Quoteleafnose Will be the offensive line Until proven otherwise And the largest issue in regaining our composure Thought coach made the right move in getting a college kid with solid reviews. Gotta disagree a little bit here, leaf. OL has been moved way down the list of concerns for me at this point. For me, the 2 biggest questions are still Edge and CB in that order. Both haveby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteferragamo79 RG is a tossup but the options all look pretty darned good in Bruss, Anchrum, or McClendon- 43 we have talked about this At this points just names......of course I hope someone steps up but really hard to judge this group as of the three names Anchrum is the only one to play a handful of snaps....Bruss and McClendon may have been college players but we will have to see Ofby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLMU93 ...from the outside looking in I don't really blame him having that assessment. The starting 5 he lists has a LT coming off an Achilles tear, a rookie LG, a center that has missed 34 of their last 57 regular season games, and basically a rookie RG. The only steady presence where you know what you have is Havenstein. You're not going to rank that unit very high... Now of course persoby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Just a brief setup on Jrry32. He is a draft guru from another board and is highly respected as such over there. So his opinions carry great weight with me. Here’s Jrry32… small guy with a slight build, but he's a tough dude who will stand and deliver in the face of pressure. He's an underrated athlete. A 4.67 40 doesn't fully capture his mobility. He accelerates quickly, and he's very agileby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
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But isn’t that what’s called recency bias? Judging this year predictions based upon unusual circumstances in the recent past? Anyway, a 30th ranking seems absurd to me.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
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QuoteCoy Bacon Floor: 3 wins, Ceiling 7 wins. QB: Push. I think Mayfield is better than Bennet. RB: Push. We had what's his name for a while last season. OL. Huge upgrade. TE. Push. Rookies typically don't contribute much during their first year. WR. Upgrade. Skow and Atwell having more exp. Edge. Downgrade. DL. Downgrade IOL. Big downgrade. CB. Big downgrade. S. Pushby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Well said. This is gonna be an entertaining season with lots of ups and downs.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteBigGame81 QuoteRams43 QuoteBigGame81 And the rest of the roster is similar to an expansion team. Factor in the tough schedule as well. Do people really think 7+ wins are attainable?!? Expansion team? Are you serious? Akers Boom/Jackson Shelton Hav Jefferson Hoecht Jones Durant Fuller All veterans that we’ve seen play well in real games. And that’s without mentioningby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteBigGame81 And the rest of the roster is similar to an expansion team. Factor in the tough schedule as well. Do people really think 7+ wins are attainable?!? Expansion team? Are you serious? Akers Boom/Jackson Shelton Hav Jefferson Hoecht Jones Durant Fuller All veterans that we’ve seen play well in real games. And that’s without mentioning this quality draft class thby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotesstrams don't think STs are gonna be gangbusters for quite a while, as well.. Why so glum about ST’s, sst? Here’s my take. Blackburn is looking like a big upgrade over DeCamillis. I’m giving Blackburn big kudos for filling a literally empty ST room with several studs. Ethan Evans looks like a huge upgrade over Dixon. Xavier Smith (among others) might be a credible replacement fby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteden-the-coach Go into Seattle play them tough, come away with a road victory and get ready for 9-10 wins. Lose especially if it is not close and could be looking at another 5 win season. Last year many injuries, stay healthy this year maybe add a veteran CB and hopefully the Los Angeles Rams are on the road to recovery. Yup. Playing Seahawks there will be Rams second consecutive openingby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteLMU93 Sure, there are questions about how the OL shakes out, for example. But to me the biggest question marks are what they will or will not have at Edge and CB. Defensively, Aaron Donald is Aaron Donald, Jones is a quality ILB and Fuller could be a stabilizing presence at safety. But if they cannot generate more consistent QB pressure or play more aggressive (2021 style) at CB they wilby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Don’t know where to start because of our extremely different takes on almost everything. So I won’t even try. I thought my points were very fair and objective, so I stand by them. We can revisit this by mid season by which time we’ll have a much better handle on things.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Sean McVay loves that the Rams will start season vs. 3 playoff teams from 2022 Cameron DaSilva The NFL isn’t giving the Los Angeles Rams any time to ease into the 2023 season. They’ll be tested right away with three consecutive games against playoff teams from last season in the first three weeks: at Seattle, versus the 49ers and at the Bengals. Those teams combined to go 34-16 laby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemerlin Everyone acts like he's a product of the system but this is a guy who would be succeeding at this level in any offense. He's almost TE sized in his height and catch radius. He's strong and can truck many DBs one on one. He's quick and can separate vs most DBs one on one. He's smart and never takes plays off. There aren't a lot of wideouts who can beat a large percentage of DBs inby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteNewMexicoRam He helped the Rams get a ring on a one year deal. That was the deal. He decided to move on. Ok. Yes, he did. And we’re all grateful for that. But he cost us a 2nd and a 3rd for a half-year rental. The thing that really ticks me off was that he mouthed all the right ‘run-it-back’words and expressed his love for McVay and his new Ram teammates then dragged his feet on theby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
I’ve seen fan projections all over the board from 3 to11 wins and everywhere in between. Let’s try to set aside our recency bias after all those catastrophic injuries of ‘22, where even then they managed 5 wins. And yeah, no question that the losses of some quality vets is gonna hurt. But I’d like to approach this on a comparison of position groups year-to-year basis. QB. Stafford isby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams to hold joint practices with Raiders before preseason game Cameron DaSilva Before the Los Angeles Rams host the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 2 of the preseason, the two teams will practice together in the days leading up to that game. Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the Rams and Raiders will hold joint practices before their exhibition game, which isby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
Rams announce 3-game preseason schedule, all against AFC West teams Cameron DaSilva Before the Los Angeles Rams begin their regular-season slate on Sept. 10 against the Seattle Seahawks, they’ll play three preseason games. They announced their preseason schedule, which features two home games and a total of three contests against AFC West foes – a common trend for the Rams since moviby Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
But I’m not losing sleep over Von Miller’s injury situation after the way he played us. Screw him! And the Bills surely should have had their eyes wide open before overpaying Miller at his age and injury risk, right? But them in the butt, didn’t it? Tough biscuits…by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
We now know that Rams had identified the OL problems and now have seen how strongly they addressed it. Don’t think anybody is unhappy with Avila and McClendon. Or our new OL coach.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
So, who cares whether Avila plays OG or OC? The beauty of the Avila pick is his supreme versatility. Sounds like he could excel at either position.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
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And a very important part, indeed. But there are many others, as well. Stafford Akers Higbee/Allen/ Long Boom/Jackson Avila Shelton Bruss/Anchrum/McClendon Hav Jefferson Atwell Nacua AD Brown Young Hoecht/Hampton Jones Durant Tomlinson (really counting on this kid) Fuller Yeast Lake Ethan Evans Brown/Dunn as kickers See where I’m going with this? And then there’by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com
And he didn’t even mention Tomlinson, possibly the steal of thus draft.by Rams43 - RamsFootballFans.com