Ray Ray

[Blue and Gold]

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[ChrisW]

I remember the play, but what I don't remember was if it was after the whistle?

From what I remember in only seeing it once, it didn't look like that hard of a shove, and could have been a dive on the Philly player. Am I completely off base here?

 

[Mojo Ram]

Thanks for posting(i missed the play).

But....What about the Philly player running at him from behind? Whats going on there? Wish i could watch it.

 

[rking4441]

This made me just about pull my hair out. At a party with a ton of Eagles fans who are pumped after Sproles make a nice return and here Ray Ray put them in FG range to start the drive. This penalty alone cost the Rams 3 pts and could have been the difference between the Rams driving towards a tying FG instead of needing a TD. Not blaming Ray Ray since there were plenty of bone headed plays and blame to go around but it shows you how the smallest things can have the biggest impacts.
Come on Man!

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

I am sure that Armstrong was targeted as being a hot head by every Special teams unit they have played since part way through last season. When coaches know that it is easy to get under someones skin they take advantage of it.

Bye Bye Armstrong. Good Riddance.

 

[Ramrasta]

This team can't afford ignorant penalties. Addition by subtraction here.

 

[Ballhawk]

Yeah, i remember RRA being a hot head and acting stupid to his coaches and team mates on the sideline last year after a similar stupid penalty that cost us dearly. I don't know why he was kept around this long.

 

[RamGal]

Ray Ray = Bye Bye.

 

[Simba]

Reynolds too ... with an Illegal block in the back

 

[Juggs]

I think Ray Ray had a needed mentality to bust someone in the mouth. That was a clear flop by smith. Should he have done it? Absolutely not, it was stupid but he is young and has a great skill set. A great special teams guy. If we are gonna punish someone for costing us, let's get on Cook more, this dudes hands resemble that of a uncoordinated defensive tackle. Not a 35 million dollar TE. I do like the message Fisher sent, just wish it wasn't on a player that no one really gave a shit about.

 

[blue4]

I don't see why it matters if it's a flop by Smith or not. Point is, he put two hands on Smith and shoved right out in plain view when the play was over. Right there for all the world to see, and put them in FG range pretty much right off the bat. Ray Ray's skill set is debatable. The only thing he was noted for in preseason is getting mouthy with teammates. Cook at least gets open and create mismatch problems for a defense. His presence at the very least forces LBers to adjust to him. .

 

[Thordaddy]

Pretty clear in that first frame that Smith was not accelerating into Ray in fact he was decelerating ,butt down backward pressure on the right heal , not in a position to deliver a hit,sorta looks like the "butt fumble". EVERYONE in those photos is either on the ground or disengaged except Ray and Smith one Philly player is getting up from the pile, no way that wasn't well after the whistle .

Anyway ,body of work ,that's the operative term here , oft times the last straw is not justification alone and again HOW Ray played it may have been the issue ,from what we hear he has a propensity for trash talking ,maybe issues accepting responsibility and wasn't GOING TO change. Obviously the coaches saw some value in the guys ability as did some posters here.
Fish has a rep for dealing with bad boys ,Ray must be worse than your run of the mill bb.

 

[LetsGoRams]

Yea, way after the whistle, and for no reason whatsoever. Just a really stupid, stupid play.