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For most of the skill players, anyway.
Think of last year when we coasted in the last game of the season because the Rams had no shot at a first week bye and the NFC West had already been locked up and won by them. It was this game of rest that allowed for Jimmy G. hysteria in the off season.
This year, we have a better than average chance at the first round bye AND home field throughout the playoffs, but the Saints are nipping at our collective heals, and that's why the Rams will ball out until the bitter end. Last year, Jared Goff should have thrown for more than 4000 yards, easily. Todd Gurley was beaten for the rushing title because he sat and rested the last game. Woods, and Cooks will both be well over a thousand yard receivers and Cooks is very close to it now. I think that Frisco game last year in Week 17 was a mistake. There was a flow of dominance that was disrupted after such an important performance by Todd Gurley vs the Titans to clinch the division the week before. Letting our hated rivals beat us because we held our starters from action in a real game was hateful to me and many others. The argument is to say that it was risking injury to play to win the game. Maybe...But it seemed to take the starch out of the Rams vs the Falcons the following week in the Wild Card round.
In any case, players will play the whole season, and hopefully Aaron freakin Donald will get 20+ sacks as an Interior DLineman!
Think of last year when we coasted in the last game of the season because the Rams had no shot at a first week bye and the NFC West had already been locked up and won by them. It was this game of rest that allowed for Jimmy G. hysteria in the off season.
This year, we have a better than average chance at the first round bye AND home field throughout the playoffs, but the Saints are nipping at our collective heals, and that's why the Rams will ball out until the bitter end. Last year, Jared Goff should have thrown for more than 4000 yards, easily. Todd Gurley was beaten for the rushing title because he sat and rested the last game. Woods, and Cooks will both be well over a thousand yard receivers and Cooks is very close to it now. I think that Frisco game last year in Week 17 was a mistake. There was a flow of dominance that was disrupted after such an important performance by Todd Gurley vs the Titans to clinch the division the week before. Letting our hated rivals beat us because we held our starters from action in a real game was hateful to me and many others. The argument is to say that it was risking injury to play to win the game. Maybe...But it seemed to take the starch out of the Rams vs the Falcons the following week in the Wild Card round.
In any case, players will play the whole season, and hopefully Aaron freakin Donald will get 20+ sacks as an Interior DLineman!
