Avila on offense and Young on defense. If Hodges makes it to starter it would be 3. Our depth is pretty young, but I don't get all the teeth gnashing over us being a day care with kids running the show. 2 or 3 rookies may be a lot league-wide, but I don't know for sure if that's the case.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Not sure how accurate this is. Some will depend on special teams so if those extra guys are good at that, then I could see it. Also, if Allen doesn't win the center job, I think they'll cut him. Avilla can back up. Allen can't play tackle or guard so he wouldn't make sense as a backup. Don't see them cutting Mathis - pup or IR maybe, but I don't see them cutting a draft pick at a positionby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Demoff lies a lot to the press and the Rams had no serious intention to trade Matthew Staffordby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
There is so much turnover in the league now that teams rise and fall quickly. Seattle was supposed to be an also-ran last year and won 9 games and made the playoffs. I'm expecting something like that. If we were in the AFC, no chance. We've got the coach, qb, rebuilt o-line and an elite weapon. Defense will likely stink - but so did some other playoff teams last year.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Maybe they wanted to throw all the rookies together into a big pit and see who can keep their head above water, then replace those that can't. All these guys are not going to be ready to start. Just the historical percentages would make that a long shot. One year deals, vet minimum- sometime between now and the end of preseason (or after final cuts). Could be a couple positions. There are gby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
One year deal. They have the cap room. Maybe even someone like Clowney who's a good run stopper. Can play early downs so the kids don't have backs running by them every down. Let them focus on getting to the qb. Houston or Ingram would also be good additions. Keep them on a snap count. Any 3 of these can teach all the young guys a lot about how to play the position.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Attitudes change. The money pot grows. Giant deals signed left and right by your teammates. I don't blame any player trying to squeeze out a few more dollars. Lots of money flowing through the NFL - through the owners, the networks, the online betting companies, etc. Might as well try and grab a little. Will they get it? Probably not, but at least they will know they tried.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Proven vet on a one year deal. Both can still bring it in short bursts. I don't see 2 legit edge rushers on our roster now (maybe not even 1). Think that might be one free agent add on before season kicks offby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
This is taking the random text dump disguised as writing to a whole new low. How would you rank a unit where you don't know the composition or the health or haven't seen a single snap from them in regular season? YOU DON'T. There is no ranking for that. Unit rankings are informative at different points in the season - quarter pole, haflfway, end of year, etc They are meaningless in July.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Easy to speculate, harder to dig down and work numbers in a coherent, plausible scenario.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
All these rumors about him being on the trading block, but from what I think I've read on here from Albany and others was that was not ever fiscally possible. Also, none of these rumor articles seem to mention who would be playing QB for us this year if we traded Stafford away. We were not in position to draft a QB and the talent of this class is questionable, from what I've read.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
He seemed fairly stout and had decent numbers last year in college.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Was he already released or did the author decide to not write about ALL the rb's on the team now?by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Maybe that's why he won't post here. Easier to post wildly inaccurate stuff and have it dropped on our board than to actually engage with posters here. Can we tag his posts with the Charmin pic - not cause he's soft, just cause his posts are doo doo.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Edge rusher is the one position with nothing but question marks. A vet pass rusher - even on a one year deal might help mentor the young guys and be a stopgap until next year when we can draft and/or add a legit FA at the position. The guys we have may surprise, but relying on a 3rd round rookie, a 7th rounder, some UDFA's and a d-lineman who switched positions is a recipe for disappointment.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
When you read a brief description of his defense and think about what it looks like when you don't have all-pro's across the d-line, you could see how it could become a defense that's not that hard to defeat over 60 minutes.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
She's in the press pool - that's a shill? As many have pointed out - she gets credentials to be a Rams reporter from the team and gets to ask questions in the briefings - just like people from other outlets. No surprise - the rams wouldn't grant credentials to a reporter who blabbed whatever they wanted and trashed the team. Shocking, right? As far as paying to read things - well journaliby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
That would be something. Probably throw it clear over those mountains.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Not buying it. I think he, like a lot of QB's is going through career progression / ups and downs. He had some top notch OC's and QB coaches in LA - I'm pretty sure Oconnel, Lafleur, McVay, etc did not fail to teach him protections.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Like the face that launched a thousand ships - it's the pass that launched a 1000 words.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Not seeing it. Fun for these writers to kick us when we're down though. We'll see you on opening day.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
No information - check. Click worthy headline - check. Print!by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Pretty cool that the Rams trained all their staff. Wonder if that was a league wide thing after the Hamlin thing.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
They're more like click bait. They get one or two soundbites from a coach or player during press access and write a 'story' around it. Most of the word count is re-hash well known facts from last year. 'Joe Noteboom signed a contract and then got injured'? Waaaa? He did? Kyren Williams didn't get carries late last year? Huh? He didn't?by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Sure they do. It's not like they have a terrible owner and seem to find ways not to make it to the playoffs or far in them. No, not the mighty chargers.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't understand the point of this 'thesis'. What difference would it make to league revenue? Is Caleb Williams an intl superstar, know round the world? Unfortunately, the league does not follow the whims of journalists and 'tank' seasons so that someone can play pro ball down the street from where they played college. Why is that a thing? And what, exactly did Caleb win last year? Noby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
It's not just the Rams - Rams won super bowl in 2021 - so they'll be good in 2022. Rams sucked in 2022 so they'll suck in 2023. It's all the teams. Division predictions, etc. Playoff teams change every year, division standings change, but most of the talking heads can't see past their impressions from the most recent season. Projecting past events into future predictions does not work veby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Interesting ranking. I guess the author is on the Sam Howell express.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Just more lazy speculation. Again, the roster today is not going to be the roster opening weekend. And why do people keep writing - 'the rams aren't trying to be competitive this year'. Really? You think McVay and Snead will write off a season - just mail it in? Not try and win every game? They're not wired that way. This staff expects to compete every season. They're not owned by Stephen Rby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
He had / is having a decent career. Is he an all-pro? No, but he's a starting WR. Also, not sure why you're comparing their rookie numbers. Maybe I'm confused by your post.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com