Anyone else get the sense Gurley is about done

[RamFan503]

Anybody else tired of nothing but negativity?

There's more than I'd like for sure. But I'm not sure all discussion that isn't purely positive is by default, negative. As much as we try to push positivity, this is going to happen on any board with this varried of a membership.

You said it man. This board is starting to remind me of a political forum.

Not sure this kind of hyperbole helps stop what you are complaining about honestly.

Or the H35D board...

Not sure what that is but I think what would really help is not playing into the negativity with more negativity.

All that said, yeah... Many a thread is virtually regurgitation of doom and gloom threads that have been thrown up all too much already.

And YES. THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

 

[Jacobarch]

There's more than I'd like for sure. But I'm not sure all discussion that isn't purely positive is by default, negative. As much as we try to push positivity, this is going to happen on any board with this varried of a membership.

Not sure this kind of hyperbole helps stop what you are complaining about honestly.

Not sure what that is but I think what would really help is not playing into the negativity with more negativity.

All that said, yeah... Many a thread is virtually regurgitation of doom and gloom threads that have been thrown up all too much already.

And YES. THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

Who said I was complaining? I was simply making an observation and then stating on it.

 

[OldSchool]

There's more than I'd like for sure. But I'm not sure all discussion that isn't purely positive is by default, negative. As much as we try to push positivity, this is going to happen on any board with this varried of a membership.

Absolutely agree, I guess it's the simple magnitude of posts. We have a lot of people that start their own threads to discuss what's going on in other threads they just want their own thread about it. And all of a sudden you have a dozen, yes an exaggeration, all going on talking about bad performances or any of a myriad issues. It's overwhelming and it's usually not about good things. There aren't threads to talk about the people that did good but you can find 20 threads 3 days after the game about the bad not including a 15-20 page vent thread. It's excessive.

 

[dieterbrock]

 

[RamFan503]

Who said I was complaining? I was simply making an observation and then stating on it.

Sure looked like it. I'm just thinking comparing here with a political forum is not exactly a compliment. But then, I was only a member of a couple of those for about a week.

 

[RamFan503]

Absolutely agree, I guess it's the simple magnitude of posts. We have a lot of people that start their own threads to discuss what's going on in other threads they just want their own thread about it. And all of a sudden you have a dozen, yes an exaggeration, all going on talking about bad performances or any of a myriad issues. It's overwhelming and it's usually not about good things. There aren't threads to talk about the people that did good but you can find 20 threads 3 days after the game about the bad not including a 15-20 page vent thread. It's excessive.

Can't argue with any of this.

 

[Petrowsky]

So I get everyone’s point of view and I see things both ways. However, I think people should be able to express concern, even if it’s unwarranted. This place is here for us to discuss. Overly negative and overly positive posts do get annoying, but if I see a thread that I know is stupid I move on and don’t comment. My personal opinion on this discussion is the whole team is sluggish outside of some individual players. I’ve seen signs of it changing, but until this entire team gets into a rhythm, we will continue to see these discussions.

 

[Jacobarch]

Sure looked like it. I'm just thinking comparing here with a political forum is not exactly a compliment. But then, I was only a member of a couple of those for about a week.

Of course it wasn't a compliment but I obviously was comparing not complaining. Ok let's move on

 

[Pancake]

If people feel certain threads are negative or just repeats of other threads. Why do they torture themselves and enter these threads and read them?

 

[Ramlock]

Not sure what that is but I think what would really help is not playing into the negativity with more negativity.

That’s the board that I left to come over here.

And you’re right.

 

[“Turbo set!”]

The reason Gurley and the team are continually asked questions about his knee is due to him and the team not giving full disclosure about the injury.

They keep saying it is not an issue but he clearly has a reduced role.

 

[96GS#007]

Disagree about Donald. His stats may be average, but every team we face is game planning for him specifically, and dedicating at least 2 OL to him on just about every play. You do not game plan around average players.

If they are dedicating 2-3 players to Donald, that makes it easier for other defensive players to win their match-ups. Statistics rarely tell the whole story.

Kind of points out how poorly the rest of the front 7 is playing doesn't it?

 

[LA_vision]

The reason Gurley and the team are continually asked questions about his knee is due to him and the team not giving full disclosure about the injury.

They keep saying it is not an issue but he clearly has a reduced role.

Nailed it, this is all on the FO and Mcvay. If he does have an arthritic knee then at this point just come out and say it. But this idea that he missed the last month of the season, then was used limitedly in the playoffs, and was basically was a no show for the SB and management thought they could sweep it under the rug and no one was gonna ask questions is a joke. He was in the running for the MVP ffs and now is on a pitch count, of course it's going to raise eyebrows.

