fearsomefour said:

The way he played this year I figured he was going to get a nice pay day.
I was hoping the Rams could retain him but figured it was unlikely.
He finally got consistent setting the edge against the run, had an impressive pressure rate and blocked three kicks this year.
A great example of a guy who worked very hard and refused to be an easy cut.
Super impressive with what he has done and what the coaching staff did with his as well.
Talk about a great role player.....
Good luck to him.

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The group he came up with & then going through Covid.He made such a big play on special teams that helped win the 2022 Superbowl.

XXXIVwin said:

Well, let's hope he doesn't hit any of those incentives and stays comfy on the bench all season.

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A good signing & an excellent insurance move.Of course you hope that,but he brings a lot to The Rams.
Having Bennett back as well really helps the growth of the team.They’ll still need an extra arm as well,so Dicker might be back as well.
— nice Jimmy G is back

RamsOfCastamere said:

Tutu?

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Demarcus. His name is to the right

Just from the signings it's looking like Snead intends to go heavy at CB in the draft. By that I mean two or three selections at the position.

Ridiculous that a player gets a deal that large with FOUR years left on his contract. Come on. Do you think they would give money back if they performed poorly for 1 season? Why do they think they should get a raise with that many years left on their deal just becuase they had a great year and won MVP? Poor GMing and poor precedent for the entire NFL. I don't mind negotiating a year or two early as much, but 4 years is assinine.

Mackeyser said:

I suppose. I wasn’t trying to read anything into it.

Liver transplants are rough.

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For sure.
It's sad.

OldSchool said:

Won't get much chance with Tutu now being an apparent focus of the offense. Too bad I like his tool set a lot more as do most around here or did until Tutu was given all that cheddar.

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He will be 4th or 5th on depth chart and special teams seems like they wanna switch the offense up I like it

Merlin said:

Ridiculous response. Stafford won four straight with zero run game to hoist a Lombardi. So as it pertains to this discussion he is in fact one of the very few QBs in this league who can take over big games and win them without a run game.

The second tier of QBs is quite sizeable I think. And as always this stuff is very subjective. But there are more QBs who could do what the Eagles QB just did for example, as that was a defense and run game both around him at an elite level. And all of them, like Hurts, are second tier QBs.

There are third tier QBs as well I think. Guys who are not as proficient as the top options in that second tier in seeing the field, getting through reads, etc. But for purpose of this conversation trying to act like Geno is some fucking prize is absurd. He's down there with Darnold and quite a few others.

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Ridiculous response. Ha!! You are so far off my point that I am not sure which one of us is more stoned (its me). I wasn't arguing what tier Stafford is, I was just saying that Darnold ain't shit for "winning" 14 games.

Tomlison was too handsy. Both in college and the pros. I thought he would be a good asset for the Rams. He could not break the bad habit.

RhodyRams said:

Gene Hackman’s wife was protective of his health for years. She died of hantavirus and days later, he was gone

For years, actor Gene Hackman’s doting wife Betsy Arakawa would do whatever she could to help keep him healthy, whether it meant wearing a mask everywhere she went or encouraging him to stay fit by riding his bike or doing yoga on Zoom.

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Wow, what a strange story, at the end. Glad to hear Betsy was a devoted caregiver. Also glad to hear foul play has been pretty much ruled out.

A rare disease from rodents? Weird.

Misplayed/read by Speights and Agent Zero

IMO the Rams go offense with their first 2 picks. Then I hope BPA for the remainder of their picks. Examples of BPA around R3.100 for me include Tuten/RB/VT, Burke/CB/OSU, Becton/OT/NCST.

Jake has done an excellent job with his interviews with Ahkello Whiterspoon. Really love this guy & SO Hope stays a RAM !!!

I BELIEVE he will stay a Ram.He meant SO much to The Rams the last 2 Years. Without him The Rams don’t make The Playoffs either season.

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jrry32 said:

I thought Lane looked intriguing during practices at the Senior Bowl. But his production was really underwhelming (which could have more to do with VT's offense and QB than him).

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Even though it's just a one year deal, the Tutu re-signing has taken away my interest in the shorter (or smaller) WRs.

Elmgrovegnome said:

That surprises me. Not because Demarcus is great but with the likely departure of Robinson, Kupp and Tutu, that’s a lot of void in the receiving room. They must like Whittington more than we realize. Maybe they trust Tyler Johnson too?

I’ve been looking at the receivers in the draft and it doesn’t seem to be a very deep position.

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Tyler Johnson is also a free agent

Tuten likely moves up higher than we will take him. That said RJ Harvey is my backup option.

