No one matched what ED did as a RB during his first 7 NFL seasons. First in yards and yards per game, tied with Brown for 5th in rushing TDs: Jackson is one of just 20 RBs to get 10000+ yards in his first 9 years which is excellent, but as far as him vs Dickerson and Faulk he is not above them. Again in all fairness he played on some truly awful teams so grade him on a bit of a curve.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Especially 1984-86 when their passing game was basically nonexistent. Many games in 1984 and 1985 where by design they only threw maybe 17-19 times in a game. He was their main focus in 1983 as a rookie but at least Ferragamo was a legit threat throwing the ball.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I agree. He is 2nd in team history in yards from scrimmage and 3rd in yards per game. Plus he has to be graded on a curve being the only decent option on offense in most of his years with the Rams. He should be celebrated as an all time great.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I agree. Hard to overcome Dickerson averaging 112 yards per game as a Ram and 4.8 ypc. Plus same number of rushing TDs in exactly half as many games. Jackson was a great Ram stuck on some truly awful teams. But he is 3rd behind ED and Faulk.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Still irritating that they blew home field throughout losing to a crappy Lions team in the regular season finale. I went to the SNF game in STL vs. the Ravens that season. My only time to St. Louis and now maybe ever. Great weekend. Seems like a hundred years ago now. DT Brian Young. Forgot about him. I always liked that guy. Too bad he didn't make it to the Saints 2009 Super Bowl win.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Yeah, I am probably in the minority here but I'm all in regarding the new stadium. I love it. Sure, I want to get to a game at the Coliseum while they're still there. But I've been to places like the Cowboys Stadium and there is nothing not to like about that place. And if the Rams set the bar higher from there, well, wow. The whole 300-acre complex aspect of it is great with being able to host tby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
He checks a lot of the boxes you look for in a young center. I would imagine he does need a year to get stronger and a bit heavier. Learning behind Sullivan will be great for him. If he gets all the Wednesday reps the way Blythe did last year his learning curve will accelerate. Would love Allen to work out as the heir apparent for them.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
"Of course, the stadium is expected to be a revenue-gushing machine. The loan requires pledges of revenue that is 1.75 times debt, the finance sources said. Including PSL sales, that suggests stadium revenue of close to $4 billion. The stadium is to host not just the Chargers and Rams but concerts, other sports and events for the 2028 Summer Olympics. The 2022 Super Bowl also is scheduled foby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Ideally he gets a lot of work in preseason and very little in the regular season behind Whitworth and Havenstein. I also think they are better off picking a side with him and keeping him there. Get him ready to step in in 2019.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Dont sleep on the Chargers. That is a very good team. No gimme game.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Yeah, I think they could still bring Barwin back on a minimum deal with incentives. Plus you have backups like Mike Thomas, Hemingway, Hager, etc that if somehow released in late August free up $600k+.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Or Hedley Lamarr...by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I became a fan in 1978 so to me growing up Knox was a Bills and Seahawks coach. Of course I was around when he came back in 1992 and went to 4 or 5 games in Anaheim during his 2nd go-around. Never felt right. For all the nostalgia rehiring him brought that disaster he took over wasn't going to get fixed.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Los Angeles Rams Biggest Need: Edge Rusher Rams fans got to celebrate their draft haul months ago. Rather than wait until draft day proper, the Rams used their 2018 draft picks as trade fodder, acquiring Brandin Cooks, Marcus Peters, and Aqib Talib. The downside to all that talent coming in is that the Rams didn't really have the opportunity to fix any more needs in the draft. Withby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I like Lawler. I think he will stick and be a good ST player at first and maybe more down the road.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
That place is farther along than I thought. I wonder if there is any outside chance it would be done for 2019? I know the surrounding complex is part of it but still. 2019 season starts in 15.5 months.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Yeah, good examples. And part of being an elite QB is winning at least half of those games against top competition. In those four games his completion percentage was lower than his season numbers. But he also had just 1 INT in those 4 games. I thought he played really well vs. NO and overall vs. PHIL. The late strip sack in that game may be a good example of where he held the ball slightly too loby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
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The main reasons you can't call Goff elite are (A) he simply hasn't done it long enough and (B ) he needs some playoff success. But Goff also doesn't need to improve his numbers. He just has to maintain what he did last year consistently. Goff's 2017 stats like QB rating, TD%, INT% all hold up as top 5 in the league over the past five seasons. He just has to keep doing that for several more yby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
He was far more than serviceable in 2017 and even if he never improved from there he'd be well above average. Now he's also not elite, and the climb from top half of the league to top 5 is pretty steep. And he doesn't have to get there this year. But I do buy into the idea that he's set up to improve not only because he's paired with McVay but because this offseason is about refining his mastby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Those two picks- 99th and 101st overall- are equal (on the draft value chart) to the 78th overall pick. So they could also possibly go that way and move up with them.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Not a criticism of her, but yeah, what was that?.... Very few things need to be 57 minutes long, especially introducing a new team reporter. Odd.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Not bad. Getting those picks back helps. And #255 overall for Cody Davis...by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
It is true that considering they had no picks until 89 overall the hit rate cannot be expected to be high. To me if they land 2 starters and 3 quality role players/backups from the 11 they drafted they will have done well. Just as one example, say Noteboom and the OLB from Oklahoma become starters while Allen becomes their top interior OL backup, Kelly sticks as a good RB2 and Kiser is a situby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
True. And with him it's partly a matter of sample size still. It's the only reason I'd have QBs like Alex Smith and Stafford ahead of him. Regarding postseason, that is always a plus but then again Stafford is 0-3 in the playoffs and Rivers has been there once in the past 8 years.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I would have Goff above JG and also Watson, another player with a handful of starts. Watson may become a top-10 QB as soon as this year. I think he's going to be a star. But right now no. I also put Goff ahead of Cam Newton. Newton is an offensive weapon (1,100+ rushing yards the past two seasons) but as a pure QB/passer I think Goff is better. Newton's QB rating his past 30 starts is 78.2.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
#15. Jared Goff Jared Goff rebounded from an awful rookie year and really excelled in Sean McVay's offense last year. Is he a star in the making, or a decent quarterback bolstered by a great offense design and Todd Gurley's dynamic running and receiving?by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
It's true that as far as starting units LB is the most questionable. But when you have the defensive line in front of them and secondary behind them that group does, they'll be in OK shape... I fully believe Wade will continue to use LB by committee and put players on the field in the roles and situations that suit them. And if you look at 2017 snap counts and consider how much the team playsby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Well, I think he does have a long learning curve like any mid-round pick and I don't think he's a starter as a rookie. I think Wade will work him in situationally and maybe, like Ebukam a year ago, he'll play more as the season progresses. But he did go about 30 picks/one round later than projected. Not 100, but 30.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I think the blue jerseys with the white pants (vs. Jacksonville) was OK. It is what it is. At least the helmet matched the pants.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com