Rams game

[Judge Fudge]

We lost our 1pm start in la last year...

That was LAST YEAR

Like i said Snuggy.

We just need to prove that we are still "the Man" and then catch a flight back to seattle

 

[Anointed One]

We lost our 1pm start in la last year...

Rams also started the season 3-1 just like last year and guess what happened... Point is, who cares what happened last year..

 

[Lineman16]

Stomp on their throat from the get go. Needs to happen!

 

[HaroldSeattle]

To early to say a game is a must win. Would be good to go to LA and beat them at their place, would feel like the Seahawks would be in the driver seat for the division. However Rams are favored to win, it’s a road game and those are tough.
At the end of the day if the Seahawks lose,they are 2 games back early in the season. The rematch here in the Clink would then most definitely be a must win.
Looking forward to the game, expect it to be close. It would be great if the offense could put up points early and control the clock. Rams look like their offense is clicking. Gurley is having a great season, so I expect the Rams to lean on him heavily. That will test our D which hasn’t been stellar stoping the run.

Should be a great game.

 

[Uhsplit]

This is going to be a tough game.
I better stay away from the board next week.

 

[Judge Fudge]

This is going to be a tough game.
I better stay away from the board next week.

If i am not here next week..... Blame Shark

All joking aside. I think that we will be fine.

 

[Screamin12th]

Hawks going into this one banged up pretty good. JD McKissic will get the nod again with Prosise ruled out, I believe his Speed could cause problems on the edges. Coleman looked good last week and with Lane out i hope he continues to look good.

Pass rush might be a big issue this game, thats not good and could give Goff enough time to go through his reads then dump off to Gurley if nothings there. I expect the rams to hit the Hawks with a plethora of 5 to 8 yard routes and hope for YAC all game long. Hawks LBer group better be on point this game.

 

[Uhsplit]

Hawks going into this one banged up pretty good. JD McKissic will get the nod again with Prosise ruled out, I believe his Speed could cause problems on the edges. Coleman looked good last week and with Lane out i hope he continues to look good.

Pass rush might be a big issue this game, thats not good and could give Goff enough time to go through his reads then dump off to Gurley if nothings there. I expect the rams to hit the Hawks with a plethora of 5 to 8 yard routes and hope for YAC all game long. Hawks LBer group better be on point this game.

We need a monster game out of Frank Clark.

 

[HaroldSeattle]

We need a monster game out of Frank Clark.

Also Russell Wilson.

 

[Red_Chaos]

Rams also started the season 3-1 just like last year and guess what happened... Point is, who cares what happened last year..

we talked about this on the rams board too

Here is some striking differences regarding our 3-1 record this year, opposed to last.

Point Differential:

• 2016: -18 points
  
• 2017: +37 points

High Average Passing Yards:

• 2016: 206 yards - Kneenum
  
• 2017: 268 yards - Goff

High Average Rushing Yards:

• 2016: 54 yards - Gurley
• 2017: 90 yards - Gurley

High Average Receiving Yards:

• 2016: 81 yards - Britt (3g-243y) Austin (82y)
• 2017: 93 yards - Kupp (76y), Everett (95y), Woods (108y), Gurley (94y)

Average Time of Possession:

• 2016: 28:11 minutes
  
• 2017: 29:35 minutes

Average First Downs:

• 2016: 57 or -11 vs opponents
  
• 2017: 83 or +1.25 vs opponents

Obviously we are scoring a ton more points/yards this year, and giving up a ton more point/yards than last year. But what the big difference I see offensively, is our offensive line is getting better each week, providing lanes for Gurley and giving Goff a cleaner pocket to work from and defensively we are begging to settle into Wade's 3-4 system.

From those stats I posted, we see Goff is +62 in yards passing, Gurley is +36 rushing in rushing yards, Ram QB's in '16 focused on one target (Britt), in '17 the ball is getting spread around. Time of Possession is +1:24, but the number of first downs is a staggering +26 through 4 games for an average of 6.5 more first downs per game!

Now I'm not saying we win this week. Like Retro, I think this will be a test as we go against the best statistical defense we've faced this year to date.

The Seahags are giving up an average of just 19.25 ppg through 4 games, that's pretty stingy, and it will be a real test for the young Rams offense, and their young Head Coach to come out of this game with a win.

With a win, we take a commanding 2 game lead in the NFC West, a loss puts us in a deadlock tie with last years NFC West Champs. Don't think both teams don't know this, so this is going to be a hard hitting battle as long as the game is in reach for either team.

The Seahags are still a pass first team, and Pete is known to go for it on 4th down and have good success doing it too. They are susceptible to the run, so I expect a huge dose of Todd to open up the passing game, unless the Hags stack the box, then McVay will attack their line backers who will be crowding the LOS.

The bottom line, to win this, we may just need for Wade's defense to continue what they started in the second half of last weeks game.

 

[Vitamike]

My apologies for the incorrect team names usage here on your boards.

The above was originally posted on the Rams boards and was not intended to be posted anywhere else...

 

[Red_Chaos]

My apologies for the incorrect team names usage here on your boards.

The above was originally posted on the Rams boards and was not intended to be posted anywhere else...

opps, missed the trash talk parts... my bad vita

 

[Vitamike]

opps, missed the trash talk parts... my bad vita

No problem red, you just quoted my post...

Any takers for an avi bet, vCash bet or both?

1 week respectful sports related avi? $100 vCash?

@HaroldSeattle, @trojanfan12, @bueller, anybody?

 

[HaroldSeattle]

No problem red, you just quoted my post...

Any takers for an avi bet, vCash bet or both?

1 week respectful sports related avi? $100 vCash?

@HaroldSeattle, @trojanfan12, @bueller, anybody?

Sure I’ll take you up on it. Not sure how that works, the vCash I mean.

 

[Vitamike]

Sure I’ll take you up on it. Not sure how that works, the vCash I mean.

Okay, it's my first one too HS, but I think I got it right...

Let me know if you see it in your alerts...

I'll be at the game, so if for some weird reason the Rams lose, send me the avi of your choice (Respectful) and I'll post it before the end of the day.

Whoever loses can put their AVI back up on the 14th next week's games.

Oh man, I hope the Rams win now for sure, I just realized that could be some bad mojo taking down my Vin avi in the middle of the Dodgers post season run....

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Don’t see it a alert for the wager, yet

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Went to the betting exchange and accepted the wager.

 

[Vitamike]

Don’t see it a alert for the wager, yet

I see you accepted it, but did you look for it, or did it come in your alerts?

Just curious how it works....

 

[Vitamike]

Went to the betting exchange and accepted the wager.

Never mind my last post....

FYI - I got an alert that you accepted my bet...

 

[HaroldSeattle]

Now that I accepted, I get a alert.