NFL GDT: 2018 NFC Championship Game: (1) New Orleans Saints vs (2) Los Angeles Rams

[MMC]

Picking my Rams

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[Halladay]

This will be a good game, say the Saints by a FG. Could go either way though.

 

[John Price]

Thankful Philly is gone

This game is too close to call.

 

[La Masse]

Hopefully Rams by 30

 

[WeThreeKings]

Hopefully the Saints are out so I will be ok with whoever wins the SB.

 

[Avs_19]

Looking forward to it. Hopefully it's a good one.

 

[GKJ]

Sheldon Rankins being out is a bigger deal for the Saints than Kupp being out for the Rams.

 

[Rhodes 81]

I'm really gonna need someone to beat the Saints. Please.

 

[Dr Quincy]

Should be a shootout. Pulling for the Saints.

 

[The Mighty Duck Man]

I really want to see the Rams do it but I really don't trust Goff. Or the Rams D, for that matter. Then again, the losing team typically seems to win the rematch(or it at least seems that way) and McVay is a genius so still plenty of room for hope. Think the Saints still win, though.

 

[kovacro]

Biggest concern here as a Saints fan is that DT Sheldon Rankins is out for the year, looks like he suffered a torn ACL in the game today. Real tough loss as he was a solid run stuffer.

If the Saints can contain the edges on the Rams sweeps/misdirection plays, they can be successful on the defensive side of the ball.

Saints offensive line must contain the Rams front 4 as they did in the first meeting. Get Kamara in space, grind Ingram, keep feeding Thomas and they can get something from guys like Ginn, Smith and Kirkwood, that will go a long way in getting the win.

Hopefully Brees can pick their secondary apart.

The Superdome will be rocking.

Geux Saints!

 

[David Suzuki]

Voted Saints by accident. I think with Rankins being out the Anderson/Gurley show will continue. Rams need to control the clock to win.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Pulling for the Rams, but the Saints are too damn good in that dome. I expect another exciting game though for the rematch.

 

[Roboturner913]

Rankins injury is an Achilles tear so he's definitely out for the season. Losing him hurts the Saints pass rush substantially. They weren't very disruptive to the pocket after he left the game. Big, big loss.

The weakness of the Rams defense seems to be at the edges so I expect to see a lot of Kamara stretch runs, jet sweeps with Kamara and Ginn and suddenly the Taysom Hill playbook looks wide open.

I really don't like the middle of the Saints offensive line against Donald and Suh. Peat had easily the worst game of his career against Cox, and it's not all his fault because he is playing hurt, but Unger and Warford struggled a little too. Saints are going to have to play a lot of max protect in the passing game and be dependent on their WRs beating the Rams DBs straight up. And halfback choice, alllllllll day long.

 

[GKJ]

Saints can be good enough in coverage and off the ball without Rankins, but pressure up the middle is obviously a problem mainly because Peat sucks and will take penalties and chances are Aaron Donald won’t get hurt like Fletcher Cox did. Cox was in a boot after the game and still was all over that backfield just blowing by guys.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Going with Rams

I think there offense finds a rhythm early and builds on it to win

 

[Habsawce]

If the Saints start next Sunday like they did yesterday, it's going to be 21-0 in a hurry.

 

[member 157595]

Rankins injury is an Achilles tear so he's definitely out for the season. Losing him hurts the Saints pass rush substantially. They weren't very disruptive to the pocket after he left the game. Big, big loss.

The weakness of the Rams defense seems to be at the edges so I expect to see a lot of Kamara stretch runs, jet sweeps with Kamara and Ginn and suddenly the Taysom Hill playbook looks wide open.

I really don't like the middle of the Saints offensive line against Donald and Suh. Peat had easily the worst game of his career against Cox, and it's not all his fault because he is playing hurt, but Unger and Warford struggled a little too. Saints are going to have to play a lot of max protect in the passing game and be dependent on their WRs beating the Rams DBs straight up. And halfback choice, alllllllll day long.

Great post. NO's going to have to get the ball to the edges and fast because I don't see them handling Donald and Suh.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Saints

 

[darko]

Rams in a close one.

 

[Shrimper]

Rams 30-27 Saints

 

[Roboturner913]

Great post. NO's going to have to get the ball to the edges and fast because I don't see them handling Donald and Suh.

They did it in the first game, I'll need to go back and look at it to see specifically how they did it. But that game was so long ago it might as well have been last season.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Another game we already saw, not thrilling.

Saints offense since week 12 compared to the 1st 11 weeks is way down. Almost double in points, 100 yards in yards and their point differential instead of +150 something is only +4.

That being said I still have them winning. Not on the hype train of Goff and McVay. I think if they got Seattle a 3rd time they would have lost.

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Rams have ZERO CHANCE of winning this game, in New Orleans. It is impossible. Might as well put Alabama in their place.

Their run defense will absolutely collapse against Saints.

 

[Sports Enthusiast]

Saints didn't impress yesterday. That was the weakest home game by Brees in years though.