Quoteden-the-coach I concur Max, Pankey was underrated. I remember when the Rams drafted Irv and I thought why a TE? However, I do recall I believe it was Paul Zimmerman back then saying that he would play tackle and Pankey played it very well. Pankey was on the Rams in 85 too so maybe he was thinking about Goff over Brock which was more obvious, however, Jake did ask him about 89 maybe that pby max - RamsFootballFans.com
Cool interview with former LT Irv Pankey. He's one of the most underrated Rams, IMO. He has some good stuff here on this podcast. Jake asks Pankey if he could have one guy from the current Rams team to help the Rams in NFC Champ game against the Niners in 1989 who would he want? Pankey said Jared Goff. (All of Jake's other guests when asked that question said Donald). Pankey said we were fineby max - RamsFootballFans.com
What if Reynolds gets on the field this year and lights it up? He could get playing time due to injury (like when Woods got hurt last year) or he could just step up his game so much that they have to play him. I wonder how that would affect how much they are willing to pay Cooks.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteznWell I wasn't referring to AB's size though. You can be a smaller player with toughness and durability. But I spaced that that's not completely true in this case, so I stand corrected. However, I still think Brown is an overall tougher guy than Cooks. Doesn't make Cooks the opposite. I won't argue that Brown is or isn't overall tougher than Cooks. He may be. But I don't think that's highby max - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteSpeed_Kills Under McVay I was a little disappointed with some of the responses to this question (or lack of them). Again I think Brown and Cooks are very similar. Schrager apparently knew where I was going with my line of questioning lol!!! Where is laram he would have really challenged me on this. Lol I have my doubts about Cooks being what Brown is. For one thing BC has hby max - RamsFootballFans.com
He had some issue in a hotel room or something like that. Whatever it was there were a lot of personnel guys who said they wouldn't touch him. I remember Tony Softli saying he wanted nothing to do with the guy. Doesn't appear that he's the most likable guy in the world, but man he is great on the field.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
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I was talking conceptually. The Rams could certainly not pay him this year and deal with another holdout until the season starts. If that were the case, it would likely cost them more to sign him in 2019. But I think if they waited until next year, it would get very ugly, and a trade would be probable. That’s why I expect them to sign him this year (or not at all).by max - RamsFootballFans.com
At this point, Donald is on a team that is in a great situation to win a SB. Why would he want to leave that? To go where? Is there another SB contender that is gonna give him so much money that they can't keep the other players they need to win a SB? That ain't happening. I guess its possible for Donald to get a ridiculous amount of money from a team like the Browns that has a ton of cap spacby max - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotemax Quotewv ram QuoteCeeZar I like to think that if I where in their position at the end of my career, I would rather have $100M and a few rings than $120M and no rings. It's not that black and white of course... Yeah, thats what I'm getting at. They want security. And they want a Ring. Once they have the former...I 'wish' there were more than just Brady thinkin aboby max - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewv ram QuoteCeeZar I like to think that if I where in their position at the end of my career, I would rather have $100M and a few rings than $120M and no rings. It's not that black and white of course... Yeah, thats what I'm getting at. They want security. And they want a Ring. Once they have the former...I 'wish' there were more than just Brady thinkin about the latter.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewv ram Quotemax When you’re a QB and you look like Brady you’re gonna make a ton of money in endorsements. I think he makes another $10M / yr. then there’s his wife who makes twice what Tom makes. It’s a lot easier to takes less when you got that going for you. That ain’t Donalds situation. Enh, once ya get up there in the twelve-million-a-year category, I'd like ta think there's a pby max - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewv ram If Aaron would settle for a little less than he deserves. Ya know. Like Brady. I loathe Brady -- but i always liked that about him. I liked it a lot. I mean once you are making THAT much money, does it really matter... For all we know, of course, Aaron IS willing to settle for a little less.......I'm just sayin. w v When you’re a QB and you look like Brady youby max - RamsFootballFans.com
I can see it being closer to $24Mby max - RamsFootballFans.com
