Like this mock. Good WR choices, lots of needs addressed. Especially C and WR.
Losing Woods and Greg da Leg makes me nervous, but I think you're right, I think Greg moves on to greener pastures.

Vaitai made himself some cash with his play on the interior. He would be a nice addition but I wouldn't be willing to pay him too much. Guy like him needs to be at that lower price point IMO.

I think an ideal combo (since Whit is likely to return) would be signing McGovern in FA then lucking out with Ruiz who can compete at OG or back up Center.

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Not trying for anything. Our offensive line was night and day without Saffold. Our offense was night and day without Gurley. Of course the natural reaction is 'well without a good O line, running backs don't look as good'. But I ain't buying that in this case. Was Rodger excellent on screens and swing passes?....because Gurley seems unable to catch them without Rodger blocking for him.

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He did not look the same after his 2018 injury. I think Gurley still has something to prove & your Roger Saffold being as great as he is okay.
When it came to the 4th qrt against KC, what happened? Saffold gave up a big sack. Tannahill has wheels as well.

Great actor. RIP.

Brilliant as Ming the Merciless.

dieterbrock said:

BTW, another problem solved for Yankees fan streamers, Foxsports app has been showing the games that are on the YES network and now Amazon Prime is going to stream the WPIX games which previously couldn’t be seen via mobile.

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that is somethin I will be looking into

Thanks

Malibu said:

You know he is a 7 time pro bowler. If you took time to read what happened with Williams you would know he had cancer in the head area and he feels the skins mis diagnosed the cancer. He stated away from the team all last year out of protest.

Whit came to the Rams at 35/36 of age and he made a big impact. Williams is even better than Whit so he can lock down the LT spot for the next 4-7 years depending on cost and injuries.

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And he still didnt play at all last year.
Missed 3 games in 2018
Missed 6 games in 2017
Missed 4 games in 2016
Missed 2 games in 2015
And now he's going to remarkably play in 16 games at 32 years old?
Something he hasnt done since he was 25?
Suspensions, injuries, protests, whatever. And still, he wants to be paid like a 7 time pro bowler
No thanks

Akrasian said:

I haven't run the exact numbers, but with the new CBA all the league minimum players would be getting payraises - that's gotta be factored in too

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Thats a good point. I wonder how much of the 12 will be needed for that.

I only got to listen to this yesterday and thought it was worth bumping for others to listen too.

Karate61 said:

Come on...that's the funniest shit ever!!!

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You should've seen the St. Louis Blues when they were holding Lord Stanley's Cup. Twelve "fucks" were said out loud before the station cut the sound, lawl. In fact...

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After I move I will simply use ExpressVPN registering with an LA server. This will allow me via YouTubeTV to get all the major network LA local channels. This will allow me to simply follow the Rams as if I were an LA resident. I don't have a smart flat panel so I will simply buy a Firestick for under $40 and I will be all set to follow the Rams on both my computer and TV. The total cost will be about the same as basic cable tv with internet and be able to tap into all the online options for movies and sports. DirectTV was great back in the day but the evolution of online options makes them increasingly obsolete. Yeah, I'm old but not completely technically challenged.

Week One starting quarterback turnover could top half the league in 2020

In Week One of the 2019 season, more than a third of the league had a different starting quarterback than it had a year earlier. But if one-third turnover among starting quarterbacks sounds high, it’s likely to be eclipsed in 2020.

This year, it’s possible that more than half of the league could have a different starting quarterback than it had a year ago.

The 11 teams that had a different starting quarterback in 2019 than they had in 2018 were the Cardinals (Sam Bradford to Kyler Murray), Ravens (Joe Flacco to Lamar Jackson), Bills (Nathan Petermanto Josh Allen), Browns (Tyrod Taylor to Baker Mayfield), Broncos (Case Keenum to Flacco), Colts (Andrew Luck to Jacoby Brissett), Jaguars (Blake Bortles to Nick Foles), Dolphins (Ryan Tannehill to Ryan Fitzpatrick), Eagles (Foles to Carson Wentz), Buccaneers (Fitzpatrick to Jameis Winston) and Washington (Alex Smith to Keenum). That sounds like a lot of turnover at the quarterback position, but it’s almost certain to be eclipsed by the amount of quarterback turnover we’ll see this year.

