Is it too early to start talking about the upcoming draft? The Senior Bowl and Shrine game have already been played and we know the Rams play close attention to those games. I'd like to know who you all think stood out and might be on the Rams radar.

Also like to hear your take on Ram needs and your mock drafts.

Can someone post what draft picks the Rams have this year? Thanks

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2023 NFL Draft Order​

Round 1​

1. Carolina Panthers from Chicago Bears
2. Houston Texans
3. Arizona Cardinals
4. Indianapolis Colts
5. Seattle Seahawks from Denver Broncos
6. Detroit Lions from Los Angeles Rams
7. Las Vegas Raiders
8. Atlanta Falcons
9. Chicago Bears from Carolina Panthers
10. Philadelphia Eagles from New Orleans Saints
11. Tennessee Titans
12. Houston Texans from Cleveland Browns
13. New York Jets
14. New England Patriots
15. Green Bay Packers
16. Washington Commodes
17. Pittsburgh Steelers
18. Detroit Lions
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20. Seattle Seahawks
Round 1 Pick 21 – Choice Forfeited (Miami Dolphins)
21. Los Angeles Chargers
22. Baltimore Ravens
23. Minnesota Vikings
24. Jacksonville Jaguars
25. New York Giants
26. Dallas Cowboys
27. Buffalo Bills
28. Cincinnati Bengals
29. New Orleans Saints from San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos
30. Philadelphia Eagles
31. Kansas City Chiefs

Round 2​

32. Pittsburgh Steelers from Chicago Bears
33. Houston Texans
34. Arizona Cardinals
35. Indianapolis Colts
36. Los Angeles Rams
37. Seattle Seahawks from Denver Broncos
38. Las Vegas Raiders
39. Carolina Panthers
40. New Orleans Saints
41. Tennessee Titans
42. Cleveland Browns
43. New York Jets
44. Atlanta Falcons
45. Green Bay Packers
46. New England Patriots
47. Washington Commodes
48. Detroit Lions
49. Pittsburgh Steelers
50. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
51. Miami Dolphins
52. Seattle Seahawks
53. Chicago Bears from Baltimore Ravens
54. Los Angeles Chargers
55. Detroit Lions from Minnesota Vikings
56. Jacksonville Jaguars
57. New York Giants
58. Dallas Cowboys
59. Buffalo Bills
60. Cincinnati Bengals
61. Chicago Bears from Carolina Panthers from San Francisco 49ers
62. Philadelphia Eagles
63. Kansas City Chiefs

Round 3​

64. Chicago Bears
65. Houston Texans
66. Arizona Cardinals
67. Denver Broncos from Indianapolis Colts
68. Denver Broncos
69. Los Angeles Rams
70. Las Vegas Raiders
71. New Orleans Saints
72. Tennessee Titans
73. Houston Texans from Cleveland Browns
74. New York Jets
75. Atlanta Falcons
76. New England Patriots from Carolina Panthers
77. Miami Dolphins from New England Patriots
78. Green Bay Packers
79. Indianapolis Colts from Washington Commodes
80. Pittsburgh Steelers
81. Detroit Lions
82. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
83. Seattle Seahawks
84. Miami Dolphins
85. Los Angeles Chargers
86. Baltimore Ravens
87. Minnesota Vikings
88. Jacksonville Jaguars
89. New York Giants
90. Dallas Cowboys
91. Buffalo Bills
92. Cincinnati Bengals
93. Carolina Panthers from San Francisco 49ers
94. Philadelphia Eagles
95. Kansas City Chiefs
96. Arizona Cardinals *
97. Washington Commodes *
98. Cleveland Browns *
99. San Francisco 49ers *
100. New York Giants from Kansas City Chiefs *
101. San Francisco 49ers *
102. San Francisco 49ers *

