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A new one up. It kind of dispels the devaluing of the inside linebacker myth.

If you think Rams are done then you haven’t been paying attention.

Here’s what I’m hoping to see.

Rams finalize the extensions of AD and Kupp freeing up millions in available cap dollars. This is reportedly already in process as we speak.

Then Rams use those monies to sign or trade for a solid Edge player AND a solid (maybe better than solid) outside CB.

Followed by signing OBJ to a 3 year contract heavily incentive laden in his first year, of course.

If Rams can accomplish those 5 things I will not be able to stop smiling all the way to September.

Snead would be totally free to engage in an orgy of trades and plucking BPA’s to develop for ‘next year’ in the draft. And the never ending saga will continue.

We will be the envy of every other team in the NFL and I will LOVE that!

The Rams have pretty much re-loaded the talent that won the Super Bowl. But the whiners are still screwing around with Jimmy G and Trey Lance. The sea pigeons are in disarray and probably in re-building mode. Kyler Murray looks like he's in turbulence in Arizona.

Stafford is happy and most of our WR corps will be back. I can't see the Rams not winning the NFC West this upcoming season. We have a tough schedule but there isn't any team on the schedule where I'll be shaking in my boots.

Now I don't think it will be a cake walk at all, but the Rams should be able to handle the NFC West opponents. The whiners look to still be our toughest opponent but adding Bobby Wagner might change the narrative into our advantage.

Thoughts from the Ramily?

As a stoner I really love my snack food. The shit gets kind of tactical for me, like I'll eat haribo gummy bears mainly because they make me work hard at it. I do like them of course. But what's your favorite.

Gotta say my go-to is Mike 'n Ikes. They're better than even the fanciest, overpriced jelly beans.



But there's gotta be some out there that I'm missing out on. Here's another that people overlook: Zots. Always loved those when I was a kid and they're still amazing. You can get bags of them on amazon.

April Fools, Muthafuckas!!!!!



Eagerly awaiting the "Son of a bitch!" gif from CGI....

So many memories of great plays. Which is your favorite?

There have been some questionable draft choices but this has to go down as Snead and McVey's biggest miss! He sacked Tom Brady in the Super Bowl after an impressive rookie season in which he was dealing with the loss of his son. It would turn out to be his last tackle as a Ram...

Jets coach Robert Saleh described Franklin-Myers as “a stud"... “He hasn’t even scratched the surface of where we think he can go within the system,” Saleh said of Franklin-Myers, whom he likened to San Francisco 49ers defensive end Arik Armstead.

He was right! Franklin-Myers is now one of the most dominant 3-4 DEs in the game against run and pass!

Jets fans just voted him the 8th most important player on the team

Couldn't find a thread so ...





Las Vegas has just been awarded a race in 2023 !


https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/...ht-race-from-2023.69O9nKLwKraqAhR5rr8TQg.html

Remember... phrase each response in the form of a question.

$100: Of the cities where the Rams have played, this one is the furthest South.

$200: The Rams have drafted three players with this last name, and one of them made the Hall of Fame.

$300: 7-28-29-74-75-78-80-85

$400: Though he went to the Hall of Fame as a result of a different job, he previously held a position with the Rams that matches his initials.

$500: Since being established in 1936, this is the only year in which the Ram won no games.

Casuals and the media constantly get this wrong. They currently aren't aware, for example, that Greg Gaines has elevated himself out of "role player" status and squarely into "good starter" status (or whatever terminology we want to use).

But even more disturbing to me are that Rams fans on this site seem to be making the same mistake.

The Rams model is to find players that do something well, then develop them. Nick Scott is a great example of this - he was an ace special teamer and has developed into an actual playable safety. Last year he displayed both range and the ability to pop a receiver at times.

The NFL - and really, all professional sports leagues - rely on development from one year to the next. When someone flashes what Scott flashed last year, that potential can turn into consistency with the right coaching staff.

So why do some Rams fans think safety is a need? Because some of us are just refusing to accept that role players are a thing. The other thing to consider is that both getting playing time in a limited capacity (Funk) and being on the roster but getting none (Garrett) are positives for rookies, and this coaching staff has flat out PROVEN that they know what they're doing. So what, exactly, do we know?

