Rams Week (Packers re-sign Gaston)

Packers open up as a 9.5 point favorite. 

 

Gurley looked awesome some today and Foles was good enough. I don't know how he completed that last td pass. It will be a tough test, especially if the OL struggles like they did today. 

 

Is is there a more overrated coach in NFL history than Jeff Fisher?  Even Andy Reid made the playoffs a bunch and 5 championship games.  He hasn't won a playoff game since 2003. 

An abject lesson in skillfully, constantly playing the media access card to max advantage.

 

Fisher may win the overrated longevity award but IMO Chip Kelly done retired the peak trophy.

Rams beat SEA and ARI, but lose to WAS and PIT. 

I'm glad they are coming off a big win.  A lot easier to stay up and get prepared for a 2-2 opponent that just beat an undefeated team than it is for a 1-3 opponent.

 

Going to need to go Max protect and help those tackles.

Green Bay will kick St Louis' ass on Sunday. 

Control Tavon Austin and Gurley and they should be ok. Should be able to get their licks on Foles...who has absolutely no mobility back there

The Rams defense will likely be the best the Packers have faced thus far.  I'm a bit surprised the Pack starts out as 10 point favorites.

AZ put up 450 yards on the Rams today. 0-3 turnover differential is what kept that score close. 

 

Ill be shocked if the Rams stay within 14 of the Packers on Sunday. 

All our opponents thus far have the same ball control and good defense approach.  No reason to think we can't handle them the same way we have handled the previous 4.  

 

Start fast and get their offense out of thier comfort zone has been the key to success so far.  

I smell an ass whoopin

It'll be good to get back to the friendly confines of Lambeau Field

Offense is averaging around 15 points per game more at home and Lambeau will help significantly with the turnstile issue at tackle. Gurley gained over 100 in the fourth quarter alone and it's another test for the Packer run defense that has been stout other than the first game at Chicago.

 

I see a 5-0 start.

Just like the Chiefs and Seahawks game, this will be won or lost on the Lines. If the OLine can give Rodgers some time then he will shred them, but if they're in his face like SF was then he will be pressing. Luckily it's at home where Rodgers feels more comfortable. Our DLine needs to control their run game and get in Foles face. He's not a good QB, but he can be accurate when he has enough time. If they can rattle him then he will give the game away.

It'll be good to get back to the friendly confines of Lambeau Field

ding ding ding - winner!  Lambeau seems to be good for an extra 10 points lately.

plus, I'm taking my wife's Dad to this one - he's unbeaten in 12 years so far. 

but I can see this one turning into a dogfight if the ball is turned over...

Yep Chip Kelly if you believed some people on other boards he is the best coach in the NFL and is on track to be the best ever (I swear I am not making that up people really believed that).  Anyhow, Fisher seems like a good coach but man what has he really ever won?

The Rams to me are a weird team.  Are they they team that lost to the Redskins? or are they the team that beat the Cardinals on the road?  I am hoping that they have a let down and the home field is just want GB needs in this spot.

Rams will be media darlings this week. And the Falcons. Pack will continue to be ignored. Like that. Games are won on the field.

The Arizona Cardinals were WAY overrated. They were undefeated against 3 of the crappiest teams in the NFL prior to playing STL..

 

The Rams simply caught Arizona believing their own ****.

Packers aren't being ignored. They are considered the best team in the NFC. By default that makes them the best team in football. 

 

I want Nick Foles to pay dearly for that BS he pulled on GB and Tolzien back in 2013. Burnett and Tramon colliding and Jackson getting an easy gift deflection TD. Under throwing Cooper by 10 yards and GB DBs running right past him for another. 

 

Screw you MD Jennings!

It's great that the OL gets a chance to prove themselves the week after they got hammered pretty good. No Bulaga and they're still getting what they need?

 

The Rams have some speed at the skillies... but it's the same as always- you get the heat on Foles and the game changes drastically.

One thing I will say for Rams fans... the ones that came on this board back in 2001 were the worst fan base in terms of obnoxiousness ever.   Just think of having dozens of "DeepChicago" posters on here and that was about the equivalent. 

