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[Dappa Dan 2,188]

16 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

Sullivan was our centre that people talked about a fair bit especially on NFL Live, Webster was doing well in our secondary until injury put him out for the year. Barwon was decent as well. But yeah prob only know that being a Rams fan ?

Yeah totally. I wonder too how much the journeyman guys are told they've had a good year based moreso on team success. There's guys like Whitworth who change an entire offense... And then, say in Eagles, there's these corners that come in... very mediocre players who are talked about as the weakness in the team all year, and play really well... and then get lit up by Brady in the superbowl in embarrassing fashion. There's a reason they don't get press... They're not great. With Eagles fans, they love Mills, Robinson and others... but they're still a weakness.

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Whoa @Gorgoroth As if Rams needed more help, they get Marcus Peters!

[Gorgoroth 12,323]

59 minutes ago, Dappa Dan said:

Whoa @Gorgoroth As if Rams needed more help, they get Marcus Peters!

How good is it! 

They were reporting yesterday we will Ftag Joyner, try and sign Watkins and that Trumain3 Johnson will leave which would be a massive loss.

johnson, Jenkins, McLeod and Gaines All left in last two years, that would have been the ultimate secondary.

[Gorgoroth 12,323]

Peters is costin $1.7 mil only, then I saw a tweet saying Trumaine Johnson said something about “loyalty”

Man, imagine Peters, Johnson, Joyner with Brockers, Ogletree, Quinn and of course, Mr Aaron Donald All on D...

Bring on the season!

[Gorgoroth 12,323]

This is great!

 

The #Chiefs traded CB Marcus Peters to the #Rams for a 2018 fourth round pick and a 2019 2nd round pick, sources say. The deal can’t be official until the league year begins.

[Macca 16,173]

Here's an interesting development (and about time too) ...

Committee says the Des Bryant '14 playoff play should be a catch in the future

Goodell has flagged for change and it looks like he will get his wish if they can find a way to re-word the ruling.  Anyway,  it can't be too hard to get it right. 

I said at the time that the Bryant play should have been a touchdown same as the megatron catch in 2010 and also,  the Jesse James play for the Steelers just prior to this year's playoffs. 

 

[Gorgoroth 12,323]

On 28/02/2018 at 7:12 PM, Macca said:

Here's an interesting development (and about time too) ...

Committee says the Des Bryant '14 playoff play should be a catch in the future

Goodell has flagged for change and it looks like he will get his wish if they can find a way to re-word the ruling.  Anyway,  it can't be too hard to get it right. 

I said at the time that the Bryant play should have been a touchdown same as the megatron catch in 2010 and also,  the Jesse James play for the Steelers just prior to this year's playoffs. 

 

As you say, the key is in the wording.  To me one of the strange bits is the football move. But tbh gotta help secondaries out a bit, 95% of OPI is never called.

[Macca 16,173]

13 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

As you say, the key is in the wording.  To me one of the strange bits is the football move. But tbh gotta help secondaries out a bit, 95% of OPI is never called.

You're right Gorg but maybe they should allow some jostling/using your body anyway.  If they are not going to pay it then allow it (which is what they are effectively doing a lot of the time)  

It's probably the one area of Footy/Aussie Rules where the ruling (when adjudicated properly) is spot on.  A player can use his body/jostle/out-muscle but hands in the back is disallowed.  We allow players to push-off when the ball is within 5 metres (again,  when adjudicated properly)

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Looks like the Rams are trading Quinn to the dolphins... I’d rather not but the cap savings could mean we hold Watkins and one of Joyner or Johnson

[Macca 16,173]

The news is hotting up with regards to Nick Foles ... and it seems that Foles himself will be involved in the negotiations (that's according to coach Pederson)

Nick Foles trade rumors: Eagles get a 'respectable' offer, AFC team dangled second-rounder

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The Eagles continue to be confident that Carson Wentz will be healthy enough after Dec. 13 knee surgery to play the Sept. 6 NFL opener, and have had at least one respectable (the word I hear to describe it) trade offer for Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles … The Eagles got first- and fourth-round picks for Sam Bradford 17 months ago and feel Foles is better, so it'll likely take at least that to pique their interest. 

 

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

4 hours ago, Macca said:

The news is hotting up with regards to Nick Foles ... and it seems that Foles himself will be involved in the negotiations (that's according to coach Pederson)

Nick Foles trade rumors: Eagles get a 'respectable' offer, AFC team dangled second-rounder

 

Yup. All our Foles back and forth looking like it might come true. TBH, I feel like they're high balling... and will end up trading pick 32 and Foles for something higher up... but only if it gets to that, since right now they need him.

[Gorgoroth 12,323]

Joyner got the franchise tag. Hope to re sign watkins as well but might not happen. 

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

5 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

Joyner got the franchise tag. Hope to re sign watkins as well but might not happen. 

Wow. I'd take him.

[Gorgoroth 12,323]

1 hour ago, Dappa Dan said:

Wow. I'd take him.

They are saying 16mil+ a year.

Wouldnt be surprised to see him stay at the rams but if there is enough interest he will leave for the pay day.  

I think he is a good fit for the Rams and Kupp will only get better and that means Watkins wont get all the double teaming but  money talks.

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

1 hour ago, Gorgoroth said:

They are saying 16mil+ a year.

Wouldnt be surprised to see him stay at the rams but if there is enough interest he will leave for the pay day.  

I think he is a good fit for the Rams and Kupp will only get better and that means Watkins wont get all the double teaming but  money talks.

Would never take him.

[Gorgoroth 12,323]

1 hour ago, Dappa Dan said:

Would never take him.

Don't need him mate. ?

[Gorgoroth 12,323]

Bell is threatening to sit out up to half the season to get a long term deal.

[Gorgoroth 12,323]

Ogletree to the giants

Bennett from seattle to Philly

Pats cut Martellus Bennett

Rumours of sherman lleaving but he has said he knows nothing about this.

Interesting times.

[Gorgoroth 12,323]

Rams sign former Packer who sat out last season after concussions. Seems more as cover but he was a decent corner iirc.

@Macca thoughts?

[Macca 16,173]

1 hour ago, Gorgoroth said:

Rams sign former Packer who sat out last season after concussions. Seems more as cover but he was a decent corner iirc.

@Macca thoughts?

Shields was decent but I suppose he was expendable in the end ...  

Lombardi: Getting rid of players key to sustained success

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Lombardi said there were three keys to staying on top and two of them were psychological. One was to guard against your players becoming complacent and developing inflated egos. The other was to prepare your team in advance for every defending champion’s inevitable burden: That each one of your opponents will be pointing to you as the biggest game on their schedule.

Lombardi’s third key touched on personnel. Here’s what he said.

“There is a tendency to stay with the players that won the championship – even if he isn’t as good as he was. And it’s the very human thing to do. However, there is no room for that type of emotion. Football is a hardheaded cold business. No matter what a player did last year, he must go if he can’t do it this year.”

 

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Talib to Rams?!?!?!

[Gorgoroth 12,323]

4 hours ago, Dappa Dan said:

Talib to Rams?!?!?!

My day got so much bette when I read that!!!

Our secondary is going to rule! Lets get Suh and Sherman for shitss and giggles ?

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

33 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

My day got so much bette when I read that!!!

Our secondary is going to rule! Lets get Suh and Sherman for shitss and giggles ?

lol Imagine that D now. QBs have to look up at 99... and on the few plays where they don't, he looks downfield at his receivers and there's Ramsey and Talib. Eesh. And their Defense isn't even the Rams strength.

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[Gorgoroth 12,323]

Sherman released!

And...

That's alot.