Yes, it is a risk. But the Rams are pretty good at evaluating such things and working with a player to minimize injury risk, such as giving them more rest. And, making sure he is subbed regularly in-game and situationally. The contract itself shows that the Rams are, of course, going into this thing eyes wide open. I'm curious about how much of his salary is guaranteed (I'd bet it all is).by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
While it is a compliment of an extraordinary nature for McVay to virtually have to rebuild his staff every year because other teams feel like the Rams staff are always among the elite at their jobs, it makes life awfully tough for McVay and the team in general. I think there ought to be some kind of NFL rule that any OC or DC hired away with a promotion, who has served less than 3 years withby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I get your point. But, couldn't this also allow Les a bit of ammo to trade up in the 1st round if need be to get one of the top 3 Edge Rushers? I mean, if the Rams don't need to draft what is essentially an immediate CB starter, they could use perhaps their 3rd round comp pick to move up in round one, essentially trading a pick for White. I guess the idea is that this gives the Rams all sortsby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I thought all along the Rams would pick up 2 vets as their starting outside CBs. With the signing of White and Williams, the need to draft a CB high just diminished greatly. They will now be focusing on Edge and DT. They might draft a CB but it won't be earlier than round 3, probably later. Williams and White are now our starting outside CBs. There will be a battle for slot CB among the youby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
We all knew Higbee wasn't going to be ready. And as for JG not being able to suit up until game 3, if Stafford is hurt right out of the blocks, the Rams chances of going too far are diminished. Besides, if you want to be short your QB2 it needs to be early in the year, not later. Same with a guy like Higbee. It always comes down to mid-November and forward when you have to be on a roll and trendby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
First, I don't even buy that the Rams would even try to replace Stafford (when the time comes) with anything but a proven vet. If anyone can attract an upper level QB to move to a new team it is McVay and the Rams organization. I don't see them drafting a QB high and then trying to develop him. Second, I think the Rams think Stafford is in no hurry retire. As long as it stays fun, and for Staby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
IMO Stafford will probably be the Rams QB until he's 40. He looked like a kid bouncing around out there last year. And, he's playing for McVay. Rams will not draft a QB (although they may pick one up UDFA). JG provides the Rams with good back up.... a seasoned guy that not lose a game for you. I can't imagine the Rams drafting a LOT in the 1st round. Too many other needs. They have a pretty gby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Jourdan summarized an interview with Les Snead on the Athletic. Most of it's highlights have already been posted. What interested me was that he emphasized how NOT extending Jones at this time had to do with the strategy of picking up new players to add to team strength and so they wanted to save the money from a possible extension to pay the new acquisitions. They were so concerned abby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I get the issue the Players and so many fans are upset about. But, now that it's a done deal, I suspect that it will take a full season of play to see how it is called and just now doable on the field it is. This wouldn't be the first rule to be rescinded after a year of play because it just didn't work out as planned. But, I'd sure like to see a video of a couple of hip-drop tacklesby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams just aren't going to pay an Edge $20 mil per and that's what he's going to cost in addition to probably a 2nd or 3rd round pick. Too much money, too much draft capital.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
You can fantasize all day long about how you think progressive thinking people of the 21st century ought to think. And, you can throw around stuff like "back ally thinking". But that doesn't make it any more than an ideal of how you wish things actually are. Name me even ONE NFL player that had mental illness of any level or type that came back to an NFL team and played. NFL teamsby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
The world is not as it was pre-social media. It used to be that someone could keep something they felt was private, private, with little ramification. No more. The media and social media world simply makes up its own facts, spews them out, and assigns that result regardless of whether or not that is the reality. A more or less consensus of a group opinion of people (journalists, fans, blog postsby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Yes. Teams need an identity and the Rams identity is going to be on Offense for the foreseeable future. I think they'll be a run-first, play-action pass team that is fairly balanced. They didn't create the interior of that Oline the way they did with pass blocking in mind. It has everything to do with running the ball between the tackles.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I imagine it will come down to where the Rams think certain players will fall, and then where they actually do fall. But if things go as planned, the Rams will draft an Edge first, then a DT second. Might they double down on another DT? Sure. But not until the 4th round or later, most likely, unless the draft falls in a way that a DT they have marked is simply better than any other guy they areby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Jourdan said unequivocally that the Rams are intentionally going to put their main money on the Offense for a couple of reasons. First, Sean is an Offense minded coach. Second, they have an elite QB and they're paying him big bucks. Therefore, they're going young and cheap on the D. Doesn't mean they can't perform well. But they are certainly not going to be a top 7 or 8 D. That said, a lot oby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Rookies are just that. Most aren't ripe yet. And it's not like he was a high pick. I know we'd all like nothing but Avila's, Young's, Turner's, and Nacua's. But, more often you get guys like Gaines, SJD, Jackson, and others who take a year or so to develop. So, I guess we'll see how it goes for him this year or if he isn't going to cut it. I'd bet he's much better.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
