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The fishing has been wide open out here in SoCal Tuna,Dorado,yellowtail been crazy lately Tuna up to 200lbs even. Been smoking fish for 2 weeks this batch is for tonight's game. Go RAMS
of NFL gamepass. I will be able to watch tonights game and Thursdays game in high quality instead of crappy stream, and can cancel it next Friday before it costs me $99.99.
Thought I would share this if anyone else is interested.
Currently, NFL rosters have up to 90 players. On Tuesday, the maximum drops to 75. Four days later, the limit reduces to 53.
My calculator tells me (assuming I entered the information correctly) that up to 1,184 roster moves will be made over the next eight days. Most of those will come from the termination of contracts or the placement of players on waivers. Teams are preparing for the coming glut of cuts by, for example, contacting agents to find out which of their clients are on the bubble.
It’s a common practice, and as a practical matter it’s happening now. Because very soon plenty of guys will be looking for jobs, and plenty of teams will be looking to upgrade their 53-man rosters by grabbing guys cut by other teams.
Regardless of how it all works out, more than 1,000 guys who currently are playing in the NFL and very much want to do so will soon be told they can’t. Plenty more would currently love to be on a 90-man roster but still can’t get a shot (thank heavens I read this one more time before hitting “publish,” because I had a word other than “shot” in there).
Hopefully, the media will keep this dynamic in mind before making a big deal about a handful of guys who choose to leave football before football chooses to tell them to leave. Far more will be leaving football before they want to.
Serious question. I don't know of a scenario I like.
I mean... It appears Keenum is set to start preseason game 3. In my opinion, that all but makes it official he's starting week 1.
So...
Now Goff loses the practice reps with the 1's. Not all of them... But certainly enough. If Keenum is starting, he needs the lion's share. There are only so many to go around if the goal is to win games.
Does Keenum have to struggle for Goff to start? That's not a good scenario. Likely means we are losing some early games.
Keenum has to get hurt? That's not a good scenario. Goff has to play without the reps, or Mannion gets the nod because Goff hasn't had the reps.
Keenum plays well enough, but Fisher thinks it's time for Goff to start? That scenario doesn't make me comfortable either. It would seem to put considerable pressure on Goff. What happens if Goff struggles? Do you go back to Keenum? That would not be a good scenario - at all.
I dunno. I am not real comfortable going with Keenum. Don't we already know what he brings to the table? I mean, we drafted his replacement for a reason. Isn't that what Fisher and Snead determined?
I'd rather go all in on Goff and live or die by his development. If he struggles, at least it's productive development. If he sits... Most every scenario seems like potentially a bad hand off to Goff and 2016 is at risk to become a lost season. I am tired of those.
IRVINE, Calif. -- Back surgery, the resolution to a litany of ailments that hindered the early part of his 2015 season, prompted Los Angeles Rams defensive end Robert Quinn to sit out his final seven games. And because he did, Quinn was forced to watch his teammate, star defensive tackle Aaron Donald, draw an inordinate number of double- and triple-teams from opposing offensive lines, unable to do much of anything about it.
“Shoot,” Quinn recalled thinking, “now he knows what I feel like.”
Quinn -- the 2013 Pro Football Writers Association Defensive Player of the Year after recording an NFC-leading 19 sacks -- used to be the man opposing offensive coordinators feared. But that was before Donald's star ascended and before Quinn’s back gave out. On Saturday in Denver, Quinn will play his first game in more than nine months, suiting up for a drive or two against the reigning-champion Broncos in a 6 p.m. PT kickoff. And Donald might finally start feeling a little relief.
“That man’s fast,” Donald said of Quinn. “When you got a guy who’s that fast, who can come off the edge, who can bend like he can bend, you just have to show that guy respect.”
Quinn recovered from a benign brain tumor in high school and starred at the University of North Carolina as a freshman and sophomore. A suspension during his junior season, for accepting improper agent benefits, caused Quinn to slip to the Rams at No. 14 in the 2011 draft. He went on to record 40 sacks from 2012-14, third-most in the NFL in that three-season span, and quickly built a reputation as one of the game's best at getting to the opposing quarterback.
Alec Ogletree said. “The way he came back, you can definitely tell he still has the get-off of the ball and he’s definitely able to make plays.”
The Rams’ defensive line -- anchored by Donald, the game's best interior pass-rusher -- has the potential to be one of the NFL's best this season. But that will only be the case if Quinn can rekindle his prior dominance, which is no certainty given the type of surgery from which the 26-year-old is recovering.
