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What happened to my post? I posted this hours ago. Long before this post.
I didn’t see anything Jack or I would have not posted this.
AgamemnonAm I the only one who didn’t get this on my timeline? Is my twittering machine broken? Anyway, this would save the Rams about $3.5 million and should get them back under the cap for Suh’s contract. https://t.co/yV46WC5wQ8
— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) April 6, 2018
Rams are indeed releasing Kayvon Webster, as first noted by @AdamSchefter. Source indicates there’s a possibility Webster could return later this offseason. Rehabbing Achilles and shoulder injuries.
— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) April 6, 2018
I probably should phrase that as, the Rams are open to Webster’s possible return. He obviously has a large say in that matter.
— Rich Hammond (@Rich_Hammond) April 6, 2018
https://www.profootballrumors.com/2018/04/rams-release-cb-kayvon-webster
Rams Release CB Kayvon Webster
April 6th, 2018 at 1:06pm CST by Zach LinksThe Rams released cornerback Kayvon Webster, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (on Twitter). After adding some high-profile corners this offseason, Webster has apparently been displaced from L.A.
The Rams signed Webster to a two-year, $7.75MM deal last offseason, reuniting him with defensive coordinator Wade Phillips. Webster was excited for the opportunity to join up for Denver after being buried on the depth chart behind other corners, including Aqib Talib. Ironically, Talib’s arrival in Los Angeles has helped to push Webster out of the picture.
The Rams, who are now loaded with star power befitting their home city, will start Talib and Marcus Peters at cornerback. Nickell Robey-Coleman will man the slot while free agent pickup Sam Shields and holdovers Kevin Peterson and Troy Hill are among those in support.
Webster suffered a torn Achilles’ tendon during the Rams’ December contest against the Eagles. All in all, he started in eleven games as a Ram, but placed in the lower half of Pro Football Focus’ 121 qualified corners.
Webster will attract interest as a free agent, but teams will be taking a close look at his Achilles as well as his surgically-repaired shoulder.
AgamemnonWatch @NdamukongSuh's introductory press conference at 1 PM PT as we welcome him to the #LARams!
📺 Watch live on Twitter, Facebook + https://t.co/m9oFPQhJXI https://t.co/6abLDf3gMU
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) April 6, 2018
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Here is Sullivan’s contract. Doesn’t look like they are bringing Williams and Lucas back. Right now we have no long term answers on the offensive line.
AgamemnonThe Rams plan on signing recently acquired WR Brandin Cooks to an extension before the season, according to a team source. Cooks is scheduled to earn $8.5 on the final year of his deal in 2018. He's part of the long-term plan, which is why they traded a No. 1 for him.
— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) April 4, 2018
AgamemnonI think we over paid and will over spend on Cooks, but I would much rather have him than obj.
AgamemnonThe first-round pick is No. 32 overall, the last selection of the round. The Patriots also will trade a third-round pick (No. 103) to New Orleans and receive the Saints’ fourth-round pick (No. 118), sources tell Russini.
What NE gave for Cooks last year.
AgamemnonWe have enough talented knuckleheads. But at least we didn’t pay full price for them. I am not sure I want obj even if he was free.
AgamemnonNo sound. I only hear the sound if I play it from the Rams twitter account. https://twitter.com/RamsNFL/status/978592239042490368 click on the link.
AgamemnonOBJ would be one too many characters for me. I would have to look for another team to cheer for. If all I cared about was winning, I would be a NE fan. 😉
AgamemnonThe pyramids were built on beer and onions ans bread.
The onion is an ancient vegetable thought to have come from Central Asia and has been grown for over 5000 years in Egypt, 2000 years in Italy and more widely in Europe during the Middle Ages.In Ancient Egypt, the onion held a special place in the vegetable hierarchy as they were seen as a symbol of the universe, and were represented in carvings in pyramids built between 2500 and 2200 BC. Along with beer and bread, onions were also an important food for Egyptian peasants around 1200 BC and have been found depicted in many Egyptian tombs. Onions were also sold in the streets of Ur, in ancient Mesopotamia, 5000 years ago.
Greek physicians around 60 AD, prescribed onions for eating, as well as for medicinal reasons. Richard II, King of England, had many recipes using onions in his 1390 “cookbook.”
AgamemnonWe probably lose a comp pick in 2019. But gain it back for the year 2020 when Suh signs with another club
No. He was cut. So he doesn’t alter comp picks.
You are right. I forgot.
