2020 Season Appreciation Thread
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Akers is a star in the making.
Gay sure looks like a combo of the best attributes of Zuerlein and Wilkins
Ramsey is just a baller
Donald is gonna make the league pay for him missing out on this game (for the most part)
The team bounced back from adversity so many times this season. After every dick punch (even the self administered ones) they came back with a monster effort.
We are in great shape here going forward.
Gay sure looks like a combo of the best attributes of Zuerlein and Wilkins
Ramsey is just a baller
Donald is gonna make the league pay for him missing out on this game (for the most part)
The team bounced back from adversity so many times this season. After every dick punch (even the self administered ones) they came back with a monster effort.
We are in great shape here going forward.
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HE WITH HORNS
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Is this team a superbowl contender? No.
But we did have some moments, and we did beat the seapigeons in the playoffs.
Just to be in the playoffs every year, is something. Does anyone remember Mr 7-9?
But we did have some moments, and we did beat the seapigeons in the playoffs.
Just to be in the playoffs every year, is something. Does anyone remember Mr 7-9?
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Feels shitty to get eliminated but you know I feel like I can't complain right now as a fan. It's been a pretty good season in a lot of ways. We made some noise in the playoffs in a reload year. By far exceeded expectations and lost to a better team in the Packers who incidentally were the top seed so I'm feeling appreciative of some shit even though I'm disappointed too, but there's gonna be a vent thread so here's a place to discuss the things that went right...
1. Gurley to Akers. I feel like it's a big deal for this offense to finally sort this RB position. It wasn't easy man it took them almost the entire season to get him going but they did. And to have a guy step up and play well on a really big stage on more than one occasion all I can say is Akers is going to be a cornerstone player for this offense over the next several years barring injury and that's a hell of a thing to go our way.
2. Zuerlein to Gay. Talk about pulling a position fill out of your ass. Rams lucked into their kicker of the future. I hope at least. Another thing that is a big deal for a team and something they don't have to burn picks to fix.
3. Whit. How he played this year has sort of blown my mind. To improve from 2019 like he did at his age just all kinds of impressive. We probably won't draft our LT of the future until 2022 when we get our first round pick, but it's looking like we're going to need him next season again and I'm done counting that dude out.
4. Draft. Pretty hot class tbh. Maybe not the highest ceiling class, but it looks full of productive starters. Good signs to see this early and I suspect it will be Snead's best to date.
5. Staley. Thanks for the memories and hope you say something dumb in each of your interviews. Sorry bro.
6. Floyd. I think he just gave us one of the best all-around edge seasons I've seen from the Rams since Winstrom in '99. Some will say Gumby of course but Floyd's game reminds me of Wistrom at his very short peak, that rangy quickness and ability to play an all around game. He just does it all well.
7. OL. There were some pleasant surprises up front. Corbett in particular as a young starter who should get better. Boom as a valuable swing OT. Evans subbing for Edwards looked like he belonged out there too. We need a Center. And I'd be swooping hard on any stud interior OL or LT with feet that I think are being overlooked at any point in the draft.
I'm sure there's a lot more but typing that stuff out made me feel better. Pretty fucking nice ride given all the shit we endured in 2020 eh?
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This game tonight doesn't diminish how awesome it was to watch the defense this year.
I think Kupp/Woods/Jefferson/Higbee/Akers is going to be FILTHY next year.
The play should letting every defensive FA go, finding the cap space to make this OL elite, and add a WR. Then in the draft, restock the OL and defense.
We'll be Super Bowl bound
I think Kupp/Woods/Jefferson/Higbee/Akers is going to be FILTHY next year.
The play should letting every defensive FA go, finding the cap space to make this OL elite, and add a WR. Then in the draft, restock the OL and defense.
We'll be Super Bowl bound
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Really proud of the Team. They played hard until the end. Found the answer to a couple positions and some were unexpected even.
Whitworth getting hurt and coming back to help the team win a playoff game was awesome. Goff showed how tough and determined he is playing these past two games.
