I think it is really putting the cart before the horse declaring a college prospect generational. How about he comes in to the NFL, goes up against NFL CBs, safeties, and coaching first. Heck. Did he even set any NCAA records? None that I'm aware of. Oh, the kid is a good WR. But every year guys are declared generational and they don't turn out anywhere near that. Nacua has more rightby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
IMO this has a low chance of success. To leave the team and sit out a year, refuse to disclose why to your teammates (and clearly there is no way McVay told them or it would long ago have leaked out) and then want to come back to the ultimate team leadership position? Playing well is only one factor. Bennett has much to overcome to convince his coaches and teammates that he can be trusted witby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I totally agree that it's hard to imagine the Rams drafting 11 guys and then adding them all to the roster. But, it gets even more outlandish when you consider how well the Rams have done in UDFA pick ups. And then add 2 or 3 Vet castoffs that can very likely be had on the cheap. Something's gotta give. So, I agree that it seems unlikely that Les wants MORE picks, so we could see the Ramsby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
If I'm the Rams, I stay far away from Murphy. Anyone with that big of an ego, and honestly sees himself as good or better than the best DT ever to play the game (at least in the modern era), will NOT be a we not me guy. Even AD never thought that highly of himself. And, I don't even think he's the best DT let alone the best one for the Rams. My take is that it is Newton. My son thinks it's Swby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
The issue will be how long Matthew wants to play. Not the Rams wanting to go cheaper and younger. He is signed through 2026 so contract is not really going to be the issue. And even in his final year, the number is $49.5mil which is quickly becoming the median of QB salaries and far from the higher end.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I think 4 QBs will be selected prior to the Rams pick, and likely 1 more afterward in the 1st round. The Rams certainly will not be one of the teams to pick one. The reality is this. Probably no more than 2 of the QBs even have a 1st round grade. The rest likely 2nd even 3rd round grades. But QBs are so needed and valuable that they are taken a round or two too early. This is perhaps the overby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
When you are drafting, you go after your biggest needs first....not last. And, you can't fix everything you would like to, and have the luxury of looking 1 or 2 years down the road, in one offseason. What are their biggest needs? As this article states: #1Edge, #1b DT. So, the play is to draft a QB? Say, what? The other thing that I strongly disagree with this article about is ignorinby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Especially with a top flight Center sitting there to pick that became an All-Pro in his first year. We were all aghast. And I'll bet dollars to donuts this was purely a McVay call. Don't ever think that McVay's small stature didn't play a role in the decision. I suspect the same kind of little-man bent didn't play a role in picking Bennett. HCs are people too, and have slants towards certby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
A foundational principle of McVay's newly evolved offense is that WRs MUST BLOCK. Tutu can't. He's just too darn small, and if tries he'll get run over like road kill. Plus, he may be fast in a straight line, but clearly he is not elusive. And, he MUST have a bunch of separation to make a play on the ball. With his attributes he can only be used in a limited set of plays. AND....the bigby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm not sure because 1 team did it successfully that it makes for a good plan.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I doubt anyone will give us anything for him. I think he'll simply be a cut. This is idea that he takes the top off of D's I don't think has ever materialized. He's just a vastly undersized WR and a failed pick.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I, for one, have not thought they'd go WR early. With this signing, it just provides more evidence that WR is not high on their list, which means nowhere in their first 4 picks.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
The odds that even if one drafts a QB at any point in the 1st round that one will get their Franchise QB (which, to me, means a very successful QB that can take you to the Superbowl provided the rest of the team is good enough) are low odds. I honestly don't know, but anecdotally I'd say its no better than 1 in 4. So, all this stuff about getting their next Franchise QB is media talk. Snead aby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