Quinn himself is not sure.
“I feel like I have the power back, I feel like I have some explosion back,” Quinn said. “But I haven’t played a game, so who knows where it’s truly at. I feel great, but I guess the game will tell.”
Bonsignore: Rams LB Alec Ogletree makes no apologies for blowing a gasket in his new role
Aug. 26, 2016 Updated 5:59 p.m.
‘We pride ourselves on getting lined up correctly and being dominant and getting the other offense off the field,' says Rams linebacker Alec Ogletree, who has taken on new responsibilities this season as the team's defensive play-caller.
ED CRISOSTOMO, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
By VINCENT BONSIGNORE / STAFF COLUMNIST
DENVER – The on-field to-do list for Rams middle linebacker Alec Ogletree begins the moment the last play ends. And you’d probably be shocked if you knew exactly how little of it is devoted to himself .
Unless your current job includes management responsibilities.
If so, you can appreciate the challenges Ogletree faces now that he has added defensive play-calling to his job duties since switching to inside linebacker.
Or the headache and anger sometimes the result of trying to make sure everyone around you is doing his job. And how their ability to do so – or not – is a reflection of you.
It’s the complications of being responsible for yourself and a bunch of co-workers.
For Ogletree, that means hustling back to the line of scrimmage at the conclusion of the last play while digesting the next call from defensive coordinator Greg Williams – who is shouting in Ogletree’s ear from the sideline via walkie talkie transmission – then relaying the information to the rest of the defense and making sure 10 other players are lined up correctly and all operating on the same page both individually and collectively.
Then, at the very last second, shifting the focus back to himself.
Because, well, he’s got a job to do too.
Got all that?
“Yeah,” Ogletree says, laughing. “It can get frustrating at times.”
He can smile now only because the helmet is off, practice is finished and a late afternoon of relaxation awaits.
Keep an eye on him when the Rams play the Denver Broncos on Saturday, though, and you might get a different look.
If you watched last week’s “Hard Knocks” episode you know what I’m talking about.
Ogletree blew a gasket trying to get fellow linebacker Akeem Ayers to line up correctly just before a snap against the Kansas City Chiefs. Ayers was hopelessly out of position, and the Chiefs broke off a long play during their game-opening touchdown drive.
It was the second straight week the Rams defense let the opposing offense easily march down the field for a touchdown to start the game.
Ogletree, utterly fed up, let Ayers and everyone else around him on the sideline have it. It’s one thing to give up a touchdown, that happens. But for it to be the result of guys making silly mental mistakes and not being where they’re supposed to be is another thing entirely.
Eventually defensive end Robert Quinn interceded and calmed Ogletree down.
A few days later the fourth-year linebacker was a bit more tranquil about things, but no less serious.
He made no apologies for going ballistic.
“I felt it was needed,” Ogletree said. “That’s two weeks in a row we gave up touchdowns on opening drives. That’s something we don’t do and it’s something we can’t tolerate.”
Ogletree would have felt that way regardless. But he’s especially more sensitive to things now that he’s responsible for the Rams aligning and functioning correctly upon getting the play call from Williams.
It’s a new gig for Ogletree, who spent his first three years on the outside while James Laurinaitis called the defensive plays from his middle linebacker spot.
A new position and added responsibilities mean more shade on Ogletree. That sometimes means taking responsibility when teammates don’t line up correctly and the Rams give up big play as a result.
“It’s a reflection on me, Ogletree said. “And I do take it personal.”
Doesn’t matter one bit if it’s a preseason game.
“You definitely keep that in perspective,” he said. “But at the same time, you know, it’s simple stuff we’ve been working on. You just can’t mess that up.
“We pride ourselves on getting lined up correctly and being dominant and getting the other offense off the field. We want to create three and outs and turnovers and whatever we have to do to get out offense the ball. When we don’t do that it (stinks).”
Which is why it’s worth watching what the Rams do Saturday against the Broncos. It’s their last real dress rehearsal before the regular-season opener against the San Francisco 49ers, which means the starters likely playing into the third quarter.
The Rams defense, long regarded as the backbone of the team, has struggled a bit in two preseason games getting off the field on third downs and letting the Cowboys and Chiefs mount long touchdown drives. And that’s raised concerns considering starting cornerback Janoris Jenkins and safety Rodney McLeod created huge holes by bolting to the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles, and veterans Laurinaitis and Chris Long were released as part of a youth movement.
