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February 27, 2016 at 2:28 pm #39683
znModeratorCould Rams be in play for ‘Hard Knocks?’
Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/27181/could-rams-be-in-play-for-hard-knocks
EARTH CITY, Mo. — The offseason is here for the Los Angeles Rams and now that we know where they’ll be playing their home games for the long-term, things have settled down enough to spend our weekends answering a few of your Twitter questions.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @nwagoner and fire away with any Rams-related questions you might have. Please use hashtag #RamsMail so I can see them.
On to your questions.
Jeff Thomas @Slugman85 … I know the Rams are one of the possible teams for Hardknocks 2016. Do you think Fisher will fight their selection?
@nwagoner: The Rams have been one of the teams eligible to appear on “Hard Knocks” for each of the past few years and they still haven’t done it. That’s largely because Rams coach Jeff Fisher doesn’t really want to. So to answer your question, I don’t think that he’d fight for their selection based on his general preference to not have such distractions. However, if ever the Rams are going to be on the show, this would seem to be the year it would make the most sense. The NFL is clearly very proud and pleased to have a team, especially the Rams, back in Los Angeles. The Rams are an interesting team from a personality standpoint and doing “Hard Knocks” upon moving back into such a major market would be a good way to generate some buzz in the City of Angels. No decision has been made yet on this front but I’ve heard whispers about the possibility. Of course, the Rams have much bigger fish to fry at the moment with the actual move, draft and free agency forthcoming. But we’ll see where it goes in the next few months after things settle down a bit.
Dan Davis @DRDavis1981…: Is Case Keenum under contract?
@nwagoner: Case Keenum is not under contract at the moment but he is under team control. He is a restricted free agent, which means the Rams can give him a tender offer at one of the various compensation levels and retain the right to match any outside offer he might receive. The Rams haven’t taken care of that piece of business, but it could come as soon as next week. It will be interesting to see what tender level they use for Keenum to make sure they don’t lose him. He’s currently the presumptive starter and the Rams have no intention of letting him leave. Which means to play it safe they might go with a first or second-round tender to make sure that if any team tries to sign him and the Rams don’t want to match, they get a valuable pick in return. Last year, the Rams used the second-round tender on safety Rodney McLeod, a one-year deal he played under. It wouldn’t surprise if the Rams opted to go that way with Keenum.
February 28, 2016 at 10:19 am #39735znModeratorTracking Greg Robinson’s development, future at tackle
Nick Wagoner
EARTH CITY, Mo. — The offseason is here for the Los Angeles Rams and now that we know where they will be playing their home games for the long-term, things have settled down enough to spend our weekends answering a few of your Twitter questions.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @nwagoner and fire away with any Rams-related questions you might have. Please use hashtag #RamsMail so I can see them.
On to your questions.
Dennis Sullivan @drsully62
Q: With Greg Robinson’s slow development, what are the chances that they go after a stud LT in the draft or a FA & put him at G?@nwagoner: The chances of that are very slim, actually. The Rams still believe in Greg Robinson and they were encouraged by his improvement near the end of the season. General manager Les Snead talked about it at the combine last week and pointed to the fact that Robinson had a long way to go when he arrived and they want to see that through. So, it’s a safe bet that Robinson will be the team’s starting left tackle when the season begins. Now, with that said, I was also told the Rams intend to keep Rodger Saffold despite some speculation that he could be released. Part of the reason for that is because they don’t view his cap number as too cumbersome. But the other part is that Saffold is the most qualified to step in at left tackle should Robinson get injured or struggle in 2016. Clearly, the Rams hope it doesn’t come to that, but Saffold is a sort of Robinson insurance in case he doesn’t turn his potential into consistent production this season.
Victor Aldaco @VAS039
Q: Any chance the Rams go after Raven’s G Kelechi and cut injury prone Saffold? Would he be a fit for the Rams?@nwagoner: I just don’t see the Rams spending big money on a free agent offensive lineman at this point. Really, I don’t expect the Rams to spend big money on any outside free agents as they attempt to re-sign their own guys plus some of the young defenders like Michael Brockers and Alec Ogletree, who they want to keep around for the long haul. If somehow a legitimate quarterback option shook loose, I could see that changing, but it’s important to view this offseason as one for the Rams to secure the players they have invested so much time in developing rather than one where they look to bring in a lot of new faces. As mentioned above, the Rams intend to keep Saffold, and though I suppose that could change if the right opportunity presented itself, I think the Rams are content to keep rolling with what they have. Entering next season, they have Saffold, Garrett Reynolds, Cody Wichmann, Andrew Donnal and Jamon Brown as candidates to start at guard. It’s safe to say they believe they can find at least two good regulars out of that group.
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