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Wish there was more information.

Back on June 30, NFL.com announced that 96 of the most memorable games in NFL history would be uploaded to the NFL's official YouTube channel throughout the season. Typically, the NFL will upload 1 Super Bowl game on Tuesday, then 3 or 4 more games on Friday depending upon the match-ups each week. For example, last Sunday the Chiefs played the Broncos so the NFL uploaded the 1994 Monday Night Football classic between Joe Montana's Chiefs and John Elway's Broncos on the Friday before the game. Because the Rams are playing the Patriots this week, the NFL uploaded Super Bowl XXXVI in full HD for our viewing (dis)pleasure. If anything, I hope this will distract you guys for a little bit from the crap-fest that is the 2016 Rams. It always pains me to watch the last 1:30 of the game, but man that was a great Super Bowl. Anyways, here's the link:
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Other Rams uploads include:
1985 NFC Divisional Playoff (DAL vs LA)
2000 MNF Week 16 (STL vs TB)
2001 NFC Championship (PHI vs STL)
2003 NFC Divisional Playoff (CAR vs STL)

The NFL will also release Super Bowl XXXIV Rams/Titans sometime before the end of this season. I will definitely let you guys know as soon as they do.

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Report: NFL planning four games in London next year
Posted by Michael David Smith on November 30, 2016

The NFL’s presence in London is set to expand again next year.

For the first time, the league will play four games in London in 2017, London-based radio presenter Will Gavin reports.

The NFL first played a regular-season game in London in 2007 and has had one regular-season game there every year through 2012. In 2013 the NFL expanded to two games in London, and for the last three years the league has played three games in London. Four games would be a first, and another sign that the league is serious about growing its footprint in the United Kingdom.

Other recent revelations about the NFL’s plans for London include the fact that early kickoffs are being scrapped, and games in London will begin at 1 p.m. Eastern. It’s also been revealed that the Jaguars’ annual “home” game in London will be against the Ravens next season.

One thing that is not clear yet is whether the NFL will play three games at Wembley Stadium and one at Twickenham Stadium, or two games at each. Once soccer team Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium opens, likely in time for the 2018 season, the NFL plans to play two games a year at that stadium.

What is very clear is this: The NFL believes it’s in London to stay. American football across the pond isn’t going away.

Okay, Jeff Fisher has to be messing with everyone. How could a man work in the league for this long if he were actually this dumb and uninformed? NFL coaches are stupid in many ways, but they’re at least obsessive about their jobs. Today, the Rams head coach appeared to be using years-old intel to plan Sunday’s game against the Patriots.

When asked about the Patriots’ trio of running backs—the question didn’t mention their names, but they’re LeGarrette Blount, Dion Lewis, and James White—Fisher said, “They’re all different.” He complimented LeGarrette Blount, whom he signed with the Titans as an undrafted rookie, but cut before the regular season. Then, Fisher talked about “Brandon” and “Danny.” Via NESN:

“I’ve been impressed with Brandon and what he’s done out of the backfield. You’ve got to deal with him, in addition to Danny. You’ve got playmakers all around, so we have to play sound defense.”

The audio’s here, at about the five-minute mark, if you want to analyze whether Fisher knew he was wrong. Brandon Bolden, who used to play a larger role with the Patriots, has one rush for four yards and two catches for 15 yards this season. Danny Woodhead hasn’t played for the team since 2012. It feels safe to say that “Brandon” and “Danny” do not plan to have major roles in New England’s running game this weekend.

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http://www.footballzebras.com/2016/11/29/week-13-referee-assignments-2016/

• Rams at Patriots — Jerome Boger

Boger's 2016 NFL officiating crew consists of umpire Rich Hall, head linesman Ed Camp, line judge Dana McKenzie, field judge Eugene Hall, side judge Walt Coleman IV (son of active NFL referee Walt Coleman), and back judge Tony Steratore.

Boger's crew was involved in two controversial calls during a St. Louis Rams–San Francisco 49ers game at Levi's Stadiumon November 2, 2014. Just before halftime, Rams' return specialist Tavon Austin attempted to run back a missed 55-yard field goal attempt by 49ers' kicker Phil Dawson from out of the end zone, and after crossing the goal line, he was tackled at the 1-yard line by the 49ers' Derek Carrier, and into the end zone for what was nearly a safety.

However, Boger explained: "The ruling on the field was that the ball carrier (Austin) brought the ball out onto the field of play, and that there was contact by the defender (Carrier) that forced him back into the end zone."

