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Personally I think Washington is Stupid, if they don't get this done now, next year he'll walk!
Bell is also a No-Brainer, get it done!
Now Tru, if the Rams don't get a contract done this year, you have to think they are thinking of letting him test the Market next year!
IDK fella's, I think we are going to compete THIS year. Our Achilles heal maybe the youth of our receiving core but with Woods and *cough cough* Austin, we may be OK. I am hoping Kupp can be the sure handed outlet Goff needs.
I'm looking for a Millennium Falcon done up with some Atlanta Falcons stuff. I know we have some very talented and creative RAMS fans out there with some mad photoshop skills (look at my avatar). This will be used as a Fantasy Football League team logo for a friend. If there are any takers thanks in advance!
Rams quarterback Jared Goff, the first overall pick in last year’s draft, said he always enjoyed playing with Robinson, the second overall pick in the 2012 draft who was traded to the Lions this week.
“When I woke up and saw that at first it was a little shocking,” Goff said. “But part of the business, man. It sucks. But Greg was a good teammate, a good friend and wish him the best.”
Protecting their investment in Goff is perhaps the Rams’ highest priority in building their roster, and so if they thought Robinson was ever going to become the kind of offensive lineman they thought he’d be when he was chosen second overall, they would have kept him.
by JOHN KOSKO
The 2016 No. 1 overall pick had one of the worst rookie seasons a quarterback has ever put on display. Sometimes stats can be misleading where the receivers drop would-be touchdowns or unfortunate luck leads to interceptions, but this wasn’t the case for Jared Goff in his debut for the Los Angeles Rams. In fact, his best game statistically — 20 for 32, 214 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 100.3 passer rating — against the New Orleans Saints in Week 12, while showing some promise with some really nice passes in the first half, was marred with a dreadful second-half performance that lost the Rams the game.
Goff’s overall best game by PFF grading came in Week 15 against Seattle, but it was far from a good performance, landing in the “below-average” category with a 64.7. His season progress looks even worse than an overall perspective as he seemingly got worse with more experience following up his best game with an almost historically bad Week 16 game vs San Francisco where he failed to crack 100 yards passing.
So about finding positives…
One area where Goff excelled in college was throwing to the intermediate (10-19 yards in air) and deep (20-plus yards) levels with exceptional accuracy and touch. More specifically, he was best between the numbers in both areas (127.9 passer rating intermediate, 111.1 deep) while also excellent deep right (103.3). His “weakest” area of the field was throwing left, but he was still very good doing so with a passer rating of 90.0 throwing deep left.
Fast forward to the NFL and Goff struggled in his best areas as it’s much more difficult to beat defenses between the numbers. He didn’t complete a pass deep middle and had a passer rating of just 53.3 intermediate middle. Where Goff surprisingly did well was throwing deep left, with a passer rating of 112.5 highlighted by this touchdown against New Orleans. Login to view embedded mediaView: https://twitter.com/PFF_JohnKosko/status/874999766719098881
Jared Goff's rookie season was really bad but there were positive signs and some really nice throws there.
Goff wasn’t helped by his supporting cast and offensive line. While he needs to improve with his pocket awareness and recognition of defensive coverages, his offensive line didn’t give him the adequate protection to do so as he was pressured on 44.3 percent of his dropbacks — third-worst in the NFL. In his seven starts, Goff was sacked a league high 26 times with 18 of those being charged to his offensive line. The line’s pass-blocking efficiency of 69.9 was fifth-worst in the NFL during his starts.
Rams receivers also never were able to get on the same page with Goff, and his 7.8 drop rate was second-worst in the NFL. Also not helping Goff was the coaching staff utilizing play action passes more often. Goff attempted play action on just 14.1 percent of his dropbacks despite being a rookie and sporting a passer rating 21.4 points better than no play action — a difference that was actually ninth-best in the NFL. That 14.1 percent PA utilization rate ranked second-lowest in the NFL for the season and his coaches called PA for teammate Case Keenum 20.3 percent of the time, 15th-most in the NFL. To hammer home the lack of PA usage, Goff’s 14.1 percent rate is the second-lowest in the PFF era for a rookie. Rookies play better with misdirection and getting the defense flat-footed, but Goff wasn’t given that advantage nearly enough.
