Rams vs Chicago Bears, 11.23.08: Game Thread
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 11:02 AM CST
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Well, no matter what Richie Incognito says, I'm still a fan, I'm going to watch the game, and, though I may not know quite how to do it, I'm going to cheer for the Rams.
Unless they have a first half like their last three, then it's a Bronx cheer. I think every fan has that right.
Actually, that's about as good a segue into the keys to the game as a hack like me can get. Ignore the Xs and Os and the matchups today. None of that has mattered for a team playing on a self-defeating streak. So only two keys today...
- Stop hitting yourself - Ah, a standard and a timeless favorite from the bully's bag o' tricks. For the Rams, though, it's more about playing with consistency and keeping their head in the game. Bulger needs to play sharp, as though his career depends on it; it does. On the other side of the ball, good play starts with getting lined up right, players need to be in the gaps their supposed to be in. No more of this great practice-bad game polarity; that's bullshit.
- Recovery - Shh, don't tell anyone, but the Rams aren't a very good football team. That's never more obvious than after a play goes bad, a vicious cycle. This team will make mistakes, but if they can at least play sharp in the face of an INT or a big play by the opposing runners, etc. they always have a fighting chance. That's the central front in turning around this team and the entire franchise.
Our smattering of previews are listed below. Be sure to check out Windy City Gridironfor the opposing view of things. I'll bet there's a lot of snickering and "good week to get back on track" talk. Let's prove them wrong, Rams.
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GO RAMS!!!
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I wish Haslett would lose all of his end around plays.
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bad snap on 3rd and 16
terrible blocking, everyone, the whole drive.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 12:13 PM CST reply actions
Leckey let them in
on that sack though…and made the bad snap.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 12:13 PM CST up reply actions
It was Krieder.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
Correction
Becht.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
Ole! by Krieder.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
Awesome
Ineligible man downfield on a punt. We’re definitely in game day form.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
terrible
this is just garbage football
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 12:17 PM CST reply actions
That was much better.
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Trent Green coming in.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
Bulger
“blow to the head”
a concussion?
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 12:21 PM CST reply actions
Probably.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
Brilliant play call on 3rd and 20.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
sack
did you see that sack on Green?
someone missed an assignment. Barron and (was it Becht?) double teamed the DT and…
the best players on this O-line are mediocre, some are nothing more than backups, others are just average at best. together, it makes for a terrible line.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 12:24 PM CST reply actions
Is it really a secret that Devin Hester is a good kick returner?
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
Eh. We've got two wins on the Lions.
Our country reeks of trees. Our yaks are really large. And they smell like rotting beef carcasses. And we have to clean up after them. And our saddle sores are the best. We proudly wear women's clothing. While searing sand blows up our skirts.
And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
the run
they keep running no matter how many men the Bears put in the box. jeez
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 12:36 PM CST reply actions
Green sucks.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
Well, my Green comment was sarcastic.
Bell just got ran past like he was standing still.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
unbelievable
losing is contagious.
headed for another blowout unless Chicago puts it in cruise control
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 12:41 PM CST reply actions
Cant even get the refs to call delay of game.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
There's no freaking way they have an angle to reverse that call.
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Big dumb retard's got his head in the game.
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He was just testing the fans to see if they'd notice.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
Obviously Bulger is the problem
This offense is clicking under Green.
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sort of
Green is making the quick passes that Bulger couldn’t
that long throw to Holt was ugly and he actually had protection
notice they’re not using the shotgun anymore?
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
He's getting the ball off
but it’s nowhere close to the receivers. He should have been intercepted on that throw to Avery and missed badly on a quick slant to someone else I can’t remember.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
the fake
gotta hand it to them for trying it…
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 12:55 PM CST reply actions
That can't be the proper interpretation of that rule
If it is, then that’s just ANOTHER dumb ass rule the NFL needs to change. I’ve never seen a league have to change more rules that they apparently have no idea are stupid.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
what was the explanation?
i couldn’t hear it
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 23, 2008 12:56 PM CST up reply actions
It's legal to hit the receiver with the pass in the air in a punt formation.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
wow
good call by the ref…..retarded rule by the NFL. that’ll be looked at in the offseason hopefully.
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 23, 2008 12:58 PM CST up reply actions
I have a hard time believing it's a good call.
I don’t see how anyone could write that down and have other people approve it. But this is the same league that can’t figure out the tuck rule, so who knows.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
That receiver on the edge in a punt formation, is basically a gunner?
And you can basically do whatever you want to those guys. Is that why the rule is like that?
I guess, but if the ball is passed and not punted should have an impact, right?
I mean you can’t get a pass interference call on a run play, why is this different?
Our country reeks of trees. Our yaks are really large. And they smell like rotting beef carcasses. And we have to clean up after them. And our saddle sores are the best. We proudly wear women's clothing. While searing sand blows up our skirts.
And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
this is hard to watch
how can these guys get paid for doing a job like this?
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 12:58 PM CST reply actions
It's not their fault
The fans aren’t cheering enough.
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
He ran up the middle and was touched once (barely).
