Official Rams vs Seahawks thread, NBC 7:20 P.M. Go Sam Bradford!

[JLEW1818]

PLAYOFFS ON THE LINE!!! GO RAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dwarthog]

Go Rams!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JLEW1818]

Chris Carter said that this Pete Carroll team has a salary cap

[Okie35]

If they don't win I'll be pissed my weekend has been great so far.

[instigator]

This will be the first time I've been able to watch Sam play this year. Should be good.

[soonerbub]

Sam interview right now!!!

[Rogue]

He sounded so classy...go Sam B!

[We-TownSooner]

pfft who needs a Ferrari when you have a nice ping pong table

[1890MilesToNorman]

This will be the first time I've been able to watch Sam play this year. Should be good.

Me too, only highlights so far for me.

[instigator]

What a great kid. So proud of him.

[FirstandGoal]

Lol about the ping pong table.

Sammie needs a shave tho....

[olevetonahill]

pfft who needs a Ferrari when you have a nice ping pong table

Yea , I smiled at that. His Ping Pong table is his biggest purchase so far.:)

[SoonerJack]

Yea , I smiled at that. His Ping Pong table is his biggest purchase so far.:)

Awesome

[instigator]

Damn that place is loud!

[JLEW1818]

Sam beating Pete Carroll to go the playoffs would be great

[Rogue]

Here we go....Whitehurst is terrible.

[Rogue]

Holy crap, how about some defense?!
Shoulda bet the OVER.

[instigator]

Here we go....Whitehurst is terrible.

Maybe the Rams secondary is worse.

[JLEW1818]

Rams D ****ing up early, what the ****???

[soonerbub]

**** c'mon D

[JLEW1818]

I never cheered for another NFL team besides Houston.

I am now

[JLEW1818]

that penalty hurt

[soonerbub]

no no no **** why Bartell!!!

[instigator]

Secondary just screwed them again.

[soonerbub]

Seattle scored 3 on em the whole game in st louie

[JLEW1818]

damn Mike Williams... i wonder if Pete Carroll paid him more at USC ?

[Eielson]

Secondary just screwed them again.

How? Bartell did not deserve a penalty for that.

[instigator]

It was tick tack, but it looked like he had him.

[soonerbub]

http://www.thederisoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/AlPacinoAnyGivenSunday.jpg

nobody said we gotta win by a shutout

[JLEW1818]

Steven Jackson needs to show up tonight

[JLEW1818]

bad play call

[BusterRhymes86]

Dear Hyundai....its no longer Christmas...so stop that lame commercial...Thanks

[soonerbub]

**** *** **** did not think these guys would get blown off the ****ing ball

[JLEW1818]

Rams D blows dong

[soonerbub]

Yeah butterflies churnin whitey

[soonerbub]

OK D settle in get a stop

[Eielson]

Rams D blows dong

It's far better than the offense.

[Eielson]

That BS defensive holding call looks like it's going to be huge.

[soonerbub]

WTG D let's go Sammy

[soonerbub]

**** my chili what was that

[silverwheels]

Sam still needs a lot of help on offense. Kinda painful to watch at times.

[Eielson]

Sam still needs a lot of help on offense. Kinda painful to watch at times.

:rolleyes:

[JLEW1818]

great work refs ...

[silverwheels]

Roll your eyes all you want. They can't really go down the field because they don't have a WR (or two) who can do it, and his OL can't protect him that long all the time, anyway. Would be nice to get Jackson a solid backup as well.

[Eielson]

Roll your eyes all you want. They can't really go down the field because they don't have a WR (or two) who can do it, and his OL can't protect him that long all the time, anyway. Would be nice to get Jackson a solid backup as well.

:rolleyes:

[soonerbub]

Stay patient Sammy you'll get chances

[silverwheels]

:rolleyes:

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[soonerbub]

**** perfect punt

[tulsaoilerfan]

Nice non call on the offsides last time the Rams had the ball; NFL refs SUCK

[Eielson]

Nice play by Bradford.

