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    For those upset with the time management at the end...

    ...Think of it this way: When was the last time a Rams game had you on the edge of your seat so late in the 4th? When was the last time the Rams were down like that, and you actually had confidence we could come back and win it?

    It didn't end our way, but I sure do miss those down to the wire moments.

    Go Rams
    :helmet:

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    Re: For those upset with the time management at the end...

    what a great game. we played the best nfc team down to the wire. great game everyone. the rams did a good job moving the ball with no timeouts left. i just wish the last couple play we could have picked up bigger chunks or get out of bounds. getting put into a 4 and 1 is tough when you obivisouly cant spike it.

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    • #3
      Re: For those upset with the time management at the end...

      I don't think we did a terrible job w/ time management. Was it perfect, of course not, but I think we did better than expected considering we had 2 minutes and 0 time outs

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      • #4
        Re: For those upset with the time management at the end...

        Rams should have taken more shots at the endzone the final 2:00 min, Decent game against top ranked opponet, would have won if we could stop shooting ourselves in the foot! ( dropped passes, ST allowing opening 2nd half kick off return for TD, Offense stalling 3rd qtr & early 4th, staying Healthy (Burton), and as always the play calling, especially the last drive. Rams once again denied a very winnable game.
        Gotta appreciate the effort though. Spags seems to have this team starting to gel under the circumstances, things looks brighter for the Rams as they move forward.
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        • #5
          Re: For those upset with the time management at the end...

          I totally agree. I was a little frustrated but that's because the win was in a reachable range. We could've won this game.

          But, it feels like a win today. I won't be cussing and swearing all day. We played the best of the best and almost beat them. Can't ask any more than a win.

          We are seeing improvements in all aspects of our team. Next week should be a good one!

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          • #6
            Re: For those upset with the time management at the end...

            I was feeling pretty confident at the end honestly, it was great. I miss football like that, and that's why I'm not upset at the loss anymore, I was right after, but after it cools off... What a great game!

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            • #7
              Re: For those upset with the time management at the end...

              Originally posted by RamsFan16 View Post
              I was feeling pretty confident at the end honestly, it was great. I miss football like that, and that's why I'm not upset at the loss anymore, I was right after, but after it cools off... What a great game!
              Exactly. When the clock hit 0 I was a little grumpy.

              But after some crying and thought, I was happy. hahaha

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              • #8
                Re: For those upset with the time management at the end...

                I don't think I have ever been this ok with a loss. It was great to see them driving for win at the end of the game. It reminded me of better days. I am actually happy that they played so well. It was a winnable game.

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                • #9
                  Re: For those upset with the time management at the end...

                  I don't think there was a problem with the time management, we moved down the field with no time outs and 2 mins left in the game and a depleted reciever corp that wasn't all that to begin with. I think Marc did the right thing dumping the ball of to Jax, he avoided a sack and he got the ball into the hands of the teams most productive player. There are way to many positives that came out of this game to get upset about coming up a little short against one of the best teams in the league. Let's be honest, how many of us thought we'd only lose by 5 points anyway.
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                  • #10
                    Re: For those upset with the time management at the end...

                    Did anyone see the end of the colts/pats game? Peyton and crew scored 14 points in under 3 minutes. They actually understand clock management and how to score. It was pretty watching them do it.

                    I was wishing for Bruce to be back during those last two minutes. We need that receiver that is going to be waiting on the sidelines with the perfect tippy toe catch to stop the clock. Throwing to Jackson in the middle is not the answer when we have no time left. The rams offense needs to work on that 2 minute drill. I don't know how much is play calling and how much is on Bulger to make the right throw.

                    It sure was exciting though and I thought we could win.

                    It helps when you have a QB and receiver relationship like Peyton and Wayne do.
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                    • #11
                      Re: For those upset with the time management at the end...

                      We had to work on actually being in the game with 2:00 left on the clock before working on the Two Minute Drill, im just happy the Rams were in with a shot with winning that late in the game against an unbeaten team.
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                      • #12
                        Re: For those upset with the time management at the end...

