I understand. Just trying to make light, have a little fun, with what is an obvious situation: Boom's salary, and quite likely Boom, is unsustainable. The Rams' forced options are clear. It shouldn't take Lt. Columbo to figure it out. :peaceby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
... you're sayin' the Rams might hafta pay a backup lineman who gets hurt a lot and may not be there when you need him $15 million dollars just to stick around? And that's OK? And this is right after somebody's tellin' me that the Rams won't pay just $2 million dollars more for a starting lineman who is great in pass protection and makes the running game go? Am I missin' something here? Canby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
The first no-look pass I ever saw anybody throw was by Unitas. Then I saw him do it again, and again. Never saw it again until watching a young Stafford with Detroit - and he's still doing it. And now Mahomes.by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Football was king when I was a kid in southern California back in the late '40's and '50's interest couldn't have been higher. The Rams were just getting settled into their new home and they had the neatest helmets my nine-year-old eyes had ever seen. And the Rams had TWO quarterbacks - Norm Van Broclin and Bob Waterfield. And (drumroll........) Bob Waterfield had the prettiest wife (people gby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
I thought that was a criteria for the Rams! :lol1 Seemed to work for Cooper, Puka...by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Good catch, Les. Refusing a medical is indeed a red flag - for whatever reason. Could this be simply to hide a medical condition, or gamesmanship? As we peel the onion, if gamesmanship, orchestrated by whom? And why? And with what results? Not a good look, at any level. The fact the he refused it throws the door open for all sorts of speculation - and it's difficult to look past it much lesby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Trade value in recent years has taken a nosedive, many factors involved and I think I see fewer player trades now that previously. Teams aquiring players with heavy contracts offset that with what they offer to pick up the player whose salary may represent some heavy baggage coming in. Like you, I thought an injury-prone reserve TE and a third was cheap for Ramsey at thentime, but subsequent tby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Did Elway and Manning have their mamas paint their fingernails and cry in public in mama'sarms after a loss? I'll give him his talent - at the college level. Matt Leinart was a high-profile great college QB, toowith lots of splash and glitter leading up to draft day - before he washed out of the NFL. I think playing QB at an elite level in the pros demands more of the inner man - mentallyby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Agreed. I wince at the unguarded enthusiasm for Smith at $10 mil as a "bargain" compared to a younger phenom at a lesser position for more money in Dotson. What if... the Rams were to do as suggested, move AJ to RG to accomodate Smith and he lasts for four to seven games? At $10 mil that could have been paid to an edge or safety? Whit, though "older" came in as healthby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
AJ did right well at LT when 1.) not playing hurt, and 2.) when not going against an elite rusher. He's learning fast and is plenty physical. Has he developed enough, or will he progress enough in camp to be able to handle playoff-level edge guys this year?Can he train up to overcome the injury tendency? He's still young - and the body for some guys, especially big guys, doesn't fully harden oby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Going back to Tank Younger and Deacon Dan Towler the Rams have had a scattering of real bruisers in their backfield - Josephson, some guy they traded to Pittsbugh, and it's time for another. What Estime lacks in lateral jukes he makes up for in whump-power. He can catch out of the backfield. There are remaining questions, however: Can he pass-protect? Does he have a deep-seated love foby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
If Roger Goodell had his way, there'd be a 24 game season with six games in Europe, two in Dubai, one in Rio, and one in China. The playoffs would last for eight weeks. Las Vegas, with the garish dazzle of gambling, debauchery, and showbiz completely overshadowing the football game, would become the permanent home of the Super Bowl, with top tickets going for $5 million. Attending the Super Bby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't think it will be a decision made beforehand. I think there could be some if/then triggers built into the first day draft. For example, if a specific player (or two players, or three) the Rams want goes before #19 comes up, then the Rams could pull the trigget on a pending deal with a trade partner. Or, Trader Les has his eye on a generational player that could go earlier - andby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
All tackles? No centers?by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Maybe Estime is thinking, "If I run a suub 4.5 40 I can be on a Super Bowl winning offense with Cooper, Puka, and Kyren!" Hope it works for him!by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Old times revisited; Gabriel was ahead of his time. Tall gunslinger who could run, and was pretty accurate. Arm? He could stand on one goal line and throw a football to the other.by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Only a bit? And only recently? I dunno... maybe I'm wrong about this kid but I've had some hesitancies all along. Stroud's pre-draft stuff was less, and of a differen nature than Caleb's. The difference is the difference. Stroud doesn't whine, much less break into tears in his mother's arms, in the stands, after his team loses. And he performs under pressure at the NFL level. And I can'tby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
If he comes aboard we keep Rivers, maybe Evans, and color Freeman gone to possibly free up pocket change cap money. His play package, given his dimensions and physicality, would be simple. On passing plays: Pick up whoever gets through line first, block. On running plays: Take handoff. Charge.by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Agree with Roman here. Johnson is a savvy vet and valuable as our young and promising safeties continue to improve; if he cannot live with what the Rms offer for the value he can deliver, let him walk. I don't think he'd command that much on the free agent market. Witherspoon is a valuable piece and played through injury late last year because we had nobody on the bench who could match hisby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Without reading another DaSilva piece, and getting lost in those weeds, Joe's situation is not a one-step solution. In my mind the process ges more like this: 1. Have a frank talk w/Joe and his agent about his future and how his interests and the Rams interests can intersect; then make a firm offer to restructure at a rate other teams could afford in trade. This deal should be done before dby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Do we want a vet on the slide for a short-term deal or do we want a young player with upside? Next question, regardless how good, pickup: What will he command in the open market, and can the Rams beat that offer? Next: Worth it, considering all other team needs to be addressed infree agency, possibly to include Wentz? Snead will know when the time comes; I certainly don't know as of now.by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
This young man processes information quickly, studiously; his brain operates on hyperdrive and synthesizes fresh input with what's already stored instantaneously and decisions that dictate response click into place immediately. While processing the concrete at reflex speed, he is an abstract thinker. He has this unique combination of mental traits to an exraordinary, rarely seen, degree. Withoby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Pulling calves again? Or something else? Farm and ranch chores never do seem to go on hold; they set your priorities for you.by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
What did he mean by what he said this time? "Dude can also dunk between his legs in case you were wondering how much of an athletic freak he is." Did he mean while elevating fourteen feet into the air on a basketball court, or sitting on a toilet? :lol1by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Here's a Kevin O'Connell interview that starts out being about what he looks for in a quarterback, but along the way moves into discussing much else. One striking difference, though, between what O'Connell says and how McVay says essentially the same thing: O'Connell needs fewer words. :lol1 Give this a look - what do you see as similarities?by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
If it happens, we could update an old Ram tradition and give them a suitable nickname. I nominate (drumroll...........) The Gruesome Threesome! :bravoby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
What say you, bro? My non-medical sense is that which discs are fused i.e. 1-2 v 4-5 for example, could have a bearing as could the condition of the adjacent discs. Please, could you give us a better take? He might be at little or no risk, or ought not to play NFL football at all.by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Better still, does Puka know this guy???by mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com
Haven't seen you post before; so, welcome or hello! Whichever fits. :wave Two reactions to your post: One, yes (cringe) McVay has a weakness for drfting receivers early if he likes the player - and leaving better players at position of need on the board. I don't need to name names. In the past this has applied to speedy little wideouts. Maybe this fetish would transfer to a tight end? I doby mtramfan - RamsFootballFans.com