QuoteSteve QUINN!!! Wow, he might have come back to near pro bowl status again.... He was a big part of the fear of Russy-foo foo. He has been back for the last 4 weeks now. Looking fast and dangerous and finally seeing him an Donald at the top of their games.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
The guy is a complete idiot. He passed on Goff, Wentz and Watson when his franchise was in desperate need of a franchise QB. Getting a top 10 QB is a must though Minn is doing okay with Case Keenem who is playing like a top 10 guy this year.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
He is the one who put Fisher in charge of Snead. If Snead was in charge Fisher would have been gone before last year.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
I agree with you that Snead picks players for the coach. With McVay it is Snead that is in charge but with Fisher it was Fisher who was in charge. Perhaps that makes a slight difference even though the philosophy is the same. Fisher problem was not in acquiring talent it was in coaching up his players, Discipline, and the lack of any offensive cohesive scheme.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Every great GM has misses in the draft. It is the hits that you need to focus on. Donald, Gurley, Goff, Blockers, Tree, Hecker, Legatron, Copper, Kupp, JJ, Johnson, Samson, Everret etc. He has hit on some stars which is what you need to win. Trades, Watkins, Barron FA: Woods, Whitworth, Barwin URFA: Longcare, Westbrook, Littleton, and many more. To say it is all McVay is just rby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
First on the Draft: We are going to be drafting toward the end of the 1st round so getting a future left tackle in that position is going to be difficult. We need to continue to get value out of the draft so DB, LB, OL, DL would all be positions we should consider but we need to take the best player we can find at a position of need. Of course what are needs are still must be determined basedby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
You need a good GM and Coach and they need to be on the same page. Sometimes that is the same person like in New England. GM needs to be judged on how many good players they add to the roster. All GM even the best miss on players focus should be on how many they hit on and how many are home runs. Snead Home runs: Donald, Goff, Grurley, Heckker, Tree via the Draft, Whit, Woods via FA,by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams have the Cards and 49ers which should be 2 wins bringing them to 9. The 5 tough games will tell how good we are. We probably need to win 1 of them in addition to the Cards and 49ers to make the playoffs. Win 2 and we probably will win the division. Win 3 and we will get a bye. Win all 5 and we will have home field advantage in the playoffs. Winning 3 and finishing 12-4 would be aby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
He led the search for a new coach that must count for something. I agree though that Kronkie had to sign off and was involved.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
This should be an exciting game and it will tell us a lot about how good the Ram team is. We have gotten better each week on defense, special teams and offense. On Special teams our punt return team was a disaster and now with Cooper it is rocking. Defense got off to a slow start but now it is rocking Offense is rocking an Goff has gotten better each week. It is time for a playofby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Every great GM has bad picks....it is about the good picks that make the roster. It is about trades, UDFA, FA It is about building a roster which is a lot more than whether or not some of you picks hit. It is a 50/50 whether a player is going to work out as a starter in first round and he has done better than those odds. 2nd round is more of a crap shoot. Plus GM has to draft plby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Well just how did the Rams get such a talented Roster? It was Snead plain and simple. Who drafted Goff, Tree, Brockers, JJ, Donald, Cooper, Kupp, Gurley, Havenstein, Joyner, Mannion, Smart, Westbrooks, Ebukam, Higbee, Everett, Reynolds, Thomas, Hemingway, Davis etc UDFA: Westbrooks, Longcare, Littleton, Countess, Williams Trades: Watkins, Barron, Carrier FA: Whitworth, Sullivan, Webstby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRFL I see 2 factors. First, we drafted smart, mature guys like Kupp. No "raw upside" guys. But I wonder if the best thing is that McV and Wade both know how to work with players, to adapt the game plans to draw on their strengths. Not all coaches do this. Totally agree with you. Snead and the coaching staff were on the same page as to the type of players we needed and tby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
What you have to love about this offense is that we have lots of our weapons and we get all of them involved at some point. If you double up Woods someone else will be open. If they worry too much about the Woods & the pass Gurley will have an easier time running the ball and if they double Woods and still focus on the run we will have other dynamic WR open. Once McVay & Goff figurby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
