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March 20, 2025 at 8:14 pm #155619
znModeratorStu Jackson@StuJRams
Asked Ahkello Witherspoon earlier today what about the Rams’ coaching staff/teammates/overall environment allows him to play his best football, and it’s the best I’ve heard anyone capture what makes the team special.
March 20, 2025 at 8:23 pm #155620znModeratorfrom https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2025/3/20/24389725/rams-news-jared-verse-eagles-philadelphia
Rams’ Jared Verse Had Priceless Reaction to Eagles Fan Writing Him a Super Nice Letter (si.com)
“The letter read: “Hello from a Philadelphia Eagles Fan! And a 66-year-old one at that. I was watching the Eagles-Rams game and saw you help up a knocked over cameraman. Really help him and then made sure he was O.K. I’ve watched way too much football in my day and that’s very atypical!”
“So I thought ‘who is this guy?’ and watched your play the rest of the game. No news to you buy you are an AMAZING player and I wish we had you in Philly,” the Eagles fan continued. “Later on I saw you flatted 350 lb Jordan Mailata on the Eagles OL. Went on Wikipedia and saw your background. Impressive. So, Merry Christmas and wishing you and the Rams well—hope to see you in the playoffs. Good luck and good health. I’ll be following you from now on.”
Verse posted the letter to his Instagram story and wrote: “Guess I should have opened this before the game … Hope you still a fan” with a heart emoji.
The Eagles got the best of the Rams in the playoffs and went on to win the Super Bowl, but Verse might have to change his tune about the fan base after receiving that nice of a letter from the unnamed fan.”
March 20, 2025 at 11:25 pm #155622znModeratorSleeperNFL@SleeperNFL
Most TDs in the last two seasons:🥇Kyren Williams – 31 TDs
🥇Jahmyr Gibbs – 31 TDs
🥈Derrick Henry – 30 TDsGames played during that stretch:
1️⃣ Derrick Henry – 34 Games
2️⃣ Jahmyr Gibbs – 32 Games
3️⃣ Kyren Williams – 28 GamesMarch 21, 2025 at 6:24 am #155626znModeratorfrom https://www.lafbnetwork.com/nfl/la-chargers/la-chargers-news/los-angeles-rams-historic-contracts/
Alaric Jackson’s new contract, averaging $18.8 million per season, establishes him as the highest-paid undrafted free agent in NFL history, surpassing Tony Romo’s peak of $18.0 million.
March 21, 2025 at 11:55 am #155629
ZooeyModeratorAlaric Jackson’s new contract, averaging $18.8 million per season, establishes him as the highest-paid undrafted free agent in NFL history, surpassing Tony Romo’s peak of $18.0 million.
Unbelievable. A undrafted FA as a solid starting LOT. It can’t be overstated how fortunate it was for the Rams to score Alaric Jackson for zero acquisition cost.
March 21, 2025 at 7:33 pm #155632znModeratorWhat was the best overall move from free agency week?
Matt Bowen, NFL analyst: The Rams signing wide receiver Davante Adams. He’s an upgrade over Cooper Kupp on his new two-year deal, as Adams can get loose against press coverage and create separation to the ball. Opposite Puka Nacua, Adams can win one-on-one as the “X” receiver, plus he will be schemed to attack zone voids off motion and in play-action. This is a really good fit for Sean McVay’s offense.
Lindsey Thiry, national NFL reporter: The Rams signing Adams. After retaining Matthew Stafford with a reworked contract, the addition of Adams provides Stafford a 1-2 punch along with Nacua. For a team that missed the NFC Championship Game by a mere play last season, the addition of Adams should be enough to help bring another deep playoff run.
Which team has taken a step backward?
Matt Bowen, NFL analyst: The San Francisco 49ers. With quarterback Brock Purdy set to cash in on a new deal, Kyle Shanahan’s team had to move on from core players. The 49ers said goodbye to Deebo Samuel Sr., Dre Greenlaw, Talanoa Hufanga and more. However, the 49ers could make a trade with Philadelphia for edge rusher Bryce Huff, who had 10 sacks in 2023 for the Jets under new Niners defensive coordinator Robert Saleh.
Ben Solak, NFL analyst: The Seattle Seahawks. They downgraded at quarterback and also shipped impactful receiver DK Metcalf. If Sam Darnold retains his level of play from Minnesota to Seattle, the dropoff from Geno Smith to him won’t be too damaging — but it’s likely that Darnold won’t match his 2024 output. The Seahawks have also not addressed their offensive line, electing to spend big money on aging edge rusher DeMarcus Lawrence, who is coming off a foot injury. I don’t see the vision.