It seems to me some teams that aren't being talked about enough, who believe that they are a piece or 2 away from making a Superbowl run. One of them is the Jets, another is Cleveland, and maybe yet another is the Falcons, and perhaps the Dophins. I can easily see these 4 teams...and some others including our Rams...moving around in the 1st round to try to get someone they love and that theyby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
But, hey, this is the NFL. And GMs and HCs hopefully are pragmatic enough to be team managers and NOT fans like us! It never occurred to me that JG could become a Ram. But, I think it is a pretty good choice. I wonder if they considered Tannehill? In the end, I think it had to do with exactly what McVay said: 1) JG was a personally known quantity to him, 2) his skill set fit the Rams systemby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I like Tutu, but the kinds of plays he can run are so limited that his contributions will always also be limited. If a guy like Tutu can't play STs by returning punts (at a minimum), then he's not worth keeping. I think Tutu will be cut sometime after June. They can save $1.4 mil against the cap by cutting him. And, no, a 4th WR that can't play STs is not worth the $1.8 mil he's on the booksby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
If, as is darn near certain, Bennett had mental health issues (on whatever level), such that he couldn't even be with the team in 2023, and McVay says he has no idea if he'll be available in 2024, I can't imagine the Rams rolling the dice on this guy except maybe on the PS. Rather, I see the Rams drafting a QB late as their actual 3rd guy that they can rely on at least to be there as a camp arm oby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams aren't going to get a comp pick advantage every year, especially while they reload. In 2025 they don't have a 5th or 7th, but they do have their 1st, 2nd, two 3rds, 4th, and four 6ths. So the cupboard is hardly bare.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
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As much as I like the approach, I am quite dubious about Sweat. If he is going to play DT and not just be a 2 gap NT, he can't do that at 366 lbs. What I've read says he simply doesn't have the stamina, and way too much of his weight is flat out fat! So, what I'm saying is, if a guy is taken in the first 3 rounds he better be an immediate starter or an immediate rotational player and I'm notby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Sure, it's a projection. But, once again, it seems like what the player did, the system he did it in, and his play history and its trajectory get forgotten and a team laser focuses on a guy and won't look at him pragmatically. Often times it seems like high performers like Curl and Williams get overlooked because they aren't household names or they don't exactly fit and NFL profile or they wereby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
Frankly, this whole Bennett thing is absurd. Obviously, the issue is not physical. What does that leave? To keep this some dark Top Secret thing is nuts. Privacy has always had its limits when it comes to public figures like football players. It allows everyone to fill in the blanks....and absence anything but the strange things we hear, we WILL fill in the blanks and they aren't with very gooby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
I get it. Some fans simply can't think beyond their emotions, and are suspicious of everything. Jourdan sets the record straight, and states that what she is saying she knows with a certainty. 1) The Rams have known for months that AD would likely retire, and they had already actually started strategizing about it after the Superbowl win. 2) They have been very intentional in their FA about sby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
They've built their D roster around 3-4 D. Losing 1 DT, even AD, doesn't alter that philosophy. Besides, they'd have to significantly alter everything from DL, to LBs, to Safeties, which means bringing in different players. Sean McVay clearly believes in the 3-4, and Snead does too, and that's the players they have. Bottom line: can't see them changing.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
It is unimaginable to me that Wentz wanted a better contract than JG got. While I have no proof of it, were it to be so it would only reinforce the notion that Wentz is some kind of a head case. So, while I doubt he wanted more, and the Rams likely could have kept Wentz for the same or less, they deliberately chose to go another direction. Not to mention, we've not heard one syllable of interby RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com
The Rams might need a 3rd or 4th TE, and a 3rd or 4th RB. Perhaps a development Center, but a journey vet would be better. But that's about it. They are 6 deep on the Oline. They now have a good quality experienced back-up QB. Plenty of WRs. OK on TEs. What are they going to do with a bunch more offensive players? The Rams will be especially top-heavy on defense in this draft.by RockRam - RamsFootballFans.com