Los Angeles Rams! How The West Will Be Won?

Rams and Cowboys made a trade. Rams get 6th rounder for Tavon Austin.

As a Cowboys fan, I'm not sure why, but whatever.

 

Didn't you also trade away one of your wrs that was expecting to get time?

I have no idea why you guys did it, but thanks! I hated Tavon. He's too small and light to be a possession receiver and he's not talented enough to be a deep threat.

I've heard elsewhere the Rams have had an amazing draft but I haven't had time to really check. Just on the surface, they drafted mostly OL and OLBs. I can't be mad at that. I'm going to really look into the one ILB they drafted because that's their weakest spot right now.

 

The Rams are built for a tremendous run here. Gurley, Donald, Cooks, and Goff all built to be around for a long time. Peters they may be able to keep around too.

 

The NFC is like the NBA West...loaded with top tier teams. New Orleans, Philadelphia, Minnesota, Carolina along with the Rams. Teams on/already the rise could be San Fran, Green Bay (assuming a healthy Rodgers), possibly Detroit (with Patricia), G-Men resurrection, Washington could be solid maybe Dallas.

I want the Bears to suck for the next two seasons says this disgruntled Raider fan.

 

I'm sorry for you guys. The Raiders are just making terrible, terrible decisions.

 

I agree... He thinks we are in rebuild mode.

 

Anything less than a Super Bowl for the Rams will be a failure... A revamped defense, an expected better production from Goff and another solid season from Gurley. Eagles could start slow with Foles taking over for now. Cousins in Minny? I was not fully sold on him even in DC even if he is considered an upgrade over Keenum. Carolina goes as far Newton can take them plus their defense isn't as stout as previous ones. Let's see how Garopollo does in a full season instead of a five games albeit all wins. Green Bay isn't that daunting. Rodgers goes down so do their season.

That leaves who? New Orleans. Brees is still cranking it up plus they have a good defense. Balanced squad. One badly missed tackle to the NFC Championship game. Spoilers? Giants and Redskins. Maybe the Cowboys...?

 

I think it's the Eagles and the Rams. After that, you're talking maybe Minnesota and the Saints.

Assuming there's no catastrophic injuries, I agree with you 100%. This is a Superbowl team or they're a failure. They've got an incredible defense with a top notch DB/DL combination. They've got the most explosive offense the Rams have had since Warner. They've got maybe the best RB in the league, a good young QB, and a very solid cast of pass catchers.

 

I didn't see the Peters injury, but I saw Talib's. I'd say Talib likely a pretty bad sprain. I'd say he's likely out for Thursday. Possibly out 2+ weeks, but DTD for most of it.

If Peters hurt his calf, it's possible he did what I did and slightly tore the muscle. I was out for approximately 4-5 weeks, but I was getting improper treatment and obviously didn't have NFL money at my disposal. It'll be interesting to hear what he did.

We're fairly deep at the corner spot, but obviously that's a big blow in one game. Shields will have to step up.

 

This Rams team is preposterous. What a game!

Shields actually played alright, but Cousins was dropping tremendous passes into tight spots. Minnesota didn't back down in the slightest, the Rams just ourperformed them.

The turnaround has been amazing.

 

It started BIG by getting rid of:

 

The roster construction is just amazing. They've got no major weaknesses. Right now their weakest spots are edge rusher and middle linebacker, but they put so much pressure on quarterbacks with their interior rush and their excellent DB depth that their weaknesses aren't as noticeable. The edge rush and middle linebackers have to be just good enough to get the job done.

And offensively they're out of control. The offensive line is one of the best in the league with decent depth too. Their wide receivers are multi talented and capable of playing across the field. Gurley is the best back in football.

We've got good special teams units. Last week was a struggle for Hekker, but he's usually a Pro Bowler. Zuerlein is a stud. Fassell is a fantastic special teams coach.

But more than all that, McVay is a football genius. His schemes offensively are the next level of coaching. He can get drive the field better than any coach out there right now. Watching film breakdowns of his playcall is fascinating. He can scheme ways to get one on one matchups even in a stacked box. It's wild.