Our country reeks of trees. Our yaks are really large. And they smell like rotting beef carcasses. And we have to clean up after them. And our saddle sores are the best. We proudly wear women's clothing. While searing sand blows up our skirts.
And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
time to walk the dog?
dare I wait until the half
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 12:58 PM CST reply actions
all right
this needs to be blown up. the whole organization, top to bottom. zygmunt, shaw, georgia’s family, haslett, all his staff…they all need to go.
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 23, 2008 12:59 PM CST reply actions
no problem with ownership
georgia was a hands off owner and john shaw held all the power.
the new ownership likes st. louis and wants to win. let’s see what they can do over a few years.
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agree
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
Are we in positive yards yet?
Our country reeks of trees. Our yaks are really large. And they smell like rotting beef carcasses. And we have to clean up after them. And our saddle sores are the best. We proudly wear women's clothing. While searing sand blows up our skirts.
And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
bulger
would have gotten sacked on that play
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 1:05 PM CST reply actions
better than an interception
which was what almost happened when Green decided to side arm it through the line.
Our country reeks of trees. Our yaks are really large. And they smell like rotting beef carcasses. And we have to clean up after them. And our saddle sores are the best. We proudly wear women's clothing. While searing sand blows up our skirts.
And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
yeah
they keep talking about how the Rams made a mistake letting him go
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 1:18 PM CST up reply actions
not.
Our country reeks of trees. Our yaks are really large. And they smell like rotting beef carcasses. And we have to clean up after them. And our saddle sores are the best. We proudly wear women's clothing. While searing sand blows up our skirts.
And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
GREEN
is he overthrowing the long stuff or are the WRs not getting where they need to be?
looks more like the former
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 1:21 PM CST reply actions
Overthrowing, missing....
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And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
Should have also been a penalty Graham
didn’t allow Bassey to come back in bounds. But don’t expect Baldinger or Stockton to notice.
Our country reeks of trees. Our yaks are really large. And they smell like rotting beef carcasses. And we have to clean up after them. And our saddle sores are the best. We proudly wear women's clothing. While searing sand blows up our skirts.
And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
YEEEEAAAAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m cheering because I’m not smart enough to recognize a piss poor effort!
Our country reeks of trees. Our yaks are really large. And they smell like rotting beef carcasses. And we have to clean up after them. And our saddle sores are the best. We proudly wear women's clothing. While searing sand blows up our skirts.
And the buzzards, they soar overhead. And poisonous snakes will devour us whole. Our bones will bleach in the sun. And we will probably go to hell. And that is our great reward. For be-ing the-uh Ro-yal Canadian Kilted Yaksmen!
surrender
only 24 points at the half. it’s a victory.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 1:31 PM CST reply actions
Matt Forte
10 carries, 88 yards, 2 TDs
good job defense.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 1:32 PM CST reply actions
starts up front
The Rams have so many needs. I think they have to make upgrades to both lines priorities.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 1:37 PM CST reply actions
look at the JETS
people can talk Favre all they want, the real difference has been Faneca and Jenkins
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 1:42 PM CST up reply actions
Rams games should not be shown in daylight
My daughter is being exposed to mindless violence and uncommonly foul language, at 1:50 in the afternoon… something is wrong with TV’s rating system if this is allowed to continue. Won’t somebody think of the children?
"Attaway to stomp 'em. Stomp the piss out of 'em. Stomp 'em when they're down. Kick 'em and stomp 'em. Attaway to go boys. Pound that old Budweiser into you and go get them tomorrow." -- Joe Schultz
I doubt we see him again this game.
"Attaway to stomp 'em. Stomp the piss out of 'em. Stomp 'em when they're down. Kick 'em and stomp 'em. Attaway to go boys. Pound that old Budweiser into you and go get them tomorrow." -- Joe Schultz
he's done
they reported earlier tht he will not return today
by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 23, 2008 2:05 PM CST up reply actions
a dollar says they get one
if the Bears have a weakness, it’s in the secondary. It might be an ugly “Torry Holt falls down backwards as the ball arrives and catches it with his stomach” variety, but I bet they get one.
"Attaway to stomp 'em. Stomp the piss out of 'em. Stomp 'em when they're down. Kick 'em and stomp 'em. Attaway to go boys. Pound that old Budweiser into you and go get them tomorrow." -- Joe Schultz
three interceptions later, I owe someone a dollar
"Attaway to stomp 'em. Stomp the piss out of 'em. Stomp 'em when they're down. Kick 'em and stomp 'em. Attaway to go boys. Pound that old Budweiser into you and go get them tomorrow." -- Joe Schultz
I gather from the above that
I shouldn’t be sorry that this game is not on in my area. In other words another typical Ram game.
they're trying out that drive thing we mentioned earlier...
probably won’t end well, but 3 straight 1st downs…
that’s almost ten whole feet of ground gained in a single day! the boys should be proud of themselves. We’ll get those jerries yet!
…
wait, this isn’t World War I. never mind.
"Attaway to stomp 'em. Stomp the piss out of 'em. Stomp 'em when they're down. Kick 'em and stomp 'em. Attaway to go boys. Pound that old Budweiser into you and go get them tomorrow." -- Joe Schultz
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