QuoteRams43 Quotemerlin 1. Sign OT Smith quickly and call LT done. Tender Jackson at second round and put him in the swing OT role. Cut Noteboom. 2. Sign a RB on the cheap to ensure we don't come up short in the backfield. I favor Moss for that because I don't want to spend too much, he knows the scheme, and he has good numbers on his power type runs. 3. Draft the bejeezus out of defenseby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotesince68 All in on Tyron Smith Sign a RB on the cheap - I would rather sign AJ Dillon or Austin Ekeler for about the same price as Moss . . . or just go all in with Henry for 9mil/yr. . . . could you imagine going 4 wide then Henry running behind Dotson and Havenstein ? 3rd and 2 becomes automatic. All in on Latu at 19 we do need another corner - there willby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
1. Sign OT Smith quickly and call LT done. Tender Jackson at second round and put him in the swing OT role. Cut Noteboom. 2. Sign a RB on the cheap to ensure we don't come up short in the backfield. I favor Moss for that because I don't want to spend too much, he knows the scheme, and he has good numbers on his power type runs. 3. Draft the bejeezus out of defense. Ideally Latu at 19, Iby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteBerendsenRam I don't think Jackson is a LT. He deserves a ton of credit for gutting out a good season, given that he's not really a guy with the ideal feet for the job. But what that actually means is you got away with a subpar LT not getting your old QB killed moreso than you should double down on it happening again. LT is a need. Thanks to Jackson it's not a huge need because worsby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotesince68 "Bortolini recently caught people’s attention at the NFL scouting combine by blowing the roof off his athletic testing. Bortolini posted a 9.97 (out of 10) Relative Athletic Score, which ranked sixth out of 1,434 OG from 1987 to 2024. Additionally, Bortolini’s 7.16-second 3-cone drill was the fastest ever for a center, surpassing Jason Kelce‘s record of 7.22 seconds setby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Certainly possible. He's off to a good start considering. Also Stafford is a great QB to have behind you as a young Center learning protections.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
It also could be that they want to take this offense to the next level and they know they need an explosive threat outside to do it. And this isn't a new thing. They took Jefferson with their highest pick and whiffed. They took Tutu with their highest pick and whiffed. So if they were enamored with Evans it's hard to blame them. He would have instantly solved that issue. Now Odunze is intby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteDeadpool Quotealyoshamucci Marvin Harrison is going to Indy apparently but not training on or doing any drills, so not competing. You wrote on my assessment 'Want to see him compete" because I said I thought he may not be best in show ... I understand that rookie year's can be drained by draft prep ... and that he may have a point (that may change future players' decisions, actualby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Might work for short term. But it’s not a long term solution. Agreed. Thing is Stafford feels like a short term QB for us right now. I'd estimate 2 years with him. So it fits in that way and buys them time. This is why I'm thinking it's what they'll do. Of course in a few days I might be thinking something else. :thumbsupby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamgator He was useless during much of our Super Bowl run. In fact, we won in spite of him. Was he better than what we have now? Oh yeah! But half of US on this board could give what we have now at DB a run for the money. For a solid season, Ramsey played FAR from what the Rams gave up for him. He holds like crazy when he takes on a top draw. Gotta give him credit, the guy is great at sneby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteden-the-coach Hope they keep losing. It is satisfying isn't it. :beercanby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
That would have been a nightmare. Glad it didn't happen.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
There is a reason for it. With Whit it was age. Smith I think is even better than Whit in pass pro. He's as good of a lockdown tackle as you can get on the blindside when he's healthy. Which is why he's hitting the market, that health. But let's say the Rams sign him in FA and we enter the playoffs with that dude on the blindside... Stafford will be positioned to make a serious run. Theby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Bought one of my kids a hoodie with the horns that thing looks amazing. But yeah stitched numbers make such a big difference. Also numbers that are appropriately sized not "well we got this batch of numbers from the far east and they're small but maybe nobody will notice."by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteoldschoolramfan When Rams are in bunch set right, I'd love that single WR on the left to be a guy with speed and height that requires full attention for a safety over the top. With 4 WR's, who can that defense cover? It would be a field day for Stafford....Plus, that rookie can be groomed the Rams way! They tried everything to get Tutu going in that role but he's too small to play on tby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
