And overpaid him before watching their investment tank. Thankfully our front office is a lot smarter now and are eyeing a draft loaded with DL talent instead.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
We saw things start to resemble what they should be in the playoffs when Suh elected to put in the effort vs the run. Brock isn't up to snuff to be the nose for a full season, no way the Rams are thinking that. Him and JFM will make a nice duo at 5T though. Rams are going to draft a NT. That's pretty much a certainty this offseason IMO.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
In this DL rich draft they should have plenty of options on how to proceed, be it getting a more dynamic guy maybe early or a straight run stuffer a bit later. Seems like they're setting themselves up to use the strength of this draft. Oh and the other obvious need is interior OL depth. Which also seems to be quite well stocked. Snead knows what he's doing.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
for the players to visit, look the staff in the eye, and to get that feel for each other. If you don't do that, guess what? It's all about the money. Look at the Rams' best signing in year one of the McVay regime: Whit. He bonded with McVay and bought in and the Rams have gotten their money's worth on the field. Same thing with Woods, these guys sat down and talked ball with McVay and feltby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Have to think he'll finally get where he wants to be. Unless a team like the whiners waaaaay overpays him. He's still going at it with Dallas too.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Schematically we run basically the old Denver zone run scheme for the most part, just not as well as they did it. Plug in a tape of that old offense. IMO this season we'll see them load the middle depth and what will be left is a full zone lineup OL along the interior. Now Saff is a guy who fits any scheme, he's a bit of a freak in being a big and strong guy who can power or use his athleticby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Those are the two guys I think we should be targeting. Clinton-Dix is quite good vs the pass and Amos has been good of late after a rough start. Both are young with plenty of room for growth and would pair nicely with JJ.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
I agree defense is the priority and also that it's likely that side of the ball will have the BPA when we're up. But if that BPA is OL or TE... I have to say I'd expect the Rams to go with it. All I really care about is getting the best player who slips to us. Get an impact performer with that round 1 pick.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
We aren't good enough at TE for 12 personnel to compete with 11. So yeah, gonna be interesting in the first round if a good one's staring at us at 31.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
He had his huge sack season in 2014. Then got paid. Then mediocre. I wouldn't touch that dude, as I doubt he's going to be a FA who lives up to whatever he signs.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
of what they think about Okowrongkwo, because all they're going to know about him is his medical side of things plus the guy they scouted last year. What this defense is lacking is a true blindside rusher off the edge. Left side will be fine with some combination of Ebukam and Okowrongkwo holding things down. It's the blindside addition that will put this defense over the top.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
He's a fit for our offense, and if TG plays say half the snaps they work well off each other with different styles, so I think the Rams get it done.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Are going to be the TE and interior OL spots. The TE position looks to have 3 options there for us at our late first round selection. How many interior OL do you see slotting into that group/range?by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Is $16M. This is why I have to think a restructuring/extension type deal is done to lessen it and keep him around until that retirement date.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
TE position factored in prominently for him in Washington, when that was what he had. The WCO also historically is very involved in TE usage in the passing game. We have solid TEs right now. But McVay isn't Jeff Fisher, IMO he's not the kind of guy to rest on his laurels. If an opportunity presents itself to add a good vet TE or a top TE prospect in the draft he'll go for it.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Was back in their Falcons days under Reeves. That defense struggled in the conversion to the 3-4 and Wade took the reigns after Reeves was fired. Here's Johnson's quote from an NFL.com story, and every time I see it I think how different he sounds from Wade (who hasn't ever seemed to be as focused on the size part of the equation): "You've got to have the personnel to make it work,"by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
If he's going to chase the biggest contract, which is common for a first time FA, Rams won't be willing to go there. But if he's willing to stick around under a shorter term deal with lower base and some incentives I think he's in play. I think it's unlikely but he might decide to stick with this staff and round out his game for a big payday a couple years out. Mentally though like most I'veby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Not all of that was his fault, either, with Talib being out for 8 games and Peters taking forever to know what he was doing. But with coaches I do think their unit production is important when being looked at for other jobs and I suspect the Rams aren't overall thrilled with the DBs either. Joyner's dropoff was concerning as well btw.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
He fits what we do quite well, and he can play either Center or Guard. I think he'll be around this year at least what with his $2M cap hit too. Rams might even extend him this offseason, for that matter, if they can get a number they like. They could still upgrade on the interior through the draft, especially if they can't get Saff signed. But they might just be looking at depth to continuby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Anyone who doesn't see that simply doesn't want to.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Knows the staff and scheme, instantly fits in the locker room. He's shown some growth and taken coaching, smart guy with some ability seems like a solid backup type option for us.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
We run the old Shanahan/Denver run blocking scheme that favors mobile guys who can stay on their feet and get angles quickly on their targets, and it allows for smaller OL who can be had outside of early rounds. Brown's a solid lineman, he has some mobility, but he's not ideal for what we do IMO. He isn't a technician type OL with quick hands, he's not great in pass pro, etc. He's a good kidby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
He's a competitor, and used to being a big reason why we win. He made some great pickups on the rush, but yeah that isn't enough for him. Agree he's upset and is going to come out with everything in the next game. Oh and the game being in his Georgia back yard helps too. :thumbsupby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Because if the Rams get that run game going Goff will absolutely shred their secondary. Belichick has zero choice but to focus on the run game first then adjust from there. So IMO look for McVay to involve Gurley in a lot of underneath routes and screen actions early on to try to scheme him open in space. I also expect him to repurpose that dual screen the Saints ran against us in the NFC chby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Whatever you say Jerry Jones. :thumbsupby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
The loss of Kupp was profound for Jared Goff. Since he went down there is only one game where Goff looked good and that's the KC matchup where I don't think the defensive gameplan fully accounted for the difference of Kupp being out. Every game thereafter our young QB just hasn't been the guy he was early this season. So with the stretch of tough defenses we faced I don't think McVay had a cby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
That we get better safety play too in the next game if it happens. Talib seems to settle Joyner down a LOT as well. :thumbsupby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
We didn't have Talib. We gave them a good game in their house with a secondary that was out of synch and had no answer for their top weapon. I agree we can beat them in New Orleans. Let's get that big W vs Dallas first though.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
After so much losing being here in the divisional round is something I'm not going to take for granted. Going to enjoy every minute of it even if we come up short. :thumbsupby merlin - RamsFootballFans.com
Rich Hammond tweeted that the prices start at $325. Lotta Cowboy fans will be there, it's just gonna cost them so here's hoping they spend a fortune and go home losers.by merlin - RamsFootballFans.com