The 2012/2013 NFL Thread v. Brady dont need no money

[China Rider]

Report: Rams hire Rob Ryan
Posted by Michael David Smith on January 11, 2013, 9:29 PM EST

It took longer than five minutes, but Rob Ryan has found a new job.

Ryan has been hired as the defensive coordinator of the St. Louis Rams, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

Officially, the Rams did not have a defensive coordinator last season: Gregg Williams was hired as defensive coordinator but then banned from the NFL for his role in the Saints’ bounty program, and Rams head coach Jeff Fisher didn’t fill the coordinator position. Fisher gave many of the defensive coordinator responsibilities to Williams’ son, linebackers coach Blake Williams, but Fisher fired Williams after the season.

Now there is a defensive coordinator in Ryan, who has never worked with Fisher before but does have similar defensive philosophies: Fisher is a disciple of Rob’s father, Buddy Ryan, having played for him with the Bears and later coached under him with the Eagles. Now there’s a new Fisher-Ryan connection in St. Louis

not sure how i feel about this....if it's even true

his defenses have always been pretty good and this might be the best talent he's been dealt

if he does do well, he'll more than likely be a head coach somewhere in '14

i get a feeling he'll just be implementing fisher's scheme

 

[Effuzion]

Rams team also had a guy by the name of Marshall Faulk who was a slightly big part of The Greatest Show on Turf, and could explain some of the numbers discrepancies.

^exactly

faulk had like 100+ receptions in '99 and '00

it's not all about statistics

winning games, blocking, and other 'little things'

His stats in 2000 were slightly better than Deion Branch's last year, but even with that the 2011 Pats top 4 receivers still put up better numbers than the the 2000 Rams top 4. If we're just talking receivers I'd still have to put those Pats ahead of the Rams. Especially if you wanna talk blocking. Have you seen Gronk block someone? Dude is like 6'6" and 260 lbs. I would rather stick my dick in a blender than get hit by that guy.

I'll give you that the 2000 Rams as a whole had a better offense. The Pats were either last or second last in rushing last year and Faulk was a god damn beast on his feet.

not sure how i feel about this....if it's even true

his defenses have always been pretty good and this might be the best talent he's been dealt

if he does do well, he'll more than likely be a head coach somewhere in '14

i get a feeling he'll just be implementing fisher's scheme

I feel like the Rams could be a surprise team next year. Bradford isn't bad, Jackson is still Jackson, and their defense is actually good.

 

[MikeOekiM]

its so much easier to pass it now than it was 13 years ago. when guys like stafford throw for 5000 pass yards you know its clearly easier.

 

[suburu]

Agreed. The game has changed so much since then this argument can go back and forth and nowhere forever.

Pretty sure China Rider was talking about the best WR corp anyway and not the best WR + TE + HB corp

 

[China Rider]

Pretty sure China Rider was talking about the best WR corp anyway and not the best WR + TE + HB corp

^well i wasn't, but the source of the rankings was

it's all subjective, and fun to argue about

Effuzion, jackson is as good as gone, and their defensivne line isa top 5 in the league, their corners are top 10, if they get help at outside line backer and two new safeties they will be a top 3 defense next year,i expect them to make the playoffs next year, i'll be surprised if they don't (no homo...er, homer)

i think i'll post the final strength of schedule

Rank Team Win pct. W-L-T Adjusted Win pct.
1. Lions .566 144-110-2 .554
2. Cardinals .559 141-111-4 .550
3. Rams .539 137-117-2 .540
4. Vikings .520 132-122-2 .529
5. Giants .521 133-122-1 .527
6. Cowboys .523 134-122-0 .525
7. Packers .508 129-125-2 .521
Bears .512 130-124-2 .521
9. Saints .521 133-122-1 .519
49ers .504 128-126-2 .519
11. Jaguars .539 138-118-0 .517
12. Seahawks .504 127-125-4 .517
13. Panthers .516 132-124-0 .513
Texans .496 127-129-0 .513
15. Patriots .496 126-128-2 .513
16. Titans .512 131-125-0 .504
Ravens .496 127-129-0 .504
18. Jets .512 130-124-2 .504
19. Redskins .494 126-129-1 .502
20. Buccaneers .502 128-127-1 .498
21. Browns .508 130-126-0 .496
22. Dolphins .500 127-127-2 .496
23. Chiefs .516 132-124-0 .492
Eagles .508 130-126-0 .492
25. Broncos .457 117-139-0 .475
26. Bills .480 122-132-2 .471
27. Steelers .465 119-137-0 .463
28. Raiders .469 120-136-0 .450
Chargers .457 117-139-0 .450
Colts .441 113-143-0 .450
31. Bengals .438 112-144-0 .442
32. Falcons .422 108-148-0 .438
Source: ESPN Stats & Information

teams in bold are at least one bl'ers favorite team

 