Some teams have already moved on from their 2019 Week One starting quarterbacks, many more could choose to move on if a better free agent or draft pick becomes available, and some could have no choice but to move on if their starter leaves in free agency. At least 14 teams fall into one of those categories: The Panthers, Bears, Bengals, Broncos, Colts, Jaguars, Chargers, Dolphins, Patriots, Giants, Raiders, Buccaneers, Titans and Washington.

But those are only the 14 teams where a change of starting quarterbacks would be unsurprising. That doesn’t account for possibilities like a starting quarterback getting injured in the preseason, or a retirement that comes out of left field, or a benching that no one is anticipating right now, or a team that isn’t expected to draft a first-round quarterback pulling a draft day surprise.

Add all the possibilities up, and the number of teams with a different starting quarterback to start this season than last season might hit 16 or more, and we may see more teams start the season with a new quarterback than with the same quarterback.

Karate61 said:

Yes. Bortles set to be a FA in March. He had signed a 1-Year Deal for $1 Millon with the Rams. Rams ought to keep him unless they like John Wolford, who had a good preseason last year if you recall.

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I do actually, Wolford was fun to watch. Hopefully Bortles doesn't ask for much because lord knows we don’t have it

That looked really good! Im gonna have to catch a game!

Ramlock said:

I liked Tessitore more when he was doing college ball...grates on me now on MNF.

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Tessitore doesn’t know when to shut up, sometimes you gotta let the game breathe and the moment be bigger than your mouth.

Purple? Here comes "the uni's will be purple" 'cause Gaines said so....
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BonifayRam said:

The Snead/Demoff/McVay 2020 Ram Org has not been in this position before. There is a very good opportunity that 3 Ram UFA's will sign large contracts elsewhere. DF's contract could be close to $18 to $19 mil. Brockers will be north of $13 million & so will Littleton's.

If the Rams Org. only 2 UFA resigns are Whitworth/Blythe then the CDPA's magnify greatly for this team in 2021. The future rewards might be as high as several 3rd round draft picks & a 4th rd'er too. The current dinky depleted Ram 2021 Draft would heap great dividends for Snead & this Ram team.

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Let's not forget Zuerlein. I think he goes for one big payday because of teams like the Cowboys and Colts who not only need a kicker, but have the cap space to get him. I think we let him go, and get a fifth/sixth round compensatory pick for him.

Snead and the Rams always have a plan to draft certain players. When it's time for the Rams to pick at 52 they could have a group of players they like and believe one will be around later if they trade down. I see the same thing happening this year. I think they like to get a player that can contribute in the first year. It could be that a player they have a grade much higher than the rest of the group and they stay to take that player.

Great idea and a great choice for the running backs. SJ39 is candid and a solid role model for future players to learn from. Nice write thanks @ROD-BOT.

Tano said:

Personally, once McVay figured out how to get the TE involved, our offense was actually really good.

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He may have wanted to earlier, but this came about after Edwards/Evans settled in too.

Tano said:

Dallas and Baltimore had very good to great offensive lines

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I've always hated how Dallas is smart enough to never fall behind in their OL development.

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wacky list.

ahh, nfl.com writers rankings. no wonder it makes no sense.

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dieterbrock said:

3 offensive points. 8 punts. The offense sucked that day.
And for a fixed game, not sure why the refs didnt blow the whistle on the Rams opening fumble return TD, seems risky to "let' them have that early lead, no?
Either way, this horse has been beat to death, repeating the same stuff over and over. I'm out

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You didn't address the people in New York. You seem fixated on the rams offense, it's a team game.

We all know the offense was off that day. But so was the stealers offense. And they got 14 free points from the fucks in New York and the rams were stolen 7 points at the end by the same jerks. Plus an obvious turnover to the rams at halfway wasn't given to them.

How many blatant game changing calls going one way have to happen before you start to go hmmmmm?

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LARams_1963 said:

Funny you mention that, it irked the fuck outta me last year when we played the Whiners. Because the seats were red it made it look like more Whiner fans were there than there were.

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Absolutely true