Round 4​

103. Chicago Bears
104. Houston Texans
105. Arizona Cardinals
106. Indianapolis Colts
107. New England Patriots from Los Angeles Rams
108. Denver Broncos
109. Las Vegas Raiders
110. Atlanta Falcons from Tennessee Titans
111. Cleveland Browns
112. New York Jets
113. Atlanta Falcons
114. Carolina Panthers
115. New Orleans Saints
116. Green Bay Packers
117. New England Patriots
118. Washington Commodes
119. Minnesota Vikings from Detroit Lions
120. Pittsburgh Steelers
121. Jacksonville Jaguars from Tampa Bay Buccaneers
122. Kansas City Chiefs from Miami Dolphins
123. Seattle Seahawks
124. Baltimore Ravens
125. Los Angeles Chargers
126. Cleveland Browns from Minnesota Vikings
127. Jacksonville Jaguars
128. New York Giants
129. Dallas Cowboys
130. Buffalo Bills
131. Cincinnati Bengals
132. Carolina Panthers from San Francisco 49ers
133. Chicago Bears from Philadelphia Eagles
134. Kansas City Chiefs
135. New England Patriots *

Round 5​

136. Chicago Bears
Round 5 Pick 2 – Choice Forfeited (Houston Texans)
137. Buffalo Bills from Arizona Cardinals
138. Indianapolis Colts
139. Denver Broncos
140. Cleveland Browns from Los Angeles Rams
141. Las Vegas Raiders
142. Cleveland Browns
143. New York Jets
144. Las Vegas Raiders from Atlanta Falcons
145. Carolina Panthers
146. New Orleans Saints
147. Tennessee Titans
148. Chicago Bears from New England Patriots from Baltimore Ravens
149. Green Bay Packers
150. Washington Commodes
151. Seattle Seahawks from Pittsburgh Steelers
152. Detroit Lions
153. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
154. Seattle Seahawks
155. San Francisco 49ers from Miami Dolphins
156. Los Angeles Chargers
157. Baltimore Ravens
158. Minnesota Vikings
159. Atlanta Falcons from Jacksonville Jaguars
160. New York Giants
161. Dallas Cowboys
162. Indianapolis Colts from Buffalo Bills
163. Cincinnati Bengals
164. San Francisco 49ers
165. New Orleans Saints from Philadelphia Eagles
166. Kansas City Chiefs
167. Los Angeles Rams *
168. Arizona Cardinals *
169. Dallas Cowboys *
170. Green Bay Packers *
171. Los Angeles Rams *
172. New York Giants *
173. San Francisco 49ers *
174. Las Vegas Raiders *
175. Tampa Bay Buccaneers *
176. Dallas Cowboys *
177. Los Angeles Rams *

Round 6​

178. Kansas City Chiefs from Chicago Bears from Miami Dolphins
179. Houston Texans
180. Arizona Cardinals
181. Tampa Bay Buccaneers from Indianapolis Colts
182. Los Angeles Rams
183. Detroit Lions from Denver Broncos
184. New England Patriots from Las Vegas Raiders
185. Jacksonville Jaguars from New York Jets
186. Tennessee Titans from Atlanta Falcons
187. New England Patriots from Carolina Panthers
188. Houston Texans from New Orleans Saints
189. Los Angeles Rams from Tennessee Titans
190. Cleveland Browns
191. Los Angeles Rams from Green Bay Packers
192. New England Patriots
193. Washington Commodes
194. Detroit Lions
195. Denver Broncos from Pittsburgh Steelers
196. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
197. Miami Dolphins
198. Seattle Seahawks
199. Baltimore Ravens
200. Los Angeles Chargers
201. Houston Texans from Minnesota Vikings
202. Jacksonville Jaguars
203. Houston Texans from New York Giants
204. Las Vegas Raiders from Dallas Cowboys
205. Buffalo Bills
206. Cincinnati Bengals
207. New York Jets from San Francisco 49ers from Houston Texans
208. Jacksonville Jaguars from Philadelphia Eagles
209. New York Giants from Kansas City Chiefs
210. New England Patriots *
211. Minnesota Vikings *
212. Dallas Cowboys *
213. Arizona Cardinals *
214. Las Vegas Raiders *
215. Washington Commodes *
216. San Francisco 49ers *
217. Kansas City Chiefs *

