A 1st round pick? The Eagles will be lucky to get a 5th rd pick!by qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
Draft Latu at 19 and then trade up from the 2nd for Newton.by qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
Whatever you think of Alaric Jackson, he's only set to be back in 2024. The Rams have no LT under contract thereafter.. And Snead has proven time and time again he doesn't just draft for the immediate future, he drafts, thinking long-term.by qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't get the obsession with Wentz. Feels like the Rams fan community talks about him more than anyone else. He doesn't even crack most of the top 10 QB free agent lists I've seen. Is he really that much of a superior option than, say, Jimmy G?by qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm not convinced that Vikings beating the Packers, losing to the Lions is the more realistic of the bunch. That's because I could easily see the Lions sitting their starters in the final week of the season. Guess it depends on what happens in the Lions-Cowboys game on Saturday. A Lions loss pretty much locks them into the #3 spot (barring a Philly/SF collapse) while a win would keep them aliby qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
So you are saying that drafting Goff and Gurley played absolutely no part in bringing the team to a Super Bowl? And that drafting Brockers and Havenstein isnby qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
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Well, the team didn't have to guarantee the money. That was negotiated in the contract. So if there is fault to apportion, it's mutual. Also, football is a risky sport. Players put their health at risk by stepping on the field — and rewarded financially. And so it's not unreasonable to ask teams to shoulder some risk too.by qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
Sorry, I can't choose any of these options when there's not a single offensive tackle being picked. In a draft that's more loaded than usual with great offensive tackles (some experts say it's this year's most talent-heavy position), given that the Rams' starting LT will be 40 years old by the end of 2021, given the decent chance the Rams starting RT will be a cap casualty next year, given thaby qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
Keep in mind that the Stafford deal doesn't become official for a few more days.by qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
The team avoided giving over-market contracts to players like Littleton, Joyner, Fowler... And in retrospect, those decisions look smart. Before Gurley and Cooks, the team hasn't carried much dead cap space at all. That's because management has been pretty cautious on the guaranteed money front and when it comes to restructuring. And perhaps most importantly, the Goff, Cooks and Gurley capby qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
Also, you asked for exact numbers. See this OvertheCap post...by qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
The most important number is that the Rams escape $43 million in guarantees. I think the benefit of this is tough conceptually to grasp especially given an immediate $28 million cap hit and Stafford's salary. It'll seem like the team's cap situation hasn't improved. But it has. In a big way. It's just that there's more cap flexibility in future season. Given that it's possible to sign playersby qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
"...what the Rams gave up for Goff they traded FIVE first rounders plus a 3rd to get Stafford.." Five first rounders for Stafford AND five seasons of Goff (including one when they went to the Super Bowl) and future cap room/flexibility. Don't overlook that last part. What's the value of having a 1st rounder but for locking up a (potential) good player at good cost? Well, gettingby qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
The case for Marcus Mariota "The Watsons, Staffords, Lawrences, Wilsons and Fields of the world make it easy to overlook the deep second tier of quarterbacks that may become available via free agency or trade. It’s a list that includes players such as Jimmy Garoppolo, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jameis Winston, Cam Newton and Andy Dalton. In that group, Marcus Mariota is the quarterback I would havby qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
I've been playing with a simulator. Interestingly, the Rams can clinch a playoff spot as early as Saturday with an Arizona win over San Francisco. That's right. Rams can clinch before they even play on Sunday. (The Vikings loss this past weekend ensured that.) The only way the Rams do NOT make the playoffs is: -Rams lose out -Bears win out (Jaguars, Packers) -Cardinals lose to the 49ers.by qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam How might things go for you, if you got a gig that paid you nearly $2 mil over the next 3 1/2 years? And then you had to go get a real job after that? Might you not save and invest a goodly portion of that, understanding that the rest of your life you'll have to make a living as well? Wouldn't you feel like you got a real leg up in life if in your early 20's you made that much money?by qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam Don't even forget that the LEAST any roster player can make is over $500,000 per year. The average NFL career lasts 3.3 years. Yeah they seemingly make a lot annually but that doesnby qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- you don't trade away a sure thing for two 50/50 chances you might get a starter. Not taking a side here, but technically, you're trading him for draft picks and cap flexibility ($13.7 million in 2020). So to make this less abstract, perhaps the better way to think of a deal is Ramsey for a first round pick and, say, Dante Fowler.by qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
This has been something on my mind for a couple of years ever since the move to LA: The team lacks great beat reporters (maybe because these reporters are new to their beats). Don't get me wrong. Those covering the team full-time do an adequate job analyzing announcements from the team and other publicly available information. (As do members of this board.) But rarely do the Rams beat reporterby qwords - RamsFootballFans.com
I'll start with a bad reason to keep him: Rams gave up a 2nd round pick and Gaines for him. That's a sunk cost. Here are better reasons: 1. McVay's system requires stretching the field. Watkins is the best vertical threat. He maintains big play potential. 2. Watkins makes other players look better. He commands attention from opposing team's #1 CB. As such, he deserves some credit for thby qwords - RamsFootballFans.com