AgamemnonRams agree to terms with free agent defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh on one-year contract
By Gary Klein
Mar 26, 2018 | 3:20 PMFrom the moment the 2017 season ended with a playoff defeat, Rams general manager Les Snead planned to spend the offseason making the teams’ defense more on par with its high-scoring offense.
“We get that thing to dominant,” Snead said of the defense, “it would be kind of fun.”
The Rams are looking dominant, on paper anyway. And they continued a frenzied offseason Monday by agreeing to terms with free-agent defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh on a one-year contract.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed but the deal is reportedly worth $14 million.
Suh is the third major addition to a defense that the Rams were working to put on the level of its offense, which ranked among the league’s best in 2017.
In February, Snead traded for cornerback Marcus Peters. This month, before the start of free agency, he traded for cornerback Aqib Talib. The cornerbacks, with a combined five Pro Bowl selections between them, come with combined salaries that totaled less than it would have cost to retain Trumaine Johnson.
Now the Rams have added the 6-foot-4, 307-pound Suh, giving them a potentially dominant front that also will feature NFL defensive player of the year Aaron Donald and Michael Brockers.
Suh, 31, chose the Rams over the New Orleans Saints, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets and, perhaps, the Seattle Seahawks. The Rams were the final stop on Suh’s free-agent tour. He visited the Rams’ facility last Tuesday and had dinner that night with coach Sean McVay and team executives at Nobu in Malibu.
“We came away impressed with just the human being,” McVay said Sunday night at the NFL owners meetings. “He’s got a good perspective.”
The Jets were thought to have made the largest offer, but team owner Christopher Johnson told reportersSunday that the Jets had rescinded.
“That can’t be anything but good news for us,” McVay said Sunday night.
On Monday, before the deal was announced, Snead said he was not antsy.
“It would probably be different if you needed a decision from him, let’s call it ASAP, because it might affect another decision,” Snead said. “In this case, because this is more, ‘Hey, you know what? This bonus became available’… the timeline is not holding us back.
“That’s what makes this situation probably different than some.”
This will be the third NFL team for Suh, a Portland, Oregon native who attended college at Nebraska and was the second overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the 2010 draft.
Suh, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, played five seasons with the Lions before signing a six-year, $114-million contract with the Miami Dolphins that included $60 million in guarantees.
Suh has 51½ sacks, but the vast majority came early in his career. Last season, he had 4½ sacks, the lowest total of his career in a 16-game season.
The Dolphins released Suh on March 14, making him a free agent for the second time.
This time, money was probably not the decisive factor.
The Jets and the Titans were thought to have more salary-cap room for a richer deal, but the opportunity to play for McVay and defensive coordinator Wade Phillips on a team that appears to be ascending might have won Suh over.
This will be the first time in Suh’s NFL career that he will play in a 3-4 rather than a 4-3, so Phillips must design ways to get the best out of Suh and Donald.
AgamemnonWe probably lose a comp pick in 2019. But gain it back for the year 2020 when Suh signs with another club.
AgamemnonIt is more than I would pay. But, at least it is only for one year. I am just not sure Suh is a good fit for the Rams.
AgamemnonI thought it was good for the first few seasons. Then it turned into, it could be the same as any other show on TV. They all seem to do that. Too much drama and not enough good story telling and everything has to be a plot twist.
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I am waiting for everybody to turn into a Cylon. AgamemnonI am not a big fan of signing Suh, but they have enough space if they pay him ~$10M/yr. imo
Agamemnonhttp://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la-sp-rams-defensive-line-20180320-story.html
Rams try to convince Ndamukong Suh to come to L.A.
Gary Klein
By Gary Klein
Mar 20, 2018 | 4:55 PMRecruiting overtures from the Rams began last week, just after the Miami Dolphins released five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh.
Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson made the initial pitch.
.@NdamukongSuh come to the @RamsNFL. Los Angeles, @NFL Super Bowl contender, legendary DC @sonofbum, defensive POY @AaronDonald97, All Pro secondary, great offense. This dream can become a reality. Let's win a Super Bowl for LA!#Suh2LA #Rambassador
— Eric Dickerson (@EricDickerson) March 13, 2018
Then newly acquired Rams cornerback Aqib Talib, winner of a Super Bowl title with the Denver Broncos, weighed in.
@NdamukongSuh let’s get it!!! Last time I went to a organization and they brought in 3 big time players on defense we won the chip!!!🤔 https://t.co/rcDrN2W1YN
— AqibTalib21 (@AqibTalib21) March 14, 2018
On Monday, the day before Suh’s visit with the Rams in Thousand Oaks, Pro Bowl punter Johnny Hekker offered his thoughts.
