We cut the cord last year and so I am watching a lot of YouTube content creators, and sometimes I visit a Live Stream chat for an NFL game. It's like a quick chat that streams so fast, it's hard to keep up with comments, let alone responding to them. The whole set up is perverse to me.... I've visited Northwest Sports Fanatic (NWSF), run and hosted by a guy named Orion in Portland, OR Metro. He prides himself on knowing all 32 teams and being a fan of the NFL. He is also a big Buccaneers fan.

Talking about a game in progress, as Orion does, while answering questions is ok. Perverse part is the constant hawking for donations and hitting that "like" button. With every donation, a banner with the person's user name and donation amount appears with Orion expressing excitement for their "dono." It seems that it's a form of ego stroking by Orion, and confirmation of membership into the "NWSF Family." There is also attempted peer pressure about fans of certain teams not giving much of anything to support him, like myself. It used to be that $5 and $10 donations were the norm, but now there are fools dropping $100 at a time, which is friggin' insane, imo. He calls one girl "Holly Hundo" because she drops $100 donations once or twice a live stream, regularly. The weakness of people wanting to be virtually recognized by an internet guy, astonishes me. There are nights when Orion pulls in $500 for 3-4 hours of talking, while drinking beer and eating cannabis gummy bears. *smh, great work if you can get it.

Is my take on point, or am I screwed up somehow?

Things always change in the offseason teams rise and fall but this is based off our opponents 2021 record. Must be nice to be the NFC Least.

i want the 49'rs in the nfcc...

this bs has to end,,,

we have to get this agony (5 straight) overwith, and what better way to do then in the game that gets you to the superbowl...

let's get the monkey off our backs in the game that will rip the hearts out of this area.. (where i live)

i'm so tired of these fans around me and their arrogance...

go rams

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Gonna start it off with Malik McDowell getting arrested for indecent exposure and battery on a police officer. Y'all are gonna have to find the article; my computer's keyboard broke, so I've had to use the tablet part until I can scrape up money.

My first post back from being carted through my yard shirtless whilst having a
heart attack in the middle of a winter storm named after my youngest son Izzy......
That was Sunday.
98% blockage in one artery and one stent later I'm back to say life is good and
I feel better than I have in a lonng time. Amazing how much better you feel getting
twice as much blood to your heart as before.



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Akers??? WOW!!!

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I'm having a hard time getting any work done today. Last night was spectacular and I'm still riding the high.

Looking ahead, I see some real areas of opportunity against TB - and also a few areas of real concern.

Our O / Their D - The Bucs are hard to run on. Top 5 defense against the run. We all know how important it is that we get the running game going, but I don't want to be wasting downs running into walls either. Meanwhile, they are pretty suspect against the pass. I don't want to get into a situation where we are engaged in a shootout - but against the Eagles, without CB Murphy-Bunting, the Bucs played over 50 snaps with 3 safeties on the field. From a flyover perspective, that kind of D is even tougher to run against and even more susceptible to our 11 personnel packages. We may see Stafford carrying us on Sunday.

Our D / Their O - There can be no more debate about it, as painful as it is, Tom is the GOAT. But his offense has problems right now. Down on healthy RBs, and even more importantly, a healthy O-Line. We beat these guys by putting the hits on. Mike Evans and Gronk need to be accounted for - and if Tom can beat us with the other JAGs out there - so be it. Not sure who will be able to go on the O Line - but whether it is their next man up or a hobbled starter - they need to be tested early and often. Tom took some shots in the Philly game. He needs to feel the heat. And we can't let them establish the run at all. We need to jump out on them and put them into drop back mode.

That game got me so fired up last night I've already booked my flight to tampa. Anyone going?? Met up with some guys on here when we played Jacksonville a few years ago was hoping we could do it again!

Anyone planning to go to Tampa?

Got a really cheap flight on SW (and was supposed to be at a baseball weekend with my son, but it was cancelled) so will be heading down there....

Go Rams!!!

I would love to see what that Dr. that was claiming Akers coming back wouldn't make a difference because there is no way he would be ready has to say now. He looked like the most explosive player on the field tonight. It's unbelievable.

Kicking it off with a great take by Cowherd. This is going to be an amazing week can't wait.

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I've been in this boat for a while now, but wondering if there are other people coming aboard now? OBJ once again shows his dominance in the red zone where he is unstoppable, and seems to be developing more overall chemistry with Stafford. He showed his route running and explosion today, and even his arm!! All his production is coming while learning an entirely new system mid season, and having to develop chemistry with his QB on the fly. This can't be emphasized enough.

