The Rams defense and special teams seem to be holding up their end of the bargain. Does anyone have a feel for whether Gruden would keep Williams or Fassel (or both)? If not who is he likely to bring in? (And who would his OC be?!?)by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
Fisher doesn't even have to be fired. His contract is up at the end of the year so he can simply finish up the season and then he and the Rams can simply go their separate ways.,by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
C'mon, kid - give us hope!! Go Rams! KKKRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKK!by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
That would work for me. The horns were bigger then, too: that's the right size regardless of the color.by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
If the Rams get a 3rd round comp pick for JJ that pick will go to the Titans as part of the Goff trade. (Note: if the Rams don't get a 3rd round comp pick next year they have to send their own 3rd round pick.)by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
I think inserting Goff into the line will eventually help both the passing game and the running game ... but I don't think it'll happen right away. I can see teams still coming out with 8 or 9 guys in the box and daring Goff to beat them. And I can see Boras/Fisher running Gurley into that wall trying to prove that they are still a run-first team ... until they build their confidence in Goff.by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
"BTW, the Ram coaches are instructing the OT's to ignore the DE on Gurley interior runs." There's a gif that shows GRob passing on an opportunity to block the guy who makes the stop ... but the article doesn't say GRob was coached to do that. Are you drawing on something you read in a different story?by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
Facing a blitz is one area where Goff's college experience will come in to play: apparently he was quite effective when under pressure.by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
The Jets went 3-and-out after that punt and I think the Rams picked up 30 yards of field position on the exchange of punts. Maybe more ...by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
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Gurley currently has 515 yard rushing. If he averages 70 yards a game over the last 7 games he'll have 1,005 yards. Has anyone ever had a 1,000 yard season without having a 100 yard game?by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
They'll let Keenum go (and get a 3rd round comp pick in return) and go with Goff and Mannion next year.by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
Thankfully Keenum is a FA after this year.by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
Higbee has been targeted 14 times this season and has almost as many drops (2) as he has catches (3). Only 3 players in the league who have been targeted at least 10 times have a higher drop rate than Higbee.by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
Forecast right now: sunny, high of 53 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain. (Yes, I am the good news guy this morning.)by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
I think I'm the last one: I guess I'll turn out the lights ...by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
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The Rams have Cooper, Spruce, and Thomas plus McRoberts on the PS plus North on IR - all rookies this year - behind Britt & Quick (in addition to Austin & Marquez). Maybe the Rams acquired those 5 rookies in '16 in anticipation of Britt and/or Quick walking after the '16 season. (Seems possible knowing that it takes most WRs a year to develop, especially guys picked in the 4th & 6thby AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm also attending the Jets game ... with my Ram-fan son and 3 of his Jets-fan friends. (I'll try to go easy on the Jets fans on the ride home ...)by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
Funny you should ask: I just copied this from PeoriaRa's post: MARCUS ROBERSON, Buffalo CB Played in 25 games with 6 starts for St. Louis Rams in 2014-15, but didn't survive first training camp in Los Angeles. Signed to Bills' practice squad following Rams release, and was promoted to active roster Week 8. Participated in 2 plays on special teams vs. New England.by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
I left Spruce out because he was a FA and your post was titled '2016 draft a bust?' so I thought you were talking about only the picks. In any case he's in the same boat as the late round WR picks. The best of the WRs in any draft typically take a while to develop; personally I would think a 4th or 6th round pick (or a UDFA) would take even longer ... and have only a slim chance on average to eby AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
I think the Rams will get a comp pick for Keenum when he moves on, maybe another for Britt if he signs elsewhere, too. Maybe a 3rd and a 5th?by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams draft consisted of: 1st round: Jared Goff, QB 4th round: Tyler Higbee, TE 4th round, Pharoh Cooper, WR 6th round, Temarrick Hemingway, TE 6th round: Josh Forest, LB 6th round: Mike Thomas, WR My questions back to you: How much do 4th round picks typically contribute as rookies? What about 6th round picks? What about rookie WRs in general? I would love to see Goff play.by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams cap hit for Goff in '17, '18, and '19: $6.3M, $7.6M, $8.9M Compare that to the Seahawks hit for Wilson the same three years: $18.8M, $21.7M, $23.2M ... or to the Colt's cost for Luck: $19.4M, $24.4M, $27.5M. Over the next 3 years the Rams will pay their QBs $40M to $50M less than SEA and IND. I just used those 2 as an example but could just as easily have used Brees or Flacco oby AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
It is likely that the Rams will have all their picks next year except for their 1st ... plus a comp pick. The Rams traded a 1st and a 3rd from the 2017 draft to the Titans but if they get a 3rd round comp pick the Rams will ship that pick to the Titans and keep their own 3rd round pick. Seeing how the Rams lost both Janoris Jenkins and Rodney McCloud and only signed Coty Sensabaugh and Quintoby AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
Wouldn't it be nice if the refs had a 'thing' for Cam next week and left GRob alone for a change?by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
Could be that Goff is throwing the ball well, but still not up to speed calling protections, making pre-snap reads, audibling to the right play, and/or going thru progressions fast enough. (And I don't know if any of that is true - just trying to explain how 'looking good' in practice might not translate directly to 'ready to start'.)by AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com
Nov 6 vs Panthers Nov 13 AT Jets Nov 20 vs Dolphins Nov 27 AT Saints Dec 4 AT Patriots Dec 11 vs Falcons Dec 15 AT Seahawks (Thursday) Dec 24 vs 49ers Jan 1 vs Cardinalsby AlbaNY_Ram - RamsFootballFans.com