FEATURE Myles Garrett to the Rams / Verse to the Browns
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what are you guys talking about...
myles garrett to the rams???
that's impossible... get the hell outta here....
you guys and your fantasies crack me up....
go rams
slo
ps... next thing you know people will be dreaming of an aaron donald comeback... sheeese
clueless fuc#ing homers...
myles garrett to the rams???
that's impossible... get the hell outta here....
you guys and your fantasies crack me up....
go rams
slo
ps... next thing you know people will be dreaming of an aaron donald comeback... sheeese
clueless fuc#ing homers...
And after checking the actual offensive scores vs NFL defenses....
......in other words discounting picks 6's (2), fumble return TDs (0), blocked kick TDs (1) or return TD's (1)......the Rams defense tied for #8 with the Chargers.....322 pts allowed; 18.9 PPG.....so their points allowed vs yards allowed rankings was 10 spots better in 2024 and 9 spots better in 2025....that ain't bad.
I would think with Garrett, McDuffie and Watson, the yardage ranking should move up as well as the scoring rank. Top 10 defense? Top 5? Top 3? I think one of those last 2.
I expect top 5 in offense and defense, health provided. This team is stacked. If AD comes back and is even 80% of what he was, I wouldn’t be shocked to see a top D. Especially if the offense is keeping them rested. Teams aren’t going to be able to drop back
Don't know if Donald will be back. He hasn't denied it but then, that's not his worry. I don't feel strongly he will. Having said that, even without Donald, the defense seems primed to be a top ranked unit in 2026. Cleveland was the number 4 defense in the NFL last year. And that was with the #30 offense. They were #3 vs the pass, #16 vs the run. #3 in sacks and #12 in rushing TDs allowed (14). Again, with the #30 offense. We're not Cleveland, of course, but with the additions we made we may be as good, if not better this year than Cleveland was last year. Which would put us in the top 3....without Donald. If Donald came back, the statisticians would probably have to invent a new number better than #1.
Solid analysis; and completely agree the additions of Garrett, McDuffie and Watson should improve the D.
However, one point to consider in any statistical analysis of the 2025 Defense is that the Rams went from really good in the first 11 games, to really bad in the final 9 games ... including the Playoffs.
The Defense gave-up, on average, 315 yards and 16 points per-game over the first eleven games.
Those solid numbers declined to 355 yards and 27-plus points per-game over the final nine games, which included two games against the Arizona Cardinals, and two more against the Carolina Panthers ... who averaged 18.3 points-per-game (27th in scoring) but put-up 31 points in each of their games vs. the Rams.
Actually it was 365 yards per game and 25.7 ppg over the last 9. While the offense averaged 31.7 PPG and 444.1 yards per game. Which helped because we won games over Detroit and Chicago despite allowing 396 yards and 417 yards respectively.
Not ironically, in those 3 losses in the last nine games we were +3 (but a lucky unknowing 2 pt conversion cost us), -3 and -1 in turnovers. So despite the gaudy offensive yards allowed, it could be said, we really lost those games due to a freak 2 pt conversion and turnovers.
Those first 11 games made the defense overrated, IMO.
They were truly helped by going against two rookie QBs, two backup QBs, an injured Mayfield with no Mike Evans and other weapons coming off injuries, and a struggling Stroud behind a makeshift OLine and no Joe Mixon. If I'm not mistaken, that leaves a QB group of Trevor Lawrence, Daniel Jones, Jalen Hurts and Sam Darnold. The team missed a golden opportunity for a Championship.
Barring injuries the Rams won't be so lucky with this year's schedule.
I did not re-do my math on yards-per-game but I did do it for points allowed; and I am coming-up with 246 points allowed by the Rams which is 27.3 per-game. However, you did write that you made an adjustment to reflect points surrendered by the Defense ... that's probably the difference.
Although, to be clear, when I joined ROD ...
It was that gawd dam freak 2 point conversion!!!! That is what made ALL the difference!!!
When the network that employs Terry McAuley does a RAMS game in SOFI this year, the home crowd needs to come up with a creative chant to show how much they appreciate his communication skills.
I remember a few of us bringing up these facts and voicing our opinion that we were still worried about the D. Got a lot of push back.
No matter how good a coach is, he won’t win without talent.
Do you know why Phil Jackson is one of the greatest coaches? Because he was smart enough to grab the right jobs. All of his plans work less without the Jordans, Kobies, and Shaqs.
There are always weird ass plays and calls that can beat you. That is why you have to make sure your team is good enough to over come that shit. Leaving the CBs as is and not valuing STs like they should is the real reason for the missed opportunity. These things cropped up way more times than they should have. And one more glaring weakness. Not being able to run out the clock, ever. Either have bulldozers and a 250 bound back to run it out or stop changing from an offense that moves the ball at will to one that everyone knows your going to run. Fuck the conversion excuse.
Last year was definitely a tale of two defenses. The Rams did not lose to the seahawks twice down the stretch because that vaunted, stifling Seahawks D. The Rams scored 85 points on them in 3 games. But there was no way the Rams were going to the SB without scoring over 30 points in the NFCCG.
That defense fell apart down the stretch.
This defense should be elite regardless of whether AD returns or not. Pressure's on Shula. I do think he's gonna kick ass, given that he had this defense looking legit for half the season before the secondary disintegrated.
I’m still in disbelief McCauley was allowed to make that call. And that there wasn’t serious consequences for him after having done so.
Maybe I'm being too optimistic, but I expect a top 3 defense without AD coming back.
We're underestimating the impact of game wreckers in Garrett and McDuffie.