We have had great contributions from our rookie class and have so without the benefit of a 1st round pick. I would also say Reynolds has shown great potential but cannot break into the rotation as the position is loaded.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Sammy is at a big disadvantage having missed OTA and Most of Training Camp and is still behind. You have to remember he is still a young receiver and isn't going to just come in a pick it all up. They bye week will give him some time get more comfortable and get on the same page as Goff. We have seen some great hands and the ability to make difficult catches and defense seem to want to kby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams really had to make the trade if they ever hoped to get a Franchise QB. It is not often that you have a chance to even go and get one of those guys. Philly got lucky too because Cleveland is so clueless. When don't have a franchise QB and get a chance to get one you have to go for it and the Rams did so I really give them a lot of credit for making such a bold move. Going into the draftby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
43 thanks for posting that it was insightful but fits coach to a tee. I really thing that the coach is a guy who looks for small improvements everywhere all the time and is of a mind that small improvements lead to big results. It really seems that he is always looking for an edge and finds places to improve in far more places than most coaches. Leadership is just one of those areas. Coby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Wentz is really good I agree with that but so is Goff. Both guys look like they can be top 10 QB. 2 Weeks ago Goff had better stats and we were all happy with him as the pick. Rams had 2 really good choices at the top of the draft and we got a really good QB Goff is 2 years younger and is in the first year of an offense and looks like he will be really good but there will be a few speedby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
We are a young team with a young coach and it will be interesting to see how they respond against a tough Jacksonville squad.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Snead has done a great job. Look at the collection of talent we have acquired on this roster. That is what a GM does he uses the draft, trades and free agency to build a roster and ours is chock full of talent and is young to boot. He also led the search for a coach and got a great one. It may have seemed like a no brainer now but McVay was 30 and nobody hires a coach that young but he toby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
McVay is still working to get TA and Watkins in positions where he can take full advantage of their skills. TA and Watkins are both very capable of making explosive plays and I think coach is going to figure that out as we go along. We lead the league in scoring and we should get better as the season rolls along. Should be funby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
There are a bunch of things contributing to Sammy not getting to many targets. 1. We really do have a great deal of weapons so it makes a lot of sense to spread it around. 2. I think McVay is very focused on helping Goff be successful and keeping things as low risk as possible 3. We lead the league in scoring so keeping the defenses guessing and keeping players fresh is working. Don't fiby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
GSOT had a bunch of egg heads in the front office and didn't let Army run things and then he left. Martz was a really good coach but he was terrible at uncovering talent and he has a huge ego which blinded him to his weaknesses. McSnead is a great team. We finally have a good coach and GM who can find the type of talent the coach wants and needs. Our roster is set up nicely on offense aby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
They are going to need to find cap space next year and defense. Quinn is not playing well and is a candidate and so is Barron. If Johnson will sign a reasonable contract he should save us money off the cap. Alexander just isn't that good. Joyner and Tree would seem like keepers if the price is right. On offense they will cut TA and there will be a big cap savings their. The draft will fby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
McVay and his coaching staff have done a great job. So great that it is unprecedented and he has gotten great well deserved accolades. I just want to give a shout out so Snead for he has had a great year. First he helped pick the coach. Then he made some FA pickups in Whit & Woods Then without a 1st rounder had a good draft with Kupp, Woods, Reynolds, Johnson & Smart. Thenby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Dalas has a great offensive line which is key to Dallas offense. Really worried about stopping Dallas running game Goff versus Prescott: Most people were saying Prescott was the best QB from the 2016 draft but that has changed i think. I am hoping Goff puts up another really good game I really hope we can stop the stupid mistakes as I don't think we can overcome them and win If we arby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Goff has played great and with each game he looks more confident. His play so far is great but I expect him to get better as the season rolls on. Watkins is just getting into the flow of the offense TA is just starting to get incorporated Everrett and Kupp rookies who are good and getting better OL is jelling and Gurley is starting to feel it New offensive system with new coachby David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
It is good to see EJ Gaines playing well again. He was really good his rookie year but got hurt and then last year didn’t do much. Trade of us was a no brainer as Watkins is a true #1 and those guys are hard to find. We have been looking for one of those guys for over 10 years. Gaines maybe is all the way back and he is a decent corner if that is true so good for Buffalo plus they got a 2by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com
Case is a really good backup quarterback probably one of the best. He leaves a lot to be desired as a starter.by David Deacon - RamsFootballFans.com