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Too much pass reliance is a fear of mine this year - Yesterday
So it would not surprise me. But I don't know how good that would be for our Super Bowl chances. It's ironic that Warner's 2001 season coupled with a Super Bowl loss where the offense struggled. That year's team ran the ball on weak defenses but they weren't too strong a run team. A strong run game is of enormous benefit to a playoff run. So hopefully the Rams show a ton of balance and Staby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Reasonable chance they'll get another round 3 pick as well - Yesterday
Good to know that and thank you. :thumbsupby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Reasonable chance they'll get another round 3 pick as well - 2 days ago
If Raheem Morris puts together a good season as DC he's going to get a lot of interviews.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
I'd give Brian Poole a look - 2 days ago
He's a shrimpy slot type but a nice fallback plan if things don't work out for them with their interior options. Sign him on the cheap and let him battle for the job.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Rodgers with Seattle's receivers would be terrifying - 2 days ago
I'd prefer to keep the devil I know.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
2021 Season Concerns - 2 days ago
Wanted to throw out a few things that concern me now that we have a good idea of what this team is going to look like. 1. Defensive Scheme. By far #1 on my list for a few reasons. First off our new DC has a background steeped in cover 2. He's a different guy from Staley and I don't know that he's got the expertise to run this defense the way Staley did. I am sure he could run a cover 2. Bby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Interesting list LMU - 2 days ago
QuoteLMU93 I think most would consider the Rams to have drafted pretty well overall (especially without 1st round picks) since 2017. So how many of their draft picks have actually made an "immediate impact?" I loosely set the bar at 300 snaps as a rookie. Since 2017 (36 draft picks total) this is who has done that: Taylor Rapp (2019)- 823 snaps Cooper Kupp (2017)- 736 John Johnsonby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
It's amazing that you can't see the truth right in front of your face - 3 days ago
The Rams don't put up with guys who don't produce. They are an elite franchise. They pay top players and keep them. But when they don't produce they get kicked to the curb. Oh man. If only they would just keep these guys around so that you wouldn't have to worry about what they think. It's such a burden right? Surely all those bad feelings are going to be McVay's downfall. Keep waitinby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Also and btw - 3 days ago
He will never be Fox. Fox was an agile edge type in his build who didn't have good enough feet and edge skills to be a full time guy. He developed strength that made him a heck of a nice rotation piece. This guy is heavy footed but hard to move. It's a different player completely. But that doesn't mean he can't help us in rotation in the interior in fact I think the difficulty in moving hiby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
He moves like Jimmy Graham - 3 days ago
He's got that natural athlete type movement in the lanky body. Same smooth movement like a point guard. Shorter than Jimmy was but faster and more athletic than he was too. Also Jimmy never had a taste for getting dirty, he would block when called upon but this guy actually is good at contact. I think the Rams have a chance to hit big on him. He's raw as a weapon in the passing game but thby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Routes - 3 days ago
The guy was rounding off the top of his stems even late in his career. I agree with you on his spatial awareness probably being an issue too. But I'm just talking his execution of his route assignment. He never got to the point where he could accelerate out of his breaks which, given his low to the ground and twitchy build was always a disappointment to me. And I could complain about some oby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams are going to run the table - 3 days ago
I think first off the QB upgrade was profound. Goff's confidence was in the dumpster and McVay's high standards and ultra-competitive personality was too much for his fragile psyche to handle. Stafford is going to pair perfectly with McVay. Akers going into year two should be an absolute beast. Higbee's value in the passing game will spike a bit too because Stafford will put up contested baby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Tavon was a bad egg - 3 days ago
He had the build and gifts to be a great route runner but he never put in the work. He never mastered the routes, and in the NFL if you're not executing there it's very hard to get separation. And he wasn't worth much even as a deep threat because he couldn't track the ball and with his micro catch radius that's a bad mix. IMO the dude was a bad egg. If the game mattered to him he would havby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
That is a great quote right there - 3 days ago
"The thing about Tutu is that he has good great game speed. He can come out here and run a fast time on the 40, but he plays fast. I think there's a big difference that there are some of the guys across the country that are posting these great times, but go watch their film. Now if they play that way then great, but I think he plays that fast. So, once he gets to that level out there and heby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
My favorite pick in this draft - 4 days ago
20 years old. Power profile. Tons of room to improve on technique to combo with that power and become something special for us. And they got him in round 4 in a weak DL draft. Our core rotation of DL should be consistently strong vs the run.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Looking for "quick twitch" is the problem here - 4 days ago
That wasn't the Rams' priority. Our new DC to Earnest Brown IV: "We got really big today, really physical, ready to dominate man we love it." Their priority was clearly strength at the point. Power. This DL class had a ton of guys who were flawed and good at maybe one or two things but very few all around games. They prioritized guys who are stout, strong and hard to move. I'mby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Competition drives excellence - 4 days ago
