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Lol. A question was asked which was answered I don't think anyone would believe a madden simulation as a be all end all talk of it
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Lol. A question was asked which was answered I don't think anyone would believe a madden simulation as a be all end all talk of it
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Well, I have to root for the Rams here. After all, why wouldn't I. The Patriots will make history one way or the other. With a win they tie for the most wins in the Super Bowl. With a loss, they will stand alone as the team that lost the most Super Bowls. 6. But of course, that is never talked about. That's what happens when you won a few. The losses no longer count.
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Seems like an extremely fair and measured take on the relative strengths of the two QBs.
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https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/01/29/super-bowl-liii-patriots-key-victory
another media guy essentially giving us no shot, but with Xs and os
another media guy essentially giving us no shot, but with Xs and os
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https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/01/30/super-bowl-2019-rams-rookies-joseph-noteboom-sebastian-joseph-day
How the Rams’ Rookies Leave an Impact on This Veteran-Laden Team
By KALYN KAHLER
CHRIS WILLIAMS/ICON SPORTSWIRE VIA GETTY IMAGES (KISER, NOTEBOOM, JOSEPH-DAY)
ATLANTA — At Super Bowl LIII’s Opening Night, many of the Rams rookies leaned against a wall and talked amongst themselves while clusters of reporters surrounded their veteran teammates, elbowing to get a better position.
Forgive the media for not forming long lines to talk to the youngest Rams. Los Angeles’s rookies played the fewest snaps of any team’s rookie class with 613 regular-season snaps. The team with the second-fewest rookie snaps? New England, wiith 893 regular season snaps. The NFL average was 2,580 rookie snaps over the course of the season, with the Colts leading the league with more the 5,000 snaps.
The Rams traded their 2018 first-round pick to the Patriots for wide receiver Brandin Cooks and their 2018 second-round pick to the Bills for Sammy Watkins, so the team didn’t pick until the third round of last year’s draft. Los Angeles built much of this Super Bowl team on veteran talent or on trades for veteran players.
“We’re a loaded team with great players all over the place so it’s hard to get on the field,” Rams rookie linebacker Micah Kiser says.
“Our team is made of outstanding vets,” rookie defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day says. “I am in a strange room where there are like three future Hall of Famers, and that is so uncommon. I'm behind Michael Brockers, Ndamukong Suh and Aaron Donald.”
The Rams’ rookies fill myriad roles on and off the field. Kiser has appeared on special teams all season. Defensive end John Franklin-Myers, a fourth-round pick, has played the most snaps of any Los Angeles rookie, appearing in every game this season for the Rams. Linebacker Ogbonnia Okoronkwo hasn’t seen any playing time, but The MMQB’s Robert Klemko reported that the rookie fifth-round pick helped teach defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. the defense when Fowler arrived in Los Angeles via trade midseason.
Though Joseph-Day, a sixth-round pick, never took a regular-season snap this season, he and his fellow rookies left their mark in a different way. Every day in practice Joseph-Day and the Rams’ scout team defense line up against the Rams starting offensive line to give them looks to prepare them for the next opponent.
Joseph-Day is obsessed with simulating the opponent as perfectly as he can, because he knows this is his most important role right now. After one game this season (Joseph-Day won’t reveal which one), Rams starting guard Rodger Saffold approached the rookie defensive tackle, “Hey Sea Bass, you gave us a great look in practice. It’s harder going against you!”
“For a guy like that that is working day in and day out, you have to let those guys know about how important they are to this team,” Saffold says. “Those guys don't get a lot of credit, they aren’t seen as much, but I think hearing that from one of their veteran teammates gets them to go a little bit harder and gives them hope for the future.”
Head coach Sean McVay told rookie tackle Joseph Noteboom, the Rams first pick of the 2018 class, that he should “hover” around veteran left tackle Andrew Whitworth. Whitworth has played 13 seasons in the league and has taken extra time this season to mentor Noteboom. Klemko also reported that when Whitworth had his veteran’s day rest on Thursdays, Noteboom took all the reps with the starters, while Whitworth stood behind him during practice and gave him live notes.
That work was important when Noteboom’s number was called in the regular season finale, when Whitworth left the game in the second quarter with a knee injury.
“When it came time to play in the game, he was able to do it,” Saffold says. “He did everything he was supposed to do, and he helped us win a football game.”
“None of our rookies play that much but I think it is a good thing because we all get to sit a little bit and learn,” Noteboom says. “Me, behind a veteran like Whitworth, we watch film after practice every day and he is watching me so he can tell me what he would have done and what I can do better.”
The Rams have 12 players who will be unrestricted free agents this offseason, including four starters—Suh, Saffold, Fowler and LaMarcus Joyner—which means the rookies’ time may come as soon as next season.
“We have a lot of free agents this year,” says Saffold, likely the team’s top priority in signing to a new deal. “So when their time comes, they are going to know what it takes to be successful in this league. They’ll be just fine.”
How the Rams’ Rookies Leave an Impact on This Veteran-Laden Team
By KALYN KAHLER
CHRIS WILLIAMS/ICON SPORTSWIRE VIA GETTY IMAGES (KISER, NOTEBOOM, JOSEPH-DAY)
ATLANTA — At Super Bowl LIII’s Opening Night, many of the Rams rookies leaned against a wall and talked amongst themselves while clusters of reporters surrounded their veteran teammates, elbowing to get a better position.