Round 7​

218. Chicago Bears
219. Philadelphia Eagles from Houston Texans from Minnesota Vikings
220. Las Vegas Raiders from Arizona Cardinals
221. Indianapolis Colts
222. San Francisco 49ers from Denver Broncos
223. Los Angeles Rams
224. Atlanta Falcons from Las Vegas Raiders
225. Atlanta Falcons
226. Jacksonville Jaguars from Carolina Panthers
227. New Orleans Saints
228. Tennessee Titans
229. Cleveland Browns
230. Tampa Bay Buccaneers from New York Jets
231. Las Vegas Raiders from New England Patriots
232. Green Bay Packers
233. Washington Commodes
234. Pittsburgh Steelers
235. Green Bay Packers from Detroit Lions from Los Angeles Rams
236. Indianapolis Colts from Tampa Bay Buccaneers
237. Seattle Seahawks
238. Miami Dolphins
239. Los Angeles Chargers
240. New York Giants from Baltimore Ravens
241. Pittsburgh Steelers from Minnesota Vikings from Denver Broncos
242. Green Bay Packers from Jacksonville Jaguars
243. New York Giants
244. Dallas Cowboys
245. Atlanta Falcons from Buffalo Bills

246. Cincinnati Bengals
247. San Francisco 49ers
248. Philadelphia Eagles
249. Kansas City Chiefs
250. Kansas City Chiefs *
251. Los Angeles Rams *
252. Tampa Bay Buccaneers *
253. San Francisco 49ers *
254. New York Giants *
255. San Francisco 49ers *
256. Green Bay Packers *
257. New Orleans Saints *
258. Chicago Bears *
259. Houston Texans *

Can you answer these without using Google?

1. Every Rams Super Bowl team has had a player with this last name. Can you identify the name and the 5 players?
2. In last year’s Super Bowl, Odell Beckham, Jr., did something that only one other Ram, Cullen Bryant, has done. What did he do?
3. Which Ram had the longest kickoff return (38 yards) in a Super Bowl?
4. Which current Rams players could become the first to play in 3 Super Bowls for the team?
5. Name 3 movies in which the Rams winning the Super Bowl is depicted or referenced.

What’s everyone doing?

The Life And Career Of Jim Everett (Story)​

In 1986, the Los Angeles Rams made a deal with the Houston Oilers to sign rookie quarterback Jim Everett.

Everett was a record-breaking signal caller for the Purdue Boilermakers and was a first-round draft pick.

By his third year in the NFL, Everett started every game for the Rams and led the team to the brink of a Super Bowl appearance in 1989.

During his time in Los Angeles, Everett played alongside some of the most talented players in franchise history.

This is the story of Jim Everett.

Read here:

The prize winnings are $100,000. ROD Dollars to whomever is the first to guess the correct winner and score.
$50,000. ROD Dollars goes to the closest runner-up if there is no winner.

Eagles - 30

Chiefs - 23

LET'S GO R-...oh wait.

Wait.

Yeah never mind.

any of you people in California keeping up with this topic? And your thots?
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Did you know? The Rams have been among the best in the league minimizing penalties.

Check this out… Penalties per Game the last 3 years: 2022, 2021, 2020

The Rams ranked #2 in each of the years, among the least penalized.

3yrs in a row is no fluke. GREAT work by Rams coaching and discipline by the Players. Impressive!

NFL Players Furious Over Potential 'Hip-Drop Tackle' Ban​

Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s chief medical officer, announced on Friday that a discussion will be had this offseason about the "hip-drop tackle."

This type of tackle occurs when the defender grabs the ball carrier from behind and pulls them down while dropping their own body weight to the ground. This type of tackle resulted in Cowboys running back Tony Pollard suffering a serious ankle injury.

