From the Wall Street Journal; interesting view. By May 9, 2021 9:49 am ET Want to see it on more articles? Give your feedback below or email audiofeedback@wsj.com. One team was predictably absent from the top of the latest NFL draft: The Los Angeles Rams. Their last first-round picby Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...the Rams with their RB's and WR's sweeps, etc. It does look very stout on paper....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....and McVay let him go the next year. I distinctly remember the end of the loss to the Eagles in 2017 where the Rams were down 37-35 with like two seconds left and Austin took the kickoff, danced around, fumbled and PHI scored a TD. The look on McVay's face was priceless and Austin was gone the following season....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...it really shows the difference between mock draft boards/needs and team boards/long term plans. Teams may only have 100 players listed, and not 300, etc. It is very much appreciated....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
I read an article in The Athletic and some teams have Moses off their board due to injury concerns....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....Hekker did not have a good 2020 and is paid a LOT for a punter and will be on the last year of his deal. I do not think this is just a camp leg. The guy averaged 50.4 YPP last year. Hekker is on notice I would think....but of course who knows for sure....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....and Rams believe his value is that important. If they did not sign him, maybe a broken down old OLB or a rookie in the second, third or fourth round to rush the passer? They had to go this high to keep him.....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....he does not like the Rams, and always slams them. He is a hack, though his site does offer good info. His opinions are often comical....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
Westminster! Cool....not that many Ram fans in Maryland. SpeedKills lives near DC I believe....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
.... I live 20 minutes from Mt. Airy.....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....is interesting. PFF had him graded really high, but is he worth $8mm on the cap for 2021? He does seem just above average. Do they trust Evans and use that $$$ for maybe L. Floyd and Marvin Jones?by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...to reunite with Shanahan. Richburg was hurt and will be a big cap hit, nut Mck might be cheap for one year... From PFT: Running back Frank Gore isn’t the only impending free agent veteran giving thoughts to playing for the 49ers during the 2021 season. Center Alex Mack has also given some thought to a future with the team. Mack played for 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan when Shanahanby Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....David Culley, Andy Bischoff, Joe Cullen, Mike Macdonald, Jesse Minter, Sterling Lucas, Zachary Orr and Brian Duker. But they kept their DC....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...felt he was trying to counterbalance the CHI or NE D that stymied the O and adjust and Goff was not able to make the changes. Be quicker in progressions, go to hot reads, see what the D was doing, etc. Yes, McVay is part of this equation, I just think he thought after two years Goff was not getting it and got the green light from Kroenke to pull the trigger. I think he is aware of hisby Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....a two year deal to lessen the cap hit and draft a center to learn for a year or maybe two? IF Mack is healthy and still decent, this makes sense. It would be a lot to ask a rookie center to start with Stafford, etc. Both Mack and Stafford were drafted in the first round of 2009 and were first round picks who live near LA.....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
Sorry, this has little to do with McVay being demanding. Bill Bellichek is as demanding as it gets....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
Is he away or something? Interested in his views...by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...Goff knew Silver would tell the Cal QB's views and maybe that forced the Rams hand. It truly has become a bizarre situation....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...McVay and Snead feel the Rams have won despite Goff's limitations in their eyes. They think with better QB play, they would have been better and Goff is holding the offense back. Something happened over the course of the year and specifically late in the regular season. Let's be honest, Goff seems to have been benched vs. SEA in the Wild Card game. He had to go and could play. The thumbby Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...has Stafford had a running game that is consistently good? I think mostly that is a no....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
A new era, new coach, GM, etc. and you trade a 12 year really good player for Jared Goff to sell to the fan base? I do not see that....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...as much as I love the D, they played four games against some low rank offenses of the NFC East, and the AFC East had some weak offenses as well (NYJ, NE, MIA)...they were torched by good offenses (BUF/35 points, GB/32 points). I think they will miss Staley, but it was not the 70's Steel Curtain or Fearsome Foursome....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...I just think it is a neutered offense even without the turnovers....we disagree....by Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....the play calling was neutered and specifically set up to not increase the chance of INT's/fumbles due to a deeper passing game? He might think the TO's stopped because the risk level dropped dramatically (look how they threw deep with just one game of Wolford which is a small sample size, but bears mentioning and how many of Goff's throws in the two playoff games were relatively short) andby Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...he is limited in what he can call with Goff in his mind's eye. He was 17/22, but most of those passes were safe. (This is what I think McVay thinks). He did not throw downfield much yesterday and in SEA (and the thumb complicates it even more) and with the limited amount of time Wolford was the QB they threw downfield a lot more. I think McVay thinks he has limited plays to call to makby Ramsfsninmd - RamsFootballFans.com