Do We Win With a Healthy Gurley and Kupp?

[Ram77]

Yes or No

 

[MadGoat]

Do the Patriots get back Gordon and a healthy Gronk?

 

[thirteen28]

Do the Patriots get back Gordon and a healthy Gronk?

They had a healthy Gronk. I don't think Gordon makes as much of a difference ... Edelmen is the go-to guy for Brady.

 

[coconut]

Will a healthy Gurley and Kupp block the pass rush, formulate a good offense, make necessary half time adjustments in addition to running and catching the ball to sustain scoring drives? If so then YES.

 

[Jacobarch]

I dunno, I think they out schemed us tbh. Im not so sure. but what the hell, i voted yes. lol

 

[MrRiceGuyRJ]

Maybe we could at least get a couple first downs or completions. But that'd require Goff to get the ball there too

 

[Adi]

Obviously a big difference with those guys not playing. BUT even if they were out there and the rams ran the same plays, we lose

Offense needed to make adjustments and it didnt happen , so I dont think it was a player issue .

 

[OntarioRam]

Do the Patriots get back Gordon and a healthy Gronk?

This. If we are getting Gurley and Kupp back at 100%, they have to be getting Gronk back at 100%, too. And a healthy Gronk is an absolute game wrecker. He's one of the biggest mismatches in the NFL. I know some people in this thread think Gronk was healthy, but that's laughable. He certainly appeared far healthier than he was earlier in the season (the Patriots conceded such, with his former disc problems etc.), and for my money Gronk was far healthier than Gurley was on Sunday. But Gronk was still clearly not at full strength.

I don't count Josh Gordon as his absence was mental health related. And without diminishing the validity of his demons, I think for the purposes of this particular conversation, considerations should be limited to physical injuries only.

In the end, I think if we we get Gurley and Kupp back vs. the Pats getting Gronk at 100%, the Rams win. I say this because a healthy Gurley is exactly what we needed on Sunday. Runs to the outside with speed. Screen passes. More balance on offence. Giving Goff easy outlets early, be it via quick check down passes to the RB or simply handing the ball off, to get his feet under him in a game we knew would be tough for a young QB - especially early. Winning back some time of possession to keep the D fresher. And we haven't even talked about Kupp yet.

In the end, we will never know and there is no point of speculating. Even if we had Gurley and Kupp and deployed them perfectly, who is to say New England doesn't adjust to take them away? Their coaching staff is certainly up to the task. We had plenty of opportunities to win the game as it was. We probably should have, as we had the better roster with this being a "down" year for New England. But we were badly outcoached, Goff had a poor outing, and their stars (Gronk, Edleman) made a few more big plays than ours did (Cooks). That's the end of the story. We lost fair and square. Every team has injuries. Losing Kupp and Gurley was an absolutely devastating blow, but there is a reason staying healthy is always priority #1, and that the teams that go furthest are often the healthiest.

 

[Ram65]

Maybe.

The Rams were close at 3-3 in the 4th quarter without making many plays. Had they mad some plays they could have won without Kupp and a limited Gurley.

 

[Farr Be It]

Gurley- torn ACL.

poor dude. makes sense now. I say we win by 2 TDs with he and Kupp in that game.

I feel so bad for Todd. Maybe people can get off his jock now.

 

[jjab360]

I think Kupp is the difference maker. The guy who is on the exact same page with Goff and can find himself open against almost any coverage on 3rd downs.

 

[jjab360]

Gurley- torn ACL.

poor dude. makes sense now. I say we win by 2 TDs with he and Kupp in that game.

I feel so bad for Todd. Maybe people can get off his jock now.

Haven't seen this officially anywhere

 

[Boston Ram]

Yup

 

[Farr Be It]

Haven't seen this officially anywhere

No. I’ll be curious to see how long it takes. Just remember, I broke the story. :coach:

...just wish it were better news.

https://goo.gl/images/sQi2X4

 

[Merlin]

Kupp would have changed everything.

 

[mikeyboy]

Would have whooped their asses.

 

[Classic Rams]

I don't see this team with a healthy Gurley and Kupp losing to anybody.

 

[bluecoconuts]

Not a doubt in my damn mind.

Kupp would have likely been MVP.

 

[Loyal]

Our team was one of the most healthy in the NFL. Availability is part of the game, so this wondering is pure fantasy. We should have been better prepared than we were, but that's part of being young at HC.