Hey @NdamukongSuh,
Please come and play for our team.
Love,
The Punter— Johnny Hekker (@JHekker) March 19, 2018
The tweets might have warmed the heart of the 6-foot-4, 307-pound Suh, but the real sales job commenced Tuesday. Suh was scheduled to meet with Rams coaches and have dinner with head coach Sean McVay and other front-office personnel.
The Rams are the latest stop on Suh’s free-agent tour. It has included visits with the Tennessee Titans and the New Orleans Saints. Suh, who grew up in Portland, Ore., also has reportedly expressed interest in the Seattle Seahawks and is scheduled to visit the Oakland Raiders on Wednesday, according to ESPN.com.
But it is the Rams, and the potential pairing of Suh with reigning NFL defensive player of the year Aaron Donald on the same line, that has NFL observers buzzing.
Donald, 6-1 and 280 pounds, is regarded as perhaps the league’s most disruptive defensive player. He has amassed 39 sacks in four NFL seasons. Suh has 51½ career sacks in eight seasons, though only 15½ during his three with the Dolphins. Last season he had 4½ sacks, the lowest total for a season in which he played all 16 games.
Suh also has cultivated a reputation for sometimes overly aggressive play. During his five seasons with the Detroit Lions, he was fined nine times for nearly $300,000 for penalties and incidents during games. In 2013 he was fined $100,000 for an illegal low block on then-Minnesota Vikings center John Sullivan, who’s now with the Rams.
Suh was sidelined for two games in 2011 while serving a suspension for stomping the arm of a Green Bay Packers lineman, the only starts he has missed in 128 regular-season games.
Donald, 26, and Suh, 31, could line up next to Michael Brockers in defensive coordinator Wade Phillips’ 3-4 scheme and wreak havoc in opposing backfields.
Donald already is familiar with Suh — particularly Suh’s last contract: a six-year, $114-million deal the Dolphins gave him in 2015, that included $60 million in guarantees.
Donald earned $1.8 million last season. He did not participate in organized team activities, minicamps or training camp because he wanted a new deal, and he sat out the opener. He still finished with a team-high 11 sacks in 14 games.
Donald, scheduled to earn about $6.9 million this season, is seeking a contract that would make him the highest-paid defensive player and among the richest in the NFL.
Rams general manager Les Snead said last week that a “timeline” for continued discussions with Donald’s representatives was in place, but he declined to be more specific.
The Rams have about $30 million in salary-cap space. They are not expected to be the top bidder for Suh. But the opportunity to play for McVay and Phillips and alongside Donald, for a playoff team that appears to be ascending, might entice him to join the Rams’ remade defense on a short-term deal.
Signing Suh would be the latest in a series of moves to strengthen a defense that last season ranked 28th against the run, 13th against the pass, 19th overall and 12th in fewest points allowed.
Snead rebuilt the secondary by trading for Talib and cornerback Marcus Peters, signing veteran cornerback Sam Shields, and re-signing slot cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman. But the Rams need depth for their pass rush and at linebacker.
After trading veteran linebackers Robert Quinn and Alec Ogletree, the Rams are counting on second-year pro Samson Ebukam to fill Quinn’s edge-rushing role and provide better run defense. Third-year pro Cory Littleton could step in for Ogletree.
Suh was expected to encounter at least one familiar face during his visit with the Rams.
Ted Rath, the team’s strength and conditioning coach, was an assistant strength coach for the Lions from 2009 to 2015 and held the same position with the Dolphins in 2016 before he was hired by the Rams last season.
AgamemnonNdamukong Suh arrives at Rams HQ later today. He will meet with coaches there, and then dine with McVay and execs tonight. The ace in the hole for LA? Strength and conditioning coach Ted Rath, who was with Suh in both Miami and Detroit. Great relationship. @nflnetwork @gmfb
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) March 20, 2018
Things for Suh to like about Rams:
1. Contender
2. Can be an integral piece of the D, but not only piece.
3. Business interests outside of football that exist in LA that do not exist elsewhere.
4. Play alongside A. Donald
5. Geographically close to Portland @nflnetwork @gmfb— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) March 20, 2018
The unknown and the elephant in the board room in the Suh-to-LA equation:
How much he is willing to play for.
Rams can’t pay him $20-23 million a year.
Can they pay him $8-12 million? Potentially.
Dontari Poe just signed for $9-10 million a year. @nflnetwork @gmfb
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) March 20, 2018
AgamemnonUnless a player just drops to them, I expect Snead to trade down. I think he will try to get a LOT and an edge rusher with the first 2 picks.
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