We'll ignore QB - although it's worth noting that with Wolford and Perkins, there is zero chance we will be adding a QB - and WR for obvious reasons.


RB - Akers, Henderson, Funk - we know that this group has injury concerns - safe bet that we add a RB late in the draft to compete for that 4th RB spot

OL - Havenstein, Shelton, Allen, Edwards, Noteboom, Jackson, Anchrum, Evans - we know that those 8 are likely to make the roster next year and that group includes at least two players that can play a given position - this means that, despite ROD threatening to jump off a ledge again........it's possible the Rams ignore OL again in the draft. Don't forget that this is the same group as last year minus Corbett and Whitworth - and last year we were facing three FA OL AND Whit likely retiring. So it may not stress the Rams out that Hav, Edwards and Evans will all hit FA next year - I think it's 50/50 that we actually draft an offensive lineman this year, and that's okay - much to the chagrin of this board, any offensive lineman drafted would be for the future, NOT for 2022

TE - Higbee, Hopkins, Blanton - I think it's very likely we finally draft a TE - late - mostly for blocking. In a pinch, Harris could be a flex TE type, and Hopkins and Blanton both played well on the biggest stages.

DL - AD, Gaines, Robinson, Brown, Hoecht, Copeland - this is the group that will make the team, but the Rams seem to like giving Eric Henderson someone to mold and develop in the background - I'd guess DL is on the priority UDFA radar, but not a draft pick

EDGE - Floyd, Hollins, Lewis, Garrett - probably the most divisive group - could go either way. What I want to point out is that this exact group - swapping Garrett for Obo - was getting pressure before we acquired Von. I think the biggest disagreement is on Hollins - he's a good role player though and is capable of starting for us - I think it's more likely we get a vet FA signing ala Melvin Ingram than we do going the draft route this year

ILB - Jones, Howard, Rozeboom - we obviously need a body or two here - IF we sign Wagner, I'd imagine the rotation will just be Jones, Wagner and Howard with Rozeboom playing special teams - but with that up in the air, I think we end up spending a draft pick here

S - the main reason I wanted to talk about role players - we have four of them here, and this is a position group we should absolutely ignore until UDFA. We showed we can find them and have some on other teams rosters; having a 5th safety would be good, but it should be an UDFA

CB - another divisive group - the thing I want to point out here - and really this goes for ILB, S and CB too - is that when you win the Super Bowl with some of these role players playing a significant amount of time, upgrading them should not be a priority unless you have the resources to do it - and we do NOT. It will likely disturb people to think that David Long will play a significant role in the defense next year - but he will. He already did on a SUPER BOWL WINNING TEAM. Long played 82% of the snaps in the Super Bowl and guess what? I don't remember him getting picked on much....at all. Our model also asks Robert Rochell to be a starter next year....that's just how we roll. But that said, we still need to add CB in the draft - likely two of them

(I think punter will be UDFA or a vet FA)

So where does that leave our draft picks - or in other words - what are the positions most likely to be picked?

RB
TE
ILB
CB (2)


These would be the biggest needs, which leaves some flexibility for OL, EDGE and DL if wanted

This is a good article and got me thinking, who else should the Rams take a close look at? CB and LB look like the two positions where a rookie most likely might gain some playing time

No more WRs please! OL Punter (last pick) and TE (H-back) are in the conversation, right? Perhaps a RB or Safety if BPA but please no WRs!

Probably depends on the type of hit, right?

Let's say you are the quarterback, something like this;



How well could you handle THAT?

Like last year, I'll post any offseason training videos that I find here. For those that were worried, it looks like our guy is back at it.

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This a huge article so I will only post parts concerning Rams or NFC west.
The main reason I'm posting this is because there is a stat about our new WR that is MIND BLOWING!!

What was the most head-scratching signing of free agency?​

Clay: TE Will Dissly to the Seahawks. Seattle acquired 24-year-old, standout tight end Noah Fant in the Russell Wilson trade and then proceeded to sign backup Dissly to a three-year, $24 million contract. That makes him one of the position's top-15 highest-paid players. It's a big commitment to a player who missed most of his first two pro seasons due to injury (10 games played during 2018-19) and who doesn't offer much as a pass-catcher (46 receptions for 483 yards and three touchdowns during the 2020-21 seasons).

