Good post, very good questions. My thoughts in red. QuoteDeadpool The other thing that bothers me is that this does nothing to solve the offensive woes. Goff is off, Gurley is not vintage Gurley anymore and the line has been slowly deteriorating. Most of this is on the OL. I know Rampage says a good D will help a struggling O, but it just gives them more opportunities to shoot themselvesby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills Just look... Goff has not payed well. Passer ratings - QBR - I’m no longer concerned. I know full well what he is now. I’m resigned <sigh> Speed I love stats so I understand where you're coming from but context is everything. It feels like you're halfway acknowledging that the OL is bad but not accounting for how bad. We're talking about worst OL in theby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I see what you're saying Speed but I think you're overstating how he is playing a bit. I don't think he's playing well but it's also not awful. I don't feel we're near Bortles territory. Besides this last game, I felt he was doing fairly well given the amount of pressure he was under.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 QuoteLMU93 Yeah, after 2020 I think they move on unless he puts up 1200 yards next year. Eat the $8.4M while saving $4.8M in 2021. I really wish they had simply picked up his 5th year option for 2019 and waited on any extension until after 2018. In which case they probably would not have... Hopefully, they learned their lesson with that too early extension for Gurley. Sigh...by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteDeadhead Ram No question JR is a baller. I just see the 1st round picks or lack of, and the cap hit as being big problems in the future. I can't disagree that the lack of 1sts could be a big problem in the future. Only reason why I'm not extremely worried is because Snead and the scouting department have been uncommonly successful in the mid rounds. They've had no issues getting a Havby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills you don’t? I mean Whitworth is 38... so he should have quite a bit left no? I really don't know. He has high salary and 31 isn't young. Not everyone plays as long as Whit. Also, according to PFF, he had an elite ranking of 92.7 good for the #1 rating among all OL in 2016. In 2017 that dropped to a tie for 13th at 82.6. In 2018, it dropped again to 74.0 which was rated 35by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteDeadhead Ram Good level headed post. Me: I think McVay & Co. hit the panic button. It comes across as an emotional reaction as opposed to a well thought out decision. He's young, young people make emotional decisions and the loss of a 1st round pick for the next two years may hurt, as well as any future cap hit. That being said, I hope I'm wrong and it all works out. IMO, McVay's yby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills then you don’t get him because the draft capital is gone Are we certain that Trent Williams is worthy of garnering a 1st round pick?by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteferragamo79 other than the Patriots who have Brady.....which Super Bowl teams start 2 players with zero NFL starts..... Also, Rams had issues with Blythe and never really addressed that either You don't have to believe my philosophy, just look at current results......I think most here are upset with the poor O line play It's not that I don't believe your philosophy would be a good idby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteferragamo79 saying no team can expect 2nd year players to contribute I agree with you on that, but I feel the Rams who were in a Super Bowl window did not see that and thought they could plug and play anyone and all would be fine. In my opinion they were wrong. Yes, I get these players need time to develop, but starting them on a Superbowl contender was not a good idea and we are all sby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRam Fan Teacher Would we just have $8M in dead money for 1 year or will there be dead money each year for the life of the contract? Once the dead money accelerates onto the cap, that's it. It's done. They start the next year without it.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteramsfaninmd ....was a move for the long term, not just 2019. I understand the risk of him playing this year and next year and not signing a long term deal and the disaster of the picks given up for 1.6 seasons of him, but you gotta think his agent and Rams brass are talking parameters of a new deal. I get he does not address the woeful OL, and yes, they could have drafted a OT in the firby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteCROMWELL21 Very incomplete article. There will be a new CBA after 2021 and from what I can gather both sides, owners and players, anticipate the salary cap increasing by a sizeable amount.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePapatrey Quotedzrams QuotePapatrey This can't go on indefinitely. You need those high draft picks to have cheap starters on their first contract. It can go on indefinitely if they continue to have huge success getting cheap starters with their 2nd and 3rd round picks. Nothing says your cheap starter has to be a 1st rounder. Rapp, Kupp, JJ...all cheap players that weren't drafted in thby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePapatrey This can't go on indefinitely. You need those high draft picks to have cheap starters on their first contract. It can go on indefinitely if they continue to have huge success getting cheap starters with their 2nd and 3rd round picks. Nothing says your cheap starter has to be a 1st rounder. Rapp, Kupp, JJ...all cheap players that weren't drafted in the 1st round.