is not particularly displaced, it tends to heal better and you can often avoid surgery,” Hay said. “It’s a little quicker timeline. …

“If his thumb is stable to stresses and isn’t particularly painful — or can be made stable to external stresses with taping or bracing in a manner that’s not particularly painful — then he could obviously play.”

Hay said Garoppolo is likely experiencing significantly less pain now that he’s nearly two weeks removed from the injury. However, he acknowledged such an injury is difficult for a QB given the nature of the position. An offensive lineman, for example, can play with a cast, but it can be challenging to stabilize the thumb on a QB’s throwing hand with a brace while not compromising his ability to grip and throw.

Shanahan maintained Monday that Garoppolo could avoid surgery when asked about an NFL Network report that an offseason procedure would likely be required.

“I’ve been made aware of that surgery is a possibility,” Shanahan said. “But as of right now, he would not need it.”

What could change that would necessitate offseason surgery? It’s not known if Shanahan was hinting at a scenario in which Garoppolo plays again this season and exacerbates his injury.

Hay said, “There’s the thought of, ‘Oh my gosh, am I going to make this worse? Turn this into surgery? Cause myself long-term problems? Or is the risk worth winning on Sunday?’”

 

[CGI_Ram]

Cam Akers status: Rams RB expected to play Sunday per coach Sean McVay - Sports Illustrated

Akers tore his Achilles tendon in July, but was activated in late December.

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Rams RB Cam Akers Expected to Play Sunday vs. 49ers, Coach McVay Says​

Rams running back Cam Akers is expected to make his season debut this Sunday against the 49ers.

Coach Sean McVay said Monday that Akers is set to play against San Francisco, just months removed from tearing his Achilles tendon in July.

“I think you let him go. You know, he did a great job these last couple weeks,” he said on The Coach McVay Show. “To say that he's not ready, I don't know that I'd be accurate. I think that he's ready. I think he probably would've been ready to go last week. But we're operating with the expectation and anticipation that Cam Akers is going to make his Rams debut in the [2021] season after Achilles surgery this week. I think he's got a chance to be able to contribute. And this is a pretty cool story.”

The Rams activated Akers from injured reserve in late December, setting the stage for his comeback.

Akers, 22, was selected by the Rams in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. He ran for 625 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie, and he added a pair of scores in the postseason. Los Angeles has relied on a running back duo in Akers's absence, with Sony Michel and Darrell Henderson tallying 187 and 149 carries, respectively.

“This is a special guy who's a special player,” McVay said. “And having him back will definitely give us a boost. What that workload looks like and how it works, I can't answer that quite yet. But I do expect him to contribute in some form or fashion on Sunday against the Niners.”

The Rams (12–4) enter Week 18 leading the NFC West and can clinch the division title with a win or tie in their contest Sunday, or with a Cardinals loss or tie with the Seahawks.

 

[kurtfaulk]

Rams RB Cam Akers Expected to Play Sunday vs. 49ers, Coach McVay Says

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[Mikey Ram]

I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't see him at all again this week..McVay seems to be walking back his optmism about how ready he might really be just a bit..Of course, to pay attention to what I think, is all too often senseless folly...A little self degradation is sometimes good for the soul, so that's mine for this week.. My soul feels a little better already...

 

[badnews]

How about.

Donald1—Gaines—Donald2
Floyd1—Floyd2—Miller1—Miller2
Ramsey-Fuller1-Fuller2-Ramsey2.

Give me 5 Donald's and 6 Ramseys.

 

[dieterbrock]

McVay be like, "I'll see your Garoppolo, and raise you one Akers"

 

[Tano]

Give me 5 Donald's and 6 Ramseys.

That would just be unfair man - lol

 

[RamsOfCastamere]

View: https://youtu.be/3nYCVt-dR3Q

 

[JonRam99]

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports that Los Angeles Rams running back Cam Akers has looked 'incredible' in practice, expected to play vs. San Francisco 49ers

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[JonRam99]

Von Miller made our edges better.

Good Game Greg has also made our middle better. (edit: I'm taking credit for calling him "Triple G" first)
I think the outcome will be better this time.