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April 29, 2023 at 12:18 am #143646znModerator
Rams GM Les Snead said as they were going through the blueprint for the season and how they'd have to play some younger players on defense, they had a conversation with DL Aaron Donald.
"He looked you in the eye and said, 'Here's the deal, I'm good. Just make sure they care.'"
— Stu Jackson (@StuJRams) April 29, 2023
April 29, 2023 at 1:20 am #143657znModeratorJourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigueMcvay and Snead were asked whether they’re targeting QBs on day 3. McVay (drily): We’re actually thinking we’re gonna be the first team ever to carry 1 QB the whole year. Snead (even more drily): We’re not gonna punt. I don’t know who is kicking off. It’s gonna be cool.April 29, 2023 at 1:21 am #143658znModeratorLes just said Aaron Donald was “jacked” about the Byron Young and Kobie Turner picks — specifically Turner, who Les sees similarities with him and Donald in terms of their get-off… per the post-draft show https://t.co/jkxhy4QvTP
— Rams Brothers (@RamsBrothers) April 29, 2023
April 30, 2023 at 3:43 pm #143906znModeratorKevin Demoff@kdemoffI’m so inspired by the content creators in our fan ecosystem who give countless hours of their free time to help bring these draft prospects to life and encourage hours of discussion on who will help the @RamsNFL best moving forward.April 30, 2023 at 4:47 pm #143908znModeratorJourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigueMaybe the only non-useless note in my last mock draft was about what the Rams will do at kicker. Without drafting one, they are bringing a few UDFAs in to compete with each other. A lot better pitch to talented UDFAs to not have a “frontrunner” already there via the draft.April 30, 2023 at 5:06 pm #143909znModeratorLance Zierlein@LanceZierleinVery interesting shift in NFL team philosophies regarding undrafted free agents is happening. With some UDFAs making more money on the open market than most late round picks, teams may start adding more late picks and using them to avoid overpaying for back-end talent.May 1, 2023 at 10:57 am #143924znModeratorThe Rams can carry up to 90 players, but they don’t have to – and Sean McVay sees a benefit to having fewer players on the roster https://t.co/u1DPKKrcxD
— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) May 1, 2023
May 1, 2023 at 11:01 am #143927znModeratorLogan Bruss is coming off a season-ending knee injury in 2022, but he’ll be a full-go for the Rams this offseason. https://t.co/mb7eQsXyhk
— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) May 1, 2023
May 1, 2023 at 2:20 pm #143934znModeratorJourdan Rodrigue
Why don’t you think it isn’t a more natural fit for Atwell. Didn’t seem like he got too many chances, but I felt like he produced when he did get the chance.
RODRIGUE: I have written about this before but – when I say that I mean they had to scheme him into opps. An offense that was going mostly empty/dropback is not the right fit for him whereas a play-action concept IS so he doesn’t have to physically press off the line and instead has time to get into his gear. When they had a QB who likes play-action/had to utilize it bc dropback game was not his strength (Mayfield) then Atwell really got going. So the thing will be: Can he stay on the field for non pass downs so you don’t have to sub? Can the offense and the QB blend more concepts that do work for him? It’s about both he and the game plan meeting each other halfway.
Looking like a vet needed at CB, DL and DE. Any names? How does the cap money budget work? Any contract reworks coming?
RODRIGUE: They need to sign this class and have a budget for UDFAs. After that, very little left and you need about $10M in cash flow for roster churn through the year. They love Higbee even though a cut would mean savings. So hard to imagine that one. Restructures always possible too but they are limiting cash spending and what they push into the future. It will come from somewhere but hard to know exactly where.
I assume there has been a deep dive/analysis into the injury crisis that happened last year. An article about THAT and what the rams are doing to avoid a repeat would be a great story.
RODRIGUE: It’s always something I’m digging into but…whether medical privacy or them just not wanting to share their secrets it’s a tough one to truly get a grasp on. But I’m trying! Some of it definitely was workload management – the line between ascending workload into the season while also wanting to get these guys more rest after the longest season ever/surgeries etc.. Plus many other factors I am certain
Assuming equal health, you think Sheldon has jumped Allen at Center? If so, why?
RODRIGUE: I don’t know how Allen has come back from injury nor do I know how durable he could be. They love him at center but I put Shelton here because of the above factors and because Shelton, like Allen, is a great communicator. And I think Avila takes over long term.
