# NFL Week 1 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 8, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358 "2016-09-08T19:13:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/121 "2016-09-13T14:30:17Z")
Best stat courtesy of ESPN: > [@](#): > > The Los Angeles Rams have still not scored a point since Dec. 24, 1994. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/122 "2016-09-13T16:15:08Z")
Last game they won was on November 6th, against Elway’s Broncos. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/123 "2016-09-13T16:57:58Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > Best stat courtesy of ESPN: > > > [@](#): > > > > The Los Angeles Rams have still not scored a point since Dec. 24, 1994. I heard it put another way: this season’s LA Rams have put up as many points as this season’s St. Louis Rams. 😃 Were they supposed to be this bad? All the hype about the move completely obscured any actual discussion of team quality and prospects, as far as I can tell. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/124 "2016-09-13T17:05:40Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > I heard it put another way: this season’s LA Rams have put up as many points as this season’s St. Louis Rams. 😃 > > Were they supposed to be this bad? All the hype about the move completely obscured any actual discussion of team quality and prospects, as far as I can tell. Well, last year they had terrible quarterback play, a strong running game and an excellent-but-sometimes-sleeping defense. And this year it looks like nothing has changed, except that they didn’t run the ball very well. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/125 "2016-09-13T17:11:51Z")
I have to ask: you are down 0-21 with twelve minutes left in the 4th; at what point would you think, _you know, maybe we should give the second-string QB a few snaps_? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/126 "2016-09-13T17:32:11Z")
I would say at least let the kid (Goff) get some real game reps, but he was the 3rd string, inactive QB. For years I’ve been wondering why the unwavering faith in Jeff Fisher. I’m still waiting. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/127 "2016-09-13T17:35:43Z")
Because the Titans were consistently very good under his watch until they got into salary cap hell. In the mid- to late nineties, hardly anyone was consistently good. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/128 "2016-09-13T18:03:26Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I am sure there is something wrong with that, given that you pointed it out, but I can’t for the life of me figure out what it might be. His name is Blaine Gabbert. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/129 "2016-09-13T19:41:07Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Because the Titans were consistently very good under his watch until they got into salary cap hell. And until they lost their MVP winning QB Steve McNair. McNair played for the Titans from 1998 to 2005, with some injury shortened years. Those are the only years that Jeff Fisher ever won a playoff game. I admit. I smiled a lot during that Rams game last night. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/130 "2016-09-13T20:51:51Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Well, last year they had terrible quarterback play, a strong running game and an excellent-but-sometimes-sleeping defense. And this year it looks like nothing has changed, except that they didn’t run the ball very well. It’s hard to run the ball when the defense can load 8 and 9 in the box because your quarterback is the 2016 version of Joe Webb. ---
**Author:** ![cg16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/131 "2016-09-13T23:59:18Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I have to ask: you are down 0-21 with twelve minutes left in the 4th; at what point would you think, _you know, maybe we should give the second-string QB a few snaps_? They probably will in week 2 if the same thing happens. You don’t put a backup QB in the game if the team is losing and it’s the guy’s first start. Only if the Rams was up 28-0 and you trying to prevent injury ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/132 "2016-09-14T02:22:27Z")
Fisher’s playcalling is suspect (or Boras’, not sure who’s actually in charge of it). Even if you want to put it in Gurley’s hands, ferchrissakes run a screen every once in a while. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/133 "2016-09-14T02:59:50Z")
Uh, guys… Don’t forget the 49ers Defense is pretty damn good. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358/134 "2016-09-14T05:09:29Z")
Not all that hard when everyone in the place knows where the ball is going. Tennessee did the same thing to AP because Shaun Hill is a placeholder. Of course, Minnesota at least tried some misdirection every once in a while. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358.md?page=6)