Fowler: TE Will Dissly to the Seahawks. This deal was truly shocking. Even the player was shocked. Dissly is a nice player and worked hard for this, but he has never caught more than 24 passes in any of his four seasons. He is a stout blocker against the run or the pass, and tight ends who do this effectively are considered rare in the modern game. All it took was for a few teams to come in hot and Seattle had to pay a big price to keep him. This one might have been more surprising than the Kirk deal, honestly.


Graziano: QB Russell Wilson being traded by the Seahawks. I get why they did it -- they looked a year down the road and anticipated a frustrating contract negotiation) -- and I like the return they got. But all we heard last offseason was that the Seahawks wouldn't make this move without knowing where they were turning next at quarterback. And it doesn't appear they do. They didn't get involved in the Deshaun Watson trade, which is fine, good for them. But right now it's Drew Lock and maybe a draft pick? Or maybe a Baker Mayfield thrown into the mix at some point? With a 70-year-old coach and a fan base used to contending every year, it seemed odd for Seattle to just jump off the high dive into the deep end the way they did.

* Side Note. keeping Carroll and trading Wilson will go down as one of the biggest blunders in team history.
The new basement custodians of the WEST. JMHO

What was the best overall free-agent signing?​

Bell: WR Allen Robinson II to the Rams. I love the improvements from the Bills and Bengals, and the Rams fall into that same bucket in rescuing Robinson from Chicago. It's fair to say that despite the ultimate success of Matthew Stafford's 2021 season, he wasn't exceptionally precise when throwing the ball downfield (27th in deep pass accuracy). Enter Robinson, who dropped just one (one!) deep pass on his 128 deep targets in Chicago. He's a player who will win 50-50 balls and is still in his prime (he turns 29 in August). The rich get richer, much to the dismay of the rest of the NFC West.
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Side note on above stat WTF!!!!


Graziano: WR Allen Robinson II to the Rams. And they got him for less than the Jaguars are paying Christian Kirk! Robinson is basically the wide receiver version of what Matthew Stafford was last offseason -- a guy we all feel pretty sure is very good but has been held back by his circumstances for way too long. The list of quarterbacks from whom Robinson has had to try to catch passes during his career is too depressing to get into right now, but it suffices to say he has never had a quarterback like Stafford. In Sean McVay's offense, with Cooper Kupp drawing attention, Robinson could have a career year.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...nsive-coach-expands-rooney-rule-include-women

Not sure how I feel about teams being forced to do this. Incentive based hirings have a feeling of being disingenuous.

Everyone's trying to get better. Everyone is trying to get the edge. Picks, money, whatever, they'll do it to get it done.

I was out of action for a week and my son told me the chiefs traded hill for the picks and he started going through them and just as he started a blob of goo fell down my face. The nurse looked at me like I was some kind of fool. I told her we might have witnessed one of the biggest trades ever.

Ah it was just funny.

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Or were you?

In 2008 we draft Chris Long out of Virginia, 2nd overall in the draft. We were desperately looking for a defensive end that was good. He wasn't spectacular, but he was good for 8 years, and then he left us for the hated Patriots. The Pats were where vets went to get a ring it seemed, and Chris got his in the 2016 season when the Rams went 4-12 (gulp). In 2017 he went to the Iggles and won ANOTHER Super Bowl that year...WTF!!!!

Most of us were sorta glad he got a ring and less so after the 2nd one. In 2018 we were close, but no cigar. In 2021 we finally won another one and so the sting of seeing Chris Long and Danny Amendola going away and getting multiple championships. lessened, because they left us behind. The best revenge is to live well, so we need another one, dang it!

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two Lions threads in one day is outrageous! This is likely where they take their QB.

If he is not a starter next year I will be disappointed deeply.
Some guys just make plays, some guys don't

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Now I don't really watch this unless the Rams are on and last time didn't watch it much anyways but I'm curious to watch Coach Campbell. The highlight reals of his speeches could be the stuff of legends.