Los Angeles Rams

Chiefs-Rams — Tale of the Tape

Usually, this column for the Monday Night game is a breakdown of the game with a strong emphasis on fantasy football. This upcoming matchup, a possible Super Bowl preview, is going to take a different approach. Below is the tale of the tape comparing the Chiefs and the Rams. Oh, and for fantasy purposes, make sure you get every possible player from this game in your lineup that you can…it is that simple.

Quarterback

Obviously, Jared Goff and Patrick Mahomes benefit a great deal from their respective situations. There will be more about that later of course. But which of these two is the better player right now? Goff absolutely is living up to his first overall pick in the draft status and continues to improve. More is on his plate this year and he is running with it. But the edge here goes to Mahomes. Both quarterbacks are poised beyond their years and are clearly excelling as they lead two elite offenses, but there is more of a wow factor with Mahomes and his pure talents gives him the edge here.

Edge: Chiefs

Running Back

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Keys to Consider about NFL’s Location switch of Rams-Chiefs

The NFL often doesn’t do the right thing. Or, if it does end up on the correct side of common sense and kindness, it takes a while.

Remember the whole custom cleat fiasco of a couple of years ago the league finally got right after it stumbled over itself and created a public relation disaster? The league was heading down that familiar rabbit hole again, but Tuesday it saved itself.

The premier game of this NFL season, between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Rams, will be played in L.A. on Monday Night and not in Mexico City. The playing field in Mexico City is clearly unplayable and there were reports of players from both teams not being comfortable with the conditions.

Now, that the game will be played in Los Angeles, here are some keys to consider:

Rams may have bigger hassle than Chiefs: The Rams are the home team, but they are the team that has to scramble right away. The Rams flew to Colorado Springs, Colorado on Monday to acclimate for the intense altitude of Mexico City. The Rams will stay away from home because they are already immersed in the work week. Thus, they have unneeded travel. It will be a very hectic and tiresome week of the Rams. NFL coaches and players are creatures of habit. The Rams’ week has been pushed into upheaval for the second straight week. Last week, practice was affected by the fires near their facility. The Chiefs will have to adjust some, but their travel plans will not be altered and frankly, the Chiefs would likely very much rather play in L.A. than in Mexico City even if it’s a true Rams’ home game.

Mexico needs to be reconsidered: The NFL loves its international presence. That’s why there are going to more games in London. It ii a cash cow for the league. The NFL has been a huge success the past two years in Mexico City. But the stadium is subpar and there have been some complications. The folks in charge of the stadium knew this game was coming and it allowed other events to ruin the field without any urgency to fix it. Unless an alternate site is arranged, the NFL may have to halt or postpone future plans to play in Mexico City. In the end, the Rams-Chiefs will meet Monday in a safe environment for the players, but getting to this point has been an unnecessary hassle.

Game of Week – Saints-Rams Should be Fantasy Bonanza

Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans

Spread: Rams -1.5

When Los Angeles Has The Ball:

This projects to be an excellent football game between two of the very top teams in the league and is quite possibly an NFC Championship game preview. It also projects to be a game that we should see a lot of points scored. And for fantasy reasons, you want pretty much any player in this game that you can get. Of course, the Rams are one of the best offenses in football with a fantastic blend of great personnel with a supreme offensive scheme. The one question here though is Jared Goff at a point of his career where he is ready to outduel Drew Brees in New Orleans in a high scoring game? We shall see and it will be a blast to watch. Sean McVay runs an offense with excellent run/pass balance. Los Angeles is almost at a 50/50 run/pass split. But in this game, going pass-heavy makes the most sense, even in the very loud dome. The reasoning for this is that the Saints have been great against the run and vulnerable, but improving, against the pass. Goff is a very good deep passer and surely will take shots in this game downfield, most likely to Brandin Cooks. The Saints have been vulnerable to the deep ball. Will Brandin Cooks mostly see Marshon Lattimore?

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Trade trends – How Rams Landed Dante Fowler

Now that the trade deadline is complete, it’s time to take a look at the trends that developed since March when the trading period opened.

Clearly, the NFL has done a good job of giving general managers better abilities to make trade. What doesn’t get enough credit is the NFL allowing teams to trade compensatory picks.

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