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Alright, we had some entertaining responses to the "stress" thread, so I'll give a "superstitions" thread a shot.

My good friend Andy bought a yellow Rams hat when we went to the Colts game this year. Andy had a terrible all-time 0-4 record (!!) watching Rams games in-person, but the Yellow Hat turned the tide. In addition, every single game he has watched this year on TV while wearing the Yellow Hat, the Rams have won. Needless to say, I am insisting that he wear the Yellow Hat on Sunday.

My wife tends to watch parts of games, and during the Bears game, she took a break during OT, when the Bears were driving. When the Bears hit midfield, and everything looked lost, I insisted that she come back in to watch and give moral support. She came in right before Curl's amazing interception. She had been working on a furniture -refinishing project, and was wearing yellow gloves. So now she's keeping the yellow gloves close by on Sunday, just in case we need a big play.

As for me, I've got a lucky Rams T-shirt that has been 2-0 in our two playoff games this year. So I''ll be wearing it tomorrow.

By the way: I'm a total skeptic and don't believe in any of this stuff. Except when it comes to the Rams. I just gotta believe in something to take the edge off.

Anyway-- what are the ways that YOU send "good mojo" out into the Universe to help our Rams win?

An interesting video from the Athletic. Discusses the transformation of McVay's offense over the last 9 years.
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A trip to your third SB would be an amazing gift to yourself and Rams fans everywhere! I happen to share the same birthday so a win tomorrow is my dream wish! Let’s Git-R-Done!

Might as well get this party rolling for 2026. Start off with a real dumbass move taking a firearm to an airport.

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The Rams’ intent on keeping young OT​

The prevailing belief outside league circles is that offensive tackle is a position of need for the Los Angeles Rams, who battle the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in the NFC title game. It’s a narrative I bought into, as I had the team selecting Max Iheanachor in the second round of my recent two-round mock draft.

Yet sources tell me this is untrue and the team is happy with both offensive tackles, including right side blocker Warren McClendon Jr., their fifth-round pick from the 2023 draft. In fact, I’m told the Rams will look to extend McClendon, who will be entering the final year of his rookie contract in 2026, during the offseason. Locking him up in the future is expected to cost the Rams around $20 million annually.

McClendon was a terrific tackle in college for the Georgia Bulldogs, though questions about his size and ability to hold up at right tackle were red flags. After playing just five games as a rookie, then starting five the following season, McClendon started 10 games this year.

The team’s left tackle, 2021 undrafted free agent Alaric Jackson, signed a three-year, $57 million contract with the franchise prior to the start of this season.

If anyone has Amazon Prime I suggest checking this out. Pretty good Muay Thai Kickboxing action. First time watching it and it is pretty damn good. On now still got some pre-lim fights til Co Main and Main Event

Damn!!!
Hard to say how true this is - but, it seems fairly accurate. And mind blowing!

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Generally speaking, I have really enjoyed this Rams season, but these last two playoff games have taken a toll on me.

Excruciating to watch the do-or-die games that are so close.

When Caleb made that miracle throw, I just screamed "NO!!" and walked out of the room.

Then, gob-smacked with surprised joy when Curl made the INT to save our season.

Props to @IowaRam with his comment : "God I hate football." After the game, I said to my wife, "Now we gotta do this again next week."

So... tell us your stories about how y'all deal with the stress. Shouting? Pacing? Swearing? Drinking? Frighten innocent bystanders?

I love our Rams, but the emotional investment.... sheesh!!

It's the hawks and I feel like I just have to make the Seattle dog.

But this is for the big one!

Does anyone have a lucky meal?

What are you making to send us to the big one!?

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Does anybody else yearn for having somebody like Ron Brown or Tony Horne fielding kick offs?

I still remember Brown returning those kickoffs for touchdowns against Green Bay in the late 80s.

And that Tony Horne's return to start the second half against the Vikings in the playoff in the '99 season had me going mental in the ESPN Zone in New York City.

With the new rules, would players like that flourish as much in today's game, or would they be more likely to be nullified?

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“Hey dad, Have you ever heard of a guy named John Schneider? Works for the Seahawks”, My daughter asked, a week or so before parents weekend up at Boise State. In October, 2022. My wife and I had really been looking forward to going and experiencing all the hype surrounding the annual College ritual. The parade, the football game, the downtown fun, but mostly getting to see our girl for a few days!

