QuoteRams43 I think that you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how Stafford’s superior processing speed will make Rams OL look much better. And heaven knows that Stafford has weapons everywhere he looks. Yes! The weapons and Stafford's experience in reading and manipulating defenses, in addition to the things zn mentioned, have me feeling this will be a top 5 offense. I'm as excited for thisby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't like his take on David Long. I agree he hasn't stood out in a good way but I don't feel he has played poorly and he certainly hasn't given up big plays on a constant basis.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteBerendsenRam The only way it makes sense is if Woods or Kupp are included in the deal. Their salaries would have to be jettisoned to even begin thinking about absorbing Jones' salary. And since the Rams don't have 1st round picks available to trade, the value they give Atl. would have to be whatever Woods or Kupp is worth plus a bit more. Maybe something like Woods + 2022 3rd for Joneby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemerlin Right price being basement-level pay that you would pay a guy who is a backup type. This insistence by some of the fans that Blythe was some sort of answer to the Rams is incorrect. It's also been elevated by Jourdan's being duped by the team's typical spin on players they're not really interested in, as well as PFF's idiotic grades on Blythe's play. Both were wrong. Rams neverby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRockRam I'm saying that the league sees too much power on the side of star QBs as things stand today, as those elite QBs use that power to force their way out of town or into enormous new contracts. I'm saying that the league will find a way to blunt that through contract language. But obviously this will take time and it won't be public knowledge. Just like it only recently has been rby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Tom Brady, or more accurately the Tampa Bay Bucs, started this trend by giving Brady input into how the team is built. Now every star QB is going to want that input. And honestly, why shouldn't they have it? Stars are the ones who make the league money. Once they understand they have leverage they will use it. I see this going the way the NBA functions with the star QBs gaining more and moreby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
An assertion that they're planning badly for 2022 hinges on an assumption that Whit won't be back next year. Fans have been making that assumption for the last 3 years and have been wrong every time. What if they know he plans to play out his contract? I'm wondering what are the chances that Whit is back in 2022? What would you say the odds are?by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemerlin Quotedzrams Quotemerlin I'm way more skeptical on Hopkins. I think in fact if he doesn't win that TE2 spot he's a likely cut. But him showing big would be a great thing for this offense so I have my fingers crossed on him. What makes you think he's a likely cut? Did you not like him coming out? I think he's a likely cut IF he doesn't win that TE2 spot. Because he hasn't reallyby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn QuoteAlbaNY_Ram This is the first line of the article: "The departure of Austin Blythe in free agency left a gaping hole in the middle of the Rams’ offensive line." I would phrase it differently, perhaps something like this: The emergence of Austin Corbett as a legitimate option at center allowed the Rams to upgrade that position and part ways with the underwhelming Austinby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemerlin I'm way more skeptical on Hopkins. I think in fact if he doesn't win that TE2 spot he's a likely cut. But him showing big would be a great thing for this offense so I have my fingers crossed on him. What makes you think he's a likely cut? Did you not like him coming out?by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn No not everyone thought the 2020 OL would be bad or even mediocre. Either way it got dominated in some games. It's not the OL we want or need. That's easy to say now. But I recall very few here saying the 2020 OL was going to be anything but awful again. Some projected average at best.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn They have, however, consistently overestimated what they have and/or underestimated the problems. I think it's tough to credibly make this argument when the 2020 OL was better than what pretty much everyone thought it would be. They were right! They weren't wrong about 2019 either. They knew there would be growing pains. Mcvay said something very interesting after the draft thiby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteden-the-coach Quotedzrams If they only keep him as clean as Goff was kept in 2020, would that be sufficient? I'd like it to be better, some games Goff was under constant duress and in fact, the last game against the Packers Bobby Evans, who is an excellent run blocker, did showcase that unless he steps up this year, was somewhat a liability in pass protection. BTW you're right aby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
