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Kurt Warner as analyst on Monday Night Football?
- By DaveFan'51
- RAMS / NFL TALK
- 16 Replies
I like Kurt, but not as an announcer/Color Man! and the rest of the list so far seem pretty Boring! JMHOhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...r-monday-night-football-jon-gruden/529088002/
Kurt Warner getting 'serious consideration' for 'Monday Night Football' job
A.J. Perez and Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY
Matthew Emmons, USA TODAY Sports
There’s at least one Super Bowl-winning quarterback left in the running for the Monday Night Football analyst gig.
Kurt Warner has had multiple conversations with ESPN, and the Hall of Fame inductee remains among the narrowing list of candidates to replace Jon Gruden, a person with knowledge of the discussions told USA TODAY Sports. The person, granted anonymity because sensitive nature of talks, also said Warner is getting "serious consideration" for the job.
ESPN had already sought out Peyton Manning and Brett Favre as potential replacements for Gruden, who had called Monday night games for the previous nine seasons and left ESPN to take over as head coach of the Oakland Raiders.
Manning passed on the job and Favre, who per a New York Post report had a less-than-spectacular audition, said on Twitter this week that he was unsure he wanted to pursue broadcasting.
Steve Young, who serves as an analyst on the MNF pregame show, said earlier this year that he’s not interested, citing the time commitment required.
Warner has been an analyst on NFL Network since 2010. He played 12 seasons in the NFL, leading the Rams to victory in Super Bowl XXXIV. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last summer.
ESPN doesn’t appear to be in any rush to name a Gruden replacement or the one left open in the booth when it was announced play-by-play announcer Sean McDonough would go back to calling college games.
Another person familiar with the discussions told USA TODAY Sports that the list of candidates remains “long” and that it’s “too early to conclude” who the finalists are at this point.
Former New York Jets and Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan and former NFL quarterback Matt Hasselbeck are among the others ESPN has considered.
Draft Day Trades
- By Malibu
- RAMS / NFL TALK
- 30 Replies
2018 Los Angeles Rams Draft: Snead be Slanging
https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2018/...raft-los-angeles-rams-les-snead-trade-history
The Rams GM has built a legendary reputation to trade any and everything.
By BMule Apr 3, 2018, 11:00am CDT
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Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
We’ve hit the month of April which means the NFL Draft is inching closer for the Los Angeles Rams and the rest of the league. Mock Drafts are everywhere and everybody fancies themselves as top talent evaluators and Madden Franchise owners. One man who treats the draft, and most recently his actual roster, sort of like a video game is Rams GM Les Snead.
As MMQB’s Peter King puts it, “Snead has never met a trade he didn’t like”. Since 2018 Snead has found himself trading players more than ever but he originally earned his gunslinging ways with draft picks. If you’ve ever wondered just how much, or even how, Snead trades picks during (or weeks before) the actual draft, I’ve got you covered in preparation for the 2018 NFL Draft, Snead’s 7th as GM.
First let me acknowledge that the amount of times Snead and the Rams have executed some sort of trade since 2012 is a little overwhelming to keep track of. So I’m focused on the instances that involve a draft pick for draft pick. Specifically, the instances where Snead and the Rams (no one has the smoking gun on who did what prior to 2017) maneuvered up or down in the draft from their draft slot.
For the sake of clarity, I’m not going to count picks acquired for other year’s drafts (ex. the RG3 trade’s bounty) or include the entire trade details. Since 2012 the Rams have moved up or down a total of 13 times. Listed with the Rams’ original pick first to where they actually picked, here we go:
2012
Otherwise known as the RG3 trade, the Rams moved down from 2nd overall before the 2012 draft even began to collect a bounty of picks. Once the clock started ticking, the Rams then moved down once more from 6th overall after a trade with Dallas that gave them DT Michael Brockers at pick 14. In the 2nd round, the Rams swapped picks with Chicago and moved down a 3rd time to pick 50, resulting in RB Isaiah Pead.