“Yeah, he’s their G.M., pretty well known for being good at drafting and bringing in players. Why?” I asked.

“His son Jack goes here. I met him at one of the parties. He’s in the same Fraternity as some of my friends” She said.

“Really?! Wow, that’s kinda cool on one hand. Nauseating on the other. Did you tell him you’re a Rams fan?” My smirk, resembling the Cheshire Cat, conveyed I was half kidding, but totally serious.

“Dad!….no. I didn’t talk to him much. He’s too short.” (That’s my girl! What she really meant was “Dad I could smell the Seachicken stench from across the room. I would’nt touch that dude for anything”)

So John Schneider’s kid goes to Boise, hmm. Makes sense I guess, Just a few hours drive from Seattle. I thought nothing much of it after that.

That weekend we went to our first Boise Game on the Blue. Boise had a great game, and beat Fresno State. A tall lanky Freshman quarterback stepped in for the starter that day, and made some pretty dynamic plays with his arm, and his long stride. Taylen Green reminded me of Randall Cunningham the way he played. The kid is pretty exciting, I thought.

Another Freshman had his coming out party that night. True Freshman Ashton Jeanty earned the backup running back spot, and went off that night, rushing for 109 yards and two scores. He would soon overshadow the starter, George Holani, who had 157 yards rushing and touchdown himself, via receiving. The game was a lot of fun, and I found myself wondering if any of the players on the field that night would wind up playing for the Rams.







Well, scouting that night on a more serious level, no doubt, was a fellow parent, John Schneider, and after the following season in 2024, George Holani went undrafted, Schneider and his Seahawks signed Holani to a priority UDFA contract.

(“I knew it,” I remember thinking. Holani is pretty good. Dang I wish the Rams got him. He’s a pretty tough little runner and would have been a good backup to Kyren)

I’m so glad the Rams drafted Blake Corum now, of course. So much better than Holani, I believe.

So now I see, with Zack Charbonnet out for the playoffs, here comes George Holani to step in to spell Kenneth Walker in the Champioship game. And no doubt, in large part because of a parents weekend performance.

Well. The Rams defense, I am confident, will be able to step up and limit Walker, Holani, and whoever the Chickens throw at them. Charbonnet won’t be there to pickup any accidental 2-point conversions, and the Rams will be headed to the Super Bowl.

Looks like this one's gonna hit a lot of folks. Bout time we got some snow round here, it's been like spring for the most part this winter. Went to the local Walmart tonight to stock up on some stuff in case we get snowed in, and also to make Stan Kroenke's wife wealthier to feed future Rams domination, and it was a goddamn madhouse.

Post your 3 keys (one rule - don't use turnovers as one of the keys because... too obvious)

My Keys;

1. 3rd down efficiency on offense - we are 8-29 (27.8%) so far in the playoffs. Seattle's defense is good - we will have plenty of 3rd downs and need to do better.
2. The return game. We can't let ourselves get dominated in return yardage or free field position because we are afraid to kick it to Shaheed.
3. Make Darnold beat us. No free extra yards in the run game on early downs - swarm to the ball and no "moving the pile" forward for Seattle.

In the last 6 years, the Rams have faced a division rival 3 times. McVay is 3-0 in those matchups. This will be the 4th. Adjustments must be made. Tendencies altered. And it wouldn't hurt, if a little luck shone through. This time it will be with a third different DC. And it seems at first glance, that the difference in those previous game 3's was defense and special teams.

Against Seattle in 2020, the offense didn't exactly light it up. The defensive play was excellent. 5 sacks (but they also had 5 sacks in each of the previous 2 games). There was that play by D Will, after Metcalf was going off on the sidelines having just one target and no receptions through 23 minutes of the first half, he jumped a WR screen and took it to the house. Our first TD of the game and extending our lead from 3 to 10. Then midway through the 4th quarter, leading by 10 we punted and DJ Reed returned it 8 yards before fumbling the ball at the 36. Our offense took advantage and 4 plays later it was 30-13 with less than 5 minutes remaining.

