Not a good pass defense, though. Great against the run but susceptible to the one thing the Rams do better then any other team in the league, play action.
Cowboys Make Me Very Nervous!
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Not a good pass defense, though. Great against the run but susceptible to the one thing the Rams do better then any other team in the league, play action.
I think every fan in the playoffs has concerns.
I just dont like getting on a site full of diehard rams fans and reading about how nervous the cowboys make them and then in the same thread read a cowboys fans confidence.
Fuck that.
Even though I know it could go south - I will not give a fucking cowboys fan the satisfaction of getting on Rams site and it seeming like our fans are scared of playing Dallas. Screw the cowboys and their fans - except @Rynie. He gets a pass.
It would appear from your comments that spell check is not the only thing to which you have not been paying attention.
They don't "make me nervous" because of two things. Their coach stinks and their QB is the worst QB left in the playoffs. Simple as that. If the Rams can't beat the cowboys at home they don't deserve to be there.
You only have to worry about these Cowboys if you drop the soap in the shower!!!!!!!!!
BonifayRam
Legend
Here this should help some.
Aqib Talib is key to Rams' secondary, covering Amari Cooper
https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2019/01/10/nfl-rams-cowboys-talib-cooper-peters-playoffs/
Aqib Talib is key to Rams' secondary, covering Amari Cooper
https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2019/01/10/nfl-rams-cowboys-talib-cooper-peters-playoffs/
I really don't have a "feel" on this game yet...and I know I won't until it's in progress.
That's because both teams are on an upbeat... closing out the season winning.
The Rams are the better team on paper but that's why the play the games!
It's been analyzed to death but I see a Rams win...I just don't know how.
Is it a close game, is it a blowout, or is it just a comfortable win for the Rams and they never trail???
ENUFF TALK...LET'S PLAY!!!
That's because both teams are on an upbeat... closing out the season winning.
The Rams are the better team on paper but that's why the play the games!
It's been analyzed to death but I see a Rams win...I just don't know how.
Is it a close game, is it a blowout, or is it just a comfortable win for the Rams and they never trail???
ENUFF TALK...LET'S PLAY!!!
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This is exactly how I feel.
I vascilate between feelings of certain victory... to allowing doubts to creep in. It's maddening!
I want all the talk to end and the game to begin!
I will be a mess come kick-off tomorrow.
I love this shit... I hate this shit... I love this shit... I hate this shit...I love this shit... I hate this shit... I love this shit... I hate this shit... I love this shit... I hate this shit... I love this shit... I hate this shit... I love this shit... I hate this shit... I love this shit... I hate this shit...
MrRiceGuyRJ
Let's Make the Rams Great Again
To add some positive vibes to this thread:
https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-why-the-los-angeles-rams-will-beat-the-dallas-cowboys/
SUMMARY:
3. Aaron Donald
2. Rams Ability to Push the Ball Downfield
1. Todd Gurley is back and FRESH
https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-why-the-los-angeles-rams-will-beat-the-dallas-cowboys/
SUMMARY:
3. Aaron Donald
2. Rams Ability to Push the Ball Downfield
1. Todd Gurley is back and FRESH
I saw something about the Cowboys march to the SB, I was like “wha?” Seems like the media is hoping the america’s team cowboys show up. The rams have better wr’s, TE, qb, coach. The o- line and rb are at least as good if not better. The hags had guys open downfield but chose not to exploit it, the rams need to just do what they’ve been doing all year, and let AD do what he’s been doing all year. Last year the rams were stumbling around most of the first half I think they’ve learned a lesson and will hit the ground running, if that happens the boys are in trouble.
https://nflpickwatch.com/picks/straight/expert/nfl
Rams 81%/Cowboys 19%
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https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-2018-nfl-divisional-round-spread-overunder-picks
DALLAS COWBOYS (+7.5) AT LOS ANGELES RAMS
Prediction: Rams 29-22 (Cowboys cover)
Point: This strikes me as very similar to the Thursday Night Football game between the Cowboys and the Saints, where our numbers pointed towards a Dallas (+7/+7.5) cover despite what we thought were our best intuitions. For example, Dak Prescott has the worst negatively-graded throw rate among quarterbacks remaining in the playoffs (15.2%), and while Jared Goff isn’t that much better at 13.3%, the Rams have an edge at the most important position in all of team sports. This would not have been a game I would have liked on first blush.