We're so fortunate to have McVay. He's handled the past two seasons as good as you could ask with everything that he's had to overcome. Plus the hiring of Staley.
Staley and his defense kept us in it this year. If this had been Wade's defense along with all of the problems on offense this year it would not have been good. So I appreciate what Staley brought to this team.
I wish we would've won it all but the team went further than I thought they would so I'm happy even though they won't be playing next week. On to next year when the Rams win it all in their own stadium!
With that said Im going to go get drunk. Enjoy your evening everyone!
Whitworth getting hurt and coming back to help the team win a playoff game was awesome. Goff showed how tough and determined he is playing these past two games.
We're so fortunate to have McVay. He's handled the past two seasons as good as you could ask with everything that he's had to overcome. Plus the hiring of Staley.
Staley and his defense kept us in it this year. If this had been Wade's defense along with all of the problems on offense this year it would not have been good. So I appreciate what Staley brought to this team.
I wish we would've won it all but the team went further than I thought they would so I'm happy even though they won't be playing next week. On to next year when the Rams win it all in their own stadium!
With that said Im going to go get drunk. Enjoy your evening everyone!
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The Good.
-Akers barring injury is going to be a stud.
-Williams is one of the better #2 cover men.
-Jefferson could our solid 3rd #2 receiver.
-Floyd played near Pro Bowl level
-I have become a Gay fan. and I don’t mean I’ve come out of the closet.
-Great play from Seabass, Brock, Haines and Fox this year.
The Bad.
-TE play sucked this year. Bye Bye Evrtett. Step up Higbee.
-Reeder played much better this year but we need a stud ILB.
-McVay will have to retool the offense. Sits becoming stale and ineffective.
The Ugly.
- RB and QB injuries put us in some tough situations.
-We may have another contract dilemma with Goff. I prefer to solidify around him but s fair number will want him gone.
-ST play was horrible. Bye bye Coach Oingo Boingo
- If we lose Whit to retirement and don’t upgrade the OL our offense may continue to regress. I would start with a stud OC.
-Akers barring injury is going to be a stud.
-Williams is one of the better #2 cover men.
-Jefferson could our solid 3rd #2 receiver.
-Floyd played near Pro Bowl level
-I have become a Gay fan. and I don’t mean I’ve come out of the closet.
-Great play from Seabass, Brock, Haines and Fox this year.
The Bad.
-TE play sucked this year. Bye Bye Evrtett. Step up Higbee.
-Reeder played much better this year but we need a stud ILB.
-McVay will have to retool the offense. Sits becoming stale and ineffective.
The Ugly.
- RB and QB injuries put us in some tough situations.
-We may have another contract dilemma with Goff. I prefer to solidify around him but s fair number will want him gone.
-ST play was horrible. Bye bye Coach Oingo Boingo
- If we lose Whit to retirement and don’t upgrade the OL our offense may continue to regress. I would start with a stud OC.
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We checked off some nice boxes this year, even though we only made it to the divisional round of the playoffs:
- Finished 10-6 and made the playoffs as a WC when we were supposed to finish last. Suck it, critics.
- Better yet, we beat the division champion, and one of our biggest rivals, in the playoffs, in their house. RUINED their season. I don't just take joy in Rams victories. When they cause their rivals pain, I always love that.
- Beat Belichek in a physical beatdown. Very satisfying.
- Beat Brady despite having a full stocked armory of weapons and having the refs on his side. At Tampa.
- After a rough start with kickers, we stumbled into finding what appears to be a long term solution to the problem.
- While I had no problem with the RBBC approach we started out with, it's clear that Cam has taken the role at THE guy with Hendo as the main backup. Cam is no prime Todd Gurley, but he's still pretty damn good and will probably get better.
- Although it didn't show in today's effort, for most the season this D has been a joy to watch. I don't ever remember seeing a Rams D being as dominant as this one was.
- This team toughed it out and came back from adversity. Even today when the Pack went up 32-18, I didn't feel like the game was unwinnable.
