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Welp looks like a Seahawks Patriots Super Bowl.

They didn't just kick the field goal? Wow

I don't like Stafford but as I said playoff experience matters and the Rams have that in spades.

No love for the Seahawks as a franchise but I must admit what Mike MacDonald has done there in such a short time is impressive.

People wanted Jake out people wanted Cam out people wanted Teddy Bridgewater out people wanted Sam Darnold out people wanted Baker Mayfield out. It's always been this way. Every single one of the aforementioned QB's still had more physical talent than the guy we have now. Nobody with a functioning brain actually wanted to downgrade to the smallest starting QB in the league and trade our best WR to do it too.

Darnold 11.6 yards per attempt. Certainly moving the ball well.

I can understand that but you also have to acknowledge that under the Tepper's this team has prioritized marketability almost to a fault even sometimes over actual intangibles. I mean look at Xavier Legette. And the perception of BY's marketability from the viewpoint of the Tepper's was sky high. As far as the hype yeah that machine exists because of Alabama. Safe to say though after Tua Mac Jones and Bryce Young that tide has turned. You'll be hard pressed to see franchises considering hinging a #1 pick on an Alabama QB again. From here I just hope we don't drag this out any further. Bryce Young needs to lead this team to a playoff berth and a convincing playoff win if we are to even remotely consider a long term contract extension.

Unfortunately this is where playoff experience becomes key and the Rams have a ton of that.

The historical physical outlier thing was really perplexing then and is even moreso now. I don't want it to be true but with the way Tepper treated Newton on his way out the door the first time and how bitter that debacle became I think it was motivated in some way by a need to try and go in a direction from top to bottom the complete opposite of Cam Newton so that they could put him in the rearview. Now I know some people will say that sounds crazy but we know that Tepper is an extremely arrogant individual. Cam's shadow has and still does loom quite large. All along Tepper's been huffing his own farts thinking because he has been massively successful financially he could be successful running a football team. He wanted Bryce Young to be the polar opposite. No longer outspoken and outwardly confident and flashy. Instead mild mannered quiet humble and able to blend in with everyone else. He got what he wanted.

Correct. He and his wife are insufferable. I'll root for Darnold before Stafford at this point. And that's saying something.

Interception. That's about it. Maye is a likeable kid so I'm more indifferent to the Patriots now. I'm just glad not to see the combination of Sean Payton and the Broncos in another Super Bowl.

Lmfao another missed kick

Pretty rare that you're going to be in a playoff game where the score is 10-7 late in the fourth.

History has shown time and time again you don't need the #1 pick to get your QB. The trade was all about Tepper's arrogance and needing to be in the news cycle.

In near blizzard conditions just go for it. Especially the way Maye has been running.

NO GOOD hahahahaha

Flea flicker and they ran it to perfection oy vey

Yeah tumbling down the draft board certainly isn't ideal but this is where a guy like Tillis should come in and earn his money. Between the two of them and all this time and money we've put into PFF if they can't get it done we're boned anyways.

This thread has been on the first page for nearly an entire week now and simultaneously you've got folks bumping years old Darnold threads and swearing it isn't about Bryce lol.

I hear you. I'm just hoping that we can fill in the roster more for a better balance and still find our way back to the playoffs somehow. Gotta start with nailing this upcoming draft. This offseason will make or break Dan Morgan.

Comparatively Teddy Bridgewater is basically the best QB we've started in 6 years. And that was with Matt Rhule whom everyone agrees was a trashcan and a conman. The consistent theme under the ownership of the Tepper's has been us hiring bad coaches and largely making bad personnel decisions. You pretending like you didn't bump this with the intent of carrying water for your guy in some capacity is just ridiculous. Cmon.

That's valid. Then you've got the Tepper's in the mix. I agree with you. Too many cooks in the kitchen either way. Let's hope we nail this upcoming draft. Looking at the division around us trending upward the stakes are very high. Certainly can't count on luck again with the 2026 opponents.

NO GOOD LACES OUT

Maybe but if it's the Broncos you can never rule out the impact of the refs.