For the Cowboys to make up the offensive discrepancy, their defense will have to perform as they did against Drew Brees and company on that Thursday night, where they held the Saints to 111 yards through the air and 65 on the ground. Their efficiency on early-down runs defensively (allowing only a 37% success rate) and the speed of their linebackers Leighton Vander Esch and Jaylon Smith matches up really well with what the Rams want to do, which is run play-action passes and give the ball to Todd Gurley out of 11 personnel.
Such a situation stymied the Rams offense on a Sunday night in Chicago, and while lessons were likely learned from that outing, it’s difficult for even the brightest football mind to make wholesale mid-season adjustments to an offense missing one of it’s best playmakers in Cooper Kupp and nursing an injury to its top ball carrier in Todd Gurley.
Lastly, something needs to be said about home-field advantage in this spot. The Rams are coming off of a bye, which is worth something with respect to the spread, but they are playing in a temporary stadium – which we know does not afford the kind of home-field advantage a permanent stadium does.
Secondly, crowd noise (and its effect on referees) could very well be on the side of the Dallas Cowboys as opposed to the Los Angeles Rams, given how well their fan base travels and the relatively slow pace on which the latter has taken over the city as their own. While I like the Rams to win this game, I think more than a touchdown is simply too much to lay in this spot.
Counterpoint: The Cowboys are pretty lucky to be here. They escaped the Seahawks, who decided to play with two downs tied behind their backs and only made the playoffs because the NFC East forgot when the season started. Perhaps we’ve convinced ourselves that Sean McVay spent the last week on the road helping all his friends get head coaching gigs. The difference between the Rams passing attack and the Dak Prescott-led cohort is sizeable, Goff and Co. rank third in expected points added per clean pocket dropback, while the Boys rank 17th.
The Rams also have one of the best running backs in the NFL. That being said, as good as C.J. Anderson has been, Aaron Donald is the non-quarterback that has a chance to ruin this game for the Cowboys. Cowboys guard Connor Williams has allowed pressure on 9% of his pass-blocks since week 13 (fourth-worst among guards), expect Ndamukong Suh to eat up Zack Martin and force Williams into 1-on-1’s with A-A-Ron. From coach, to quarterback, to defensive stalwart, the Cowboys have some very real hurdles if they want to keep Jerry happy.
Rams 81%/Cowboys 19%
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https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-2018-nfl-divisional-round-spread-overunder-picks
DALLAS COWBOYS (+7.5) AT LOS ANGELES RAMS
Prediction: Rams 29-22 (Cowboys cover)
Point: This strikes me as very similar to the Thursday Night Football game between the Cowboys and the Saints, where our numbers pointed towards a Dallas (+7/+7.5) cover despite what we thought were our best intuitions. For example, Dak Prescott has the worst negatively-graded throw rate among quarterbacks remaining in the playoffs (15.2%), and while Jared Goff isn’t that much better at 13.3%, the Rams have an edge at the most important position in all of team sports. This would not have been a game I would have liked on first blush.
For the Cowboys to make up the offensive discrepancy, their defense will have to perform as they did against Drew Brees and company on that Thursday night, where they held the Saints to 111 yards through the air and 65 on the ground. Their efficiency on early-down runs defensively (allowing only a 37% success rate) and the speed of their linebackers Leighton Vander Esch and Jaylon Smith matches up really well with what the Rams want to do, which is run play-action passes and give the ball to Todd Gurley out of 11 personnel.
Such a situation stymied the Rams offense on a Sunday night in Chicago, and while lessons were likely learned from that outing, it’s difficult for even the brightest football mind to make wholesale mid-season adjustments to an offense missing one of it’s best playmakers in Cooper Kupp and nursing an injury to its top ball carrier in Todd Gurley.
Lastly, something needs to be said about home-field advantage in this spot. The Rams are coming off of a bye, which is worth something with respect to the spread, but they are playing in a temporary stadium – which we know does not afford the kind of home-field advantage a permanent stadium does.
Secondly, crowd noise (and its effect on referees) could very well be on the side of the Dallas Cowboys as opposed to the Los Angeles Rams, given how well their fan base travels and the relatively slow pace on which the latter has taken over the city as their own. While I like the Rams to win this game, I think more than a touchdown is simply too much to lay in this spot.
Counterpoint: The Cowboys are pretty lucky to be here. They escaped the Seahawks, who decided to play with two downs tied behind their backs and only made the playoffs because the NFC East forgot when the season started. Perhaps we’ve convinced ourselves that Sean McVay spent the last week on the road helping all his friends get head coaching gigs. The difference between the Rams passing attack and the Dak Prescott-led cohort is sizeable, Goff and Co. rank third in expected points added per clean pocket dropback, while the Boys rank 17th.