The "hip-drop tackle" was banned by the National Rugby League in Australia.

Although the NFL is trying to enforce safety, it's pretty evident the players think this tackle should be allowed to stay.

Jevon Holland of the Dolphins said, "It's getting outta hand now."

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"Absolutely ridiculous," Trent Taylor of the Bengals said.

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Adrian Amos of the Packers tweeted, "they about to have us getting dragged down the field like we trying to tackle Spike from the Little Giants."

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Richard Sherman believes banning the "hip-drop tackle" would be overkill.

"A desperation wrap up trying to prevent a ball carrier from gaining extra yards," Sherman tweeted. "There isn't one player saying 'hey I’m about to drop my weight on his ankle when I tackle him.' Defense is Hard enough with the rules about roughing the QB and interference. This would be overkill."

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Playing defense in the NFL is already hard enough. Banning this tackle would put them in an even more difficult spot.

So I just rewatched the Shrine Bowl and I must say there were a few late round prospects I wouldn't mind the Rams taking a jab at.

A couple name drops for me:

Dorian Thompson Robinson, UCLA, QB

Spencer Anderson, OL, Maryland

BJ Thompson, DE, Stephen F Austin

Jake Bobo, WR, UCLA

Jake Moody, K, Michigan

Trey Dean III, S, Florida

Eric Scott Jr., CB, Southern Miss



Those are a few names, that stood out to me alot. There are many others.


Just curious to see if anyone else caught the game and have thoughs?

Please vote. What do you think, RamsOnDemand?

I’ve got a question.

My nephew worked for an Amazon warehouse. He was a first shift manager and his shift employees complained to him about third shift not doing their jobs right and it negatively affected first shift.

So he took the complaint to the supervisors, who in turn began an investigation….of the people complaining! instead of the third shift.

Somehow they got one of the employees to show them his phone(no idea how) and there was some Union info on it. So the guy tries to shift the blame to my nephew. They called him in and asked him about his phone and that this employee told them he had Union info on his phone. Owen didn’t think it was a problem because the Union info was two years old and from his old job. They asked to see it and said okay. Two weeks later they fired my nephew.

Somehow that doesn’t seem right. Is that a legal reason to fire someone?

This is my initial Rams Draft Board for 2023.

Two important caveats.

First, players who are consensus Top 20 prospects are omitted, as this presumes that the Rams won’t be trading up.

Second, I have a definite position bias, which is resulting in my list having no QBs, WRs or ILBs.

With that, here is my initial Top 30 prospects for the Rams:

1. Joey Porter, Jr., CB, Penn State
2. John Michael Smith, C, Minnesota
3. O’Cyrus Torrence, OG, Florida
4. Darnell Wright, OT, Tennessee
5. Blake Freeland, OT, BYU
6. Luke Musgrave, TE, Oregon State
7. Andre Carter, EDGE, Army
8. Will McDonald, EDGE, Iowa State
9. Darnell Washington, TE, Georgia
10. Felix Anudike-Uzoma, EDGE, Kansas State
11. Jammie Robinson, S, Florida State
12. Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon
13. Mazi Smith, DT, Michigan
14. Eli Ricks, CB, Alabama
15. Julius Brents, CB, Kansas State
16. Sean Tucker, RB, Syracuse
17. Isaiah Foskey, EDGE, Notre Dame
18. B.J. Ojulari, EDGE, LSU
19. Zach Harrison, EDGE, Ohio State
20. Adetomiwa Adebawore, DL, Northwestern
21. Cody Mauch, OT, North Dakota State
22. Jordan Battle, S, Alabama
23. Jaylon Jones, CB, Texas A&M
24. Lucas Van Ness, EDGE, Iowa
25. Andre Vorhees, OT, USC
26. Zion Nelson, OT, Miami
27. Tyjae Spears, RB, Tulane
28. Tank Bigsby, RB, Auburn
29. Ricky Stromberg, C, Arkansas
30. Chase Brown, RB, Illinois

It's a day like today when the World seems to be a little meaner and I am easier to take advantage of than I thought.

