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FWIW, Chris Simms has Boston as his number 1 receiver. So, at lease one pundit likes him more than the other receivers. I’m always looking ways to make myself feel good about a pick.

In a draft supposedly rich with receivers, I am all in on the Rams drafting 2 even if they do it in the first 3 rounds. However, I will be annoyed if they trade up to pick one. I am no expert, but I think they can stay put or even trade back in the first and find a decent option.

Whether it be Puka’s off-field behaviour or his cost, or a combination of his cost and behaviour, I will totally get it if the Rams feel that they have to move on from him. Either way, finding a couple of receivers before the end of July seems like a good idea right now.

Chris Simms receiver rankings.

A bit of an alternative perspective compared to what we have seen repeatedly about the 2026 receivers so far.

Chapters:
(0:00) Texas is in the Sweet 16, so Chris is wearing…a St. John’s jacket?!?
(8:40) BREAKING NEWS: Jaxon Smith-Njigba signs record extension
(13:15) Simms 2026 Draft WR Rankings
(15:45) WR #1 Denzel Boston (Washington)
(26:40) WR #2 Jordyn Tyson (Arizona State)
(38:50) WR #3 Chris Brazzell II (Tennessee)
(47:20) WR #4 Carnell Tate (Ohio State)
(59:00) DraftKings: 1st WR drafted
(1:00:35) WR #5 Zachariah Branch (Georgia)
(1:09:35) Recapping Chris’ Top 5 WR

wv wrote:

Did Maxx Crosby fail his physical with the Ravens? I’m seeing blurbs online about that, but i dunno whether its rumors or what.

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That’s bananas. How does this potentially impact their cap and all the FA that they intend to sign starting tomorrow. Are they going to be desperate to offload him?

Seems like decent value, assuming he can play more games than he misses. I too hope this doesn’t shut the door on drafting Sadiq.

Now that the Rams have already used their 2nd pick of the first round on a veteran CB, I wonder if any team that is interested in Ty Simpson will feel the need to jump up ahead of the Rams and pick Simpson at 12. I doubt it happens as Simpson seems more like a late first rounder or an early 2nd at this point, but who knows. Assuming the Rams have no interest in Simpson, I’d love for that to happen as it will push either a quality receiver or a DB down to LA.

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zn wrote:

from The Athletic, Everything we learned about all 32 teams at the 2026 NFL combine: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7077535/2026/03/02/nfl-combine-2026-takeaways-free-agency-plans/?campaign=17105581&source=athletic_targeted_email&userId=603890

Los Angeles Rams

The Rams really do not value the combine. General manager Les Snead and coach Sean McVay have routinely not attended the annual event, but it was jarring to spend most of the week in Indianapolis and to see almost no presence from the franchise and to hear about that absence from staffers on other teams. Los Angeles does risk giving up some intel — namely in meeting with lots of prospects, a process that is more limited after the combine — but it does speak to the franchise’s resistance of groupthink culture in order to find specific fits to draft and develop in their schemes and cultures that can pounce on market inefficiencies. It can be seen as a bit of an arrogant approach, but it’s hard to argue with the track record that has taken mid-round players such as Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua, Byron Young and Quentin Lake and turned them into stars. — Nate Atkins

Perhaps the entire front office has read Gladwell’s Talking to Strangers, and as a result feels like you just can’t trust what you learn from your interactions with unfamiliar people in these contexts.

I always think of Bobby April when I think of special teams coaches. If I recall correctly, he was highly thought of as a ST coach, but other than Wilkins the Rams ST were not very good when April was there. Lots of pitch forks and torches were out on the message boards. He didn’t have much to work with though when it came to coverage units. I think Jeff Wilkins made more tackles than any Rams kicker in my memory. On the other hand, the Rams special teams were never better than when Fassel was in charge, but he had guys like Tavon Austin and Pharoh Cooper making returns and Johnny Hekker punting. I don’t remember the coverage units being leaky either.

I have no idea if I have a point to make here, so good for you if you read this far and I apologize for wasting your time, but maybe the problems the Rams on extra points and FG this year good have been as much about personnel as it was about coaching. The blocked punts? The PR for a TD in the second Seattle game? Smith’s muffed punt in the playoff game? I don’t know where to point my finger for those errors. The blocked punt in the playoff game vs. Carolina was clearly on Tanner Ingle, but he was a PS call up. Is that a lack of experience, a poor job of preparing him by the coaches, a bad job by the personnel department, all of those things? Like I said, I don’t know what I am trying to say with this post, but I hate having losses that can be directly attributed to the special teams unit.

Special teams and the secondary. The Rams did well to get this far and keep the game close. I hope that Stafford returns for one more year.

Some of the things that I feared would happen (i.e. Williams extending plays and the Rams secondary making mistakes in response, McVay insisting on passing despite the conditions and ST being counted onto win the game)happened and yet the Rams still found a way to win. During the first half, on the Rams broadcast MJD was hoping that the Rams would start running to set up the play action in response to the Bears blitzing so often on first and second down. I was disappointed by lack of rushing attempts in the first half, but it was good to see Kyren get his chances in the second half.

Once again, I wouldn’t mind seeing this vaunted pass rush come up with a couple of sacks when it matters most. Yeah, I know Caleb Williams is a magician, but still.

Great win. I honestly thought that the weather would do them in. On to Seattle.

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Current forecast has both Saturday and Sunday below freezing. I’m assuming that it will also be windy. I remember the last cold weather playoff game the Rams played in Chicago. I hope this one starts and ends better for the Rams.

The corners really had some difficulty. I will be disappointed if the Rams do not make several new additions to this unit during the offseason. Anyway, nice to see the front seven rack up some sacks. Admittedly a couple of those were coverage sacks, but my comments about the corners still stand. Dotson’s value is abundantly obvious, Stafford took way more heat than I expected and the Cardinals front blew up a couple of running plays in crucial moments. Good to see Mevis make his kicks. Something that I don’t take for granted.

As always, I had the volume on the tv muted and had Rams radio playing on my iPad. Near the end of the game JB Long and MJD were talking about Carolina and I think Jones-Drew said the Rams D needs to commit to stopping the Panthers running game and make Bryce Young beat them through the air. I know that Lake will be back and that should help the secondary a lot, but the thought of the Rams relying on their pass defense to win a playoff game does not instil a lot of confidence in this Rams fan.

EDIT: And yeah, Higbee’s value cannot be overstated.

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canadaram wrote:

Well since you asked, my thoughts are that the absence of Lake has something to do with this slide. Don’t get me wrong…

Remember that in 2021 they lost every game in November and made the playoffs as a wild card.

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Yes, and I think that’s why for some crazy reason I didn’t feel nearly as invested in the loss to Seattle. Usually I am an emotional mess after any loss, especially to a divisional foe. Maybe it’s just me compensating, but the fact that the Rams had already clinched a playoff spot combined with the fact that in the past McVay hasn’t seemed too concerned about seeding, I’m not too worried about things. The Rams seem just as likely to win or lose on the road as they do at home. Stafford seems completely unaffected by road games as does the rest of the offense. If Adams, Dotson, Higbee and Lake are ready for the playoffs, the Rams have as good a chance as any team to win the NFC. I would love to see Verse start heating up in the sack department though.