The Rams are confident they have the necessary pieces to replace the players lost, but until that’s definitively proven it’s a concern.
“It’ll be a good test for our early group in there,” Rams coach Jeff Fisher said. “I’d like to see the defense get off the field.”
That wasn’t the case against the Chiefs and Cowboys, who shoved the ball down the Rams’ throats to start both games.
“The things that have happened in the first half in a couple of these games have been very good correctable things that these guys have grown from,” Williams said.
Maybe so.
But Ogletree wants to see evidence of that as soon as possible.
Partly because he plays such an integral role in making sure that happens.
But also because he’s no longer afforded the luxury of viewing his job from an individual lens. Now more than ever, he’s connected to the rest of his teammates. Their failures are sometimes his failure. And it can be frustrating when objectives aren’t met.
“Because you know the potential that this defense has,” he said, “You want it to be perfect, because that’s what this defense can be.”
As Ogletree is finding, there’s some psychology involved in the pursuit of that perfection.
While yelling at some teammates works well, others require a more reassuring voice. As he gets more in tune with the various personalities, the communication should improve.
“Every guy is different,” he said. “So you have to look at each guy individually and figure out how they learn best and try to approach them in the right way to get them going.”
If you saw “Hard Knocks” this week, that sometimes means blowing a gasket.
Last year’s Week 9 contest at Minnesota was the first time he’d ever missed an NFL game due to injury. It was the first Rams’ game he didn’t start since 2012. And after he tried to be effective in a pass-rushing role against the Bears in Week 10, the Rams shut Quinn down as he underwent season-ending back surgery.
“It sucked,” Quinn said after Thursday’s practice. “But I mean, it’s just an unfortunate accident. It happened, you just have to overcome it. It’s in the past, leave it in the past and try to make something happen this year.”
That process has been well underway since the start of the offseason program, as the team has brought Quinn along slowly. The defensive end mostly worked off to the side with trainers for the first couple of weeks, before participating in individual drills and a few team sessions. He’s been going full tilt since the start of camp, although there are days where the Rams back him off just a bit as a precaution.
“One of the biggest things you have to do with a competitor like him is hold him back,” defensive coordinator Gregg Williams said. “If we didn’t have the problem of holding him back, we have the wrong guy.”
Now, Quinn is set to make his 2016 preseason debut against the defending Super Bowl champion Broncos on Saturday night. Head coach Jeff Fisher said the plan is to have the D-lineman play for a couple series, and then in a few pass-rushing situations.
“I think I’ll have a few snaps, hopefully break that ice because it’s been a while since I really got out there,” Quinn said.
Everyone remembers Quinn’s spectacular 2013, in which he had 19.0 sacks. He wasn’t a slouch in 2014 either, coming away with 10.5 and going to his second consecutive Pro Bowl. And after playing through much discomfort last year, Quinn says he’s feeling more and more like himself once again.
“I’ve got to do a little bit extra just to be on the safe side,” Quinn said, giving credit to the training staff. “But every day, I feel pretty much rejuvenated.”
He’s also clearing the inevitable mental hurdle that comes with sustaining a season-ending injury.
“If you think about the injury, usually that’s when you kind of re-injure yourself. So I’m trying to just not think about it as much as possible,” Quinn said. “Of course, it’s a back surgery. It’ll get tight from time to time. But that’s around the time when we should start relaxing, cooling down — body starts settling. So, no, I don’t think it’s going to be anything to worry about.”
Saturday will be an important checkpoint in terms of performance and recovery for Quinn. And heading in, he’s feeling as if he’s returned to form.
“I feel like I’ve got the power back. I feel like I’ve got some explosion back,” Quinn said. “But, again, I haven’t played a game. So who knows where it’s truly at? Like I said, I feel great, but I guess the game will tell.” EXTRA POINTS
— Fisher said generally, the Rams will add a series or two to what players did last week for playing time against Denver.
“There may be a few guys that participate in somewhat fewer snaps, but for the most part, we want to push this thing well into the second quarter, and we’ll go from there,” Fisher said.
Quinn, of course, would likely be an exception to that. And Todd Gurley could be as well, as Fisher said he hadn’t yet decided how he’d distribute reps for the running back.
“I was really pleased with what he did last week — I really haven’t decided,” Fisher said. “He’s getting a lot of great practice reps. When we kick off against the 49ers, his reps in the preseason are meaningless.”