Enter new head coach Sean McVay. McVay called play action at almost 19 percent for Kirk Cousins the past three years in Washington. McVay has done an excellent job tailoring an offensive system for Cousins that resulted in two very good seasons for the former fourth-round pick, including grading as the eighth-best quarterback in the NFL at 85.9 in 2016. McVay will also bring a different run scheme to LA as he ran mostly outside zone and man concepts while LA was primarily and inside zone scheme team in 2016. This should benefit HB Todd Gurley and help open up the passing game.
Also to the benefit of the Rams and Goff, LT Andrew Whitworth is a monster upgrade over Greg Robinson. Whitworth has been arguably the second-most-consistent and best LT in the NFL for the past decade allowing 41 sacks and 31 hits in his 11 year career. Robinson has already passed Whitworth in hits allowed with 33 and is almost halfway to his sack mark with 18 in just three seasons. Also adding center John Sullivan — providing he can stay healthy — should help solidify the o-line.
Goff’s rookie season had a lot of red flags but the situation around him has vastly improved. He didn’t come out of college as a one-year wonder but as a three-year starter in the Pac-12 leading a poor California team to a bowl victory in his final season. He graded extremely well, making numerous big-time throws, but he was thrust into the starting job at the age of 21 when he needed time on the bench to grow into an NFL quarterback.
The second-year QB has said he’s bulked up some this offseason, and the team added veteran Robert Woods as well as drafting WR Cooper Kupp and TE Gerald Everett — two players PFF analysts thought highly of in draft evaluations. The ball is in Goff’s court to utilize the advantages he will have in 2017 to improve. Both Derek Carr and Blake Bortles made major improvements from year 1 to year 2, and Goff has the talent and ability to do the same, even if he doesn’t have the same caliber of weapons those two enjoyed.
In 1992 when the Rams were looking for a new Head Coach, John Shaw wanted to hire San Francisco's Offensive Coordinator Mike Holmgren, but Owner George Frontiere wanted one man and one man only, Chuck Knox.
Those were some dark days man. Not only enduring Georgia making ridiculous impact on football decisions, but also having to endure the 9ers being such a quality organization from top to bottom. Their owner was crooked, but he was competitive and did everything he could for advantage. In retrospect we just never had a chance in those days and all I can say is thank F that Shaw lucked into the Vermiel hire to give those of us reeling from the team's move at least a brief feel for what it's like to be on top.
I know many will disagree with me here, but I am so thankful that we have Stan in place now. And while his first hire wasn't the greatest, I think he got it right this time around with McVay.
McVay is such a refreshing guy at the helm. --- I liked Scott Linehan & if you go back into The Rams history book you can see SJ39's historical season. The Rams didn't have a lot there & I believe if The Rams got the center from Minnesota
Matt Burke instead of Baltimore it would have made a huge difference in the franchise today.
Switching from a 4/3 to a 3/4 would have been a great move. Jim Hasslet was a piece of work. Linehan had to fight the front office of JZ & Shaw. --- He was not a good personnel guy. Was totally overwhelmed.
---The great thing about McVay is he put a coaching staff in place that he looks up to(lol,short joke) & trust.
He thinks outside the box & believes in his process. He takes one day at a time & and evaluates the team everyday.
It is a we , not me thing. The mental mistakes are killer. Learn the play & run it correctly.
--My believe is Robinson just didn't get it. I think he will have a solid career, but that is not the type of player this Rams organization wants. The excuses get old & team commemoratory is key.
--I was down on Saffold , but his play should be off the charts this season. He should be next to to solid veterans making the left side a total strength.
