QuoteRFIP Quotezn QuoteRFIP Kirwan is an idiot. John Clayton a fool. And now Lombardi. They no nothing. Have had zero FO experience I guess. . That's one big giant teetering strawman. A strawman on wheels. For example here's what got said about Clayton. That he did not know much about or get the Rams situation. And events proved that assessment right. He didn't get what was going on witby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Trading Khalil Mack Is an Insane Move for Jon Gruden and the Raiders By CONOR ORR It’s a good thing the Raiders signed their head coach to a 10-year contract, because they’re going to need about that amount of time to find another player 50% as good as the one the franchise traded on Saturday morning. Dealing Khalil Mack to the Bears for a pair of first-round picks before the sun cby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLoboRam I hear you R2K... Florida Atlantic probably got a few million dollars to be this week's practice dummy... happens all the time with the big programs. JL Point taken. Lol.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
mike freeman ✔ @mikefreemanNFL A few facts on Mack from league sources: 1. Gruden barely spoke to Mack and Mack felt disrespected from the start. 2. Raiders players are in a sense of shock right now. Mack is highly respected in that locker room. 3. Gruden has pondered trading Mack since taking the job. 6:40 AM - Sep 1, 2018by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Benjamin Allbright ✔ @AllbrightNFL Had several conversations about this, this week. Raiders source stressed faith in Arden Key and lack of cash flow as impetus to dealing Mack. Greg Gabriel @greggabe A second source has confirmed to me that Raiders did not have cash flow to do me contract that’s why deal was madeby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Ian Rapoport ✔ @RapSheet It’s actually 2 first-rounders plus for Mack. Ian Rapoport ✔ @RapSheet Sources: The #Bears are giving 2 first-round picks to the #Raiders for star Khalil Mack. That may not be it, but that is the crux of the deal. A huge, huge deal. 6:10 AM - Sep 1, 2018 1,479 818 people are talking about thisby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Lombardi has become a joke. He is now embarrassing himself and doesn’t even know it. After being SO wrong about Goff and McVay, he comes up with THIS? C’mon...by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteRams43 Quotezn For some reason this 6th round pick entered the collective Rams fan mind as THE 2018 summer whipping boy . Lots of 6th rounders don't make it. But Hemingway became the magnet for frustrated disappointment in a player. For some reason. ... No less a personage than McVay himself spoke very highly of Hemingway last year. In fact, McVay seemed genuinely dby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn For some reason this 6th round pick entered the collective Rams fan mind as THE 2018 summer whipping boy . Lots of 6th rounders don't make it. But Hemingway became the magnet for frustrated disappointment in a player. For some reason. ... No less a personage than McVay himself spoke very highly of Hemingway last year. In fact, McVay seemed genuinely devastated when Heminby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
A lot of us saw this coming. Hemingway had a golden opportunity and he blew it. Sigh...by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteAlbaNY_Ram One thing is certain: if McVay thinks he needs a better backup QB then Snead will get him one. (So if the Rams don't replace Mannion I am 100% certain that McVay wants him. Whether that is the right move is debatable ...) Mannion costs 1 M this year. They need cap space for IR and for the practice squad. So the primary consideration when it comes to the Rams #2by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Where to start? Can a super-elite player force a trade by holding out? Will a humongous salary of a young super-elite player extension cripple the cap of a team paying top dollar for their QB? How many teams out there are willing to offer multiple premium picks AND pay an enormous salary to the super-elite player? How many 1st’s will the acquiring team be willing to pay, anyway? Wiby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Yeah, it’s probably a long shot, but what if... Suh gets a ring this year? Suh so loves his teammates and coaches that he’s willing to take a huge salary discount? I mean, Suh has already made his money with his first 3 contracts. And he has nothing left to prove about his player stature. So maybe he just wants to have some fun, do a few endorsements, and manage his considerable investmentby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
I love the player and like the deal. It works for both sides, IOW. Cheers! Can’t put winning or not winning a SB on any single player. Gotta sign your elites, if possible, and then hope for the best. All teams do this even though all know that there are never guarantees, even with QB’s. As for the “bad advice” from France? This deal could have been done last year, giving AD millions more inby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