They’re mostly returning the 2020 OL which at the very least was pretty solid. One could even argue they were good. They were: 8th lowest QB sacked percentage 10th lowest QB sacks allowed. 9th fewest pressures allowed. 11th in highest running yards.3 Bottom line, every metric says they were top 10 in protecting Goff last year. Whit’s age is a concern but hey, a 43-year-old QB just wonby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotesstrams or did Notebloom play well at guard, but not so well at tackle? I just have this built in "meh" reaction when I hear about him, sometimes capped with blind fear of disaster.. I didn't like him at guard at all but felt he played decent at LT. He was good in pass pro IMO but subpar in run blocking when replacing Whit.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quoteden-the-coach It all comes down IMO, that the offensive line can keep the 33 year old QB clean and upright. Stafford has suffered some injuries over the last couple of years, so good health to our signal caller will be the obvious key to success. Plus Rams Brass have led us to believe the Offensive Line is fine and ready to lead the way, so let's hope they are right. If they only keep hiby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't see your banned substance analogy as being comparable. There, we're talking about a player getting suspended and hurting the team for putting a substance in their body. With vaccines, we're talking about someone choosing not to put a substance in their body. If they have to put a substance in their body it essentially makes it mandatory for them. If we don't believe in mandatory vaccinesby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotepromomasterj However, an anecdote doesn't change the data - extremely rare for someone who is fully vaccinated - meaning 2 weeks + past the second shot, or J& J single shot. And nowhere in the story is it mentioned that he was fully vaccinated, so you'd think his agent would call that out. I know the official numbers say it's extremely rare. I've seen reports of a .01% rate of breby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteRamsDynasty No where near the correct return for losing Eric, those draft picks could have been better, hindsight 20/20 but even with that it wouldn't have equaled what Eric was for the Rams and what the Rams were for Eric. It's much better to be on the other side. I still can't believe we got Marshall Faulk for a 2nd.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteSteve Adding: LT in 2022 is a mystery, and no it won't be Noteboom, unless Rams win the super bowl.....they will be in it, that I know....just, can they win it? If they win it, I say go with Noteboom, and see what happens, lol.....but he is as weak as it gets...I always thought Wayne Gandy was weak STRENGTH-wise , though naturally strong ( he didn't do weights, per J Slater, I believe)...by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotemerlin They say the hit rate in round one is around 54% or whatever. But how many of those "hits" are just dudes that start for a few years and/or never ascend to being a top player in the league. By far most of them. So since it would be too much work I'll just guess that the Pro Bowl player hit rate in round 1 is very low. Like maybe 10% who knows. Or perhaps lower. So ifby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
And my friend was vaccinated. How do you know this guy wasn't?by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm with you, my guess in order on who calls the D is: Fuller Kiser Jones - by season end it may be him.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
As let's agree to disagree. I've heard enough.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
That there was some type of disconnect or communication issue isn't where I have a problem. It's assuming that the "disconnect" means that McVay wasn't listening or was dictating to Goff. There are NO reports on those two specific issues so to be honest that's speculative. An assumption. Guessing. Using your senses, which may or may not be accurate, to interpret. And that's not meant toby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I think you're saying what I already said: there is and will continue to be collaboration which means that McVay will learn and implement some things that Stafford is good at.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Ok, fair enough. It seems like you're using your instincts and that's ok. I was just wondering if you had something a little more concrete like a report or article that I missed. McVay did say there were communication issues. I took that at face value that there were issues but we don't know what that entails. It doesn't necessarily mean that McVay didn't listen to Goff or dictated to him.by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
I don't think McVay is completely changing his offense SoCal. This article certainly doesn't say he will be doing that. In fact, it can be inferred from several tidbits that it's still his offense. First, McVay talks about a collaboration. That word alone implies he's learning some things from Stafford and Stafford is learning some things from him. Next, notice McVay's phrasing: "So you’by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
Quotezn He listens to Stafford, which will help McVay grow. He dictated to Goff in ways that did not help Goff grow (and then blamed Goff). ... I've seen you make the above two assertions many times. That he didn't listen to Goff and he dictated to Goff. But I've never known where you got that from. What do you base that on?by dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com
QuoteBearlyThere McVay shouldn't shy away from holding players accountable, even publicly if they need it. What I saw was McVay losing control of himself a bit and get it back once the season was over. Interesting perspective. His losing control of himself after the Super Bowl disappointment could be what happened. We know he's super competitive and intense so that danger is there with his pby dzrams - RamsFootballFans.com