[tulsaoilerfan]

Is Illinois Mike playing tonight? They really miss him at TE

[Eielson]

Is Illinois Mike playing tonight? They really miss him at TE

Bajema is starting.

[tulsaoilerfan]

Wonder why Darby never gets any carries? He's not a bad backup to Jackson

[Rogue]

Nice timing Sam...why doesn't NBC show a play clock?

[tulsaoilerfan]

Bajema is starting.

K thanks guess he's not active then

[silverwheels]

Rams looking good so far on this drive.

[Eielson]

Wonder why Darby never gets any carries? He's not a bad backup to Jackson

That's what I wonder sometimes, especially with Jackson's durability concerns.

[tulsaoilerfan]

Ok got something going let's keep it going

[Rogue]

That time I saw a play clock. Must turn it on at 5 secs?

[JLEW1818]

S. Jackson is freaking huge

[Rogue]

Rams are owning the LOS.
Bodes well for Sam & my wagers. :D

[tulsaoilerfan]

Wish Jackson would just hit the hole and not dance so much

[Rogue]

S. Jackson is freaking huge

Yeah, he's been working out with Sicem this year.

[tulsaoilerfan]

Nice patience Sammy!

[silverwheels]

matriculatin'

[tulsaoilerfan]

Yeah, he's been working out with Sicem this year.

Ouch that was harsh :D

[tulsaoilerfan]

Gotta finish with 7 here

[Eielson]

S. Jackson is freaking huge

He's the last person I would want to have to tackle. If the Rams can replace him they should be pretty dominant in the NFC West for many years to come.

[tulsaoilerfan]

Challenge that!

[Eielson]

I only saw one replay real quick, but that sure looked like a catch to me.

[JLEW1818]

why not challenge? It's the first half? ??

oh and it's kinda of a big game too

[soonerbub]

That was a big boy NFL drive
c'mon D

[tulsaoilerfan]

That would have been an interesting play to challenge

[Eielson]

I only saw one replay real quick, but that sure looked like a catch to me.

The next replay looked a little closer than I thought.

[tulsaoilerfan]

why not challenge? It's the first half? ??

oh and it's kinda of a big game too

Hell u have 2 of them and i think that would have been worth it

[Rogue]

Ouch that was harsh :D

I keed. I keed.

[tulsaoilerfan]

Refs still suck

[tulsaoilerfan]

Charlie Whitehurst? Are you freaking kidding me?

[JLEW1818]

wow just run it up the gut.. holy hell

[tulsaoilerfan]

Is Chuck Long the Rams OC? This guy has sucked all season long and he's just getting worse

[tulsaoilerfan]

wow just run it up the gut.. holy hell

Yeah it worked so well the first time

[soonerbub]

Nice punt!!!
plus a bonus

[oumartin]

Man rams are ultra conservative

[JLEW1818]

Yeah it worked so well the first time

u call that "half fake" fullback play running up the gut? Give it to S. Jackson and let him run it out of the I "up the gut"

[Eielson]

Okung just got hurt.

[ocsooner]

Sam > Charlie.

Sam looks like he belongs there, and Whitehurst looks like he wants to belong there.

[Eielson]

Sam looks like he belongs there, and Whitehurst looks like he wants to belong there.

Whitehurst has had a pretty darn good game so far.

[soonerbub]

WTG D
got time Sam make em pay

[ocsooner]

Whitehurst has had a pretty darn good game so far.

Not saying he hasn't played well, but Sam just looks like he has been playing for a few years in that system. He's patient, nails his receivers (unless the D line doesn't get blocked and blocks a pass), relaxed on the sideline. I hope he can pull this win out...

[1890MilesToNorman]

All I can picture is Pete Carroll's peeps, in a hidden secluded room of the stadium, on the phone talking to the bookies.

[ocsooner]

"Williams played at SC, then he made a bad decision..." I think the bad decision was the SC part....

[JLEW1818]

guess the Rams will take a WR in the draft, first

[Eielson]

guess the Rams will take a WR in the draft, first

Blackmon!

