any time a team does something left of center. No matter the Rams won a Super Bowl; they were never on board with our "F them picks" philosophy. I suspect the Rams wanted to keep both 3rd round picks this year, so they offered a second from next year instead to get the deal done. And they still have a 1st round pick from next year. Couldn't they recoup a couple picks, maybe even a sby DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
They're leaving out fine candidates like Jimmy Kennedy and Tye Hill.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
A true icon, and yes, he helped inspire lifelong fandom of the Rams for many. RIP, legend.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
His retirement left a canyon size hole in our defensive front. It's about adding reinforcements at an area of need. Kobie Turner can't do it all by himself.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
1945, their last year in Cleveland. Crazy Legs Hirsch, Tom Fears, and Dick Hoerner. 1957, Jaguar Jon Arnett, Del Shofner, Jack Pardee, and Lamar Lundy 1985, Jerry Gray, Dale Hatcher, Kevin Greene. As a footnote, even Doug Flutie, although he never played for us.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
We had the best defensive player in the world that season.... I think we're missing that factor, this time around.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
Quote73Ram So from the draft is a DT/NT that imperitive? Yes it is. Not only are we missing the tip of the spear now in AD, we don't have a lot of depth at the position either. What if Kobie gets injured? QuoteWell, I hate to shoot this theory down, but Kobie Turner was double-teamed on 72 percent of his defensive snaps, as often as Kansas City Chiefs DE Chris Jones. In comparison, Donald waby DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
Deacon, Merlin, Jack and Aaron are really in a class by themselves. If there was room for a fifth, I would add Les Richter.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
And they allowed the fewest sacks in the NFL while finishing first in yards per pass and yards per rush.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
This team was supposed to be a bottom feeder this season. Getting into the playoffs would be a major accomplishment few expected. I don't much care how they do it.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams are carrying 75 million in dead cap money this year. That's what's restricting their ability to add talent and it's not Donald's fault either.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
They don't have this town's heart. Even winning a Super Bowl didn't change that.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
Well it's a statistical oddity. For only two seasons, 1950 and 1951, the NFL wouldn't count yardage lost on sacks against a team's net yardage total. No one knows why. Van Brocklin lost 13 yards on a sack in that game, which is why the Rams are sometimes credited with 722 yards and 735 by official records. By 1951 standards of record keeping, 735 is correct. By the standards of every seasoby DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
Kupp plays predominantly in the slot. Bruce almost always on the outside. I don't really know what to make of Nacua yet. He doesn't have Holt's home run speed. Atwell = Hakim....if he could play special teams.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
726 yards of offense. 1951 Rams held the record for one game, until today.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
Well he probably is better off sitting and healing until he's 100% again. The Bengals offense is significantly diminished as it is. If they do sit Burrow they're pretty much punting on the season, though. So we'll see.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
Bulger's being named as a modern era candidate, which means he's in a pool of 170 players that will eventually get cut down to five. Most of these players will not get in. It's just their starting point.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
Bull Elephant backfield baby. X(by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
50+ yard TDs in the run game are pretty rare. Chunk yardage plays (20+ yards) would definitely help move the ball. Rams haven't had a big play element to their run game since Gurley was in his prime.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
That's because teams that start off 0-2 aren't very good in general. They're likely to continue losing, rather than not being able to make up lost ground. It's not an insurmountable hole in a 17 game season.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
Snead is one of the league's better GMs. Always done well in talent evaluation and acquisition. Should've won Executive of the Year for the Stafford trade alone. Of course his detractors try and deny him any credit. When Jeff Fisher was here, he ran the drafts while Snead stood in the corner taking drink orders. And in the McVay era, anything good that happened was all Brad Holmes. Our stby DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
Draft lotteries haven't stopped teams from tanking.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
I noticed he's been nothing but committed to the Rams since he was drafted by them. Donald loves playing in LA and he loves playing for McVay. He has an extremely lucrative contract. The only way he would want to go somewhere else is one last chance at a ring. Otherwise he's retiring as a Ram.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
Taylor is a power back with home run speed and plenty of tread on his tires. He's a star. If the Colts are really shopping him, Rams should be in on it.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
If you're got a good one, pay him at a level commensurate with his worth. Raiders should pay Josh Jacobs. Same with Giants and Saquon Barkley. Two teams with front offices who think they're more clever than they actually are.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
As I recall they envisioned him having a DeSean Jackson type role in the offense. Rams have pretty consistently shown themselves to be unconventional and willing to go against the grain.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
"the Rams are going to be awful and unceremoniously dump their best player." Sports bloggers love this narrative. I believe McVay has other plans for the 2023 season.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
We put him next to Ndamukong Suh and he had a career high in sacks. Von Miller and Jalen Ramsey on the same defense and they won a Super Bowl. Rams move him around the defense line a lot to free him up and get him one on ones as much as they can. He's still the marked man on this defense that other teams spend the whole week preparing for. That comes with success.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
1960 - Les Richter 1961- Jim "Red" Phillips 1962- Dick Bass 1963 - Roman Gabriel 1964 - Eddie Meador 1965 - Eddie Meador 1966 - Dick Bass 1967 - Roman Gabriel 1968 - Deacon Jonesby DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com
Yeah, he's including any player who had any time with the Rams. James Lofton, for instance, whom I really didn't remember was ever with the Rams. Understandably, seeing on how he only caught one pass with them.by DeaconDan - RamsFootballFans.com