....according to Football Outsiders. I think some of this stuff is overblown, BUT the Rams have played a sneaky hard schedule. @ OAK before they realized how bad they are, @ DEN with snow/cold in October, @SEA where it is always tough and the Rams beat them down only a few months earlier and a GB team off a bye at "home". I am starting to let all the media get to me as some now pby ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...deserves some credit as he was drafted out of Western Kentucky as a pass catching TE who dropped to the 4th round due to a bar fight in college, but he has become a sixth OLmen and taken to his role and not so much a receiving TE. Tough to do...by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
It would be pro rated so about $4mm, but I hear you....by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
If OAK would trade Bruce Irvin for like a 5th rounder, it would be tempting.... $8mm this year and next year at $9mm....just a thought...by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...mine would be a lot of complaining even if the Rams are up 50 points and pacing, and cussing, and swearing and cussing....; )by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...is an example of a FA signing where they paid him well (5 yr./$39MM) and they put him in a better situation then BUF and he has worked hard and thrived back home where it was a home run. Up there with Andrew Whitworth.... GREAT signing...by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....interesting today. He asked S. McVay what he regretted about the playoff loss last year to ATL and he said something about not being prepared as they sat out Week 17. No momentum type comment. I think if the Rams are set for seeding in Weeks 16 or 17, etc., I think McVay might play his starters somewhat in those games.... a la Bellichek....by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...(7-0) then in 1,106 days from 09/09/07 to 09/19/10 when they went 6-44... One thousand one hundred and six days.... Not to mention they are now 12-1 on the road with Sean McVay (including the "home" win in London last year vs. ARZ)...and the one loss was at MIN where it was 7-7 entering the fourth quarter... Todd Gurley has outscored the Buffalo Bills. This stuff is unreaby ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....Wildcard Game in New Orleans. Rams had come back from 31-7 to make it 31-24 and he dropped an easy punt to seal the loss. Man, that sucked....by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
I am saying in the context of do they make their team that much better? Suh is a perfect example. DET an MIA have not gone far (DET mainly makes the playoffs because of QB) and Tannehill played well enough last year to sneak them in. I am stating as my opinion under the context of Aaron Donald will not be what takes the Rams to the Promise Land. Is it worth trading him for some choice picksby ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....I do see your point on DT's not being worth $20M/year. It is tough; if they sign him it has to be long term with a lot guaranteed. If Goff turns into what they hope, he could elevate them further in the playoffs, but this team is FAR from that due to youth and unknowns one would think. But, it is annoying he wants more than Suh I would think and does that really help the Rams long term oby ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
I am seeing how it goes this year. He has everything around him and the Rams have done everything they can for him. I have doubts, but he deserves 2017; the whole year. And because I still think he deserves this year, trading Donald does not make sense this year IMHO... I understand his stand, but knowing the guaranteed jack he would get and how important he is, I am highly annoyed with hby ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....how do you ensure you get a top QB? Donald is already a known quantity. If it could be guaranteed the Rams get even a Top 15 QB for Donald, I trade him yesterday...by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
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....I will save $30 a month for 12 months and Sunday Ticket dropped $17 a month for six months for a total savings of $462. My bill will still climb a bit overall, but worth 20 minutes for $462. I am locked in until August, 2019, but I really like DTV....by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....it is so odd to me. I cannot help to think it looks like a semi-pro team who cannot afford new uniforms. It is so distracting. It is not uniform....blue and white with a hint of gold in the jerseys? I fell in love with the Rams as a kid for their helmets. It is so odd with the cool helmets and weird jerseys. I do want blue and gold in 2020...by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....IF McVay can get 5-6 more points a game, this D could be even better. They are constantly forced to only give up 17 or so a game with the putrid O the last few years. Imagine playing fewer plays and (gulp) playing with leads?by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
....in my opinion, Britt being gone is a plus...very talented, but seems perpetually immature and not the right fit for a losing organization trying to change the culture. I am very interested to see how he does in CLE. Not so much his stats, but the Browns make the Rams seem like the Patriots....can he be a positive now that he is really, really rich?by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
If you decide to take that one comment and not look at the other factors (including the head coach and front office not even offering him a deal it appears) then yes, a lot of people seem to think he is not the answer. I stand by my opinion I think Kenny Britt cares more about money than winning. Just my opinion....by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
You look at guys like Britt, Quick, etc. I really think they were stat-first, pay me guys. I don't think they cared about their teammates, only money. I am not saying that Woods needs to be Gandhi, but they desperately need guys who care about winning. Care about the team. Not just stats. I hate to use NE as an example, but guys go to NE not for the coin as much as they want to win. PEby ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
...it is unprecedented to draft two huge busts at #2 overall at OT within six years...it really has set this franchise back (and wasted the RGIII trade getting the #2 from WAS but at least they drafted A. Donald at #13 the same year). It also shows how trading up and hitting on O. Pace in 1997 helped this franchise in so many ways...by ramsfaninmd - RamsFootballFans.com
I appreciate you taking time to answer questions of some real Ram fans. I have watched for years the Rams spend considerable money and draft high in the process prospects who are soft. I do not expect you to address individuals, but the following players were the softest I have seen in years of watching football. Jason Smith Jacob Bell Jason Brown Rodger Saffold (2011) Was it coachby ramsfaninmd - Mike Karney Q&A