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Michael Brockers Jersey , Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams realize they’re heading into one of the NFL’s most intimidating environments when they
visit the top-seeded New Orleans Saints in the deafening Superdome for the NFC
championship game.Leave it to Aqib Talib, their voluble veteran cornerback, to
remind his teammates about the upside of the New Orleans fans’ famed investment
in the game.“As a defense, man, we like playing in it,” Talib said. “It’s going
to be quiet (when the Saints have the ball). We can talk. We can communicate
good, so as a defense, we enjoy it.”That’s exactly the type of vocal, clever
leadership the Rams desired when they acquired Talib last spring to bolster a
defense lacking in big-game experience. They’ll need every bit of Talib’s
expertise and skill when they attempt to slow Drew Brees, Michael Thomas and a
New Orleans (14-3) offense that already carved up the Rams (14-3) once this
season.The Rams have one significant reason to think the rematch will be better:
Talib was out with an ankle injury two months ago when the Rams gave up 346
yards passing to Brees during their first loss of the season, 45-35 at the
Superdome.Talib is healthy and eager to make a difference Sunday
http://www.theramslockerroom.com/authentic-joe-namath-jersey , although he deflects any attempt to put the spotlight on him.“Everybody is
preparing for this game different,” Talib said. “This is a huge game, so
everybody is having real sharp meetings, and we’re all going to bring something
a little different to the table.”The Rams acquired Talib and Marcus Peters to be
the shutdown cornerbacks needed in the schemes of defensive coordinator Wade
Phillips, who also coached Talib with the Broncos. Los Angeles even gave up
linebacker Alec Ogletree, their leading tackler for most of his career, to
create the cap space necessary to get Talib in a trade.While many of his
teammates got their first career playoff victory last week against Dallas, Talib
has seen it all before — from big playoff games in New England to a Super Bowl
championship run with Denver. The 32-year-old cover specialist was named a
captain by his teammates before he had even played his first game with the Rams,
although he downplays his own leadership role.“I just be myself, you know,”
Talib said. “I just communicate with guys
Nolan Cromwell Jersey , ask questions in the meeting room, and I don’t know. Maybe if I was on the outside looking in, I would see it.”Los Angeles’
defense has experienced a clear upswing in performance since the Rams’ epic
54-51 victory over Kansas City in late November. The Rams’ defense forced five
turnovers by the Chiefs, but also gave up 546 yards.That was the eighth game
missed by Talib due to a high ankle sprain. He returned for the next outing
after their bye week in early December — and not coincidentally, the Rams have
held four of their last six opponents under 23 points.“It changes things,”
Phillips said. “Since Aqib has been back, we haven’t given up a lot of big plays
in the passing game. He helps with communication, he helps with his talent, and
we don’t have to change people around to cover up for a guy that hadn’t been
playing. It gives us a versatility that we didn’t have when he wasn’t in
there.”Phillips typically doesn’t like to assign one cornerback to a single
receiver, preferring versatility and flexibility. The Rams also have a strong
third cornerback, Nickell Robey-Coleman
Womens Brian Allen Jersey , who typically handles receivers lining up in the slot, as Thomas sometimes does.But it seems highly likely the Rams would
consider matching up Talib with Thomas as much as possible. After all, Thomas
posted 211 yards receiving against his hometown team in November largely against
Peters .Talib understandably wouldn’t give away the Rams’ potential strategy for
the NFC title game, and neither would Phillips. But Phillips made it clear how
much he relies on the veteran to act as an extension of himself on the
field.“He’s pretty proactive about everything,” Phillips said. “He’s a big
personality, so you can’t help but be drawn to him. I tell him he always takes
the other side. Whatever side you take, well, he’s going to argue the other
side. You know, that’s him. He gets going, he gets excitable about a lot of
things, and he’s a lot of fun to be around. And he made me drippin’ in the Super
Bowl
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OffseasonRevenge for the 2019 Los Angeles Rams comes in the form of the hunted,
not the hunterNew,5commentsThere’s a target on the Rams’ back in
2019.CDTShareTweetShareShareRevenge for the 2019 Los Angeles Rams comes in the
form of the hunted, not the hunterLos Angeles Rams HC Sean McVay walks off the
field after losing Super Bowl LIII to the New England Patriots, 3-13, Feb. 3,
2019.Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesIt’s Revenge Week across SB Nation NFL
team sites. All week, we’ll be looking at revenge and how it factors into the
2019 season and years prior.For the Los Angeles Rams in 2019, revenge is
something to receive, not to seek out.After going 13-3 and putting together a
Super Bowl run, the Rams are going to have a major target on their backs
throughout all of 2019.Here are the top three games for the Rams this year in
which revenge will be a major factor:3.) Week 5
http://www.theramslockerroom.com/authentic-johnny-hekker-jersey , @ Seattle SeahawksWhile the Week 14 rematch in LA on Sunday Night Football will
be more about the playoff push for both teams depending on where they’re at
record-wise, this one is in Seattle on Thursday Night Football with the Seahawks
wanting to make a statement.In the four seasons between 2013-16, the Seahawks
won the NFC West three times. Going back further to 2004, the Seahawks claimed
eight division crowns in the thirteen seasons thereafter. But in 2017, the
balance of power shifted to LA as the Rams have won the last two and are heavily
favored to make it a threepeat.Seattle’s going to want a piece of the champs.2.)
Week 15, @ Dallas CowboysThe Rams dumped the Cowboys out of the playoffs in the
divisional round five months ago thanks largely to the play of the Rams’
offensive line. With two 2018 Rams O-linemen gone in LG Rodger Saffold and C
John Sullivan, the Cowboys will be keen to put up a better showing from their
front seven that the Cowboys have nicknamed the Hot Boyz.Suffice to say, they
weren’t very hot in the playoffs or as Rams CB Aqib Talib put it in reponse to
EDGE DeMarcus Lawrence suggesting he was going to take QB Jared Goff’s
soul...“He aint takin no fuckin soul out here!”Get ready for revenge to cross
into the spiritual plane in December. Souls are on the line.And your obvious #1
game with the most vengeance at play on the Rams’ schedule this year...1.) Week
2, v. New Orleans Saints...Blew Dat.
