Yet one more reason not to watch it. No reason given by Aaron Donald.
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Linval Joseph replaces Aaron Donald in Pro Bowl
Posted by Josh Alper on January 13, 2017

The Vikings will have another representative in the Pro Bowl.

Defensive tackle Linval Joseph has been added to the team, giving Minnesota five players on the NFC roster in this year’s game. Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald has pulled out of the game, opening up the spot for Joseph.

McVay/Wade Phillips has me STOKED about Rams football again.

Cut
HB Tre Mason
OG Rodger Saffold
DE Eugene Sims

Re-sign
CB Trumaine Johnson - 5 years $60 million
K Greg Zuerlein - 3 years $9 million
HB Benny Cunningham - 3 years $4.5 million
DT Dominique Easley - RFA Tender

Let Walk
S T.J. McDonald
WR Kenny Britt
QB Case Keenum
WR Brian Quick


Trades
Rams trade Robert Quinn and 4th round compensatory pick (not sure how tradable Quinn is with his salary)
Cowboys trade Round 1 pick 31

Why the Rams do this - Quinn screams sell after this past year. Despite his down year, age is not a factor yet.
Why the Cowboys do this - probably not going to get a player of that potential with this pick - and while people may think Dallas shouldn't be in "win now" mode with their two young players, Dak will prove both a blessing and curse. Since he wasn't a first round pick, Dallas only gets two more cheap years of him; those will be followed by Elliot commanding (likely) the biggest RB contract in NFL history. As weird as it sounds with two rookies, Dallas needs to strike while the iron is hot - one only need look at Seattle for a recent example.


Position changes
Mark Barron to SS


Free Agency

Andrew Whitworth LT - 2 years $25 million - most important thing to get in FA is an upgrade at LT IMO

Melvin Ingram OLB - 4 years $64 million - SPLASH - while it's certainly possible that the Chargers put the franchise tag on Ingram, the impending move to LA coupled with how much players hate the franchise tag makes me think he will hit the market

Pierre Garcon - 3 years $24 million

Demarcus Ware - 1 year $6 million

Glenn Dorsey - cheap, good for 3-4

Vance Walker - ditto


Round 1 pick 31 - Raekwon McMillan ILB Ohio State
I watched nearly every snap of Raekwon's career and he's been impressive from the get go. Fast, smart, instinctive; makes plays in the backfield and plays well in zone coverage. Doesn't always stand out because of the insane talent on Ohio State's defense, but he has been the guy that makes it go

Round 2 pick 5 - TJ Watt OLB Wisconsin

Round 3 pick 5 - Amara Darboh WR Michigan

Round 4 pick 5 - Nico Siragusa G SDSU

Round 5 pick 5 - Ahkello Witherspoon CB Colorado

Round 6 pick 5 - Xavier Woods SS LA Tech

Round 6 compensatory - Josh Tupou DT Colorado

Round 7 pick 5 - De'Angelo Henderson RB Coastal Carolina

Courtesy of @Florida_Ram

Head CoachSean McVay

Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips

Special Teams Coordinator John Fassel

Asst. Head Coach Joe Barry

Linebackers Coach Joe Barry

Defensive Line Coach Bill Johnson

Offensive Coordinator

Quarterbacks Coach Greg Olson

Offensive Line Coach Aaron Kromer

Wide Receivers Coach

Tight Ends Coach

Running Backs Coach Skip Peete

Secondary Coach Aubrey Pleasant (Rumored)/Samson Brown

Strength & Conditioning Coach

Updated by Moderator Jan-28

List layout courtesy of @Mackeyser

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I don't know about the rest of you, but I am beyond excited about us getting McVay and Wade. It looks like we're going to pull a hell of a staff. The new era of Rams football has begun.
Cut
HB Tre Mason
OG Rodger Saffold
TE Lance Kendricks
DE Eugene Sims

Re-sign
CB Trumaine Johnson - 5 years $55 million
K Greg Zuerlein - 3 years $9 million
HB Benny Cunningham - 3 years $4.5 million
DT Dominique Easley - RFA Tender

Let Walk
S T.J. McDonald (I like T.J., but Mo is a more natural fit at SS. Let's use the money we have elsewhere.)
WR Kenny Britt (I know that Britt has had a nice year, but I feel done with this group of WRs. They take plays off. They run lazy routes. They drop passes. And Britt had major friction with the coaching staff once Fisher left Tennessee. I'm letting someone else take the risk on him.)
QB Case Keenum (Mannion is the backup of the future.)

Trades
Rams trade DE William Hayes and Round 7 Pick #5
Browns trade Round 6 Pick #1

With us moving to the 3-4, Hayes just isn't a great fit. He is reunited with Gregg Williams in Cleveland. The Browns don't have to give up a lot to get him.

