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McVay eyeing three-man rotation at RB against Cowboys

Never been a fan of Brown. Would have rather signed CJ Anderson over him. He was injured reason we signed CJ in the first place in 2018.
I also love this offense with a power back in the offensive backfield. IMO that element balances the finesse tendencies beautifully.

But McVay obviously doesn't agree. He definitely prefers backs who can threaten in the ground or pass game and flip the field with big plays.

Statistical Forecast of #LARams 2020 Passing Attack

When we were clicking Gurley was catching a lot of balls, subtracted from TE passes. I’d love to see that dimension back with Akers, and he has the skills.....

Exactly. Akers numbers are extrapolated from Gurley 2017-2018 in a McVay offense. Although, at a more modest yards-per-catch assumption, because Akers isn't an Olympic level 200 m hurdler. ;)

Rams Over The Salary Cap?

Apparently there is a lot of angst among the media types about how are the Rams going to extend players next year like Ramsey, Kupp, Floyd and Ebukam. I illustrated how they could clear cap in another post. Having done that it's really a matter of getting to 2022 and beyond where the cap should return to over $200M if not in 2022 then soon thereafter. So look for teams like the Rams who rarely back-load contracts to do so as a COVID expediency. They can sign guys to cap affordable contracts for 2021, perhaps guarantying the year 100% then escalating thereafter, i.e. using 2021 as a bridge year in the contract. Why would players sign those contracts? Because everyone will be doing it and because it's all about the guaranteed money not the gross amount.

The Rams can afford to do it because of how young they are. Next year will be a huge year in terms of contracts expiring. But as I pointed out there are really only a handful that are priority signings. Snead by all accounts had a huge year in terms of quality of signings both among drafted players but more importantly among the UDFA players. This team is really stacked with talent in terms of youth and quality of players. The idiot media pundits don't see how good this team really is. The Rams could be the next Pats in terms of dynasty they are that deep.

I keep saying this team is built and the proof is in how Snead is bringing in players via FA, draft or UDFA. He's looking a year or two down the road. He knows he stands to lose Ebukam and Johnson so he drafts Burgess and signs Hollins off the wire. Both can play now and both fill potential holes next year. This is how you stay in contention without overpaying. It's why I trust the Rams FO to sign Ramsey, Kupp and Floyd and try to sign Ebukam (a lot will come down to Samson and how much he wants to stay).

Van Jefferson named a breakout player for 2020

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Excited that Van has been getting work against Ramsey. He's going to have a hell of a rookie year.

Also can we resign Jalen already please?? Lets get that shit done now.
I was just about to post this and say the same thing!

Ramsey makes our DBs AND WRs better! Pay him please!

Arizona trades David Johnson to Houston for DeAndre Hopkins

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Cardinals signed DeAndre Hopkins to a two-year, $54.5 million contract extension.
The deal includes $42.75M guaranteed at signing. The three years left on his current deal essentially morph into a five-year, $95 million contract with $18.8 million annually through 2024. The last year in his age-31 season is voidable, but that would force the Cardinals to pay up $39.5 million at some point upon releasing him. With no-trade and no-franchise tag clauses in place, the road has been paved for Hopkins to finish his career with Kyler Murray in Arizona.

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Projecting Rams' depth chart for Week 1

Also if I were McVay I wouldn't waste time giving most of the snaps to JRey in game 1 at X. I mention this because I have the feeling that is what they're going to do. I would instead (and I know I'm not alone on this) make Jefferson the starter and give him most of the snaps right out the gate.

And last but not least the OL... Let's try to have a relatively quick hook this season if any of these guys look like ass right away. Depth is there now use it.

Travin Howard out for the season

Sucks for Howard, I thought him and Kaiser would've made a pretty good young ILB duo. Now yea I hope Young gets the nod as well. At least he's a great athlete at LB, even if he is raw. If I see Reeder starting at ILB this year again I'll be cracking the whisky much earlier than normal.

2 years in a row though? Howard was coming along well at the end of last season.I guess I don’t recall the injury as that bad. He has been hurt or on the mend most of his Rams career. He bulked up from his rookie season & shows his speed.To me he has seemed a little short in pass coverage.

Tough loss - Young seemed to be in The Rams Dog House last season for some odd reason. Corbett started right away.

Special teams will be interesting to watch who is stepping up.

Vegas Insiders Current "NFL Odds Week 1"

TeamMar-12Apr--19Ma7-27Sept-7
Baltimore Ravens7/17/17/15/1
Kansas City Chiefs9/26/16/19/2
San Francisco 49ers8/19/110/110/1
New Orleans Saints12/112/113/110/1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers40/116/113/112/1
Dallas Cowboys12/122/118/112/1
Seattle Seahawks20/120/122/112/1
Philadelphia Eagles18/118/120/125/1
Minnesota Vikings30/128/125/125/1
Indianapolis Colts40/128/128/125/1
Pittsburgh Steelers20/128/128/125/1
Buffalo Bills40/128/128/130/1
Green Bay Packers20/122/128/130/1
New England Patriots12/120/122/140/1
Tennessee Titans40/128/128/140/1
Denver Broncos50/140/140/140/1
Las Vegas Raiders30/150/160/140/1
Cleveland Browns50/133/133/150/1
Los Angeles Rams25/133/133/150/1
Atlanta Falcons50/140/140/150/1
Chicago Bears30/133/140/150/1
Los Angeles Chargers40/140/140/150/1
Arizona Cardinals80/150/150/160/1
Houston Texans40/150/150/160/1
Detroit Lions80/166/160/180/1
Miami Dolphins100/180/166/1100/1
New York Giants80/166/166/1100/1
New York Jets100/170/166/1150/1
Washington Redskins200/1100/1100/1300/1
Jacksonville Jaguars100/1150/1150/1300/1
Carolina Panthers100/180/1100/1Off
Cincinnati Bengals200/1100/1100/1Off

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