The season opener is 7:20 pm on a monday? 10:20 EST? Damn.

zn wrote:

bnw wrote:

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“I’d hate to be a team in need of a quarterback. The best two in this draft might end up being from Memphis and North Dakota State and that ought to scare the (expletive) out of you. It takes some courage to turn that card in.” — NFC scout

That’s one view out of MANY. The consensus I see after reading (and posting) MANY views is that there are 2 and possibly 3 good franchise level qbs this year, and maybe even 4.

You can’t be selective with these things. Read up to about 2 dozen different assessments. The idea that this year is light at qb is not the consensus. And others will back me up on this.

I stand by silly season and hope I’m proven wrong. There is a whole industry devoted to silly season so inflation of talent, especially QB could be rampant but I don’t sense that at all. Looks like a ho-hum bunch at QB at best.

zn wrote:

zn wrote:

Odds on hitting a 3rd round qb? I will look at 20 years, 94 to 2013 (to 2013 cause that’s far enough back to know).

In that period, 24 qbs were taken in the 3rd round. Of those, I count only Schaub and Wilson as hits (Foles, I can’t bring myself to count…he fell apart too early in his career).

So that’s 2 out of 24. 8.3%.

How about qbs picked 1st in round 1? Going back 40 years, to 74.

I count 18 total picked. I count 4 misses out of 18 — Couch, Vick (though that one’s complicated), Carr, and Russel. So it’s 77.8% hits.

That’s 8.3% v. 77.8%

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For those of you who are upset that we sold the FARM for “THE ARM” , think upon this…

Since Terry Bradshaw was drafted #1 in 1970, 21 QB’s have been drafted with the first pick of the draft. Let’s take a quick peek at those 21 QB’s.

16 out 21 of these #1 drafted QB’s were ALL Pro. So, If the past predicts the future, then the odds of the Ram’s drafting a future ALL Pro QB are 76%! So many Superbowl appearances.

16 Superbowl Championships!

The odds of a pedestrian QB taking a team to the Superbowl are extremely low.

No matter what, the most expensive position ‘QB” will be CHEAP for 5 years, thus allowing the Rams to substitute free agency signings for our missed drafted picks. I’m not a big fan of free agency, but I got a feeling we will sign a major wide receiver within a year or two.

The majority of our young roster is on the fringe of their prime years, and now we will have a franchise QB to Our Rams into the playoffs and beyond.

Yeah but this years draft is supposedly light in QB talent making the choice more risky.

wv wrote:

Isiah58 wrote:

Would the Rams have preferred to get their QB in the third round? Absolutely. But it is like a lottery ticket, right? How many third round QBs have been picked in the last 15 years? How many have become Russell Wilson? Can it be done? Yes. Is it something that you can plan on? Probably not. Its not a perfect solution, but if they are right the cost is insignificant. If they are wrong, well, maybe those same draft picks would have been wrong too. Let’s hope they choose wisely and the QB becomes the next Big Ben or even Phillip Rivers.

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Well the important thing iz,
I wont have to wait around for two hours on draft night
waiting for the Rams pick.

People need to factor that in,
i think.

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Yes indeed. Thats the most salient analysis in this thread! The Rams are on the clock!

Too bad the brain isn’t given as much attention as the brawn.

snowman wrote:

zn wrote:

Rodger Saffold @Rodger_Saffold
I’m 100% and everyone will finally see me be great I have never been so focused and I will return the Rams investment for years to come!

Jinx.

No doubt.

InvaderRam wrote:

arsenal fans in london are furious with stan. they are asking him to step down. doesn’t seem to be present or care what happens at that club.

Thats because StanK made bank with the move to LA. Highlights his BS about LA being on par with London, which it isn’t.

InvaderRam wrote:

kudos to those pats fans. i hope they lose.

LOL

TSRF wrote:

bnw wrote:
What a bunch of greedy ass rubes. The Rams and Los angeles are the gateway to Asia because Inglewood is only 4 miles from the Los Angeles International Airport! It is a new level of stupidity which is stunning in scope. Should be crystal clear that winning is not a priority with StanK.

This should be interesting. I disagree with your last statement; the Rams have to win if they are going to be the Face of the NFL in Asia, so Stan has to care about winning.

That being said, are they going to start winning because they have assembled a winning team, or are they going to start winning because that is how it was scripted…

Why do the Rams have to win? Do any of StanK’s teams win? When you say scripted, do you mean that the NFL is going to make sure the Rams win? The other owners are going to intentionally degrade their product so StanK can own the lions share of Asian NFL marketing? I can’t believe that. What about two other west coast teams that have had much more recent success that are arguably as much in tune with an asian strategy as LA, namely the 49ers and Seahawks? Why would they roll over for StanK? If I was to pick a west coast city with a mind for expanding the game into asia, with an eye towards China I would have to say Vancouver considering the past two decades influx of immigrants from China.

Piasa Bird could eat Mothman for lunch.

What a bunch of greedy ass rubes. The Rams and Los angeles are the gateway to Asia because Inglewood is only 4 miles from the Los Angeles International Airport! It is a new level of stupidity which is stunning in scope. Should be crystal clear that winning is not a priority with StanK.

Good news!

He should stay out of the sun.

Good news. I wish you both the best in her recovery.

“And while there isn’t yet a major American political or financial figure tied to these files, the glimpse they give into how the international oligarchs do their business, ”

And that is not a coincidence. It is by plan. The US gets to put heat on those around the world unwilling to play ball. Just in time politics. Politics for the presidency to keep the people propa-info-tained and in the banking system for the bail-in to come to benefit the big banks.