There was a slick video on YouTube that I liked about a compact MotoCompo clone, done by a mechanical engineer. It was well crafted and had fun things like a nerf arrow launcher. It was meant to be compact enough to fit in a hatchback car. They were built by Honda in the 80's but were never sold in the USA. This guy built one and sent it to a much more popular YouTube channel called Bikes and Beards. The opening of the crate and building the bike was featured on B & B and redirected traffic back to the engineer's channel. It was smart in all ways and so I subscribed to the channel.. Anyway, I received a notification that I had won a prize, apparently from the engineer's channel. I contacted the scammer and they told me I won this $1500 prize and to just send $85 for FedEx shipping. Alarm bells went off, but this seemed to be from the channel itself. I almost paid through PayPal and then I examined the highlighted post more closely and it went to an empty YouTube channel.

I feel like a fool.

2023 NFL playoffs: Ranking 12 losing teams' chances of reaching 2024 Super Bowl​

We're down to the final two teams in the 2023 NFL playoffs: it's the Chiefs and the Eagles headed for a Super Bowl LVII showdown, after Kansas City edged the Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium and Philly routed the 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field. But what about the 12 title hopefuls who fell short of the promised land this year? Which ones are destined to be back in the race a year from now, and which ones have quite a bit of work to do?

Here's our early ranking of the 12 non-Super Bowl playoff teams, and which ones are best suited for a run at the next championship, come January-February 2024:

12. Seahawks

They were far more explosive than expected with Geno Smith under center, and they've got both early draft picks and extra money to spend this offseason. But Smith, 32, may be due to regress, and even if a high-profile rookie succeeds him at quarterback, this team will be in transition on defense, where they've been mostly overmatched for years.

11. Cowboys

Every year, we give them the on-paper hype they're due, and every year, they remind us of their big-stage failings. And now they're entering an offseason in which they won't have excess cash for clear needs, like a true No. 2 receiver. Dak Prescott remains a good QB, but with an aging line and play-calling uncertainty -- Mike McCarthy is set to take over in the wake of Kellen Moore's departure -- his setup suddenly feels like it's a year past its championship expiration date.

10. Dolphins

The defense should get a boost with Vic Fangio set to join the fold, but that unit is still a work in progress. More importantly, how can they be projected for sustained success when the health of QB Tua Tagovailoa is such a major question? If they're truly committed to Tua, they'd better also invest in a premium fallback, which is easier said than done. Mike McDaniel is a smart coach, but in a tough AFC East, they hardly feel a lock to be back in the postseason.

9. Buccaneers

They're a tough one to sort mainly because Tom Brady's future is up in the air, and no matter what happens -- a Brady return, retirement or relocation -- they aren't overly promising as an aging group with an overly predictable head coach in Todd Bowles. Still, if somehow Brady laces 'em up with renewed motivation, plus new play-calling juice post-Byron Leftwich, they've got enough weaponry out wide and on "D" to surprise.

8. Chargers

As long as Justin Herbert is slinging it, they should generally be in the mix. Their lineup is also due for some positive injury regression after big names like Mike Williams and Joey Bosa missed major chunks of time. And yet, with Brandon Staley sticking at head coach, there's always a fear of them overthinking critical moments or making things harder than they have to be.

7. Giants

Brian Daboll proved that he's capable of maximizing their talent, and more should be on the way now that general manager Joe Schoen has plenty of money to spend. But the real question is what they do with that money: if Daniel Jones is back under center after a big step forward, what is his ceiling as a passer? And who's blocking or making plays for him? The pendulum is swinging in the right direction here; there are just too many variables to assess how far they're headed.

