The "It's One (Bleep)ing Game and the Season's Still Young" Thread
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Ground Chuck
Pro Bowler
I still think the Rams should fly to those games last minute
Possibly, if the game is in the middle of the season, like last year.
But, the big mistake the Rams made was that this was the 1st game of the season and they had 10 days until their next game.
The Niners were well rested and acclimated to Australia and the Rams looked like dead men walking. The Rams should have gotten their early, rested and prepped there. No excuse not to on the 1st game of the season.
I understand, but it seemed as soon as he was in horns and started practicing on day one, he had a knee issue. I understand someone needs to pass a physical and I also understand some things are not discovered. Todd Gurley is a good example of that.
I thought this was posted by me at first,but of course I RAMBLE on more SO’ll take it from here.
1,000% agree ,but it goes DEEPER than that.Have been talking about it for DAYS NOW.
Promote The NFL - TEAM Bounding!
Looking back at what Mcvay did & can I say his TUNNEL VISION -AZZ ?? I say NO,but it’s he just didn’t look back at THE WHOLE picture of that JAGUAR GAME or THE WHOLE game itself & The MISTAKES The JAG Players made ??
Point being & take nothing away from Sean Mcvay. It’s just where were The RAMS before that LONDON GAME ??
BALTIMORE for a WEEK !! Practing NOT on a CRICKET FIELD,but a BASEBALL FIELD !!!
What FREAKING happened then ??
It’s called TEAM BOUNDING !! Plus promoting THE NFL & THE RAMS !!
Wow - just WoW !! It’s sort of DUMBFOUNDED!! Here SEAN MCVAY is a DRAMA QUEEN - ATTACKING REPORTERS & calling out GARY !! STRESSING OUT over this trip for NO GOOD Reason!!
Look back & see instead of SPENDING STAN KRONKES MONEY on & 4 HIS PLAYERS he became SELFISH!!!!
The bounding ,the NFL schedule,this 60 minute thing ??
Then in THE END answering to GARY in Australia was SAD !!!
I respect Sean Mcvay SO much !!
I live what he wants to get done & where his heart is.He wants to WIN more than ANYTHING!!
It HURTS in away ?? I just hope he & The RAMS get through this well.
In some ways it’s better this way.
The good is AD99 wasn’t embarrassed.
Day 1 he didn’t have a issue.
As I reported he was RUSHING Mattew Stafford & said he was going to HURT HIMSELF!!
Alaric Jackson rumbled up on him as he was trying not to SACK Mattew Stafford to A FAULT!!
You see a 6’5 man on the ground with his knees bent trying to STOP on a DIME with a 300 Plus man rolling up on you trying to catch you & then stop !!
Compare that to a cat stopping at a red light going 50 then have a Truck behind you trying to stop at that Red Light a
I did not realize that happened. Well, let’s hope he’s 100% after the repair and the Rams have actually won a few games.
Cool - keeping chit together isn’t a bad thing. What’s crazy about this 2026 Rams team is all the Free Agents at the End of the year.
Then looking at The NFL & all the talent.This Steve Avila Draft Class was one of The Tightest & Best I’ve seen as a Rams Fan. This group has that BONDING & togetherness that’s special.That shouldn’t be over looked.
fearsomefour
Legend
Watching the Giants last night.....multiple, creative running game and a mobile QB who can make plays with his legs....the Rams could well be in trouble again on Monday night if there is not massive, massive improvement in all phases.
Giants do not look like the push over we thought they were. Another tough game coming up when we're struggling.
I don't think people realize just how bad we've played against them when both Bosa and Warner are healthy. Its.....bad. We're 3-6 and they have held a double digit lead in 7 of those games, then one was the 17 pt comeback (just as bad as having a double digit lead). The only one they didn't when BOTH of those guys played (key part of this.....there are other games where one or both of them were out), was the 12-6 rain game FG fest that we won in 2024.
This wasn't even the worst loss we've had to them....they beat us by 21 the year we won the Super Bowl.
My concern is, the pass rush without Garrett now and these next four games all appearing to be pretty difficult. We've also had some stinkers on Monday night games (that game against the Dolphins a few years ago comes to mind) and that feels like a crapshoot. We could be staring 0-5 in the face.
This wasn't even the worst loss we've had to them....they beat us by 21 the year we won the Super Bowl.
My concern is, the pass rush without Garrett now and these next four games all appearing to be pretty difficult. We've also had some stinkers on Monday night games (that game against the Dolphins a few years ago comes to mind) and that feels like a crapshoot. We could be staring 0-5 in the face.
What I hate about losing on a Thursday is how long we have to endure it till the next game. And that wasn't just a loss. It was a beat down. To the team we hate the most. Instead of a week to mull it over we got a week and a half. I hope the NFL never gives the Rams an international game to open the season. But they do what they want.
DeaconJones
Rookie
Through all of the smoke, mirrors, hyperbole, bullshit, disappointment, humiliation, and frustration of week 1, I swing the jet back up to 30,000 feet to get the larger view.
Before the first game, I pegged the offense as probably going to be down 10% from last year, and the defense to be up about 20% (however you want to measure these things – points, yards, or intuition). Offense down because no external injections or improvements from last year. I think we caught magic in a bottle last year. Stafford can be good again but hard to duplicate a season like that. Maybe TFerg explodes but that is the only serious upside potential on that side of the ball.
We all know the defensive improvements. MG’s lackluster performance and IR stint is a serious knock. We can only hope AD comes back and plugs the holes a bit until MG returns. The run D from the SF game really concerns me. Is Poona Ford in decline? His PFF rating of 43.1 really stands out to me. We know about our annual weakness at inside LB. The soft zone coverage is maddening when we’ve got superior guys who can supposedly cover one-on-one.
Based on the MG injury and re-evaluation I don’t think our D is going to be 20% better than last year, at least for most of the season. Better play calling and execution, coupled with AD being effective, and MG returning and being his old self, can still make us somewhat better than last year.
Bottom line is, I think we can still be very good. We just have to slug our way out of this division! Playoffs are not a given but I am still optimistic. We better have a crisp effort on both sides of the ball against the NYG.
Before the first game, I pegged the offense as probably going to be down 10% from last year, and the defense to be up about 20% (however you want to measure these things – points, yards, or intuition). Offense down because no external injections or improvements from last year. I think we caught magic in a bottle last year. Stafford can be good again but hard to duplicate a season like that. Maybe TFerg explodes but that is the only serious upside potential on that side of the ball.
We all know the defensive improvements. MG’s lackluster performance and IR stint is a serious knock. We can only hope AD comes back and plugs the holes a bit until MG returns. The run D from the SF game really concerns me. Is Poona Ford in decline? His PFF rating of 43.1 really stands out to me. We know about our annual weakness at inside LB. The soft zone coverage is maddening when we’ve got superior guys who can supposedly cover one-on-one.
Based on the MG injury and re-evaluation I don’t think our D is going to be 20% better than last year, at least for most of the season. Better play calling and execution, coupled with AD being effective, and MG returning and being his old self, can still make us somewhat better than last year.
Bottom line is, I think we can still be very good. We just have to slug our way out of this division! Playoffs are not a given but I am still optimistic. We better have a crisp effort on both sides of the ball against the NYG.
Time for everyone to get on the Josiah Stewart and Wesley Bailey hype train. Get on while you can.
If you’re scared of an opponent before you play the game you have already lost. Thankfully the Rams have a spine.
