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Truth is it was supposedly a Rams players son for a half year. Always thought it was a Rams RB.I’m looking back in time,but not sure who it was now. The years didn’t add up to be Cullen Byrant.
My dad past awhile back, so can’t really recall back on his thoughts were at the time. Had a concussion back at that time & memory is a little more sketchy.
What I do know is The Rams trained in Long Beach at Blair stadium.
I was a big Rams fan,but also a huge early Raiders fan. James Harris was a QB I liked & was upset The Rams let him go.
I know none of it really makes sense, but the first NFL game I went to was when Ron Jessie & Gene Washington we’re playing. The Rams vs the Niners. Hated The Niners ever sense. Cheered for The Rams against the Raiders.
Remember John Hadle,Pat Haden,Joe,Jaws,The Banning kid, so on & so on.
Speaking of Twilight Zone, I looked up Death's Head Revisited, and it made me love Rod Serling even more than I already did. The ending gave me chills.
Serling was a man ahead of his time, that is for sure...From Binghamton , NY the Carousel Capital of the world that is why the Twilight Zone had many scenes with Carousel's. My Uncle who was only four years my senior (more like a big brother) got me into Twilight Zone in my younger years and I ended up doing a research paper on Serling for College (Dayton) and went to Binghamton for more research, which was not a big deal being from Upstate, NY, but that ended being one of my better papers.
Hugh Grant was in a move called The Rewrite, where he actually teaches at the University of Binghamton and takes some shots at the town, but gives some interesting facts. My wife shakes her head every time I watch that movie, but she doesn't like Hugh Grant.
What am I missing? @Memento@CGI_Ram@flv? From the little I saw of him, it didn't seem that he could block that well for Jared. What about you three, did you see Henderson as a good, willing blocker in pass protection? I've understood that a guy who is unable to block for the QB, won't see the field that often. Reportedly, Akers is a good blocker, hence the reason why he'll be on the field the most.
I didn't see much from him as a blocker. I didn't see that much from him at all, other than a few glimpses. I think he'll be a Chris Ivory type of RB. I'm not big on RBs that don't block and might have questionable receiving skills. However, the pick is gone. What we have is 3 cheap years of a guy who can be productive in a by-committee role. That's what I think he'll be. I can see him producing 80 rushes for 364 yards with 15 receptions for 90 yards. He's a lesser CJ Anderson with just enough additional outside rushing and receiving threat to keep defenses honest. I like Brown more and I think for the first 4 weeks we'll see Brown starting with Henderson in relief. As I said before he's gone from being a potential star 10 weeks ago, (which seemed a bit high), to being a nobody post-Draft.
Five things to know about new Rams OLB Terrell Lewis
The Rams used their third draft pick this year on outside linebacker Terrell Lewis, selecting him 84th overall in the third round. Here are five things you should know about the former Alabama standout.
1) NFL-ready
Hailing from a college program than annually produces NFL talent, Lewis credits Alabama's pro-like preparation for his and his former teammates' seamless transition into the league.
"I think our daily process that we go through prepares us so well for the NFL, whether it just be studying and watching film, how to conduct yourself when it comes to preparation, weight room, balance as far as lifting and school, and things of that nature," Lewis said on a video conference last week. "Just the terminology that we talk as far as just football wise, learning the X's and O's, and learning the situational part of football and schemes and coverages and different things that go into just everything that a coach, and especially what NFL coach, thinks about, we dissect it from a player's perspective."
2) Draft classmate connections
Lewis is already acquainted with a couple of his new Rams teammates. He said he played in the same Dallas, Texas all-star event as running back Cam Akers, and worked out with wide receiver Van Jefferson at Michael Johnson Performance in McKinney, Texas.
3) Valuable pick
According to one NFL analyst, Lewis was considered a steal for the Rams when he was available at 84th pick.
This is further reinforced by another NFL analyst who gave Lewis first-round buzz prior to the draft.
4) Player comparison suggests high upside
The same article that stated Lewis going in the first round wouldn't have been a surprise also compared him to a prominent edge rusher already in the league: Broncos linebacker Von Miller.
"If you just look at the athleticism, speed, ridiculous body frame and most metrics, this kid is a bigger Von Miller," CBS Sports' Jason LaCanfora wrote. "Wingspan off the charts. Essentially had Miller's vertical and broad jump, only carrying 20 more pounds and two more inches."
