You think they're done or something? There's still FA, the draft and maybe more trades. And that's just player acquisition. Never mind coaching improvements and strategy development. I guess you're just a glass half empty guy. Here, let me empty it all the way for you. :beer1by Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Old story, but is illustrative of the fact that he likes to talk about things he doesn't know about. I think McVay has a better handle on how Goff is going to do and he thinks Goff is going to get better.by Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn Quotealyoshamucci Pay him. The salary cap goes up every year. I don't see the problem. Right now we have 33 free? Great ... Donald and Watkins get signed ... Tavon gets cut or traded ... Can we keep everyone? No. Can we keep the best player in football? I'd hope so. They can afford him. Affording him means instead of 2 10+ M good players you have 1 20 M+ hall ofby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Gonzalez says that Donald, Gurley and Goff will eventually take up 1/3 of the Ram's salary cap. Said that Watkins is interested in seeing what he can get on the open market. Also they were unable to sign Joyner either. - - - This is me - they couldn't sign Tru before. Or Donald. It makes me think it's just the way things are now. Might not be able to sign Donald, Gurley or Goff eithby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax How many teams are so impacted by the cap that they're not able to sign the guys they want? I mean, has the cap actually prohibited teams from signing guys they wanted to keep or is it a matter of perception. There seems to be only a small amount of teams that are over the cap. I get the impression that teams can sign all their guys if they want to and decided to let guys walk just toby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax But they can't seem to sign Donald, Joyner, Jenkins, TruJ, or Watkins. The spotlight is squarely on the Rams contracts guys. They did sign those other guys. Perhaps those other guys didn't have as much leverage. They didn't make a mistake not signing Jenkins. It didn't hurt us. I don't think any on your list above wanted to sign. They offered Tru a lot and Donald an enormouby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRampage2K- QuoteRamBum Who knew! They've had months to work on it and wait until the last few days.... That's what most people think, but it doesn't work that way at all.....agents control these negotiations and they know the closer it gets to March 14th the better they are for their players. Otherwise you would see all sort of pending free agents signing with their current teams aby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteoldschoolramfan Sign him to a 3-4 year deal. Franchise tag him. Just keep him in Horns!!!!! Don't tell me about draft picks and developing your young WR's. That's all wishful thinking because when you DRAFT A PLAYER you "HOPE" he's as good as Watkins. In my gut.......If the Rams don't Franchise Tag any player........I have a feeling that they are going to long term Joyner aby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 I was really hoping, even expecting Joyner to extend. Really disappointed that that didn’t happen. But tagging Watkins would have been a mistake on several levels. However, I’ve already mowed that lawn. Lol. You can't extend guys if they don't want to be extended. Look at how things worked out for Tru. Getting paid more than he was worth for two years. Joyner is young, he thinby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
There's something for everyone there. "Needs a change of scenery." "Needs some plays designed for him." "Fumbles too much." "He's a bum." "If McVay can't get him going, no one can." Etc. Personally, I'd keep him and not worry about the three million we'd save, if I thought he could do much. But I actually think he's just taking up a rosteby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotecurt7 I'm glad that most are optimistic about 2018, and I really hope you are right. I'm just not feelin' it right now, so I'll go into the season wishing for the best but not with a lot of confidence. You still have free agency, the draft, UDFAs and perhaps a trade or two. Seems a bit early to worry.by Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotegovane Also I wish I had more information on each play. Time, down, distance to first down, are they trying to use clock, etc. Picture 1 - does look like Watkins is open. But so does the receiver in the left flats. Why was it incomplete? Did Higbee drop it? Was it a bad pass? On some plays more than one guy is open and the QB can't throw to them all. (Just a side note, wouldby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteDeadpool QuoteRams43 Only one week into the first McVay camp, but I'm feeling frisky, okay? Buckle up, 'cause here goes... McVay will be named Coach of the Year. I have serious doubts the Rams win enough for McVay to be in contention. For the record, even if the Rams went with my first choice as HC (Shanahan) I still wouldn't pick