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  • March 30, 2020 at 7:14 am #113181
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    from the article posted here–> Ravens lose DT Brockers, who returns to Rams for 3-year deal, in this thread: http://theramshuddle.com/topic/ian-rapoport-brockers-back-to-rams/#post-113171

    The Ravens had concerns over a lingering ankle sprain Brockers sustained last season. Brockers’ agent, Scott Casterline, had two independent doctors — including Dallas Cowboys head physician Dr. Dan Cooper — examine the eight-year veteran.

    Casterline reported that both doctors found arthritis in the ankle but insisted that Brockers “can play with it.”

    That evidently wasn’t good enough for Baltimore. Unable to verify the extent of the injury through an examination by their own doctors, the Ravens sought to amend the proposed contract.

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    RAMS O VS TOP 12 D’S BY YEAR
    We played 8 games in 2017 against defenses that finished in the top 12 and went 5-3. We played 4 games vs top 12 D’s in 2018 and went 3-1. This year we played 7 games against top 12 D’s and went 2-5. Here’s the averages by year.

    Year……….Ratt/yards……………..Passing………….TD/INT/Sacked…….PPG……..Record
    2017………28 / 137…………19 of 32 for 197 yds…..10 / 5 / 14……………24…………5-3
    2018………24 / 118…………23 of 37 for 291 yds…..9 / 6 / 7……………….26…………3-1
    2019………22 / 77 ………….22 of 35 for 213 yds…..5 / 8 / 15……………..16………….2-5

    March 30, 2020 at 7:14 am #113182
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    March 30, 2020 at 9:23 pm #113207
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    PHDram

    ‘#Rams G Austin Blythe: 1 year, $3.9M ($3.5M guaranteed)

    March 30, 2020 at 9:38 pm #113208
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    Ian Rapoport@RapSheet
    The #Rams have re-signed DB Donte Deayon, per today’s transaction wire. An RFA who wasn’t tendered, he signed back on a 1-year deal.

    Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
    The Rams are bringing back Donte Deayon, who’s a solid backup, especially with NRC gone

    March 31, 2020 at 9:34 am #113222
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    March 31, 2020 at 11:24 am #113227
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    March 31, 2020 at 1:06 pm #113229
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    I think his arm has gotten stronger since he was drafted. I watched every throw in college and I don’t think any were 50 yards in the air.

    Agamemnon

    March 31, 2020 at 2:07 pm #113231
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    Ian Rapoport@RapSheet
    The NFL owners have confirmed, via a vote on today’s teleconference, that there will be expanded playoffs after the 2020 season, source said. Expected and now official. One more team per conference.

    Field Yates@FieldYates
    2020 NFL Playoff updates:
    * 14 teams, 7 per conference
    * One bye per conference
    * Wild Card weekend schedule: three games on January 9, 2021, three games on January 10, 2021
    * This marks the first NFL Playoff expansion since 1990

    SeattleRams@seattlerams_nfl
    I believe the Rams would have made the playoffs last season as the 7 seed, and would have traveled to Green Bay, the 2 seed, in the first round.

    March 31, 2020 at 6:53 pm #113239
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    Agamemnon wrote:

    I think his arm has gotten stronger since he was drafted. I watched every throw in college and I don’t think any were 50 yards in the air.

    i think so too. he’s gotten noticeably bigger since he was drafted. just filling out.

    so it’s likely that his arm strength has increased too.

    March 31, 2020 at 9:22 pm #113241
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    Agamemnon wrote:

    I think his arm has gotten stronger since he was drafted. I watched every throw in college and I don’t think any were 50 yards in the air.

    InvaderRam wrote:

    i think so too. he’s gotten noticeably bigger since he was drafted. just filling out.

    so it’s likely that his arm strength has increased too.

    And of course there’s the thing where they found out his senior year he had an enzyme deficiency which didn’t allow him to build muscle mass. Since then he got treatment for that and has been slowly building up. It was very noticeable last year.

    March 31, 2020 at 9:29 pm #113242
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    from The best players to wear every jersey number in NFL history: https://theathletic.com/1702946/?source=twitterhq

    28: Marshall Faulk
    One of the most dynamic and versatile running backs, Faulk is the only player with more than 12,000 rushing yards and more than 6,000 receiving yards during his 12-year career with the Colts and Rams, with whom he was a key member of the Greatest Show on Turf. Faulk was the MVP in 2000, part of an incredible three-season stretch with the Rams when he racked up more than 4,100 rushing yards, more than 2,600 receiving yards and 59 touchdowns.

    29: Eric Dickerson
    Dickerson still holds the single-season rushing record with 2,105 rushing yards in 1984, his second season with the Los Angeles Rams. He led the NFL in rushing four times and is ninth on the all-time rushing list with 13,259 yards.

    35: Aeneas Williams
    The Hall of Fame defensive back, who played cornerback and safety during his 12-year career with the Cardinals and Rams, was a member of the All-1990s team. He finished his career with 55 interceptions.

