KC isn't going to four more straight AFCCGs. Mahomes is about to get super expensive and someone will pick them off before then one of these years.
Burrow will take some hits, but the Rams only have 3 sacks in the last 2 games. They can be ferocious, but they can also be slowed. Let's remember, the Rams finished #15 in scoring defense and #17 in yardage defense this year. They allowed 24 or more points eight times this year, and 23 points two more times. So in 10 of their 20 games, they've allowed 23 or more points. They can be really good but they can also be scored upon. The 86 Bears, they ain't.
J-E-T-S are the only AFC east team to never make 3 straight Super Bowls is how I like to reference the stat…
Definitely not counting Cincy out in this one. Burrow made some nice runs today and he'll probably have to do more of that in the SB. There's also a non-zero chance McVay panics in a big moment in the SB.
Thankfully, since it's a "neutral" site for the Super Bowl, he won't be an issue
This is exactly where I am. I think Burrow will be under pressure all game, but the Rams aren’t set up to run away with it. 24-13 Rams. Both teams come out nervous and both normally aggressive coaches are a little bit less so given the stage. Either way incredible to see both teams reach this game given where things were a month ago.
Yup. Given all the permutations of games I would hate (i.e., Chiefs winning, Packers winning, etc.), I absolutely take this matchup. Burrow basically goes to join Mahomes on the media darling stage and Stafford goes to finally get the monkey off his back and completely change the perception of his career, a la Matt Ryan in 2016.
This isn't very sustainable over more than a pretty short period of time though, I wouldn't think.
Right. You took a statement no one made (“rams are the ‘86 bears”) and made it into a post. The point was the Rams defense is really good. And the Bengals vulnerability is their OL. Feel free to post stats from Sept to disprove me.
No, I made the statement that the Rams aren't the 86 Bears. Their defense is good and at times can be very tough. But they've been handled quite a bit this year. We don't have to go back to September to show that. Come on now.
oint leads in the 4th quarter twice, and Jimmy G has proven that he is not a championship QB. I mean how many people credit Tent Dilfer with leading the Ravens to a Super Bowl win? Exactly. As much air was drawn out by the Tart drop, those last two drives by Jimmy were stupid. And Shanahan also let about 30 seconds burn off the clock before the 2 minute warning. 
I just hope the 49ers can get a 3rd round pick back for Jimmy.Yeah, the Niners have found too many ways to make us angry.
As painful as the losses were with Hatbaugh as coach, at least in the Super Bowl and in the NFCCG vs Seattle theyvwere behind, with a chance to win on the final play. Kyle Williams notwithstanding.
Here Shanahan has shown no ability no manage 10
Shanahan will probanly get more leash,, and maybe he should. But I’m 100% ready for Jimmy G’s time to end in SF. They spent the draft capital to get Lance, use him. I hope he learned a lot this year because the keys to the car should be his.
Maybe Mahomes will be expensive. KC could put off the pain for a few years by continual restructuring. He could play for under $14m cap hit next season and under $21m and $30m the two years following that. Then he gets to $35m+/year, but maybe that won't be so bad in 4 years.
Or on the Rams pick that could have been 6. Although he probably hedged it at some point.
I think it would be a huge shocker if Jimmy G is back with the Niners. They open up 25.5M in cap space by trading or cutting him, so unless Lance is an epic dud Jimmy is gone.Yeah, the Niners have found too many ways to make us angry.
As painful as the losses were with Hatbaugh as coach, at least in the Super Bowl and in the NFCCG vs Seattle theyvwere behind, with a chance to win on the final play. Kyle Williams notwithstanding.
Here Shanahan has shown no ability no manage 10
Shanahan will probanly get more leash,, and maybe he should. But I’m 100% ready for Jimmy G’s time to end in SF. They spent the draft capital to get Lance, use him. I hope he learned a lot this year because the keys to the car should be his.
I am but I love the game. Other sports I mostly only care about my squad.Wait, aren't you the resident Jets fan
Yeah, you go all in on Lance in the 2021 draft, you have to give him a real shot and clear the deck, like the Pats did with Mac. If he can't succeed throwing to Deebo, Aiyuk, and Kittle while handing the ball off to Mitchell, Mostert, Sermon, etc., then something is wrong there.
9 minutes to go and only cost them 3. He’ll take a disproportionate share of the blame but, man, you just can’t drop that. Reminds me of that Denver safety who botched the Flacco deep ball in 2012 or so. Was far from over even if he does catch it but would have swung the odds quite a bit.
On replay, he looks it all the way into his body ... seemingly wanting to cradle the catch ... instead of trusting his hands.
Ditto. I don’t think it’s sustainable, and it depends a lot on injury luck, but I like that they are committed to it and trying something different. Their smugness if it works will be insufferable however.
Yup. I think his footing was the culprit. Was basically caught flat footed going back on the ball.
Just holy fuck. I'm absolutely dead. They just came back from 21-3 at Arrowhead Stadium against the two-time defending AFC Champions. 21-10 at the half without the ball. Had to hold them at the end in regulation. Didn't get the ball in OT. Didn't fucking matter. This is just unfuckingreal. Wow!
Yes, good teams pay their premium veteran talent; it was rookies I was thinking about. I just don’t like the thinking that the only route to success in the NFL is to underpay premium talented players on rookie contracts, like how people discuss KC’s success being in part due to the fact that Mahomes didn’t cost his team a lot in the past. I like the Rams coming in and being all DGAF about that line of thinking
How sustainable is the usual approach to team building? The Rams have been decently successful for five straight seasons since Sean McVay came in, going to the playoffs 4 of those years and reaching the Super Bowl twice. During that time (2017 onwards) they have had zero first round picks. Sure, it might blow up in a couple of years, but even so have the results been any worse or shorter-lived than the conventional wisdom on how you “should” build a team?
We certainly have. But the Niners have also had some great victories over that time. Even with the brutal losses, I'd much rather have this than something like the last decade in Detroit or Cleveland or the Jets or a bunch of others.
Well, it can't be any worse than the last time the Rams made the Super Bowl.
I've lived out here for 20 years, so I follow the Niners pretty closely. I agree with your assessment - if the money freed up by moving on from Jimmy G is used properly and Lance can play, their future is pretty bright.
