That much is almost a 100% probability. How much better, hard to tell. I am still not sold, but he did a very good job this year with the Vikings. He just looked so bad with the Rams it is hard to break that image.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams struck gold in drafting kupp. But somehow there is this,perception that he can't catch. Lots of post about amendola be more like him. So I looked up the stats. Kupp had 5 drops and amendola had 4 drops. 1 drop. Yet perception is one can't catch and the other has great hands. Kupp in his rookie year had a better season than amendola has ever had his entire career. That isby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
If Bradford played with Bruce holt hakim and had martz as his coach he be in the hall of fame. Big difference having fisher amendola and Gibson. Qbs are often a product of the coaching and receivers and of course you have to have a line and be healthy.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
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but he could do more than last year given the chance and he is an explosive runner if he gets the ball in space. I have always liked him. We go entire seasons and don't get more exciting plays than he has in a single game some years. Maybe with the new coaching staff and the opportunity, he will take off. Remember, Gurley was a bad player for Fisher too, but once he got the space he needby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
There are some things that are just stunning. Austin has made 10X more plays that Benny Cunningham in his career and Austin is one of the most criticized players in Rams history and Cunningham is one of the most celebrated players in Rams history (Some compare to Marshall Faulk) While Austin is not what you would hope, he has delivered some amazing runs in his career, punt returns, off the caby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
He has been put in bad situations and had some health issues. QBs are often a product of: 1) Offensive Coaching 2) Receivers 3) And of Course Health If Bradford had any of those 3, he would have been a top 15 QB, maybe a top 10 QB.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Watkins no. Busts do not sign 50 million dollar contracts and get paid top 10 money on their 2nd contract. He was very good in Buffalo average 1000 yards in his first 2 seasons, something that hasn't been done with the Rams in more than a decade. but he wasn't a dominant player like I expect him to be.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I was highly disappointed. Yet, I am sad that he is gone. I felt they could have figured it out yet and he could be a top 10 receiver in the NFL. I do wonder if there are issues with Watkins on ability to retain information and whether he takes care of himself physically. Have to be an insider to know. I question why he has such a hard time judging and adjusting on a deep ball too?by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
It is a tough call simply for that reasonby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I wouldn't make much on that last game. Give him Watkins kupp gurley and it all changesby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
I still believe somebody who sits out like a record number of practices and preseason events for a career because he didn't want to do the work, should be blackballed from the NFL Hall Of Fame. it was a bad decision to let him in. Intangibles matter and his lack of participation hurt the team and the development of a cohesive offensive line. As Dick Vermeil said: "You don't get betby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
because you have a player supposed to be a leader sitting out and calling in sick just because he could use the system. That intangible about working hard and providing leadership to teammates not as talented was a negative. So Pace's overall performance whether it be stats or just the eye ball judgement gets balanced out with negative intangibles he brought to the team with his indifferentby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
about 100 events in his career, A couple of things: 1) He hurt the team by not being there and missing so many practices through his career. 2) Because he was rarely there, he got injured more often later in his career. 3) Pace himself, while great, wasn't as good as he could be. Success is: Keeping that gap between what you are and what you could be as small as possible and he slip baby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Donald held out for a better contract and more money. Pace held out to skip practice. He was always going to play for the Franchise money because that strategy maximized his money. He could have signed it and practiced with his team. The holdout was completely about hanging out in the air conditioning while his teammates worked on getting better as an offensive line unit.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
This is a guy that took off July and August season after season abandoning his teammates and his preparation for the season. He may have been even better had he been a true professional and worked at his craft. If I had to choose between pace and whitworth I take whitworth even though he is nowhere near the talentby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
by implementing an offense that used the entire field, both horizontally and vertically and passing a ton. Martz took Faulk to another level taking him from a 4.0 yards per carry back to a 5.5 yards per carry back. McVay did the same with Gurley. A guy that was dreadful running into a brick wall on the snap to a guy that had vision and space. They were both excellent space managers thatby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
so it isn't like they are suffering. Hard to play the poor me card when they make more in 1 season than most people make in a lifetime.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
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I specifically said that and the result was very similar. Get good WRs and pass of bunch equals playoffs.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Simply put: When Martz did the get good WRs and pass a bunch approach: The Rams went to the playoffs in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 (5 times in 6 years) When McVay did the get good WRs and pass a bunch approach playoffs 2017 That makes 6 times in 7 years. Years that they got prodders at WRs and did not pass a bunch. 1990,1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
It changed everything to open up the field for Gurley and give him the space he needs to get going.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Pharoh Cooper Mike Thomas Bud Sasser Stedman Bailey Brian Quick Chris Givens Austin Pettis Greg Salas Mardy Gilyard Brooks Foster Donnie Avery Keenan Burton Derek Stanley Marques Hagans Dante Ridgewayby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
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My post below, to bank on Reynolds is reckless. The position becomes significant weaker. Either Sign Watkins, Draft one in the first round, go get somebody like the Dolphins #1 WR that is on the market. Don't continue to do what you did that put the Rams at the bottom of the pile for a decade.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
What in the world makes anybody think that Reynolds is any different than the long line of Rams WRs that were trodded out on the field for the last decade? Kupp, for example, we knew after the first preseason game that he was going to be a good one. We have seen nothing of that from Reynolds. He is just another guy like: Pharoh Cooper Mike Thomas Bud Sasser Stedman Bailey Bby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
those guys are another of a long line of hopefuls for the last 10 years. While Watkins, may not be a great receiver next year, he could be. We know these other guys are roster fillers and all hope is lost if they don't replace Watkins adequately, from the outside.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
9-23 before Martz took over the offense and changed the approach and philosophy of the team. Given that, I don't think the Rams are as good without Vermeil and his leadership, but the context here is: Offensive approach which is get a bunch of good WRs and create space for Marshall Faulk and Todd Gurley by using the WRs. It works! On a different note, I guess I should start spelling oby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
Both coaches knew how to create space by loading up at WR and spreading out the defense taking advantage of that asset. lets not mess with a proven formula for this team. We never had a winning season doing it the other way in a quarter of a decade and the 7 years these guys ran the offense we went to the playoffs 6 times.by Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com
because when the Rams were bad at WR the last decade, they had a losing season every year. The Rams improve at WR and the team is in the playoffs. While Watkins was a disappointment, he at least poses a threat and helps the other receivers and there needs to be no dropoff. Either sign Watkins or go draft somebody in 1st round or trade for somebody. The hodge podge of players on the rosby Rams_81 - RamsFootballFans.com