Rams cap outlook if 2021 salary cap drops to $175 million as NFL proposed Cameron DaSilva The financial ramifications of the coronavirus are being felt in every corner of the economy, including professional sports. With limited or no fans in stadiums this season, the NFL is in for a significant hit to its 2020 revenue, which will have an impact on the 2021 salary cap. On Friday, itby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Something like that would certainly make sense. What are your thoughts on players with current top salaries such as Goff and AD being willing to restructure in such a way as to enable extending teammates like Ramsey and Kupp, for example? With their monies being recouped 3-5 years down the road? Seems like a lot of potential win-win in there for everybody.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Technically true, AlbaNY. But who doesn’t foresee a likely cap reduction coming down the road? How teams and players cope with it will be enlightening. Rams will need Goff, AD, Ramsey, and maybe a few others to be a bit ‘flexible’ in the short term, I think. I also think that this will sort itself out over time. A little cooperation between teams and players will enable both to come outby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Good questions, Rock. Clearly, we will see teams, agents, and players forced to rethink their various strategies while dealing with a shifting cap. Gonna be interesting to watch. As usual, the smarter teams will do the best job of strategizing and gain further relative advantage. Hope the Rams are in that ‘smarter’ group.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
We need to keep two things in mind as we tentatively approach this season.. 1. Some players will inevitably infect others due to the close proximity in practice and games. This is true no matter what protocols are employed, just as is the case of the flu or cold contagion. 2. These players are among the very lowest at-risk people on the planet in terms of mortality, if infected. These twby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
I consider Darious Williams a potential diamond in the rough. Big fan here.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemikeguman Does the author have inside information on this process? Or is he just filling up space? Rozeboom is a tackling machine who can cover from the ILB position. He was extremely productive at a Top 10 FBS school. I call BS on this article. I think the Rams know they have a keeper here. He will beat out Reeder. Yeah, I was mildly surprised to see Rozeboom’s name on this list. But whatby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Don’t feel bad, den. The ‘Demby mistake’ was a small one. I, on the other hand, fully bought into the GRob hype and thought we might have selected a future HOF’er! Now, THAT’S a mistake! Mindblowingly bad. Lol.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
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Quotemerlin I figured maybe you saw some things in combination of camp or preseason or something. Our TE group looks to me though like the type of group who will squeeze a big/rangy dev project like Blanton out. We probably keep 4 TEs given likelihood of more 12 sets. Higs/Everett/Mundt are probably set in stone because all offer good things. Higs will get a lot of earlier reads by the QB tby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteAlbaNY_Ram I didn't notice the date on the Ramswire article but now that you mentioned it we have this perspective: October 22, 2019: the Rams were 23rd in the league with a block win rate of 54% (from the Ramswire article) January 27, 2020: the Rams were tied for 22nd in the league with a block win rate if 57% (from the ESPN article) That first article came out after the Rams firstby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemerlin Curious what you're seeing there. I’m not ‘seeing’ anything, Merlin. None of us are, unfortunately. But I’ve read positive things being said about Blanton. Just throwing it out there. Let’s remember, for perspective’s sake, that we are discussing the relative merits of TE’s 3-5 here. Lol.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
You just nailed it there, zn. I agree on every single point. A very in-context post. Take a bow, sir!by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteferragamo79 Like Hill, Brown, Mundt, etc. and replace a good chunk of your roster with rookies and low picks that have not played a NFL down paired with a virtual offseason so they really are going to have a tough time transitioning sounds like a WINNING plan! I dunno, ferragamo. While I also value experience, I value playmaking and talent even more. For example, to use youby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Stat shows Rams' O-line wasn't as bad as it seemed in the running game Cameron DaSilva Could it be possible that the Rams’ offensive line wasn’t actually the problem in the running game? According to one metric, it seems that way. Next Gen Stats developed a new statistic that measures an offensive line’s effectiveness at creating yards for its running backs. It’s called expected rusby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSoCalRAMatic I don't see the rookies doing much this year. We will live or die with our vets. Well, yes and no. I see good opportunities for the drafted rookies, particularly the top 4. But the UDFA’s? Gonna be tough for them to get a lot of snaps. Sloman might just become our kicker, too.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Here’s Memento... I disagree with a lot of what DaSilva wrote. I have my opinion on the 53-man roster, but before that, I'd like to suggest a trade: Gerald Everett to the Dallas Cowboys for Trysten Hill. (I'll be honest; I really like Hill's game. I think he could be a good 5-tech/3-tech behind Donald to potentially spell him or Brockers, especially on pass-rushing downs. He's a former sby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Andrew Whitworth explains why this is a 'really tough' year for NFL rookies Cameron DaSilva Andrew Whitworth is 14 years removed from his rookie year in the NFL, so it’s essentially a distant memory for the veteran left tackle. But even though he came into the league in 2006, he knows the challenges of being a rookie. That experience also gives him some perspective on just how diffiby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- I think the preseason games are great for these guys on the back end of the roster to get some playing time and exposure not just to the team they're on but to all 32 teams in case they don't make the team that drafted them or signed them as a street free agent. I like watching preseason games, I just don't like being charged almost fulll price as a season ticket holder. Preseaby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Here’s BonifayRam... The OL number of 8 just screams wrong to me. McVay just lost 4/5ths of his starting OL last season. He had to start 3 first year starters by mid season. Really doubt he would go with only 8 again. Rams will have to replace Whitworth & Blythe after this season. cutting Joseph Noteboom will not happen. He is the only bona fide legit LT replacement on this Ram team. Noby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRAMpant Defense We have three kickers and no preseason games. It'll be interesting how that takes shape. I guess that they’re gonna be forced to rely on practice kicks. Not a gametime condition, but the best that they can do. Hope they have enough long snappers handy ‘cause there’s gonna be a ton of kicking going on. Lol.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Great input, Dead. Also, it’s wonderful to see a post from you. Hope everything is okay up there, man.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams 2019 offensive line ahead of other teams this season When is a bad offensive line not a bad offensive line? When you remove the casts, ACE bandages, and crutches. At least, that is what the LA Rams are counting on this year. The LA Rams owned the 31st-ranked offensive line in 2019. That fact alone triggered many to call on the team to sign free agent offensive linemen, draft multipleby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Why haven't the Rams signed any of their rookies yet? Cameron DaSilva While most other teams across the NFL have been working to get their rookies under contract all offseason – increasingly so with training camp around the corner – the Rams have yet to sign a single one of their 2020 draft picks. In recent years, the Rams have signed their rookies by the end of June. But as we all knoby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Sean McVay recalls funny story from 2017 argument he had with Matt LaFleur Cameron DaSilva Sean McVay and Matt LaFleur were only on the Rams coaching staff together for one year, but their relationship goes back much longer than that single 2017 season. They’ve known each other for years, first working together on Mike Shanahan’s staff in Washington. That strong relationship helpedby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Not too surprising a list. But Noteboom is gonna make the 53, unless they don’t count him, if PUP’ed. I see them carrying at least 9 OL players, not just 8. And place kicker seems like a coin flip at this point.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
49ers gave Rams the blueprint for how to manage RB committee Cameron DaSilva The Rams are making the transition from having a true workhorse back to likely utilizing more of a committee approach in the backfield this year. Todd Gurley was the king of carries in Los Angeles for the last few years, dominating the distribution of touches at running back with his backups getting minimal oppby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Good news, for sure. Hope this all works out. For everybody.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com