Im a huge Woods fan, and understand his importance to this team as a leader and what he's given us the last 4 years. But OBJ has obviously more talent and is healthy and a great fit. Can we keep both Woods and OBJ? Is that even possible cap wise? If not, isn't the better move to trade Woods and keep OBJ?

My family is hooked on this simple - once a day game.

If this were successful, it likely spells Spanos' exit from the NFL.

1. That was a joy to watch.

2. The Rams set the tone early on by stuffing the run, pressuring Kyler Murray, and establishing the run. From there, it was just a matter of getting a lead and keeping the foot on the gas.

3. Best sequence... Nick Scott lays the wood to break up (great challenge Sean!) the Cardinals first positive offensive play, leading to 3rd and 7 inside the five. Murray makes the big mistake, and David Long gets a play he'll tell his grandchildren about. It was pretty much over at that point.

4. In another thread, I emphasized the need and opportunity to establish the run. Mission accomplished. The Rams featured the run all night and finished with 140 rushing yards.

5. The running game's success allowed Matthew Stafford to have an easy night.

6. If you bet on Stafford having only 17 pass attempts in a win, you won a lot of money.

7. If you also bet on Stafford outrushing Murray by 16 yards, you probably have enough money to retire.

8. Think back to week 4. Little did we know...

9. That, come January, we'd win a playoff game with the help of a TD (and a 40 yard pass completion) by Odell Beckham, Jr....

10. That we'd have the benefit of a sack and 3 TFL from Von Miller...

11. And that, against all odds, Cam Akers would not only play, but would have 95 yards from scrimmage in the game.

12. Akers has moved from "inspirational story" to "key player" in two short weeks.

13. The defense was outstanding. The front 7 ensured that the depleted defensive backfield was not challenged all night.

14. Aaron Donald was his dominant self, and we've talked a lot about Greg Gaines, but how about how A'Shawn Robinson has come along? Seven tackles tonight to help stuff the run game.

15. Glad that Budda Baker did not suffer a neck injury (reportedly a concussion, but he has feeling and movement in his extremities).

16. These teams really don't like each other. There will probably be some carry over next year, but we really have their number right now.

17. Trip to Tampa comes next, and another Tom Brady match-up.

18. Rushing yards will be tougher to come by against a tough Buccaneers front 7, but the Rams can't totally abandon the run.

19. One negative tonight was the number of holding penalties (eliminating some productive plays). Got to clean that up.

20. Eight teams remain. Great to be one of them!

Dance time!!!!




Tommy boy:

I thought of KU lover @Memento when I heard of the phrase Ram-Hawk, meaning Los Angeles Ram/Kansas Jayhawk. Aside from the two players in the question, these are the Jayhawks that I know of that played for the Rams after KU.

Aside from former Ram-Hawks John Hadl and Aqb Talib, what two other Ram-Hawks were teammates at both KU and LA? NO GOOGLE, @den-the-coach !!!!

But I have been without cable…personal reasons, but I bought an antennae and watched the Niners game. It was interesting to me how far behind the line of scrimmage many of the Whiners running plays started …8-9 yards deep….hitting the line at full speed, which creates arm tackle misses. We used to use Dickerson that way…allows a good runner some vision as his blocks are set up. The whiners do a good job of using ever wr in the blocking scheme, even away from the ball to make pursuit tougher. There has to be a way to disrupt that set up so far behind the line…a fulcrum. Also, on the Rams side, I would like to see Powell on. Deebo type role lined up behind the QB and picking a lane to run through.

I am guessing Akers will be very questionable for any playing time tonight (But, It would be nice!) but I am really hoping that Jefferson is a full go for tonight’s game!!!

I’ve been holding back.

Never have I seen a thread or talk about how The Rams offense is run.

I was watching a game this year2021 & the announcer(?) said Sean Mcvay & The Rams script there first 15 plays.

Has anyone hear ever known that & why is (hasn’t) it been discussed more?

Game Day Thread

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Despite gearing up the playoff run, I can't help but think what will McSnead do.

Do we dare trust the LT spot to the great Big Whit at 41 years old?
Have we seen enough of Noteboom to lock him up?
Do we do what we always seem to do and sign a free agent?

Personally the age scares me, despite how great #77 has been to our team. So I'm willing to give Noteboom a mid level contract. Pay him as an above average starter money on a 3-5 year deal.

What says you???

side note I think we need to upgrade at our LG position, no matter what we do!

AFC Wild Card: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Kansas City Chiefs​

Through a series of improbable wins in Week 18, the Pittsburgh Steelers are back in the playoffs. Their prize? A trip back to Kansas City to face a team they lost to by four scores just three weeks ago.