I feel like the Rams are in a really good place on offense, but our defense really worries me, so young at every stage of the defense. With how inexperienced a lot of our secondary is and with the size of a lot of our corners, should we expect more of the “soft” coverage with this team like we’ve gotten in years prior?
RODRIGUE: Ideally they would get back to the full version of their match zone, which looks “soft” pre snap but asks the CBS to come down from depth and match over the top of routes so a zone look really becomes a man play. That’s what the overall covg ethos of this defense was always supposed to be. Now, they don’t have the length to play man at the line of scrimmage. But what interests me is a couple players – Tomlinson and Durant – very apparently have the speed and ball skills to get really aggressive over the top of those routes. To me if they’ve already decided defense is gonna have a tough year there should be no reason not to get those guys jumping routes out of that zone.
May 1, 2023 at 2:44 pm #143938znModeratorBeat writers’ favorite 2023 NFL Draft picks: One intriguing player from all 32 teams
from https://theathletic.com/4472161/2023/05/01/nfl-draft-2023-favorite-picks/
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Los Angeles Rams: Steve Avila, OL, TCU
Not only is Avila massive (6-3 and 332 pounds) and a total road-grader in the run game, he also didn’t give up a single sack in 2022 at TCU. “Tough guy. I mean, a large human being who moves very well for that size,” said Cedric Jones, who was the lead area scout on Avila. “A guy that is in the business of moving people.” As a person, Avila draws rave reviews for his character and work ethic. He’s exactly the kind of player the Rams need to help stabilize a roster in disarray and should be a foundational player on their roster for years to come. — Jourdan RodrigueMay 1, 2023 at 3:12 pm #143940znModeratorRams Wire@TheRamsWireWith 14 players, the Rams had the largest draft class in the NFL this year, one away from tying the league record.Stu Jackson@StuJRamsThe NFL record for the seven-round draft format, by the way, is held by the Minnesota Vikings, who made 15 total picks in 2020. So one off from tying it.May 1, 2023 at 3:45 pm #143949znModeratorRams drafted two of these DTs https://t.co/wipY74ljav
— HoldenCantor (@HoldenCantor) April 30, 2023
May 1, 2023 at 3:50 pm #143950znModeratorMitchell Schwartz@MitchSchwartz71
All GMs have to do these days to get draft acclaim is trade down and draft the top guy on the consensus board at their pick. Draft analysis is getting boring and trite. Everyone has the same talking points about what positions you can/can’t draft 1st round, trading up, etc.I get it. I agree with some of it since it’s coming from a place of understanding value and what brings the most to the table for teams. But the “picking guys who dropped on the consensus board” part has been driving me nuts the last few years. I know wisdom of the crowd theory.
But: I don’t think it’s a complete view we get. The consensus boards are not team driven, they’re media/independent analysts. Some might get insight from teams, but not all. Without full medical + mental evals all these boards show is physical projection. Which is great, except:
By now we kind of all know it’s not that big a piece of the puzzle if there’s a baseline of talent. Work ethic, motivation levels, development, coaching, scheme fit, teammates, mentorship, it all plays as big if not a bigger role than “what can he do on film in college.”
Isn’t that literally the reason we all say the draft is a crapshoot? And that we laud trading back and getting more picks. So if the people with all the info aren’t better than flipping a coin, why do we take as gospel the collective boards of those without all the info?
May 1, 2023 at 9:05 pm #143955znModeratorThings you love to see: Matthew Stafford back at it. pic.twitter.com/cxoazhHjnx
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) May 1, 2023
May 2, 2023 at 1:10 am #143960znModeratorElvis
Couple tidbits from Jourdan:
She says Fuller is healthy and the Rams are expecting a lot from him at safety this year.
She has Hunter Long at #2 TE.
Like a lot of people has the OL: Alaric, Avila, Shelton, Bruss, Havs.
May 2, 2023 at 5:24 pm #143969znModeratorMatthew Stafford is throwing no-lookers and Cooper Kupp is throwing down "dunks"
Rams' offseason program is in full swing! https://t.co/h8WNdTaqXD
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) May 2, 2023
May 2, 2023 at 5:49 pm #143974Billy_TParticipantA healthy Stafford should scare the hell out of the NFC. He wasn’t really healthy the season the Rams won the Super Bowl!
May 2, 2023 at 6:27 pm #143977znModeratorMatthew Stafford didn’t throw in OTAs last year but he’s healthy again and tossing no-look passes in practice https://t.co/U2vSbGXSze
— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) May 2, 2023
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