I have a Faulk throwback that is Mitchell & Ness, which is of fantastic quality. But these new ones are hot garbage. Last Rams store jersey I bought was a Goff way back when and the numbers were so small I threw it in the trash. They're so bad that it's better to just buy cheap knockoffs online.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotealyoshamucci I think he's a special circumstance. He's a top 20 prospect but hat are you going to do with him? I feel like 5 tech who moves all over is the jam. That's not going to be too many teams. So I expect him to last until end of the first, top of the second. Well interestingly enough I don't know where he's going to slate but I do feel like we need a 5T. We have 3T covereby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Is when Snead trades out of the first round they're at a nice place to get hammered. :thumbsupby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotealyoshamucci I'd say the same. Most of what I'm seeing is "consensus" placements... He's not going out on any limbs for anyone except maybe Cooper Dejean. And that's mild. My top 10 right now Harrison Williams Fashanu Nabers Maye Latu Odunze Newton Alt Mitchell Saw a segment on ESPN in passing where he mentioned he's pretty high on the Mizzou kid.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteCoy Bacon You know, you'd think they'd figured that out by now. I hope that our FO is smart enough to re-sign both of these guys. Would be to draft a LT. If they can hit on the pick, which of course is no given, then you can move Jackson to RG and maybe find a way to pay him at some point this season. Then you'll have your money on the right side of the line but that's ok given theby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Every season it seems the Rams start slow due to their OL. Even our SB season that was the case, they got hot as the year went on. Sure would be nice to see them actually ENTER the season with an intact line that is ready to go so they can chase a #1 seed. If you're patching that line together for the first six weeks you can kiss that top seed goodbye.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotealyoshamucci I know it sounds crazy, but that capital needs to be spent elsewhere. Especially since the prospects that will make pick 100 are worth it. Dotson is a monster, Avila is a monster, we don't need another brick wall there as much as we need a CB, DT, or WR. I agree. IF they go OL at 19 it has to be a LT. At least take a shot on the LT. Some of these guys might start outby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRidgewood Ram Jackson isn’t moving to RG as long as the FO is serious about signing Dotson. It’s RG and RG only for Dotson. Me: Sign Jackson to a 3 year reasonable deal. Resign Dotson. Draft a LT and OC and let Noteboom walk. Seems to me that if they were trying to get him done we'd hear rumors by now. So he is likely to hit the market and from there... Not a good chance to lock hby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteden-the-coach The hire will be internal and I believe it will be former Ram Nick Sorenson. Yeah it would seem much of the interview would be focused on Staley's ability to scheme around the existing players, but if he is as intelligent as the Rams rumors have claimed I imagine he'd be willing to dive into a change in fronts and adjust accordingly. In other words I agree they are not switcby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam This kid answers the bell. He is still developing. He is doing a good job. No, he's not an All-Pro and it is unlikely that he will be. My response to that is....so what? You can't have a line up of stars because the salary cap is meant to prevent that except perhaps for a single "all-in" season. I would be happy to see Jackson sign a 3 year deal, allowing him to haveby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteoldschoolramfan Perfect scenario for me, wake me up because I'm dreaming. Yes I'd be very happy with that FA period. Howard comes with questions but should be relatively affordable after last season and maybe can bounce back with us. If the Rams go get him I'm good with it. And the other two... :thumbsupby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteoldschoolramfan Sooooooooo, Whiners will try to get Rams ex-DC to coach their defense.....Hahahahaha. I don't like it at all. I think he'd be a very strong coordinator pairing with Ratboy.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Fun read and I love Mitchell at the top. I think he'd be a day one impact player for us. I've been trying to kick around who the impact types are of late. Who are the guys who potentially have the highest impact on our team overall if we were to take them at the top. I expect this is going to be a big part of the decision. If true this means QB is out for example. Also to me that eliminatby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Is something that I said before and will say again: it benefits the Rams to act hush-hush on his condition or whatever this is. Because if they were to come out and discuss what it is with the press then the inevitable next question would be asked. "How did you miss that." And yes we all know this draft was fantastic. It really was. Nobody bats a thousand and all that. But you cby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Shula has another experienced defensive resource there if he needs it. If he can dynamically tie these guys all together as a leader he should have a good chance to succeed. It will still come down to his own ability to ensure defensive gameplans are up to snuff and all that. But it sure does help to have quality under you. I always say that as a leader you are only as good as the leaders youby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com