Game Thread: Week 20, The Los Angeles Rams @ The Philadelphia Eagles, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA, Sunday, 01/19/2025, 12:00PM, PST

[Retroram52]

I agree DJ on Barkley. But what pisses me off the most is the Rams had a chance to sign Barkley and they didn't even bother because McShitferBrains doesn't like big, powerful backs that are at MVP type level!!

 

[Retroram52]

For those who still can't see the forest for the trees, here is some help.

Studs and duds from Rams' heartbreaking loss to Eagles

On a snowy afternoon in Philadelphia, the Los Angeles Rams saw their season come to a disappointing end against the Eagles.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Retroram52]

If we could somehow pull a trade to get Penn State's TE Warren in the draft, he would be a huge blue chipper on Offense to select!!

 

[Smed55]

Just how we lost our first Snooperbowl against Pissburgh, Smed. TWO BIG PLAYS. YOU CANNOT ALLOW BIG PLAYS EVER AND EXPECT TO WIN BIG GAMES. WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT ALL YEAR LONG ON DEFENSE!! We lost our Second Snooperbowl for the same reason and the HC in McVay got outcoached and didn't know the Jumbo Offense that would have destroyed Belicheat's variation of the 46 Defense!!

As for your criticism of my suggestion of asking for Garappolo to relieve Stafford. Stafford was struggling mightily in the Third Quarter and needed a breather. Ya put Garappolo in for a series, ya pull Stafford aside on the sideline, and you talk to him. As the HC, ya get him to re-focus and get him back on track which McVay could do because he has Stafford's ear. Then ya put him back in and let him work.

One of your problems Smed, is you have a tendency to be myopic in your analyses. The operative word here is TENDENCY. Sometimes you miss alot because of it.

And sometimes your fandom gets in the way? You dont pull a quality veteran like Stafford for a series to talk to him, thats crazy. pulling him for a series does nothing! Plenty of time to "talk" to him between change of possessions!! Sometimes you miss alot because of your frustration and love for your team and thats ok!

 

[Smed55]

Fair point but Barkley is a beast indeed and he is having an MVP type season. No team has been able to slow him down, even some good defenses.....

I think they win the game if not for those 2 TO's.....despite Barkley going nuts.....

Those turnovers were huge, but you can also say we only give up 2 long TD runs instead of 3 we win despite those turnovers? We had our chances aside from the turnovers. As Ive said, 3 times in the second half we had a 3rd and 1, a 3rd and 2, and the last 3rd and 2 and didnt convert any of those? We could have won this game easily "if" not for a lot of things, but it happens to every team, its football, shit happens!!

 

[Retroram52]

Here is another take on importance of NOT doing Turn Overs!

Rams gift Eagles a victory sets stage for greater success in 2025

The LA Rams defense sacked Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts seven times. The same defense managed to get a safety against the Eagles. But in the end,

ramblinfan.com

 

[Retroram52]

And sometimes your fandom gets in the way? You dont pull a quality veteran like Stafford for a series to talk to him, thats crazy. pulling him for a series does nothing! Plenty of time to "talk" to him between change of possessions!! Sometimes you miss alot because of your frustration and love for your team and thats ok!

Come on Smed. Who is the guy that comes on these Game pages after the game and consistently rags on we the fans that bitch about what the team is doing wrong that leads to another loss or barely a win when we are capable of a game like the one against Buffalo? That would be you.

Perhaps your fandom gets in the way. You admitted above the Rams Offense missed more than several opportunities to convert on Third Down. They have been failing all year to take it in for the TD instead settling for FGs. There was a stretch of games there, where the Rams wouldn't score a TD until the Second Half.

The reason we went to Snooperbowls dating back to the First one against Pissburgh was due largely in part to being consistently nearly flawless on all facets of the game, week in and week out. We didn't settle for playing stupid for whatever reason like this team often did this year.

 

[SJ76]

16 sacks and a safety in 2 playoff games after losing Aaron Donald.

Started 1-4 and dam near snuck into the NFC championship