Field Yates, NFL analyst: The 49ers. I don’t expect the 49ers’ record to dip again after an injury-riddled 6-11 season in 2024, but this team will have a much different look. The defensive line will be largely reshaped, and the receiver room is guaranteed to look different after the trade of Deebo Samuel Sr. But this offseason did not catch San Francisco off guard: The departures, trades and releases are setting up a substantial raise for quarterback Brock Purdy and a new phase of team building.
March 22, 2025 at 11:20 am #155639znModeratorStu Jackson@StuJRams
ESPN NFL analyst @MattBowen41 picked the Rams signing Davante Adams as the best overall move of the first week of free agency. Spoke with Bowen for a deeper dive on why he likes the fit and what Adams will bring to LA’s offense:March 22, 2025 at 11:54 pm #155640znModeratorStafford9@LAR9MS
Matthew Stafford Milestone Tracker:60K Passing Yards: Needs 191 (10th QB in NFL History to hit 60K)
400 TD Passes: Needs 23 (Would be 9th QB in NFL History to hit 400 TD Passes.
5,441 Passing Completions: Needs 267 (Would be 6th QB in NFL History to hit this.
March 23, 2025 at 4:47 pm #155642znModeratorAARON DONALD WAS THE BIGGEST BULLY TO EVER STEP ON A FOOTBALL FIELD.
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Donald had insane contact balance with his power.
LEGEND.
pic.twitter.com/nqv2cRAziF— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) March 22, 2025
March 24, 2025 at 1:11 pm #155644
wvParticipantWhat were the defensive rankings in AD’s last year, compared to the young DLine last year?
Run as well as pass stats, etc. Just curious.w
vMarch 24, 2025 at 2:41 pm #155645znModeratorWhat were the defensive rankings in AD’s last year, compared to the young DLine last year?
Run as well as pass stats, etc. Just curious.w
vOthers may know more, and this will be thin on my part, but it looks like this current group depends a lot on rotating different rushers in the front 7 into different spots depending on the team and situations they face. Rams use the front 7 in a wide variety of different formations. Problem is, they tend to be light and quick players in the front 7, which is a disadvantage against the run.
Shula, like Morris, also depends a lot on safeties. More than on inside LBs. Their safeties are quite diverse and good as a group.
Whatever it is, it’s working against pass protection (with less formidable results against the run). Rams had 16 sacks in 2 playoff games last year against 2 teams that each averaged allowing less than 3 sacks a game. In fact Hurts has never been sacked 7 times in one game before in his entire career.
March 24, 2025 at 4:26 pm #155646znModeratorBrett Kollmann@BrettKollmann
If you want to know why LB seems like the hardest non-QB spot to draft it’s because of:– Wider hashes in college makes offensive structures different, so college LBs are basically learning a different position entirely.
– 3 yards of room for OL to work on RPOs instead of 1 yard means offenses just spam them at a much higher rate than the NFL.
– There’s much space and too much RPO usage to ever play a lot of spot drop zone in college, so it’s mostly match coverages which means guys don’t learn how to be hook droppers.
– Narrower hashes in the NFL forces passing games to be more to the middle of the field, so teams play more spot drop at that level (because they can, and it helps force turnovers).
– To expand on that, if you can only be effective in coverage when you are looking at your man instead of looking at the quarterback (because you don’t know how to), then that means your DC can’t call everything he wants to.
It’s a different sport for everyone when they move up a level, but especially so for linebackers.
March 24, 2025 at 4:30 pm #155647znModeratorPro Football Focus writer Dalton Wasserman jumped out after the end of the 2024 NFL season to pen an article entitled 10 highest-graded UDFAs from the 2024 NFL regular season. Two items that jump off the page at anyone who checks out the article. Only three NFL teams that made the playoffs last season appear on the list. They are the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills, and Kansas City Chiefs. Only one postseason competitor made the list with two players: The Los Angeles Rams.
So who made the list? The are:
(10) – DB Jaylen McCollough
Snaps Played: 371
PFF Grade: 59.4
Key Stat: Four interceptions (tied for second among all rookies)What is so impressive about Jaylen McCollough? Well, for starters, he only started in Week 18, long after he had recorded four interceptions. And the other rookie he tied for second-place among NFL rookies? His teammate, safety Kamren Kinchens.
