If you play a bend but don't break style defense you can probably get by with younger players. Less demanding of them individually. As I have mentioned, I am hoping for the 2022 Vikings. 12 wins by outscoring their opponents, and a horrendous defense. 1 conundrum, I don't see how we are getting a top QB in the draft in 2 years if we don't tank this upcoming year?by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm fine if we gamble on the defense with rookies and a couple mid-range FA's IF we go after offense. I would be fine being the 2022 Vikings and winning 12 games on offense and needing to build a better defense the following year. We are far from that, but that is my hope.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm fine with shipping Ramsey. I mean, he was a leader and a good PR guy to add to the billboard with Donald and Kupp and Stafford. He had a lot of swagg and brought some needed toughness. But he was exposed. You keep everything in front of him for most of the game and then during a critical time, you go out and up and he bites and you're gone. So my only issue now is, how only a 3rd? Sby kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
Are we just having an estate sale and biting the bullet even with Stafford amd Kupp on the team?by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
Yes, seemed odd just to "reward" players with these huge contracts. Donald and Kupp they acted like it freed up a few bucks, but that was not worth backing up the truck. And Stafford, I really thought he came to win a SB and not break the bank. Yes. Technically his contract is not the worst relative to what some guys are getting right now, but most of those guys are young and hby kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
Since the Rams are going full rebuild at this point, I have a proposal the Rams should look into: Trade Stafford and Donald to the Vikings for Kirk Cousins and a 1st round pick? What they get: they need defense, they could have gone way deeper last year but had no defense.. they get AD. On offense, they get what the Rams got, renting Stafford for a year or 2 to make a SB run with all thatby kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
Stafford and Marvin Jones Jr. Reunion would be interesting.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
What if Stafford retires? He was guaranteed money. Does he just get all that? Hoping someone can show what would happen if he retired after this season? I believe I read we just owe him all the money.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
We hired the girl from Parks and Rec? I'm ok with it.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
Ummm, no.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
He looks ripped, but also looks smaller/lighter. He already was barely 280 on a good day. Maybe we move him to DE and revive his career for a couple more years to replace Floyd and get some cap space. And while we're at it, move Ramsey to safety so he can go ahead and ball hawk and prevent him from getting burned over the top so much.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
Sounds good that he says Stafford processes his reads better than anyone... except then he goes and throws it to Kupp every time. Smh.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
I find it odd that everyone has allowed themselves to believe that we were bad because of injuries. Yes there were CB and O'line injuries right from the start and Van Jefferson being out longer than anticipated did not help. But Noteboom played for 5 games. Kupp, Robinson, Higby, Akers, Henderson, Donald, Ramsey, Floyd, Stafford.... the whole gang was active. And we were 2-3by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
If we get OBJ. Otherwise we're just not that hard to defend.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
The Pro-bowl is to showcase the future of the NFL. Flag football.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
He means the play Kupp ran against the Bengals, the cowboys ran against the niners. And yes, I said to my brother, that's the Cooper Kupp play from the superbowl. I gotchu.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
Vermeil worked his team like Dawgs until the year they won the SB. But they were disciplined. McVay took over for Fisher who built a disciplined, nasty team. We are far removed from that nasty team and are left with the soft players we have today. A mix match offense line can not show up on game day and be gelling. This team needs a few pre-season games. Sure, Donald and Kupp canby kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
Purdy on a rookie contract. Sure, they will likely pay him to lock him up, but even if he has 9 games and a SB win, he should be willing to take something like $20 million per year, $70 million guaranteed, way less than top QB money. So they can afford to stay stacked. And if McCaffrey stays healthy... uggh. Only way I see us competing, in addition to shoring up some spots and sby kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
No, they only make it to 2 on the tootsie roll pop.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
Also... yes. He is eating them alive.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
Didn't we have that with Higbee and Everett and we thought McVay would create a 2 headed monster ala patriots offense with Gronk and Hernandez. But instead we barely used them both at the same time. Lots of jet sweeps, though.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
We could trade them Ramsey so they have a shut down corner... next year.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
Well, from a cap spade perspective and needing to shore up the offensive line, we have to move someone. And Ramsey seems to be the best bang for your buck. Some combination of Ramsey, Floyd, and Higber.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
In God we trust... all others pay in cash. McVay can do what he wants, I'm not going to question him on his coaching hires. But he is on the hook for calling better games in 2023.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
💯. Agree. I was yelling at the TV when they went for it on 4th and 1 and got it, they then used up a huge amount of time for the next play. How in the heck did you not say, "ok, once we get this 1 yard play, here is the next play". Smh. I think they even went to the grave with a time out in their pocket and yet ran out of time. Use the dang time outs early andby kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
I was almost definitely wrong, but I was wanting us to trade Donald last year before the SB season. I just felt, if we were to get ligit value for him, like a 1st and a 2nd or something like that, it had to happen then... Now, you have an aging Hall of famer with a huge cap figure. MAYBE, just maybe, we could have traded him to the Vikings before the trade deadline this year and maybe tby kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
Because let's be honest, aside from being overwhelmed, it sure felt like he had only 1 foot in the door this year. I'm sure that Campbell's soup money is good and keeping the hot wife happy is a whole nother ball game... But to play this "maybe I will, maybe I won't" stuff at the end of the season only validated this opinion so does not help our confidence that he still has the driby kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
Which is why if we keep him we should play him at strong safety.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
I bet McVay's understudies have OC's that are from the tree. He probably was avoiding poaching them, but that needs to end if there is someone that knows the system and not have to reach for the ball boy who is now coaching in college because he knew McVay.by kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com
I've noticed he does this when the "wrong" teams wins. He hates the Rams. Probably wanted the Chargers to win. Or maybe the NFL wanted the Chargers to win and he is a made man. Twice when the Rams scored against the niners in the championship, the TD calls are tainted with him asking about a penalty flag that ultimately went against the defense so was a TD. As an announcer youby kw13 - RamsFootballFans.com