5) Chip on his shoulder
Lewis missed 10 games in 2017 due to an upper arm injury and the entire 2018 season after tearing his ACL that summer, but bounced back in 2019 with a performance worth of second-team All-SEC honors.
He's ready to reward the Rams' faith in him and prove wrong all the other teams who passed on him.
"Yeah, I'm sure it played a factor in it, but nonetheless, I got picked," Lewis said, when asked if he thought his college injuries caused him to slide in the draft. "I'm in an organization and just getting off the phone with the Rams, they told me how much they believe in me and my abilities. They can't wait to display it to every other team that passed up on me and I can't wait either. Just ready to get to work and make everybody else pay for the wait that they made me wait."
Can we delete this thread? No offense to the (dumb) op but like ....come on bro...you’re comparing random LSU rb (from a STACKED team) to...ARGUABLY the goat at his position??? Based on what? A YouTube highlight?
Interesting, to take one play out of context of all the plays and claim it justifies your claim Blythe is better. You don't show the play where Blythe tries to pull and trips over his own feet and lands on his face. You don't show all the plays Merlin broke down showing Bythe's inability to make blocks on the second level. If indeed they move to a power gap scheme Blythe will be expected to make key blocks on the second level, often against the MLB. Considering Blythe's failure over the past couple of years I don't like that lack of consistency.
It was on Kromer because he stupidly thought Noteboom was ready. When it became clear Joe wasn't he didn't have an answer and left him in there the same as he left Blythe and Havenstein in to get outplayed on the right side. I made the statement that Allen's problem was he was trying to do too much a symptom of poor coaching of fundamentals. The clip shows exactly what I saw not just then but during the season. The entire o-line showed that clearly all year. Their blocking was inconsistent all year due to poor fundamentals in their technique.
Yes, that grade includes Blythe's horrendous play at OG and you think he would be better at Center? Sorry, I don't follow the logic. The center position is a much more difficult position to play. If he couldn't pull and couldn't block at RG how is he going to play center?
You are fine disagreeing with me. I actually don't have a problem with it. The bottom line is that McVay seems to agree with me also. He and Snead agree with what I've been seeing about Blythe as well. They already had Blythe yet the still went out and drafted Allen. When forced to play Blythe at center last year, they didn't re-sign him until Allen was diagnosed with Coronavirus. They re-signed Shelton while they allowed Blythe to walk. Which is why IMO it's not a given that Blythe would start over Shelton if Allen can't go.
You might not like it but it all points to Allen returning as the starting center. I think he will be fine once he returns to form. Just like they didn't draft a starting LT they simply signed Whitworth to a 2-year place holder contract. A contract that will pay him about $19M total if released after 2 years. That is far less per year than the over $16M he got just for 2019. The approximately $9.5M a year average is about what a good LT would receive.
All I'm saying is that all the moves made by the FO indicate they are going to stick with their original plan for the o-line. Which would is:
LT Noteboom
LG Corbett
C Allen
RG Evans
RT Edwards
I said when Edwards was drafted he looked like Havenstein's replacement in 2021 and I think that even more after the contract was rewritten. It still gives them an out after this year. His play at RG will help him when he slides outside. With Allen and Shelton they will have 2 centers mobile enough to get to the second level to execute blocks in the run game. What was significant about Merlin's frame by frame excellent breakdown was the consistent problems with the blocking on the second level. That is coaching. Either the player physically lacks the necessary mobility or the lack of execution comes down to poor coaching of fundamentals. If he lacks mobility why is he playing? Again it's a coaching decision, isn't it?
I'm saying that this o-line has suffered from poor execution and IMO the root cause is poor coaching of fundamental techniques. As well as poor coaching evaluations on the readiness and capabilities of his players.
Just out of curiosity, who would you have started on the o-line at the beginning of 2019 in place of say Noteboom and Blythe? Seems the only other choices were the newly drafted rookies Edwards and Evans, with even less experience.
We are quickly piling up a lot of potential & prospects in the LB room. The OLB's, the ILB's, lots of potential there, especially Lewis & the UDFA kid from TN both carry tons of potential, if they can stay healthy. The TN kid could be an absolute monster in the middle that we've been missing for a very long time, but it remains to be seen if his knees are sound.