him as CoY. Gurley will exceed 1200 yards on the gby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Only one week into the first McVay camp, but I'm feeling frisky, okay? Buckle up, 'cause here goes... McVay will be named Coach of the Year. Gurley will exceed 1200 yards on the ground. Probably more. And he will be a terror as a pass receiving threat, as well. Whit will be a Pro Bowler. Kupp will be a strong OROY candidate, maybe even winning it. Right HC and right OCby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRams43 Which is a darned good thing for the Eagles. Wentz is not certain to be fully recovered by opening day. Might be much later, even. He'll be going from Super Bowl MVP to backup sometime next season. Or maybe they'll treat him as found money and trade him for picks sometime next year. That would be gutsy.by Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Can't rely on him not being ready. Of course I hope he is ready to go.by Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam The Rams have shown that they are among the NFL's top teams and are knocking at the door of a Superbowl appearance. So it is time for them to segue from the youth movement (2nd youngest team in the NFL) and add whatever vet presence they need in spots and roles to get over the hump. I'm not exactly saying they should look to trade draft picks for players (like with Watkins) becby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamBill The best and worst NFL free-agent signings of 2017 Whitworth and Woods were two huge signings for the Rams in positions of need. Also nice to see we're not on the bad list. And I love that Seattle has two on the bad list. I hope they continue with those kinds of decisions. In terms of former Rams, I am happy for Case Keenum. Glad to see he is on the top of the list.by Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteDeadpool Deadrin Senat - DT - USF 6'-1" 310 lbs. 66 tackles 10.5 TFL 6 sacks 1st team All Conference Hunter Bradley - LS - Miss. St. Devonte Boyd - WR - UNLV 6'-1" 185 Lbs. 34 catches 612 yards 3 TDs So far at the East-West Shrine Game the Rams have met with these 3 players. I will try and keep this updated as the offseason progresses. Especially the Senior Bowl asby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSpeed_Kills just be prepared You think they don't have a plan B? And C? And D? And on and on? Heck, their plan A may not include keeping Tru at all. These guys are prepared. They saw a huge hole at C last year and went out and fixed it. Not with plan A, but plan B. They also fixed LT, WR, etc. They've had all year to plan for this - they'll deal with it. It's their job and baby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Eagles made it work so Rams can too. The opt out is what held up the deal last time.by Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamgator Get that looming DARK cloud out of the way. The Rams offered to make him the highest paid defensive player. And pay him more money than they would have to if they kept to his original contract and just franchised him for two years. He turned that down. He held out for an opt-out clause, which the Rams are probably not going to agree to for another 3 years. Then he missedby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Thanks for an exciting year and making the games matter in January! Go Rams!by Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamBill How the Rams’ Aaron Donald has become an NFL blocker’s worst nightmare Here's a key line: "His first playoffs are fast approaching, and Donald has never felt so fresh, so late in the season. “I feel amazing, actually,” he said earlier this week. He credits his holdout for keeping him that way, even if that meant starting off a little rusty."by Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamBill Jon Ledyard@LedyardNFLDraft Todd Gurley has 12 catches of 20 yards or more. That's more than Desean Jackson, Nelson Agholor, Mike Evans, A.J. Green, Emmanuel Sanders, Dez Bryant, Golden Tate, Michael Crabtree, Amari Cooper and Sammy Watkins. He's averaging 12.3 yards per catch, absurd for a RB. Remember all the conversation about the #1 receiver didn't need to be a WR and coby Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
He now has an owner who believes in the Rams more than the guy who lost him.by Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Spags left a long time ago.by Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotejemach It's a nice thought but the division is not a fait accompli. These next two weeks are massive...we need to beat Philly...not to catch Philly...but to win our division. We could still be the 2nd wildcard with 11 wins if things don't go right. 4 more losses and the Rams could be out of the playoffs!by Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemax Criticizing Goff and Gurley, while touting Woods is totally absurd. All I want to know is if we can cut him at the end of the year without taking a bad cap hit. I don't think he was a waste of money. And I think we should keep him after this year.by Ramadune - RamsFootballFans.com