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Me too, dz. Two cautionary things occur to me. 1. Has he already agreed to an extension contract? I sure hope so. 2. I hope that the Rams did an exhaustive background check on Ramsey, particularly on his diva tendencies. Having said that, he IS a transcendent talent at a key position and will free Wade’s hands to revert to man coverage and lockdown one side of the field. Pby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteCROMWELL21 Breaking: The Rams and Jaguars finalized a trade that will send CB Jalen Ramsey to Los Angeles in exchange for two first-round picks in 2020 and 2021 and a 2021 fourth-round pick, per adamschefter. I'm not sure how I feel about this series of moves. I like aggression. They see opportunity they seize it. On the other hand, I really don't like the amount they gave up. It smby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Not that anybody thought that they hadn’t noticed. Lol. Let’s all wish this Corbett kid all the best. I’m assuming that Kromer had his eye on the young man for a reason. I see him listed as a C/G.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills seems like people are questioning the Browns oline my point was that their oline blocks for Nick Chubb pretty wellby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
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QuoteMamaRAMa Quotemax Michael Lombardi - @mlombardiNFL: The Ravens/Rams trade is more about getting rid of players than thinking they are improving their team. Young was killing the Ravens and did not dress vs Pitt. Peters is easier to trade then bench and I am sure the Rams defensive coaches are happy to see him gone. I don't know anything about Young so those who do... feel free to jump inby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteClassicalwit Yeah. I don't know why people were so high on Noteboom. Maybe because he was a 3rd round pick. If you were low on him, why? Prior to this season, I haven't really heard any reasons given to be down on him.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotedzrams Quotepromomasterj I know it can be disruptive to change centers, but how has Allen been grading out? He had the ridiculous holding penalty against San Fran (even announcers said its not called 9 times out of 10) and he's been whipped on quite a few plays, but overall how do you think he's done? And what about Shelton? Has some college pedigree (all pac 12) - also 3 inches taller tby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 I mean, the ripple effects extend far and wide. Not the least of which is that it limits McVay’s playcall options. And, tbh, I’m not sure that it is fixable to get the Rams back to playoff contention this season. Especially with injuries to starters piling up. Three more just this week! Don’t know about y’all, but I’ve mentally come to terms with that. The OL weakness definiteby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotepromomasterj I know it can be disruptive to change centers, but how has Allen been grading out? He had the ridiculous holding penalty against San Fran (even announcers said its not called 9 times out of 10) and he's been whipped on quite a few plays, but overall how do you think he's done? And what about Shelton? Has some college pedigree (all pac 12) - also 3 inches taller than Allen -by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteAtlantic Ram It's not like the Rams OL was awesome. But when you can run the ball... or can't... masks a lot and ALSO allows players to be more effective. Not sure McVay just isn't trying too hard. Despite the score the Rams could have won the game. But I think the niners were definitely the better, more physical and better coached team... just less talented than the Rams. IMO Also,by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotesacram Whitworth 2017 81.7 2018 83.1 2019 67.7 Havenstein 2017 71.2 2018 84.3 2019 52.6 When you combine these numbers with the inexperienced youth we have in the middle, that makes for a very poor OL, which affects everything else on this team. If the line doesn't start showing major improvement fast, this can quickly become a lost year. Take PFF with a grain of salt righby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteMamaRAMa QuoteRamUK I was rolling my eyes up to that point at the total nonsense I was reading from GUYS. Firstly, to even entertain that idea you have got to question McVay's ability to focus. I don't. Secondly, you have to think that men may struggle more to focus because they have an attractive girlfriend than a not so attractive one. C'mon seriously? If McVay had hooked up wby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSeattleRam They've given up 12 sacks but are 2nd in pass attempts. Sacks given up per pass attempts they rank 6th, giving up a sack once every 20 attempts. Yards per rush they rank 14th. By comparison I know last year the Seahawks ranked 31st. last season Wilson got sacked once every 10 attempts. Just 2 cents...... DCs, including both Wade and GW, have said that pressures allowedby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamUK I was rolling my eyes up to that point at the total nonsense I was reading from GUYS. Firstly, to even entertain that idea you have got to question McVay's ability to focus. I don't. Secondly, you have to think that men may struggle more to focus because they have an attractive girlfriend than a not so attractive one. C'mon seriously? If McVay had hooked up with her on theby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com