6. 49ers

Kyle Shanahan sure knows how to taste an NFC title: with or without healthy QBs, he's now guided his team to three conference championship appearances in the last four years. Even if DeMeco Ryans departs, the defense should remain quite formidable at every level. And Brock Purdy showed lots of poise as a rookie gunslinger. But it's anyone's guess as to how he'd fare as an Opening Day starter behind a line that wilted a bit this postseason, or what Trey Lance might offer as his competition. Maybe they go wild and add a QB from the outside, but then you're dealing with an entirely different unknown.

5. Ravens

This is mostly predicated on Lamar Jackson returning, of course, and that may well not be a given depending on how contract talks unfold ahead of free agency. Even then, there are concerns: Jackson has not stayed healthy for two straight seasons, and he's yet to prove himself as a steady passer under the playoff lights. But his sheer electricity, coupled with John Harbaugh's experience up top and the returning punch of a Roquan Smith-led "D," suggests they can be a force if they're at full speed.

4. Vikings

Maybe this is giving a franchise synonymous with big-game heartbreak too much credit, but Kevin O'Connell gave the team a true injection of life in his first year on the job. The "D" was an absolute sieve, but the plus side is, post-Ed Donatell, that unit almost literally can't be worse. More importantly, Kirk Cousins actually exercised more resilience in a year full of close games, and Justin Jefferson is the type of MVP-level threat that always gives them a chance. In an NFC North undergoing transition, with the Packers a wild card and the Bears still rebuilding, they've got a path back to contention.

3. Jaguars

Yes, we're serious. They may have scraped their way to an ugly AFC South title, but Doug Pederson and Trevor Lawrence exceeded expectations of their pairing by season's end, most notably with the 27-point comeback against the Chargers in their playoff debut. Lawrence is just now emerging as a potential top-10 gunslinger. Pederson has proven to be a culture-builder in multiple places. Their young defensive front showed out early in the postseason. And here's the kicker: more reinforcements should be on the way, including former All-Pro wideout Calvin Ridley. In that division, why can't they make a deeper run?

2. Bills

They may have flopped on their own snowy turf in the divisional round this year, and Josh Allen certainly deserves more flak than he gets for his penchant for turnovers. But if they can find a way to merely fix the run game -- or at least commit more consistently to it -- the Allen-Stefon Diggs pairing alone is enough to carry them through shootouts with the best of them. Money isn't abundant thanks to their moves of offseasons past, and the "D" has its own questions on the back end, but with a battle-tested Sean McDermott at the helm, they remain one of the more well-rounded contenders in the game.

1. Bengals

They're the boring pick since they've now been to two straight AFC title games, but it's hard not to trust Joe Burrow and Co. to return to the big stage at some point. Put it this way: even another wave of offensive-line issues didn't severely damage No. 9's chances of vying for a trophy, so if they can finally assemble a sturdier front, and presumably have Ja'Marr Chase healthier for the course of a full season, they should remain in control atop the AFC North. With Lou Anarumo poised to stay in charge of the "D," there's also no reason to believe Cincy will face a drastic drop-off there, even with inevitable personnel changes.

Agent's Take: Nick Bosa patiently awaits new contract as 49ers star could land deal that resets non-QB market​

Nick Bosa's contract situation was the focal point when he spoke to reporters on Tuesday with the San Francisco 49ers entering the offseason after Sunday's 31-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game. The All-Pro defensive end was asked specifically if becoming the NFL's highest-paid defensive player was a goal. "Not necessarily. We'll just see where it goes," Bosa said.

Bosa, who is scheduled to make a fully guaranteed $17.859 million in 2023 on a fifth-year option, led the NFL with a career-high 18.5 sacks this season. He has already been named NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America. The 2019 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year is the leading candidate for the more widely recognized Associated Press version of the award.

Bosa, however, isn't anxious for a new deal. "I'm definitely going to have patience and probably not worry about it for some time," he said. "I have an amazing agent who will handle all that."

49ers general manager John Lynch also preached patience when discussing a potential Bosa contract extension in his season-ending press conference on Wednesday. He expressed optimism about getting a deal done because of the 49ers' track record with other core players and was complimentary toward Bosa's agent.

