[aeneas1]

superstition aside, as in jinxing the guys by even contemplating such a scenario, who do you think the rams could least afford to lose during their 2018 postseason push?

it's such a tough call because gurley is so special, as a ball carrier and as a receiver, but i have to go with goff, and almost by a wide margin... some still think goff is a mcvay cog, and that a lot of qbs would have solid success in his system, but i'm not at all sold on this take, especially when it comes to mannion... in fact if mannion had to cover for goff down the stretch, i see more of a cook/mcgloin covering for carr in 2016 sitch than i do a foles covering for wentz in 2017 sitch.

of course hostetler had just 2 career nfl starts in 4 years as backup under his belt when he took over in week 15 and led the giants to a super bowl win - but the giants had the league's top defense in offensive points allowed that year while their offense finished middle of the pack in scoring ... in fact that giants defense was one for the ages, it currently ranks 13th in fewest offensive points allowed in a season out of the 1,201 defenses that have taken the field since 1978, not sure the rams 2018 defense quite stacks up.

and while no one on the planet could possibly replace gurley, i could actually see brown, kelly and davis combining for a good showing.

[fletch59]

Goff by a mile, we have no credible back up for him like we do Gurley.

[MikeRam]

I'll put it this way. Suppose McVay and Snead 's contracts were up after this year. They would be the couple most in demand for teams looking for a new head coach. McVay could negotiate a Grudenesque type contract. Snead could write his own ticket.

Now suppose Goff goes down for the rest of the season. If we were lucky we could win one or two more games and McVay would be just another coach. So the answer is Goff.

[Hacksaw]

GOFF !

However, with JG but without TG, we wouldn't be close to the same.

We've got that big pair of double G's in our back field who are way more than a handful to stop.

Don't ever want to find out.
>ANTI-JINX<

[AvengerRam]

I'm really not the superstitious type, but I have to admit that I'm a little uncomfortable answering this question.

I think the answer has to be Goff. I think the Rams' OL and back-up RBs could maintain a credible threat of running the ball in Gurley's absence. I'm not convinced that the Mannion can do the same with the passing game.

Let's hope we never have to find out!

[sloramfan]

cmon A1...

dont even need to study, or do research for that one..

goff..

next question please...

on the bright side, you gave us all a good chuckle this morning, but that one , i dont think is debatable..

go rams

slo

[dieterbrock]

Would you rather die in fire or drown?

[69RamFan]

Goff,,,

The ball goes through him before it gets to Gurley's hands...

This is why they pay the QBs more money than any one else throughout the league...

[Rams1PlateSince1976]

Superstition has nothing to do with it. For every Rams fan trying not to "jinx" the Rams this week there is a 40whiner fan trying not to jinx the 40whiners. Why did Warner choose #13? Doesn't believe in superstition over his faith.

[Extremes]

Anybody who says Gurley doesn't know anything about football. I love John Kelly, we won't skip a beat if we lost Gurley.