I remember, as a kid, not being thrilled when the Rams gave Deacon Jones’ #75 to OT John Williams.

Williams was a good RT for about 7 or 8 seasons before some guy named Jackie Slater took over.

Right after Williams retired, Irv Pankey got #75; and he was a really good LT for almost a decade.

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PhillyRam said:

I am wondering with the draft being a bit weak at the top, does Les revert back to his old ways and offer our #1 for a player like Tee Higgins? Maybe you get a pick back as well.

I am sure they look at it as their #1 is not really a #1 the caliber of what they had last year in that draft.

So would you do a deal for Higgins straight up for #26 or maybe for #26 and you get back a 4th? Maybe even a 3rd?
Maybe the draft compensation is much lower due to the new contract he is due as teams may not want to give him the big contract. Heck maybe the Rams likely wouldn't do it for that contract reason.

However, with Stafford on board it puts more emphasis on this year and maybe 26'. So Higgins gives you a 25 yr old plug & play big time WR. Would make sense to go after it now with Stafford, Hav, and Higbee coming back.

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Sorry. I should have read through the posts first. I’ll delete mine. I had the same idea. Trade the Rams first round pick, plus more (it likely takes a little more) for Higgins and sign him to a short term deal and a guarantee not to franchise him.

Sign Gesicki in Free Agency and they instantly upgrade the offense. No waiting around on receivers and TEs to develop. They’d be all set for the next two.

F them picks, all in, etc…

All those 6's tho, the devil is in the details, fuckin Snead party lol

Ramstien said:

I like what the Rams have at RB with Williams, Corum and Rivers. Maybe use a 6th round pick on someone for a returner and see if he develops into a viable RB in a year or so.

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Package a couple of 6th's to move up and grab Tuten. Not sure how much his combine increased his value, but I've seen 4th-5th round. Perfect change of pace back and returner with blazing speed.

Flatlyner said:

I do like most of this offseason. Signing Alexander could be huge and worth it, just think Les might be hesitant to do that with the miserable failure of White last year.

I think we would be in a dire situation with this offseason not really addressing WR. As Memphis alluded to, Smith might have the worst hands in the draft. And didn't run as fast as I expected him too. I'd pass on him altogether and address a WR earlier.

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I know the Rams are gonna draft a WR earlier, but I don’t know if they’re valuing/targeting the TE or the WR higher. I went TE in this one, but now that the Rams have acquired another 6th rounder, I might do another mock but make the WR the priority over the TE this time.

The Alexander trepidation is understandable after what happened last year with white, but that why I would still draft a CB early (by the 3rd).

looks like Florida State and Clemson's lawsuit against the ACC will be coming to a end tomorrow

as tomorrow , the ACC schools will be voting on a new deal / compromise

as it looks now , this new compromise will keep all 18 schools in the ACC until 2030 / 2031

but . theirs a catch , this new compromise will give the conference unequal revenue sharing , where some schools will make more money and some will make less
depending on TV viewers and stuff , so some schools like Florida State and Clemson could earn 15 million dollars per year , but schools like Wake Forrest and Boston College will most likely lose up to 7 million dollars per year

way I understand it , 40% of the conference revenue will be split equally with all schools , and the 60% will be split up by how much money each school actually made for the conference

now , this compromise will run through the 2030 season

then starting for the 2030/2031 season , their grant of rights buy out dollars will drop significantly , so any school wishing to leave will be able to buy out their grant of rights for pennies on the dollar

so you can figure in 2030 , Florida State , Clemson , North Carolina and Miami are as good as gone

how many other schools will leave ? , that will depend on how many schools the Big Ten , Big 12 and the SEC are willing to take

but come 2031 , the ACC will probably find themselves in the same place as the Pac 12 is in right now , the remaining bottom schools still trying to hang on to what is left of the ACC together

2030/2031 , is also the time frame the the BigTen , Big 12 and the SEC current TV deals will be coming to a end and they start renegotiating their new deal , which they'll probably start negotiating in 2028/2029 , and their going to want to know which , if any new schools will be joining their conference , so you can expect those ACC schools to start talking to the other three conferences in the next year or two .............if , they haven't already...................lol

the Big Ten and the SEC have had several meeting lately talking about expanding the number of playoff teams , which will basically give those two confeneces even more schools in the playoffs

and I'm sure conference additions have come up at those meeting as well

college football is just going to be the Big Ten and the SEC sandbox

Why can't blonde 49er fans wear mini-skirts to 9er games?

Because their balls will show