PREGAME Pregame thread - Lions @ Rams
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I just got over that cold..... I just shoved Vics up both my nostrils, and chewed down Vitamin C tablets and it disappeared rather quickly.
Stafford will be fine.
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It really depends what position you play. I played WR and TE my whole football career, and I was usually one of the tallest kids on the field in Jr. All American Football, so I was usually being hit below the waste. In high school by the end of my sophomore year I was 6'-2" 185-190 and that was considered pretty big back in the 70's... (average in todays football).
When I played (and caught the ball) I tried to avoid contact, rather then trying to put a hit on a smaller DB's, but they always went for the thighs and sometimes got the knees. Today when you watch TE's they actually try to put a big lick on those DB's.
Things only got dirty when you were blocking.... lots of hands got stepped on and fingers twisted.
I can see both sides. From defenders perspective, you can’t go high so youre already limited to where you can tackle. And when you are tackling someone bigger than you, you need to make sure you wrap their legs. If you tackle hip/body, higher likelihood of bigger TEs running over you. Remember this is also happening in real-time and it’s bang bang and a lot of time ppl get hurt when they jump and come down and get hit at the same time. Obviously when it happens and someone gets hurt, it sucks but we are talking about 1 or 2 plays out of how many? Zach Ertz also just got hurt during the Vikings/Commodes game like this. Terrible…
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Yeah I just listened to todays interview with Stafford, I don't know what he's referring to, he sounds fine.
Watch the tape. If you don’t see an intentional dive at the knees on Higs then we are just seeing things differently. no harm/no foul. Just completely different perspectives.
Kelvin Sheppard is the Lions' DC. He played against Stafford in college (both born in 1988). He went from NFL player to DC in 7 years. I don't know if he's any good, but he seems to handle the podium well.
(@10:53) The view from the other side is that with the Rams 13 package, the plays are playing like it's 11 and 12 personnel
"[McVay] can morph that 13 into anything he wants"
On McVay: "Brilliant, brilliant coach that's doing a damn good job over there."
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_38vZYOoxI
(@10:53) The view from the other side is that with the Rams 13 package, the plays are playing like it's 11 and 12 personnel
"[McVay] can morph that 13 into anything he wants"
On McVay: "Brilliant, brilliant coach that's doing a damn good job over there."
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_38vZYOoxI
Yeah, but that’s just all of those snowbirds. Those of us who actually live here are awesome drivers!
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In our town we are having issues with young kids riding around like Evil Knievel (with no helmets) on E-bikes. It's pretty scary to watch. There was a bad accident where they were operating them on sidewalks and hit elderly people and hurt them pretty bad. From what I was told the parents are being charged child endangerment and the kids are probably gonna get slapped pretty hard. The police is now confiscating them if the kids operating the bikes are not observing the road laws to a T.
The schedule makers really planted a huge F-U at this point in the year. A true a gauntlet, Detroit and then at Seattle in 4 days?
Yikes
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Per the DVOA metric, Rams are not only the best team in the NFL right now, they statistically are one of the greatest teams of all-time. If they come out focused, they will make short work of the Lions. There is a lot on the the line, this is not the game to drop. Expecting possibly the most well played game of the season and a message to be sent.
The lions have a very good offense but the Rams O is just as good and we are better defensively. Plus we are at home which hopefully will give us an advantage. This game is scaring the hell out of me though. The lions are against the wall and this will be like a playoff game for them and you know Captain Caveman will be going for it on many 4th downs. We owe them one however, and a big one, and I hope this game is it. Run it down their throats, pressure Goff, and I think we win.
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I'm also having a tough time getting comfortable for this game.
I think we should use an up tempo offense and keep the Lions D on their heels. We don't do so well when we try to slow things down and go out of our way to prioritize the run.... Seems like we end up with too many 3rd and longs.
I'm also having a tough time getting comfortable for this game.
I think we should use an up tempo offense and keep the Lions D on their heels. We don't do so well when we try to slow things down and go out of our way to prioritize the run.... Seems like we end up with too many 3rd and longs.
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BTW, guessing Atwell will be up because McVay thinks they have a good shot of beating them over the top due to the Lions injury at safety. So he might be good for one big play.
On defense, be ready for trick plays! The Lions are in a tough situation as a Loss *may* mean no playoffs with the Packers and Bears in front of them.
These are games where I worry about McVay's play calls, however Campbell kinda makes me smile because he will take bigger risk.
The key in this game is the Rams run defense as well as covering Gibbs out of the back field.
These are games where I worry about McVay's play calls, however Campbell kinda makes me smile because he will take bigger risk.
The key in this game is the Rams run defense as well as covering Gibbs out of the back field.
