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The Rams think blasting the 'Macarena' in practice will help them beat the Packers
By Claire McNear @claire_mcnear
Often, teams preparing to play in loud stadiums -- say, for instance, Lambeau Field -- will pipe in crowd noise during practice to prepare players for calling a game in noisy conditions.
The St. Louis Rams, who will face the Packers on Sunday in Green Bay, are taking a different tact: in lieu of crowd noise, they're blasting the "Macarena".
ESPN
reports:
"We're just kind of substituting crowd noise for a little bit of music and get them to focus a little bit," [head coach Jeff] Fisher said. "So it's been good, and rather than turn it off when the defense goes on the field, we just left it on. The defense can communicate through it too. So it worked for us last week.
"When the guys were walking out and the 'Macarena' was playing, none of them had heard it before. They weren't born."
Did you hear that? They weren't born. The Rams' players
had not heard the "Macarena" before. I am old. You are old. We are old, and will be dead soon, and the Rams, newly minted "Macarena" fans all, will inherit the Earth.
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There is no way they hadn't heard the Macerena
it’s only 20 years old, but if I’m a Ram, I’m doing the Macerena if they manage a TD this week
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Is it just me
…or does this make little sense?
I would think that if you want to train your players to not jump offside, you want to train them to look only at the ball or somehow appreciate the nuance.
This merely trains them to not jump offside at an airhorn or a macarena, which I doubt Rodgers was going to do on Sunday.
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Knowing Rodgers...
If he catches wind of this report, I would not be surprised if he throws in a Macarena touchdown celebration just to troll the Rams a bit.
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It'll be an audible call...
"GREEN 18…. GREEN 18…. MACARENA!… MACARENA! "
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I know it's not a funny take, but if I were coaching football....
and I wanted to train my defensive players to not go offsides on a hard count, I’d allow my offensive linemen to flinch at each hard count. This would train the defensive line to watch the BALL.
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http://packers.timesfour.com/topic/last-call-for-ram-game-predictions
Last call for Ram game predictions
A tougher game than expected as the Jekyll and Hyde Rams bring the good team. Four sacks of Rodgers in the first half, Gurley gets yards, Rams up 7-3 at the half.
Clements and Rodgers finally switch up the game plan in the second half and the Pack wins 17-14 on a fourth quarter TD pass to James Jones.
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I agree the Rams bring their A game this week. Foles hits a late TD pass to put the Rams up by 1. Rodgers brings them back to set up a long Crosby FG to win it with 13 seconds left.
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I guarantee you the Pack will score more than 20 points.
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I expect they'll follow the Niners blueprint on D, use that line to cover for a suspect secondary. Rodgers will have to adjust his game to have success.
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I'm more concerned about the defense this week.
Even the Seahawks $hitty offense was 42% on 3rd down & 343 yards vs. the Rams.
I look for Richard Rodgers to have a nice game.
FYI....the Rams "A-game" was last week. I think the Packer defense will get 2-3 turnovers from Uncle Rico.
What happens when the Packers are +2 or +3 in turnover ratio?
Rams have no shot on Sunday. They might get blown out if Packers jump on them early.
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The key will be Matthews, Palmer, Thomas, Clinton-Dix, and Hyde. Would be beyond awesome if Burnett is able to play. Contain/limit Gurley and the Packers should cover.
Re-watched the SFO game last night and there were more than a few plays where the guy wearing 21 attacked the play and looked a lot like the guy who used to wear 21.
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May I have a blow out please?? I request one every week, don't think it's going to happen Sunday though. I'm thinking more like GBP 27 Rams 21
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Its tough for a Jordy-less, Bulaga-less, Adams-less offense to blow opponents out, especially ones with a good defense and solid running game. Rodgers needs more time to carve them up and the lack of deep threats combined with the challenges at OT make it a lot harder to do that. Just Win Baby
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I think the Pack wins this one if Rodgers stays healthy through the whole game.
I really think one of the reasons that Rodgers is so good at home is that Lambeau strikes me as a "slower" field for pass rushers. The fact that crowd noise is in the Packers' benefit and does not benefit the opposition makes Rodgers and the Pack better at home and a nightmare for opposing teams. Combine the fact that Lambeau isn't a fast track and I think Rodgers is able to get more comfortable back there and dissect just about any defense out there apart.
I expect the Rams to give the Packers a battle along the lines of what the Seahawks did, but in the end, the Pack will prevail over 4 quarters.
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Foles puts the Rams up early on a TD pass to Gurley on a screen play. ARod to Jones ties it up on the next series. Gurley gets contained due to Raji and Guion and our DL spending most of their time in the Rams' backfield. A RZ TD by RRodgers and a bomb to Jones, late, seals it for the Pack. A FG by Crosby before half. Rollins has an INT. Final score: Rams 10 GB 24.
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Rams have a talented defense that will be a good test. Keep in close for a while but eventually the talent and Lambeau field advantage take their toll.
Packers 27
Rams 17
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In StL they (ESPN The Fast Lane, HC Fischer, players, some fans) have a win already chocked up. I am tired of listening to it. I want a blowout. But I know that Gurley can change things for the Rams positively and GBs offensive players (Cobb, Jones, Lacy, Adams) are nursing injuries. Not good news. So as much as I want a blowout, this is probably a close game. Packers win 30-27.
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Packer O Line usually responds very well after one of their stinker games, and last week the O Line had pretty much a stinker game. So I expect them to come out and redeem themselves well with a great game against that fierce front 4 D of the Rams.
Our D Linemen are probably sick and tired of all the gushing over the Rams D Line all week and will play inspired to prove they are a group to be considered elite as well.
Pack should win, but wont be a blow out, most likely a score or 2 in the 4th qtr to seal the deal, say 24 to 17.
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34-13 GB.