Near the end of the game, with the 49ers trailing 13–10 and out of timeouts, quarterback Colin Kaepernick attempted a quarterback sneak at the Rams' 1-yard line for a potential game-winning touchdown. However, Kaepernick fumbled the snap before the football broke the plane of the goal line under a pile of players. Boger ruled that there was nothing on the replay that could change the original ruling on the field, in which the Rams recovered the fumble.

Don't blame their fanbase for being positive and upbeat about their chances of beating the Rams, but Fisher's Rams have a habit of winning games they're not supposed to.
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It's Jeff Fisher's nightmare week

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59-0 vs. the Titans
45-7 vs. the Rams (in London)

Hopefully after Fisher gets fired, he can get a job in the AFC East, ideally to replace Bowles.

Rams need to go 3-2 the rest of the way to finish their customary 7-9.
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He sure has nice hair though..

Jeff Fischer, Marvin Lewis, Rex Ryan, John Fox and a few others should never be allowed to coach in the NFL again.. incompetence trumps experience.
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Fisher has 163 coaching losses ( 2 behind Dan Reeves for most ever)...Too bad he can't tie the record Sunday..
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Rams have a heck of a front 4, prob the best in the league. They'll need to get Brady quick if they have any chance of winning.
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It's all based on Donald. If the Pats keep Donald from dry humping Brady, they may be able to hang a 40burger on the Rams.
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Hope one of our media members ask him on today's conference call what was so damn funny about Rodney Harrison getting cheap shotted when we played them and knocked out for the playoffs in 2006. Scumbag coach hiding behind his Competition Committee membership gets a free pass at everything.
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Fischer is currently in a spat with Eric Dickerson, who has said some unkind things about the Rams performance. Apparently Fischer told the Rams Hall of Famer that they players are "uncomfortable" with Dickerson being allowed in their sideline during games. So Dickerson said fine, I won't come to another Rams game as long as you are the head coach.

Granted I doubt Dickerson will have to stay away long to keep that promise, but still, dumb move by Fischer.

Eric Dickerson’s words regarding Jeff Fisher don’t mesh with Dickerson’s actions
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It would be nice to win by 73-3
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We are not a complete team yet. By that I mean we are not working on all cylinders on offense and still need to get better on defense. I am not expecting Pats to be #1 on Offense and Defense but we need to get better overall.

I am ok putting up with torture that is our defense for 60 mins if they give up 17 points or less each game and hope offense plays well enough to score more points. There are some games we know we can win but the way we are playing now, I wouldn't take any game for granted.

I hope our O-Line plays well against the stout D-line of Rams. This will tell us a lot about how we can handle defenses like Denver, Kansas City and Seattle in playoffs.
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That DL has as many sacks as and less hurries than the Pats DL and the Pats DL doesn't have Aaron Donald.
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Well seeing that they've given up

28 points to the 49ers
32 to the Buccs
30 to the Bills
31 to the Lions
49 to the Saints
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That's why the Pats can never beat his teams badly enough for me. I'd be aware of some cheap shots this week too. If the Pats see any, the OL should be instructed to dish out some payback and end Aaron Donald's career.
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I wouldn't wish any injuries to the players but I hope one of our hard hitting defenders runs into Jeff Fisher trying to tackle one of their receivers
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Just win and no Patriot injuries.......

The games they should run away with usually are sphincter tighteners.........
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I honestly think he has something majorly bad on someone high up in the league...i just cannot understand why he still has a job it really makes no sense. Like marvin lewis i understand hes been at the same place and clearly the bengals ownership do not care about mediocrity but Fisher has had multiple jobs and sucked everywhere he goes. Like maybe for the Rams to move to LA they had to keep Fisher as head coach. I DUNNO
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My concern this week is not about winning. I assume the Pats win. I don't don't want Aaron Donald to get any hard shots on Brady. Andrews did okay vs Atkins though.
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Fisher was probably an ideal coach to have for a franchise that was moving and had zero Super Bowl expectations this year since he had experience presiding over a team that moved in the past.
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Never count out the Rams, they can win any game anywhere. As soon as you think they are out they pull out a shocker.
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Since 2009 Jeff Fisher is 45-61 with zero playoff appearances. He hasn't had a winning season since 2008 or won a playoff game in 14 years.