Rams trade Round 3 Pick #5 and Round 4 Pick #5
Dolphins trade Round 2 Pick #22

We traded up in the draft to get a player we covet.

Position Changes
Mark Barron - WLB -> SS

Phillips's scheme needs a bigger backer to pair with Ogletree. Phillips has always used safeties like Barron well.(see T.J. Ward) He'll be able to use Barron's abilities in the box. Unfortunately, it means that Mo Alexander stays at FS and LaMarcus Joyner at SLCB for now.

Free Agency
Larry Warford RG - 5 years $35 million

The Redskins run a PBS under Jay Gruden. It is my hope that McVay brings that with him. If he does, Warford is a great signing for our team. Warford is a rock in pass pro and a people mover in the run game. He's been a steady player for the Lions over the years. At his worst, he is a solid OG. At his best, he's been a top tier OG. He gives us a rock on the interior.

Pierre Garcon WR - 3 years $24 million

Garcon steps in as the WR we pair with Kenny Stills. He's a veteran WR who has consistently produced for nearly a decade. He ended this year with over 1000 receiving yards. He knows McVay's scheme and performed well in it. He's a nice complement to what we have. We need a veteran leader at WR. Garcon can be that guy.

Johnathan Joseph CB - 2 years $12 million

The Texans are likely to cut Joseph, so they can retain A.J. Bouye. Joseph is still playing at a fairly high level despite him being 32 years old next year. Joseph has experience playing for Wade Phillips in Houston. He'll step in as our #2 CB behind Trumaine. He'll provide veteran leadership for the defense and hopefully help change the culture in the locker room.

DeMarcus Ware OLB - 1 year $5 million

Ware has spent pretty much his entire career with Wade Phillips and really loves playing for him (he called him a "father figure"). Ware says that he plans to play another year, so it makes sense for Wade's destination to be Ware's. Ware is no longer an every down player, but he's still capable of being a disruptive pass rusher in a part-time role. He'll platoon with another OLB to hold down the OLB spot opposite Robert Quinn.

Vernon Davis TE - 2 years $5 million

We bring in Davis to be our #2 TE and take over Kendricks's role. Davis had a very nice bounce-back year with Washington this year in McVay's offense. He's another veteran target who knows the scheme. Davis is also a quality inline blocker.

Markus Wheaton WR - 1 year $3 million

We take a shot on Wheaton coming off a shoulder injury that caused him to miss almost the entire year. We offer Wheaton a "prove it" deal along with a clear path to the #2 WR job in our offense. Wheaton has breakout potential in a bigger role than he has gotten thus far on Pittsburgh.

Chance Warmack LG - 1 year $3 million

Warmack is another guy who gets a "prove it" deal. Warmack was considered the best OG prospect in a long time only a few years ago. He flopped in Tennessee. However, with the Rams running a PBS, he'll be back in a scheme that favors his skill-set. He'll have an opportunity to win the starting LG job.

Dekoda Watson ILB/OLB - 2 years $3 million

Dekoda Watson joined the Broncos this year and had an incredible preseason. He's spent the year backing up Von Miller but does have 1 sack in limited time. He's a versatile player who can play the SOLB or SILB role in our defense.

Glenn Dorsey NT - 1 year $2 million

Dorsey has had a few injury-plagued years, but he fits what Phillips often looks for in his NT. Dorsey will compete for the starting NT job. He's put together good play in San Francisco when healthy. Let's hope that continues here.

Vance Walker NT/DE - 1 year $1 million

Walker has played for Phillips in Denver the past couple years. He missed most of the 2016 season after tearing his ACL. He played well in 2015 as a rotational DE. He can compete with Dorsey at NT and provide depth behind Brockers and Donald at DE.

NFL Draft
Round 2 Pick #5 - T.J. Watt OLB Wisconsin
Summary: The brother of J.J. is also a very talented kid in his own right. Watt possesses a NFL frame with growth potential at 6'5" 245 and long arms. He has the strength and punch power to push tackles around along with the speed to threaten the edge. Watt uses a variety of moves to keep OLs off guard and does a nice job of finding the ball. Watt has an extremely high ceiling despite not being an overly raw player. The comparison that springs to mind while watching him is Clay Matthews.

Round 2 Pick #22 - Forrest Lamp OT/OG/C Western Kentucky
Summary: Lamp reminds me of a guy I really liked last year, Cody Whitehair. Like Whitehair, I think Lamp likely kicks inside at the NFL level and develops into a Pro Bowl or All Pro level Guard or Center. Once he gets his hands on a defender, the battle is over. His grip strength, hand placement, and anchor are absurdly good for a college OL.

