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**TNF on Prime - Rams 7-6 at Niners 6-7** (-2.5, 49) 8:15 (1 Viewer)

Jennings 2 catches on 9 targets? Was Purdy drunk?
Purdy was simply awful last night. Overthrowing players. Underthrowing players. What's the word where you don't even throw to the player your pass is so bad?

He was absolutely dreadfult. Looked like a preseason game.
 
I rarely record podcasts or shows during games. I like to be present and in the moment. However, last night presented an opportunity to work with the GREAT Matt Waldman, so I couldn't pass it up.

Boy was I excited to see I missed nothing really in last night's game. :)

Hoping for better fantasy games this weekend.
 
The Rams GM has hit on some big ones in the recent 2 drafts. On offense (Puka) and defense (Verse, Kobie). Plus several contributors such as Williams, Avila, Young, Kinchens, and Fiske.
 
LB DeVondre Campbell refused to enter the game and quit on the 49ers.

I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. He makes $1.2M guaranteed for all of 2024, + $220K/game rostered. He made $10M/yr over the last couple of years (factoring in his signing bonus). So he's gotta feel like he's playing on the cheap, and the team isn't winning. For us mortals $220k for each of the last 4 games seems worth it to just slug it out. Maybe not for a 10 year vet that has made about $40M. Why throw your body out there if you are financially safe. Some guy for the Bills did it a few years ago. Retired mid game or whatever.
 
LB DeVondre Campbell refused to enter the game and quit on the 49ers.

I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. He makes $1.2M guaranteed for all of 2024, + $220K/game rostered. He made $10M/yr over the last couple of years (factoring in his signing bonus). So he's gotta feel like he's playing on the cheap, and the team isn't winning. For us mortals $220k for each of the last 4 games seems worth it to just slug it out. Maybe not for a 10 year vet that has made about $40M. Why throw your body out there if you are financially safe. Some guy for the Bills did it a few years ago. Retired mid game or whatever.

do it after the game. doing it during the game makes you look like a *****
 
LB DeVondre Campbell refused to enter the game and quit on the 49ers.

I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. He makes $1.2M guaranteed for all of 2024, + $220K/game rostered. He made $10M/yr over the last couple of years (factoring in his signing bonus). So he's gotta feel like he's playing on the cheap, and the team isn't winning. For us mortals $220k for each of the last 4 games seems worth it to just slug it out. Maybe not for a 10 year vet that has made about $40M. Why throw your body out there if you are financially safe. Some guy for the Bills did it a few years ago. Retired mid game or whatever.

do it after the game. doing it during the game makes you look like a *****
I agree, don't do it when your team needs you. I woke up recently and decided it was time to retire, but that's in June 2025, not the day I woke up and decided to retire.
 
LB DeVondre Campbell refused to enter the game and quit on the 49ers.

I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often. He makes $1.2M guaranteed for all of 2024, + $220K/game rostered. He made $10M/yr over the last couple of years (factoring in his signing bonus). So he's gotta feel like he's playing on the cheap, and the team isn't winning. For us mortals $220k for each of the last 4 games seems worth it to just slug it out. Maybe not for a 10 year vet that has made about $40M. Why throw your body out there if you are financially safe. Some guy for the Bills did it a few years ago. Retired mid game or whatever.
My primary gripe with Campbell, and where I would be very frustrated with him if I were his teammate or his employer, is that he probably has a duty to the team to let them know in advance that he doesn't feel fit to play so they can make him inactive and elevate another player to the roster.

From what I understand, coaches really do lean on and utilize all 53 guys going into a game (which is why we see notable third string QBs or RBs made inactive).
 
Well that was a disaster, didn't watch the game, can someone summarize what happened? was weather a factor?
I watched it all because across the 7 leagues I'm still alive, most of the games' notable players were meaningful to me.

I honestly can't even really describe it. The rain was a notable factor in the first half and it did seem to impact Stafford as he struggled to complete passing with more than ~10 air yards. Further, the Niners contained the run pretty well so the Rams' offense from last week was really stifled - though it made sense in the moment. In the second half, the Niners' defenders looked naturally more tired, the Rams did a nice job sticking to the run and speeding the game up (which hurt all players' overall fantasy productions), and while Kupp oddly disappeared Puka looked like his normal badass self and between him and Kyren they kept long drives going with consistent positive plays.

The Niners' side of things is really inexplicable. I thought Purdy (who I started in my most meaningful - a dynasty superflex) actually looked fine in the first half despite the 90 yards. He looked more accurate than Stafford in the rain (though he did get lucky as he threw two bad balls that defenders dropped) and his Wrs dropped 2-3 passes and he had a deep shot to Kittle that could have been either caught or PI called. So, at half, Purdy looked nonetheless "fine" to me from a fantasy perspective. Then after the rain let up at the start of the second half, Purdy looked just awful and, as I stated above, the Rams did a nice job burning up clock. Purdy's only and best chance of the half resulted in a pretty bad pick in the end zone (though Jennings - who objectively had a bad game with drops and running bad routes - looked to have maybe done something on the play Purdy didn't expect). The Niners' morale also looked terrible as they had some defensive injuries, that Campbell guy refused to play, and the Rams' long-ish drives were probably demoralizing.

I wouldn't panic on Purdy as I think he's been very good this year and the variety of factors going into that half (Thursday game, rain, drops, injuries, low morale) can't be attributed directly to him, but that second half was the worst football I've seen him play. I think it can be chalked up to just a bad night (which even the best athletes have), but national stage combined with this being being the first round of playoffs in many FF league - this one stings and will be memorable.
 

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