                        Somehow I cannot help thinking that at this point in the rebuilding process, there probably is not much emphasis on (or practice of), the two-minute drill , (conciously or subconciously).

                        The only thing that really upset me was the KO return. I REALLY thought those days were behind us.

                        (And i want to read M. Franke's report - I SWEAR I saw a block in the back on that return).

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                        • #13
                          Re: For those upset with the time management at the end...

                          Originally posted by VegasRam View Post
                          Somehow I cannot help thinking that at this point in the rebuilding process, there probably is not much emphasis on (or practice of), the two-minute drill , (conciously or subconciously).

                          The only thing that really upset me was the KO return. I REALLY thought those days were behind us.

                          (And i want to read M. Franke's report - I SWEAR I saw a block in the back on that return).
                          Given how difficult it is, in theory, to score on a kickoff or punt return, I would bet just about anything that there is something illegal on almost every single one that scores ....

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                          • macrammer
                            Fix The Stupid
                            by macrammer
                            Dear Coach Spags,

                            I have watched both regular season Ram games this year and something has struck me like a brick upside the head. We need to fix the stupid. Let me be specific:

                            In game 1, we had a huge turnover that effectively put us out of the game and was at least a 10 point swing. On top of that, we had numerous dropped passes, mis-tackles and 9 penalties!! Our red zone offense was a joke. Final score, 31-13. What would final score have been if we stopped the stupid? Granted, injuries hit us hard but we were still game. Really, we were.

                            Game 2. National spotlight. First Monday night game since 2006. What happened? We laid the proverbial egg for all to see. Similar theme to first game although we did make some progress. But, once again we had huge turnover that was again at least a 10 point swing. Really? A lateral throw on 3rd and 7? We did do much better on d with front 7 and suppose we got what we could out of our mediocre secondary but there were still too many penalties, DX was amazing but he spent most of the time on sideline. We drafted a guy from Hawaii that was just not game time ready who fumbled a punt after a RARE 3 and out that eventually turned into a TD got the Giants. Where was Norwood, the savvy veteran? We totally outplayed Giants except we led big time in stupid plays and dare I say, coaching decisions. Example. We are down by 12 points with 6 minutes left. 4th down. We punted. Granted, we were deep in our own territory but no guts no glory. And the there is that snazzy lateral on 3rd down as well as having a rookie thrust into the national limelight while you had others that could handle punt return duties.

                            Good news is we are in the NFC West. Even with our plethora of KEY injuries the game last night was there for the taking. We have talent, Our front 7 on d is pretty formidable. Our QB is up and coming. Fix the stupid and we might have a win streak in us yet. We can still win our division. Really, we can. FTS (Fix the stupid).

                            Thanks for listening.
                            -09-20-2011, 10:08 AM
                          • Rampingitup
                            Some thoughts and perspective
                            by Rampingitup
                            Well the season is over, and I have had some time to cool off over the loss in Seattle. Some thoughts about that before I move on to the season.

                            It is trendy to bash the officials pretty much anytime. But this time they more than deserve it. The phantom first down that killed any chance for a come back is one, and the officials need to be held accountable for that. The phantom holding call against us earlier in the game. The Non-call blatant holds against us not called consistently. Pass interference not called. Over and over the officials made ROOKIE errors in what was essentially a prime time playoff game. Mistake after mistake. And nearly ALL of them going in Seattle's favor. I am not going to count some of the calls that could have gone either way, like the catch that might or might not have been made on the sideline. You can argue that he did or did not make that catch. Maybe they were trying to make up for the bad officiating in the Seattle Pittsburg Superbowl, but screwing us now does not make up for screwing them then. Officials are human and make mistakes. But this was completely over the top.

                            Onto the season. 7-9 for a 2nd year building project and being one game away from the playoffs is pretty good. We all have been calling for Shurmur's head, and now even some of us are calling for Spags head. But how many of us even predicted we would have done this well at the beginning of the year? The predictions I mostly remember called for us to win 5 or 6 games at most. So the season was better than most of us expected. That does not abrogate Spags and Shurmur for their horrendously conservative play calling, but even a lot of that was by design and for a reason.