Round 4 Comp Pick - Ryan Glasgow NT/DE Michigan
Summary: Glasgow is your typical "blue collar" guy. He's strong at the POA with active hands and gives great effort. Has a nice push/pull move to generate pass rush. Uses his hands well. He's not a dynamic enough athlete to go much higher, but he has the sort of strength, technical skill, and motor to be a very good rotational DL.

Round 5 Pick #5 - Ahkello Witherspoon CB Colorado
Summary: Ahkello is one of my favorite under the radar prospects in this draft. He was one of the national leaders in passes defensed in 2016, and his coverage metrics when targeted were off the charts good. Ahkello is 6'2" 195 with outstanding ball-skills, impressive quickness and hip flexion for his size, and the long speed needed to play outside the numbers in the NFL. He's a tad raw in terms of technique, but he has gobs of upside at CB.

Round 6 Pick #5 - Obi Melifonwu SS Connecticut
Summary: Melifonwu checks in at 6'3" 220. While you'd expect him to be a bigger hitter with that size, he's not. However, he's a reliable tackler who is a versatile player on the back-end of the defense. He can play deep zone coverage, he can man up in coverage and hold his own, and he can play zone-under. He's a solid all-around player.

Round 6 Pick #23 - Joey Ivie DE Florida
Summary: Ivie is an underrated player in this class. He's an underrated athlete with a relentless motor who has the ability to be a productive rotational interior DL at the NFL level. Ivie uses his hands well and does a nice job of stacking and shedding blocks in the run game. He's athletic enough to disrupt plays in the back-field and pressure QBs in the passing game. I think there's a strong chance that Joey Ivie's best football is ahead of him.

Round 7 Pick #5 - Mack Hollins WR North Carolina
Summary: Hollins was the best deep threat in college football in 2015. He averaged 25 yards per catch. At 6'4" 210 with explosive deep speed and underrated movement skills, Hollins has starting WR potential if he develops well. If not, the guy has already shown at the college level that he'll play special teams and play it well (has been a special teams captain at UNC since his freshman year). His size/speed combination is a huge asset on special teams. Hollins is a former walk-on who ended up becoming North Carolina's #1 WR. Don't count him out.

Projected Starters
QB: Jared Goff
HB: Todd Gurley
FB: Cory Harkey
XWR: Pierre Garcon
ZWR: Markus Wheaton
SLWR: Tavon Austin
TE: Tyler Higbee vs. Vernon Davis
LT: Greg Robinson
LG: Chance Warmack vs. Jamon Brown vs. Cody Wichmann
C: Forrest Lamp
RG: Larry Warford
RT: Rob Havenstein

LDE: Michael Brockers
NT: Glenn Dorsey
RDE: Aaron Donald
SOLB: T.J. Watt
SILB: Dekoda Watson
WILB: Alec Ogletree
WOLB: Robert Quinn
LCB: Trumaine Johnson
RCB: Johnathan Joseph
SLCB: LaMarcus Joyner
FS: Maurice Alexander
SS: Mark Barron

K: Greg Zuerlein
P: Johnny Hekker
LS: Jake McQuaide
KR: Benny Cunningham
PR: Tavon Austin

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Just heard it on radio. Can someone confirm?

Rams hire HC Sean McVay: C- Grade

The worst thing you can do to a bad situation is overreact by going the other way too much. That's exactly what the Rams are doing with this hire. They've employed Jeff Fisher for far too long, as Fisher was a tired coach with no new ideas. In fact, he was so bad that it appeared as though he was intentionally trying to sabotage the Rams. By 2016, he was so worn out that he didn't bother watching film, as evidenced by his press conference in which he said Danny Woodhead was a play-maker for the Patriots. The Rams fired Fisher, and so they went from an old coach to the youngest one ever. Sean McVay, former offensive coordinator for the Redskins, turns 31 in a couple of weeks.

I think this is a mistake. While McVay certainly has more upside than Fisher, it's unlikely that he'll get some of the Ram veterans to listen to him. Some are about as old as he is; some even older. The Rams are comprised of a bunch of lazy players who need to be motivated, and I'm not sure they'll be willing to listen to someone in their age group.

The one positive about McVay is his brilliant offensive mind. It'll be nice to have someone who, unlike Fisher, is actually innovative, but the problem is that it probably won't matter. Jared Goof is a lost cause. Everyone, including some in the Rams' organization, had Carson Wentz ranked ahead of Goof. I'm sure McVay will get the most out of him, and Goof won't be a complete abomination, but sometimes, a quarterback is an unsalvageable sunk cost, and that's what the Rams have. Then again, the Rams are an unsalvageable sunk cost themselves, so all of this is probably irrelevant.