The hope is that this game will be better than the 36-10 trouncing in Week 16, and both teams will have several key players back from injuries or the Reserve/COVID-19 list. But this much is clear: Vegas thinks it's the most lopsided first-round matchup, the only game with a double-digit spread.

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In many ways, the Steelers are lucky to be here. They join the Raiders as the only teams with a negative point differential to make the playoffs. It's quite a testament to Mike Tomlin's coaching abilities — he's never had a team with a losing record in 15 seasons — that he could take a team that ranks 20th or worse in scoring offense, total offense, scoring defense, and total defense to the postseason.

For the Chiefs, they may not have a bye this time around, but they're every bit the dangerous team people expected heading into the season. Despite their much-talked-about 3-4 start, they've won nine of 10 to finish the season, with an average margin of 29.2-16.1.

Can the Steelers avenge their recent loss for another unlikely playoff run? Or will the Chiefs end Ben Roethlisberger's career at Arrowhead Stadium?

AFC Wild Card: Pittsburgh (9-7-1) at Kansas City (12-5)

Kickoff: Sunday, Jan. 16 at 8:20 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Spread: Chiefs -12.5

Three Things to Watch

1. Do the Steelers have hope with Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill back?

Perhaps the most alarming aspect of the Chiefs' blowout win three weeks ago for Pittsburgh is that Kansas City did it largely without its two best pass catchers. Kelce was on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, and Hill was just activated but only saw two targets on 29 snaps. Now Patrick Mahomes will have his full complement of receivers.

Pittsburgh could hardly stop Byron Pringle and Mecole Hardman Jr. last time around, so what will make things go better against the NFL's best tight end and a healthier version of perhaps the fastest wide receiver in the league?

One key may actually be the health of the Chiefs' running game. With Clyde Edwards-Helaire out, opponents haven't had to fear Kansas City's ground attack and have been able to drop two deep safeties. In games with CEH, Mahomes completed 68.2 percent of his passes with 7.9 yards per attempt and a 6.6 percent touchdown rate. Without? He completed 63.9 percent of his passes on a 6.7 ypa with a 4.4 percent TD rate.

Both Edwards-Helaire and backup Darrel Williams have been practicing this week but are dealing with injuries. Edwards-Helaire hasn't played since Week 16 with a bruised shoulder, while Williams is dealing with a toe injury from the regular-season finale.

Unlike last time around in Arrowhead, the Steelers will have linebackers Devin Bush and Marcus Allen back. But if they cannot stop Kelce and Hill, this game will get out of hand quickly.

2. Can T.J. Watt be a one-man wrecking crew?

Besides facing a neutered running game, one other way the Steelers may be able to slow the Kansas City offense with a big game from the likely Defensive Player of the Year.

In his 15 regular-season games, Watt has been held without a sack just four times. One of them was against the Chiefs, although a couple of cracked ribs limited him to just 38 defensive snaps. Now that he's back to full health, Watt figures to be a much bigger factor.

Don't expect Watt to have another three-sack game, though, as he did against the Bears, Ravens, and Browns this season. With a revamped offensive line, the Chiefs rank second in the NFL in ESPN's pass block win rate (68 percent) and fourth in adjusted sack rate (4.8 percent).

But when Watt does register more than one sack, the Steelers are 7-1, including wins against the Bills and Titans. Dedicating extra blockers on Watt may be one of the most important things the Chiefs can do Sunday night.

3. Can Roethlisberger force the Chiefs out of their preferred defense?

The Chiefs are a particularly bad matchup for Roethlisberger, at least if he continues to be unable to push the ball downfield. Kansas City loves playing press coverage and Cover 0 Man, and Roethlisberger has been unable or unwilling to punish the Chiefs deep.

In their first matchup this season, Roethlisberger attempted 35 passes, and only seven went beyond 10 yards (he completed two and threw an interception). Because the Chiefs could jam players at the line and crowd the box, Roethlisberger only completed his 23 passes overall for 159 yards, giving him 4.54 yards per attempt, his second-lowest rate of the season.

Of note, wide receiver James Washington landed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday, and his availability is in question. Washington has been one of Pittsburgh's best vertical threats, although he didn't have a single catch on two targets in the previous KC game.

Roethlisberger's arm strength has been missing for a while now, but in what could be his last hurrah, the Steelers will need him to take more chances downfield. Playing conservatively didn't work at all last time, so they need to try something new.

Final Analysis

Both teams should be better than when they last met in December, but the Steelers haven't improved enough to make a significant difference. Although this shouldn't be a four-score game again, Roethlisberger will have to play like it's 2006 to have a real chance. Big Ben has had a great career, but those days are long gone.

Prediction: Chiefs 30, Steelers 17