The quarterbacks will go through a similar plan, although starter Case Keenum is slated to see more time on the field. Keenum has played two series in each of the first two preseason games, and that number may increase to three or four depending on how the game goes. Jared Goff will come in from there, and Fisher said he would like to get Sean Mannion time this week as well.
OPPONENT BREAKDOWN
The Broncos finished the 2015 season the way every would have liked to — holding the Lombardi Trophy with confetti falling as Super Bowl Champions.
But the defending champs have experienced some turnover on their roster, particularly at the quarterback position, as last year’s starters Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler retired and signed with the Texans, respectively. However the QB competition shakes out, Denver will likely remain a contender because of its top-tier defense.
AT A GLANCE
Executive VP of Football Operations/General Manager — and Hall of Fame quarterback — John Elway hired former Texans head coach Gary Kubiak to take over as head coach in order to push the team from contender to champion and the gamble clearly paid dividends in Year 1. Despite shaky quarterback play from both Manning and at times Osweiler, the Broncos compiled a 12-4 record and ran the table in the postseason to win the Super Bowl in Kubiak’s first year at the helm.
Despite coming into the Super Bowl as underdogs to the Panthers, the Broncos’ defense got sacks and forced turnovers en route to a 24-10 victory. Denver’s No. 1 unit allowed led the league by allowing only 283.1 yards per game and was No. 4 in points allowed at 18.4.
Clearly, there have been some changes to both the offense and defense with the defending Super Bowl squad. Defensive end Malik Jackson signed with the Jaguars. Offensive lineman Evan Mathis signed with the Cardinals. Linebacker Danny Trevathan signed with the Bears. And Osweiler famously went to Houston. ??But the club matched Miami’s offer sheet to re-sign running back C.J. Anderson and signed vaunted pass rusher Von Miller to a six-year deal in July after placing the exclusive-rights franchise tag on him.
Still, the quarterback situation provides the most intrigue heading into this year. Denver drafted Trevor Siemian in the seventh round of the 2015 draft, and he spent his rookie season mostly confined to the sideline. Veteran Mark Sanchez is now on his third team, having arrived via a March trade with Philadelphia. And the Broncos traded up for first-round pick Paxton Lynch, who has flashed in his preseason action, but may need significant time in order to become ready to start.
WHO MAY NOT PLAY?
Tight end Jeff Heuerman, who entered training camp as the starting tight end, has been dealing with a hamstring injury and appears unlikely to be ready for Saturday.
Defensive lineman Derek Wolfe has ben away from the team dealing with a family issue, and with the missed practice, may not play.
Outside linebacker Demarcus Ware is fresh off the NFI list this week, and as such is fairly unlikely to play. After back surgery, his goal has been to be ready for the regular-season opener.
WHO ARE PLAYERS TO WATCH?
The obvious answer here is the three quarterbacks: Siemian, Sanchez, and Lynch. Each has had his moments, but Siemian appears to have the inside track to becoming the Broncos’ starter for Week 1.
Siemian will start Saturday’s contest against the Rams. Kubiak declined to say who would come in second at quarterback, but at this point, it seems that both Sanchez and Lynch could be the backup to start the season.
Sanchez has played well in spurts, but he’s also fell victim to the turnovers that have plagued him throughout his career. Last week for instance, the USC product was in the midst of a good-looking two-minute drive, when he fumbled in the red zone. The 49ers recovered but turned it over themselves before Sanchez fumbled again. Those are the kinds of plays that could keep him out of the QB-1 role.
Lynch, on the other hand, just doesn’t seem to have the requisite experience needed to start from Day 1. That said, he has shown an ability to launch the ball all over the field with his arm strength. Plus, he’s displayed a proclivity for escaping a collapsing pocket and pick up yards with his legs.
Saw this kind of thread at another teams forum. It got a lot of attention.
My vote would go to DT Michael Brockers. Great draft pick and the Anchor of the DL. Eats two blockers and gives Donlad a chance to chase the QB. Gotta re-sign this guy.
Anyone else watching? I'm curious to see their defense. I'm not too worried about Gabbert or Kraperdick. But they do have some speed on the outside that concerns me.
Goff was very competitve? Wasnt there a former Rams HC that once said your QB has to be the most competitive player on the field?
Everyone knows Goff is gonna be great, just dont know when. But theres nothing wrong with getting his 1st ring for sitting on the bench and becoming the best QB he can be.
I spoke with 3k from Turf Show Times to get some insights into the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Broncos upcoming preseason game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Saturday.
