QuoteRockRam Losing Talib is a very big adjustment. I bet the farm because Wade's D's are historically good D's. And because we have some young players who likely will progress, and because if Obo is even 80% of what many pundits say he is, he will only add to D's success later on in the year. This unit has to play a few games until Wade figures out how best to deploy them. Brockers made tby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteoldschoolramfan It's signing a player that helps with depth......It also allows coaches the ability to coach a player, then if the player does not do what he is asked, you can sit him. They needed a corner anyway. And the odds of getting a corner after the season starts who can replace a vet relatively soon, or even be a decent back-up are slim to nothing. Like I said, I doubt theyby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewaterfield "A lot of people are just realists. Doesn't mean they're right more than anyone else, but they're just trying to be objective." Being "objective" does not fit within the definition of being a "fan". They're actually not in contradiction. "Objectivity" has to do with how you assess things. Being "a fan" is choice to beby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteAlbaNY_Ram I would be surprised if McVay or Wade would threaten Peters like that: it doesn't seem like the way either one operates. Talib is out. Shields only played 10 snaps against the Seahawks because of a shoulder injury. To me it seems like the Rams want to check Williams out and see if the like him better than Hatfield. I also don't think coaches waste resources by signing playeby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteNewMexicoRam Hard to do better than 5-0, isn't it? Except 6-0. Well there's the record. And celebrating that and knowing why they are that good. And there's realistic assessment. In my book that never stops. Think of Alyo's game review posts. The good, the bad, and the ugly. Now imagine someone taking Alyo to task for including the bad and the ugly because they won and he sby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam So. Only with the arrival of McVay have the Rams gone from over a decade as cellar dwellers to Superbowl contenders. But.....if one unit of the Rams doesn't operate as effectively as it should for a couple of games......out come the criticisms as though the Rams coaching staff and the players don't know it. Or that the Rams are some how failing that fan. I can't speak for others,by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
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QuoteRamgator When we started hearing stories of former players AND current ones accusing the NFL of not doing enough to prevent concussions and Attorneys started getting into the mix??? It was on!! Players demanded action......Well??? Well it is not only true that before this year they did not do enough when it came to concussions, they league actually denied it was an issue and stonewalled oby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotewv ramI dunno. I think Wade's D has shown more discipline in the Run game. I watched that Viking game and i focused on the Run D. And it looked just fine to me. I never thought GW's D really mastered the Run D. Granted Wade's D gave up oodles of plays in the pass game, but they still made the Vikes one-dimensional and so i was purty confident they would win in the end. Especialby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteleafnose gotta love that........ add a nasty catch at the goal line by Everett just might be that we won't have either #12 or #18 next week the good news is that we can still run this offense with the guys stepping up, including Hodge I have to admit that I wasn't that high on Reynolds before this game. But he did his job.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteHazlet Hacksaw We say it over and over but thst is one cool kid. Total command of offense. He's a Montana type. Not to say he is Montana. But that's his type. ...by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Starting at their 18 with 10:34 left, down by 1. Goff 3 of 4 for 51 yards and 3 first downs. Without Kupp and Cooks, on the road, not just on the road but in Seattle, and the pressure was on because Seattle could score on them and they knew it. That's a comeback. QBs don't win comebacks by themselves (ever) but they HAVE TO come through for them to work.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 I think Talib will be retained at least through ‘19. Not the place to seek cap relief. They could do nothing to get "cap relief" in 2019 and be in a good place. Situationally, they may come up with something like a big FA signing they like, in which case they might tinker. But they have nearly 40 M in cap space, and that's with the following big contracts (8 M oby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote73Ram award winning chili recipes on youtube. I am getting motivated to prepare a pot of chili myself...only problem here in Georgia....it is STILL in the 90's. X( X( X( X( I make 2 types of chili; 1. Is a quick easy recipe that is done in a dutch oven. 2. My favorite chili is on the grill, giving the chili a nice smoke flavor THE PROBLEM; this hip replacement recovery isby zn - Bucky's Pub
