Yeah, Vinny is a voice of reason. When I pushed him on McVay not wanting to play Goff in PS, he convinced me otherwise. VB is close to what’s going on with players and especially coaches. He has typically taken a pro organization stance on many of his reports. And so He does appear to have their confidence. When he said McVay is pissed about Hav getting banged up and that now he can’t plaby max - RamsFootballFans.com
IRVINE, Calif. -- Jared Goff bites his nails, which is weird because that's a habit you normally associate with nervous people, and Goff doesn't otherwise strike you as a nervous person. "I need to stop. It's gross," the Los Angeles Rams' 23-year-old quarterback said, inspecting the gnawed-down nubs of his fingertips between training camp practices here in late July. "It's tby max - RamsFootballFans.com
According to Vinny, Direct quote: "KC offered more. it could have looked like the same amount on paper but it’s always about what’s guaranteed and KC’s guarantee topped the #Rams. From what I’m told in the short term and overall." The bottom line is the Rams were willing to pay Cooks more than Watkins. But clearly, the Rams wanted to keep Watkins, they just set a price limit on hiby max - RamsFootballFans.com
Myles Simmons said McVay wanted Cooks over Watkins from the beginning.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotemax Quotezn QuoteSoCalRAMatic Sounds like Cooks is a lot smarter and faster. I think Cooks is just a natural receiver. I think Watkins is a gifted athlete (speed + strength) who plays receiver. But the fact is the Rams didn't just let Watkins walk. They made an effort to sign him and at one point had him wrapped up, but the Chiefs made a big last minute push. So it's noby max - RamsFootballFans.com
Yeah, and let’s be fair, we don’t know for sure that Watkins has a problem with the playbook.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteSoCalRAMatic Sounds like Cooks is a lot smarter and faster. I think Cooks is just a natural receiver. I think Watkins is a gifted athlete (speed + strength) who plays receiver. But the fact is the Rams didn't just let Watkins walk. They made an effort to sign him and at one point had him wrapped up, but the Chiefs made a big last minute push. So it's not like the Rams jby max - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotemax Reportedly, Cooks is doing just fine with Rams playbook. So why not Watkins? Didn’t Cooks get a later start? No it's the opposite. Watkins didn't join the Rams until August. And btw the Rams made a real effort to sign Watkins and the Chiefs rushed in at the last minute to up the stakes on the contract. I suspect they gave him more guaranteed money. I am not a big Watby max - RamsFootballFans.com
Also, Vinny told me the coaches are extremely confident in Noteboom. His exact words were Noteboom is “VERY VERY IMPRESSIVE.” And Allen also. I still have my doubts that Allen is big enough to be a quality starter, but it looks like Rams hit big time on both of those guys. Fingers crossed.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
My guess is that McVay didn’t love Watkins. But he loves Cooks. Somehow the brain trust quantified the difference. Nice job.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Reportedly, Cooks is doing just fine with Rams playbook. So why not Watkins? Didn’t Cooks get a later start?by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotemax Ok. I get all that, but the issue is they didn’t know NB would be this good when TC Started. And given that they were never gonna play Whitworth, what was their plan to play Goff if NB wasnt a major hit? I mean, go back a month and tell me what the plan was to play Goff in PS? They knew about the Raiders deal so the 2nd game was out, and they weren’t gonna play Goff inby max - RamsFootballFans.com
Ok. I get all that, but the issue is they didn’t know NB would be this good when TC Started. And given that they were never gonna play Whitworth, what was their plan to play Goff if NB wasnt a major hit? I mean, go back a month and tell me what the plan was to play Goff in PS? They knew about the Raiders deal so the 2nd game was out, and they weren’t gonna play Goff in the first game beby max - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteAnd, how do you know what their level of trust in Noteboom is? If AW had gotten injured last year Noteboom would BE the starting LOT. That's a story worth paying attention to because if they scored on NB, that's a big deal. I don’t know what you’re trying to say here.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Due to injury. Goff is the only heathy starting QB not playing in PS.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Vinny strongly believes McVay is pissed he can’t play Goff because of circumstances. I respect Vinny, but it just doesn’t hold up, IMO. According to Vinny, McVays plan is to not play Whitworth at all, and to play Havenstein. And to play Goff. That means Noteboom plays LT. How could that be a viable plan put in place at the start of TC? McVay could not have been confident that Noteby max - RamsFootballFans.com
How much work did Gurley and Goff get last year compared to other QB/RB combinations? And we are taking about young guys who were still learning a new system.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Rich Hammond It appears that, in a wild coincidence, the only two NFL starting QBs who might miss the entire preseason are Jared Goff and Carson Wentz. All others either have played or are scheduled to this week (Brees, Roethlisberger). Wentz is coming off a major knee injury. @JoeMarciano McVay is making a statement about PS. If the Rams start the season fresh, healthy, and winning, oby max - RamsFootballFans.com
I just read that Aubrey Pleasant said, "the game is changing. I think Sean and this organization are a microcosm of what’s going on. What matters is how you reach people, cultivate relationships.” Well, I think the game is changing beyond that, just look at the rule changes that folks are freaking out over. And I think McVay is looking at all of this as well. McVay is a visionary. He is lby max - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotemax QuoteRampage2K- Quotezn Quotemax Even if they offered him 24M, if the guaranteed money was $65M, that’s STILL a lowball. How bout $20M per year with $80M g-money ??? :lol3 That's an interesting question. At what point does the guaranteed money lower the desire for annual salary. If he got 5 years at $20M with $90M guaranteed, that would be a pretty sweet deal. Wouldby max - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Quotemax He is experimenting with PS. Where is the reward vs the risk? He doesn’t like the odds of playing guys. Of course McVay is experimenting, max. Good catch. He’s only got one year under his belt, so still feeling his way. New ‘OC” and new QB coach. Crazy Raider schedule. Evaluating Cooks and the various TE’s for this year’s O. Putting in lots of new wrinkles to stay ahby max - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- Quotezn Quotemax Even if they offered him 24M, if the guaranteed money was $65M, that’s STILL a lowball. How bout $20M per year with $80M g-money ??? :lol3 That's an interesting question. At what point does the guaranteed money lower the desire for annual salary. If he got 5 years at $20M with $90M guaranteed, that would be a pretty sweet deal.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Explaining it away doesn’t work.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Even if they offered him 24M, if the guaranteed money was $65M, that’s STILL a lowball.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
He is experimenting with PS. Where is the reward vs the risk? He doesn’t like the odds of playing guys.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
We ain’t seeing Gurley at all in PS. Highly unlikely to see Goff.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Reports are out.by max - RamsFootballFans.com