The idea that somehow Goff is a bust borders on ludicrous. Don't get me wrong: I have no idea whether we have Joe Montana, Sam Bradford II, or David Carr at this point. But neither does anyone else. But to label ANY player a bust after 1 training camp and 4 preseason games? Goodness, did you WATCH any other those games? Goff has an arm and accuracy like few have. Hue Jackson believingby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Spruce broke all his college records as a WO, not a slot guy.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I swear. It is amazing how no matter how much logic, history, or stats PROVE that only a handful of rookies contribute a great deal to their teams (of COURSE some do!), and how few rookie QBs do much in their rookie year, and how much better off a team usually is if they have a good enough veteran to give that rookie a year to acclimate, fans and media still go nutz when a rookie high draft pickby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Anyone hear anything about Spruce's health? I'm sure hoping he's available from game 1, especially with Cooper likely not. I think it was kind of funny that anyone thought Spruce wouldn't make it. The coaching staff would have to be blind not to see what they had in this guy. My ONLY concern was whether Fisher was smart enough to see that Spruce is so advanced compared to any of the other gby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I think all are candidates to play tonight.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Faulk drew a contrast between the situation for Goff, versus the situation for Dak Prescott. Essentially he says that Prescott has guys around him who are helping him and bailing him out; while Goff doesn't. He says he thinks the Rams WRs have talent, but they have to catch the ball and do what they're capable of doing. Pointed out that it's hard to assess how Tavon Austin would be coby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
First, as you probably know I'm no fan of Fisher. However, regardless of how I or you feel about him, he has to make decisions as the CEO of the team; not an advocate or personal trainer of one player. Nor can he be the one who develops players, except in the sense that he picks those that do and gives them parameters to go by. As for not playing Keenum. It is perfectly logical. Keenum isby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
2 weeks before the bullets fly for real, what QB is out there with "upside", unless he is so low on the development ladder that there is nothing but upside left? And if he is out there, he's on another team and will cost something to get him. It's a pipe dream that a team is going to rummage around at this point an unearth a potential starting QB, younger with upside. They simplyby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
1) Staying healthy. No dings of people that will be on the 53. Hard to imagine that ANY starters (except maybe for Havenstein who needs the practice) will play. 2) WRs catch the ball. I don't believe for a second that a 4th game is needed to see who can and can't; we already know. And I think it will be the downfall of Williams, Quick, and Thomas (draft pick or no). None of these guys have handsby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I think you are giving way too short of a shrift to Keenum. No one is claiming that he is a top flight NFL QB. But the guy has played and won in this league. He is young, not fragile, and seems to be a good teammate and leader. Doesn't get hurt. That is worth a lot more than these guys who are going to get cut. Who, exactly, is going to be cut that is better than Keenum? QBs that can pby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Just occurred to me: Two teams lost their starting QBs for considerable periods of time during the preseason. Interestingly, one was during game action. The other in a non-contact drill. There is simply no accounting for injuries. I just hope that the time for serious injuries to key Rams players is beyond us for a little while. It's somebody else's turn.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
They aren't going to give up much for a ONE year solution. Unless they honestly think that Bridgewater's injury could be more than 1 year, or career threatening. And Keenum is more valuable to the Rams than probably any one else right now. I could see them angling for Sanchez. But I think they are going to be looking for more of a back-up than a starter. It is WAY too late to even think abby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
No one seems to say the same thing about Carson Palmer who will be 37 in December. I think Hill is much better than given credit for. And this is no knock against Palmer; he's a darn good QB. However the reality is that 36 is End of Career territory. The body can go downhill overnight at this point and their special skills along with it.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
The Vikes' QB upside is Bridgewater. What they need is someone to give them decent QB play for the 2016 season. Maybe they ought to call Peyton Manning.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