1) What's the general state of the fans of the Rams now that they have relocated to L.A.?
There's always been a schism. When the franchise relocated in 1994, they left behind a huge audience in Los Angeles that still followed the team. Having been a fan since the late 1980s, I remember that relocation pretty well. The difference is the penetration of media and the pervasiveness of social media.
There's been plenty of vitriol between certain LA and St. Louis fans which is to be expected. This is the internet. Several, perhaps many, people are horrible. You might have noticed. That's not specific to football.
But in terms of the general state, I think it's tough to get a sincere, accurate sense of the base right now. St. Louis is yet to deal with its first season watching the Rams from afar and recalibrating their NFL allegiances the way LA did 21 years ago. Los Angeles has yet to adjust to regular season home football and the impact of #Rams #Fisherball #7and9bullshit.
Suffice to say, it's been fascinating as hell to watch it go down, but I'd just say it's still in the middle of the process of relocating. With the Rams long-term home stadium not even opening until 2019, it's a chapter of Rams history that's still being written.
2) Tell us about two players that are standing out so far in the preseason but people outside of your fan base probably don't know very much.
So the big two are TE Tyler Higbee and WR Nelson Spruce. Both have shone in training camp practices. Both had big performances in the preseason opener against the Dallas Cowboys. Both missed the second game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Both are giving Rams fans hope that the passing game won't be as anemic as it was in 2015. Both are likely being forced to carry expectations far too high for a fourth-round tight end and a UDFA WR both yet to play a single regular season game in the NFL.
3) What is the story on Jared Goff so far? Are your fans liking what they see?
Whew. It's probably an encapsulation of everything that's really wrong with the Rams under Jeff Fisher. The Rams traded quite a bit of draft capital, both in the 2016 NFL Draft as well as next year's draft, to move up to the #1 overall pick. To do so after putting up the 32nd-ranked offense in the NFL in yards gained in 2015 implies that Jared Goff alone would be able to resuscitate a limp offensive unit. To this point, he's been unable to beat out Case Keenum for the starting gig (and that's by and large fair given Goff's performances in the two games and in practice to this point).
The quarterback who couldn't beat out Austin Davis or Shaun Hill in 2014 and was a backup to Nick Foles who led the NFL's worst offense for most of last year is now clearly beating out the rookie #1 overall pick the Rams mortgaged most of their future to select.
That's scary in terms what that says not only about Goff but about how Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher, who has the ultimate authority in personnel moves, and General Manager Les Snead have guided the depth chart at the most important position in sports in the last few years.
In 2014, the Rams brought Case Keenum in after the 2014 preseason but ahead of Week 1 of the regular season. Having joined the team so late in the process, he was unable to make the active roster as the Rams opted instead to roll with the duo of Shaun Hill and Austin Davis. Last year, we traded a seventh-round draft pick to get Keenum back from the Houston Texans who had scooped him off of our practice squad. With Nick Foles the unquestioned starter to open the season, the only question was if Keenum would outpace Sean Mannion, the Rams' 2015 NFL Draft third-round pick, for the backup spot. He did and after Foles' performances became less and less acceptable, Keenum took over the starting job late in the year.
Just to recap: the QB who couldn't beat out Austin Davis or Shaun Hill in 2014 and was a backup to Nick Foles who led the NFL's worst offense for most of last year is now clearly beating out the rookie #1 overall pick the Rams mortgaged most of their future to select. That is a sad, sad, sad sentence.
4) What does your fan base think of Jeff Fisher or as many of us like to call him, "Mr. 7-9"? Is he taking the players in the right direction?
Here's the scary thing. There are people who have paid attention to the Rams since 2012 who aren't calling for Jeff Fisher to be fired after four losing seasons and transforming the Rams from a 7-win team in 2012 to a 7-win team in 2015. I sincerely believe there's a segment of Rams fans for whom Jeff Fisher will never be bad enough to condemn. For a franchise that hasn't produced a winning season since 2003, I think there's just so much tolerance and acceptance among the fans for failure that Jeff Fisher has found perhaps the only environment that doesn't excoriate him for his output since taking the job in 2012.
5) In a dream world, what two players would you take from the Broncos team to help improve yours?
WR Demaryius Thomas for sure. The Rams haven't had a plus split end since the Torry Holt/Isaac Bruce days. After him, it's a bit tough. It's easy to turn to the defense, but that's been the strength of the Rams' roster as well. The need to upgrade the offense is so overwhelming I'm tempted to double-dip in spite of the quality of the defense. Tempted. I can't though. I'll tab Chris Harris to help us out in the secondary.
