QuoteRamBill Sean McVay, Les Snead sign contract extensions The two men spearheading the Rams football operations are now slated to be around through 2023, as both general manager Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay have signed contract extensions. The two have been partners as GM and HC for two years, compiling a 24-8 regular-season record, and a 2-2 record in the postseason, becoming NFCby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteFlorida_Ram QuoteSaguaro I am a Ram fan. That's short for fanatic, in case you've forgotten. I am a red-blooded, rip-snortin', biased homer of a yahoo who loves the Rams way above all else in the NFL. do I need to go find others of my ilk elsewhere? Your ilk is permeated on this board and it's posters like yourself why I continue to chime in on here. If you ever left this forby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePeoriaRa I have no evidence to support this - just a theory. Obviously a team cannot be superior in every area - not with a salary cap. I have wondered over recent years if the analytics just show that success running does not correlate closely with winning - and our brain trust has decided to optimize the team against the pass at the cost of stopping the run. Because the analytics shoby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn I think that completely depends. They have a franchise qb. That already puts them in a better position than teams that don't. He's young and will improve, so what would one off year mean? If it's due to injury you don't even hesitate on that (depending on the injury)---look at Wentz. If he levels off in terms of performance (which I do not regard as likely) then do you really just start oby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteScottish Ram Don't forget that the success we have had over the last 2 seasons is also helping to attract FA Vet's like Weddle and Matthews. The trades have all helped to get us where we are and I am pretty happy where we are right now. I have a different opinion on this. Where they are right now is that they have 2 players on expensive 1 years while at the same time they are coby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills not because we got there but because we lost 43 calls Cooks a HR... was he? Did he look like a HR in the SB Anyhow there is a part of me that thinks that they got there a bit early... and that the SB on many levels was too big for them. The head coach, and QB especially Its not an overwhelming feeling but its a feeling Since the whole issue is a judgment call, I seeby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteRams43 I see plenty of room for two reasonable people to have opposite opinions on this topic, zn. Debate points can be made for both positions. My take is threefold. First, these moves were a big part of taking a 4-12 team to 13-3 and a SB berth in just two years. How does one place a value on that? Second, it’s only been 2 years for this strategy. Cooks is already a HRby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLMU93 And if he does play really well but they can't come to an agreement then take the 3rd round 2021 comp pick and move on. It sounds to me that if he does play REALLY well, they have a strong belief that they should come to an agreement. Great CBs are a very valuable and rare commodity. I agree with that approach. If he only plays decently well or is inconsistent again, that's wby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I think those cars do much more than they say. They only say you need to be attentive because it's CYA for them. I'm pretty sure their lawyers make them say that.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I see it much the same way you do. I’m not pessimistic on Fowler or Matthews or the edge rushers in general, just guarded. I’ve got to see it too on Fowler. Until then, I’m not buying that he’s a double digit sack guy. I feel your sack estimate on Matthews is pretty spot on. As for the rest, I temper my enthusiasm because they are all unproven. At best, there is hope that one of the many nameby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Honestly, how much have you watched this specific player? Also, the size has nothing to do with the running ability. I can see him failing as a player based on size. It’s the same charge that made Russel Wilson a 3rd round pick. But that has nothing to do with the running attibutes. But back to the question, have you watched him play?by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam Tell me of a college QB who rushed for 1000 yards, and became a Pro pocket passer? When it's in your DNA to run, you just run instinctively. Murray didn't amass 1000 yards rushing in his senior year because he's a pocket passer. Besides: a 5'10" QB has a harder time than taller QBs seeing over the line. This is why the NFL standards want a 6'4" QB. I'm not sayinby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Most “running Qbs” need the run element of their game to be any good. According to your own analysis, Newton and Wentz require the running elements to function. None of them are pure pocket QBs because they lack pure pocket skills. Murray, OTOH, thrives in the pocket. If he didn’t run, he would be considered a pocket QB based on his ability there. Running is not necessary for him; it’s just aby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Yeah, Goff has to get more consistent, but why wouldn’t that be expected from a 24 year old QB? And why wouldn’t intelligent media guys understand that? Because believe it or not, a player becoming consistent is not automatic nor a foregone conclusion. Sometimes players just cap out without ever hitting that level. We're hoping as fans that he continues to grow but that's not guaby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills Is people have questions about Goff and there is context for that So Florio’s take is not clickbait and out of the blue. A simple surf of the internet will give you a good idea of what a lot of people think of Goff I would say most don’t believe in him. They think it’s more McVay than Goff. Most of those people may be wrong but to act like doubt in