How good are the Rams?

[Chris_Sanders]

also, for what its worth:

remaining strength of schedule

Rams remaining opponents win %: .530
Cards remaining opponents win %: .448

The issue is that the Wilson Seahawks are better than their record

 

[SoonerLou]

Here is what we need to happen.

We need to get the #1 seed. We need the Bucs to have the 4th seed.

I think the Rams can knock off the Bucs. Styles make fights and we need to get rid of the biggest threat first. At least one of them would be out so we wouldnt have to go through both.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Here is what we need to happen.

We need to get the #1 seed. We need the Bucs to have the 4th seed.

I think the Rams can knock off the Bucs. Styles make fights and we need to get rid of the biggest threat first. At least one of them would be out so we wouldnt have to go through both.

As much as I want the bye, how we play on the road I am good against anyone but GB

 

[Cheesebeef]

As much as I want the bye, how we play on the road I am good against anyone but GB

I’d love to see someone else knock the Bucs out for us. I think they’re the only team that can match up with top flight talent and depth and they have the championship experience none of the other contenders have. Beating the GOAT to get to and win our first ever Super Bowl would be beyond amazing, but if we don’t have to face the GOAT and a loaded team, I won’t cry about it.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

I’d love to see someone else knock the Bucs out for us. I think they’re the only team that can match up with top flight talent and depth and they have the championship experience none of the other contenders have. Beating the GOAT to get to and win our first ever Super Bowl would be beyond amazing, but if we don’t have to face the GOAT and a loaded team, I won’t cry about it.

I am going straight Suns and saying we play the BUCS in round 2 and beat them

 

[Proximo]

As much as I want the bye, how we play on the road I am good against anyone but GB

Actually I would prefer a rematch with GB.

Avenging a loss usually works better than facing someone you beat already and are too confident against.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Actually I would prefer a rematch with GB.

Avenging a loss usually works better than facing someone you beat already and are too confident against.

I just don't want to play on the road against them in January. At home sure

 

[DVontel]

I just don't want to play on the road against them in January. At home sure

With how this team has played on the road, I think we could beat TB in a hurricane in TB.

 

[THESMEL]

Stafford is still Stafford, great when ahead, rattled if not. as good as we are I think we are still ascending, our best football is yet to come. I don’t feel the same about the rams.

Henderson is a beast at times, Kupp is a dagger every down. Will see what Von Miller brings to the defense, because it is good, but plateaued don’t see it getting much better without Von. see how he fits chemistry wise, might be a struggle, just a gut feeling.

Ramsey is a bad az - but can’t cover everybody on our crew. Him and hop has a old west showdown coming up Will be interesting, but AJ ain’t a scared of him either, he has seen a few Ramsey’s as a number 1 receiver for a decade. And Kyler places the ball great.

Rams are good, yes they can beat us, but it depends on US! Nobody can beat us, we have continuity and consistency, when we run a balanced game plan,

 

[slanidrac16]

Lol. I’m going to concentrate on Carolina, McCafferty and the future HOF Qb, P.J. Walker.

9-1 baby!

 

[BulldogCard]

The last Rams game, they actually looked beatable. I feel the coaching staff is starting to gradually lose this team; whereas Cards look like the opposite. Coaches talking back to opposing team's players, sticking up for each other. When someone messes with a Card, everyone circles around the opposing player having their fellow Card's back. That kind of body language and behavior is timeless and it's real.

 

[football karma]

some stuff from Football Outsiders

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what this says is that aside from our AZ Cardinals being ranked #1 in DVOA -- they have played the 10th hardest schedule to date, and their future schedule is the 15th hardest

the Rams have played the 16th hardest schedule, but play the No.1 hardest schedule going forward.

 

[Dback Jon]

Rams still have to play teams currently with winning records:
at Packers
at Ravens
at Cardinals

Cardinals still have to play teams currently with winning records
Rams
at Cowboys

 

[Chopper0080]

Cardinals are the best team right now but as others have said, any given Sunday.

 

[football karma]

Cardinals are the best team right now but as others have said, any given Sunday.

and to be clear -- i started down this path to try to figure out how the Cards and Rams seemed likely to end up

what jumped out to me was the Rams have had the easiest schedule of the NFC West teams and were 1-2 vs teams with a winning record. Their two losses were multi-score losses.

also: the Rams have the hardest schedule (both overall and the NFC West) for the remainder.

all that being said, i consider the rematch with the Rams to be a pick-em kinda game

 

[BullheadCardFan]

Cardinals are the best team right now but as others have said, any given Sunday.

And we now have a target on us

Every team we play will be bringing their A game

 

[CardLogic]

man... we are just smoking teams by almost two TDs per game on average.

It's been GREAT thus far. . .

 

[wit3card]

They are an opponent that can win any game. End of story. But I think that Stafford folds under real pressure. He had some good teams in the first decade and still manage to lose to opponents that shouldn't have beat them. Also when they had good D he couldn't elevate enough players to get to the post season. I'm still to the date one of the guys that never wanted Stafford to be a Cards, exactly for this. He rarely won against .500+ teams and never one a playoff game in more than a decade in the NFL. And McVay is a good OC not always a great HC and I don't know if he can keep all the divas happy. What will happen if the Divas fire on Stafford or McVay? Great team overall, but I don't know if they have more than a two year SB window, and I'm not sure if the latest addition where what they really needed to win the NFC, but we will see.

But it's clear, Von Miller can't stop Kyler and OBJ can't outrun our CB or ILB (expect for Hicks maybe) so I don't know, if this moves really put them ahead of anybody. Maybe von Miller for TB and OBJ for us to play him as the safty net that Stafford needs. Maybe?

 

[football karma]

so: the Rams are 7-4

their record against teams at .500 or below: 6-0

their record vs teams with winning records: 1-4

 

[Chris_Sanders]

They are exactly what I thought they would be when they traded for the most overrated QB outside of Kirk Cousins

 

[Krangodnzr]

They are exactly what I thought they would be when they traded for the most overrated QB outside of Kirk Cousins

All of this nonsense about Detroit holding him down. We have seen numerous times where Stafford choked in big moments. Every time it looked like the Lions might make some noise, Stafford would fall on his face. It happened again today.

 

[Russ Smith]

The problem they have now is that their OL is breaking down so Stafford is throwing with people in his face and then the old problem he's had is cropping up.

In todays game he lost a fumble, threw a picksix, had a pick dropped, and then on the last drive Stokes dropped a picksix. Just like our game he had several bad throws where someone is open.

as many of us said on OBJ, he is great but he's not healthy, he had a 54 yard TD today but then hurt his back, again, and was visibly limping and grimacing at the end of teh game and that's coming off a bye week. I'll be very surprised if he lasts the season with that back.

And while still a great player one of the greatest DL's ever can we just say once and for all Aaron Donald is a dirty player? Twice today he had a Packer OL by the throat and I don't mean accidental I mean grab and hold on to the throat couldn't believe they were not called.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

And while still a great player one of the greatest DL's ever can we just say once and for all Aaron Donald is a dirty player? Twice today he had a Packer OL by the throat and I don't mean accidental I mean grab and hold on to the throat couldn't believe they were not calcalled

He did it right in front of the ref and no call

Bizarre that he doesn't get called on doing that

 

[Chris_Sanders]

He did it right in front of the ref and no call

Bizarre that he doesn't get called on doing that

See also Jalen Ramsey.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Mayfield is dollar store Kyler Murray