Question here for all our members................Why has OT Isaiah Battle being placed on the final proposed 53 player roster by so many fans? I read often here & many other forums seeing him listed as the third swing OT over many other reserve OT's. I see my fellow members here having him assigned to the 53 player roster? I think what am I missing here I must be one dumb Ram fan. I just don't see it. I have not seen it. I have yet to see him take on any DE on the field in any NFL game regular season or pre season to this date.
The epic adventure of #1-OLT Greg Robinson is well posted about. Meanwhile I know a good amount about #2- OT Rob Havenstein who was the top rookie ORT last season. I have also consider myself a well informed fan on what #3- OT Rodger Saffold has done playing both OT positions for many seasons. I have seen #4- OT Darrell Williams last season in cameo series handle both of the OT posts in a actual NFL games & held his own without any issues, same can be said about both his pre season games this season. I watched rookie 4th rd. selection #5- OT Andrew Donnal last season as a rookie start 2 OL positions @ ORT & OLG & finish a game as the starter @ ORG post plus. I have observe Donnal in both pre season games mostly @ ORT but some ORG. Donnal has looked very much improved from last season & has played very well. I also seen rookie #6- OLT Pace Murphy play like a long time veteran making zero mistakes in both 3rd & 4th quarter action in both pre season games. Even #7 OT Swindle has looked good late in both pre season games @ ORT.
Now is it possible for someone tell me what our No#8 OT Isaiah Battle has done? & Why is do we have so many automatic projected assignments to the master 53 player roster? Can anyone take the time to help out this dumb clueless Ram fan & make a serious argument :rant:on the behalf of OT Isaiah Battle..
Add Russell Wilson to the fairly long list of people who have made changes to plans because of North Carolina's controversial transgender bathroom law. The Seahawks quarterback reportedly moved his wedding from North Carolina to London because of H.B.2, the "bathroom bill" that's in place where he played college football.
Asked about his decision to move the wedding, Russell said the most Russell thing possible, not acknowledging what he did, while also sending a message and incorporating Jesus.
"I'm just going to simply talk about, I just believe Jesus loves all people," Wilson said, via ESPN's Sheil Kapadia. "That's honestly what I believe, and I just always constantly pray for world peace. I pray for peace in the world. I pray for joy. But my focus right now is just on the Cowboys and scoring in the red zone."
Those last two sentences are going to make for a heck of a yearbook quote for some lucky kid in the next few years. Maybe the comments will go largely unnoticed, which is fine.
He's not saying anything controversial, which is a hallmark of Wilson's, and he's managing to squeeze in something about hard work and religion, also both hallmarks of Wilson answers.
The bottom line is Wilson doesn't agree with the law and he took somewhat of a stand against it by moving his wedding. But the reality of the timing for him -- the season starts in just a few weeks and the Seahawks are a legitimate threat to win the Super Bowl -- means he's not interested in creating an unnecessary controversy around himself.
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God I hate him even more now.Sounds like he's Michael jackson and Diana Ross's Bastard child.
"I Pray for World Peace and puppy dogs and I hope one day we can build a merry-go -round that the
whooole world can fit on at one time and then we could sing kumbaya all day long until there are
no more bad people in the world"
Getting Ready to go right now. I'll be focusing on Wr's (Quick, Thomas), DB's, (Gaines, Hill), OL, ( Battle Havenstien), 7 on 7's, 11 on 11's. It Probably won't go like that, they keep changing fields and its impossible to see everything, so much is going on at the same time. Just have to focus on what comes up in front. Looking forward to meeting some RFU members.
Hope to get enough for a decent cap report.
RotoWorld :
ESPN Cleveland's Tony Grossi reported Wednesday there is a "cynical point of view out there" that the Browns leaked a report about trade offers for Gordon in order to drum up more interest. Brown said he was not going to "entertain" that "speculation." It is important to note, however, Brown did say every player has a price, and saying the team is "not looking to trade" is considerably different than saying Gordon will not be traded. Gordon will most likely stay in Cleveland, but it is not a given. Aug 25 - 12:35 PM Source:Cleveland Plain Dealer
After giving up a 1'st, 2'nd & 3'rd round pick to the Titans in 2016, and a 1'st & 3'rd in 2017, the Rams don't have a lot of available picks to move out of, although ... there is a good deal of speculation that the Rams will earn a 3'rd round Compensatory pick in 2017 :
turfshowtimes : "If the Rams get a compensatory pick in the third round of the 2017 draft, the third-round pick sent to Tennessee will be the compensatory selection, not the standard third-round pick assigned to Los Angeles. If the Rams don’t get a third-round compensatory pick, the Titans get the Rams’ regular third-round pick, and the Titans seventh-round pick will go to L.A."