[JLEW1818]

Rams are a very conservative team on offense, i guess having a rookie qb is why:?

[soonerbub]

Smart play I got no problem with that

[ocsooner]

guess the Rams will take a WR in the draft, first

Hope so, then some linemen.

[Eielson]

Hope so, then some linemen.

No.

[JLEW1818]

RT @AdamSchefter How bout this? If Seattle wins they host playoff game, if they lose they pick 8th in draft

[ocsooner]

He needs someone to block for him. This game seems better than the rest of the season, but he has gotten knocked around and hurried a lot. Shoring up that line would do wonders.

They could also use some defense....

[soonerbub]

Team that runs the football 2nd half wins

[Eielson]

He needs someone to block for him. This game seems better than the rest of the season, but he has gotten knocked around and hurried a lot. Shoring up that line would do wonders.

They could also use some defense....

They aren't drafting any linemen early. Jason Smith was the 2nd pick last year and Saffold was the 33rd pick this year. Jason Brown was also signed to a big contract a year or two ago.

[soonerbub]

**** yeah take advantage

[soonerbub]

Shoulda had a better punt

[soonerbub]

****in A DEFENSE

[soonerbub]

I bet that stung a little :(

[bluedogok]

They need some people that can catch passes....

[Rogue]

Seriously...lots of non-catches out there.

[Knippz]

Ok you have to be kidding me with all these drops. HUGE effing drops!!

Reminds me of OU last year, but Sam doesn't even have a reliable receiver like Broyles.

[oumartin]

the b.s conservative play calling all game is what sucks. then when you have to throw it you don't have anyone you can trust to throw it to. Dumb

[sperry]

I feel bad for Sam. He has absolutely nothing to work with on offense. The Rams legitimately have the worst WR group in modern NFL history. I would take OU's current receivers over the Rams'.

[Eielson]

I think we're going to have to get a pick-6 to win this game.

[oumartin]

hard to get a pick six when you refuse to jump a route

[soonerbub]

Still time probably 2 chances left

[oumartin]

right through his GD hands!

[bigfatjerk]

The reason that the Rams don't try and go deep is because their receivers suck.

[Rogue]

Well crap. :mad:
These guys couldn't catch a cold.

[BusterRhymes86]

Alexander sucks.....sucks bad

[salth2o]

Hey Ram receiving corp...don't be afraid to catch the f*ing ball.

[bigfatjerk]

Hey Ram receiving corp...don't be afraid to catch the f*ing ball.

With Avery and Clayton back plus they may get a good one in the draft. They may suddenly look decent at WR next year.

[Knippz]

Ok, this is beyond ridiculous. Incredible, these guys are "pros."

[oumartin]

how about not waiting until you have to throw downfield before you throw it downfield? hmm. These receivers are feeling the pressure right now.. I think earlier maybe the results might be different. but maybe not

[BusterRhymes86]

Hell at least Mark Bradley could catch it most of the time and he has no job

[JLEW1818]

Rams are young. Sam is in the right division.

[Rogue]

OK Rams, the D is banged up and sucks @ run D...let's do SOMEthing.

[Okrunman]

They could draft Cam Kenney next year, oh wait he proved he CAN catch the ball at the end of this year so he might be to good for the Rams now!

[FirstandGoal]

Quick stop, good field position. Hopefully they can do something with this

[bigfatjerk]

Terrible throw by Sam

[oumartin]

oops, Sam throws a pick

[Knippz]

Oh NO!

[FirstandGoal]

well crap!

[FtwTxSooner]

baadddd, horrid time for a pick.

[JLEW1818]

pick 6 please!

[bigfatjerk]

Now Seattle is starting to chew up clock.

[JLEW1818]

Lynch is destroying them

[JLEW1818]

imagine being 23 years old playing with those beasts tho... it's crazy... maybe cause i'm 23?

[bigfatjerk]

Seattle is about to put this game away

[JLEW1818]

sorry Rams... you can't let white qb's run all day

[Easting]

The D is tired....