Against Arizona in 2021, the offense scored 2 TDs in the first half but the story was the Ram's defense. They limited the Cardinals to minus 1 yard over their first 5 possessions and took an ill-advised throw by Murray in for a pick 6. After a Rams TD on the first drive of the second half made it 28-0, Arizona scored 10 points on their next two possessions but the Rams offense countered with 2 FGs of their own and it was all she wrote. Sweet revenge on a team that dominated the Rams in week 4 for their first loss of the season, racking up 465 yards and 37 points. The second game, a 30-20 Rams win, saw Arizona gain 447 yards. But that wild card game was a defensive gem. IMO, Kyler Murray was never right after that embarrassing loss. He missed 3 games over his first three seasons having put up 17 games (of 46) with a 100.0 or better QB rating but missed 26 games over the next 4 while compiling 11 games (of 41) with a 100 or better rating. Now it's assumed he's done in the desert.

Against San Francisco in 2021, after giving up 784 yards, 58 points in the first two meetings, including blowing a 17-3 lead in the second game, we overcame a 17-7 deficit to win 20-17 and go to the Superbowl. With the game tied at 7, we missed a long FG giving them the ball at their 44, which they promptly turned into a 10-7 lead. Then in the 3rd, after turning the ball over on downs at the SF 42, they went 58 yards to go up 17-7. But the defense stiffened. They allowed a total of 38 yards over the next 3 SF possessions, while the Rams scored 13 points on a 60 yard TD drive and two FG drives (48 and 49 yards each). And then AD did what AD always did....make a play at the end.

So, that's why I put this game on Shula, his D and the STs. Sure, Stafford hasn't had that signature 4 TD game in these playoffs and we'll need a good showing from our offense, but we're going to need a stellar effort from that D and a solid game from our STs. Here's hoping McVay makes some solid adjustments to put up points from the jump.

offense​

• RG Kevin Dotson: 91.3
• LT Alaric Jackson: 71.9
• RB Kyren Williams: 70.5
• WR Puka Nacua: 69.6
• TE Colby Parkinson: 69.6
• WR Davante Adams: 63.2
• RT Warren McClendon Jr.: 62.3
• TE Terrance Ferguson: 59.9
• RB Blake Corum: 57.9
• WR Konata Mumpfield: 55.3
• QB Matthew Stafford: 42.2

defense​

• S Kamren Curl: 91.7
• S Kamren Kinchens: 90.4
• LB Omar Speights: 90.1
• OLB Desjuan Johnson: 77.9
• DL Tyler Davis: 77.2
• CB Cobie Durant: 73.4
• CB Roger McCreary: 69.6
• DL Ty Hamilton: 59.6
• DT Kobie Turner: 52.3
• DB Quentin Lake: 51.0
• LB Nate Landman: 47.5
• OLB Jared Verse: 33.2

Landman and Verse were the biggest culprits when it came to missed tackles. Landman missed four and Verse missed six, combining for 10 of the team's 20 whiffs.

I'm going for sure! Hope to see you there.

SO FAR miami is competing, getting some pressure and tough against the run

What are people's thoughts on this?

The field was slick and the passing game had not been very consistent all night.

However, I really wish McVay would get more aggressive in these situations and he just never has.

Maybe an unheralded hero of the Bears' game? With Dedich, they may not have won. ​

PFF Ratings.

1 – Kevin Dotson, RG: 91.3​

In his first game back from injury Dotson allowed only a single pressure in pass protection. He was by far LA’s highest graded player in run blocking at 93.5. The next closest was WR Konata Mumpfield at 77.0.

Seattle’s last 10 QBs faced​

Jacoby Brissett, Cam Ward, Max Brosmer, Kirk Cousins, Philip Rivers (enough said), Bryce Young and 2 games against the Niners who have 3/4 of their team on IR. The only real offense they played were the Rams who put up 600 yards of offense on them.

So fuck the Seahawks and fuck their defense.

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I'm frustrated with our edge players, namely Verse, Young, and Stewart. I realize that both Verse and Young are Pro Bowlers but it seems like time after time they give up the edge and let the runner outside. Last year vs the Eagles, Verse got sucked inside on one of Saquon's long, back-breaking runs. Last night I saw the same thing. I played defensive end and know that shitty feeling when you get sealed inside and blow your assignment. It only takes one time to learn from that mistake yet I see our edge guys doing it repeatedly. Maybe Shula has them diving inside to seal the gap but, if that's the case, there's nobody outside to contain, at least it appears that way. I think they really need to correct this if we're going to stop Walker this week. He's a good runner but we should be able to contain him if we just mind our gaps.