Rams tweets 5/3 – 5/13

Stu Jackson@StuJRams
Rams RT Rob Havenstein said even with competition within OL room, guys have been going out of their way to help each other, which has been “awesome to see.”

He’s mentioned this to me before, but he also said they like each other, which also helps.

Rams Signing QB Brett Rypien To One-Year Deal https://t.co/AqkWoCiehi pic.twitter.com/Mtn4Y07x3m

— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) May 3, 2023

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Report: Rams agree to terms with Brett Rypien on one-year deal. https://t.co/4I9JMg6scc

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) May 3, 2023

from https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2023/05/05/rams-super-bowl-odds-nfl-draft-update-2023/

On paper, the Rams don’t look like Super Bowl contenders. However, they still do have Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald and Cooper Kupp. If those three can stay healthy and some of their second-year players like Cobie Durant, Logan Bruss, Russ Yeast and Daniel Hardy can step up, the Rams could surprise some people.

And with 14 rookie draft picks, perhaps a few of them can become full-time starters right off the bat. There’s still a ton of work for the Rams to do before the season begins, but this is a young, hungry team in the NFC – a conference that’s on the weaker side right now.

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2021 Matthew Stafford was so elite pic.twitter.com/lqJpzcvg7B

— Nico (@elitetakes_) May 7, 2023

"The whole defensive game plan is to stop Cooper Kupp. I think he's tough after the catch, and he's one of the most willing blockers out there in football so he doesn't take a play off. He powers their running game because of how he blocks…"

– @RealLoganRyan pic.twitter.com/9BQoipneST

— Good Morning Football (@gmfb) May 9, 2023

Sean McVay has been impressed by what he’s seen from Matthew Stafford in practice thus far https://t.co/YCLNDcpPMt

— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) May 13, 2023

Billy_T wrote:

In my view, if Stafford has solid protection, and he’s healthy, he’s a top three QB. I think O-line protection is more important for him than most. Give him that protection, and I take him over Rodgers. I take him over Hurts, and 99% of the QBs in the league. Problem is, the Rams have not kept up with the rest of the league when it comes to their O-line. They haven’t invested in elite talent in a long, long time . . . until Avila. But one guard or center does not make a line. They need an elite LT at the very least, and that does not exist on the roster. In the absence of an elite offensive line, you need a QB who can run, scramble, extend plays on his own. That’s not Stafford’s MO.

I dunno man. I don’t think you need an elite OL to win, just a solid one. The 2 LOTs in the last super bowl were Jordan Mailata (7th round pick) and Orlando Brown (3rd round). Both solid, neither elite.

Solid OLs do well in the league if other things are in place.

What the Rams are aiming for in their 2023 OL is to have one like the Saints glory days OLs with Brees, when they had fantastic (and big) guards who gave the qb space to step up. I think that’s what’s behind the Avila pick.

from https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2023/05/13/rams-sean-mcvay-matthew-stafford-offseason-program-quote/?taid=6461923390f12100019f51ec&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter

McVay loves what he’s seen from Stafford thus far, saying he looks like “a human JUGS machine out there.”

“He’s been awesome,” McVay said on NFL Network. “He’s got a great look in his eye. And even though he says he’s getting older, he still does look like a human JUGS machine out there. It’s like he was made to throw a football. When he’s feeling good, I feel a lot better as well. He just elevates people around him.”