QuoteJamesJM good days, huh zn? Well yeah I guess. But it's just a game.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM I remember just sitting back... watching, (reading), and glowing in your ability to counter their nonsense. To be honest... it kind of, (a lot), makes me miss the days when those things were allowed. - JamesJM Yeah I remember. "Rate the flamer." Like the Vikes fan who declared before the Vikes/Rams playoff game that gimmick offenses never last. He was rated lowby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM Apparently I can... because I'm about to do so. My grandson just came in, to do my yard work. He had borrowed my Jaguar this past Friday to go 'on a date'. So he comes into my office and I ask, "Hey Mason, who was your date with?". What I didn't know.. was who was also in the room at the time. His old girl friend, who may be who he is (was) trying to get with againby zn - Bucky's Pub
QuoteJamesJM But no, you weren't about to sell me that goofy take. I have often made the attempt to present myself as distinguished, 'above it all', 'intelligent'... not once have I ever successfully pulled it off. You did, once or twice.. or no, not really. :laughing Some still try.... but I'm kind... I just smirk and move on from their feeble attempt. :laughing Okay. But who, exacby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM there was no way I was going to explain to him what the game meant to me. I didn't try. - JamesJM Well you know it's just a game. It can't mean THAT much. Cause you know... ... sorry I can't do this with a straight face... :lol3 :lolby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams_81 Part of Gurleys issues is that Fisher's offensive approached aged Gurley 5 years under Fisher in 2 seasons with that horrific offensive approach that had Gurley getting tackled by 9 defenders play after play piling up on him. That took a toll! Stats don't back that take. At all.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills He ranks the Rams 4th and with all of those potential question marks Is there a problem? Not sure what "is there a problem" means... it's one of my slow days. B)by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotepromomasterj A private trainer should not be the public source of a player's diagnosis. This should have passed through the team's communication department and then they make the decision what to release and when to release it. He's not in the NFL. He doesn;t work for the NFL. He has his own professional interests and concerns. In fact the Rams are lucky to have him. His entire approach tby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsFanSinceLA Quotezn QuoteRamsFanSinceLA Quotezn QuoteRams43 Has Gil lost his fastball? Rams behind the Bears and Cowboys? Seriously? A healthy Eagles team is a load, but when was the last time Wentz stayed healthy? I make the Rams, at worst, the 2nd most talented roster/coached team in the NFL. It's too soon to say though. They are a talented roster, as in yeah duh, but howby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
from: ALBERT BREER • Todd Gurley’s trainer, Travelle Gaines, filled in the gaps on the condition of the tailback’s knee to Dave Richard of CBS over the weekend. But this isn’t news to NFL teams, and least of all the Rams. Gurley tore his ACL going into his draft year of 2015, so clubs had to sort through that then, and a bit of a degenerative condition in the knee (which is code for an artby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsFanSinceLA Quotezn QuoteRams43 Has Gil lost his fastball? Rams behind the Bears and Cowboys? Seriously? A healthy Eagles team is a load, but when was the last time Wentz stayed healthy? I make the Rams, at worst, the 2nd most talented roster/coached team in the NFL. It's too soon to say though. They are a talented roster, as in yeah duh, but how to rank them? To rank them,by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Has Gil lost his fastball? Rams behind the Bears and Cowboys? Seriously? A healthy Eagles team is a load, but when was the last time Wentz stayed healthy? I make the Rams, at worst, the 2nd most talented roster/coached team in the NFL. It's too soon to say though. They are a talented roster, as in yeah duh, but how to rank them? To rank them, we would jave to know thanby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamBill Jeff Fisher skeptical of Todd Gurley's trainer sharing details about knee Former Rams coach Jeff Fisher appeared on NFL Network Thursday to share his thoughts on the situation and expressed skepticism about Gurley’s trainer, Travelle Gaines, revealing details about the running back’s knee. “A little unusual that a player’s personal trainer will go public with respect to the conby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
I don;t know...it's way early, but I don't see them carrying just 8 OL, and then 5 OLB, 5 ILB, 6 CBs, and 5 safeties. Though MAYBE on the 5 safeties. For VB, that's 21 LBs and DBs. I think it's going to be more like 17-18 LBs and safeties. And...I am such a typo klutz (or, tpyo kzult) that I actually had to edit that. 8-) ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteBlueRidgeHorns He was horrible. 50% completion. 3 tds 8 ints. And he's considered one of the greatest of all time. Let's give Goff some time. BR's first superbowl (2005): 9 of 21 for 123 yards, 42.8% completions, 5.86 per attempt, 0 TDs, 2 INTs, & qb rating of 22.6. And on that day, unlike Goff in his SB, BR had an OL that held up, and a running game.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
