Your Surprise Rams Transactions (Cuts) This Saturday?

[SeminoleRam]

Seems like every year there is at least one or two major surprises at the NFL Deadline Date so I am curious who other Rams fans think could be some of those surprise cuts this weekend. No doubt that Coach McVay will have some very tough decisions to make in a few days!

 

[The Ramowl]

Jared Goff, the kid is a bust, we should start Mannion

 

[dang]

Not sure of a surprise but Hemingway and Tanzel Smart.

 

[ReekofRams]

Thomas for Hodge.

 

[den-the-coach]

Thomas for Hodge.

Hodge has had a great preseason, but I don't think that would be a shocker, some forget that players can look good in preseason, but that does not always translate into the regular season. I would be shocked if Michael Thomas gets cut, very valuable gunner on special teams.

 

[den-the-coach]

Not sure of a surprise but Hemingway and Tanzel Smart.

If Johnny Mundt is healthy, I believe both will be released. Smart being outplayed by the bigger, stronger, Sebastian Joseph-Day. I look forward with Sebastian Joseph-Day & John Franklin-Meyers converge on a sack and it takes the announcer a while to enunciate the names.

 

[Farr Be It]

By surprise, I would say an “Akeem Ayers” type of release. In other words, a player off the radar, seemingly safe, that is let go by the coaches that know better, despite our superior internet scouting observations.

Possible candidates:

Offense: Jamon Brown, Josh Reynolds, Malcom Brown, (Hemingway is seemingly on the radar) I think Mannion would be a bit of a surprise, even as bad as he has played.

Defense: Blake Countess, Ramik Wilson, Tanzeil Smart.

 

[A.J. Hicks]

Thomas for Hodge.

This is just not happening.

Do you guys not see the value of Thomas just as a gunner? He may be the best gunner in the entire league.

 

[PhillyRam]

If Johnny Mundt is healthy, I believe both will be released. Smart being outplayed by the bigger, stronger, Sebastian Joseph-Day. I look forward with Sebastian Joseph-Day & John Franklin-Meyers converge on a sack and it takes the announcer a while to enunciate the names.

They both sound like serial QB killers with the 3 names.... especially "John Franklin Myers"!

 

[Ants]

Not sure of a surprise but Hemingway and Tanzel Smart.

I agree...and I'll go along with M. Brown, also.

 

[whitedk57]

Offense: Jamon Brown, Josh Reynolds, Malcom Brown, (Hemingway is seemingly on the radar) I think Mannion would be a bit of a surprise, even as bad as he has played.

Defense: Blake Countess, Ramik Wilson, Tanzeil Smart.

Wow! I would have to disagree with Jamon Brown and Josh Reynolds on offense, and Ramik on defense. Just my opinion though...

I would say my surprise pick would be Hemingway and Pharoah Cooper. I think Cooper reminds me of Tavon Austin and his ability to drop balls all over the field.

 

[Soul Surfer]

Jared Goff, the kid is a bust, we should start Mannion

Can you believe that some people actually stated this a couple of years ago?

 

[Soul Surfer]

I would say my surprise pick would be Hemingway and Pharoah Cooper. I think Cooper reminds me of Tavon Austin and his ability to drop balls all over the field.

If they cut Pharoh Cooper, it would be the first time in the history of the NFL that an All Pro was cut.

Ain't happening.

 

[ReekofRams]

Hodge has had a great preseason, but I don't think that would be a shocker, some forget that players can look good in preseason, but that does not always translate into the regular season. I would be shocked if Michael Thomas gets cut, very valuable gunner on special teams.

Which is why I listed it as a surprise.

 

[Soul Surfer]

Hemingway had a lot of snaps this preseason on special teams as well.

 

[PhillyRam]

Maybe they deal Reynolds in order to get a back up QB like Griffin. Balt needs WRs and we seem to have a few good young prospects at the end of our roster.

 

[The Ramowl]

Maybe they deal Reynolds in order to get a back up QB like Griffin. Balt needs WRs and we seem to have a few good young prospects at the end of our roster.

I hope we do that. Plus Baltimore has no use for him, they already have Flacco and their super (over?) hyped rookie QB, so we could probably get him for a reasonable price

 

[ReekofRams]

This is just not happening.

Do you guys not see the value of Thomas just as a gunner? He may be the best gunner in the entire league.

Which is why I listed as a surprise. Everyone keeps talking about it and I feel that would be a surprise, something I'm not expecting.

 

[Farr Be It]

Wow! I would have to disagree with Jamon Brown and Josh Reynolds on offense, and Ramik on defense. Just my opinion though...

I would say my surprise pick would be Hemingway and Pharoah Cooper. I think Cooper reminds me of Tavon Austin and his ability to drop balls all over the field.

This is the spirit of the thread: surprise. All the players I listed fit into the category I defined; SEEMINGLY SAFE. I do think one of the players may be packaged in a trade for an upgrade at QB or TE depth.

Hemingway had a lot of snaps this preseason on special teams as well.

Maybe McVay is desperately giving Hemingway a chance to recover from his spiral into the abyss.

Maybe they deal Reynolds in order to get a back up QB like Griffin. Balt needs WRs and we seem to have a few good young prospects at the end of our roster.

this may be a plan. I’m not a huge Griffin fan, but how ironic would that be.

 

[FrantikRam]

Malcolm Brown.

Kelly should definitely be the number two back - only question is pass pro.

Davis still has too much potential to let go.


Mannion would be a surprise, but would it be smart to cut a QB who has been in McVay's offense for two years and all of this training camp?

One of the ILBs will have to be released and will probably be a surprise.