[bigfatjerk]

Even if they get a stop here now it'll be a 2 possession game.

[Easting]

Good gawd, the REFS! THE REFS!

[JLEW1818]

stupid spot, and ref.. i hate that dumb pos. talks like a fag too .... i hope he poops blood tonight

[bigfatjerk]

Terrible spot. But you have to challenge that.

[JLEW1818]

2005 texas tech spot right there!

where is Randy C at ?

[Eielson]

Ok, this is beyond ridiculous. Incredible, these guys are "pros."

I'm guessing you didn't watch Missouri play last year.

[1890MilesToNorman]

Sam proly thought the Seahawk would drop it just like the Rams receivers do?

[bigfatjerk]

Rams give up a first down.

[CowboyMRW]

Damn that is a back breaker for St Louis

[Easting]

Good lawd!

[soonerbub]

Maybe ****ing spags needs to pack his ****ing bags
2 no challenges and this ****ing horrid offensive scheme

[Blue]

What a frustrating game. Was gonna hate to root against the Rams next week anyway.

[jharkins]

The fact that either of these teams are gonna be in the playoffs if just hilarious...

[JLEW1818]

The fact that either of these teams are gonna be in the playoffs if just hilarious...

exactly

[EatLeadCommie]

Rams need to draft about 5 WRs this year and get another in free agency. Just the sorriest group of receivers in the NFL, and possibly in the history of the NFL.

[bigfatjerk]

Rams need to draft about 5 WRs this year and get another in free agency. Just the sorriest group of receivers in the NFL, and possibly in the history of the NFL.
They have 2 coming back in Mark Clayton and Avery. Both are talented deep threats. Amandola is a good receiver as a 3rd or 4th guy but not a number 1. They need to draft another WR.

[Eielson]

Rams need to draft about 5 WRs this year and get another in free agency. Just the sorriest group of receivers in the NFL, and possibly in the history of the NFL.

With Clayton, Avery, and a first rounder next year they will be just fine.

[bigfatjerk]

Ah You just got a kick return.

[salth2o]

Couldn't catch the clap in a whore house.

[Blue]

nother great throw, another drop.

AJ Green, Alshon Jeffries, Julio Jones...somebody.

[EatLeadCommie]

They have 2 coming back in Mark Clayton and Avery. Both are talented deep threats. Amandola is a good receiver as a 3rd or 4th guy but not a number 1. They need to draft another WR.

They can't count on Clayton. He was signed as a stop-gap and is injured too much. He's a Sooner, and we all love him, but he isn't reliable.

[Easting]

Welp.

[We-TownSooner]

Ah You just got a kick return.

i was hopping for a dan connolly type return

[Blue]

Saints are gonna kick your ace hawks.

[OUNC06]

Sam didn't get any help tonight from the receivers. They will get a hire draft pick with the loss. I suggest a WR.

[AlboSooner]

Sam didn't get any help, but he had a costly mistake as well. This was a total team loss. Play calling was conservative imo.

[tulsaoilerfan]

Im not usually one to complain about the refs, but they were BRUTAL tonight; seems like this crew is always pretty damn bad

[tulsaoilerfan]

Sam didn't get any help, but he had a costly mistake as well. This was a total team loss. Play calling was conservative imo.

Hell it wouldnt have mattered cause at some point some fat *** lineman would have either held, jumped offsides, or gotten Sam killed; it's a damn miracle this team won 7 games this season

[sperry]

Sam didn't get any help tonight from the receivers. They will get a hire draft pick with the loss. I suggest a WR.


This is true. In the end, although it would be cool for Sam to make the playoffs, they need to get impact players in the draft a lot more than they need to get curb stomped by the Saints next week. Sam had a nice rookie season with not a lot to work with. He'd be in such better shape with the Lions though, who have excellent receivers and picked #1 the year before.

[JLEW1818]

great first season for Sam Bradford. The End.

move to next year, and keep getting better!