Forgive the media for not forming long lines to talk to the youngest Rams. Los Angeles’s rookies played the fewest snaps of any team’s rookie class with 613 regular-season snaps. The team with the second-fewest rookie snaps? New England, wiith 893 regular season snaps. The NFL average was 2,580 rookie snaps over the course of the season, with the Colts leading the league with more the 5,000 snaps.
The Rams traded their 2018 first-round pick to the Patriots for wide receiver Brandin Cooks and their 2018 second-round pick to the Bills for Sammy Watkins, so the team didn’t pick until the third round of last year’s draft. Los Angeles built much of this Super Bowl team on veteran talent or on trades for veteran players.
“We’re a loaded team with great players all over the place so it’s hard to get on the field,” Rams rookie linebacker Micah Kiser says.
“Our team is made of outstanding vets,” rookie defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day says. “I am in a strange room where there are like three future Hall of Famers, and that is so uncommon. I'm behind Michael Brockers, Ndamukong Suh and Aaron Donald.”
The Rams’ rookies fill myriad roles on and off the field. Kiser has appeared on special teams all season. Defensive end John Franklin-Myers, a fourth-round pick, has played the most snaps of any Los Angeles rookie, appearing in every game this season for the Rams. Linebacker Ogbonnia Okoronkwo hasn’t seen any playing time, but The MMQB’s Robert Klemko reported that the rookie fifth-round pick helped teach defensive end Dante Fowler Jr. the defense when Fowler arrived in Los Angeles via trade midseason.
Though Joseph-Day, a sixth-round pick, never took a regular-season snap this season, he and his fellow rookies left their mark in a different way. Every day in practice Joseph-Day and the Rams’ scout team defense line up against the Rams starting offensive line to give them looks to prepare them for the next opponent.
Joseph-Day is obsessed with simulating the opponent as perfectly as he can, because he knows this is his most important role right now. After one game this season (Joseph-Day won’t reveal which one), Rams starting guard Rodger Saffold approached the rookie defensive tackle, “Hey Sea Bass, you gave us a great look in practice. It’s harder going against you!”
“For a guy like that that is working day in and day out, you have to let those guys know about how important they are to this team,” Saffold says. “Those guys don't get a lot of credit, they aren’t seen as much, but I think hearing that from one of their veteran teammates gets them to go a little bit harder and gives them hope for the future.”
Head coach Sean McVay told rookie tackle Joseph Noteboom, the Rams first pick of the 2018 class, that he should “hover” around veteran left tackle Andrew Whitworth. Whitworth has played 13 seasons in the league and has taken extra time this season to mentor Noteboom. Klemko also reported that when Whitworth had his veteran’s day rest on Thursdays, Noteboom took all the reps with the starters, while Whitworth stood behind him during practice and gave him live notes.
That work was important when Noteboom’s number was called in the regular season finale, when Whitworth left the game in the second quarter with a knee injury.
“When it came time to play in the game, he was able to do it,” Saffold says. “He did everything he was supposed to do, and he helped us win a football game.”
“None of our rookies play that much but I think it is a good thing because we all get to sit a little bit and learn,” Noteboom says. “Me, behind a veteran like Whitworth, we watch film after practice every day and he is watching me so he can tell me what he would have done and what I can do better.”
The Rams have 12 players who will be unrestricted free agents this offseason, including four starters—Suh, Saffold, Fowler and LaMarcus Joyner—which means the rookies’ time may come as soon as next season.
“We have a lot of free agents this year,” says Saffold, likely the team’s top priority in signing to a new deal. “So when their time comes, they are going to know what it takes to be successful in this league. They’ll be just fine.”
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I just heard an interesting piece of info about the CBS camera setup. They are filming the game in 8K definition. They don't currently have a way to broadcast it that way, but it should make for some pretty snazzy playback on my 100 inch TV I'll be able to afford in like 10 years.
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17 years ago, little 10 year old me was on the top bunk of my bunk bed watching the Rams/Patriots Super Bowl. My Dad let me stay up to see the end of the game even though I had school early the next morning. I watched Vinatieri drill the kick, my dad turned the TV off, and I cried myself to sleep. I want this Super Bowl win so bad.
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We get everything going out of the run game, and it's no surprise that Belicheat will make stopping our run game his main priority - forcing Goff to win the game, who has a QB rating of 76.2 since week 14.
This quote from Josh Reynolds says it all:
"If you don't stop the run, you're not going to stop us at all...You're not stopping the run, you're not going to stop the play-action, you're not going to be ready for any of that."
Another cool stat via:
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...ve-the-best-run-blocking-offensive-line-ever/
"By Adjusted Line Yards, the 2018 Rams set a new NFL record, with 5.49 adjusted line yards per carry."
...so it seems quite clear. If we can't run the ball, we're gonna have a tough time on Sunday.
This quote from Josh Reynolds says it all:
"If you don't stop the run, you're not going to stop us at all...You're not stopping the run, you're not going to stop the play-action, you're not going to be ready for any of that."
Another cool stat via:
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...ve-the-best-run-blocking-offensive-line-ever/
"By Adjusted Line Yards, the 2018 Rams set a new NFL record, with 5.49 adjusted line yards per carry."
...so it seems quite clear. If we can't run the ball, we're gonna have a tough time on Sunday.
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A good story on Jared the cool:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...always-keeps-his-cool/?utm_term=.3486df663fb9
