Cooper Kupp: Outside narratives don't matter to us

[OldSchool]

Kind of ironic that this is posted at skid mark Florio's site tbh. But you tell em Cooper we don't care about the media parrots.

Cooper Kupp: Outside narratives don't matter to us

It's been an offseason of goodbyes for the Rams.

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Cooper Kupp: Outside narratives don’t matter to us

It’s been an offseason of goodbyes for the Rams.

Players like Todd Gurley, Brandin Cooks, Dante Fowler, Cory Littleton, Greg Zuerlein, Nickell Robey-Coleman and Clay Matthews have moved on since the end of a disappointing 2019 season and the Rams will look very different from the team that head coach Sean McVay piloted to the playoffs in his first two seasons on the job.

In the view of some outside of the organization, the departures haven’t been offset by enough additions for the Rams to mount a challenge in what looks like a deep NFC West this season. Wide receiver Cooper Kupp said that the changes to the roster haven’t done anything to alter the internal view, however.

“Our expectations haven’t changed; our standards haven’t changed. If anything, they’re continuing to elevate,” Kupp said, via the team’s website. “We judge ourselves within the walls we go to work in. . . . Any narrative that can be created outside of those walls doesn’t matter to us.”

McVay made similar comments earlier this week and every season sees teams that have been undervalued in the offseason outpace those expectations on the field. If the Rams can follow suit, it will be another feather in McVay’s cap after a step backward last year.

 

[CGI_Ram]

“Our expectations haven’t changed; our standards haven’t changed. If anything, they’re continuing to elevate,” Kupp said, via the team’s website. “We judge ourselves within the walls we go to work in. . . . Any narrative that can be created outside of those walls doesn’t matter to us.”

McVay made similar comments earlier this week and every season sees teams that have been undervalued in the offseason outpace those expectations on the field. If the Rams can follow suit, it will be another feather in McVay’s cap after a step backward last year.

Yeah, that’s the mindset.

These lunch-pail attitudes, work ethic types... we seem to be collecting them. This appears the McVay culture and I love it.

 

[oldnotdead]

What is mind-boggling is that these so-called experts downgrade the Rams receiving corps because of the loss of Cooks. But Cooks' injury history was what got him traded. But more importantly, Cooks didn't even clear 600 yds in receptions total in 2019. His loss isn't going to be that impactful. In fact, Jefferson will IMO meet or probably exceed Cook's two-year production in the same span. More importantly with Jefferson, they now again have 3 WRs capable of scoring from anywhere on the field.

With Akers they have a perfect scheme fit for McVay's offense. Add in Henderson with similar capabilities and they will have a two-headed monster at RB. Floyd is an upgrade to Fowler because he's as good or better as a pass rusher but more importantly he's more versatile. Add in Lewis and they will have something I'm not sure they've had in years, in two quality edge rushers. IMO Robinson is better than Suh and just as versatile. With AD and Robinson they middle isn't soft anymore. Long and Ramsey are far better than Peters and Talib, and Burgess is better than NRC. Add in the combo of Rapp and Johnson and this D is loaded.

These media idiots talk like they know the Rams when in reality their comments show they know zip about this team. If the 2018 Rams dominated a harder schedule, what do they think a better team is going to do with a softer schedule? The players can see the talent they have so absolutely they can ignore the outside noise.

 

[CGI_Ram]

What is mind-boggling is that these so-called experts downgrade the Rams receiving corps because of the loss of Cooks. But Cooks' injury history was what got him traded. But more importantly, Cooks didn't even clear 600 yds in receptions total in 2019. His loss isn't going to be that impactful.

Yep. Same with the 2019 Gurley.

The replacements only need to clear the 2019 bar, and this team is better.