With all that structure, the draft, their offensive scheme, their special teams and defense, it's hard to believe they don't have a plan for their O line. But that's beside the point.
I thought it was a pretty cool feature to watch as I had my Sunday morning coffee. The commentary by all those involved was cool . Loved the Narration feature by William Fichtner
I've never understood how these "reaction videos" became a thing. The only one I've ever watched that was worth a shit was the Squawks fans watching Wussell throw the game ending pick in the Superbowl. Those tears were mmm mm tasty!!
You can point out all the outlier games from last year you want. Doesn't change the reality that our offense hasn't been the same since before the super bowl. Anyone with two eyes can see that, we haven't been able to really run the ball for like 18 games. We had a standard for two consecutive years of dominance and people couldn't stop us. That started with the #1 rated OL in 2017 and the #2 rated OL in 2018. Coincidence we missed the playoffs last year with the #31st rated OL? Blame it on the oline, blame it on Gurley's knee, blame it on Goff, blame it on McVay's scheme....whatever. All the data shows FOR THIS TEAM a great oline gives them the best chance to win. Not rolling the dice with a group of late round question marks hoping they pan out. We've seen 4 years with Goff - two of them he had a great oline, and running game and played great -(playoffs both years, 1 SB appearance + 2 pro bowls). The other two he had a horrible oline, & running game and played horrible (0-7 as a rookie, terrible year last year, among league lead in turnovers + 23rd rated QBR) . To me its not rocket science.
Point to outlier games from last year? I merely made a comment on the same first 6 games YOU pointed out, remember? And as unbelievably bad the OLine was in your estimation, the team was still putting up points. My question is how is that possible, if the OLine was as unbelievably bad as you say?
Look. No one is disputing that there isn't room for improvement along the OLine. But, at the same time, the improvement needed isn't only on the OLine. It's on coaching staff and the rest of the players, too. Remember, that same so-called great OLine of the 2018 season helped this team score only 3 points in the Super Bowl. So it's not a cure all for success as the league catches up to what is going on.
I think Kyle Brants view is the most interesting of the three. I agree with Schrager. I'm sure McVay is pumped. I agree with Burleson. Not having to cater to salaries or status, he might be even more dangerous. Brandt pointed out we lost Gurley, Cooks, Peters, Talib, Suh, Littleton...he forgot Fowler but he's pointed out McVay has NEVER had a first round pick "because they keep mortgaging their ever living future". Is that a bad thing? They mortgage their ever living present, not future and there's a difference. Those with confidence and balls worry about the NOW. Sure, mortgaging that in the form of first round picks, every year, might damage a normal HC. But if McVay is the best coach in the world, as Brandt says they've been touting him, then this is much ado about nothing. He compares him to Belichick, which in itself, whether you like BB or not, is a huge compliment. Yeah, I agree. It's going to be an interesting season. My money is on McVay, not because I'm a hopeless homer...I am....but because everything anybody has said about McVay is pretty damn accurate. He was touted as "all that" and went 11-5. He was regarded as an instant wiz by year two and he went 13-3 and made it to the Superbowl. And with all the problems they had on both offense and defense last year, documented ad nauseum, McVay guided the team to a 9-7 record. We were out of it by week 17 but when it's all said and done, we were 1 win away from the postseason. It wasn't as good as it sounds but damn man, it was close. That's on a bad year. McVay may not have first round picks but he and Les don't do bad. This year's crop looks extremely promising. Why? Because, 9-7 with no playoffs or not, we know McVay too. Is there anybody in Ramland who's seriously doubting what this guy is capable of?
Brandt likes the hot take and was quick to discount the Rams when a new flavor of the week popped its head. I hear what you are saying, but screw him. I like Nate & Pete, but even they haven't been enough for me to endure Kay and Brandt in the last several months.
I get a little triggered over Goff especially when I'm watching games in the bars, I'll admit. There's just a lot of BS around him, people have this groupthink with him that is way off base IMO.
There aren't a lot of QBs who would have given us an offense that was 10th in scoring behind that 2019 OL and with a bottom 5 running game. Been in more arguments with strangers about him than any other player I can recall. So here's hoping he gets the protection he deserves up front so he can have a big bounceback season.