OK, we can't use a potential future 3'rd for a trade, but would you or do you believe the Rams would be willing to give our 2017 2'nd round pick for Josh Gordon, or do we have a player they would like coupled with a 4'th or later round pick which might make it work ?
Prior to a trade the Rams would probably want permission to work on a re-newing of Gordon's contract, but he won't be available until regular season game 5 anyway. I'd hope we would be up to it. Gordon added to our offense makes us very dangerous, not that we don't present a threat already, but this would really up the ante'. jmo
Imagine growing up in one state, going to college in that same state and then playing football in the NFL for that state. Not common right? Well, that would be Case Keenum's football life in a nutshell.
Keenum was born in Brownwood, Texas. He stayed there as long as he could. He attended Wylie high school in Abilene, Texas. He started 42 games at Wylie and accumulated 6,783 yards and 48 touchdowns passing, On top of those lofty statistics he also racked up the rushing yards with 2,000 and 41 rushing touchdowns. He led his school to their only state championship in their history. While he seemed to be the total package at his school's standards he was just one of a million at the position.
The Texas QB was rated a two-star QB prospect by Scout.com and Rivals.com. The uncertainty about Keenum showed as only the local Texas teams seemed to even take a look at Keenum or maybe they were the only ones who even knew about him. He received interest from University of Texas El Paso, Baylor, North Texas and Houston. He ended up committing to Houston which was surprisingly the only school out of the bunch to offer Keenum a scholarship.
During his freshman year in 2006 Keenum had to take a backseat behind former NFL starter in his own right -- Kevin Kolb. Due to belief in Keenum, the coaches didn't want to waste anytime and decided to redshirt the freshman.
Kolb went on to the NFL to be drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles and that left a QB competition tied up between the redshirt Freshman Keenum and the Sophomore Blake Joseph who had been waiting in the wings a year before him. Keenum ended up winning the battle due to his superior pocket presence and accuracy even despite the fact he was completely outmatched by Joseph's athleticism and his superior arm strength.
In 2008 the next year Keenum would get into his groove throwing for over 5,000 yards in what was just the second time a Houston QB had accomplished such a feat. The guy before him? Not Kolb believe it or not it was David Klingler from the early 1990's. Keenum would also go on to lead the Cougars to their first bowl game win since 1980, he would also end up winning Conference USA Player of the Year.
The next season Keenum would continue throwing for a massive tally of yards. Unfortunately though come season's end the loss in the bowl game didn't really help his season. Keenum's Junior season ended up ending in horrible fashion, a torn ACL.
Keenum was granted another year of eligibility by the NCAA and he led his team to their best season going undefeated and then unfortunately losing in the conference championship game to an Austin Davis led Southern Mississippi squad. Sure, Keenum wanted the championship but his time with Houston wasn't over yet. He led Houston to a bowl game victory over Penn State in the Ticket City Bowl.
After his historic college career came to a close, Keenum signed with his hometown team in the form of the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent. Keenum was brought onto the practice squad but shortly after was promoted to the active roster. He would go on to start for the Texans in 2013 in relief for injured QB Matt Schaub and benched T.J. Yates. Head coach at the time Gary Kubiak was a big fan of Keenum.
The next season Kubiak was out and in was former Penn State coach Bill O'Brien. The Texans made a move to acquire the former Arkansas Razorback Ryan Mallett via a trade with the Patriots. Due to this acquisition Keenum was left as the odd man out and was waived, the Rams ended up claiming him off waivers. A couple months after the Rams made a trade for former first-round pick safety Mark Barron and to make room, Keenum was cut.
Many players have come and gone with the Rams but it's always interesting to see former players who were drafted by the Rams and what they do next. Surprisingly as mediocre as the Rams have been, teams like the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers covet our former players. Here is what our active ex-Rams are up to in the NFL.
Quarterback
Sam Bradford (2010 1st-Overall Pick) - Unfortunately Bradford turned out to be quite the bust due to the amount of injuries. The Rams traded him for recently released QB Nick Foles and a second-round pick that was used in the haul for the trade up to select Jared Goff. Bradford has been a solid quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles and was re-signed for another two years.