Bosa is represented by WME Sports' Brian Ayrault, who is a shrewd negotiator. He also represents Chargers edge rusher Joey Bosa, who is Nick's older brother. Ayrault put the older Bosa at the top of the non-quarterback pay scale in 2020 with a five-year, $135 million contract extension averaging $27 million per year. The $102 million in overall guarantees and $78 million fully guaranteed at signing were both the most ever in an NFL contract for a non-quarterback.

Resetting the non-quarterback market

Left to his own devices, Ayrault is going to drive an extremely hard bargain. Ayrault will surely be looking to reset the non-quarterback market in any deal unless otherwise directed by Bosa where the 49ers get some sort of financial break. The following financial benchmarks of key contract metrics should be relevant in negotiations:

Average yearly salary: $31,666,667 (Aaron Donald, Rams)

Overall contract guarantees: $102 million (Joey Bosa, Chargers)

Fully guaranteed at signing: $80 mllion (T.J. Watt, Steelers)

Signing bonus: $40 million (Donald)

Three-year cash flow: $95 million (Donald)

First three new years: $95 million (Donald)

Professionals within the industry (agents and team negotiators) typically value deals by new money, which is the amount of compensation in a contract excluding what a player was scheduled to make before receiving a new deal. For example, Bosa had one year remaining on his existing contract with a $14.36 million salary for 2020 prior to his signing. Although Bosa signed a six-year contract for $149.36 million, his deal is considered as a five-year, $135 million extension averaging $27 million per year among industry professionals. His existing contract year for $14.36 million is subtracted from the $149.36 million six-year total to arrive at this number.

Compensation in the first three new years is the amount of money in a contract exclusive of what a player was scheduled to make before receiving a new deal, just like with new money when determining average yearly salary. The cash flow analysis looks at the compensation in its totality. The focus is on the amount of money received in the first three years of a contract regardless of whether it's considered as new money.

Both metrics have the same dollar amount when a player signs a new contract as a free agent or with an expiring contract (i.e. linebacker Roquan Smith with the Ravens) and in the rare instance a contract is ripped up and replaced like in Aaron Donald's case last June. Donald had three years remaining worth $55 million when the Rams gave him a new contract for $95 million over those same years.

Overall contract guarantees can be misleading. A complete picture of a contract's true security isn't given by this metric. The amount of money fully guaranteed at signing and will become fully guaranteed early in the contract are the best and most accurate measures of security.

Becoming NFL's highest-paid non-quarterback

It's hard to imagine Ayrault agreeing to any deal that doesn't make Bosa the NFL's highest paid non-quarterback with record-setting guarantees and a player-friendly structure given the older Bosa's contract. The Chargers' pass rusher was coming off a 2019 season in which he had 11.5 sacks and was named to his second Pro Bowl in four NFL seasons.

The deal represented an eight percent increase over the five-year, $125 million extension Browns defensive end Myles Garrett had just signed to become the league's first $25 million per year non-quarterback. The same percentage increase over Donald's deal would mean $34.2 million per year for Bosa.

Ayrault has the ammunition to insist on a bigger percentage increase since Bosa is more accomplished than his brother. Bosa has a league leading 34 sacks over the last two seasons. The elder Bosa has never won Defensive Player of the Year honors, let alone been named first team All-Pro.

It wouldn't be a surprise if Ayrault had $35 million per year as his salary floor for a new deal. Making Bosa the league's first $35 million per year non-quarterback would be 10.53% more than Donald's deal.

The 49ers will have a hard time justifying to Ayrault that Bosa shouldn't be the NFL's highest paid non-quarterback when Jimmy Garoppolo was briefly made the league's highest-paid player in 2018 after just a handful of career starts. More recently, the extensions signed by tight end George Kittle and linebacker Fred Warner in 2020 and 2021, respectively, reset their respective positional markets.