-- The move of Big Rob Hav to guard makes me real excited. IMO it will help keep him healthy, because I think it will be better for his foot. I really love the way he run blocks & can get to the next level so smooth. His long arms are key because he has such as great feel for where the RB is. His timing & strength really gets good separation.Makes for a nice hole. He reminds me of Boone from the 9ers in the fact that moving inside is a good thing.
---McVay(Kromer) has a vision of Saffold & Rob being guys that play inside , but both can play outside if called upon. Really adds to the depth. I also think The Rams will have 2 or 3 lineman on the practice squad , but have less on the 53 man squad. These Greg Robinson trade almost assures that point.
Ellard couldn't beat press coverage against some great DBs---it seeemed sometimes....his early career numbers were oppressed because of high school offense....he shoulld have had 150 more receptions, 2,000 more yards or so...
It is a response to your, "Jerry Rice was a 1st round pick despite his slow 40, Boldin a 2nd rounder. Spruce wasn't drafted. Perspective....."
The kicker and punter reference is irrelevant. Because nearly all of them are undrafted, nobody cites draft status as a measure of whether they will make the team and ultimately be successful in the NFL. With other players, however, you frequently get "he went undrafted for a reason." Yeah, in the cases of undrafted Kurt Warner, Warren Moon, Tony Romo, Antonio Gates, Rod Smith, Jason Peters, Drew Pearson, countless others--and in my opinion, Nelson Spruce--the reason is the failure of every single team to recognize their ability on draft day. So, IMO, draft status is irrelevant once you have the player on the field in front of you to evaluate.
I had a Sportsbook on the prospective Day 3 WRs in the 2016 Draft. Spruce was tied for 25th as a WR Draft prospect. There was very little between any of them. It came down to which players each team liked and who had the higher ceiling.
Zoot Suits had actually been around since at least the early 1940's , the Zoot Suit Riots took place during WWII , and zoot suits were actually outlawed for a time during the 1940's
Too much time on their hands. I guess it lightens the negotiation process some. Should have spent more time researching demand for Jenkins. Giving TruJo a solid offer and paying Tavon what the market was for him.
Absolutely agree. Better to spend your time trying to get a deal finalized with Donald before he had to skip OTAs.
I worry if the Rams feel that this is how to personalize negotiations. It seems more like a fun game for people sitting in an office all day with too much time on their hands.
There are many ways to personalize contract negotiations, for maybe a player or 2 it is about silly numbers in a contract, but to truly make it personal you must take the time to find out what it is.
Stephen Furst, best known for getting his start in “Animal House,” has passed away due to complications with diabetes, Variety can confirm. He was 63 years old.
Furst died in his Moorpark, Calif. home on Friday. His sons Nathan and Griff Furst confirmed their father’s death on Facebook Saturday evening.
“Steve has a long list of earthly accomplishments,” began his boys. “He was known to the world as a brilliant and prolific actor and filmmaker, but to his family and many dear friends he was also a beloved husband, father, and kind friend whose memory will always be a blessing.”
Those other accomplishments include the National Lampoon spinoff “Delta House,” as well as starring roles on “Babylon 5” and “St. Elsewhere,” to name a few. In 2016, the actor made headlines for protesting the Academy’s rule change. Furst was also a spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association.
“To truly honor him, do not cry for the loss of Stephen Furst,” requested Furst’s sons. “Rather, enjoy memories of all the times he made you snicker, laugh, or even snort to your own embarrassment. He intensely believed that laugher is the best therapy, and he would want us to practice that now.”
My Deepest sympathies go out to those children, it has to be terrible to lose both Parents in the same year! And to lose there Father the Day before "Fathers Day"!!!! WOW! RIP!!
So I'm just trying to help our ROD crew, that keep this place going, out a little and ask for everybody to try and sling a few ducks their way to help out. Even small amounts add up and ease the load. I know the ROD staff would greatly appreciate it. I know I appreciate all of those goofy bastards. :cheers:
Which Michael Jackson home are you talking about!? The Ranch in San Louis Obispo or the home in the Hollywood Hills!?
