Quoteoldschoolramfan I bet this is what goes on................ McVay is driving home in L.A. traffic.........He's thinking on how he can improve the team.....He calls Les and they both work it out. I bet McVay has a lot to do with ideas, then he bounces those ideas off Snead. There is no doubt in my mind at all that McVay knows the GM Job and the $$$$ aspects of the Cap. The thing thatby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRFL Guys, I watched the condensed version of the SF game last night. Obviously, a lot of good stuff. And some glitchy things. We know about the offense. But the defense? Well, here's what I saw, so you can get out the pitchforks right now. The big plays--sacks and takeaways--were great! But, on the other plays … uh, not so much. I saw us giving up the run in big seams again. Theiby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteDavid Deacon McVay is not the engineering how the roster is built like Gruden is. McVay has input but Snead is the mastermind behind behind acquiring talent. Gruden does both jobs for the Raiders and has room to run right now. Gruden is rebuilding while McVay/Snead are looking to make a run at the SB. The situations are totally different. Win now versus rebuild each with a different appby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotedzrams QuoteRams43 [Ummmmm... You are certainly entitled to your opinion about Fisher’s qualifications as HC, zn. If you don’t see that McVay is a fundamental upgrade over Fisher on multiple levels, then that’s fine by me. I think you're mixing up talent acquisition and coaching abilities. It seems you're conflating them into one... I see no evidence that the "hit rate"by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
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QuoteAlbaNY_Ram On which side of the scale would you put joint scrimmages like the Rams & Ravens had this year? They have 11-on-11 periods at full speed except they don't tackle to the ground and they don't hit the QBs. {The Rams and Ravens got all the benefits of competition, with less risk of injury because tackling was not allowed. “I felt like the two teams cooperated very well,” Rby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Quotezn QuoteRams43 Quotezn QuoteRams43 I agree that the draft process was probably collaborative. But I also think that Snead was required to find “Fisher type” players, just as he is required to find “McVay type” players currently. All non-coach player types were respectively sorted out beforehand, IOW. Another thing. I suspect that Fisher had a heavy hand in FA acquisitions.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamUK Gruden is adopting the old school mentality of accumulating Draft picks, whereas McVay prefers to take proven players. Gruden's approach is the sexier for the fans because every Draft is like Christmas, but I think taking proven quality is wiser. We all love the Draft, but could we really have acquired the talent we have purely that way? I doubt it. I think the "tradingby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSteve THis year it did. I rewatched the Raider game; the offense was nothing like it was in week 3. And, if we play a crappy team next year in week 1, I won't care either. Raiders are bottom of the barrel. Yeah this is how I see it too. Running plays against real opposition gives you film to tighten up lots of little things. Practicing against yourself is not the same. ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsFanSince69 McVay was MUCH better at pinpointing the skills of players he wanted. Snead marveled at this when he first worked with McVay. Less doubt leads to better selection and better picks can be expected. Receivers. He has nothing to do with the defenders (that's Wade) and it's Kromer who does the OL. They already had the RB and QB.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Quotezn QuoteRams43 I agree that the draft process was probably collaborative. But I also think that Snead was required to find “Fisher type” players, just as he is required to find “McVay type” players currently. All non-coach player types were respectively sorted out beforehand, IOW. Another thing. I suspect that Fisher had a heavy hand in FA acquisitions. Far more than Sneadby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 If one takes an objective look at the list Paul provided, one has to conclude that the “hit rate” during Fisher’s regime was not as good as under McVay despite Fisher’s overwhelming advantage in premium picks. And that’s being kind. Lol. Yeah, there were some major hits during the Fisher years, including AD, Gurley, and Goff. But one should ask the obvious question, “how did Gurleyby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 I agree that the draft process was probably collaborative. But I also think that Snead was required to find “Fisher type” players, just as he is required to find “McVay type” players currently. All non-coach player types were respectively sorted out beforehand, IOW. Another thing. I suspect that Fisher had a heavy hand in FA acquisitions. Far more than Snead, anyway. The abiby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Defensive rookie of the year and then defensive player of the year Offensive rookie of the year and then offensive player of the year Pro-bow qb All teams have 1st round picks and a lot of teams have had high ones. How many did THAT much with them. Here are the players on offense the previous regime found or retained who are playing now: Saffold, Hav, Higbee, Goff, Gurley. Subtrby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotedzrams Quoteferragamo79 Did Snead Both is the most likely answer. We've been over this and over this and the evidence is overwhelming. All of this is thoroughly documented going back years. The draft process was collaborative. It was in 2012, it was in 2018, and all years in between. Just how it worked.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotezn In 2012, the roster had (by my quick count) 22 holdover players from the previous years. This year, how many holdover players acquired prior to 2017 will they have on the roster after pre-season cut downs? Hard to say. My bet is, it will be more than 22. And on average they're very young, too. One of the biggest changes will be OL. That's dictated by 2 things. One is,by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
