he was bad last night - but wanted to point that out.

I noticed Nacua kept the ball.

...any one of five NFC teams and MAYBE three AFC teams can win the Super Bowl.

1) Rams - just play relatively cleanly and they can and will beat anyone.
2) Philly - if they continue to crank up their defense and get just enough from Hurts.
3) Seattle - might be playing at home with a bye. Still, Darnold....
4) SF - they might be playing at home throughout. But can that defense hold up?
5) Chicago - turnovers and magical endings cannot last; defense suspect, but that run game at home is tough

1) NE - been playing very consistently and don't beat themselves. Too young though?
2) Houston - that defense, with a little offense, is very dangerous.
3) Jax - look out, they are the team no one will want to play.

Thoughts?

Injuries happen throughout the season. We’ve been fortunate to have blinders through the first 3/4 of the season to not believe they would impact our Rams, which they didn’t,

Should injuries happen down the stretch, I felt the following players had good games and will be threats despite injuries to our starters:

1. Xavier Smith - He was consistently getting open. Anyone not named Nacua will need to get separation. He caught my eye tonight and in the return game.

2. McClendon - I had my doubts about him, but he had another solid game. Didn’t hear him get mentioned once and rarely saw pressure from the right side of the line.

3. Witherspoon - His snaps were limited, and didn’t give up much ground, But good to see, hopefully he’s out of the doghouse and we’ll either have solid backups between him or DWill.

Falcons tried to hand us the game back, and we wouldn’t take it. This one hurts.

That is all, carry on.

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I for one will not lose sleep over that bit of scheduling...

the last we and a half have been crushing...

However...rams still favored to win superbowl in most odds i look at

Also some team socks. Learned my lesson in ‘19 & ‘20, thise will not be coming out on game-day.

Is it weird that we can enter the playoffs along with every team giving us our only 4 losses?

Is it weird our path to the Super Bowl could have every game be a revenge game against those teams?

I think the path will be Panthers-Seadogs-Whiners.

Crazy.

December 29, 2025 (Week 17)

8:15 PM ET
Los Angeles Rams (11-4) at Atlanta Falcons (6-9)

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Whoever it is, gets an extra day rest.

They play on Saturday .

Same for SF and Sea.

Its bull S.

Would you sit the starters and let them rest and heal?

Play the starters against the Falcons but sit them out for the Cards game?

Or play the starters both game to keep the momentum going?

I have been slacking this week!

Been traveling a bit with the Holidays.

Hope everyone has had a good one!

What do you all plan to make for the game tomorrow?

My mind goes right to wings! But I am not sure I am going to get behind making them myself or not.

There is also a BBQ joint near by that my wife and I have been meaning to try.

What's on your menu!?

The 1 seed, to me, is gone, which is fine.

I think it'll be between Seattle and SF. That's what is most exciting for the league, so I anticipate a SF victory tonight.

Let me preface by saying I hope this ages horribly, but...let's be honest, whiners will win that game.

So, the question is, would you rather play in Seattle or SF?

Honestly, I think the better matchup is against SF in SF. Most likely better weather, and their defense is beat up.

Either way, we're going to be road warriors, let's embrace it. Would be pretty epic, wouldn't it?

We don't know how long Stafford will play, but the Rams should sign Willis to a FA contract and use their two number one picks for either a CB, OL or a speed receiver. Tutu will be gone - give his $10M to Stafford. Willis will learn under Matthew and get a year under McVay. He'll be 27 next year and have about ten years to thrive in LA. He's smart, athletic and accurate.

December 28, 2025 (Week 17)

Early Games
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6) at Cleveland Browns (3-12)
New Orleans Saints (5-10) at Tennessee Titans (3-12)
Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4) at Indianapolis Colts (8-7)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8) at Miami Dolphins (6-9)
New England Patriots (12-3) at New York Jets (3-12)
Seattle Seahawks (12-3) at Carolina Panthers (8-7)
Arizona Cardinals (3-12) at Cincinnati Bengals (5-10)

Late Games
New York Giants (2-13) at Las Vegas Raiders (2-13)
Philadelphia Eagles (10-5) at Buffalo Bills (11-4)

SNF
Chicago Bears (11-4) at San Francisco 49ers (11-4)

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December 28, 2025

Chicago Bears (11-4) at San Francisco 49ers (11-4)

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December 28, 2025 (Week 17)

Late Games
New York Giants (2-13) at Las Vegas Raiders (2-13)
Philadelphia Eagles (10-5) at Buffalo Bills (11-4)

Early Games
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6) at Cleveland Browns (3-12)
New Orleans Saints (5-10) at Tennessee Titans (3-12)
Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4) at Indianapolis Colts (8-7)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-8) at Miami Dolphins (6-9)
New England Patriots (12-3) at New York Jets (3-12)
Seattle Seahawks (12-3) at Carolina Panthers (8-7)
Arizona Cardinals (3-12) at Cincinnati Bengals (5-10)

SNF
Chicago Bears (11-4) at San Francisco 49ers (11-4)

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Havs, Higs, Lake and Kier Thomas are reserve/injured.

McCreary is reserve/injured/designated for return.

Does this mean we are not seeing the first 4 again this season?

Currently, he’s got 40 touchdown passes. Stafford is going to play against weak teams the last two weeks of the season. I think it’s certainly possible. If he does reach 50, he’ll be the 4th QB in NFL history to accomplish such a feat.

The record, by the way, is 55 by Peyton Manning which is out of Stanford’s reach.

The first of the season as I'm bored on Boxing day. Rankings will change players will rise and fall. This is mostly what I think would work and be better for the team. Subject to change as always. In a future mock I'll look at a day 2 or 3 QB to draft as I'm not sure Jimmy comes back.

