February 22, 2019 02:50AM
Well we don't have enough cap space to fill all of our holes with high level talents so we will need some young guys to step up.

JMF is one who may be able to fill a full time role at DE with Brockers moving to the Middle to replace Suh. If Westbrooks leaves we will need to still add another DL.

Noteboom may be forced into action if we do not resign Safford.

We have like 35 Mil in cap space but need to cover the draft too out of that amount. You have raises going to the RFA too that have to come out of that amount. Maybe you end up with between 25-28 Mil to spend. Resigning Safford and Fowler or Suh and Fowler is going to take up most of that. Or if they go maybe we can find some cheap replacements that will not be as good.

I think it is imperative that young players are developed and ready to take the place of more expensive ones. Is Ebu done improving? I doubt it but he sure could use competition for the Job. While I think we would like to sign high impact free agents to solve all of our position needs that is not going to be possible. The Rams will either resign a few our our own guys or possibly sign 2 impact guys. The rest of the holes will be filled by our young players, draft picks, UDFA or low cost free agents. One of the strengths of this team is finding good players that can contribute who don't cost a lot of money. Under McVay they do a much better job of developing young talent too which is a tremendous help.

While we will go for it all we have not mortgaged future cap space, at least in a big way, for the here and now. I suspect we will pick up the 5th year option on Goff for 2020 and while I am not sure of what the number will be it will be at least 20 Mil per year. The Rams will account for that impact when planning this years roster and will not want to be in a position where they have to cut players and have a lot of dead money.

Anyway there will be young players that need to step and play a more important role and some will need to start. I don't see anyway around that reality.
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  Rams wont promote back ups who rarely played to starters

ferragamo79754February 21, 2019 03:50PM

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zn462February 21, 2019 04:32PM

  Re: Rams wont promote back ups who rarely played to starters

Rams43253February 21, 2019 04:43PM

  JJ and Kupp were fairly high pics

ferragamo79234February 21, 2019 04:59PM

  Littleton played a lot of snaps

ferragamo79195February 21, 2019 04:57PM

  Yeah...let's do that...

jemach110February 26, 2019 04:53PM

  it worked out ok with Littleton..... the point of drafting

LA_Ram_#29244February 21, 2019 05:32PM

  yeah, I lean this way of thinking too, #29..

SunTzu_vs_Camus199February 22, 2019 05:59AM

  you are reaching with Kizer

ferragamo79181February 22, 2019 02:24PM

  Re: you are reaching with Kizer

LA_Ram_#29142February 25, 2019 05:01PM

  And Littleton was exposed...

jemach142February 26, 2019 04:54PM

  Re: Rams wont promote back ups who rarely played to starters

David Deacon279February 22, 2019 02:50AM

  Re: Rams wont promote back ups who rarely played to starters

Classicalwit263February 22, 2019 03:50AM

  Yep the 2 you mention got some snaps

ferragamo79194February 22, 2019 07:55AM

  Re: Yep the 2 you mention got some snaps

David Deacon160February 26, 2019 01:05AM

  LOL...

jemach104February 26, 2019 04:56PM

  some should see bigger roles

LMU93184February 22, 2019 04:31AM

  my thoughts exactly (nm)

ferragamo79154February 22, 2019 07:56AM

  What did you see that makes you think that...

jemach108February 26, 2019 04:58PM

  Notice the ones who did start this year - Littleton, Blythe, JJ

PeoriaRa224February 22, 2019 01:43PM

  Re: Good observation!

dzrams180February 22, 2019 02:03PM

  you left out Ebukam and Longacre

ferragamo79193February 22, 2019 02:17PM

  Blythe and Noteboom on similar paths

LMU93198February 25, 2019 03:54AM

  I can see us drafting 2 more OL in April...

SunTzu_vs_Camus199February 25, 2019 06:51AM

  Re: I can see us drafting 2 more OL in April...

LMU93210February 25, 2019 08:08AM

  JFM is not a starter...

jemach122February 26, 2019 04:59PM

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Killrazor177February 25, 2019 08:58AM

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21Dog191February 25, 2019 03:05PM

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Killrazor131February 26, 2019 12:08AM

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zn125February 26, 2019 03:34AM

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Killrazor113February 26, 2019 05:08AM

  I really agree, zn on Joyner's best position....

SunTzu_vs_Camus119February 26, 2019 05:30AM

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CraigMatson126February 26, 2019 06:52AM

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zn126February 26, 2019 03:12PM

  Does anyone think we may need bigger players?

jemach112February 26, 2019 05:01PM