But we’ll find out soon enough. If they don’t have Donald signed to new deal before season starts, then I’m officially on the Demoff is a big problem bandwagon.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Demoff has shown questionable judgement on a few things. He mangled the uniforms and he has messed up contracts in the past. There was a report that said the Rams weren’t very prepared when negotiating according to agents. The same agents said Snead was one of the best GMs. Maybe that’s strange to some, but I understand it.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
They do dumb stuff regarding who they pay and who they don’t pay. Take all the money they spent on Tavon, Ogletree, TruJ, and some of those horrible Fisher FA, and give it to guys who actually deserve it.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Thing is, they will have to pay him more than any defensive player if they want to keep him long term. If they don’t, he will be a disgruntled player who will eventually leave. Now maybe the Rams are fine with that, but it’s not what they’re saying.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
I have a hard time believing that if Donald was told the Rams have a deal on the table that makes him the highest paid defensive player in NFL history that he would sit out the season. That’s where this negotiation needs to start. Not “among” the highest paid defensive players, but we want to make him the highest paid defensive player cause that where he deserves to be. Demoff could haveby max - RamsFootballFans.com
I remember when Rams took Gurley and all the draft gurus said you don’t take a RB in the 1st round. Then they spouted off all their spurious reasons. Just look at the players taken immediately after Gurley, and even the guy taken the pick before (Flowers), and tell me any team would rather have them now instead of TG. I thought it was a dumb idea back then and it’s proven to be dumber nowby max - RamsFootballFans.com
No doubt that Cooks needs a strong armed QB who throws a good deep ball to fully capitalize on his skill set. I think Goff can be that QB, especially in McVays system. It’s also evident from the videos that Cooks can be outmuscled and that limits him. These issues explain why 2 teams traded him, while it’s still true that he’s a quality WR with a dangerous skill set.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
video: I see Cooks getting outmuscled here by Howard.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
Curley also scoffed at the idea that Goff is the #38 top player in the NFL. His co-host agreed and said he had him at #99. But the most interesting thing to me in all this is that the PLAYERS voted Goff as #38 overall and had him ranked #10 top QB. I didn't see that, but I'm thinking they must see things that us amateurs aren't able to see. I think Goff is a hard player to evaluate for a laymaby max - RamsFootballFans.com
You do have some unique positions. That makes for curious discussion. I remember your position on Spagnuolo, referring to him as an outstanding HC even after he was fired. I found that to be a head scratcher at the time (and still do). Suffice it to say, we are all entitled to unique opinions and the beauty of it all is that no one else need agree.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- QuoteClassicalwit QuotemaxGoff is doing very well, but he’s not a top 10 QB just yet. And I think that’s fair. Too bad, but he and the media were not intelligent enough to realize that a seven game sample size is simply not adequate to make a well informed judgement about an athlete. The rush to stupidity was a product of contemporary culture and the fact that it emphasizesby max - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotemax I heard a Saints guy critique Cooks as a speed guy with good hands, a very good WR. But the Saints tried him with bubble screens and jet sweeps and Cooks just doesn't have elusiveness to do it. Thats not his game. He said Cooks has no wiggle to his game and that he can't do what Tavon Austin can do in that regard. Cooks also is not a contested ball guy. What Cooks is is a speed gby max - RamsFootballFans.com
I heard a Saints guy critique Cooks as a speed guy with good hands, a very good WR. But the Saints tried him with bubble screens and jet sweeps and Cooks just doesn't have elusiveness to do it. Thats not his game. He said Cooks has no wiggle to his game and that he can't do what Tavon Austin can do in that regard. Cooks also is not a contested ball guy. What Cooks is is a speed guy who can take tby max - RamsFootballFans.com
That guy changes his mind from one minute to the next. It’s foolish to take what he says seriously. You’re much better off agreeing with me.by max - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- Quotemax Here are the QBs ranked ahead of him by NFL players on NFL.com for the top 100 list... 1 Brady 2 Rodgers 3 Brees 4 Wentz 5 Wilson 6 Roethlisberger 7 Ryan 8 Newton 9 Stafford 10 Goff Not bad for his first year with a legit coach:beercan Whats interesting is hearing many in the media, including Curley, say that is ridiculous to rate Goff this high. They eithby max - RamsFootballFans.com
Here are the QBs ranked ahead of him by NFL players on NFL.com for the top 100 list... 1 Brady 2 Rodgers 3 Brees 4 Wentz 5 Wilson 6 Roethlisberger 7 Ryan 8 Newton 9 Stafford 10 Goffby max - RamsFootballFans.com