That is beyond terrible.
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What I want to see is the Pats OL play well and the DL get pressure. IF those 2 units win I will be happy and feel like they made a positive step forward even if vs an overall bad team.
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Since 2001, rookie quarterbacks playing in Foxboro have averaged 201.9 passing yards and a 51.7 passer rating with just four touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
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Tough Defense. Happy this one is at home.
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Not sure you can call it a tough defense when they just gave up 49 points and 555 yards. Ya it was the Saints, but still.
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Tough defense? Yep, it'll be a nightmare for Goff to deal with our defense. I like TB12's chances against the Rams defense. Yep, they got a well-respected line, but not much else. We have the right players and coaches to deal with a good D line.

Practice Report 11/29: Defense Looking for Bounce-Back Performance

Myles Simmons


The Rams got back on the field Tuesday afternoon to begin preparing for another significant challenge in the 9-2 Patriots, who L.A. will face on the road this Sunday. The session was the latest step for the Rams in moving past their poor performance in Week 12 against New Orleans, a 49-21 loss.

It was a particularly disappointing showing for Los Angeles’ defense, as the unit surrendered 49 points, 555 total yards, 27 first downs, and nine plays of at least 20 yards.

“We just didn’t play gap-sound football. We didn’t really play disciplined, and they did a pretty good job scheming us up to where we couldn’t really get a good rush and get pressure,” defensive end William Hayes said. “They got the best of us. And my goal is to go out there and get ready to compete this week. They did a hell of a job.”

“We just [got] outplayed,” safety T.J. McDonald said. “You’ve got to [take] your hats off to them, they did a good job against us. But for us, we weren’t on all of our details. Everyone wasn’t doing their job. Our eyes were bad. And so, we’ve got to chalk that up, learn from it, and move on.”

Moving on — it’s sometimes easier said than done. Even though the Rams have started implementing their game plan for New England, there’s still a bit of leftover motivation from what happened in the Bayou.

“We definitely [used] the 24-hour rule — we’ve got to put it behind us,” McDonald said. “But we definitely don’t have a good taste in our mouths right now. And we want to come this week with a sense of urgency, working hard, and get back on the right path.”

In fact, the defense apparently addressed how anxious it is as a unit to compete once again.


“I know defensively, that’s something we talked about today and if I could get on the field today, I’d be more than ecstatic to,” Hayes said.

“We were ready to go play yesterday after feeling how we felt on Sunday,” McDonald said.

And there’s a balance of taking what you need from one game but not letting it affect too much of what you’re doing going forward.

“You can’t just forget about it,” McDonald said. “There’s definitely things that we need to fix. So we went through it.”

ut essentially, both McDonald and Hayes expressed that the defense’s performance was unacceptable against New Orleans.

“I just think week in and week out, you just want to be able to put your best performance on the field. And that’s what we didn’t do,” Hayes said. “Like I said, I was embarrassed. Giving up seven touchdowns and just letting them have their way with us — that’s now how our defense is. We really take a lot of pride in our craft and what we put on tape.”

“I know this year hasn’t been going where we want it to go as an overall team,” Hayes continued, “but defensively, I know when we step out there on the field, we can never accept that.”

The slate does not get any easier for Los Angeles’ defense, as the unit will face a New England offense led by Tom Brady — who has been spectacular since returning from his four-game suspension to open the season. He’s completing 68.4 percent of his passes and has thrown 18 touchdowns to just one interception in seven games.

“He’s a great quarterback. Everything speaks for itself — he’s done some great things in this league,” McDonald said. “Their team in general, they do everything right. They stick to what they do and they do it well. So we’ve definitely got a great challenge ahead of us. And it’s a good challenge for us to get back on the right track and feel a lot better of ourselves.”

That’s part of how the Rams have continued to stay positive and focused in the midst of a 1-6 stretch over their last seven games.

“It’s the opportunity each day, as you prepare, to go out and have a chance to win another football game. That’s what it’s about, that’s how our league is,” head coach Jeff Fisher said. “Obviously, we had to put it behind us real quickly and recognize what happened in the game [against New Orleans] and understood why. Now let’s accept this great challenge.”

“Now we’re ready to go back out there and getting back to playing defense like we know how to play — getting back to playing football how we know how to play,” McDonald said. “Our offense did a lot better job this week, and we’ve got to be able to hold our end. We’re anxious to just put it all together.”

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Embarrassed Rams defense eager to redeem itself against Tom Brady and the Patriots

aints receiver Michael Thomas pulls in a touchdown reception over Rams defenders T.J. McDonald (25) and E.J. Gaines on Sunday. After a sub-par performance against New Orleans, the Rams say they are eager for the chance to regroup this week against the Patriots. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)



By RICH HAMMOND / STAFF WRITER

THOUSAND OAKS – How poorly did the Rams play on defense last week? They’re openly talking about their eagerness to get back on the field and face New England and quarterback Tom Brady.

