On this day in 1975…The Rams acquired Tom Dempsey from the Eagles for a 4th round pick in 1976…The Eagles, four months later, traded that pick to the Green Bay Packers for a journeyman named Bill Lueck. In April of 1976…the Packers sent John Hadl, CB Ken Ellis, draft picks 3/66/1977…and 4/117/1976 to Houston for Lynn Dickey… The fourth round pick, that originally belonged to the Rams, turnedby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
***Yearbook writing…we always had a rule at The Mid…no yearbook writing…you often read in a yearbook that the 0-10 football team never surrendered their fighting spirit…gag me with a spoon gross. The Matthew Stafford doc….was as Al McGuire used to say… “A little too much French pastry.” But what I did like…was the showing of the pain he was in…Until you get close to football…and it took meby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
My problem with Chop has been the lack of production...I want to believe...but I can't....by JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
Watched the pressers with Puka Nacua, Tre’Davius White, Ernest Jones, and Rob Havenstein… It’s overlooked, but since the start of the McSnead Era…Which is the arrival of Sean McVay and the maturing of Les Snead as GM…the Rams have developed this culture or pattern of having players you fall in love with. We know about Cooper Kupp, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald…we know how we felt about Robby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
....I ain't going to argue with Coy Bacon! Bacon for the Hall!by JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
Happy Birthday to Mike Jones...His tackle in Super Bowl 34...for me...is the defensive equivalent of Stafford throwing his no-look to Kupp in SB 56...given the pressures of the moment... The Rams have to do something at SoFi to honor this guy.....Or maybe they have, and I haven't seen it. Let me know...by JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
Five picks in the First 100...plus a 4th-rounder...I'm in.by JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
I saw Draft Day...and I just thought Vontae Mack--not matter what.by JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
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The last two seasons he was with the Rams...Klosterman was pushed aside...He did nothing and was a figure head only...This was John Shaw's show and whoever he gathered around him...I actually have made a connection with the Klosterman family...and they break down this situation...I think what's often forgotten is Klosterman was also the GM of the LA Express...and before ownership imploded he builby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
On this date in 1991—Rams release Mel Owens…Owens spent 9 seasons with the Rams…122-games, 91 starts…became a starter in 1983…had 9-sacks in 1985…a really good player, but overdrafted at 1/9/1981-Michigan…Rams traded #20, #52, and #105 to Washington to jump from 20 to #9 to take Owens…This was not a Don Klosterman trade…#20 turns into Mark May a fixture with the Hogs and appears in three Super Boby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
Fully agree....Perez is smart...determined...but just not NFL worthy...by JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
Great post....part of the reason I love this site...Your thoughts...your crystal ball...I don't think they were fully enamored with all that was on the market and the asking price (salaries) for the edge...I see a trade back to accumulate picks in a deep draft ...or, possibly, a big move with that #19 pick for an established edge.....and, yes, I would not rule out a QB if the opportunity presentsby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
Born on this day in 1940—Joe Carollo LT (Notre Dame): Drafted by the Rams 2/16/1962 (6-2/265)….Started at LT from 1962-1968 (appearing in 97/starting 70) did not miss a game 1965-1968…Pro Bowl in ’68…Was traded to Philly in the Bob Brown/Jim Nettles deal…started two years for Eagles…and returned to the Rams in 1971 as a back up… Think about the Rams draft class in 1962… #2 Roman Gabriel, #3 Meby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
I’ve mentioned that Mike McCallister is the only other center on the roster other than Steve Avila…but overlooked is Grant Miller…a member of the practice squad…he’s listed as a guard but he did play center at Vanderbilt, successfully, before transferring to Baylor. Miller is a UDFA the Rams signed last May… he’s 6-4/306… Think how the Rams developed Alaric Jackson and Coleman Shelton…Milleby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
...I don't want to see them getting a haul of picks from a team looking to move up... #KlostermanHOF #RamCave #RamViewby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
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He just did the team a massive solid by restructuring...so I don't know...after Super Bowl 56...yeah, I think that was a leverage thing...now? I'm not sure....only my gut, but it doesn't seem like he's done.by JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
I get it...everything makes sense...10 years...two Super Bowls, a ring...finances set for life...leave now before wrecking your body any worse than it already is...be around your family.... But the Rams are a Super Bowl contender in '24....and a fierce competitor like Donald going now...just seems weird to me... Let's see what the Rams do in the next few weeks and then in the draft and we'll knowby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
No evidence to contradict Aaron Donald's retirement except my gut...Everything is aligned for him to retire...So he must have 0 in the tank to walk away from the Rams in '24...I'm going to keep it in.pencil and wait until after the Draft to put it in ink. If Brady can comeback, why not AD? RamView Live at 2:PM on YouTube #KlostermanHOF #RamCave #RamViewby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
Second! Any other discussion? All those in favor say, "Yes." All those opposed same sign... Motion approved...Carson Wentz should be resigned by the Rams.by JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
I believe its because people went with received knowledge.... The phrase "the bill will come due" was repeated over and over...and everyone just went with it....As someone who used to work in media...never let the media's opinions change what you see to be true with your own eyes. Honestly, without a historic series of injuries along the offensive line the Rams would have competedby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
Please....no Chase Young...No Derrick Henry....by JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
Frisco puts Arik Armistead in the street...could...just could...they be looking at a defensive adjustment...and move to a 3-4....Nick Sorensen is the DC...but Brandon Staley is in the house... ...and now they add Leonard Floyd....Just throwing it out there...Thoughts.by JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams have built a wall...in front of Stafford...and secured their interior line through this next Super Bowl window. Rams Offensive Line (ages) Center: Steve Avila (25)… Guards: Kevin Dotson (28) & Jonah Jackson (27) Tackles: Alaric Jackson (26) & Havenstein (32) #RamView #RamCave #KlostermanHOFby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com
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Center: Mike McCallister…(Coleman Shelton)…Avila… McCallister is 62/305-UDFA-Youngstown St. …will turn 26 6/12/1998…Background as a volunteer firefighter starting when he was in high school…McVay specifically praised McCallister after OTAs last summer….Tough guy…who could become what? Rich Saul? Nah, Coleman Shelton? Possibly…Remember Coleman Shelton joined the Rams in 2019…that year, Shelton plby JoeT13B - RamsFootballFans.com