How about the one John Johnson put on Fuller?

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By: Alden Gonzalez

LOS ANGELES -- Jared Goff's California cool came through at halftime, while briefly, calmly addressing the rest of the Los Angeles Rams' offense in the locker room on Sunday afternoon.

"We're fine," he told them. "Don't freak out."

The Rams, suddenly accustomed to scoring with ease, had managed only three field goals in 30 minutes against the lowly, injury-riddled Houston Texans. But Goff anticipated a turnaround. His offense had been too good -- he had been too good -- to suspect otherwise. Then he marched back onto the field and executed to perfection in what became a 33-7 triumph, the Rams' seventh win in a span of nine games.

In the third quarter alone, Goff threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns. By the end of it, he joined the New England Patriots' Tom Brady and the Kansas City Chiefs' Alex Smith as the only players to post multiple games with at least 300 passing yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions. Goff is the only player in franchise history to put up those numbers in back-to-back games.

Jared Goff threw for a career best 355 yards in the win over the Texans. Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire

Rams head coach Sean McVay continues to be impressed by Goff's "mental toughness," a character trait that became apparent to him the very first time he sat down with the starting quarterback.

"I put him in some bad spots, and I thought he just stayed together, stayed the course, didn't let whatever the previous plays that didn't work out for us affect his ability to move forward," McVay said. "And that's what he's done a really good job of throughout the course of the first nine games now. He's a mentally tough guy that's unfazed by the good or the bad."

The good is most prevalent now. Over his past three games, a stretch when his Rams have won by a combined 93 points, Goff is 61-of-96 for 901 yards, eight touchdowns and one interception. He entered Sunday ranked 10th in the NFL in Total QBR, then went 25-of-37 for a career-high 355 yards, three touchdowns and, for the sixth time in nine games, zero interceptions.

And he keeps getting better in the places he is weakest, specifically when pressured and while throwing deep.

All three of Goff's touchdown passes, off play action, came against the Texans' blitz, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. All told, Goff threw 12 passes against the blitz. He completed 75 percent of them and averaged 15.4 yards per attempt, after completing 56.1 percent of his passes and averaging 8.7 yards per attempt against the blitz in his previous eight games.

Goff entered completing only 46.2 percent of passes that traveled more than 10 yards downfield, ranked 24th in the NFL. He then went 0-for-4 on such throws in the first half, but 3-for-3 in the second half. The biggest was a 94-yard touchdown pass to Robert Woods, seven days after a 67-yard touchdown pass to Sammy Watkins. Goff now has four passing touchdowns of 50-plus yards this season, the most by a Rams player since Kurt Warner totaled seven in 2000.

With each passing week, McVay sees Goff's decision-making continue to grow.

"He continues to gain a grasp of exactly what we're trying to get done -- the intent of the playcalls, being that extension of the coaching staff," McVay said. "You feel very comfortable and confident to be able to put the game in his hands, and he's shown why."

Goff's 16 passing touchdowns this season are the most by a Rams quarterback through the first nine games since Warner had 17 in 2001, the year he won the MVP. Goff is only 23, coming off a disastrous rookie season while operating within what increasingly feels like an antiquated, talent-deprived offense. But he's on pace for 4,240 passing yards and has thrown 12 more touchdowns than interceptions.

The opponents will get tougher now, with the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans and Philadelphia Eagles all on tap.

But each week, it seems, the game slows down just a little bit more for Goff, and his belief grows with it.

"Any time you come into a next level of any sport, it does take some years to let it slow down, some experience, and it's continued to do that," Goff said. "I'm continuing to see things better and see more and be able to understand more and more. I think it's a credit to the coaching staff and the way they've handled not only myself, but the whole offense the whole year. Right now we're in a good spot."

Although it was looking kinda scary in that first half, huh?

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Rams scored 33 points.

Were plus 4 on turnovers.

443 net yards gained.

Only allowed 7 points.

Any team that can accomplish the above is gonna win a lot of the time.

Pretty danged impressive, huh? This Ram team and coaching staff are spoiling the hell outta me.

I think I’m gonna savor this one for another 24 hours. Lol.

Cam and Cutler won't join the top ranks and two teams, the Colts and Niners haven't had their bye. Not bad for a below average bust of a QB.



Updated: Sorry I had multiple windows open and snipped the wrong one. This should be better sorted by yards, rating on this site brings in guys with 1 attempt.

Can someone post a compressed vid of the viks game today ? I'd love to watch them to see what we are up against next week. I'd also like to see case tear it up.

So who else gambled and started Robert Woods?

Who else had Robert Woods with Jared Goff, Todd Gurley, and the Rams' defense?

You know who did???

Remember when the Rams' defense was terrible to open the season, when they were having trouble adjusting to a different scheme, and AD was holding out? After the week 10 Sunday games

Jacksonville 134 points allowed
Pittsburgh 148 points allowed
Carolina 159 points allowed
Our Rams 162 points allowed

all with 9 games played

I have to say - I'm damn impressed. It's highly possible that the Rams could end the year #1 in points scored and in fewest points allowed!