 

People may hate on the Patriots, but I was quite happy they pulled that upset over the Rams in the Super Bowl 14 years ago.  It shut the Rams fans up, basically for eternity.  I don't think I've seen any of those bozos come back ever since. 

 

 

I remember that.  That was insane.

History's bright ideas:

 

I know, let's move an NFL team from Los Angeles to St. Louis. 

If the Packers can scheme to cover for Barclay's deficiencies this should be an easy win. MM can not let him go one-on-one anymore. Bakhtiari hasn't exactly set the world on fire, but he's at least serviceable. Barclay is beginning to look like Marshall Newhouse.

That move was Georgia and her Embraceable Ewes.

 

Any updates on when Bulaga would be back?

 

IIRC if he sits this week it would be his 4th week out?

 

And injury recovery was said to be 4-6 weeks.

I think they underestimated SF's pass rushers with their game plan. They worked hard against Seattle and KC to help the Tackles, the biggest way was a lot of quick passes and faster developing routes. Against SF they seemed to want to challenge them deep more often and that means the Tackles got put on an island more often and for longer. I don't expect that against STL. I think we see a game plan closer to what we saw against KC, with the emphasis being on protecting the whole OL and not just the Tackles. The interior will need help dealing with Donald and co. as much as the Tackles will with their pass rushers.

I see it that way also GD....get back to their strengths, give help where and when it is needed.

 

KC pass rush was slowed a bit by the rain as well. I don't think SF's pass rush was all that impressive, I just think our guys had some challenges getting open...which can happen, especially considering it's Cobb and then a bunch of young pups. Glad to see Dick-Rod take another step.

If we can get through Lambs game without Bulaga, Adams and Burnett, I think it may really help us for the second half of the season.

Barclay is beginning to look like Marshall Newhouse.

stop it.  I watched a bit of gints game yesterday.  Newhouse is still Newhouse and Barclay ain't no Newhouse.

 

RamsRule. One of the biggest twat waffles to ever spew crap onto this board. This was also pre-Boris I believe and back when anyone could "join" X4 and instantly start posting.

 

After Boris changed that shi! up and required approval to be added, all those tools and trolls from other boards went buh-bye.

Was it hard scratching "Einstein Smart Martz" off of the peak trophy?

 

Oh well, he still has his tramp stamp.

@zachkruse2

Top scoring defenses through Week 4:

1. NYJ (13.8)

2. DEN (17.3)

3. GB (17.8)

3. CAR (17.8)

5. MIN (18.3)

5. ARI (18.3)

More...

 

 

 

	GBP	STL
Offensive pts/gm	6th	26th
Defensive pts/gm	3rd	13th
QB rtg	125.9	96.5
Opp QB rtg	74.6	93.4

Not worried.

 

Just don't turn the ball over & stop the stupid penalties & help out the tackles.

 

GAME OVER!

I think Aaron Lynch keeps getting underestimated and keeps showing up in big games. It's easy to write off SF's pass rush because Aldum Smith and Justin Smith are gone, but they have a couple guys who can still get after it. GB won't make that mistake against STL, just like with KC they planned for neutralizing that rush.

The rain may have slowed KC a little, but I think GB's focus was taking those pass rushers out of the game. Rodger hit a lot of quick passes and sold the hard count as well as I've ever seen a QB do. He gave his Tackles that split second advantage that Tackles normally lose when pass rushers get a good jump on the snap. I have a hunch we will get a lot of free plays against STL...those guys, especially Donald, make their living getting a quick jump on the snap.

Adams out of boot, Bulaga getting better

 

 

One thing I will say for the Rams is that Gurley getting healthier might make them a bit more interesting.  I can't say I've seen much of Gurley, but I had always heard he was a special type of RB when healthy.  It sounds like he's getting a lot better, so he may present a bit of a challenge this week. 

He was very good when he was healthy and could stay out of trouble at Georgia. Georgia had a pretty reliable passing game with Aaron Murray though, which helped take the pressure off him and he had some solid backups (Nick Chubb who is tearing it up now). Gurley is a very good player, but I don't think he was a special talent or the next Adrian Peterson.