Manning and Brees were both generational talents. Of course they weren't handled that way. How about Alex Smith in San Fran benched under Harbaugh? Ravens had no qualms about benching and ditching Flacco- who they won a Super Bowl with. Remember Drew Bledsoe? Lost his job to injury.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Again - a trade that wasn't requested by the agent. you said the way Goff's trade was handled was unprecedented. What is the precedent?by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Some love the guy, some got sent away when they asked for more money or got older and are bitter about it. He has a ruthless, win it all mentality. It does not account for the feelings of the players he decides are no longer important. Does anyone care? No. He wins. That's it.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
When the trade is not done with the blessing of the player. So again, I ask you - if Snead McVay handled the Goff trade in a class-less way, what is the standard of how it should have been handled to make it classy. You can't answer that because there is no example of it. Teams and players go through messy divorces every year. They are handled with all the sensitivity of an MMA fight. I thinby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
The whole thread is about things the OC from Cal said about why Goff wasn't as successful as he could have been. 'Mccarythism"? Are you serious with that? Try and follow the topic and don't worry about communists in our midst.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
He seemed to think it was playcalling and not Goff that was the issue.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
The question was, what is the standard for how coached and GM's handle trades with class and how does that compare to how McVay / Snead handled it. I suspect you'll respond by critiquing my whole line of questioning or introduce fancy logic class terms like 'straw man' or 'false equivalency'. Can't wait to not read it.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Who is he backing up? Akers? Henderson? Xavier Jones? Not interested in a old-timey RB taking snaps away from our young RB corp - which may include a draft pick and one or more UDFA's.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Just curious. For all those who criticize McVay and Snead for how they handled the situation, can you point to other GM's and Coaches who've traded players away with 'class and style'? I just don't see it. The NFL is a business and it can be rewarding and it can be brutal both in physical risk and win at all cost psychology.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
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He's under contract (a big one) and the Texans have said repeatedly they will not trade him. And they didn't trade him before any of this came out. Not sure I see the timing thingby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Seriously, this was hashed out on another thread already and was locked. This is a thread about Kirk Cousins - trying to sneak this in?. Do we call men who file lawsuits 'gold diggers?' Also it's 2021, no one refers to women as 'ladies' anymore. Unless you're working in the big top at a circus - 'good evening ladies and gentlemen' I know we're all old on here but sheesh man, let's stby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
He set the bar for turning mediocrity at QB into huge money. Maybe that's why he chose #8by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Since we're only in the early, crazy time of FA aren't there another round of cuts post June1? At that point you've had the draft and one (or 2) mini-camps so you might have a sense of your personnel and what you're still missing. Teams cut veterans to make way for rookies or clear more cap. Long ago stopped wearing a diaper in March as other teams took all 'the good players' who would havby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
2018, 2019, 2020. I agree that the huge contracts for Goff, Gurley, and Cooks were a mistake. At the time, all 3 were producing. Now they're are probably some guys who walked that they would have kept - Troy Hill, Mogan Fox, not sure about Brockers or JJ. They don't pay safeties and they have depth. Hopefully, next year and beyond some of these cap hits will clear the books, the cap willby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
I think this has been the MO since McVay came in. They brought in Whitworth and Woods at the start as those were 2 positions that the prior regime hadn't developed. Since then, it seems to be a steady flow of multiple day 2 and 3 draft picks and udfa's. Most they don't shove out on the field right away as full time starters, some they do. They work them into the system and then roll them outby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Must be some huge conspiracy among the wealthy and elite.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
And are easily used by the vastly more intelligent and crafty 'millionaires' and 'trillionaires'. Which geniuses in particular are you thinking pulled this off? The McNair family - they've done such a good job with the Texans - they must be super-geniuses.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Which part of this exactly is 'fake'? And what does 'fake news' mean besides our former president condemning every story or question that didn't paint him in the most favorable light. Sounds like you're biased against the women in this case as if it's not a 'real story'by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
'Fishy timing' what does that even mean? When should they have come forward so that it's not 'fishy'? Of course an NFL player would never be involved in sexual assault, right? There's some nefarious plan at work to either ruin his chance of being traded or...improve his chance of being traded - all orchestrated by brilliant men masterminds - owners, agents, etc - who are using these less intelby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
DUI's, Weapons Charges, people shot and stabbed (him) at his house party, claimed he was carrying a bomb at LAX (funny!), hit and run with DUI, domestic assault on his fiancée , false imprisonment... Yes let's sign this great fella up - he might get a few sacks for us. He's also 31. No thanks.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
LaFleur has some familiarity and they need a center now. Similar system - might be an easy plug and play. Don't discount system knowledge for Blythe. McVay may prefer that to raw statsby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Or even on the team for that matter. He may get a deal we don't want to match and just walk. At this point I won't be surprised if he's here and starting or if he's gone. As far as transcendent talent in FA centers, so far only Linsley could be considered a difference maker and he was way out of our price range.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Then try and match or beat it or just let him walk. No need to overpay for him. I think the same was true of Fox. They liked him, but not as much as the Panthersby promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Watt, Green, and Hudson - all over 30. Watson's production fell off in recent years and Green had a terrible 2020, and has an injury history. Hudson is a solid get but is 31 and for whatever reason, the Raiders didn't think he was worth keeping.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Not sure if he's much of an upgrade over Woods so why spend that kind of money? Plus he's 31. Except for Whit, you normally don't sign free agents over 30 unless it's a short deal or they're named Tom Brady.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams still have time to restructure both of them, but you only restructure a player you want to stick around for a few years (at least that's with most teams, Rams have done it a little differently). Still a day or more to get things done, but I wonder if Brockers and/ or Havs are traded or cut so they can re-sign Fox and maybe have some ammo to add a lower priced FA or 2.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
If we're just lining guys up and telling them to try snapping into a trash can, I can't see how that translates to a solid starter.by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm not trying to be argumentative, I just can't think of any winning teams that sign a lot of high-priced free agents. How a player performs on another team, in another system doesn't always equal the same results. To be fair - the Bucs added Brady and Gronk and Fournette. I thought fournette's deal was more modest. Anyone else?by promomasterj - RamsFootballFans.com