from Ranking all 32 RB1s heading into 2019 Maurice Jones-Drew … 6 Todd Gurley Gurley was one of the most productive backs in the league last season, ranking second among RBs in touches per game (22.5), rushing yards per game (89.4) and scrimmage yards per game (130.8). He also scored a league-high 21 touchdowns. A knee injury sidelined Gurley for the last two weeks of the reguby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotebigjimram21 I wonder if it's more pain tolerance than say swelling. With swelling you really see the functionality of the knee compromised as opposed to the arthritic condition being painful but not restricting motion. I have had problems with my knees for years. Had my left replaced in 2017 and been living with a right knee that is bone on bone for the last 18 months. very painful bby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotecool_hand_luke Which group would you trade them for? Any good group with a top of the league level WR in it. Which is what I am saying the Rams don't have. Which is not the same as saying the Rams group isn't good. If you had Wendall Tyler in your RB group, would you trade that for an RB group that had Eric Dickerson? I think most would, but at the same time, that's not like saby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM Yeah, don't think I'm saying or even hinting you don't like our WR corp. . I know you weren't. That;s just me forestalling in advance the obvious kind of over-reaction. In case someone inclined that way wanders through. B)by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLMU93 With Cooks I get that there are more complete WRs in the league. He is a certain "type." But I also think he's far from a one trick pony. He's shown that on three different teams now. I haven't actually gone and done it but I would have a really hard time naming 20 WRs better than him. Yeah he's not a one trick pony, like Avery or Givens. ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLMU93 It's all subjective to some extent. But when I look at them statistically, their Approximate Value on Pro-Football-Reference, their ratings on PFF and FootballOutsiders, etc. they're top 20 across the board. Yeah with the whole complement on the field, they're productive. But if you look sheerly at the talent level and skills, and Cooks in himself is a more limited guy than thoseby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM I don't see how " he is so schematic that he can't build around the skills of his best players" even comes into play in this topic. Obviously you play your players.. and that applies with NON-superstars as well. If fact, I think one could make a very good case that with the better coaches it's how they scheme their less talented players that matters most. - JamesJMby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM If McVay had Julio would he change up the game plan? Well... to some extent I'd say yes... but I have grave doubts he switches offensive strategy.... nor do I think he should. I think the days of total reliance on one player are long into the past... and not about to be revived anytime soon. Which is obviously NOT to say a superstar WR wouldn't help. JamesJM I think he would chby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLMU93 I agree. Personally I'd rather have 3 of the top 20 WRs in the league (which is what I think the Rams have) vs. one top 5-10 guy. I don't see them as having 3 top 20 guys. I don't think Cooks is that, for example. He's a deep threat who meshes with the others in a role. He's a better deep threat than Givens or Avery but I don't see him as a top 20 WR. Force the offense to rely onby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM I would say that applies to every WR Corp in the NFL. As for the 'to some extent'... that's where McVay comes in. Preparedness and adjustment on the part of the OC and then readying your QB for this scenario tells the tale. Tangent: McVay is one of the best at this, IMHO.... need to say that up front. However, he is a work in progress in this regard... with both success anby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills Collectively as a group they have to be #1 My (minor) problem with that? They need the trio working collectively to be the most effective. Lose one and the others aren't as effective. So for example in the SB the Patz doubled Woods and put their best CB on Cooks. It had an effect. I would rather have one star WR in the bunch who can;t be contained as easily. This doby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Gaines actually is a very successful and well known trainer who does thorough evals of the guys he trains and looks specifically at their personal injury histories. His training is directly built around that kind of info. This is Gaines on what he does with players (and NFL combine prospects): Quote. From the moment they arrive at the facility, where they get a full medical evaluationby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Yeah...OL. This is a comment from a reporter/blogger who is making a vid about the Eagles' center, Jason Kelce. (I add the word censorship myself). QuoteBrett Kollmann@BrettKollmann Rewatching that Eagles-Patriots Super Bowl from two seasons ago as part of this Jason Kelce video. Literally every big play Philly made in that game (other than the Philly special) would not have been possibleby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteThe Professor Our current oline has two starters penciled in who have never started an NFL game. Our top three backups are two rookies and Demby our 6th round pick from last year. The other Rams onlinemen who are not rookies are Neary with one start (game 16 against SF in 2017 when we benched our starters) and Kolone who was on the practice squad last year. One often hears about how olinemenby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLMU93 I can be totally wrong, but my impression all along has been, as others have said, that Snead and the scouting staff gathers what types of players at each position McVay and Wade want early in the process, go find and discuss those with them, etc. I do not think McVay is stacking their draft board side-by-side with Snead the week of the Draft. He has so much else to do I just don't thiby zn - RamsFootballFans.com