                            A couple of the commentators and analysts pointed out that the HUGE amount of short passes was to keep Bradford upright and healthy, as well as boost his confidence with a lot of completions. It is very easy to ruin a rookie QB by expecting way too much of him early if you make him the immediate starter. So throw a lot short and fast. Keep him healthy, especially when his health was the big question mark when we drafted him, and build his confidence. It will pay dividends later.

                            The team is STILL in rebuild mode. We have ALL noted that we still have huge gaps in talent at obvious positions. We need some quality guards in the O-line to beef up the run game. Both our guards are good back ups, but we need better talent there for our run game. We need a quality running back to compliment SJ. He is a work horse, but can't carry the team forever on his own. WE NEED LEGITIMATE STARTING WIDE RECEIVERS! this game was a GLARING example of that. Can't get open, dropping passes, can't block. Over and over all game long.

                            So all in all I still view this season as a win and a success, but if Spags continues to plod plod plod next year, instead of letting things open up more I will start to honestly get annoyed, rather than getting game...
                            -01-03-2011, 10:45 AM
                          • RamWraith
                            Head Coach Scott Linehan
                            by RamWraith
                            Head Coach Scott Linehan

                            September 17, 2007



                            (Opening Remarks)

                            “Claude Terrell does have a sore left thigh. It’s categorized as a bruise. He had an MRI today. We do not have any results from it, but we don’t anticipate anything other than that. Randy (McMichael) has a tight right hamstring that he pulled on the first catch of the game. He played with it, but it’s fairly sore today. Milford Brown did come out with a left ankle injury. Unless he has issues with it on Wednesday, as far as it being too sore to play on, we’ll assume he’s going to be okay. If he does have any problems at Wednesday’s practice we’ll MRI it, but he seemed to be getting better. Drew Bennett came out of the game okay. Pisa (Tinoisamoa) and Richie (Incognito) will be evaluated each practice this week as to how realistic they will be for being up this game. Both of them are still in question.”



                            (On DE Leonard Little)

                            “He has a sprained toe. He’s okay. He’s played with it, on and off throughout his career. He should be fine. I wouldn’t even anticipate him missing any time in practice.”



                            (On QB Marc Bulger)

                            “He just has sore ribs. He’s been hit a lot. It’s not just the line not blocking. We’ve been in some situations where we got third down and they (San Francisco) got free on a couple of their blitzes. He got a couple of them off, but he got hit on two. That’s a normal day’s work for a quarterback. I’d like to keep it to a minimum if we can. That’s going to be the key to our success in upcoming games.”



                            (On the game vs. San Francisco)

                            “It’s a similar story to the week before. We entered halftime with a lead. We came out of the blocks with the ball and we weren’t able to add to a six-point lead eventually. We had opportunities two weeks in a row to make it a two-score game, twice. Both times we turned it over. That will always come back to haunt you. I don’t know if it’s a lesson learned. We haven’t learned it yet. If we’re going to win these kinds of football games we’re going to have to take care of the ball better and we’re going to have to play better in the second half.”



                            (On turnovers)

                            “It can’t last because we can’t allow it to last. It’s happening because we’re too loose with the football. That starts with coaching. We say that we practice it, but it’s not carrying over in the games. To me, you play in games like you practice. Hopefully it’s a lesson we’ve learned the hard way and won’t continue it.”



                            (On if he wished WR Dante Hall had called a fair catch on the muffed punt)

                            “We trust his judgment and we’ll always trust his judgment. It’s easy to say now that we rather he caught it and returned it. Fair catch or not – a lot of times what people do is push and distract the returner by pushing...
                            -09-18-2007, 04:04 AM
                          • Tampa_Ram
                            Why we lost....
                            by Tampa_Ram
                            Thse are some of the reasons why we lost, and if a couple of these events hadnt happened, we'd be 1-1.

