Game Thread: Los Angeles Rams @ New England Patriots 12/04/16, 1:00 PM EST; FOX

[Smed55]

Maybe Fisher should retire and get a cushy NFL analyst position......that's what most coaches do when they retire from coaching.

I'm pretty sure he doesn't know how to anal lize anything?

 

[RamsFan88]

And we might get two more years of this bullshit.

 

[Battlelyon]

Fuck you Britt

 

[SJ76]

I'm done with these bosos. Love you all on here...

Htf do u give a coach a 2 year extension for losing 4-5 in row? Because they switched cities? Oh poor babies... It's been a rough year with all the moving and HBO shows.

Snead went all in and they all are gone but the question is when. They won't right this ship.

Clowns



Don't be mad at me but the Rams are out of my favs here soon

 

[Battlelyon]

I would like to give up the Rams, but I'm too addicted

 

[Jermaine133]

I'm done with these bosos. Love you all on here...

Htf do u give a coach a 2 year extension for losing 4-5 in row? Because they switched cities? Oh poor babies... It's been a rough year with all the moving and HBO shows.

Snead went all in and they all are gone but the question is when. They won't right this ship.

Clowns



Don't be mad at me but the Rams are out of my favs here soon

I wouldn't be mad SJ, because I've already given up...18 yrs following this team and after the stupidity of resigning this sorry sack of shit for 2 more years is too much. I can't follow this team anymore.

 

[Jermaine133]

what's even worse i enjoyed watching the saints lions game but then saw highlights of another stupid ram player name Mo Alexander who has the football IQ of a wet brick run away from the fucking RB only to make a horrible attempt to tackle him. The whole shitty org needs an overhaul starting from owner all the way down to the shitty players.

 

[27mtrcougar]

I'm done with these bosos. Love you all on here...

Htf do u give a coach a 2 year extension for losing 4-5 in row? Because they switched cities? Oh poor babies... It's been a rough year with all the moving and HBO shows.

Snead went all in and they all are gone but the question is when. They won't right this ship.

Clowns



Don't be mad at me but the Rams are out of my favs here soon

Yeah I like how the Rams are making a big deal because of the move to LA. You have to be kidding me. Like they traveled by horse and buggy or something lol. Its a 3 hr plane ride deal with it.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

I would like to give up the Rams, but I'm too addicted

I'm just so used to trying for teams that suck that I wouldn't know what do do with myself rooting for a team that actually does good and makes good decisions for a change.

 

[Retroram52]

Classic operant conditioning UVA. Right out of the historical annals of psychological research.

 

[Red_Chaos]

my coworkers at the tree farm sat me down and talked to me about my sad addiction to this team today..

 

[27mtrcougar]

New England Patriots 26, Los Angeles Rams 10

Here are the top takeaways and highest-graded players from the New England Patriots’ 26-10 Week 13 victory over the Los Angeles Rams:

Quarterback grade: Jared Goff, 40.5

Foxborough debut far from a success

By the conclusion of the early Sunday games, only Dallas QB Dak Prescott and Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers had eclipsed Rams QB Jared Goff’s average time to throw of 2.86 seconds. The two issues with these averages are that, first, the other two quarterbacks currently rank within the top-eight at the position on the season in scramble attempts—which should be attributed to them utilizing their unique athleticism to extend plays—whereas Goff has scrambled after dropping back to pass twice in 105 dropbacks. The second issue arising from the average timings is that Goff would have seen an increase to his passer rating on the 15 dropbacks when he was in the pocket for less than 2.5 seconds (34.3) if he would have simply spiked the football (39.6).

For the sake of accounting, four of the 30 passing attempts by Goff were dropped, but three were deflected by New England defenders, and two were intercepted. Goff excelled passing to the outside, right of the numbers (7-for-13, 111 yards, one touchdown), but the wheels emphatically fell off between and to the left of the numbers (4-for-15, 33 yards, two interceptions). The reoccurring pattern during Goff’s very brief stint as the starting quarterback has been his inability to find success when under pressure. In Week 13, Goff completed 4-of-17 attempts for 16 yards, threw one interception, and woefully equated to a 15.1 passer rating. Better days are ahead as the first-overall selection from the 2016 draft develops trust in his offensive line and comfort in the face of pressure.

Top offensive grades:

OT Greg Robinson, 79.2

WR Brian Quick, 71.7

G Cody Wichmann, 68.0

RB Todd Gurley, 67.3

OT Rob Havenstein, 57.8

Offensive gameplan a complete disaster

The Rams’ offense held the ball for 8 minutes and 9 seconds by the end of the first half, accounting for 25 yards of offense, and one first down. The offense then succeeded in leading the time of possession battle in the third quarter, collecting three first downs, but the quarter would also end with Los Angeles failing to convert a single third down on eight attempts through three quarters. The passing woes were highlighted above and, in addition, the ground game generated an average of 2.8 yards per attempt and an embarrassing 0.31 yards before contact per attempt.

Top defensive grades:

CB Trumaine Johnson, 79.5

SCB Lamarcus Joyner, 79.4

DI Aaron Donald, 76.7

SS T.J. McDonald, 72.2

LB Mark Barron, 71.6

Defense forced to contend with a hand tied behind their backs

Not only was the Rams’ defense facing the difficult challenge of working against Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, they were also doing so without anything resembling an offense. The Patriots utilized a dink-and-dunk passing strategy, with 30-of-43 attempts targeted at less than 10 yards. It should come as no surprise, then, that Patriots QB Tom Brady ended the game leading all quarterbacks who had played up to that point in Week 13 with both a 2.09 average time to throw. The result left the amazing abilities of DI Aaron Donald mostly negated, with zero time with which to work and earning his lowest grade of the season. Three of the top-five defensive grades for the Rams came from the secondary, qualified by tackling receivers on underneath throws, and cleaning up running plays.