This team has been great at making in game adjustments. Clowney was killing it in the 1st quater then you never heard mention of him the rest of the game.

Figured I start this. These teams mean nothing to us. But a good game nonetheless.

Brady was just sacked. Pats up 17-6 with a field goal.

Lots of guys have exceeded my preseason expectations. Maybe a dozen or more.

But I just listed the biggest (I think).

Very, very tough call. But I have to say that it’s Robert Woods for me. I expected him to be a valuable part of this O and a safety net for Goff.

But, dang! Woods has been a beast!

I just thought I'd make that clear to the Rams with the trip to Minnesota on the horizon.

Signing Robert Woods!!!!

Guy has been amazing. If not for Whitworth he'd be the best by far.

He constantly is a threat whether in the short, intermediate or long field.

I was skeptical of the contract when he got it, but now love it. Great move!!

#1 signing was Whitworth of course. You see his double block on the Watkins td? Holy shit!!

But anyway, I am loving woods and glad we have him for many more years.

:cheers:

Can we please quit calling upon Jeff Fisher every single game when somthing isn't going right. He's gone and I'm tired of hearing Mcvay and this offense being slammed with comparisons to Fisher just because. Sorry rant done

16 games

3,474 yards
21 touchdowns
11 Interceptions
58.4 comp%

7-9 record

That holding call on Ogletree was a shitty call....these refs are controlling the game

Man did I take a beating this week

Kid is legit. Somewhere @-X- is smiling... And nervous about next week.

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Nov 8, 2017, 8:41 PM

"That's the toughness to stand in there, that's the ability to be able to make all the throws, change your arm angle, throw from different platforms, not watch the rush. I think he demonstrated those things in the seven games that he did play.

"Now what I didn't know is how he would process things, how he had processed the way that his first season had gone. I got a chance to spend a little bit of time with him when I was actually interviewing for the job and you come away confident just with his demeanor, his disposition, the fact that he doesn't make any excuses for what happened that rookie year, takes full accountability. I think those are good traits that you're looking for from your leader.

"Most importantly, I think just being with him now through eight games, the mental toughness that he displays, both through the good and the bad, is a really valuable trait that I think he possesses and that serves you well, especially coming from that quarterback position."

During a miserable rookie season that included Goff throwing more interceptions (seven) than touchdowns (five) while completing just 54.6 percent of his attempts and posting a 63.6 passer rating in seven games, the Rams fired longtime coach Jeff Fisher and subsequently replaced him with McVay.


That mix has proved to be combustible for opposing defenses. The Rams' 263 points are the second-most for a coach in his first eight games in the Super Bowl era.

Their run-pass balance has enabled Goff to not only lead the NFL in yards per pass attempt (8.3) and per completion (13.8) but features Gurley to the point that he is fourth in rushing attempts (161).

Goff, who is tied for 10th with a 1.6 interception percentage, deserves the raves. But credit McVay for entrusting him with the keys to an offense versatile enough to showcase his skills.

"Sean's doing a good job with him," Texans coach Bill O'Brien said of Goff. "He can make all the throws, which you knew that coming out of college. That's why he was drafted No. 1 (overall). But he's in a good rhythm. He's got a good mix of three-step and intermediate routes, down the field routes, short routes.

"The running game, they're averaging 132 yards per game rushing the ball with Gurley. They've got a great offense so it's a big challenge for us."


In the week since losing Watson, the Texans added Matt McGloin and T.J. Yates, who spent three-plus seasons in Houston, and flirted with the idea of signing pariah Colin Kaepernick.

The Texans jettisoned McGloin and bypassed Kaepernick this week in favor of signing veteran Josh Johnson off the street, yet their immediate future rests with Savage and his ability to improve.

"I'm really confident in myself," Savage said. "I really do believe that I'm a starting quarterback in this league and I do believe that I can throw the ball really well and accurate, and that's never been an issue for me. I know that I just got to go out there and do it."

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I’ve been on this bandwagon for months and it’s starting to fill up. Where does he stack up against the other QBs coming out? I can’t see a scenario where he drops out of round 1 now and he may even go top 15.

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Cont. "I knew it was only 7 games, I have a long career ahead of me.I have a lot of things to work on."

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@OldSchool Thanks for the link.

Wut?

Don't look at me in that tone of chat! We always do this, this time of year...:death:

I have heard in the last few minutes that maybe we should trade our first round pick down for more picks to possible score on Whitworth's replacement. However, how good will that be since we almost assuredly will be picking between #22-#32 in 2018?
Is it a good draft for Olinemen?
We also need a starting CB and maybe a Big Ugly to plug the middle of our Dline?

This is SKA's version of Madden, make the wicked good 2018 Ram's team for a repeat Super Bowl team!:rockon: