Donald is a dominant player, a future HOF'er. You don't trade that. Goff plays the more important position but he would be easier to replace than Donald. I'd trade Kupp for two 1sts. We saw over several games that teams can take him away if they want to. He's a great player but not in Donald's territory.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Good recap Thanks. But seriously where is the data on how the draft looks for the D...especially DL and Edge?by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteAlbaNY_Ram If you trade a player the new team takes over the existing contract, including any guaranteed money that is still owed to the player. If you cut a player then you have to pay off whatever guaranteed money is still owedby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePHDram guess your right i was under the impression there was no difference between a trade and cut. guess im wrong. that being said, i still dont think gurly goes anywhere. incidentally. where does that 2020 Cap Savings of $4,650,000 come from? doesnt quite make sense to me. Trades and cuts are different because of guaranteed money that's due on the contract but is not considered pro-rby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePHDram i didnt know about that function so thank you! however the negative value indicates a cap increase. for example, if you do the same thing with weddle, the value is positive. Look at pre-61 TRADE not pre-61 Release. There is no negative value. BTW, I generally use overthecap as my first go to and they confirm a $4.65M savings with a trade.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePHDram i certainly agree that the rams front office is aggressive. and i can see cutting weddle, especially with rapp emerging (depsite his gaff on sat). i wouldnt cut mathews but maybe thats me. and everett costs under 2 million. not sure why you want to move him unless you think you can get something of value in return. however, i dont see how trading gurley saves any money. maybe iby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuotePHDram ok. so like what? to me the personnel is pretty locked in for next year given the structure of the contracts. other than getting weddle (and potentially mathews which i would not do) im not sure theres a lot of cap room to be gained by cutting guys. in fact cutting guys (at least some guys) puts you in cap hell). so would do you thing the big changes are? Definitely coachingby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax I suspect the dynamic has changed a bit in how this organization will be controlled moving forward. Sounds to me that McVay is asserting his will here and I expect him to flex his muscle on moves that are made in the off-season. He is no longer a newbie, going into his 4 year as HC. I don’t believe he is happy with how the OL was set up this year. He is clearly not happy with howby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteHazlet Hacksaw im hoping they can ditch him and get some picks back The reality is, we bought high on him. Doubt they're willing to ditch him now. What do you think they would get? Maybe a 1st? They certainly aren't getting two 1sts.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRam49 As insane as it sounds, he has really improved the Raven's defense. I can't help but really wonder about Wade's system and the fact that we ever went out and chased him for that system. He is playing great in Baltimore. He was a great player and playmaker before the Rams. You don't just forget how to do that. IMO, we sold low on him.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
If the Rams trade Gurley the other team gets him for $9-$10M per year.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoterampage666 Why the need? Higbee's emergence makes me feel ok with the position. Everret is a stud but mostly a receiver. Mundt is a solid back up blocker. Where does a rookie fit in with us being so deep at WR. Would prefer we draft linemen on both sides, more edge players, safety, and a deep threat wr.. And I was a guy hoping for Hockenson last year. Mostly that was not believing in Higby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
On the TE, what are your feelings on Mundt? I'm liking what he brings as a blocker. Between Higbee, Everett, and Mundt I guess I'm seeing a need for a TE in this next draft.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Coughlins biggest problem is he didn’t win enough. Belichick OTOH has a long history of breaking league rules with all the cheating, but he’s going nowhere. Americans love a winner, if you win you can abuse just about any rule. What Coughlin was doing was against the CBA. When the NFLPA tells players to not sign with the team, the team is forced to take action. Belichick isby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
We need a vet on the interior. Been saying it for a month plus now. And said vet needs to be an above average player like Saffold. This is an acute need as is but would become more so if Whit doesn't return.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams Quotezn I just took one example--pass rush win rate. Here's your espn article: 1. Atlanta Falcons, 54% 2. Dallas Cowboys, 53% 3. Philadelphia Eagles, 52% 4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 52% 5. Pittsburgh Steelers, 50% 6. Los Angeles Rams, 50% Now here's pro football reference on ressure percentage...that is percentage of sacks, hits and hurries per dropback Their top 6by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn I just took one example--pass rush win rate. Here's your espn article: 1. Atlanta Falcons, 54% 2. Dallas Cowboys, 53% 3. Philadelphia Eagles, 52% 4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 52% 5. Pittsburgh Steelers, 50% 6. Los Angeles Rams, 50% Now here's pro football reference on ressure percentage...that is percentage of sacks, hits and hurries per dropback Their top 6: Washington Redby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteClassicalwit But we had Ndamukong Suh and he was ballin'. It's been popular to hate on Suh but two things suggest to me that he did a good job. The first is your point. They shut down the run when they needed to in the playoffs. The disparity in the games against the Cowboys is a stark contrast. Secondly, Suh should probably get some credit for AD having 22 sacks. Clearly, we haveby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamgator He has been the young man / Boy Wonder..... The fresh young face of the NFL with a Rah Rah / Can do attitude. I bet he realizes that he BETTER start demanding accountability or his Head Coaching days will be numbered. He has 2020 to get it right or his seat is gonna start feeling a rise in temp. I bet we will still see the "Rah Rah " attitude but with a MUCH shorter fuse.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote3030 QuoteSpeed_Kills dz who do you bring in to backup Goff next year? It probably deserves its own thread but Carr, and Mariota will be out there. Flaco too. Next year they need to have a plan b should Goff not progress. Can’t have another year like this and especially opening this new stadium Not that you asked me, but I'd jump on Rivers in an instant if he shakes free. But don't yoby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams I agree that when conditions are right I like the throws he can make. But the weakness of collapsing when under pressure is very disconcerting. That's a huge weakness because they will never be able to prevent all pressure. No one has ever established that Goff is bad under normal or average pressure. I have no idea why you would leap to that conclusion---there's just no bby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Quotedzrams Quotemax There are a bunch of QBs that you can win with if everything around them is really good. Goff is one of those guys. So is Wentz, Dak, Carr, Garoppolo, Cousins, Ryan, and maybe a couple of others.... Goff isn’t going to be anything special, but if Flacco and Eli can win a SB so can Goff. I'd say the numbers show that Goff is a little bit behind Wentz, Dak, Coby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax There are a bunch of QBs that you can win with if everything around them is really good. Goff is one of those guys. So is Wentz, Dak, Carr, Garoppolo, Cousins, Ryan, and maybe a couple of others.... Goff isn’t going to be anything special, but if Flacco and Eli can win a SB so can Goff. I'd say the numbers show that Goff is a little bit behind Wentz, Dak, Cousins, and Ryan. Whilby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteferragamo79 knowing he would be due for so much cash that is why some teams move on from players as they hit their 2nd contract Rams have had poor cap management, IMHO They could have declined to trade for Cooks. Or they could have kept Watkins for the same money and kept their 1st round pick. There's a number of ways they could have gone. But honestly I think it's hindsightby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteCraigMatson ….I think we have to prepare Goff more get him right just much as invest in improving the OL quality. He will stay …. Goff collapsing under pressure is not a secret anymore. ED is just doing his job. To your other points that I've snipped above... I'm sure that Goff is doing everything he can to improve at performing well under pressure and McVay is doing all he can tby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills I thought it was pretty clear that you weren't saying zone blocking schemes were the problem but the Rams personnel was I was making a specific observation regarding our team, our personnel and their limitations.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteramBRO Quotedzrams <snipped> The Rams are not the same as all teams as far as OL goes. They need a better OL than most teams b/c their QB is worse than the average QB when he isn't protected. Hence why I pointed out that only 2 QBs in the league are worse than him under pressure. Agreed. Simply put...there are gonna be games where opposing D-lines will get the better of our offensby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteThe Rams are not the same as all teams as far as OL goes. They need a better OL than most teams b/c their QB is worse than the average QB when he isn't protected. First off no one ever compares injury depleted lines so the raw statistics on pressure and its effect have a problem. Second, that's a logical flaw, what I quote there. Just because Goff suffers under bad protection dby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote21Dog Goff has played 51. Darnold and Allen are still relatively inexperienced. It's disconcerting that his ability to handle pressure is down there with relative newbies.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotedzrams I've been saying for the past month: Goff must have a top 5 OL or the offense is doomed against the stronger and physical teams. He is horrible under pressure. Besides Goff, Josh Allen and Sam Darnold are the only other two starting QBs in the league that have a sub 60 QB Rating under pressure for the last two seasons. Those types of numbers are not sustainable for startinby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com