SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 The Los Angeles Rams didn't feel the full wrath of the injury-filled weekend in Week 2, but they didn't come out of it completely unscathed either, particularly in the backfield. Both Malcolm Brown and rookie Cam Akers suffered injuries in this contest, with Brown fracturing his left pinky in the win over Philadelphia while Akers has a rib cartilage injury. On Monday, head coach Sean McVay spoke with reporters and relayed that both of his running backs have a chance to play this week against the Bills. Brown is the most likely to suit up while Akers is in a much more painful situation, but the head coach did say that there is a chance he'll be able to play in Week 3 as well. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/sean-mcvay-gives-injury-updates-on-cam-akers-and-malcolm-brown-praises-darrell-hendersons-week-2-performance/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdrought Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 58 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Bills: Defense: points allowed 13. yards allowed 5. Offense: points scored 6. yards gained 3. This is sexy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 54 minutes ago, Stank_Nasty said: I’m not on the same page with, Penfield. I believe we can win without them but they just gave up 28 pts and 400+ yds in the full game they were missing both for the duration so citing their cumulative yardage ranking through both games is sort of misleading, correct? it doesn’t take a pro to see the D looked very vulnerable without those 2 key cogs. The D did look vulnerable. But bear in mind, this is a division rival who has faced our D 2x a year for the last 3 years, featuring one of our star starters who was in an ideal position to "dole them the gouge" on any points they were missing about our D, and about how it might be vulnerable without Milano. I don't think that means our D is a doormat labeled "welcome" for every offense everywhere in the league, and I believe Frazier and McDermott are excellent coaches who will be working overtime to fix the vulnerabilities we laid down on film. And the key take away is...whatever number of points our D gave up, our offense had more on the scoreboard at the end of the game. 10 minutes ago, whatdrought said: This is sexy. I think citing NFL rankings is highly misleading after 2-3 games for any team. Example: It can make us look "top 5" too, even when our D just played a sucky game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Bills will be just fine as long as they DON'T use the same game plan and decision making as the Cowboys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: Based on 2 games? Not hardly enough to pronounce IMO. Even then, depends on your metric. Rams: Defense: points allowed 5. yards allowed 18. Offense: points scored 8. yards gained 5. Bills: Defense: points allowed 13. yards allowed 5. Offense: points scored 6. yards gained 3. You must be a blast at a party For values of "lost" equal to 5th in yards allowed and 13th in points allowed, Sure. Bills: #3 in rush yards allowed (Rams #20) Bills: #20 in pass yards allowed (Rams #17) We scored more points than the other team at the end of the day, that's what matters. The Rams have some great players. But I sure as heck hope the players aren't taking your pre-petrified attitude into the game with them because I see no reason. 13th in points allowed playing the Jets and Dolphins doesn’t inspire the most confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franco_92 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 hour ago, FireChans said: 13th in points allowed playing the Jets and Dolphins doesn’t inspire the most confidence. 15 of those points were garbage time points 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 47 minutes ago, arcane said: 15 of those points were garbage time points Context is important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MJS Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 The Bills were able to put a ton of pressure on Fitzpatrick. Fitz was throwing just before or as he was getting hit time after time, especially in the second half. He was fearless and made great throws in the face of pressure. If we can get that kind of pressure on Goff, he will NOT be able to do the same thing. He has been atrocious in his career while under pressure. Like, night and day different. He also isn't go to hurt you by scrambling it, or at least not to the extent that Fitzpatrick can. I think getting pressure on Goff is going to be the key and that's how we overcome one or both of our linebackers being out. But if not, Goff has the physical skills to put up yards and points. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 5 hours ago, CowgirlsFan said: Bills will be just fine as long as they DON'T use the same game plan and decision making as the Cowboys. Mike McCarthy has made two HORRIBLE in-game decisions in successive weeks and only Atlanta’s ineptness on an onside kick has prevented the Cowboys from being 0-2. I’m starting to remember the Green Bay fans’ complaints about him... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishRifle Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 26 minutes ago, eball said: Mike McCarthy has made two HORRIBLE in-game decisions in successive weeks and only Atlanta’s ineptness on an onside kick has prevented the Cowboys from being 0-2. I’m starting to remember the Green Bay fans’ complaints about him... Never understood the hire. But, Jerry is gonna Jerry. Fun fact: Jerry’s first name is actually Jerral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsbackto81 Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 8 hours ago, John from Riverside said: Top 5.....WTF dude I agree. Just looked at the highlights of that game and I'm just not overly impressed. Rams played a consistent and competent game with no WOW factor to speak of. They love rushing their WR's and have very good plays designed for that. Donald and Ramsey were quiet. Eagles D is horrible and Wentz has regressed big time and yet they were only down 5 with 11 minutes left in the 4th before they folded. Also Philly's O line is not very good and they still didn't allow a sack in the game. If Edmunds comes back I feel very good about this game. Sanders ran on them pretty well and Wentz as bad as he was still threw for almost 250. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianmoorman4jesus Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 10 hours ago, John from Riverside said: Top 5.....WTF dude I know. I think this is a very difficult game and I mean this with no disrespect of the Rams...but I think they are the 4th best team in their own division. The Bills will have their hands full and it would be a very nice win but it’s by no means an opponent that outclasses us. This Bills just need to get the defense back on track and get Singletary involved. Play smart, play hard and be a little sharper then last week. The mistakes they made against Miami, will sink us against this team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPS Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Didn't see this elsewhere. Sorry if it was already posted.. Subtle and amazing. If his front leg is planted, he likely is injured. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 It’s really fun, and a bit surreal, to open up a column on the LA Rams website previewing this week’s game and read this: The Rams' secondary will have to be sharp against the NFL's leading passer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 8 hours ago, FireChans said: 13th in points allowed playing the Jets and Dolphins doesn’t inspire the most confidence. Both the Jets and Fins got garbage time points. Look at LA they beat two teams from the NFC Least. Philly is 0-2 with a loss to the Skins oops I mean Washington Football team who aren't that good. Dallas would be 0-2 if Atlanta knew what defense was. Also that onside kick Dallas recovered was a joke. The ball was rolling along nicely at 2MPH and not bouncing around like most onside kicks do. Why a Falcon didn't fall on it is a mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireChans Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 7 hours ago, arcane said: 15 of those points were garbage time points 6 hours ago, K-9 said: Context is important. Always fun to post the stats and then claim the stats don’t REALLY matter because .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, FireChans said: Always fun to post the stats and then claim the stats don’t REALLY matter because .... So do you really believe those 15 points “mattered?” Or are you just spewing nonsense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg S Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, eball said: So do you really believe those 15 points “mattered?” Or are you just spewing nonsense? What matters at this point is 2-0. Do the Bills have things to work on? Absolutely. Truth is the D had a bad game last week and needs to be better. I know we were missing two key starters on D but injuries happen. McDermott certainly wont use that as an excuse. Bottom line is just get the win. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Does anyone know whether the rams play a lot of zone or man? Also will Jalen Ramsey be on Diggs all day, or does he play on one side only? it’s interesting— but Josh excels against zone coverage, and has been so-so against man. Last week was the first time I recall him really picking apart man coverage and I think that was partially due to the Bills running way More crossing routes that I have ever seen them run, and Josh being super accurate on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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