For most teams, anxious would be a better word than eager. The sight of Brady and the Patriots, dominant NFL forces for almost two full decades, rarely is a welcoming one for NFL defenses, but the Rams seem nearly blind with anger after their devastatingly poor effort against New Orleans last Sunday.

“That was embarrassing,” defensive end William Hayes said after Tuesday’s practice at Cal Lutheran. “We should have played for free, the way we got our (butts) kicked out there.”

The direct deposits from owner Stan Kroenke will continue as scheduled, but Rams defenders didn’t mince words Tuesday. They’re expected to be the strength of the team, and they’re coming off a game in which they allowed 555 yards, third-most in any game in the Rams’ 80-year history.

Now, with the Rams (4-7) holding on to the potential of a winning season by their fingernails, they must fly to New England, likely play in frigid weather and attempt to stop the ageless Brady.

“We’re ready,” safety T.J. McDonald said. “We were ready to go play (Monday), after how we felt on Sunday. We put it behind us, and now we’re ready to go back out there and get back to playing defense how we know how to play. We want to put it all together.”

That’s what it will take against the Patriots and Brady, who rarely has been slowed since he returned from a season-opening, four-game suspension related to the “Deflategate” controversy.

Brady has an NFL-best quarterback rating (116.7) and is second in the league in yards per pass attempt (8.6) among quarterback who have attempted at least 100 passes. Brady has thrown for 314.4 yards per game, fourth-best in the NFL, and has totaled 18 touchdowns and one interception in 256 attempts.

Brady, who turned 39 in August, is on pace for one of the best statistical seasons of his storied career.

“He’s a great quarterback,” McDonald said. “Everything speaks for itself. He has done some great things in this league, and continues to. They have a great offense, and the team, they do everything right. They stick to what they do, and they do it well. We’ve definitely got a great challenge ahead of us, and it’s a great challenge for us to get back on the right track and feel a lot better about ourselves.”

The Rams’ defensive breakdown against the Saints was staggering, apparently even to them. The Rams had allowed a total of 50 points in their previous four games, then allowed 49 against the Saints.

The concern for the Rams is that while Saints quarterback Drew Brees, who passed for 310 yards and four touchdowns, has a different style than Brady, both are elite quarterbacks who can throw to a balanced group of receivers. If Brees can carve up the Rams, couldn’t Brady do the exact same?

“When a guy is smart, like him and Tom are, you can’t make any mistakes,” McDonald said. “The littlest mistakes are going to hurt you. It’s not something where you can just get back and play the next play. A lot of those (mistakes) are touchdowns. You definitely have to be on everything.”

It’s not all doom and gloom for the Rams. Perhaps they can take some hints from the New York Jets, who played Brady and the Patriots tough last Sunday until a fourth-quarter collapse and a 22-17 loss.

Brady attempted a season-high 50 passes but completed only 30, for 286 yards. Brady registered season-lows in completion percentage (60.0), yards per attempt (5.7) and quarterback rating (89.2).

Also, until Brees, the Rams had some success this season against elite quarterbacks. They were shredded by Detroit’s Matthew Stafford, but held Arizona’s Carson Palmer, the New York Giants’ Eli Manning and Carolina’s Cam Newton to efforts that, for them, were considered subpar.

But this is a bounce-back challenge unlike any the Rams have faced in many years.

“Giving up seven touchdowns and letting them have their way with us, that’s not how our defense is,” Hayes said. “We really take a lot of pride in our craft and what we put on tape. I know this year hasn’t been going the way we wanted it to go, as an overall team.

“Defensively, I know when we step out there on the field, we can never accept that. That’s the thing that’s bothering me right now. I just haven’t been able to be happy. I won’t be happy until Sunday comes around. It was just embarrassing all the way around.”

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A big sign to me that something is wrong with this regime is our last draft. Arguably the worst receiving unit in the NFL and Fisher drafts TWO WR and TWO TE, and they barely play at all. We have 3 new receivers on the roster and how many balls have been thrown there way? Cooper was a dogsht pick to me as how many undersized WR do you need? He Austin 2.0 minus the game changing speed. The most glaring obvious inability of Fisher is judging WR talent. Make that offensive talent.