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I am so beside myself today that I cracked a 30 year for my buds and I, proof below. It's gettin real doooods!!!

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Throw in desean while we're at it hehehe

I love it when hope springs eternal!....

Phoenix is rising! its always darkest before the light!

Drink up, boys!

Denver and Clancy Barone have mutually decided to part ways?

Is he an A List OL coach, should we be calling him?

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Its on boys! Holy shit this is like a dream come true!

I have posted this on the hire thread and I know that is where it should go but,
If you are a Rams fan you are gonna want to see this.Faulk was in on the Interview
process.

Mods PLEASE don't move this to the Mcvay thread.This a very telling
interview as far as the new regime and the old.Vid won't play from here
so please click the link below.

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Exactly one year after after Rams announce they are leaving St. Louis for LA, they hire a new HC.


Happy one year anaversary in LA Rams!!:yay::yess:

got a message on my phone don't have any links yet but its looking like McVay is bringing Lynn AND Wade Phillips with himillowfight::grouphug::wow:

Michael Silver – Verified account ‏@MikeSilver

Sean McVay will be named the next coach of the LA Rams, according to a source familiar with the search @nflnetwork

They seem pretty sure... Still sounds unconfirmed to me.

http://dcprosportsreport.com/report-sean-mcvay-new-rams-head-coach/

my 4 year old son has had these odd spots start showing up over the last year but it wasn't much of a concern until November. That's when shit got real.

My boy started getting them on his scalp, between his toes, randomly on his arms legs and torso. He even got it on both eyelid areas...this one is the scariest for me. It started in the corner and is slowly working it's way around. We have been trying since the beginning of November to get in to see a dermatologist, because our dr doesn't feel confident making a call on it...give me a break. Anyway, we have been calling every day, twice a day to check for cancelations. Yesterday was out lucky day. Someone canceled...yay! Our appointment wasn't til the middle of February so this was awesome.

We get there and the dr says he has psoriasis. Rare for a 4 year old but it happens. Writes up some scrips for cream. I ask about generic, since recently changing jobs, I'm waiting for insurance to kick in. She is well aware of the situation and says she will order accordingly.

I get to the pharmacy and what does it cost....$1,100 for two creams. Are you fucking kidding me.

So, I'm wondering if anyone has it here, and maybe aware of some home remedy success stories. I have two months to go before my insurance kicks in and I sure as hell am not paying $1,100 for two small things of cream.

Thank you in advance!

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Well this sucks.

Re-sign :

Tru Johnson
Easley
Zuerlein

CAP cuts :

Kendricks
Sims
Barnes
Rhaney

Not to be resigned Free Agents :

Britt
Keenum
Quick
Cunningham
Reynolds
Cam Thomas
TJ McDonald
Westbrooks (RFA)
Longacre (ERFA)
Trinca-Pasat (ERFA)

2017 Free Agency: Approximately $54.mil in available CAP

OLB - Nick Perry
DT - Abry Jones
C - J.C. Tretter
TE - Jack Doyle
WR - Alshon Jeffery

2017 Draft :

1) n/a
2) LT - Dion Dawkins, Temple
3) DE - Tanoh Kpassagnon, Vil.
4a) OG - Nico Siragusa, SD St.
4b) CB - Marquez White, Fl.St. (Comp Pick)
5) WR - Travin Dural, LSU
6a) FS - Rayshawn Jenkins, Miami
6b) ILB - Marquel Lee, W.F. (Comp Pick)
7) FB - Freddie Stevenson, Fl.St.

Offense (26) :

LT - Dawkins, Williams
LG - Saffold, Wichmann, Siragusa
C - Tretter, Wichmann
RG - GRob, Brown, Siragusa
RT - Havenstein, Donnal

RB - Gurley, Brown, Green

TE - Doyle, Higbee, Hemmingway

FB - Harkey or Stevenson

WR - Jeffery, Austin, Cooper, Spruce, M.Thomas, Dural

QB - Goff, Mannion

Defense (24) :

LDE - Easley, Hayes
NT - Brockers, Jones
RDE - Donald, Kpassagnon

LOLB - Perry, Fox
LILB - Forest, Hager, Lee
RILB - Ogletree, Barron
ROLB - Quinn, Fox

CB - Tru Johnson, Gaines, Joyner, Jordan, White

SS - Barron, Alexander
FS - Alexander, Joyner, Jenkins, Davis

Special Teams (3) :

P - Hekker
K - Zuerlein
LS - McQuaide

as HC.

That leaves Anthony Lynn still available.

Hoping that leaves McVay still on top...