[Okie35]

Saints are gonna kick your ace hawks.

Probably but the Saints are kind of weak.

[Blue]

great first season for Sam Bradford. The End.

move to next year, and keep getting better!

+1. Yessir.

[Blue]

Probably but the Saints are kind of weak.

Brees has been a little erratic this year and our D is sometimes suspect but I'll take their experience over the falcons and bears. Should be an interesting postseason.

Saints/ Chiefs would be cool, but its a longshot.

[Okie35]

Brees has been a little erratic this year and our D is sometimes suspect but I'll take their experience over the falcons and bears. Should be an interesting postseason.

Saints/ Chiefs would be cool, but its a longshot.

Very you need a consistent run game in the playoffs. The reason why Brees has been erractic is because of that. If Bush can get back to speed and Ivory can make some noise then you'll have a shot. You guys had some ppl banged up today too and don't have a bye. That'll hurt but you play the Seahawks so its kind of a bye week lol.

[2121Sooner]

7-9 baby!!!! Go Hawks!!!!!

Gonna be cold as a mother F'er out here this weekend. My Hawks are turrible, but anything can happen.


7-9.......whatever.

[sooneron]

I honestly think that Spag was planning for the draft more than he wanted to win that game. Horrible. Not to challenge the sideline play earlier in the game or the horrific ball spotting is inexcusable. Plus, even if you don't have good down field threats, you still have to stretch the field at some point before late in the 3rd Q.

[2121Sooner]

And that was the worst spot I have ever seen since the Hawks played the Jets and they gave Testeverde a TD and he was about 2 yards short.

Just an awful job.

And there is no way a coach missed getting into the playoffs with a rookie QB and a team as young as this for a couple spots higher in the draft.

[Team Perkis]

There was one poster who said that maybe Spag should be fired. I'm going to go ahead and explain this is one of the dumbest posts I've read on this board.

1) The Rams were 1-15 last year. They were 7-9 this year. Under most circumstances, that's a hell of an improvement, and contrary to popular belief, it's not entirely due to the arrival of Sammy B. Spag has significantly improved that defense and kept them in most games, and the team is a few offensive weapons (capable wideouts, better protection) from possibly putting up good numbers. He has the Rams heading in the right direction.

2) For the people saying that Spag's gameplan was too conservative: what gave you the idea that that offense is capable of anything but? A QB can't succeed much if his receivers drop every attempt at stretching the field. Amendola is a hell of an underneath WR, but he's a number one on that team at this point. There's something wrong with that. The Rams pass offense isn't physically capable of playing a more loose style of offense.

3) Let's be realistic here: this team would have been absolutely clobbered by New Orleans in the first round. Seriously, the Seahawks may be in for an unholy beating. Under most circumstances, the Rams aren't even in contention. What did the Rams lose? A chance to likely get killed on a national scale. What did they gain? A better draft pick, possibly even enough to draft a Julio Jones quality WR. I'm not saying that the team tanked the game, but for the long term benefits (hell, as soon as next season), this is going to put them in a much better position to be competitive.

4) Sam had a good season and should be proud that he is part of a turnaround for the Rams organization. This team was 1-15 last season, and they were fortunate to be in an awful division to compete to become the worst division winner of all time a year later.

I'm not saying Spag is the perfect coach. He's not; he's made a number of mistakes this year, like every coach (hell, the non-challenge sticks out as a bad move). But only an idiot can't see that he has this team heading for greener pastures.

[ouleaf]

Kudos to Sam and the Rams on a season that surpassed many expectations. 7 wins for a team that hasn't had that many combined in the last few is definitely something to be proud about. Hopefully that with the draft and free agency they can grab a few more weapons and fill a few more holes.

As hard as Sam has worked he'll have to work even harder this off-season to take his game to the next level. Yardage-wise he is fine if he puts up about the same numbers there. If he can join the 4000 club, that is just gravy. If he can up his TD total from 18 this year to 24 next year and drop the INTs from 15 this year to 12 next year and get that ration to around 2:1 would be great.