McCollough was so good that he was not to be denied getting his share of defensive snaps. The Rams were thrilled with starters Kamren Kinchens and Kamren Curl. Even safety Quentin Lake as the primary slot defensive back to allow the team to get all three safeties on the football field simultaneously. If not for the injury to veteran defensive back John Johnson III, McCollough might still not have have a chance to step onto the football field.
But he did, and that is why McCollough showed up so heroically last season.
McCollough’s interceptions included a sensational pick-six. That feat is something that not many veteran defensive backs ever experience in their entire NFL careers. McCollough did so as an undrafted rookie. Not only is he an unexpected performer, but he is a player whose future is bright and positive.
(6) – LB Omar Speights
Snaps Played: 419
PFF Grade: 66.8
Key Stat: 70.0-plus PFF grade in six of 11 starts, including postseasonFormer LSU inside linebacker Omar Speights had a superb training camp and preseason, but as the 2024 NFL season started, Speights was benched in favor of veteran ILBs Troy Reeder and Christian Rozeboom. It was not until Reeder suffered a season ending injury that Speights was given the opportunity to play.
March 24, 2025 at 4:33 pm #155648znModeratorPro Football Focus’ Ben Cooper identifies Coleman Shelton as having the most upside relative to his contract.
“Shelton returns to the Rams, with whom he latched on in 2019 and played four seasons, after a career year with the Bears in 2024,” Cooper wrote. “Los Angeles leaned on rookie Beaux Limmer at center in place of Shelton in 2024, but he endured typical first-year growing pains and ranked 38th out of 43 qualifying centers in PFF overall grade (55.5). Shelton, meanwhile, has improved each year as a starter, going from a 58.0 PFF overall grade in 2022 to a career-high 66.4 mark last season.”
Cooper’s analysis suggests two key p
March 24, 2025 at 6:01 pm #155649ZooeyModeratorPro Football Focus writer Dalton Wasserman jumped out after the end of the 2024 NFL season to pen an article entitled 10 highest-graded UDFAs from the 2024 NFL regular season. Two items that jump off the page at anyone who checks out the article. Only three NFL teams that made the playoffs last season appear on the list. They are the Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills, and Kansas City Chiefs. Only one postseason competitor made the list with two players: The Los Angeles Rams.
He means from the rookie class, in case that isn’t clear. The Rams had more than two highly-rated UDFAs playing last year.
March 27, 2025 at 7:44 pm #155643
joemadParticipantfrom https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2025/3/20/24389725/rams-news-jared-verse-eagles-philadelphia
Rams’ Jared Verse Had Priceless Reaction to Eagles Fan Writing Him a Super Nice Letter (si.com)
“The letter read: “Hello from a Philadelphia Eagles Fan! And a 66-year-old one at that. I was watching the Eagles-Rams game and saw you help up a knocked over cameraman. Really help him and then made sure he was O.K. I’ve watched way too much football in my day and that’s very atypical!”
“So I thought ‘who is this guy?’ and watched your play the rest of the game. No news to you buy you are an AMAZING player and I wish we had you in Philly,” the Eagles fan continued. “Later on I saw you flatted 350 lb Jordan Mailata on the Eagles OL. Went on Wikipedia and saw your background. Impressive. So, Merry Christmas and wishing you and the Rams well—hope to see you in the playoffs. Good luck and good health. I’ll be following you from now on.”
Verse posted the letter to his Instagram story and wrote: “Guess I should have opened this before the game … Hope you still a fan” with a heart emoji.
The Eagles got the best of the Rams in the playoffs and went on to win the Super Bowl, but Verse might have to change his tune about the fan base after receiving that nice of a letter from the unnamed fan.”
i rewatched this game this past weekend. Damn, the Rams had their chances to win….
Everyone remembers the Kyren Williams fumble late in the 3rd qtr shortly after the Rams got to Hurts for the safety and the brain freeze by the offensive line in the redzone to end the game…….., but earlier with roughly 10 min left in the 3rd qtr the Rams had a nice drive aided by a 30 yard catch by Kupp and a 30 yard carry by Kyren Williams resulting in a 1st and goal on the 8 yard line…. Stafford then fumbled a handoff exchange that was recovered by Kyren for a loss, followed by a sack 2 plays later… Rams settled for an FG.
The Rams missed opportunities in this game. Fucking Rams had this game.
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