AmpLified Draft Reaction
by AmpLee on May 1, 2011 5:37 PM CDT
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The Christmas of Sports has come and gone in 2011 this weekend and, if for a moment, football was back in action for three crazy nights. Billy D, Spagso, and JMac took their shots and never looked back....running back. But is that such a bad thing? I don't know. Did I want Mikel Leshoure at 47? Yes...
At the same time, after Lance Kendricks was picked, I couldn't help remembering how Scott Linehan(??!!!! of all people) dealt the Rammers their harshest ass-thrashing last year in Detriot by working the 2 TE set to perfection. I remember Megatron going vert in the corners of the endzone and thinking, "My Lanta! If the Lions could consistently perform this style of offense week in and week out, it could be unstoppable! I wonder why other teams aren't doing this?" Then, my coach buddy called me and said, "Someone else is. The Pats. Watch them." No. I thought. I fucking hate the Pats. I don't care how awesome they are. And I didn't. After these last few days I wish I and a lot of other Rams fans did. Maybe we wouldn't be so upset initially if we actually knew what exactly JMac was going to do.
To save a very boring read, I will keep it simple. The players chosen for this particular style JMac wants to employ are perfect because instead of going for homeruns and succeeding SOME times, the Rams are going to hit doubles, take extra bases and score MOST times. I think our drive charts (yardage wise) are going to look a lot like this during next year : 12, 8, 4, 14, 6, 2, 7, 8, 9 TD.
We can talk all we want about individuals and reaches and values and nad-length and positions and schools, but, I have an overwhelmingly positive feeling about our outlook and direction as a growing offense.
We got solid guys who were winners and productive players from solid schools. AND THEY CAN CATCH THE DAMN BALL!
Spags is a great defensive coach who was finally given a gem and will polish all the other pieces of coal into diamonds like he always does.
We haven't even touched free agency and we are already a better team than last year. Be patient. Keep the faith and, at the very least, give this regime the benefit of the doubt until the whole offseason plays out.
I loved this draft.
GRADE: PUMPED
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I agree with everything.
The truth is always the right answer....
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on May 1, 2011 5:52 PM CDT reply actions
Crap
now I want to see our first game tomorrow. You got me all kinds of amped up.
THIS year there'll be football. I hope....
Because we needed a #1 WR, DT, OGx2, OLBx2 and b/u RB. Not two more TE's, two mid-round WR's, nor a DE with a risky health issue.
btw. Are you actually the “Amp Lee” of the 99-00 Rams? If so, Congrats for everything you did for the organization.
I like it
Don’t take it too hard that RamChop doesn’t like it, I have yet to hear him say he likes anything. We’re building up to be a good Offense, can’t wait for that game one against Philly. Even the experts gave it high Cs and Bs, you gotta know we’re going in the right way.
Get some impact players!!
BS
sorry he’s not the only one who doesn’t like it. I’ll write a post about it when I have time but, you can count me in the camp of WTFers.
Wolf. Wolfgang Wolf
by dbcouver on May 2, 2011 12:51 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I really don't care anymore
About defending our draft picks. When Pettis and Salas are day 1 starters and scoring TDs I’ll be validated. I’m celebrating that we finally got Osama, which is slightly more important than a football league that can’t divide $9 billion
by King Sam Rules! on May 2, 2011 7:54 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
+1 to that
I really care less about explaining this draft to ignorant people and when they are scoring touchdowns and people are kissing their *ss just like Bradford and Saffold, I will be laughing my *ss off.
Get some impact players!!
I hate replying with my phone
As I was saying: if Pettis, Salas, and Kendricks become impact players, I expect an entire fanpost in apology to me, and RG31. Especially since you keep calling him a wishy-washy *ss kisser.
by King Sam Rules! on May 2, 2011 5:29 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
You know what RamChop, go f*ck yourself
I’ve been nice but f*ck it , I’m tired of your dumb ss pessimism it’s fcking annoying, so if you don’t like what the hell I say, DON’T F*CKIN REPLY TO IT.
Get some impact players!!
by RG31 on May 2, 2011 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
tell the whiny b*tch, I’m sick of his cr*p
by King Sam Rules! on May 2, 2011 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
So am I, I was fine with him at first
But saying that I kiss ss is some BS, and he can go fck his self, for a man he F*CKIN WINES TOO MUCH!
Get some impact players!!