Typically, an edge rusher is not only the NFL's highest-paid defensive player, but also the highest-paid non-quarterback. Since 2016, five different edge rushers have signed contracts making them the highest-paid non-quarterback. In chronological order, they are Von Miller (2016), Khalil Mack (2018), Garrett (2020), Joey Bosa (2020) and T.J. Watt (2021).

The 49ers might look to what happened the last time Donald was replaced as the non-quarterback standard bearer. The ink was barely dry on the six-year extension averaging $22.5 million per year Donald signed in 2018 to end a lengthy preseason holdout when Mack signed a six-year extension averaging $23.5 million per year in connection with his trade from the Raiders to the Bears.

Mack got 4.44% more than Donald. The 49ers doing the same for Bosa would mean essentially $33 million per year.

It should be easier to find common ground on contract length than money and the salary guarantees. Obviously, Ayrault doesn't have a problem with a five-year extension since that's the length of the older Bosa's contract. Kittle and Warner both signed five-year extensions. There shouldn't be anything to start worrying about unless Bosa still hasn't gotten a new deal by the time the 49ers start playing preseason games in August.

Except they didn't win a Super Bowl but the Rams did!

If I'm not mistaken, I was reading that the whiner's salary cap will be hard to manage as the whiners basically went "all in" to sign CMC but fell short of the championship.

That and they spent 3 first rounders on Trey Lance who can't stay on the field due to injuries, and even when he does, his winning percentage is lower than Jimmy Gag and Mr. Irrelevant.

1. “Group photo” celebrations after big defensive plays.

2. Constantly yelling “LET’S GO!!!!”

3. Booing the Commissioner at the draft.

4. Cris Collinsworh.

5. Players who celebrate first downs and sacks when their team is down by 2+ scores.

Others?

One of the more interesting shifts in drafting trends in recent years has been at the running back position.

From 2015-2018, the average spot for the first RB taken was pick #5 (Todd Gurley – 10, Ezekiel Elliott – 4, Leonard Fournette – 4, Saquon Barkley – 2). In the last four drafts, however, the average spot of the first back taken was #29 (Josh Jacobs – 24, Clyde Edwards Helaire – 32, Najee Harris – 24, Breece Hall – 36).

This year, the consensus top RB prospect is Texas’ Bijan Robinson. He is, by all accounts, an elite prospect who can excel in both the run and pass game.

So how high will he be drafted? Will the success of backs taken on Day 2 or later in recent years once again push the position down the priority lists of teams drafting early, or will Robinson be the next RB taken at the top of the draft?

If he does drop… is there a point at which the Rams get interested?

While I don’t think RB is the top priority for the Rams by any means (particularly if Cam Akers can play as he did late in the season), would the availability of a truly elite prospect sway them? Let’s say Robinson gets into the 20s... would the Rams be tempted to make a move, packaging the #36 pick with a 2024 selection (probably would have to be yet another first rounder) to get Robinson? Or, asked another way, does Sean McVay miss having a Gurley (when healthy)-type of threat at the RB position to motivate him to do this as the next “all-in” move?

I go back and forth on this one. I think there are some very good prospects who could be had much later in the draft. Then I think about Gurley’s highlight reel, and I think… maybe?

Brady retiring 'for good' after 23 seasons, 7 Super Bowl titles

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Asshole Face is back in the NFL.
The Denver Broncos finalized a deal Tuesday to acquire their next head coach from the New Orleans Saints, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported, per sources.
New Orleans will receive a 2023 first-round pick (No. 29 overall) and a 2024 second-round selection from Denver in exchange for Payton's services, as well as a future third-round pick, Rapoport added.

~ArkyRamsFan~

If Tom Brady were to end up with the 49ers (talking heads already knocking around the idea), I’m not sure I could handle the hate…

Superbowl 57 - Sunday February 12, 2023​

A general thread for Superbowl 57.

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As of right now per overthecap.com we're about $14 million over the cap.

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