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All aboard the Gurley30 and Jrry32 TRAIN!
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The O-line did absolutely nothing to help Gurley but what I did see from him wasn't much. Mason had the same line and looked much more effective. Gurley just didn't look like he had much burst, power, or speed. I sure hope that injury didn't have any lingering effects.
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I sure hope so.
Moostache
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Trying to play on a reconstructed knee less than a year after surgery is insane. I know that Petersen did it and now EVERYONE thinks they can too...if you play for the Rams and have had ACL surgery, you should stay off the field for the full 1-year duration to heel or you will be re-injured. Long? twice. Bradford? twice. Gurley? I put the over/under on him being reinjured at week 9.
Its not just the physical healing that matters, mentally guys who come back too soon KNOW they are doing so, they are just terrified of losing their shot if they admit it. It affects their play, makes them tentative for just a 100th of a second mor e than they should be and in the world of the NFL that's the difference between making plays and watching them from behind.
I am hoping to be wrong, but what I just saw from Gurley would be enough for me to put him on the PUP list and shelve him until 2016, when he might have a better chance of coming back.
Its not just the physical healing that matters, mentally guys who come back too soon KNOW they are doing so, they are just terrified of losing their shot if they admit it. It affects their play, makes them tentative for just a 100th of a second mor e than they should be and in the world of the NFL that's the difference between making plays and watching them from behind.
I am hoping to be wrong, but what I just saw from Gurley would be enough for me to put him on the PUP list and shelve him until 2016, when he might have a better chance of coming back.
SuperMan28
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Fellas, it's week 3 and we are still healthy. We win our next two games and we are sitting pretty. This team still has time to get it together. We have the talent!!!! We just need the experience. I'd rather be this way than the latter.
Fatbot
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I don't get the massive depression over this game. I'm at my usual bitterness following any loss but we lost to Washington last week -- Wash..ing..ton.. Let me repeat, Washington -- THAT was the time for ultimate depression. That was the time to accept it was likely the 1-4 prediction for the first five games that was made when the tough schedule first came out would likely come true.
On the other hand, unlike Washington, the Steelers can beat any team in the NFL, any time. Now, I get being upset the Rams squandered a great effort by the defense, and squandered Big Ben leaving the game and leaving the door wide open to steal a win, but it just didn't happen. After losing to Washington, I expected Pitt to embarrass the Rams, but the team slugged it out instead.
So yeah, I get being pissed at a few guys for pathetic showings today, but that's what the vent thread is for. Hate Kendricks? Remind yourself of week 1. Of course Gurley showed nothing special -- it would have been awesome for him to break a long run and get everyone excited, but do I really have to remind us that we're Rams fans and not allowed to have nice things?
We have to maintain our long term outlook and still believe that Gurley will be as special as advertised. The team might start 1-4, but we have two more games to possibly steal, let's just wait a little more. Hell, we've waited this long...
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We always lay an egg on a bad team at least once or twice a season. How we respond usually determines the rest of the season for us. And almost every season, scratch that, every season it's a letdown. This season seems to be no different and I thought it had a chance to be. That's why I'm so upset right now.
Dieter the Brock
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Fatbot
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Your point is well made and I'm not gonna try to talk you off the ledge, it's your right to be upset. But seriously, a team with a brand new QB, brand new OL, brand new coordinator, blah blah blah scheduled against four playoff teams in the first five games? It was most likely 1-4 start, with optimists hoping for 2-3. We got the one win and are still playing with house money the next two weeks. If there's a time for stuff to go wrong, this is it. The offense is in disarray. The OL needs to grow. The WR/Quick situation is wtf? Gurley looked like nothing special... This is exactly when we want to get all this crap flushed, not later in the season. Solve it over the next couple weeks, get Foles, the OL, Gurley, the offense to work out all the kinks and emerge a contender after the bye week. Even at 1-4 there's a very viable path to 10 wins.
SteezyEndo
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Pretty plausible. Your logic is on point. But who do we blame for the preparation of these games?
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We came out and looked terrible in all facets of the game against Washington. That game was what it was. We got beat. It happens. Today's game was not that. It was a game we should have won. A game against a quality team that we should have won. But we shot ourselves in the foot repeatedly and cost ourselves a victory. Kendricks and Cook made two mistakes that kept 11 points off the board. Foles made a big mistake when we had plenty of time for a game winning drive. This was a game that we should have won. The type of game that makes or breaks a team's season and we lost it.
And I realize that one game making or breaking a team's season sounds preposterous but coming into that Cardinals game at 2-1 with a hard fought win over a quality team...imo, that gives us momentum and swagger. Instead, we're going into that game hoping not to put ourselves in a bigger hole.
This was a game we had to win and our own stupidity kept us from winning.