shopson67
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Seems odd, you're the only one crying.
Tears of joy. Bills and Rams winning the same week isn't all that common, lol.
Seems odd, you're the only one crying.
It's a little early to be "fed up" with people not fully believing in the Eagles. I'm sure you are pleasantly surprised yourself.
Wrong about: Rams. If someone would've told me the Rams would be leading the division after week 4 I would've recommended a psychiatric evaluation.
3-1 for the first time in over a decade is pretty sweet, but I'd have to give my Rams a solid C. The defense and special teams have been good (stellar when needed) but the offense really drags down the overall grade.
Right about: Broncos. Good defenses keep you in games. As long as you tell the QB you're starting, "Don't do stupid shit" you have a chance assuming you have a good defense. The decision to cut Mr Butt Fumble dramatically increased my prediction of success.
x2 Right about: Panthers. Super Bowl hangover teams generally do not do well. I think Seattle's 06' team was one of the few to return to the playoffs following a SBOWL loss, only to be completely TERRIBLE after that season. The Panthers are a good team, but the mental stability of Newton is a big question mark and personally I think the team just had a perfect coming of storm last season. I don't want to say they got lucky but I think the Panthers were HORRIBLY overrated last season. Keuchley and Short are it on defense IMO. The secondary blows now (I don't get WTF happened with Norman, but IMO it was clearly a fumble by the Panther's FO), and Newton is probably the most overrated QB of last season. People were picking this guy top 12 in fantasy? The fuck!?
Wrong about: Rams. If someone would've told me the Rams would be leading the division after week 4 I would've recommended a psychiatric evaluation.
x2 Wrong about: Eagles. I am 100% convinced Goff is a bust. I also called Wentz a bust but to a lesser degree, which would make me wrong since the first time in...... jeez. Rothelisberger? It's been a long time since I called a QB a bust and was wrong. There's a LOT of games to be played, but I did not expect the Eagles to do anything this year.
Least that's my stance through week 4. If Wentz busts I'm still golden =D
Honestly I'de never seen either QB play, so I had no perspective on either aside from the media hype but so far Wentz looks like an NFL QB. I had seen Lynch play and thought he had the tools to be a legit NFL starter.
I was wrong about the Rams too.
CAR...I was right there as well...they played over their heads LY. Especially the OL, until they got exposed in the SB. The DEF is more than Short and Keuchley. Not stars, but Delaire, Lotulelei are solid players. They also got career years from S Coleman , and CB Norman. Thomas Davis and Charles Johnson are solid as well but aging. They had nowhere to go but down, this was an easy one to predict.
Was anybody right about the Rams? I didn't even see many Rams fans thinking they would have a good season especially after watching the preseason and the #1 overall pick being designated as 3rd string.
In terms of early success...no probably not.
I still think Fisher has a pretty low ceiling in terms of OFC production, but maybe they got it right on extending him....at least it looks good now.
Was anybody right about the Rams? I didn't even see many Rams fans thinking they would have a good season especially after watching the preseason and the #1 overall pick being designated as 3rd string.
Every year I think the rams are going to be good they turn into the mediocre team we have seen. I will wait for the dust to settle before I consider them a good team. They always find a way to mess with me.
Just on the results alone I think B+, but if I'd watched all 4 games I might temper that as well...still C?
The next 4 will start to define teams a lot more....imo in the NFL you kinda are what your record says you are after 8 games but great start in LA.
Trust me... save for the Buccaneers game, the offense hasn't put up anything even remotely close to a B+ effort. As far as I've seen, their grades per game have been F, F, B, D. Outside of one long TD (Brian Quick broke a tackle to take it the distance) the offense couldn't get within a sniff of the redzone on their own. The two times they got there were on a turnover and a long Tavon Austin punt return... and only one of those times resulted in a touchdown. Defense and special teams have been the Rams' savior, as they constantly win the battle of field position.
Upside is, if the receivers continue to catch passes like they have the last couple games, it may loosen up things in the box and finally free up Todd Gurley. With an above average QB, the Bucs and Cardinals games are blowout wins. But Case Keenum is not an above average QB. Until he changes that perception, opponents will be perfectly comfortable putting the game on his shoulders.
Never seen anything like it in the league.