The ranch is more like, in Central California.
What goes up must come down
Spinnin' wheel got to go 'round
Talkin' 'bout your troubles it's a cryin' sin
Ride a painted pony let the spinnin' wheel spin
Ahh... a little Rare Earth on a Saturday nite. Saw them back in '73 along with Deep Purple and Black Sabbath and ELP back in the day at Cal Jam in Ontario, California.
One of the few groups where the lead singer also played drums.
Three of nine of course is not a good rate. GRob busting is a big part of how that thing ends up looking too, as if they'd hit on that pick it would have been just about right in terms of what to expect given league miss rates per round and whatnot.
3 of 9 is about average. One was a 5th rounder which has a VERY low hit rate, even making a roster is pretty good for a 5th rounder.
Bailey was a solid guy even with jackshit at QB, but tragically that ended poorly.
Jenkins cannot be counted as a miss, he should be counted as a big time hit. He signed a contract making him one of the highest paid CB's in league history so how can he be anything but a hit. The fact that he wanted to get paid by testing free agency isn't anyone's fault, it's how the new CBA has changed how teams do business. Get used to guys deciding to leave for a big fat check. We would ALL do the same thing.
Stacey had a pretty decent season on a crappy team and got traded. That's not a hit or a miss. He was picked 160 overall in round 5.
So really it's better than 3 out of 9. Not to mention Brockers is an above average player.
As far as the discussion about who "won the trade" it isn't even close. In fact it's a blowout. Griffin started 35 games for Washington. His record was 14-21. He isn't playing for them now and got benched. His NFL resume is shit.
Janoris Jenkins had 4 good to excellent years for the Rams. By himself he would win the trade.
I have a feeling Johnson will be okay this year and my hope is Webster really steps up because I don't see Trumaine coming back in 2018, Rams will either sign someone else or draft a CB in round one. As to Gaines, he certainly doing his best impression of you and me and Brandon McGee and that is why Troy Hill needs to stay clean although when Hill came back, he did not look as good prior to his release.
I will agree with you fully on Trumaine Johnson den. Its my belief that Trumaine knows this Rams defense stands to be something very special this season & the great pass rush will assist him in having some excellent accumulative stats when this season is over. Trumaine who will be 28 yrs old will grasp his flashy INT stats & the moment as he enters the UFA drama early next season. A great ME move for Tru, in order to add to his large bank account.SMART:heh:
EJ is at near 2 mil cap hit in 2017 season that's a good bargain if he earns the starting post. EJ would not be that once he falls back to a mediocre reserve role. IMO our new UFA signed CB NRC will earn the top reserve position @ corner NRC's cap hit is only 695K NRC has never had the injury history like that of EJ.Gaines.
NRC has been active & ready to play in 64 straight NFL games in 4 seasons. EJ is not a trending ascending corner but the opposite. EJ will be a UFA when this season ends. EJ has only one good season as a rookie starter but was injured & in street clothes when his rookie season ended too.If a few of these UDFA corners rise to the moment as it was pointed out in the original thread post here ....EJ Gaines could very easily be a late pre season release as the Rams look into the future.
Cards did well in this draft, despite not having a pick until the third round. Picked a lot of seniors, and Scott Hurst and Terry Fuller (third and fifteenth rounds respectively) are two outfielders that I'm very intrigued by.
Hurst was a top high school player, got hurt his first two years in college, and then took off. He's amazing defensively, plus arm and fielding, plus speed, and a good hitter with sneaky power.
Fuller's power, on the other hand, is anything but sneaky. He hits the ball a ton; there's a video that shows him hitting a home run out of Marlins Stadium. Not figuratively: literally. Fuller is a high schooler who played defensive end, committed to Auburn, but decided to play baseball because he thought there was less of a chance of getting injured.