I'm as excited as anyone else about Blake Grupe and I hope he can join the ranks of elite NFL kickers like Cameron Dicker, Harrison Butker, Eddy Pinero, etc, etc. But, McVay needs to take a radical new approach to Special Teams. It can no longer be a team composed of guys that moonlight on ST with Defense or Offense being their main focus. Just the opposite. It needs guys who pride themselves on being Gunners, Wingers, and part of the Field Goal Protection Unit first and moonlight on Defense or Offense when needed. Without that change I'm afraid Blake Grupe will end up like Karty and Mevis.

Just in: Hearing officer Derrick Brooks, jointly appointed by the NFL and the NFLPA, has reduced the two game suspension of Rams offensive lineman Alaric Jackson to one game.

Source: https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/GF3So

Feels like nearly every game we’ve lost the past couple years lose is just pain, and every one seemingly worse than the last. Seriously, how is it possible for one team to invent new and more embarrassing/painful ways to lose every game? So frustrating lol

Crazy theory, but what if Ethan Evans is part of the problem? He’s been the one constant through all the different kickers we’ve had.

I’ll admit, I don’t know much about the mechanics of field goal kicking, so this is purely speculation. But what if there’s something subtle happening with his holds that isn’t immediately noticeable? Maybe he’s applying too much pressure, positioning the ball slightly off, or doing something else that’s affecting the kicks?

We’ve changed kickers and even replaced the special teams coordinator, yet the kicking issues continue. At some point, you have to start looking at the one piece of the equation that hasn’t changed.
Again, just a theory and my two cents. But we’ve already tried changing kickers, so maybe it’s time to take a closer look at the entire operation instead of assuming the kicker is always the problem.

🔴 Bears @ Falcons (+AK)
🔵 Saints @ Giants
🟢 Ravens @ Browns
🟡 Cardinals @ Rams (LATE) (+HI)
🟠 Titans @ Colts

Grupe Sex

i like the fitzgerald comp

Have you guys noticed Mcvay before each game this season?

Every single game he seems way more stressed and serious, when the cameras are on him before the start of the game. He has always had this light and energetic intensity to him. This year has been different and it’s had me wondering if the pressure of this team’s expectations has him in a headspace he’s never had to navigate.

I'm comin home to LA next week for the Cardinals game on my birthday. We decided to get the Pink lot passes and do some tailgating. I'll have a foam cooler with beers, a couple chairs and a table temporarily loaned out from Target for the day, maybe a couple dozen Randy's Donuts to share with people. Hoping just because we'll all be there before noon doesn't mean people won't be having fun though.

Is it a big social event? Do people share food and hang out, or just stay to their own groups? How crazy is security about shots and drinking games? How about enjoying a little herb?

Can't wait to celebrate my 40th with the whole Ramily. HORNS UP!

Hey Ramily!

Going to the game on Sunday and have a question on parking. Usually I always park at the Forum because it’a not too expensive and the straight shot walk down is easy. But Sunday we have 6 people so need to take an extra vehicle. Don’t want to pay for parking at Forum twice so looking for alternatives.

Was thinking about neighborhood parking or Metro? But not sure how that works, I come from outside LA the Inland Empire area. Any advice appreciated!

Go Rams!

They sell stuff outside the stadium and claim it’s all legit but the prices so low it make me second guess.

It feels like it’s too cheap to actually be legit, but then it’s also too expensive to pay for Fugazi stuff. Can find cheaper fake stuff.

I would just like to point out that the Rams had 5 penalties called on them when they either got a 1st down on a 3rd down conversion or stopped the bills on 3rd down and they gave the bills a 1st down because of the penalty. On all 5 of these the call was absolutely the wrong call. The bills had 0 penalties that went against them in that manner on a 3rd down. The NFL rigging is just getting too obvious at this point. Those kind of penalties change the game drastically every time they happen and for it to be 5-0 on one side and all 5 of those penalties were horrible calls that actually should have been no calls or gone against the Bills. It's just so hard to watch the NFL anymore without any kind of accountability or admittance to these kind of errors from the NFL office. Refs have to be called out for these kind of trends, but the NFL will never do it.