tweets … 4/24 thru 4/26

Rich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
Details on Rams’ signings/cap situation:

– Robinson/Floyd deals are done, but remain contingent on them passing physicals, which aren’t yet finalized.

– Rams will create cap room by restructuring Goff’s 2020 salary, and they’ll also get some relief when Gurley passes physical.

Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Jared Goff didn’t sacrifice a dime by restructuring his deal. He didn’t even have a say in it.

This. Wasn’t. A. Paycut.

Please stop praising him for this, thank you

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Andy Benoit@Andy_Benoit
Matt LaFleur is one of the best passing mechanics instructors in the NFL.

𝒥𝒾𝓂 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓉@Jim_Everett
No team has ever complained that it has too many top flight Offensive or Defensive lineman. It’s a physical game…every weekend…win in the trenches!

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Field Yates@FieldYates
The Rams converted $2.34M of OT Rob Havenstein’s base salary into a signing bonus, creating $1.56M in salary cap space for 2020, per source. More cap space to accommodate the signings of Leonard Floyd and A’Shawn Robinson.

J.B. Long@JB_Long
“Every round we pick in there will probably be a wide receiver (available) that would be a benefit to the
@RamsNFL.”
-Les Snead 3/4/20

In anticipation of 4 picks today, I asked Les Snead if he felt he’d be as nimble in a remote draft as he typically is (moving up/down the board):

“It probably will not be as smooth or efficient, but I do think it will not hinder us (by) putting a governor on our…DNA.” #LARams

Scott Barrett@ScottBarrettDFB
Stupid idiot coaches who took a running back in late Round 1 and don’t know as much about football as me:

– Andy Reid
– Bill Belichick
– Pete Carroll
– Sean Payton

Some people teach their dogs to fetch and sit.

Bill Belichick teaches his dog to draft defensive backs from obscure Division II schools in the second round. pic.twitter.com/86mRjElbh3

— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) April 24, 2020

Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Daniel Jeremiah with the quote of the day on the Dolphins drafting a long-snapper: “I didn’t spend any time watching long-snappers because I may not have much of a life, but it’s not that bad.”

LindseyThiry@LindseyThiry
On Rams OL, which is a concern for many: GM Les Snead emphasized how many of their young guys gained experience last year, and how they think they have some good potential to build with.

Will be interesting to see how the group develops this season, and who emerges as future LT.

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Les Snead, when asked whether the Rams' lack of adding an offensive lineman until late should be seen as a vote of confidence in the current group: pic.twitter.com/VyJV2hGapE

— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) April 26, 2020

Real challenge for Virtual Draft is not the drafting; it is the signing of undrafted players later today. Wrote about expected chaos here: https://t.co/n23LRi8kdl

— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) April 25, 2020

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Agree! There was a controlled chaos in what we know as the normal UDFA process at the conclusion of the draft. I can’t imagine not having coaches and scouts in the same room. https://t.co/6E6GHEmOtZ

— Tony Softli (@SoftliSEA) April 26, 2020