Especially
Since he’s supossedly in like his 50s or 60s. I’ve never met anyone that age that was such a whiny b*tch. I haven’t been on this sight long, is there a point at which any of us will get suspended? I figured there can’t be or RamChop would have a restraining order.
by King Sam Rules! on May 2, 2011 6:08 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
As long as you don't use excess profanity, or inject racism, politics or religion into your posts, you're pretty safe from being banned.
Generally, you have to be reported too and you’ll get a warning first. Those are the SBNation rules. Now do you two loudmouth know-it-alls understand? lol.
I honesty didn't know you were that young and wet behind the ears. I don't argue with children, even foul-mouthed ones. Have a nice life.
That’s’ pedophile by the way. And where I’m from we shoot ’em.
So you're a guy in his 60s
Who argues with a 17 teen year old. And based on your attitude and readiness to just shoot people, you must be from Texas.
by King Sam Rules! on May 2, 2011 7:38 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
If it's anu of your beeswax, I'm a young 55 and from NC. When on TST I generally think I'm dealing with men. If my kids had used that kind of language, I'd have worn their butts out.
btw. it’s also good to occasionally talk about Ram football on these threads. I’m pretty sure alot of what was said here, especially the F-word posts will be deleted by the 1st author that notices them. And that’s appropriate.
Dude...
Come on – I doubt it at this site because of the huge immaturity in the comments, but in most SB Nation sites, you are in the minority and you really are mostly dealing with men.
We all want to analzye and watch football. Age doesn’t matter mostly. There are smart high schoolers and dumb high schoolers just like there are smart 50-year-old men and dumb 50-year-old men
"And a boring game for boring people. Did you ever watch golf on television? It's like watching flies FUCK. Think of the intellect it must take to draw pleasure from this activity: hitting a ball with a crooked stick and then WALKING AFTER IT" -George Carlin
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2011 12:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Ok you old fucking hag
Don’t fuckin reply, your probably an old bitter fucking man who can’t get happy because you lif is shit, now leave me the hell alone if you don’t have nothing good to say, you fucking gizzard.
Get some impact players!!
As much as Ramchop's negative comments annoy me,
he’s right on “some” points. But I really do believe we could win the next 10 SB’s and he’d still find something to complain about. But as an American he does have a right to an opinion. I personally do think this draft will pan out to help the future of this team and help not only boost our O but our D this upcomming season. We do have a much harder schedule which would challenge even the best teams cause we are playing the best teams. Only time will tell so there is NO point in fighting over it until we play the season. As Rams fans we should keep the hate for the whinners and seacocks and all laugh at the downfall of the cardfalls.
Whoaa....
Dude calm down – It’s Ramchop… Don’t let him get to you. Even though haha I disagree with almost everything you say, I’ve been in your position before.
Don’t get angry at him.
"And a boring game for boring people. Did you ever watch golf on television? It's like watching flies FUCK. Think of the intellect it must take to draw pleasure from this activity: hitting a ball with a crooked stick and then WALKING AFTER IT" -George Carlin
by stlcardsfan4 on May 3, 2011 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Noone here gets to me
I love the fact that we can ALL express our opinions here. I agree with alot of things Ramchop says, just not everything. I do think he needs to be a little more positive at times, but after going 6-42 in three seasons he has every right to be optimistic.
Don’t take it too hard that RamChop doesn’t like it, I have yet to hear him say he likes anything.Now that’s some kinda funny, and true!
Luckily
McD is too big of a control freak himself to let Spags tell him what to do on the side of the ball that McD knows better
by King Sam Rules! on May 3, 2011 7:41 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
LOL nad-length haha.
The players chosen for this particular style JMac wants to employ are perfect because instead of going for homeruns and succeeding SOME times, the Rams are going to hit doubles, take extra bases and score MOST times.
Couldn’t have said it any better, my friend. I liked this draft with the potential to love it. Pettis, Salas and Kendricks will make or break that, but I totally expect them to help out from the start and improve this team. Pettis can hold field goals, punt, play in both coverage and return teams as well as block and CATCH the ball in TRAFFIC. I’m going to love this guy in horns.
"I kind of stepped my swagger up. You look at the Madden game and the swagger's so low, maybe they'll bump me up. Before it was a meatball flex, so you've got to liven it up a little bit." - Animal Jr.
I love this draft too!
I wanted Julio and Leshoure but Kendricks and Quinn will be beasts as well. The only problem I have is that we should have taken edmund gates in the 3rd and salas in the 4th.
Sam Bradford + Julio Jones = Championships all day...
Melo + Amar'e = NBA Championships all day...
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