[China Rider]

its so much easier to pass it now than it was 13 years ago. when guys like stafford throw for 5000 pass yards you know its clearly easier.

he also broke the record for pass attempts in a season this year and has calvin johnson has his favorite target

 

[China Rider]

triple post

lol

i totally hope it's true and that's rams new DC

 

[Effuzion]

Agreed. The game has changed so much since then this argument can go back and forth and nowhere forever.

Pretty sure China Rider was talking about the best WR corp anyway and not the best WR + TE + HB corp

I'm not trying to get hostile here, sorry if it looks like that. Just adding to the discussion while I put off studying for my exam monday.

The Ryan brothers are two dudes I want to party with. Did you see the picture of Rex's tattoo of his wife? It's her in a Sanchez jersey.

 

[alasdairm]

^exactly

faulk had like 100+ receptions in '99 and '00

it's not all about statistics

winning games, blocking, and other 'little things'

the piece is only talking about receivers:

Here is your greatest receiving corps in NFL history. Holt, Bruce, Hakim and Proehl combined to create an unstoppable force that has never been matched.

if you have to mention faulk, that weakens the case even more. that corp was pretty good but was matched by a single player 7 years later...

alasdair

 

[The Liberal Media]

if we are talking TE as well for a rec corp
I would take the 89 niners over the 2000 Rams

Rice,Brent Jones,John Taylor

Toss in 122 grabs from the fb/rb( Craig and Rathman) and you have a complete Recieving ( not wr) corp

 

[shimazu]

bleacher report just relies on sports fans passion to disagree for their shitty rankings they put out

 

[The Liberal Media]

Mel Kipers latest big board has ONE QB in his list of the top 25 players in the draft
Mike Glennon

No Geno, No Barkley, No Wilson, No Nassib, No Bray
He rates Glennon above all of them

"Kiper notes that Glennon was "a victim of tons of drops" and "the tape will help his case." The bowl game wasn't pretty, but Glennon could put on a great showing in Mobile. "I don't see him as an immediate starter in an ideal situation, but he has a high ceiling. A guy who could actually get better between now and the draft," Kiper wrote."

Let my manlust for Glennon never end

 

[Nine North]

when talking about greatest wr corps ever, don't forget about the Oilers in the late 80s/early 90s. Proably not as good as SF in 89 or the 99 Rams but they were sick in their prime, really the forerunners of the warner-era Rams. Warren Moon slinging the ball to Ernest Givens, Drew Hill, Haywood Jeffires, and Curtis Duncan, plus a lot of throws to the lone RB, was awesome in its day
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1991.htm

 

[suburu]

I'm not trying to get hostile here, sorry if it looks like that. Just adding to the discussion while I put off studying for my exam monday.

No man I know that. That's what Sports and Games is for anyway. Usually, wildly exaggerated outrageous comments quickly shit on by every other fan.


The "best WR corp past and present" discussion is a neverending one on this forum. This was last year's one. The first line of alasdair's post lol "hi let's try to put this to bed once and for all" the-best-wide-receiver-corp-in-all-of-football

 

[alasdairm]

^ awesome thread.



alasdair

 

[The Liberal Media]

Lol @ 13 degrees in Dungver *

Who gives a fuck, both these teams know what 13 degrees is, its not like they are from California

Both QB know cold weather as well, stop making excuses and lets play some fucking Divisional game FOOTBALL !!!!!

Go Ravens , sure as hell you will not catch this Raider Fan rooting for Dungver

*Before Euros laugh, that means farenheight, ie

-12c at kickoff time in cel

And CLOSER to -19c at the end of the game as it will be 6pm in Denver

 

[The Liberal Media]

Wtf call was that on 3rd down,

Laughable from Baltimore

 

[The Liberal Media]

Wtf call was that on 3rd down,

Laughable from Baltimore

Paid off didnt it

7-0 Dungver

 

[The Liberal Media]

Told you guys every road team would win this weekend

Go Flacco

 

[The Liberal Media]

14-7

Take that Dungver

I fucking love playoff football