GDT: Giants @ Rams @ London

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Mojo Ram

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Well, being a night owl on the West coast i'm thinking i'll just stay up all night for this one if i can.

It's time to end the 2 game skid and get to 4-3. Rams will still be sitting firmly in the thick of the race if we can get it done today.

Quick thoughts: Defense has to be awake, prepared and schemed. Undermanned today...less pass rush and cover corner. I don't like the idea of another shootout which it could very well become.

What a great day for #30 to go off and dominate right? Let it be so.
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Prediction: Rams will find a way in big swing game vs. Giants
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LOS ANGELES -- So much can change about the Los Angeles Rams based on the outcome of this game, at least from the outside. Lose, and that's three in a row, heading into the bye week with a 3-4 record that would turn the pressure up on Jeff Fisher and restart the clamoring for Jared Goff. Win, and the Rams have a winning record through seven weeks for only the second time in 10 years and can feel good about where they stand, especially with a schedule that resumes with four straight games against losing teams.

The Rams and the New York Giants each enter their matchup from London -- kickoff from Twickenham Stadium is 6:30 a.m. PT, so set your alarms accordingly -- with identical 3-3 records. Since the current playoff format began in 1990, 47.9 percent of teams that have started 4-3 have gone on to make the playoffs, while only 19 percent of teams to start 3-4 have made the playoffs. So, this could be a pretty big swing game.

And the thinking here is that the Rams find a way.

Their defense can't possibly play worse than it did while giving up a combined 61 points and missing an abundance of tackles in open space against the Buffalo Bills and the Detroit Lions. Standout defensive end Robert Quinn is expected to return after missing the last two games with a shoulder injury, which would provide a big lift for Aaron Donald and ease some of the pressure off a shorthanded secondary.

Odell Beckham Jr. is a nightmare matchup for a team that is without its No. 1 cornerback, Trumaine Johnson, who is still nursing an ankle sprain. But Beckham was limited in practice because of a hip injury and won't be 100 percent, and the Rams' secondary should avoid all the mix-ups in coverage that came with breaking Troy Hill in last Sunday.

But the real encouragement comes from the Rams' offense.

Over the last two weeks, Case Keenum ranks second in the NFL in completion percentage (76.2) and fifth in passing yards (592). He should have plenty of time to throw against a defense that is last in the NFL in sacks per pass attempt. And if the Giants actually respect the Rams' passing attack, this may finally be the day Todd Gurley gets going, after now failing to reach 100 rushing yards in 13 of his last 14 games.

The Rams were walloped by the New England Patriots, 45-7, the last time they played in London, but that was in 2012. The Giants, who snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, have won each of their last six games against the Rams by an average of more than 14 points. But that's rather meaningless right now, too.

More noteworthy is that they've been held under 340 total yards in road games against the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, three teams that boast menacing defensive lines just like the Rams. And that they'll be breaking in a new kicker (Josh Brown is on the commissioner exempt list after a tumultuous week) and perhaps a new long snapper (Zak DeOssie is nursing an ankle injury). And that one of their primary safeties, Nate Berhe, has been ruled out.

Rams 28, Giants 24.
http://www.espn.com/blog/los-angele...s-will-find-a-way-in-big-swing-game-vs-giants
 

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Night Owl here, too. Partied it the fuck up at Sharky's in Tamarindo then at my place. Two beautiful Brazilian women friends. White lady helped, too. Still awake waiting for kickoff! 3rd week of Spanish complete, one more week. Then back to AZ for November and my 2 suitcases set for Tamarindo in December indefinitely. Always gonna watch our Rams if possible. Thank you WiFi, bars don't open till 11am lol. Pura Vida!
 

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Prediction: Rams will find a way in big swing game vs. Giants
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LOS ANGELES -- So much can change about the Los Angeles Rams based on the outcome of this game, at least from the outside. Lose, and that's three in a row, heading into the bye week with a 3-4 record that would turn the pressure up on Jeff Fisher and restart the clamoring for Jared Goff. Win, and the Rams have a winning record through seven weeks for only the second time in 10 years and can feel good about where they stand, especially with a schedule that resumes with four straight games against losing teams.

The Rams and the New York Giants each enter their matchup from London -- kickoff from Twickenham Stadium is 6:30 a.m. PT, so set your alarms accordingly -- with identical 3-3 records. Since the current playoff format began in 1990, 47.9 percent of teams that have started 4-3 have gone on to make the playoffs, while only 19 percent of teams to start 3-4 have made the playoffs. So, this could be a pretty big swing game.

And the thinking here is that the Rams find a way.

Their defense can't possibly play worse than it did while giving up a combined 61 points and missing an abundance of tackles in open space against the Buffalo Bills and the Detroit Lions. Standout defensive end Robert Quinn is expected to return after missing the last two games with a shoulder injury, which would provide a big lift for Aaron Donald and ease some of the pressure off a shorthanded secondary.

Odell Beckham Jr. is a nightmare matchup for a team that is without its No. 1 cornerback, Trumaine Johnson, who is still nursing an ankle sprain. But Beckham was limited in practice because of a hip injury and won't be 100 percent, and the Rams' secondary should avoid all the mix-ups in coverage that came with breaking Troy Hill in last Sunday.

But the real encouragement comes from the Rams' offense.

Over the last two weeks, Case Keenum ranks second in the NFL in completion percentage (76.2) and fifth in passing yards (592). He should have plenty of time to throw against a defense that is last in the NFL in sacks per pass attempt. And if the Giants actually respect the Rams' passing attack, this may finally be the day Todd Gurley gets going, after now failing to reach 100 rushing yards in 13 of his last 14 games.

The Rams were walloped by the New England Patriots, 45-7, the last time they played in London, but that was in 2012. The Giants, who snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, have won each of their last six games against the Rams by an average of more than 14 points. But that's rather meaningless right now, too.

More noteworthy is that they've been held under 340 total yards in road games against the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, three teams that boast menacing defensive lines just like the Rams. And that they'll be breaking in a new kicker (Josh Brown is on the commissioner exempt list after a tumultuous week) and perhaps a new long snapper (Zak DeOssie is nursing an ankle injury). And that one of their primary safeties, Nate Berhe, has been ruled out.

Rams 28, Giants 24.
http://www.espn.com/blog/los-angele...s-will-find-a-way-in-big-swing-game-vs-giants
One thing to add!! Keenum had a 126.7 QB Rating in last weeks game, I predict he improves on it in this game against the Giants!!(y);):D:yess:

Yes! I manage to wake up, here on the left Coast, in time for this game!! Ok!! I couldn't Sleep well, worried about missing it!!
 

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Getting off work in 20 mins. Then home to pick up the Mrs., then off to the Stagg's bar in Newport for Omelettes and Bloody Mary's!!!
 

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Brockers hurts :rant:

Cooper and Spruce :(


I can see Cooper looking from the outside in based on the numbers game....but Spruce not being able to get past Marquez and Thomas on Special teams play kinda surprises me. Marquez is our WR version of Chase Reynolds I guess.....
 

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Can't sleep, woke up before the alarm. Hoping we can put one together with all 3 phases today.
Go Rams!!
 

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Brockers hurts :rant:

Cooper and Spruce :(

Yeah, The Brock is our top run stuffer in all around effectiveness, including occupying multiple blockers thereby freeing up teammates to run unabated to the rock. Well, Hayes and The Mighty One are no slouches in the run stuffing department. Combined with Aaron, our rush defense ought to be improved over the last two weekends.