- 2nd to 6th overall
- 6th to 14th
- 45th to 50th
2013
2013 saw three more draft day trades led off by a trade with Buffalo to move up for WR Tavon Austin. Later in the 1st round the Rams moved down with Atlanta to then select LB Alec Ogletree. Finally, the Rams made another jump up to get back into the 5th round for RB Zac Stacy.
- 16th to 8th overall
- 22nd to 30th
- 184th to 160th
2014
Only one trade this year. The Rams moved up three spots to get ahead of Tennessee for S Lamarcus Joyner when they traded with Buffalo once again.
- 44th to 41st overall
2015
Two years in a row and Snead makes just one trade. He’s losing his touch. The Rams biggest trade down to date, they traded places with Carolina and then selected T Rob Havenstein with the 57th pick.
- 41st to 57th overall
2016
This one was the shocker. Weeks ahead of the draft, Fisher and Snead made a huge jump up to Tennessee’s 1st overall pick in order to select QB Jared Goff. Looks a lot better now with someone out of the picture. Strapped for picks, the Rams later made a small trade back in the 4th with Chicago and then selected WR Pharoh Cooper.
- 15th to 1st overall
- 113th to 117th
2017
The Rams yet again found a trade partner in Buffalo and traded back in the 2nd round to eventually take TE Gerald Everett. And in an almost identical scenario to 2016, Snead traded with Chicago to move down to 117 in the 4th round and take WR Josh Reynolds. Finally, the Rams stayed busy in the 4th by moving up to select LB Samson Ebukam after a trade with the New York Jets.
- 37th to 44th overall
- 112th to 117th
- 141st to 125th
So there you have it.
Snead and the Rams have been more apt to trade down (8) than trade up (5). The 1st and 2nd round seems to be Snead’s hot zones, as evidenced by four 1st and four 2nd round trades, but the Rams are without a 2nd round pick in 2018. And while there has been 13 total trades, it’s only resulted in 12 picked players in those same years. Of those 12 players, only four play defense (Brockers, Ogletree, Joyner, and Ebukam), all of which have had or are expected to have major impact roles.
If you’re a believer in historical trends, then the odds would favor a trade down at some point for an offensive player but this is a much different team and set of circumstances. The Rams roster is in the best shape its ever been since the GSOT days so the team might not be so inclined to trade down to acquire more draft capital to try and form an actual NFL Offense (shout out to Jeff Fisher’s dog).
There’s been some sort of move in every draft since 2012 and there’s no reason to think that will change this year. Finally supported by a strong roster, that he unquestionably built, Snead won’t find himself pressured and on the ropes this year like in year’s past. And that should make for one of the most exciting NFL Drafts for Rams fans since the draft was all we had to look forward to.
Nice job reminding us of the all the past Snead moves. End result mixed results. Goff the home run, Brokers, Joyner good picks Tavon, Pead not so good.
When you watch all the draft shows and read all the draft literature you think everyone is going to be a home run, but it is never the case. Crazy how that happens when you have scouts spending so much time watching games and reviewing tape.
Honestly I like this year's mantra get proven players. The risk is minimalized and basically you are trading a pick for more certainty ie first for Cooks a second for Peters (plus a little extra compensation). To me that is worth it. Zero learning curve, we know what the player will do on and off the field. Essentially you take the guess work out of the pick.
NFL.com Adam Shein Top Nine Games of 2018...Rams score 3!
- By Corbin
- RAMS / NFL TALK
- 7 Replies
Bruh, we got a collision for Thursday night baby! Going to be a fun game!
Rams' season could be decided by one brutal five-game stretch
- By Ram65
- RAMS / NFL TALK
- 23 Replies
Good thing the Hags aren't the team they were a couple years ago.
I don't like making predictions nor do I like what looks like hard matchups. Packers, Saints and Chiefs all good teams. All playoff teams last year except the Packers because AR was hurt. Adding in the Winers and the Hags creates a tough 5 game stretch from this far away.
