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XXXIVwin

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1. I sure as heck better not post 20, and I won't call 'em "random" either.... a certain someone (cough-@AvengerRam- cough) is protective of his "20 random" format.... I hear he's litigious too... and I don't want no trouble.... :wow2::laugh1:

2. Matt Gay is automatic. We are gonna miss that guy a ton if we let him go. Yeah he'll be expensive but I hope we keep him.

3. Glad to see Tutu catch a couple short range passes.... But the guy did some serious harm to his YPC average. He went from a 58 average all the way down to 34.8!

4. I keyed on T Lewis on a series in the second quarter.... he was absolutely DOGGING it. Anyone else notice this? The lack of effort on that series by Lewis was absolutely disgraceful and unprofessional. Three plays in a row he gave zero effort.

5. There were times this definitely felt like I was watching a late-season Jeff Fisher game. "Yeah the Rams are clearly the inferior team and have no real chance of winning. But hahaha, we outsmarted you with a great fake punt!!"

6. From last week-- anyone else think Taysom Hill reminds them of CMC? Man that dude played a great game. What a weapon, what a talented and tough SOB.

7. Again from last week-- Cam Jordan's sunglasses (for his eye injury) made him look like a Steampunk character.

8. For the second week in a row, Fox screwed up the graphic for the Rams starting lineup. Um... Justin Hollins isn't our starting LB, okay? And last week they said Evans was in the starting lineup, which probably gave several of us a heart arrhythmia.

9. Who's the dude who looks like Thor (Chris Hemsworth) next to Kevin Burkhart up in the booth?

10. My wife was amused by the long hyphenated names on the Chiefs: Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Juju Smith-Schuster. As for the receiver Skyy Moore... why in the actual fuck would you name your kid with two "y's" in his first name? So he has to correct everyone in the damn world how to spell his name?? Or do his parents just like vodka? sheesh....

11. Rams stopped Chiefs 5 times in the Red Zone, forcing a pick and 4 field goals? Pretty impressive.

12. Skura sucks.

13. Seemed like a typical Bryce Perkins game, same of what we saw in the preseason. Had some clutch runs, a few highlight-reel broken tackles, but hardly any passing game and only between 6 and 13 points for the whole damn game. He's a tough competitor and a nice change-up for a play or two, but IMHO this guy just doesn't have the tools to be a legit #2 QB. The difference in talent level between Stafford and both of our backups.... it's a chasm.

14. Why on earth isn't Cobie Durant getting any play time? Or Rochell? Kendrick is okay I guess, but I sure wish I could see what these other 2 guys can bring.

15. McCutch sighting. Hope we see more of him, hope his shoulder is okay.

16. I thought one of the KC coaches looked like Andy McCollum in his prime.

17. Shocking to see McVay get completely slobber-knockered by#49 (Roger Carter, making, um... a bad first impression). As soon as I saw that hit, I said to my wife, "I bet a few people on ROD think that moment was a good metaphor for the Rams whole season." This year, McVay and the Rams have been sucker-punched, and they don't know what hit 'em. I went back and watched that hit in slo-mo..... man, McVay got rocked! As Mike Tyson would say: "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."

18. Commets welcome. Yeah this season sucks, so I guess I can try to distract myself with amusing little observations.
 
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1. I sure as heck better not post 20, and I won't call 'em "random" either.... a certain someone (cough-@AvengerRam- cough) is protective of his "20 random" format.... I hear he's litigious too... and I don't want no trouble.... :wow2::laugh1:

2. Matt Gay is automatic. We are gonna miss that guy a ton if we let him go. Yeah he'll be expensive but I hope we keep him.

3. Glad to see Tutu catch a couple short range passes.... But the guy did some serious harm to his YPC average. He went from a 58 average all the way down to 34.8!

4. I keyed on T Lewis on a series in the second quarter.... he was absolutely DOGGING it. Anyone else notice this? The lack of effort on that series by Lewis was absolutely disgraceful and unprofessional. Three plays in a row he gave zero effort.

5. There were times this definitely felt like I was watching a late-season Jeff Fisher game. "Yeah the Rams are clearly the inferior team and have no real chance of winning. But hahaha, we outsmarted you with a great fake punt!!"

6. From last week-- anyone else think Taysom Hill reminds them of CMC? Man that dude played a great game. What a weapon, what a talented and tough SOB.

7. Again from last week-- Cam Jordan's sunglasses (for his eye injury) made him look like a Steampunk character.

8. For the second week in a row, Fox screwed up the graphic for the Rams starting lineup. Um... Justin Hollins isn't our starting LB, okay? And last week they said Evans was in the starting lineup, which probably gave several of us a heart arrhythmia.

9. Who's the dude who looks like Thor (Chris Hemsworth) next to Kevin Burkhart up in the booth?

10. My wife was amused by the long hyphenated names on the Chiefs: Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Juju Smith-Schuster. As for the receiver Skyy Moore... why in the actual fuck would you name your kid with two "y's" in his first name? So he has to correct everyone in the damn world how to spell his name?? Or do his parents just like vodka? sheesh....

11. Rams stopped Chiefs 5 times in the Red Zone, forcing a pick and 4 field goals? Pretty impressive.

12. Skura sucks.

13. Seemed like a typical Bryce Perkins game, same of what we saw in the preseason. Had some clutch runs, a few highlight-reel broken tackles, but hardly any passing game and only between 6 and 13 points for the whole damn game. He's a tough competitor and a nice change-up for a play or two, but IMHO this guy just doesn't have the tools to be a legit #2 QB. The difference in talent level between Stafford and both of our backups.... it's a chasm.

14. Why on earth isn't Cobie Durant getting any play time? Or Rochell? Kendrick is okay I guess, but I sure wish I could see what these other 2 guys can bring.

