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Giants @ Rams in Twickenham.
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Bump........... individual game tickets going on sale tomorrow morning.Avenger wrote:So...
Giants @ Rams in Twickenham.
Who's in?
Denver's D were outstanding against the Pats. But the Brady offense is a little more one-dimensional than the Panthers is. It's very hard to defend Brady and his dink&dunk gameplan to the shifty WRs pass-catching RBs and Gronk. BUt you can plan for it pretty well and if your D matches up against them (heavy QB pressure to get Brady off his rhythm, mobile LBs to stop Gronk and shifty CBs to stick on shift WRs), then you're in good shape.Armchair wrote:Delighted for Denver and especially Manning, hope he can go on and win it now. How bad were Arizona? Schocking 1st half, fighting on the side lines etc but how exciting is Newton? Very arrogant and a pure showman but can seemingly do anything he wants. Battle maybe Panthers offensive line which is very good and Denver's Defense which needs to be as aggressive as they were with Brady.
Yeah Jezzer, sounds about right. I kinda hope Manning does well (better than last SB appearance) mainly becuse it doesnt sit well with me that Eli has two rings and Payton only one.jezzer wrote:Denver's D were outstanding against the Pats. But the Brady offense is a little more one-dimensional than the Panthers is. It's very hard to defend Brady and his dink&dunk gameplan to the shifty WRs pass-catching RBs and Gronk. BUt you can plan for it pretty well and if your D matches up against them (heavy QB pressure to get Brady off his rhythm, mobile LBs to stop Gronk and shifty CBs to stick on shift WRs), then you're in good shape.Armchair wrote:Delighted for Denver and especially Manning, hope he can go on and win it now. How bad were Arizona? Schocking 1st half, fighting on the side lines etc but how exciting is Newton? Very arrogant and a pure showman but can seemingly do anything he wants. Battle maybe Panthers offensive line which is very good and Denver's Defense which needs to be as aggressive as they were with Brady.
Panthers though are a bit more flexible and less predictable from game to game. I still rate the Denver D good enough to slow Carolina down, but they'll have to adjust on the fly. I see the Panthers D really putting the squeeze on Manning's offense though. Providing Carolina stay composed in the rarified air of SB pressure, I would have them as 4 or 5 point favourites.
Definitely a QB alright.......... you guys have given up an awful lot. Is the talent that good? I haven't heard the players in this year's QB class being spoken about in the same way as Winston & Mariota last year.Avenger wrote:Rams trade up for No. 1 draft pick
New city... new QB I guess. Can't see them trade up for any other position.
I don't follow college ball but this Wentz guy is favourite.nelly the elephant wrote:Definitely a QB alright.......... you guys have given up an awful lot. Is the talent that good? I haven't heard the players in this year's QB class being spoken about in the same way as Winston & Mariota last year.
Eagles have now traded up with the Browns to #2. Definitely two QBs to go in the first 2 picks. With the Rams moving to LA, this is a bit of a splash move to get new fans excited, but the cost of the move was two firsts, two seconds and two thirds. That's exorbitant in a generally low quality draft. The last low quality draft was 2013. Miami traded up to spot #3 for a single second round pick. (They picked a player who turned out to be a disaster, but the value was incredible). Kudos to the Titans and Browns for getting much better value.Avenger wrote:I don't follow college ball but this Wentz guy is favourite.nelly the elephant wrote:Definitely a QB alright.......... you guys have given up an awful lot. Is the talent that good? I haven't heard the players in this year's QB class being spoken about in the same way as Winston & Mariota last year.
You don't move up 14 spots for a tackle or a corner. It's gonna be a QB.
They've already burned a no 1 on a QB in recent past and he was a complete bust.
They have to get a QB though. No choice. If they land a decent one it'll make more space for Gurnley.
USA Today By Nate Davis wrote: To the surprise of absolutely no one, Jared Goff became the first pick of the Los Angeles Rams 2.0.
Two weeks after the Rams' bold move to acquire the 2016 NFL draft's No. 1 pick from the Tennessee Titans, they selected the Cal product product Thursday night in hopes he'll solve the franchise's long-standing problems under center.
Goff is the second quarterback the Rams have selected first overall in the past six years but steps into a much better situation than Sam Bradford did in 2010. Coach Jeff Fisher and general manager Les Snead have built a near-ideal framework to plug a rookie quarterback into.
The team's 2015 first rounder, tailback Todd Gurley, won offensive rookie of the year honors and looks like he'll be the team's offensive engine until Goff proves ready to assume more than a game manager-type role. The Rams have also drafted seven offensive linemen in their previous two drafts and are excited about the strides their blocking has made in recent seasons. Finally, the team's talent-laden defense has the potential to be one of the league's best if paired with an offense that can prove even average (the Rams have not ranked better than 23rd offensively in the past nine seasons).
Though expectations will surely dictate that Goff is the starter for the opener and again in Week 2, when the Rams play their first regular-season home game in L.A. since 1994, veteran passer Case Keenum remains on the roster to serve as a bridge to the rookie if need be. Keenum won three of his five starts in 2015 and has consistently been praised by Fisher and Snead throughout the offseason.
Alas Aaron was a misguided soul. Had it all. Just having signed a $40 million contract he had the world at his feet. But instead of being a pro footballer he chose to be a hood. Can't help but wonder how many more Super Bowls the Patriots would have won if Hernandez was another weapon in their offensive arsenal.ronk wrote:Aaron Hernandez, RIP.