It's just a basic truth in life from every aspect you can think of, whether you're talking about business or school or sports. The Rams have loaded that "eligibles" group. And they're doing it right: high standards from the top coupled with a group that will need to compete for every role. I believe it's going to bear a lot of fruit. Even Kupp and Woody are feeling it. Jeffersoby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Comparing himself to Ramsey is funny - 4 days ago
He can't hold Ramsey's jock on the field. Ramsey can do it all. But you know what I love about this? That both players feel the departure from the Rams. That the Rams are so desired of a team to play for. It's a big change from five years ago. And I love that the Rams don't care who you are. If you don't produce you're gone. The players have an annual jettisoning of big names to referby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: Some Jourdan on Ernest Jones... - 4 days ago
QuoteRams43 Jourdan Rodrigue @JourdanRodrigue On Ernest Jones, Snead says Rams loved his spatial awareness, loved his instincts on tape and knack for finding the ball, liked his long arms as a blitzer, and said he was one of the top players rated on their “potential leader” board. They were ready to grab him at 88 if needed. 9:09 PM · Apr 30, 2021 Yeah they really seemed to focus on that leaby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Some random thoughts - 5 days ago
Your take is fair first off. Looking at the Rams prioritizing run defense, I think this DL group had a lot to do with that. Kept hearing scouts say "just pick a trait" with this group because they felt you're not gonna get those all around types that frequented the previous two years. So the Rams did that. As to why they prioritized run defense beyond that, I go back to 2017. Tby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Re: He's got some good things to him - 5 days ago
QuoteClassicalwit Quotemerlin First his raw speed is ridiculous. The guy separates like crazy. He'll get free releases in this offense from slot or trips or jet motions. With a free release there aren't going to be a lot of DBs that can cover him even at the NFL level. His speed and suddenness are that good. This all sounds so much like 2013; I have to keep pinching myself. I know. It doby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Hype vids are the problem here my man - 5 days ago
Watch some full games of Jojo. He was a threat in college, sure. But watch some of his full games or cutups if you can find them. Then watch Tutu. Night and day IMO.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
If I'm Tutu I would gun for the punt returner job - 5 days ago
Quotenicecatchellard Quotemerlin First his raw speed is ridiculous. The guy separates like crazy. He'll get free releases in this offense from slot or trips or jet motions. With a free release there aren't going to be a lot of DBs that can cover him even at the NFL level. His speed and suddenness are that good. Second he can actually adjust to a ball in flight which is critical for a guy wby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Harris vs Hopkins - 5 days ago
QuotePA48 Quotezn Harris may take a while as a TE but Snead identified him as a special teamer who (presumably) can play that role in year 1. Snead on Harris: "Jacob Harris... was probably our number one ranked special teamer, in terms of coverage." ... It might be smart, since as a special teamer he'll be active on game day, to get him into some red zone packages. Absolutely.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Jojo doesn't have anywhere near the speed/suddenness - 5 days ago
This guy plays at a different speed. Knock his size by all means and as I admitted that is an issue here. But comparing him to Jojo is apples to oranges. I don't care that they're similar in size. Jojo has some nice jukes but he lacks that suddenness and flat-out ability to leave a DB in the dust that Tutu has. Tutu might get knocked out in his first few games and everyone will blame the Rby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Snead killed it in rounds 4 and 5 - 5 days ago
It pretty much made our draft too. That's where you see the depth additions and rotation boosts that will be necessary to get through a full season. So if Tutu and Jones are guys that the Rams were right about this could be a heck of a draft. If not, well, I think at the least the overall roster will be ok with enough DL rotation and maybe even a nice find with a poor man's Jimmy Graham.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
He's got some good things to him - 5 days ago
First his raw speed is ridiculous. The guy separates like crazy. He'll get free releases in this offense from slot or trips or jet motions. With a free release there aren't going to be a lot of DBs that can cover him even at the NFL level. His speed and suddenness are that good. Second he can actually adjust to a ball in flight which is critical for a guy with as much speed and as little cby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Gonna disagree on him adding weight - 5 days ago
What makes him special are his speed and suddenness. If the Rams make him put on 20 or 30 lbs is he the same guy? I think you just play the guy at his current weight and put him on the field when he's ready mentally. If he has pride and competitive drive and his skills play he'll be fine. When you're lighter of build hitting the ground doesn't hurt as much. Bulking up doesn't really guarby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
This is a really interesting draft - 6 days ago
Going in to this weekend here were my hopes: 1. Bolster the 5T and primary rotation spots vacated by Brock and Fox. Getting more physical up front was critical, to my eye at least. I don't trust Robinson either, so I felt it might be our greatest need. 2. Address Center. No surprise, I felt like most here. Blythe was absolutely terrible. The Rams' options on the roster are unproven. Lby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Might as well compare him to Gronk - 6 days ago
It would be about as good a comp as the one you made. I think Tutu is risky due to his size. Not sure he can survive. But the guy is electric. Shockingly fast. With a free release I don't know that anyone will be able to cover that dude for a full 60. If he does learn the offense quickly teams will need to rub him and they'll have to account for him on jet sweeps.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com