Hurley could be the Best ONE CUT ZONE RB in the leauge. Put him in Denver he would break records. So how does Fisher take advantage of that? He drafts monster sized power run blocking lineman.

...Maybe it's just me...
..but I still like this stupid team and I hope they get their shit together, play hard, inspired football and look really good the rest of the season.

That'd be neat-o.

I made this thread because this is all I am seeing/hearing, and I am not seeing the results nor do I see them anytime soon until those changes are made. Unless the results are somewhere down the road like depicted above???...

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Here's my fantasy of the season if Goff started from day 1...

1. @ SF L28-0 (no change)

Part of me wants to think the Rams would have had a different game plan and easily beat this terrible team, but I am going to assume the exact same Dolphins game plan -- for Goff's first real game -- would have been used, which is exactly what the Rams did in this game for real anyway so no change. The torches and pitchforks are out with people screaming "why did he start a rookie so obviously not ready and not even try to win this season?" 0-1

2. v. Seattle W9-3 (changes to loss)

I think we would have seen more Fisherball here despite fan sarcasm that we can't even open up the offense for the #1 pick. The play-not-to-lose strategy worked thanks to Wilson's bad wheel and Keenum successfully protecting the football, but I do not think the rookie would have been ready for this test. The Seachix would have found a way to get to Goff and force some turnovers and another ugly loss. 0-2

3. @ TB W37-32 (no change)

I think this is where the Rams would have let the reins loose a bit more and we would have seen the Goff we saw flashes of in the NO game. Not great, but a couple TDs and a couple dimes/darts. Tampa hadn't found their footing yet, so I think a relatively high score in the 20s happens, but the defense allows less and the Rams still come out on top. 1-2

4. @ AZ W17-13 (changes to loss)

I see this as pretty much the Seattle summary. Goff makes an extra rookie mistake or two; meanwhile Arizona probably doesn't turn it over 5 times to let Fisherball succeed. A pretty comfortable Cards win instead, the pitchforks come out again over another lost "7-9 b.s." season. 1-3

5. v. Buffalo L30-19 (changes to win)

This is the first game that I think it clicks and Goff becomes "NFL ready", and he starts to equal what the Rams were getting from the QB position with Keenum. I don't think Goff lights it up but plays a game manager well, the defense doesn't collapse and it's a much lower scoring close game that the Rams find a way to win at home. 2-3

6. @ Detroilet L31-28 (changes to win)

Obviously the Detroit secondary is awful in this game, and I think Goff puts up his first big numbers of his career (300+, 3 TDs) and the Rams win this one by a couple scores. 3-3

7. v. Giants L17-10 (no change)

There's just something about the Giants, and I think Fisherball plays into them and Goff struggles. Pretty much see the same result with a similar score, but maybe the Giants even winning more easily. A solid step backwards from the Rams fans excitement of the previous weeks. 3-4

8. v. Carolina L13-10 (no change)

Another game I see playing out pretty much exactly the same, Carolina somehow eeking out a win. A rookie QB bump game where Goff takes a step backwards. 3-5

9. @ Jets W9-6 (changes to loss)

There's something about Rex that just makes this game tough, and I think Goff presses in this game to try to right the ship and mistakes give away the winnable game. 3-6

10. v. Miama L14-10 (changes to win)

Goff ends the three game losing streak with a solid game. Without the handcuffs we saw on him in this real game, I think the offense has decent success to complement a good defensive showing and the Rams win this by a couple scores. 4-6

11. @ NO L49-21 (no change)

I think this game is competitive instead of a laugher with Goff now having 10 games of experience under his belt. Sure he makes mistakes and of course is still fighting Fisherball, but overall the team is stronger and more confident. In the end though the Saints just have too much firepower and still win a close game at home. 4-7

Wulp that's it, a long way to end up right back at the same 4-7. And looking at the rest of the schedule I don't think there would be much difference between Goff with 11 games experience and Goff with 2 games experience in terms of win-loss chances to close out the year.

Maybe this is a stupid exercise and feel free to put dislikes and shoot me's (I don't get offended), but it's actually my way of putting a positive spin on things. I've been so angry about Fisher not starting Goff from the day he was drafted, but I think in the end it just ends up the same diff. Either way, Goff is going to go into next season with some valuable game experience under his belt. The focus will shift to how to improve the o-line, get Gurley untracked, get some WR weapons, plug the defense holes and somehow do it with fewer draft picks. In short, all the usual offseason fun.. but at least without the QB specter looming over it all, finally. I've gotta take that as a win.