                            Fumbles. One occuring near the red-zone which wouldve resulted in a TD or at least a FG.

                            Horrible offensive line. 3 sacks allowed in 1st quarter.

                            Jackson inefective at big gaines.

                            Defense allowing Gore to run half the field for a TD. Our defense knows those runs are not exceptible.

                            Special teams.I think our ST did a bad job on returns on both sides of the ball. Hall muffing the return was unaxceptable. He's a veteren and knows that can't be allowed.

                            Sub-par red zone offense. 1 td and 4 fg's. Should have been at least one more touchdown and one less fg.

                            Spiking the ball on the last drive.

                            Not going for a first down on 4th and 3. Couldve made Wilkin's job a little easier. 56 yard fg is not easy.

                            I think we could've used our time outs a little better.

                            Wilkins missing the fg. We really should of gone for it on 4th.

                            If i've left anything out please tell.
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                            On a lighter note i think the offense performed much better this week. Bulger looked good and wasnt afraid to throw it more then 5 yards deep. We spread the ball around good and over all the offense looked good except in the red-zone, where it really counted. O-line needs to step up a little. I think the defense did a good job except for a few key plays. Special teams was bad but thats nothing new. Easily could've won this game, should've won this game, hopefully this will be another building block and we win a few games. Since 1974 teams that have gone 0-2 have a 1% chance of making the playoffs. Those are my kind of odd's.
                            GO RAMS!!!!Superbowl bound!!!

                            And lastly, I wish Frank Gores family the best. R.I.P.
                            -09-16-2007, 01:47 PM
                          • rNemesis
                            My personal thoughts after the Rams-Cards game
                            by rNemesis
                            First off let me just say that after watching the game yesterday this is indeed not the SOSAR that we have been use to seeing the last three years but a team that can now compete. My initial thoughts ( not hopes) were that we would get blown out like last year I think it was, with no hope or real fire to score and make plays to win. But we didn't. Not this time. And hopefully not from here on. We showed that we are more competitive by getting adequate pressure on the QB, create a couple of turnovers, contain the run, but the pass D wasnt that great IMO. Nice job by Bartell on Fitz and I heard someone else say on this forum that the only TD he scored was on our zone D when we went away from man coverage. We just had our moments like the 2nd quarter drive by the Cards RB's Hightower andStephens- Howling. That was a killer drive. But the real momentum swinger for the Cards was that hustle play by Breaston to strip the ball away from a careless, 1-yd-away-from-the-end-zone Clifton Ryan. CMON RYAN ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

                            All in all, too many missed opportunities like that are why we lost this game. We are not a great team lets face it. So what do not-great-teams do to win? They play smart, mistake free football because they know its their only chance to win because they cant really make plays otherwise. I was impressed with Bradford at the helm, I think we are set at that position for a long time. I was also impressed with Robbins again, as well as CJ Ah You.

                            Let me tell you MY opinion. Spags is doing a great job with the little talent he has upfront bringing pressure. But he is not THAT great in playcalling or close game decisions, if any at all. He needs to step it up in that dept. Offensive playcalling is also horrendous at times. Robinson made me so sick with all those drops, Clayton too although he had an otherwise good game. He would have had a GREAT game if it werent for those ugly drops. We need to win next week against the Raiders, so we can have a huge confidence buildup to face other teams because we will not beat them if we cant beat Oakland. If we can just FIND A WAY, FIND A WAY to win that game I will be more than happy of our progress as an organization moving forward.

                            This is definitely a team, as most mention, can win 5-6 games at the most. No more than that because there is just too many issues to overcome in one season but if we can get 5 wins I will know that we are headed in the right direction.

                            I have some burning questions though. If we only win one-three games this year, will it be because -

                            a) of a rookie QB, young overall team and inexperience, etc. You need a season for everyone to gel and learn the system? or

                            b) no excuses Spags, Shurmur and co., you've had your time to turn things around but the results (Wins) are just not coming and its time for a change ?

                            Do you think Stan kroenke is feeling all of this...
                            -09-13-2010, 06:05 AM
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