QuoteSpeed_Kills seem like what I have been reading is the Rams want to pick up the option this year/season They have to pick up the 5th year option by May 3rd but his 4th year salary - the 2019 season - is already set. IIRC, it's in the $8M range.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSunTzu_vs_Camus there's a surprise BPA for us. I'd rather TWO 2nd rounders in exchange for that 1st pick...and there are two teams that have 2-2nds/ea this draft that might be trade partners...the Pats and..another team I cant remember right now. Anyway, we could get another starter if we trade down since we've been drafting so well the last few years. You pretty much say this every yby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteferragamo79 Saffold will need to be resigned and maybe Fowler, CJ Anderson at the right price.....should be a lot of money IMO, if they get Clowney its onlyvif they're letting Fowler go. Basically spending Fowler money and a bit more on an upgrade.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Goff's salary won't be $20M+ until the 2020 season after picking up his option.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Reynolds was wide open so many times underneath and Goff didn't see him. And I wouldn't characterize him as soft just because he gets knocked down because he also makes contested catches.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I love the coach but he's got some growing to do. For all of his strengths, he doesn't seem to be very flexible or adaptable at all. He either doesn't recognize that when adjustments are needed - bad - or he doesn't have his team prepared to adapt and execute on the fly - just as bad.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteDeadpool If Joyner, Fowler, Barron and Suh are gone. Not too far fetched, and if I gave odds, I would set Fowler's at the best to return. So that leaves a hole at S, ILB, DT and Edge I think there are 3 S in the draft that can start right away and you are going to need to draft them in round 1 to get 1. I think there are 3 ILBers in the draft that can start at any point and you willby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteDeadpool he's getting up there in age. Shaq Barrett and Shane Ray are 2 edge rushers from Denver that Phillips is familiar with and are stuck behind Von Miller and Bradley Chubb, so there is some potential there. Although I wouldn't call them homerun pickups. I prefer they either go for a homerun guy or stick with Fowler. He's decent.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteDeadpool Clay Matthews is a FA and might want to come home for a shot at a ring on a cheap, short deal. Beats languishing in GB behind Chicago and GB with a new HC. I haven't seen him in a while. Is he still good?by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSteve Based on our Top 10 defense---as viewed in the playoffs, here is what I might do: Draft an O lineman #1; Draft a TE in the 3rd to replace, in 2020/21 our move-blocking MVP TE Higbee (really without Higs we are dead) Draft a SS in the 3rd, too. a) Maybe we stay one more year with semi-basket case Peters b) Talib and Roby C are good enough c) FS- move JJ and sign a tough, smaby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- QuoteDeadpool The Rams where behind the sticks in the field position battle all night. And even when they pinned the Pats, Brady at least got them to the 40 and pinned the Rams. Stop Edelman, get the ball at the 40 yard line, profit...? Exactly.... Too many 3rd down conversions by the little booger. Killed us If teams knew how to stop Edelman they would be doing it. Romo maby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteDeadpool Some things about zone blocking and how it relates to the draft and what the Rams do: 1. Zone blocking relies on OL to work in pairs or tandem to block bigger stronger DTs, it also requires OL (including TEs tasked with blocking) to get to the 2nd level to block LBers. And lastly, it requires backside OL to seal their man. It also requires these pairs to correctly read their gapby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM Our D played great... but at the same time...13pts won the game, how can you dispute that? I don't dispute that 13 points won the game. I dispute that the Pats continuing to stick with the run - which only resulted in a paltry 13 points - is the reason they won. They won because their D shut down our offense. And our offense wasn't shut down because we didn't stick with the runby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams_81 Reynolds success has been, he doesn't get covered. Seriously, when you watch replays, not only does he sometimes have single cover. Sometimes, other teams simply don't cover him at all in some kind of hybrid zone, man scheme where they cover the other guys man plus zone Reynolds and have help on the other guys to boot. Goff and McVay should be going to him as the primary option.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteJamesJM not discounting their running game at ALL... but they won because of Edelman and the best D coverage I think I've ever seen in a football game. 13 points is nothing to brag about. I don't believe that's why they won ...at all.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteDeadpool First the SB: 1. I am a bit disappointed, but overall it didn't emotionally cripple me. I think its because this team is young and this is just 1 more step in winning the big one. This team isn't building a 1 and done. Not for a core as young as this team is. 2. The refs had little to nothing to do with the outcome of this game. 3. The Rams were in this thing and had theirby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotereggae Waited too long? Maybe a tenth of a second or 2. That was as well a thrown ball as you will ever see. The defender was holding Cooks left arm. This kept him from getting 2 hands on the ball. Focus the blame where it belongs. McVay and the OL. McVay and the OL are rightful targets of blame but I believe that Goff deserves his fair share. He did NOT play well.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotechunkmeister I would have thought their "smallish" size would have matched up with with Edleman, Woodhead, and others. But with the exception of Littleton making a few plays.....they were schooled all day long. People want to talk about the D!? I don't get that. IMO, NO one on D was huge disappointment today. Maybe a slight disappointment here and there but overall the D savby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotejemach it changes the whole dynamic. They Rams throw predominantly at or outside the numbers. Look at the Patriots. They own the middle of the field. When you take away 1/3 of the field, you take away 1/3 of play variation. When I see the Rams throwing predominantly at or outside the numbers I believe it's because that's what McVay wants to do with his scheme? You're assumingby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRam49 Tonight....was just......mind numbing. I completely agree with you and had HIGH hopes after we went to CJ and two TEs...but then tonight.....back to the same, predictable stuff. What a strange, strange night this was.... And Gurley?? WTH??? I agree with Speed's post too but I don't think I agree with this. I didn't see a bunch of predictable stuff. I think they ran 12 peby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotejemach and add a weapon who consistently threatens the middle of the field. I think we've got to start with the schematic elements before we say he needs new personnel. This year he didn't threaten the middle of the field because he didn't want to. Same reason he didn't run 12 personnel earlier. He was running 11 because that's what he wanted to do. He made an adjustment late in the yeby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotejemach Patterns under Martz were dictated by coverage. So...in essence, no one really knew the pattern when they left he huddle. Warner and the receivers, who were smart, read the D and ran patterns accordingly. They had to be on the same page. McVay runs the same formation...like 90% of the time....21. Teams figure that out over 16, then 19 games. Case in point...after theby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills Too often the Rams are reliant on the run game and when that is not there the pass game suffers This will need to be fixed. They cannot be so reliant on play action only. They struggle passing against good teams when they don’t have play action Also I would like to see the Rams develop a quick passing game to help the oline. Its just obvious to me that the Rams do certaiby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteEternalHorns Geez, guys. Third year QB. One of the beamst at this point in his career. Anyone blaming him: thank God you're not our GM. But he played awful. He's gotta bright future but he has a lot of growing to do. He struggles under pressure and Belichick sent lots of pressure and disguised where it was coming from. Too much for a young QB.by dzrams - Game Time Forum
Quotereggae Blythe was getting beat all day. Whitworth didn't have a great day either The OL got best for sure but they've been one of the best OLs all year. The Pats D confused Goff. He's gotta perform better under pressure.by dzrams - Game Time Forum
QuoteDeadhead Ram I have some concerns w Goffby dzrams - Game Time Forum
Quoteno name NE isn't playing the run. They have zero fear. Then how are they stuffing the run?by dzrams - Game Time Forum
Look for McVay to address that next year.by dzrams - Game Time Forum
They can't hold against just a 5 man rush.by dzrams - Game Time Forum
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