15. McCutch sighting. Hope we see more of him, hope his shoulder is okay.

16. I thought one of the KC coaches looked like Andy McCollum in his prime.

17. Shocking to see McVay get completely slobber-knockered by#49 (Roger Carter, making, um... a bad first impression). As soon as I saw that hit, I said to my wife, "I bet a few people on ROD think that moment was a good metaphor for the Rams whole season." This year, McVay and the Rams have been sucker-punched, and they don't know what hit 'em. I went back and watched that hit in slo-mo..... man, McVay got rocked! As Mike Tyson would say: "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth."

18. Commets welcome. Yeah this season sucks, so I guess I can try to distract myself with amusing little observations.
I went it bed halfway into the 3rd quarter. It was almost 11.30 and I was knackered so didn't see Lewis dogging it. But if that is the case, then McVay will have him out methinks.

The fake punt made me think about the Detroit game last year when they used their entire trickery manual knowing it was the only way they had half a chance of winning. It seems a lot changes in a year.

I have faith in McVay, I highly doubt a single NFL team could have taken the hits we have and been close to even.
 

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No, sorry, I meant the dude with the long hair next to both Burkhart and Olsen. The dude looks even more like Thor than Olsen does. Maybe he's a "spotter" or something. He's always in the booth with those guys.
 

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I didn't focus on Lewis.. but I'm betting Hoecht got more snaps and that should tell you everything you need to know about the Rams Edge situation.
 

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I enjoyed reading your takes @XXXIVwin

8. For the second week in a row, Fox screwed up the graphic for the Rams starting lineup. Um... Justin Hollins isn't our starting LB, okay? And last week they said Evans was in the starting lineup, which probably gave several of us a heart arrhythmia.

Who can blame them? The hardest job in the NFL right now is graphic work for TV crews trying to keep up with Ram injuries. :D


13. Seemed like a typical Bryce Perkins game, same of what we saw in the preseason. Had some clutch runs, a few highlight-reel broken tackles, but hardly any passing game and only between 6 and 13 points for the whole damn game. He's a tough competitor and a nice change-up for a play or two, but IMHO this guy just doesn't have the tools to be a legit #2 QB. The difference in talent level between Stafford and both of our backups.... it's a chasm.

I wonder what the Rams strategy is/was with Perkins? Did they expect more from him? Or did they always see 1-2 game substitute potential?

Because… he is playing exactly as we expect from what we’ve seen. He’s never shown a good passing arm. That must be okay, for what they expect from him?

Me personally, I want more arm talent in my backup. The Raven’s practice squad QB Anthony Brown, for example, feels more like what we want Perkins to be.
 

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I enjoyed reading your takes @XXXIVwin



Who can blame them? The hardest job in the NFL right now is graphic work for TV crews trying to keep up with Ram injuries. :D




I wonder what the Rams strategy is/was with Perkins? Did they expect more from him? Or did they always see 1-2 game substitute potential?

Because… he is playing exactly as we expect from what we’ve seen. He’s never shown a good passing arm. That must be okay, for what they expect from him?

Me personally, I want more arm talent in my backup. The Raven’s practice squad QB Anthony Brown, for example, feels more like what we want Perkins to be.
One thing that may have only amused me was all the background work done on Perkins and his injuries in college. So much attention by the announcing crew about the Rams UDFA QB, as though in some prep meeting they discussed filler information in case the game sucked...lol
 

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I was pretty impressed with McVay's ability to shake off the hit by Roger Carter. Man, that snapped his head like a heavyweight punch to the jaw. And to not see it coming, wow, no glass jaw on McVay. That is the kind of head snap that knocks boxers out.
 

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Wolford and Perkins both confirmed they need an upgrade at QB2. And QB3.
 

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Others beside Durant/RR missing (also known as the 2022 Tutu treatment): Yeast & Lake…finally saw some BB3 a bit late.
 

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Letting go of this season but looking forward to seeing Tutu and Kyren get more PT to show their skills and hopefully boost a bad O from being at the bottom 31-32. Will be pulling for them the rest of the year win or lose. And also any other young player who steps up for the rest of the year. Looking at who we keep for next year.
 

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Hope to see a lot more of Durant, Rochell, Yeast and Lake over the final seven games. If for no other reason, Long, Hill, Rapp and Scott are unlikely to be re-signed. Maybe Nick Scott ... Maybe.

Was hoping ... and continue to hope ... the Rams bring-up one of the three Edge players on the Practice Squad. My preference would be Keir Thomas. I like watching Hoecht but have seen enough of Terrell Lewis for now.

Also think Floyd has played hard and hurt for much of the past two years, and deserves a few fewer snaps. Same with Donald. If they're playing 85% of the defensive snaps, I would take it down to 75%.

Would also like to see Hardy (IR) but not sure they have enough moves to bring him back. I believe there's a limit (Six?) on the number of players placed on Injured Reserve but then brought back.
 

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3. Glad to see Tutu catch a couple short range passes.... But the guy did some serious harm to his YPC average. He went from a 58 average all the way down to 34.8!
I'm fairly convinced McVay reads this board.

I outlined on multiple threads my belief that McVay (and rest of O-staff) is to blame for not working in Tutu. It was lazy (and wrong) for them to make it seem he was a one trick pony with his ~60 yard/reception "ridiculous" stat.

And now they hit him twice on the exact pattern examples I described.

Sorry to be "that guy", but let me complain for a sec. I don't get paid to notice this offensive malpractice. How could they miss it?
 

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I like Perkins, but I hate his arm. He floats passes ten yards down the field. Doesn't go through reads and doesn't' really have any business playing in the NFL IMO. However, I do think he's a better option than Wolford. With that said. If the Rams want to win any games this season with him @ QB they need to change up their game planning completely.