GAME DAY Preseason Game 2: Chargers at Rams GDT

[muggmeister]

So do Tim Tebow and Tommie Frazier

Tommie Frazier is my all-time favorite college QB. Of course I'm also a Nebraska homer. He was a stud in that ground and pound offense and they were basically unbeatable during his time.

 

[CGI_Ram]

View: https://x.com/mysportsupdate/status/1956905694877081913?s=61&t=lgp1gRmUcyNSF5v7CIHwMg

 

[majrleaged]

In a couple years he'll be 30. I mean at that point you could conceivably get a few good years out of him so anything is possible. Think they go with somebody young but that's just me. He's looked good and had good throws but he still has a mid ranged arm.

and a taller QB might have seen the lineman.

 

[JYB]

Good to see Roland Williams on the halftime show.

The guy is always all smiles.

 

[dieterbrock]

Tommie Frazier is my all-time favorite college QB. Of course I'm also a Nebraska homer. He was a stud in that ground and pound offense and they were basically unbeatable during his time.

Not to sidebar, but if Tommie Frazier played in today's game, he'd have been a #1 overall pick and talk of the draft
And I am NOT a Nebraska homer....

 

[dieterbrock]

Stetson has improved dramatically and is definitely worthy of his roster spot as QB3

 

[den-the-coach]

Not to sidebar, but if Tommie Frazier played in today's game, he'd have been a #1 overall pick and talk of the draft
And I am NOT a Nebraska homer....

Frazier had some extraordinary attributes including leadership & the ability to extend plays, but going from that offense to a pro style offense would have been a challenge. Maybe you’re right, it’s too bad he never got the chance.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

When is the last time we were 2-0 in the preseason? When is the last time we averaged 27 ppg through the preseason?

And despite the closer score, we dominated this game similar to the first one. Coming away empty on 4th and goal, the catch the Chargers got that was not a catch IMO right before half and the punt return all make this game closer.

We dominated them in yardage and they even played some starters.

This appears to be the deepest team we've had with McVay

If McVay calls the plays I doubt he’s as loose as Scheelhaase. Maybe that’s a part of it.

 

[Pupped]

I know you’re kidding, but they for sure fudged the measurement for him. I’ve met Brees twice when I lived in Oxnard and they held training camp there. I’m 6’0 and I was definitely taller than him. He’s a little fella.

Hell of a QB tho.

One thing of note in the comparison is…

Brees is one of the greatest passers of all time in spite of his height, not because of it.

I like Bennett and do think he can play, but he’s not Drew Brees

Have met him multiple times.. he's just over six feet.

Still feel like he came out of his shoulder surgery with a stronger arm.

 

[Pupped]

Loved what I saw of Bennett.. but, to me, the ceiling is a 3rd QB. The arm ain't great.. and he could've had 3 pick-sixes in this game.

As a 3rd QB.. fine. As a backup? Not gonna give you much.

The Rams have really developed into a program, imo.. along the lines of the Ravens. I feel like the first era of McVay's was an all-out race to do everything it takes to win ONE Super Bowl.

Now? I think with McVay is in it for the long haul and they're constructing a team based on that. That's why they've handled the Stafford situation the way they have, including risking losing him this offseason.

I said after the first week.. it's just a very well-coached team. Really nice to see.

It'll just be a bummer if Stafford can't go.. because, with him, this is a Super Bowl contender.

 

[den-the-coach]

If McVay calls the plays I doubt he’s as loose as Scheelhaase. Maybe that’s a part of it.

If I was a college I would come calling for Nate Scheelhaase. He has coached under Matt Campbell at Iowa State and now Sean McVay, very impressive. Big 12 Team would seem to be a good fit, however, he has spent much of his collegiate time in the Midwest (Iowa & Illinois). He might desire an OC gig in the NFL, teaming up with a defensive coach that gets hired next year, like, Chris Shula for example.

 

[RhodyRams]

say what you want about Bennett, but look at it this way.. the guy hasn't played in a real game in a few years, and looked sharp these past few games. He's still knocking the rust off IMO

 

[dieterbrock]

If McVay calls the plays I doubt he’s as loose as Scheelhaase. Maybe that’s a part of it.

That's the way I see things. Taking nothing away from the individual accolades, I think the reason the offense has been so successful is exactly this. McVay giving his assistants the reigns changes the game plan/play calling
I think its brilliant but have to keep things in perspective from a player success angle

 

[den-the-coach]

FWIW IMO, TE Mark Redmon is having a nice preseason. Not going to make the team, unless the Rams trade Parkinson, however, I like Redmon for the practice squad and I know he was on the Rams radar to draft and that is why the signed him quickly as an UDRFA.