QuoteCROMWELL21 Rams only have 52 men on the roster. Can't carry a third year player on the PS when that occurs. Guessing it is a salary cap thing the Rams are doing. Myles Simmons@MylesASimmons One note on this — because Rams currently have 52 players on their roster, they are not eligible to carry a 3rd year practice squad player on the roster for the game. LA is eligible to re-sign Nearyby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteferragamo79 and Barron and Joyner gone to free even more (or at least signing better deals) Well Joyner will be gone, most likely. Either way he's not on the 2019 cap. They like Barron. If he can play, then what he's paid is right in line with his value, and so if he's productive, I don't mind his pay. ....by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteMamaRAMaAaron Neary terminated. Wow that's a pretty powerful over-reaction. I can see cutting the guy. But terminating him? ::o I mean hit and run is bad, but...I mean... I guess the Rams are real serious about off the field behavior issues.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Good post. But to clarify, no one said "how simple and easy" it would be to replace ROT. It IS however relatively easier. That's just true. It goes like this. If you keep Hav you lose someone else. Keeping Hav may assure you don't have to look for another ROT, but keeping Hav ALSO means you WILL have to look for some other position. There's just no way around that.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteFlorida_Ram Anyone that has been paying close attention to O-LINE (Offensive Tackle) performance can clearly see Havenstein has been worth EVERY PENNY the Rams gave him. All this nonsense about what the value of a RT is at the cost of losing a harder position to replace is simply message board fodder to pass time until the next game. I mean unless you really believe right tackles havby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteHazlet Hacksaw They thought cable could do the same thing. Heh heh heh..... Yeah in terms of OL building they couldn't even get that right.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemoklerman Quotezn Quotemoklerman Fred Miller, John St. Clair, Kyle Turley, Grant Williams, Alex Barron, Adam Goldberg...reminds me of the famous Mark Twain quote: It's easy to quit smoking...I've done it a hundred times. RT's are NOT relatively easy to find. Leaving aside the fact that Fred Miller was a good ROT, both in St.L and in Tenn. All the others are bad, and the primary thby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSoCalRAMatic ActuallybIbwas very happy about the Hav contract extension. We currently have one of the best OL we have ever had and our Rams have a tremendous history of OL play since the 70's. When our OL was bad, we were bad. I had read how almost the whole OL was going to be FAs and we had no depth before this last draft. So we drafted a bunch of solid prospects and re-so gender our promisby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemoklerman Fred Miller, John St. Clair, Kyle Turley, Grant Williams, Alex Barron, Adam Goldberg...reminds me of the famous Mark Twain quote: It's easy to quit smoking...I've done it a hundred times. RT's are NOT relatively easy to find. Leaving aside the fact that Fred Miller was a good ROT, both in St.L and in Tenn. All the others are bad, and the primary thing revealed there is tby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsFanSinceLA Quotezn QuoteRamsFanSinceLA Quotezn QuoteRamsFanSinceLA Quotezn Show me any sort of evidence that indicates Hav has the talent of a top OT. Show me any sort of evidence that indicates Hav DOESN'T have the talent of a top OT. The guy is playing extremely well. The only true test in my mind is if he was playing on an OL NOT coached by Kromer. But for me, he is gettiby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsFootballFans.com Quotespagsbacker thanks for finally a non snarky response. the beauty of rookie deals are you get a player for 4/5 years at a huge discount, so not worried about Calvin's next contract. anyway, i personally feel the rams would have been better off with calvin on a rookie deal vs b. cooks, but its hard to complain with the way the year is going. and yes, obviously playingby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotegeorge_allen you have to let mark barron go. do you do it? i think this is a cap space question the rams are facing. i take Suh...... you're thoughts? In terms of that hypothetical...I doubt Suh signs for 3-4 years, with anyone. He has alluded to retirement. The more likely scenario is a one year, or even 2 one years. And yes they can afford it. Until Goff's new deal hits theby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax And what if Kromer leaves? Then maybe the next guy dumps Hav.by zn - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Way too many moving parts to project with any reasonable certainty who will be where based on performance, health, and acts of God. . Yet another reason why you don't spend big cap resources on a right OT. Who knows what you're going to need that for. And no ROT has ever played poorly for Kromer, even when they played poorly for others before and after him. That includes 5thby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Quotezn QuoteRamsFootballFans.com Quotezn And if as I said his play on the field is the result of a solid player being maximized by a top coach---then no he is not unexpendable. Kromer can find another guy who like Hav is solid, smart, and coachable---and is NOT inherently a top talent If you can find another guy (which is relatively much easier at ROT) then why give a big contractby zn - RamsFootballFans.com
I keep repeating my main points in this thread (all of which I stand by) but here are some different bits. What is Kromer's history with right OTs? He was the OL coach in Oakland from 2002-5. He inherited Lincoln Kennedy who played well. In 2004-5, because the Raiders had drafted Robert Gallery, he was their ROT in 2004, and he played decently well there for Kromer. In 2009-2012 he wasby zn - RamsFootballFans.com