    85: Jack Youngblood
    Known for his toughness, Youngblood missed just one game in his 14-year career with the Rams. He was a five-time first-team All-Pro selection and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001.

    April 1, 2020 at 9:13 am #113252
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    the Rams OL went from 31st in the league the first 9 games to 25th over the final 7, 16th the final 4-5 games, etc.

    As the OL went, so went Goff.

    He had a 91.4 QBR, sacked just 6 times and 1 fumble those final 7 games vs. 82.7 QBR, 16 sacks, and 9 fumbles in the first 9. His QBR was 98.2 the final 5 games.

    April 1, 2020 at 8:07 pm #113266
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    from Execs unfiltered on every NFL team’s free agency moves and trades

    Mike Sando
    Apr 1, 2020

    https://theathletic.com/1715455/2020/04/01/execs-unfiltered-on-every-nfl-teams-free-agency-moves-and-trades/

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    It’s time to check in with coaches and execs around the league for thoughts on the major moves and all 32 teams’ approaches to free agency.

    …

    Los Angeles Rams

    Perceptions of the Rams hold that the team is tapped out after trading away draft choices and investing heavily in players ranging from Jared Goff to Brandin Cooks. Those perceptions have merit, but in looking at key players the team lost — Dante Fowler, Cory Littleton and even Nickell Robey-Coleman — it’s questionable whether the Rams would have paid premium prices for them even if resources had been more readily available to them.

    The Rams have been in the short-term pass-rusher market for a while. Fowler was part of that until the Falcons signed him to a three-year, $45 million deal. Los Angeles turned to another rental in Leonard Floyd, who spent two seasons with new Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley as his position coach in Chicago.

    Floyd was among several pass-rushers to reach the market this offseason after entering the NFL as top-15 overall choices. That group included Fowler, Robert Quinn, Jadeveon Clowney, Floyd, Bruce Irvin and Vic Beasley. Quinn and Fowler, both former Rams, landed meatier deals spanning multiple seasons. Floyd and Beasley were had on one-year deals in the $10 million range.

    “I like Leonard Floyd,” an exec said. “Lacks power, but very talented and he plays really hard. He will help them. They do not have anybody opposite him, but he will help. The problem is, they have had so many issues cap-wise and contract-wise. They do have Jalen Ramsey, but they are limited.”

    The Rams re-signed 38-year-old left tackle Andrew Whitworth, added defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson from the Lions and brought back defensive end Michael Brockers unexpectedly after Brockers reached an agreement with Baltimore on a deal that fell through. And they finally cut Todd Gurley.

    “What would I have done differently?” an exec asked. “I would not have traded for Jalen Ramsey last year. That is pretty simple. Even if they lost Marcus Peters, they would still have their two ones and they would have about $11 million they would be able to go out and get a player with.”

    Execs said the 26-year-old Cooks, who has already been traded for a first-round pick twice in his career, could be a trade candidate in the future, but from a salary-cap standpoint, that deal would be easier for the Rams to escape after the 2020 season.

    April 2, 2020 at 6:15 am #113277
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    from NFL.com 2017 Redo of draft Rnd 1: (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001108100/article/2017-nfl-draft-doover-mahomes-to-browns-bears-skip-qb)

    Just for fun. It shows just how well we draft that year in the 3rd round! In their redo, Kupp and Johnson are 1st round suggestions.

    14 Philadelphia Kupp
    One of my favorite receivers headed into the 2017 NFL Draft was Cooper Kupp, a standout at Eastern Washington who proved he could play in the Senior Bowl. But then his 40-yard-dash time at the NFL Scouting Combine wasn’t that great, and folks panicked. Which was kind of stupid. Because I would always lean toward the guys who actually played well on the field over someone who looked good running around in his underwear in Indianapolis. Kupp would have no doubt flourished with Doug Pederson and Carson Wentz in Philly.

    18 Titans Johnson
    The Titans would probably be in a good spot to move down, because cornerback would have been their biggest priority at this point. But the team also had a need at safety — and I would favor Johnson over Eddie Jackson, because Jackson is a better free safety, a position that is already occupied on Tennessee’s roster by the great Kevin Byard. Johnson would be able to play his more natural strong safety position, where he really did well for two years before an abbreviated 2019.

    April 2, 2020 at 6:35 pm #113288
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    Rich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
    Andrew Whitworth did a video interview with local media. He built a gym in his garage last month after he tracked the news and saw shutdowns probably were on the way. Still taking career year by year, in terms of retirement.

    Stu Jackson@StuJRams
    T Andrew Whitworth on a conf. call this afternoon said it’s “amazing” to be back w/ @RamsNFL, his goal all along.

    “Once I decided for sure and got the OK from family and everybody else that we were going to play football again, there was no other place I wanted to be than here.”

    Kurt Warner@kurt13warner
    My ability to retain and process info… it is what separated me

    Cryptic Tazzer@CrypticTazzer
    What do you miss most about playing?

    Kurt Warner@kurt13warner
    Cat & Mouse game… competing… can I out think the D in 4 seconds… Love it and miss it

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