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I'm relieved - Yesterday
I just didn't see Ramsey as being worth what he was going to cost. I'm skeptical we have a workable CB room, especially if we hit an injury patch, but if as Jourdan posits - they see CBs as being speed bumps rather than stop signs, maybe this works. I believe we do have A plan, whether it is a good plan or not is up for question. But I also think that McVay and Shula earned the benefit of thby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I love having a cap guru on this board... - 4 days ago
Albany, I don't know if you consider yourself an "expert," but thank you for taking the time to interpret things for folks like me. I do think Cap Guru is a good title for you.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Anyone know what kind of analytics operation we have? - 6 days ago
So much of what we don't understand about how the Rams operate (why zero emphasis on offball linebacker, why we never throw to the TE) may be a result of our analytics analysis. Anyone know how much we invest in this?by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Jourdan used to reference me regularly on her podcast - 6 days ago
We never connected directly. But in the first (really good!) year of her doing a Rams podcast, she had a tendency to try to express ideas with highly metaphorical language. Like she said something the Rams were doing was like "making a fist with one finger sticking out." In the comments, I used to tease her about "Jourdan's Tortured Metaphor of the Week" and before longby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
OK once more on the Rams Saints NFCC Game - 18 days ago
This storyline is SO TIRED. I am tired of retrying it. But I will keep doing it as long as the storyline that the Saints DESERVED to win and were jobbed by the refs. It is an insupportable case. Once again, here is why. 1. Yes, the PI could have and probably should have been called. And if it had been, then the Saints almost certainly would have won the game. I'm not arguing that, althouby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Took me a minute to figure this one out... - 19 days ago
I suspect you meant Whittington when you said "Timmerman." Both were great OL for us though! :)by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
PFF likes (but does not love) the Kam brothers - Plus other PFF Rams analysis - 26 days ago
In their article on the top 32 safeties in the NFL, not one but two Rams and Kams made the list. Kam Kinchens at #22 Kam Curl at #26 These analyses have been interesting. In the 32 top centers, Shelton came in at 19. (Please don't look at #1.) In the top guards, Dotson was #8, although Avila was not listed. (Hope this is wrong. Dotson IS good, but I hope Avila really shows upby RantoulRam - Rams Chronicles
It's very exciting to imagine what he could develop into - 28 days ago
The raw athleticism is there, the skills are developed at a lot of levels, and he seems to have the instincts. It is exciting to imagine what he could develop into if he can be 20% better yet with continued strength work, and improvement in his technique.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Interesting.... - 29 days ago
I don't know the rosters of the OTHER NFC west teams enough to comment on the accuracy of your placements. It does feel like it could be a BIT homerish. The most interesting part was that where you saw Rams players as the best at their positions was primarily on offense. This despite the fact that last year, it was too often our offense that underperformed and left us vulnerable. That saiby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Good point on the touchdowns - 4 weeks ago
KW just seems to have a nose for the end zone. If its 3 and 2 at midfield, I don't trust him to get the hard yards. Maybe he will, maybe he won't. But down at the goal line he just seems to have a different gear. It's like he can smell the end zone. Last year, it would drive me nuts when we would get close and then start passing and end up kicking a FG. He could easily have had 3-4 moreby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I know its not in our best interest, but I can't help but root for Atlanta - 5 weeks ago
Raheem Morris is a good guy, and I am rooting for him to be another successful head coach from the McVay tree. (Sort of.) Even if it hurts our draft pick, I would love to see him finally bust out as a head coach. It might hurt us in the short run, but when you look at the success O'Connell and LaFleur have had, adding Raheem to that list does help us in attracting the best possible talent fby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Thanks for sharing this - 5 weeks ago
I like to learn stuff about our schemesby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
From the WSJ review - 6 weeks ago
"The book’s main shortcoming is its ambition. Mr. Silver tracks the careers not only of the principal coaches, but their fellow travelers too. The narrative dives deep into many different plot lines: draft and trade dramas, infighting over quarterbacks, the drinking problems of various coaches, and so on. Even with the time spent on Kyle Shanahan, the story seems to lack center. It must be sby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
A gift for those (like me) suffering from Rams withdrawal - 6 weeks ago