While I always temper my opinions about who the Rams draft with a never-say-never grain of salt, I am just baffled at the fan and draft guru sentiments that the Rams will use a 1st or 2nd round pick on a QB. If they do, it nearly certainly means Stafford has told the Rams that he'll be retiring after this year. And I would put the odds of that up there with AD coming out of retirement to plaby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I just cannot see the Rams picking a QB that they do not need when bypassing a player they desperately need...an Edge. Snead, I think, would entertain a trade of that pick and probably be pretty ruthless demanding a good return. Something like a 1st round next year plus a 2nd and 3rd this year. Of course, if he didn't get an offer, he'd just pick the player we need be it an Edge (first) or aby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Without knowledge of how the Rams group the players in each tier, to seriously talk about the need to trade-up, trade-back, stand-pat in the 1st round is probably just too speculative. What if, for example they see Turner, Verse, and Latu as approximately equal, Chop Robinson only incrementally lower, etc? Or they view Robinson as the best and Latu as the least? Not saying they do but we haveby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
IMO the Rams strategy has been well stated by Snead, McVay, and Jourdan. Spend on the O. Scrimp on the D. That meant no giant dollars spent on D FAs. Doubt they even kicked the tires on Riddick. They picked up relative bargains. Unexpected opportunity to resign Dotson AND to pick up Jackson, so they jumped on it. They have bolstered their Secondary with proven good vets, and so have liby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I guess we'll soon know. But as I've speculated in other posts, I don't think the Rams will EVER go the route of using a 1st round pick on a QB as long as McVay is the HC and Snead the GM. The only way that happens is if they determine they need to rebuild the team from the ground up, and allow 2-3 years to once again become a playoff team. Rather, I see them spending what it takes to get asby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I can see exactly what you're saying. The mechanics and the ability ought to already be known from tape. But, the nuances of WHO they are and HOW they are, and what their communication skills are, etc. (as you laid out), can only happen in person.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I guess my question is, are man CBs simply the best of the CBs, and zone CBs aren't as talented? Or, what? Because when I read analysts talk about it, I can't quite tell if what they're talking about is the player's overall ability, or if he fits best in a zone scheme as a special ability that player has, but a man CB plays best man, but can't play as well in a zone. Thoughts? I so enjoy yby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Naturally a top level college QB can throw all kinds of accurate passes, to probably every part of the field, when they are throwing against air, with no pass rush, in a rehearsed environment to guys they've practiced with. The over the top hype of how great they looked blah blah blah is so old. Every year its the same thing, and every year we're lucky if 4 guys can make NFL careers out of thby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I have no evidence for it, but I sense that the door to get someone as expensive as Reddick is closed. The Rams absolutely can get one of the top 3 Edge rushers in the draft using purely draft capital, and this will maintain a level of cost control for 4 years. It's my opinion that is what signing Williams, Curl and White means. It's not the draft pick that matters if a deal for Reddick werby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I agree with this writer down the line. This is a medium risk/high reward type of signing. If White is simply not who he used to be, or is now injury prone, they only have a modest 1 year deal. If he returns to form, they have an All-Pro level CB for a bargain price. Injuries happen in this game. Some players come back from injuries better than others. It's been 6 months since his surgery anby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
He's a freak athlete who has turned out to be a C+ or B- rotational player. Not the guy you want as a starter. Glad the Rams passed on him.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Asking how much cap a team has is like asking how high is the sky. There are ways (to a point) to keep creating more cap space, much of it dependent on a teams short and long term goals and strategy. The thing is, the Rams have as much as they need to do what they want to this year....to a point. I was a little surprised they'd sink $10 mil into a Corner; I thought it would be about halfby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Why the lack of trust for Snead and McVay? What do any of us actually know about White's medical status? Can it get much better than the Doctor who did the surgery and is monitoring his rehab to be on the Rams Doctor staff, telling the team how he sees it? And obviously he was positive about it. Goodness. This is a bit of worry that probably isn't needed.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams do not ever want to get into the draft a college kid and develop him as a starter scenario. It's a pure crapshoot that involves remodeling the roster and schemes to accommodate him. And there is no way to know how it will turn out except that the odds are against you. That, my friend, is a very bad bet. Better to get a very good vet in FA when the time comes for Stafford to retire. Aby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
While we can focus on the mistakes our young DBs made (Kendricks in particular), I imagine the coaching staff is looking at it from the positive/talent side as well. With White and Williams in the fold, the younger guys will have some very good guys to learn from, and have more time to develop. We have to remember that these young DBs weren't taken in the higher rounds of the draft for a reby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com