'Drain the bench'? Is that a business plan for a multi-billion dollar franchise. Advertisers and ticket sellers just love the preseason with all the empty seats and local ads. C'mon. The NFL isa massive global business. You need something to advertise - and team tryouts on television are not it. At the end of the season, playoff teams will usually play the last game like that, but this isn'by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
NFL teams don't 'pack it in'. At least not the good ones. There are performance incentives, careers to think about. You've played a little more than half a season and now it's time to quit? Great, see how that holds up next year. Could be attractive for free agents - 'don't worry' if we lose some games, you can get paid and just watch the games. Seriously, there is not much historical preby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
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It's possible that he targets Robinson and Jefferson a lot more. And that could pay off with spreading the ball around more. Throw in Higbee and you have the potential for a more balanced passing attack. On the downside - with no Kupp - that's no rolling over coverages to him so everyone else may be less open.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Totally backward looking and reactive. He comes out, blows, and now they look back and ask questions. When has Wolford ever looked good? 2 years ago he ran around and we were able to beat the cardinals and he threw like a dozen passes. Big deal. He ran head first the next game and knocked himself out. Doh! He's looked bad in preseason and there was a terrible outing a year ago maybe whereby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
If he can't snap the ball, he knows all the line calls - use him as a reserve guard. He can't be worse than Evans.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Seriously, it happened. 2 years ago. It can't be undone, as hawkeye said. We won a superbowl with that terrible pick. Also won a superbowl 3 years after Phillips- one of our worst first round picks ever. I'm more interested in where we go from here. The O-line situation this year is like nothing no one's ever seen. No team, no team - could survive that kind of injury devestation. Maybe weby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
I think he's a consultant on the staff now, maybe. He and Sean go back and he knows the system inside and out. Thoughts?by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't know why people think this is all 'fishy'. There are a lot of NHL players who have missed weeks, and sometimes months because of concussions.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
I seem to remember Gurley getting plenty of touches. 2020 - Akers and Henderson were not afterthoughts, even last year - Michelle carried it quite a bit in some games. But what's the point of running people into a d-line that's in the backfield at the snap.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
The NFL's concussion protocol is so flimsy that you can just say you still have concussion symptoms? I don't think so.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
You don't just take a rest when things aren't going well. So you pay him millions of dollars per game, to take it easy? What kind of message does that send to the rest of the team? You fellas go out there and take a beating, Matthew is better than you so he's going to sit. Coaches and players don't tank seasons. They try and win every game no matter their record. If they didn't have thatby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
That are administered that he has to pass? I just don't think you can fake something like this. It would be a pretty serious fine, I imagine, if the league found out the Rams were faking it.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Is he in hiding from the mob? Last update on him was from October 5th on how he was 'getting closer' to playing. Really? It's not like we're not in need of some new blood off the edge. It's like don't ask don't tell - reporters don't ask about him and McVay doesn't say anything. Anyone have a way to get in touch with Jordan and ask her?by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Doesn't work. Never has. You can't just look at the train wreck of this season and assume it's going to continue into the next few years. The league doesn't work that way. Next year will be different than this year, for us and the league. You can find dozens of reasons why the Rams are 'screwed' going forward. Well there were a lot of reasons to think we wouldn't be successful after 2016, aby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Not only hasn't he played, he's never even mentioned in these articles. He's a vet, if he's so bad he can't beat out Evans, why even sign him? Or was he only signed as a back up center. I thought he had played some guard.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
McVay toys with it in the preseason to give assistants a chance. At this point, what does the team have to lose. Let him call the plays and free up Sean for overall game management. Maybe Coen would offer a different feel for game flow and break the O out of it's run, pass, pass, punt rut.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
I know it wasn't intentional but you can't throw high balls multiple times and get the wr's killed. He's a pro (supposedly) and you're expected to have some kind of arm control. It's not like it was one errant throw. It was the whole game, and times in the past too, I think. I think to send a message to the team - you can't do your job even to minimum expectations...good bye.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Who are their core players. They just traded away their best tight end. Their QB is a place-holder. Their head coach is not very good. What is their identity?by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Promote someone on the staff for DC or bring in someone else. The players seem to love Morris and he has an offense background, I think. That's if he doesn't get hired. Not sure he'll be a shoe-in after this season. But this offense could use his energy next year.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
He is what he is. Not a good pro. Good college player, not NFL. Most guys in college are like thatby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
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I get caught up in it too. You see someone really sucking week after week and you think - certainly someone who hasn't been on the field and sucked must be better. But that's the thing. You don't know. How long did we, and the rams reporters, beat the drum on getting Terrell Burgess on the field. It was like more than a season of 'free Terrell'. Well, he did play. And it wasn't good.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Be interested to see when he suffered it. Could have affected his play for a big chunk of the game. All those beatdowns this season, it's been a miracle that he's just now hurt. Things are looking really dark right now.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Activation means...sometime...in the next 3 weeks...maybe. When I see him and Kyren Williams line up for the first possession, then I'll get excited.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
You pick a former center with no college or pro coaching experience over several coaches on the staff including Cato June and Reggie Wayne! Irsay just up and picks - what, his drinking buddy? That organization is a mess from the owner on down. Wish we played them this year.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Training camp is about installs and meetings and talent assesment, 7 on 7, situational work, etc. from what I can tell. During the season, there aren't a lot of padded practices and tackling drills, it's treatment, film, upcoming gameplan, walk through, etc.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
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He's a dumb-a%$. He is talentless and was supported by great players and now he's been exposed. He's stubborn and clueless. He's some wimpy millennial 'boy genius' who doesn't understand knocking team's junk in the dirt. The last one is my favorite. Like some kind of reverse age-ism, as if an aged, grizzled coach who's been around is always superior to one who's young and bright. I just dby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
I really like and trust Jordan's reporting but this sounds fishy. Something is definitely up, but in the history of the league has a team not played a roster member because they were afraid of them getting hurt based on their size? You sit players in meaningless games and the pre-season and with unhealed injuries. Not mid season. Never happened. Don't believe it now. Every player of every sby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com