Will the layoff hurt the Rams?

[Verdict]

It's going to be interesting to see if the Rams come in rested and ready, or if they start off slow like we did the last time we caught a bye. Any predictions?

 

[Corso]

Hope so.

 

[Idgit]

Not a week. If they’d sat starters in week 17 it’d be a bigger issue.

 

[LandryFan]

Not a week. If they’d sat starters in week 17 it’d be a bigger issue.

I tend to agree with your take, but I'll play devil's advocate. They, like us, are a generally young team, so rest isn't as beneficial to them as it would be for an older veteran team. For what little they might gain in resting for two weeks, what will they lose in momentum? Will the benefit outweigh the cost? I also wonder what affect a month long layoff will have on Gurley.

 

[sideon]

It helped Todd Gurley.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

It helped Todd Gurley.

Until Jaylon hits him one time

 

[Rayman70]

No. McVay WILL COME OUT AND HAVE THEM READY. It will be a war. Gonna come down to special teams, and field position..taking care of the ball, and most of all..who can run the ball/clock.

 

[Rayman70]

The Rams have many weapons..we will need to contain them. Cooks worries me,as well as woods.

 

[silvrNblue]

Look, we all have seen the off week slough's, it does occur and more times then not. I stated that I am betting 2 home teams lose in these games. And my main reason, 2 teams sitting will come out flat. now will they both be NFC, or AFC, that I won't guess at, but we all saw what sitting did to us in 16....momentum is lost, and very hard to regain it in 60 minutes. Either way, all we have to do is play our game, this team beat the snot out of us last year, I say we OWE them a little commity uppums.

 

[Zordon]

a bye week in L.A. could be interesting...

 

[Philmonroe]

Look, we all have seen the off week slough's, it does occur and more times then not. I stated that I am betting 2 home teams lose in these games. And my main reason, 2 teams sitting will come out flat. now will they both be NFC, or AFC, that I won't guess at, but we all saw what sitting did to us in 16....momentum is lost, and very hard to regain it in 60 minutes. Either way, all we have to do is play our game, this team beat the snot out of us last year, I say we OWE them a little commity uppums.

Beat the snot out of is a super exaggeration my man. TBH without that Switzer fumble we probably run away with that game but that wasn't to be. The score was 35-30 not even close to beating the snot out of. I'm about to start throwing Cowboys fan challenge flags lol.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

The Rams have many weapons..we will need to contain them. Cooks worries me,as well as woods.

Cook scares you? The same Cook the Saints traded while he was still his rookie deal and only lasted one year with the Pat. The biggest plus for this offense is how McVay can scheme the receivers open.

 

[silvrNblue]

Beat the snot out of is a super exaggeration my man. TBH without that Switzer fumble we probably run away with that game but that wasn't to be. The score was 35-30 not even close to beating the snot out of. I'm about to start throwing Cowboys fan challenge flags lol.

sigh.... you got my drift, now why you wanna go all rebel flag on me!

 

[Rayman70]

yes...he can get deep and Byron Jones didn't exactly handle lockett well. Will be interesting to see who matches up on him.

 

[nightrain]

Wade Phillips will be the difference for the Rams if they win this game. McVay is going to make a couple of bad calls/decisions and will need to be bailed out.

 

[Kaiser]

Any predictions?

No predictions, but about half the time when a team gets the one week bye they play flat for a quarter or so in their first game.

 

[John813]

FWIW the Rams are 2-0 after the regular season bye weeks under Sean McVay.

 

[DFWJC]

a bye week in L.A. could be interesting...

Seriously, you could go to Cabo to STAY OUT OF trouble.

Kind of was my point years ago here in Dallas in the height of the strip club era. Everyone is partying and Witten and Romo get out of town with their girlfriends on a laid back trip. Seemed pretty innocent to me compared to all night strip club after party craziness by so many others. But the visual didn't play with the fans after we lost.

 

[ultron]

I hope Tavon Austin has a grudge against them and has one of those weird games where he scores a punt return for a TD, rushing TD, and a receiving TD (or two)

 

[Diehardblues]

The winning percentage for home team is the highest in Divisional round.

About 74 % compared to about 68% average overall in playoff games which is much above the regular season average of about 57%.