We have work to do in the offseason, but I'm still happy with the way this one went. It definitely beats the pants off of 7-9 bullshit.
- Finished 10-6 and made the playoffs as a WC when we were supposed to finish last. Suck it, critics.
- Better yet, we beat the division champion, and one of our biggest rivals, in the playoffs, in their house. RUINED their season. I don't just take joy in Rams victories. When they cause their rivals pain, I always love that.
- Beat Belichek in a physical beatdown. Very satisfying.
- Beat Brady despite having a full stocked armory of weapons and having the refs on his side. At Tampa.
- After a rough start with kickers, we stumbled into finding what appears to be a long term solution to the problem.
- While I had no problem with the RBBC approach we started out with, it's clear that Cam has taken the role at THE guy with Hendo as the main backup. Cam is no prime Todd Gurley, but he's still pretty damn good and will probably get better.
- Although it didn't show in today's effort, for most the season this D has been a joy to watch. I don't ever remember seeing a Rams D being as dominant as this one was.
- This team toughed it out and came back from adversity. Even today when the Pack went up 32-18, I didn't feel like the game was unwinnable.
We have work to do in the offseason, but I'm still happy with the way this one went. It definitely beats the pants off of 7-9 bullshit.
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-I’m grateful this season extended beyond last years 9-7 run. Lived through worse...yuck.
-Balance on both sides of the ball is difficult, building up the defense stymied the Offense.
-No matter who is behind Center, they can’t work through their reads with oley blocking.
-Akers proves that fresh legs at RB in McVay‘s offense is HUGE!
-Kupp is beyond valuable when he’s healthy(hoping this is a fluke season). VJ is ready to replace Reynolds.
-JJ is the only FA defensive player I hope they retain. Floyd was great(1 season—not worth 100 mil) imo
-Staley coached very well, but was out coached in his most important game..learn from this!
-ST is important and the coach of that unit it VERY IMPORTANT... change please!
-Goff played with 4 fingers. He won a playoff game & played hard today. GAMER!
-I FOUND ROD THANKS TO @dieterbrock & @SWAdude . The board has improved my Rams experience. What else could I ask for from a fans website.
-The Rams future is still bright. The past 5 off seasons tell us expect anything and doubt nothing.
‘’Thank you Rams and ROD!
-Balance on both sides of the ball is difficult, building up the defense stymied the Offense.
-No matter who is behind Center, they can’t work through their reads with oley blocking.
-Akers proves that fresh legs at RB in McVay‘s offense is HUGE!
-Kupp is beyond valuable when he’s healthy(hoping this is a fluke season). VJ is ready to replace Reynolds.
-JJ is the only FA defensive player I hope they retain. Floyd was great(1 season—not worth 100 mil) imo
-Staley coached very well, but was out coached in his most important game..learn from this!
-ST is important and the coach of that unit it VERY IMPORTANT... change please!
-Goff played with 4 fingers. He won a playoff game & played hard today. GAMER!
-I FOUND ROD THANKS TO @dieterbrock & @SWAdude . The board has improved my Rams experience. What else could I ask for from a fans website.
-The Rams future is still bright. The past 5 off seasons tell us expect anything and doubt nothing.
‘’Thank you Rams and ROD!
Feels shitty to get eliminated but you know I feel like I can't complain right now as a fan. It's been a pretty good season in a lot of ways. We made some noise in the playoffs in a reload year. By far exceeded expectations and lost to a better team in the Packers who incidentally were the top seed so I'm feeling appreciative of some shit even though I'm disappointed too, but there's gonna be a vent thread so here's a place to discuss the things that went right...
1. Gurley to Akers. I feel like it's a big deal for this offense to finally sort this RB position. It wasn't easy man it took them almost the entire season to get him going but they did. And to have a guy step up and play well on a really big stage on more than one occasion all I can say is Akers is going to be a cornerstone player for this offense over the next several years barring injury and that's a hell of a thing to go our way.
2. Zuerlein to Gay. Talk about pulling a position fill out of your ass. Rams lucked into their kicker of the future. I hope at least. Another thing that is a big deal for a team and something they don't have to burn picks to fix.