Goff’s ability doesn’by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Not that I agree with Florio, but he puts forth a debatable theoretical argument. Do you pay every starter QB a big percentage of your cap if you believe you can replace him with someone as good or better at a fraction of the cost? Goff aside, there I know you said Goff aside but for purposes of clarity I will say at the beginning that I think Goff deserves a 2nd contract and wby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 I think that Goff receiving a 2nd contract extension is as inevitable as the advance of a glacier, dz. Sorry. Might not be $35 million, but it will be at least $30M. Probably more, depending on when he’s extended. As zn has correctly pointed out numerous times, if the Rams won’t pay it, then any number of other QB starved teams will. C’mon... I tend to agree with you 43. But kby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 That’s clickbait territory. And deliberately so. I don’t believe that even the anti-Goff biased Florio believes that for a second. Sigh... I’m not even close to agreeing with Florio on this issue but his position isn’t clickbait territory. Know why not? We have posters on this board - Rams fans no less - who aren’t sold on Goff. And I respect their positions. I think we’d haby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I wouldn't sign Dak to an extension right now. I'd strongly consider letting him play out his contract and franchise tagging him a year or two. OTOH, I'm much more comfortable with the Rams extending Goff.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
With vets who haven't won, I can always see the possibility of signing with a contending team for the vet min. If he has anything left in the tank, I'd say yes to that.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam That's news to me. I thought he was in the Jags organization in some capacity, then in the Falcons as director of Pro personnel. I don't ever recall Snead being a TV guy. Rather he spent many years working directly in the NFL for these teams. If he was, fill me in. Prior to working as a TV guy, Jeremiah worked as a scout. Same thing Snead did. They both worked directly in the Nby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam It seems like guys who talk about football stuff on TV are getting a lot of consideration to do it for real. I signed on a long time ago to say that Gruden is going to be a colossal flop. His 10 years away from coaching and his determination to do it his way and coach the same way he used to looks to me like a formula for failure. Trading away Mack was utterly insane. Trading awaby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotecool_hand_luke Perhaps equally important as the success of jet sweep plays is the added success to running plays that fake a jet sweep. As I read the article, I really wanted them to dig one layer deeper and tell us how often jet sweep motion was used. That’s the biggest change I noticed from the 2017 Rams offense to the 2018 version. I felt they ran jet sweeps quite a bit in 2017 andby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLMU93 I could see them drafting a WR next year with an eye on replacing Reynolds in 2020. But I really think Kupp will get a contract extension in the next 12 months. Do you see them paying all 3 WRs big money? Neither Kupp or Woods will be cheap when they sign their next contracts. Woods’ salary will double and Kupp will likely be $12M+. Maybe they sign Kupp to an extension and leby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRam_Ruler For when we draft at 32 haha. And maybe we find a mid round qb option The Rams could be looking for a WR next draft. 2020 is Cooper Kupp's last year under contract. In 2021 Woods' contract end. Can they or will they be able to afford having 3 highly paid WRs? Having such a good WR group is a double-edged sword. At some point, they'll all need to be paid. If the Rams sby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotecool_hand_luke I think you always select the best player in the draft. The value you gain from having a good player on a rookie is so high. But take a situation where you have 8-10 guys making over ten million on your cap. This might be a time to go for quantity in the draft as opposed to picking 25th or so. Trading down allows a team to select more rookie deal players who then take theby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotecool_hand_luke I do find it interesting that a team may, on purpose, select lesser players in greater quantity than a small number of better players do to their current roster composition and salary cap implications. I don’t know for certain that’s advisable for every team but I think for the Rams, given Snead’s success in the middle rounds, it’s a great strategy. Both Snead and McVayby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Pro Football Focus grades for 2019 Los Angeles Rams, rest of NFC West validate Rams’ trades down in 2019 NFL Draft The Rams didn’t need to add great talent. They already have plenty. By 3k@3k_ Projected starters for the Rams with 80.0+ grades last year pic.twitter.com/SiDoguvh2O — Pro Football Focus (@PFF) May 15, 2019 As we headed toward the 2019 NFL Draft, I poby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePHDram If you let both Talib and Peter's go they would have a glaring need at CB. I dont think they will let that happen. Hence they will either sign or franchise peters, sign Talib to contract similar to the weddle deal or go after some else in fa/trade. The option they choose they will dictate how high they draft a cb imo. We're gonna see this season if Peter's is worth an extension. Heby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePHDram maybe...but if he does what you say youre still spending 30 million on a qb in the very near future. I don't think the issue is, or ever has been, the reluctance to spend a lot on a QB. The issue is the reluctance to spend a lot on the wrong QB, one who is not quite good enough to win. Like Matt Stafford. Or Alex Smith. That said, I'm firmly in Goff's corner and believe heby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com