The Rams also have one of the best running backs in the NFL. That being said, as good as C.J. Anderson has been, Aaron Donald is the non-quarterback that has a chance to ruin this game for the Cowboys. Cowboys guard Connor Williams has allowed pressure on 9% of his pass-blocks since week 13 (fourth-worst among guards), expect Ndamukong Suh to eat up Zack Martin and force Williams into 1-on-1’s with A-A-Ron. From coach, to quarterback, to defensive stalwart, the Cowboys have some very real hurdles if they want to keep Jerry happy.
BonifayRam
Legend
I am sure the Cowboys defense will give McVay a challenge. But he is fully capable of overcoming their game plan to molest & bang up Goff.
I just feel the Rams veteran DL & secondary will understand this opportunity & rise to the occasion to dominate the Cowboy offense. We may have forgotten the latent play making skills lining up in this defense & the big MO changing events are just waiting to happen. Wade knows he has veterans who know it's time to raise up & show who they are. Talib, Peters, JJ III, Donald, Brockers & Suh!
The defensive team leader Talib has spent most of this season just getting back healthy & hot over not having the opportunity to showcase his still prime time playmaking skills. Youngster Peters has been in the toilet & trashed all season, but his skills are still the same before he arrived. JJ III is a bidding NFL talent nobody knows about. Joyner has been resting now for 3 weeks & has had a poor 2018 season & has played much better in the past.
Barron & Littleton possess strong skills to shut down the short passing game that Linehan runs. Ebukam & Fowler have more than enough speed to prevent big Dak third down runs.
Brockers missed most of his first career playoff game last season with an early knee injury. Brockers is sure to be ready Saturday afternoon for his first divisional game with revenge on his mind. Suh has been in a coma & looking @ a dull wasted away season & facing free agency branded as a major underachiever & major disappointment to avoid like the plague. This there's the best player in the NFL AD who plays with massive duty flame torch fuse lighter on every snap........By the end of the third quarter, the Cowboys will be lying around the LA Rams Corral covered in dirt, dust & the sad look of defeat on their faces.
I just feel the Rams veteran DL & secondary will understand this opportunity & rise to the occasion to dominate the Cowboy offense. We may have forgotten the latent play making skills lining up in this defense & the big MO changing events are just waiting to happen. Wade knows he has veterans who know it's time to raise up & show who they are. Talib, Peters, JJ III, Donald, Brockers & Suh!
The defensive team leader Talib has spent most of this season just getting back healthy & hot over not having the opportunity to showcase his still prime time playmaking skills. Youngster Peters has been in the toilet & trashed all season, but his skills are still the same before he arrived. JJ III is a bidding NFL talent nobody knows about. Joyner has been resting now for 3 weeks & has had a poor 2018 season & has played much better in the past.
Barron & Littleton possess strong skills to shut down the short passing game that Linehan runs. Ebukam & Fowler have more than enough speed to prevent big Dak third down runs.
Brockers missed most of his first career playoff game last season with an early knee injury. Brockers is sure to be ready Saturday afternoon for his first divisional game with revenge on his mind. Suh has been in a coma & looking @ a dull wasted away season & facing free agency branded as a major underachiever & major disappointment to avoid like the plague. This there's the best player in the NFL AD who plays with massive duty flame torch fuse lighter on every snap........By the end of the third quarter, the Cowboys will be lying around the LA Rams Corral covered in dirt, dust & the sad look of defeat on their faces.
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View: https://youtu.be/qTcAeg8OH4Y
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Dallas Cowgirls make me nervous but that's cause I'm a married guy who has a wife with a temper.
Big picture: Rams are 7-1 at home and Cowboys are 3-5 on the road.
Rams should be heavy favorites if both teams were equally healthy, but the Rams have the advantage on the injury report too. Other than losing Kupp, we are the healthiest we have been since week 3.
If we are up ten points at half it will turn into a blowout. Then the media hype machine will suddenly love the Rams again.
Rams should be heavy favorites if both teams were equally healthy, but the Rams have the advantage on the injury report too. Other than losing Kupp, we are the healthiest we have been since week 3.
If we are up ten points at half it will turn into a blowout. Then the media hype machine will suddenly love the Rams again.
Dallas made a substantial midseason move that led to them winning 8 out of their last nine games including 3-1 on the road.
yeah we all know. The Cowboys are still going to get your ass kicked.