Quarterback grade: Tom Brady, 80.3

Brady plays game-managing role

As has already been described, the Patriots attacked the Rams’ defense with underneath routes and screens to a fault. The New England defense stymied all efforts from the Los Angeles coaching staff to prove they had, in fact, traveled with an offense to Gillette Stadium—outside of the final drive, garbage time busted coverage on WR Kenny Britt—and resulted in the offense designing plays to run out the clock. The resulting victory enabled Patriots QB Tom Brady to take a backseat role and additional time for the knee injury he acquired in Week 11 against San Francisco to continue to mend.

Top offensive grades:

RG Shaquille Mason, 81.8

RT Marcus Cannon, 80.8

LT Nate Solder, 79.4

WR Julian Edelman, 79.3

C David Andrews, 78.3

Quasi-breakout for rookie receiver

TE Martellus Bennett (37.1) flopped in his replacement of the recently-injured Rob Gronkowski, catching two-of-four targets for 4 yards, and posting a team-low run blocking grade (32.0). Rookie wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell (71.7) from Georgia opened some eyes in response to a heavy workload, catching 8-of-10 targets for 82 yards, most of which was collected within the coverage of rookie CB Michael Jordan (49.5) out of Missouri Western State, who played the first 53 snaps of his NFL career.

Top defensive grades:

CB Malcolm Butler, 88.6

SLB Kyle Van Noy, 82.9

FS Devin McCourty, 80.1

ED Trey Flowers, 78.9

CB Logan Ryan, 76.6

Shutdown defense trucks through Rams

Even accounting for the busted coverage on Rams WR Kenny Britt on a 66-yard go-route to set up a 1-yard touchdown pass, CB Malcolm Butler played an excellent ballgame. During his other 50 snaps on the field, Butler would limit his coverage responsibilities to securing two-of-six targets, 12 yards, deflecting one pass, and intercepting another. SAM linebacker Kyle Van Noy recorded a hit on the quarterback, three tackles, two stops, and an interception, while edge defender Chris Long accounted for four pressures, one hit, and a sack. The defense, as a whole, dominantly limited the Rams to 197 yards and 4.4 yards per play.

PFF Game-Ball Winner: Malcolm Butler, CB, Patriots

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

This team is an absolute mess.

They have the #2 overall pick at LT and took 4 OL after that and not a single one of them is worth starting.

They sold the farm for a QB that looks more lost than an undrafted rookie.

They've scored 10 pts or less in 7 out of 13 games, have a worse offense than the winless Browns and their solution is to make no changes to the coaching staff and to extend the HC that is about to break the record for the most losses in NFL history.

This team is the definition of crazy. Nothing going right, let's just keep the status quo

 

[SJ76]

Positive was seeing Mike Thomas on the field. I know that kid has good hands and can actually catch the ball.

But I'm sure whoever drops balls will get a contract extension as well.

 

[27mtrcougar]

DJ said: ↑
Maybe Fisher should retire and get a cushy NFL analyst position......that's what most coaches do when they retire from coaching.




He's making 7 MILLION a year for doing nothing. thats a pretty cushy job if you ask me.

 

[Smed55]

DJ said: ↑
Maybe Fisher should retire and get a cushy NFL analyst position......that's what most coaches do when they retire from

He's making 7 MILLION a year for doing nothing. thats a pretty cushy job if you ask me.

I agree, except there is nothing "pretty" about it!

 

[RamsFan88]

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This team is an absolute mess.

They have the #2 overall pick at LT and took 4 OL after that and not a single one of them is worth starting.

They sold the farm for a QB that looks more lost than an undrafted rookie.

They've scored 10 pts or less in 7 out of 13 games, have a worse offense than the winless Browns and their solution is to make no changes to the coaching staff and to extend the HC that is about to break the record for the most losses in NFL history.

This team is the definition of crazy. Nothing going right, let's just keep the status quo

Everything you said is on point, except for Goff. You're never going to give him a chance.

 

[UVA_Guy81]

It looks like Belicheat made sure that Hekker was the best player on the team today. I wonder now if Fisher realizes who the New England RB's are.

And boy do I bet Chris Long is glad he is out of this locker room and not on a mediocre team for a change.

 

[27mtrcougar]

It looks like Belicheat made sure that Hekker was the best player on the team today. I wonder now if Fisher realizes who the New England RB's are.

And boy do I bet Chris Long is glad he is out of this locker room and not on a mediocre team for a change.

Yeah glad Long will get to play some playoff football this year. man he will be pumped up.

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

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Everything you said is on point, except for Goff. You're never going to give him a chance.

I just said they gave up the farm to get him and he looks lost out there.

Nothing I said was wrong.

And it's not that I'm not giving him a chance. I'm just saying it's not a good sign when a guy praised for his "smarts" is struggling so badly with learning the Rams pathetic playbook and then looks lost trying to execute the Rams pathetic gameplan.

I mean, how hard is it to hand off on 1st and 2nd down, throw short of the first down markers on 3rd down and punt?