The mightiest Ram is owner Stan Kroenke, who is living up to his promises By BILL PLASCHKE AUG 31, 2018 | 7:25 PM The signing of Aaron Donald to the richest defensive contract in NFL history Friday was a triumph of the Rams’ greatest force. That force is the guy who will pay him. In capping off a wallet-purging offseason that has cemented the team’s championship hopes, Donald wasby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Let’s see... This team now does the following: Evaluates talent well Drafts well Trades well Signs FA’s well Coaches exceptionally well Manages the cap exceptionally well Furthermore, this roster is LOADED in all 3 phases. Know what? I think I smell Dynasty. I see no reason to suspect that this crew will not continue to thrive in their respective capacities.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRFIP Rams are going for it this year but will pay down the road and already have to a degree. Said Wade wanted 2 cover CB's and Demoff told him OK but that will come with a price, which ended up being Quinn and tree. They predicted Talib will be gone after this year and that Peters will be a holdout next year. And that Joyner will most likely be too rich for their cap situation next yeby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
The case for the Rams to add a veteran backup QB to replace Sean Mannion Andrew Ortenberg Sean Mannion appears to have won the “battle” to be Jared Goff’s backup in 2018. Despite Mannion struggling heavily the entire preseason, neither of the players behind him on the roster pushed him at all. Brandon Allen struggled during the preseason, as well, and rookie UDFA Luis Perez was always gby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Neary was my only surprise in these last cuts, and he was a very mild one, at that. The last 13 cuts are gonna be increasingly difficult. It is my hope that Snead is working the phones for a Ram player to be traded for an incoming TE and/or QB. Would certainly lessen the sting, anyway. These final 13 Ram players do have value to other teams that have needs at their positions, I’m sure.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- Quotestlramz x :bravo All hail stlramz! He da man!by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteheadslapper Trying to find the old post where one of you met KD and was like, hey I heard AD was going be blah blah blah. Just thought it would be hilarious if it was close. That was stlramz, I think.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteheadslapper So Hodge made it! and all the TEs? These are just the initial cuts, slapped. There will be a total of 37 cuts. More, if they claim an outsider or two.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSaguaro nm. Geez, Sag... You sent me scurrying to my dictionary app. Again! Definition of delenda est Carthago : Carthage must be destroyed Substitute Carthage with Garoppolo? Lol.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotejemach You've gotta be kidding me? Largest contract and signing bonus for a defensive player...easily in history. 6 years...not 5...not 4... And I'm saying this about these deals...they won't look so high in 3 years. Yeah, je, I’m suggesting that AD might have been able to sign for more elsewhere if he had chosen to play serious contract hardball here. We’ve been discussing exaby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotemax Only thing that surprised me somewhat was the 6 years. I was thinking 4-5. I was told 5 years at 72.5M guaranteed. That connects with 6 years at 87M. Still, the 22.5 was right on the mark. I think it’s a win for Rams and Donald. The 22.5 may seem low for Donald’s value, especially if he ever got to FA, but the G money has got to make Donald happy. Me - I’m verby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
An 80% of Top QB salary would have been over $26 million dollars per (using Aaron Rodgers numbers). So, if that is the case, one could call this a “savings” of $4 million per on the cap. Not too shabby. But the bigger cherry on the top of this cake is the 6 year contract extension length. I would have been happy with 5 years, tbh. At 6 years, I’m ecstatic!by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Did AD sign for less with the Rams because he now sees a bright future with the young McVay for years and years?by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
If McVay had not come in and changed Fisher’s losers into big winners last year, would AD have been inclined to stay with the Rams? I wonder. In fact, I doubt it. AD wanted to win and it surely didn’t look like it was gonna happen with Fisher running things. Sooooo... Is this extension another spinoff benefit from the Sean McVay hire?by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePeoriaRa from the hints that McVay dropped. Now we just have to hope that he remains professional and hungry (and healthy would be nice as well). My feeling is that he is an athlete who is so competitive he just wants to be the best. Hey Derek Carr - Suh and Donald are coming for you! We have little to fear about AD slacking off after getting his money, Peoria. He is quite possiby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteAlbaNY_Ram . Numbers that everybody can be happy with! As predicted, the final numbers are such that both sides can call it a win. Not to mention we fans. Lol. I love the 6 year part, btw. A lot!by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com