When 39 isn’t enough: Rams concerned over lingering red zone woes Lindsey Thiry SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams scored 39 points against the San Francisco 49ers to remain undefeated this season. But even as Jared Goff passed for two touchdowns, including one to Todd Gurley II — who also rushed for two more — they wanted to hang a bigger number on the 49ers. “So many plaby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemoklerman Are we talking about scoring in the Red Zone or just TD's in the Red Zone? Rather than just the %, I think the TD/Score per number of trips would be relevant too. If a team is in the Red Zone 3 times as many as another team, that percentage is likely going to go down a little. 1 TD in one trip to the Red Zone is the same percentage as 30 TD in 30 trips but the latter is a farby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn In 2012, the roster had (by my quick count) 22 holdover players from the previous years. This year, how many holdover players acquired prior to 2017 will they have on the roster after pre-season cut downs? Hard to say. My bet is, it will be more than 22. And on average they're very young, too. One of the biggest changes will be OL. That's dictated by 2 things. One is, the poorby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
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QuoteAlbaNY_Ram The Rams had 7 OL active (Brian Allen was inactive). Late in the game the Rams subbed Noteboom and Brown for Saffold and Sullivan and went with this line for the last 10 offensive snaps (all with Mannion at QB): Whit-Brown-Blythe-Noteboom-Hav Apparently Saffold and Sully needed a break more than Whit. They are not going to put a qb on the field in real time without both sby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Quotezn Quotemax Ok. Now I’m totally confused. I don’t want to talk about this anymore. It's simple. Saying that this OL, this coach, this system could elevate a lot of ROTs does not drop Hav to the bottom half of the league. I didn't mean that, I didn't say that, I didn't think of it that way. My view going back to last year is that Hav is solid and is a just belowby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsFanSinceLA Quotezn I would not call him very talented though. To me you could sub in about a dozen to a dozen and a half other ROTs from around the league and they would do as well or better. Like James and 43, I strongly disagree with your Hav assessment. Nobody is saying he is the top RT in the league, and yes there are better ones out there, with the number of better ones being sby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteBumRap I just have to give AD the nod this year. He missed the entire offseason. Wow! I dont know if we have stats yet on qb pressures, to compare. BUT yes it is harder to lead in pressures (sacks, hurries, hits) from the interior DL. Last year, the stats said this---AD faced multiple blockers more than any other interior DL, yet led the entire league in pressures. If he's noby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Ok. Now I’m totally confused. I don’t want to talk about this anymore. It's simple. Saying that this OL, this coach, this system could elevate a lot of ROTs does not drop Hav to the bottom half of the league. I didn't mean that, I didn't say that, I didn't think of it that way. My view going back to last year is that Hav is solid and is a just below top 10 player at hisby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Quotezn Quotemax No way half of all the starting RTs in the league would be as good or better than Havenstein. That’s patently preposterous. You were doing fine before you went off the deep end with that whopper. I stand by it. I think it's perfectly legit. What I don't get is elevating him into something he isn't. He is playing well in this offensive system, but there are reby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteAlbaNY_Ram This site credits Goff with '2' Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 2 Game-Winning Drives' but I can't find how many opportunities he's had. The sites tracks two separate stats - both 4th quarter comeback and game winning drives. At first I thought they were reporting Goff's feats in 4 games but it is really just 2. (i.e. he had both a 4th quarter comeback and a game winning drive aby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteAlbaNY_Ram Do you think those predictions are more relevant than his actual performance? That's the thing. I didn't say he was not playing well. He is. So I say he's playing well, but that a lot of that is playing for this offense and coach. And that it would be the same more or less with others with the same or more talent. Saying that does not say he is not playing well. So Iby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax No way half of all the starting RTs in the league would be as good or better than Havenstein. That’s patently preposterous. You were doing fine before you went off the deep end with that whopper. I stand by it. I think it's perfectly legit. What I don't get is elevating him into something he isn't. Go back and look at last year's PFF top 10 ROTs. Think how many would play effectiby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotesstrams compared to last year.. Granted I've only see a little bit of Beagle football this season, but he just doesn't seem to have "it" this year.. Like he's not playing confident or with swagger.. might be my imagination, tho.. It's possible. It takes a while to be the same again after a knee injury, so maybe that's it. Or...maybe he's depressed because he realizes his wholby zn - RamsFootballFans.com