I picked up a book at my local library that a lot of you will love. Reading this book is helping me get through this extremely barren part of the NFL year post-draft, when Rams news and analysis is in such short supply. "The Why is Everything: A Story of Football, Rivalry, and Revolution" is written by Michael Silver. What you think of Silver is somewhat immaterial, in my opby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I think its important... - 7 weeks ago
Because it means that McVay has our offense cooking. One of the strangest things about last year was that with the youth, and extreme lack of spending we had on defense, it was still our defense that won more games for us than our offense. Now part of that was the unusually bad injury luck we had early on with the OL. But even at our best last year, our offense was "pretty competent.&qby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Thanks for the timestamp - 7 weeks ago
I rarely have time to watch full videos. That time you provided is golden.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
First time no players complained about mini-camp! - 7 weeks ago
I wonder if they need someone to hand out water bottles at minicamp? :)by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I love having experts on this board - 2 months ago
Thanks - now I know my budget for imaginary shopping trip in free agent land. More than anything, I want to try and find us a spare OL or two who can be quality depth. I like our starting OL just fine, it is probably a solid B group, but we saw what happened last year when we lost a few starters to injury.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Great post and I agree - 2 months ago
The draft is 250% better, at least, after reading our knowledgeable board members and preparing for it. I don't post a lot, but I read the board every day, and I appreciate those who post their thoughts and passions. Thanks to all who make this my first visit of the day on the internet.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
So where are we at, capwise for 2025? AlbanyRam? - 2 months ago
As we hit the really dead part of the NFL year, I'd like to window shop for some free agents who might add to our depth, primarily. Any idea what we have available for 2025?by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
NFL Network is pretty good - 2 months ago
I'm watching the NFL draft center on NFL Network and I think it's pretty good. It's doing exactly what you're talking about.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Throwaway picks? - 2 months ago
Last year's 6th round got us: * our starting kicker * Jordan Whittington, likely a strong rotational WR this year * Beau Limmer, who held down Center for us respectably for most of the year Plus we got Omar Speights, likely one of our starting ILBs this year, after the 6th round. We have shown we can get value in those late picks.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
So where are WE talking during the draft? - 2 months ago
Do we do it in the Game Time Forum? Or do we mostly just react to things here on this board? I generally do not have friends or family who pay as much attention to the draft as I do. So after anything interesting happens, I first have my own reaction to it, then I want to know what the well informed Rams superfans on this board think about it. Where is the first place to go? How many oby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Its a TE after a move up or down - 2 months ago
I'm afraid we are going to spend too much capital moving up or down for Warren or Loveland. I have gotten attached to our draft capital after the MANY good picks we have made in the last two years. I'd rather we moved down a bit, picked up a 3rd and got Taylor instead.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
How sure are we that Havenstein doesn't return? - 2 months ago
That always seems to be the assumption behind mock drafts etc. Whitworth played at a high level well into his late 30's. Is it true that most OL fall off a cliff sometime? I'm good with drafting OL after what we saw early last year in terms of injuries. We need quality depth. But who knows, maybe Havs signs a 3-year extension after this year and continues to be a solid rock for our offby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
So useful - 2 months ago
I will have this on my phone during the draft. Between you and the other draft experts, I feel like I really know what to look for in the draft. THANK YOU for all the hard work.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm pavlovs Dog - 2 months ago
I see the world Blinkscout - I immediately open it. Really enjoy your content. Hoping for another 5th round Puka Nacua value recever this year, but that is greedy.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Our experts here usually identify a few - 2 months ago
Last year, I remember them being on top of Whittington and Speights, both players we ended up drafting and both of whom had performance that exceeded their draft position. Thats why I read our experts so closely. Last year, it almost seemed like the Rams FO did as well, given how they ended up drafting some of our experts' top sleepers.by RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Cost us $10-20 million per year in cap space - 2 months ago
Don't remember where it was posted, but a recent article analyzed the cost of drafting a RB in the first round. The basics are - if you take a player in the first round who in his SECOND contract would make $20+ million per year, you are saving $15 million per year of cap space assuming he makes about $5 million on his rookie contract. Look at Verse - we would easily pay $20+ million per yearby RantoulRam - RamsFootballFans.com