3. Whit. How he played this year has sort of blown my mind. To improve from 2019 like he did at his age just all kinds of impressive. We probably won't draft our LT of the future until 2022 when we get our first round pick, but it's looking like we're going to need him next season again and I'm done counting that dude out.
4. Draft. Pretty hot class tbh. Maybe not the highest ceiling class, but it looks full of productive starters. Good signs to see this early and I suspect it will be Snead's best to date.
5. Staley. Thanks for the memories and hope you say something dumb in each of your interviews. Sorry bro.
6. Floyd. I think he just gave us one of the best all-around edge seasons I've seen from the Rams since Winstrom in '99. Some will say Gumby of course but Floyd's game reminds me of Wistrom at his very short peak, that rangy quickness and ability to play an all around game. He just does it all well.
7. OL. There were some pleasant surprises up front. Corbett in particular as a young starter who should get better. Boom as a valuable swing OT. Evans subbing for Edwards looked like he belonged out there too. We need a Center. And I'd be swooping hard on any stud interior OL or LT with feet that I think are being overlooked at any point in the draft.
I'm sure there's a lot more but typing that stuff out made me feel better. Pretty fucking nice ride given all the shit we endured in 2020 eh?
[/QUOTE I'm in total agreement. I think Goff played well today and Akers is one fine RB and will be a team leader next season. It was quite a roller-coaster ride and I'm confident that next year will be a return trip to the Super Bowl.
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what the hell is this guy talking about? the rams, and by default mcvay, signed kupp and woods to long term contracts this season.
is this a tweet about goff? so much hate for the guy. it's ridiculous.
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Tough to finish beat up, but credit Green Bay...that’s a very good Packers team. I will root for them out of the NFC, of course.
0% Kupp
50% Donald
75% Goff
Sucks not to be healthier at the end. That’s 3 of our top 5-10 players limited or out. That said... it’s a team game and we all deal with the same challenges.
The 2020 Rams were FUN to watch and I am so grateful we had a season. I had my doubts... therefore... very happy we had football to fill the CoVID home time. Imagine if we didn’t!
When reflecting on the overall state of the franchise... the Rams are fun to root for. Good players. Good coaches. We have a culture now. No stupid drama.
Each year, simply reload. Try again.
Thank you Rams!
To all of ROD... High five! Attempting to describe the 2020 season experience (home time, games without fans) would be difficult.
I don’t know what would replace the void filled by shooting the crap with you guys. ROD members are the best football fans I know.
0% Kupp
50% Donald
75% Goff
Sucks not to be healthier at the end. That’s 3 of our top 5-10 players limited or out. That said... it’s a team game and we all deal with the same challenges.
The 2020 Rams were FUN to watch and I am so grateful we had a season. I had my doubts... therefore... very happy we had football to fill the CoVID home time. Imagine if we didn’t!
When reflecting on the overall state of the franchise... the Rams are fun to root for. Good players. Good coaches. We have a culture now. No stupid drama.
Each year, simply reload. Try again.
Thank you Rams!
To all of ROD... High five! Attempting to describe the 2020 season experience (home time, games without fans) would be difficult.
I don’t know what would replace the void filled by shooting the crap with you guys. ROD members are the best football fans I know.
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Really fun season with some great moments. Count your blessings.
I truly believe we can get the offense back to 32 ppg with a beefed up Oline.
The injuries to Edwards, Kupp and the hole at center were the difference against the best team in the NFC.
I truly believe we can get the offense back to 32 ppg with a beefed up Oline.
The injuries to Edwards, Kupp and the hole at center were the difference against the best team in the NFC.
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They have an unsolved superiority complex. We've been a better team than them overall for the past 4 years, last week wasn't an upset, it was a return to the new normal.
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Pretty good year with some highs and lows . Sure as hell a lot more enjoyable than what we endured before McVay. Lacking a few key pieces to take the next step . ILB, big WR , and fix the Oline
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