QuoteSunTzu_vs_Camus I was thinkin along these lines based on what Wade has said about how he uses his personnel and doesn't quite play a traditional 3-4 two gap....Wade's is more one gap he said. iirc Also, that his ILBs do NOT take on any OGs...only FBs/move TEs...so that's encouraging as our LBs are built for speed Tree & Barron, I mean. Anyway, just spitballin the front 7 here...by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Basically, the moral of the story is, the Rams need to start cheating more.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams That year, 3 of 4 had top offenses and only 1 with a top defense. The slight difference this year is 4 of 4 had top offenses and only 1 with a top defense. Yeah I screwed up didn't I. B) So my fallback position is this. This year has 4 top offenses. That's an anomaly and certainly not proof that you absolutely need a top 10 offense to be a contender. In fact of my 1by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
They have this belief of only building through the draft. I don't see that model producing sustained success.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams Quotezn In the previous 2 years, 5 of the 8 teams in the final 4 had top defenses. Some of those had top 10 offenses, some didn't. This year breaks the pattern. This year it is only one team with a top 10 defense. Is that a new trend? Doubt it. So if you base your view on THIS year what do you have? Well it could be an anomaly. This year certainly breaks the pattby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn In the previous 2 years, 5 of the 8 teams in the final 4 had top defenses. Some of those had top 10 offenses, some didn't. This year breaks the pattern. This year it is only one team with a top 10 defense. Is that a new trend? Doubt it. So if you base your view on THIS year what do you have? Well it could be an anomaly. This year certainly breaks the pattern. So what doeby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax You don't lose as much as the Rams have lost and not have serious issues that go beyond just a HC. Fisher was more than just the head coach in function. He was the de facto GM too. He had final say on personnel decisions. The grocery shopper is just buying the type of groceries that the HC (head chef) wants.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
But isn't Buchanan playing on the inside?by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Based on this, the Falcons or Patriots will win the SB. Isn't the trend still hold that the teams that are the best in Pass Efficiency Ratio are the ones that typically win?by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Yeah that's probably why he was sometimes triple teamed.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I do believe they thought McVay was the best match for Goff. But I think the reasons they wanted McVay went way beyond Goff. Demoff's criteria described what they were looking for in a person and leader. He specifically mentioned leadership and energy. From what I've read, it appears they feel that he embodies those qualities. It went beyond Goff. Goff is the smaller picture.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
It's because giving someone a man hug - i.e. handshake/hug - isn't something adults or leaders do. No, no...that every day, normal act makes him a kid. I got ya! (I had to go back and watch the video again to make sure there was no jumping or love sick puppy action going on. There wasn't any.) Obviously we see this differently.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotelaram Quotedzrams You've got to use what you have. Use what you have, how profound. Why didn't I think of that. :confused dz c'mon man! But you made a post about him doing something that a strong established presence like Gruden, Belichick, Andy Reid or Mike McCarthy would do in their first meeting. With their experience and track record, those guys have something that McVay doesn’by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
If the writers were poking fun at that contract when he got it, which was after the 2015 season, then they were the ones who were ignorant. He had 10 TDs that year. That’s a normal contract for that type of production. There were various articles and it’s been broken down on this board numerous times about the average cost in salary for a TD. There aren’t many players that get into 10+ TDby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
You've got to use what you have.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteGuard read the "Notes" at the bottom...by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I recall something similar but a little different. IIRC, last year they could have elected to carryover around $6M from 2015 to 2016. Instead they elected to push that to the next year. Going by memory here so no link.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I don’t think it’s a matter of teaching him something so much; it’s more a matter of getting him open with a better scheme than a Fisher O. And having a QB who will throw it over his head fewer times. The drop rate is what it is. That doesn’t mean there can’t be improvement in other things.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
McVay sees Tavon’s potential. When he talked about the offense in his introduction interview, he only mentioned 4 players by name of who he was excited about. Austin was one of them. Conversely, he mentioned about 8 or 9 defensive players. It’s too soon to give up hope on TA. But if McVay can’t get better production this year, it’s time to move on. Plus his contract is structured in a wayby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
He's a RFA and an ILB that was a big part of the rotation. I'm curious to see what level restriction Denver puts on him. PFF has him as the 9th highest rated free agent LB and probably won't be very expensive.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSaban23 Garcon is okay but I'd like to see tall/big receivers like Terrelle and Alshon on the outside and then Tavon/Pharoe/Nelson in the slot. Either way it's good logic to pursue WRs in free agency because rookie receivers seldom do anything as rookies. That logic also applies to OL. It often takes OL longer than other positions including WR before they become good.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSunTzu_vs_Camus in the 2017 draft. maybe not. lol Comp picks are based on what we lost in free agency offset by what we gained. If we don't sign Tru and Britt, I'm betting we're pretty active in free agency. The new coach is gonna want his type of personnel and we have plenty of cap space .by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Oh I get it now.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotelaram Quotedzrams Quotelaram with a great resume and skins on the wall? Great minds generally come off that way. Mike Martz was the same way. You gotta be confident and comfortable in your own skin to deal with those types. That speaks to his overall ability to connect with people. There are many great minds who don't come off that way. Many leaders have great minds but arby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotelaram with a great resume and skins on the wall? Great minds generally come off that way. Mike Martz was the same way. You gotta be confident and comfortable in your own skin to deal with those types. That speaks to his overall ability to connect with people. There are many great minds who don't come off that way. Many leaders have great minds but are also good at communicby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Expound on the Demoff issue.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePaulButcher59 Quotedroopy Didn't he trade up for T. Austin, pick Quick over Alshon Jeffery, pick I. Pead in 2nd rd, pick L. Joyner in 2nd rd. And trade the farm for Goff? Kevin Demoff is close with Snead (He brought him in last year, not Fisher) and believes he will be at least a very good NFL GM. Also means Demoff feels Snead was severely handcuffed by Fisher over the last 5 years. I lby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Shouldn't overthink this, droopy. Snead was determined to be at the very least competent in his talent evals. Fisher was determined to be, ahhh... somewhat less than competent at developing and using the players that he, Fisher, personally selected. Demoff was keeping score and made his choices accordingly. Gonna be interesting to see the type of players that Snead/McVay aby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Is it possible that the contentment of being competitive is a result of the the vision Fisher set? Remember, he's the guy who had to tell the players in his 5th season that he wouldn't tolerate 7-9 BS. I wonder what the message was in the first 4 seasons.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com