Rams Week

[Heatmiser]

[Formula 21]

Let's hope it's a rest day for Gates.

[UtahBolt]

I feel similarly, though my story is a bit different. I grew up on a street called Via Sombras in Poway. My first exposure to meeting an NFL player in real life was this man.
Billy Waddy lived on my street while he was playing for the Rams. He taught all of us kids the rules of the game and gave us tips when we played Nerf football in the street.
So while I was already a veteran Charger fan of 8 years by 1981, I always rooted for Billy too.

I grew up as a Ram fan in LA (did not become a Charger fan until moving to SD in 1988). In fact my first NFL game was at the NFL coliseum in 1979, Rams Vs. Vikings and the Rams won when Nolan Cromwell was holding on the game winning FG and just picked it up and ran it in on his own. I am well versed in 70's and 80's Ram history and even some before my time as my high school football coach, Doug Woodlief, was a linebacker behind the Fearsome Foursome so we learned all about those 60s teams on a daily basis.

ANYWAY, growing up, Billy Waddy was my favorite Ram, absolutely loved the guy. Whenever the neighborhood kids and I would be out playing football nobody wanted to be Wendell Tyler, Vince Ferragamo, Lawrence McCutcheon, etc., Nope...everyone wanted to be Billy Waddy.

Go back and watch the highlights to the 1979 Super Bowl in the Rose Bowl, Ferragamo threw that final interception that sealed the game for the Steelers and famously missed Waddy wide open down the seam for what would have been the game winning TD. Waddy was one bad read from going down in history as a Super Bowl hero. Damn, I was 8 years old and remember that like it was yesterday...

[like54ninjas]

RBs vs. the Shams LBs are the key on offense. The short pass w/ RAC moving the chains. Set up the deep ball and then grind them in the 4th.
Taking away/limiting Gurley the key on D. Make Goff make tough throws and win the TO battle.

[like54ninjas]

Wednesday injury report.

Scouting Report: Chargers vs. Rams

Los Angeles Chargers:

Joe Barksdale	OT	Knee	DNP
Travis Benjamin	WR	Foot	LP
Joey Bosa	DE	Foot	DNP
Antonio Gates	TE	Illness	DNP
Melvin Gordon	RB	Neck	FP
Derek Watt	FB	Thumb	DNP

Los Angeles Rams:

Mark Barron	LB	Ankle	DNP
Michael Brockers	DL	Shoulder	DNP
John Sullivan	C	Ankle	DNP
Andrew Whitworth	T	Not Injury Related	DNP
Greg Zuerlein	K	Groin	DNP

Practice Status

• DNP - Did not participate in practice
• LP - Limited participation in practice
• FP - Full participation
• (-) - Not listed

[Fleet]

Would love for them to be missing Whitty. I wanted him over Okung.

[Fleet]

[like54ninjas]

Would love for them to be missing Whitty. I wanted him over Okung.

Me too but Okung has played very solid.
Shams just giving the old timer extra rest. Like we do with Gates.

[Fleet]

Me too but Okung has played very solid.
Shams just giving the old timer extra rest. Like we do with Gates.

Yeah he has been a pleasant surprise. I didnt dislike Okung. But i thought his money's was way way up there.

[richpjr]

Yeah he has been a pleasant surprise. I didnt dislike Okung. But i thought his money's was way way up there.

We overpaid because our line was just so bad.

[Fleet]

We overpaid because our line was just so bad.

That and i think maybe the only other option was Whitworth.

[like54ninjas]

Dealing with Gurley in the passing game is going to be a challenge but I think Derwin & Kyzir are going to be tasked to do just that. Derwin may have to play a little more FS in passing downs with the speed at WR the Shams have. Here a good article on Kyzir explaining how he can do that with his skill set. All right expect the position at WV he played is called the SPUR not star.
Kyzir White brings ball skills to Chargers linebacker group

4 Chalk one up for the rookie.

By Michael Peterson@ZoneTracks Sep 19, 2018, 9:00am PDT
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In the ChargersBuffalo Bills, safety-turned-linebacker Kyzir White walked away with the second-highest game grade on the entire team with an 86.7. The grade was good for fourth among all linebackers across the league while his coverage grade of 90.5 was second-best among his position group.

For those that forgot, WhiteArizona CardinalsDenzel PerrymanJatavis BrownHayes Pullard