Re-Sign:
S Quinten Lake
CB Roger McCreary
CB Decobie Durant
G Justin Dedich
T DJ Humpries (serves as #2 LT)
QB Jimmy G

Free Agents:
S Andre Cisco (depth and ST)
G Evan Neal (G and T depth)
ILB Quay Walker

Extend: (2027 free agents)
Kevin Dotson
Byron Young
Kobie Turner
Puka Nacua
Warren McClendon


I'm using a lot of our cap money on extending in house guys. I've weighed whether to extend McClendon or draft a beast at RT and for this one I'm extending him. The rest are pretty simple IMO.

Round 1(a) ATL Pick:

Mansoor Delane CB LSU

Pretty simple we need a CB1 and he provides that skill set. Comes with 4.4 speed at 6' 190 lbs he's good at both man and zone schemes and he's a monster against the run definitely not afraid to tackle an RB.

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Round 1(b):

WR Chris Brazzell Jr Tennessee

Taller WR who runs good routes which we know is key to McVay. He's slender at 6'5" 200 lbs but has 4.5 speed. In the Tennessee offense he wasn't asked to run a diverse route tree but he seems to have a knack for finding the soft spots in zone coverage especially. Has good short area burst and he's good at contested catches.

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Round 2:
Kamari Ramsey S USC
When I watch him I see Quinten Lake 2.0. Capable of playing the slot/nickle roll in coverage but an absolute gamer in run defense.

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Round 3:
Iapani Laloulu C Oregon
A monster in the middle at 6'2" 329 lbs listed size. I've wanted this guy for a long time now he's my draft crush of 2026. He gives you everything you want good anchor strong punch and great hand placement. Biggest knock is smaller arm length which will turn some off to him but the guy creates space in the middle in the run game and protects his QB well.

Round 5:
Joe Royer TE Cincinnati
Another player I like this draft cycle. His draft profile is almost identical to Ferguson last year in height weight speed and hands. Good route runner that's still developing as a blocker as well. He'll have a year to learn blocking as our 4th TE with Higbee IMO retiring. Like Ferguson this guy is all upside and will get more time as his blocking develops but he's a similar route runner and receiver to Ferguson.

Round 6 Titans pick:
Logan Parr G SMU
Depth OG here with good size and is a good pass blocker but needs a bit of work on his run blocking game.

Round 6 Texans Pick:
Xavier Nwankpa S Iowa
Another safety excelling in run support with good coverage skills. IMO starts off on special teams and works his way into the Defense like our guy Nick Scott did.

Round 6:
Stephen Dix Jr ILB Arkansas
Another guy for ST but brings good size at ILB and good lateral movement.

Round 7 Ravens pick:
Tony Grims Jr CB Purdue
Boundry CB with good size and 4.3 speed. Needs work but brings the size and speed needed. Like Nwankpa he'll contribute on teams to start and work his way up.

Round 7 Comp pick:
Trey Moore Edge Texas
Another guy that likely starts his career as a special teams contributor. That said he has excellent size at 6'3" 249 lbs and some good pass rush moves that need refining. He'll be 4th on the depth chart so he'll have time to work his way in.


Offense:
WR1a: Adams
WR1b: Nacua
WR3: Brazzell Jr/Mumpfield/Whittington
TE: Parkinson/Ferguson/Allen/Royer
LT: Jackson/Humpphries
LG: Avilla/Parr
C: Shelton/Laloulu
RG: Dotson/Dedich
RT: McClendon/Quessenberry
QB: Stafford/Garoppolo/Bennett
RB: Williams/Corum/Rivers/Hunter

Defense:
DE Fiske/Johnson
NT: Ford/Davis
DE: Turner/Hamilton
OLB: Young/Stewart
ILB: Landman/Dolac
ILB: Walker/Speights/Dix JR
OLB: Verse/Moor
CB: Delane/Williams
CB: Durant/Wallace
CB: Forbes/Kendrick
S: Lake/Ramsey
S: Kinchens/McCollough

Have at it

December 27, 2025 (Week 17)

3:30 PM ET
Houston Texans (10-5) at Los Angeles Chargers (11-4)

7:00 PM ET
Baltimore Ravens (7-8) at Green Bay Packers (9-5-1)

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I will be starting this pool this again this year, as it's been pretty popular the last 3years.

As soon as all teams have clinched and seedings and schedule comes out, I will post the list in this thread, along with a link for the entrance fee


It will be 10k to enter (place wager in sportsbook)

Participants will rank each team from 1 -14..with the higher ranking going to the team most likely to win the SB

Each playoff week you will get the amount of points based on your team rankings ( i.e.) if team you ranked an 8 gets the win over team you ranked 3, you get 8 points. If Team ranked 3 wins, you get 3 points) and send me your rankings via PM ( If not sure on how to send PM, just ask)

each week will have 1 tiebreaker game ( always the final game of the weekend) and you pick the total points scored

After the Super Bowl, player with the most win totals will win. Ties will be broken by lowest point differential in tie breaker games

Prizes determined by amount of entrys

Winner- 60%

2nd place- 30%

3rd place- 10%

I know it’s against the odds and unlikely but I have a good feeling about this game. Seahawks are coming off a big game win with extra rest but they are aware that they have an even bigger game coming up against the Niners next weekend. This is a classic trap game scenario. I think the Seahawks stumble against Carolina, Niners defeat the Bears at home and the Seahawks knock off the Niners to finish the season while the Rams take care of business in their final 2 games. Rams would get the Number 1 seed, Bears would be the 2 seed and face the Packers for a 3rd time while the Niners would be heading to Philadelphia and Seattle would be facing either the Panthers again or the Bucs.

What do you think?