 

[Petrowsky]

Nailed it, this is all on the FO and Mcvay. If he does have an arthritic knee then at this point just come out and say it. But this idea that he missed the last month of the season, then was used limitedly in the playoffs, and was basically was a no show for the SB and management thought they could sweep it under the rug and no one was gonna ask questions is a joke. He was in the running for the MVP ffs and now is on a pitch count, of course it's going to raise eyebrows.

The thing I find weird, if he is on a pitch count, why is he on the field so much? I get he’s a good blocker, but that can’t be good for him either. I honestly don’t know how to feel, but once the O-Line gets going then I expect Gurley to as well. If he’s still running like this while the rest of the offense starts gelling then I’ll be concerned. Things are just kinda weird this year.

 

[max]

The thing I find weird, if he is on a pitch count, why is he on the field so much? I get he’s a good blocker, but that can’t be good for him either. I honestly don’t know how to feel, but once the O-Line gets going then I expect Gurley to as well. If he’s still running like this while the rest of the offense starts gelling then I’ll be concerned. Things are just kinda weird this year.

Yes. It is weird and thats what make it so frustrating for some of us.

The Rams are closed mouth about it but Vinny who is there every day and travels everywhere they go says Gurley's knee is not healthy and he is on a pitch count. He understands that they can ask McVay over and over again but aren't gonna get a different answer.

Vinny was there before the SB and said Gurley was good to go and expected a big game from him, but he realized afterwards that he was feed a line of BS from the Rams.

 

[Zaphod]

I thought Gurley ran very well against the Hawks when the holes were there, and I'm honestly incredulous that there is a thread calling him "done" as a running back in the NFL.

Why? We all know that that if the Rams cut Gurley, another team would pick him up very quickly, and for a relatively substantial contract.

This same logic applies to Aaron Donald, Jared Goff or pretty much anyone else on the team.

So this is stated in complete hyperbole by people seeking reassurance that the team can yet achieve what they hope for, which is honestly droll to anyone who's followed this team through some relatively unsuccessful years.

Holy scared to lose batman ... you have to relax and admit that the team you follow isn't perfect and has to execute well to win against every opponent they face - whom also will be scheming and executing a game plan designed to defeat the team you follow.

Just my perspective

 

[EastRam]

Honestly, Goff isn't having a good start.
The O line has issues.
The D is hit and miss.
None of us can figure out why Natson made the team over Hodge and Dakota.
The failure to answer the 6-1 is baffeling.
So asking about TG is.... Well normal.
It's not Taboo to discuss.

 

[CGI_Ram]

Anybody else tired of nothing but negativity?

Man... Yeah. It’s also society in general.

I really go out of my way every day to enjoy life in whatever way I can. At this very moment that’s my iPad and a beer. You only get one life... fun sounds like the way to live it.

I enjoy hanging out with you guys. I really do. I don’t care for occasional negativity, but I am a weird guy in that I find different opinions engaging. I think it sometimes makes me a lousy mod because I have tolerance for disagreement in many ways. At work, I encourage it when problem solving.

This is a community. My view of things is quite simple; collectively we set the culture. We get more positive by engaging that way. We all own that. I guess those that don’t value that don’t stay around.

Anyway...

Woo hoo! We have a good team. Hard not to have fun when I think of the Rams!

 

[CGI_Ram]

Opposing D’s have taken away Gurley’s bread and butter outside zone running plays via scheming.

Thats a big one right now, IMO.

 

[Merlin]

Colin Cowherd asked if anyone gets the sense that there is tension in the Rams locker room. He said the Rams drafted a very good runningback in the third round but haven’t played him. Maybe McVay isn’t playing him because it will cause more tension with Gurley.

Then he said, or maybe Henderson isn’t picking things up as quickly. The scheme is complex for a RB. Etc,..


My interpretation: So maybe Gurley took offense to the Rams drafting Henderson and felt it was disrespecting him as if he is no longer able to do what he did the last two years.


Or maybe none of it holds water. But Todd has seemed a bit more Surly this season and we haven’t seen the rookie back play.

I think the Rams have been very careful to treat Gurley well through this whole thing, the guy's a superstar player and the truth is those guys' opinions matter. So yeah I am sure they've been aware of his ego and all that... I mean we can talk all crazy about players but when you're responsible for coaching them up and have to see them every day it's a little more complicated. And yes I think it has affected the rook and his opportunity and that's not a bad thing.

It's no different than Warner going into Packers camp and Favre callin him Potsy and kickin him around... I know that doesn't happen so much nowadays but the guys who have earned it have that clout especially a guy like TG.

But I doubt there's a rift or tension in the locker room other than the frustration from playing poorly. I think this team is really about each other. Some might see what we see, that the run game has to be figured out, and if Henderson is part of that solution all these guys will be behind him.