My point was that the Rams ought to be the better team. Of course the any given Sunday rule applies. But if we can't forecast games without "taking the other team for granted", then I don't know how you do it.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Clearly, Aaron Rogers wasn't ready to play as a rookie. And they had an aging, but good, QB in Favre. But a couple of years learning the system, understanding the game, countless practices, and he became a star. Clearly, Goff is not ready to play as a rookie. Could he if he had to? Sure. But they'd have to cut the playbook down and run only the plays that they felt comfortable with him runnby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm sorry for what Bridgewater will have to go through. This won't end his career. He'll be ready to go for 2017. But really can't muster up much sympathy for the Vikes. Not after what the Rams have been through over the last several years with injuries. No one was feeling sorry for the Rams. Hill will do a fine job for them; the cupboard isn't bare. But they will likely be in the market fby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I predict 7-9 or 8-8. But the issue is not going to be QB play. Keenum is plenty steady even if only "average" so to speak. He's by no means a playoff QB. But neither is Goff ready to be thrown to the wolves. For one thing, like most young QBs, he holds onto the ball too long. Some of this is just processing things too slowly at first. I don't want Goff getting knocked around becausby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
1) The Oline depth is actually pretty good imo. It's just that when you put in ALL #2s and 3s you're going to have issues. Hopefully you're never putting in more than 1 (maybe 2) subs and the starters beside them help out. So I don't think what we saw as a unit on the Oline (with the 2nds and 3rds) was indicative of an actual game situation. 2) What I see in Joyner is frustration. They're moviby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't think we're going to see Keenum playing bad. We'll simply see Keenum being Keenum, game in and game out; he does what he does, and can't do what he can't do. He's not going to escape a rush with quick movement or his legs, for instance. And he won't win games with his arm. He'll manage games and get the ball out quickly. This is unlikely to change, and Fisher knows it. So that's whyby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Dang LA. Now I have to go back and watch the games again to watch Higbee block (or lack thereof, which is your perspective). Hope it is not QUITE as bad as you paint it. If it is as bad, I wonder if it has anything to do with his knee not being fully healed. I think he favors it just a bit.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I have no doubt that part of the reason that some were cut today, and others have been kept but will be cut a week from now, has to do with Preseason game 4. That is, they need a certain complement of players to avoid playing starters or injured guys that they don't want to play. So while for some they are going to get one more chance to show something, for others it is mostly logistics andby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I've read a lot of posts that says essentially that the deck was stacked against Goff. He was never given a fair chance to earn the starting the job. Didn't get enough time with the 1's, etc. When did the conventional wisdom change from when it is ALWAYS best to give a rookie QB at least 1 year holding a clipboard, and usually longer? I think I know the answer. It was when FA was introduced aby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
You nailed it right down the line. And thanks for bringing up that this was the first road game for a lot of these kids and it was against the world champs to boot. And frankly, they showed why they're the champs. The Broncos will be formidable again this year. A lot of those youngsters had to have been awfully nervous.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Believe me when I say I wish I could be as calm and patient as you are about it. I hope you are right and I am wrong and that we're back here in a few weeks and I'm eating a crow dinner.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Even with my pessimistic attitude about the Rams and Fisher, I think the Rams will beat the Niners to open the season. I just the see the Rams as having the number for the NFC West, and I see the Niners as a work in progress with poor QB'ing. They have a pretty good RB in Hyde, but not much else on O. They've lost all their stars on D and are rebuilding. And I suspect the Rams are going to gby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I think for me, and a few others, while a WR not being able to get open is a concern, the far bigger concern is simply catching the football when it arrives. I have not seen our WRs unable to get open as a general rule except as we work out way down the roster in these preseason games. And, not every play for any team does a WR alwasys come open. Rather the issue is when a QB throws the balby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I get what you're saying. But all my conclusions are based on is what we can see as of now, as best we can see it. You could argue the same thing about practice. How can a coach know how a player will perform when the bullets actually fly? And yet, they have to choose anyway. And the same in Preseason. Between practice and preseason games they are going to select many of who will eventby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
GRob played 4 series. 1st series. Perfect. 2nd series. Perfect. 3rd series. Allowed some pressure in Pass Pro but his man didn't reach the QB. But otherwise was good. 4th series. Whiffed on one play (Pass pro) and his man definitely affected the play; but otherwise was good. He pass protected well against DE and OLB. In run blocking he pushed people around. You are not going toby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com