Ryan Fitzpatrick (2005 7th-Round Pick)- We know about "Fitzmagic" and what he brings to the table. The former Harvard grad drafted by the Rams, has had a solid career and currently starts for the New York Jets. He has thrown 48 touchdowns and only 23 interceptions over the last two seasons.
Garrett Gilbert (2014 6th-Round Pick) - Gilbert didn't make the roster for the opening season and has since gone on to win a super bowl with the Patriots. No, he had no part in winning that and is a free agent right now.
Running back
Isaiah Pead (2012 2nd-Round Pick)- Highly touted Cincinnati back Pead turned out to not be the heir to Steven Jackson like we all had hoped. Pead stuck on the roster for seemingly the fact he was picked so high. Eventually Pead would be let go and after being let go by the Steelers it appears Pead may have found a home in Miami. He has gone for 98 yards on 14 carries and even has shown some flexibility in the passing game making a catch for 30 yards in the first two preseason games. It appears Pead and the Rams have moved on and it's a little uplifting after his injuries and criticism in St. Louis, Pead looks to finally be nearing a roster spot in which he fully earned.
Daryl Richardson (2012 7th-Round Pick) - In that same draft Pead was taken in. Richardson stole Pead's thunder and outplayed him all the way through camp and into the regular season. Richardson was waived by the Rams in 2014 which started his three-team ricochet until finally staying with a team. The Steelers are liking what they are seeing out of Richardson and he could end up making the final roster.
Zac Stacy (2013 5th-Round Pick) - Stacy came off quite the rookie season almost eclipsing 1,000 yards on the ground. That shortly after went away as the Rams drafted Tre Mason who is just about gone from the Rams in the third-round of the next season's draft. After Stacy would end up tweeting "yikes" as the response to the Rams drafting Todd Gurley at no. 10 overall in the 2015 draft and Stacy was then dealt in that very draft for a seventh-round pick. Stacy has since been fighting for carries with the Jets but to no avail and he was recently cut by the Jets. Stacy still remains a free agent.
Wide Receiver
Chris Givens (2012 4th-Round Pick) - The field stretching speedster was traded last year in somewhat of a puzzling trade to say the least. He has the most receiving yards of any Jeff Fisher/Les Snead era WR they drafted. Givens signed with the Eagles this offseason which reunites him with old Rams teammate Sam Bradford. Givens is expected to be the team's slot receiver or fourth receiver.
Greg Salas (2011 4th-Round Pick) - Salas was never really given much of a chance to prove himself ended up getting traded to the Patriots his rookie season. After that he basically bounced around to multiple teams and suffered some season ending injuries along the way. The Buffalo Bills seem to have given Salas a home and they just extended his contract this offseason. Salas is looking at possibly becoming the starting slot receiver for the Bills.
Tight End
Michael Hoomanawanui (2010 5th-Round Pick) - Hoomanawanui looked like a solid tight end and flashed some potential at times but health was his downfall. He seemed to always be hurt. He was cut and shortly after he was picked up by the Patriots in which he went on to win a Super Bowl. The Patriots trading Hommanawanui to the New Orleans Saints for DT Akiem Hicks. He is mainly used at FB and as a blocking TE rather than the pass catcher he was presumed to be coming out of Illinois.
Offensive line
John Greco (2008 3rd-Round Pick) - Greco spent three years in St. Louis before being traded for a conditional 2012 draft pick. Greco ended up playing very well for the Cleveland Browns and has been there since the trade. He is a borderline pro bowl candidate every year.
Richie Incognito (2005 3rd-Round Pick) - He's the former training camp bully turned top five guard in the league. Incognito was drafted by the Rams. He had some serious talent but he was released because he couldn't control his anger, leading the penalties to fly. Incognito got picked up by the Buffalo Bills then was waived and became a Miami Dolphin then after that stint he took a year off to go back to the Bills and rank as the no.2 overall offensive guard in the league by Pro Football Focus.
Barrett Jones (2013 4th-Round Pick) - He bounced around some teams before joining the Eagles, the team he is on now. Is on the team's roster bubble at the moment.
Mitchell Van Dyk (2014 7th-Round Pick) - The Rams took a shot on the OL out of Portland State. They ended up cutting him the same year he was drafted. He went on to be picked up by the Steelers and now he is on the Indianapolis Colts roster.
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