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HramParticipant
I think this is a good move.
If there is anything wrong with cranium cranium then it is best to sit him at least another week. Play Mannion and see how he has progressed to help make decisions for next year .
HramParticipantGood find
HramParticipantCan you imagine is we had a Massey to go with Hekker???
Goff is likely to be good. The decision to sit him, hone his mechanics( I’m assuming they did) and work on the playbook and speed of the game is likely to have been the correct decision. Hekker, IMO, is currently at least in the top 3 if not our best offensive weapon.
As cool as that is for Hekker and a testimony to a potential future hall of famer, it is not the best thing to be able to say about your football team. When he is clearly no better than fourth, we will probably be winning more than currently.
HramParticipantI believe it is a coaching issue.
Yet, how much can be pinned on the move?
Teams that move normally earn a poor record the next year. Teams that draft a QB normally earn a poor record the next year.
But
This was not a normal team in those circumstances. They were 7-9 last year, not 3-13. They were young, kept most of the team together and should have grown.
The online is by far the most disappointing unit to me this year. They should have been better and that should have led to 4 more wins.
I don’t get it.
HramParticipantIt’s the fifth year, the rams had extra draft capital when he came in and they still aren’t winning. Through last year I was willing to personally support keeping Fisher because there were enough mitigating circumstances to give me pause on a regime changes.
At this point in another disappointing season, I believe it is time to let him go.
HramParticipantVery cool,
Thank you
HramParticipantNorv Turner as OC next year? That intrigues me.
HramParticipantWell done Sir X!
HramParticipantYep
And we may start on a wall but perhaps not right away and maybe not get too much of it done and perhaps Mexico won’t have to pay for it. And maybe there are parts of Obama care that are decent so we should revise it instead of throw it out right away. And Hillary is a good person who should be thanked so their probably will not be an indictment. And, and, and.
It is not unusual for an incoming president to not push with fervor and also to face some realities, which they most likely knew ahead of time, on what could be enacted and not be able to push some (or more than some) of the agenda they promised.
It is unusual for the promises to be so angry and full of vitriol and the backing away to happen this quickly.
I wonder if we will ever see his tax returns…
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HramParticipantWater is why they would have to bring the western half of Oregon and Washington with them.
Although I’m sure desalinization of seawater could also become a big industry.
HramParticipantEcotopia, I remember reading that as a young lad. Might even still have it in a bookshelf in my basement. They would have to take the western part of Oregon and Washington with them.
HramParticipantThis is disappointing.
I thought the oline would be improved this year and the offense would be a little better as a result.
They need a new coaching regime next year. They just aren’t good enough and I don’t see them miraculously getting better by the end of the year.
There is enough talent on this team, it’s past time that it was coached up.
Regardless, don’t start Geoff until he is ready. Once is fundamentals are correct, they should give him a few series a game to ensure they hold. If they do, give him some more time so he gains experience. If they don’t, then keep working on them in practice without putting him the game.
We’ll probably scrap our way to seven wins, somehow.
October 8, 2016 at 11:09 pm in reply to: Sensabaugh cut, Morgan Fox promoted, 3 starting DL questionable #54819HramParticipantThe young duck CB played better than expected making him expendable. I’m glad the Rams can admit he was not value added and were willing to jettison him.
HramParticipantZooey understands
Gifts a teaching moment
Sadness dissipates
Thank you
HramParticipantWe lacked discipline
I am saddened
Winter is coming
HramParticipantPluses
Rams have 3 QBs they can win with. Goff did not look lost and made one great pass to cooper that could have been caught. With Dallas D coming after him, I bet they decided to pull him and not risk injury. Mannion commanded the pocket. Couple bad throws. More good decisions.Several third stringers looked good. Hill (he tackled), seau, Spruce (played like he did in college.
Oline opened some holes and backup RBs looked good.
Cooper has some game and higbee gets open and can catch.
Quick got open caught the ball and can block.
Several play action first down throws.
We may have 9 defensive linemen that deserve to make this team.
Ogletree went into the hole with some speed to tackle.
Minuses
Wow, defense sucked early. Focus? Game plan? Prescott playing over his head? Don’t know and they will play better, but that was not fun to watch.- This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by Hram.
HramParticipantI am glad they included Massey. 🙂
HramParticipantLegitimate questions about Goff’s velocity? Not in the measurable’s I have seen.
HramParticipantQuick much improved.
That would be big.
HramParticipantThat’s pretty cheap.
Worth it even if we only get 8 good games out of him before he goes on IR then bring up whoever on the practice squad that is ready.
HramParticipantI would not be surprised to see two of the wide receivers from this draft make the team and another two on the practice squad.
That’s for gaining ground on Seattle and Arizona, if Goff can play well in the pros, we gained a ton of ground.
HramParticipantI watched Spruce in several games over the past couple of years. The Colorado team has been horrible and they had nothing on offense. Everyone knew they were going towards Spruce, they had nothing else.
He still regularly shook free for the catch. Just always seems to find the open area and possesses great hands.
Times slow, but a great shot as a possession 4th wide receiver.
HramParticipantI hated it when they did it and I still don’t like the Austin trade.
This trade I’m coming around to thinking may work out. They are young and talented, but need average or better QB play to actually be good. They should be able to get that at #1, if not this year by two or three years when the QB is experienced.
Add in the salary cap savings to maintain our best and get another piece or two over the next two years and, well, provided the QB doesn’t flop, we will be in a better place.
I’m almost always a stay where you are or trade down guy, but the team (although I would like them to add one really good receiver) is ready including a young oline.
In this one instance, I think the trade up was the right play.
HramParticipantA decent journeyman backup at QB, if he becomes that, is a solid choice at the end of the 3rd round. You can hope for more, but shouldn’t expect it.
HramParticipantI was stationed in Heidelberg about 18 years ago and went to several games. They were a lot of fun with very much a European soccer atmosphere.
It is above JUCO in my opinion but certainly below major power five conference.
He will take some developing, but if he is that athletic it could be worth a late round pick.
April 1, 2016 at 6:46 pm in reply to: informal poll–for or against trading up? trading down? staying put? #41307HramParticipantI agree with Ag.
HramParticipantHave we all forgotten that after all this time we’ve yet to find a replacement for Massey. Come on people. Where are we going to get that position filled in the draft?
This is a quandary, since, as you know, it is very difficult to trade up above the 1st pick of the 1st round. Not impossible of course, just difficult. And yet where else are they going to find someone worthy of the position and its history.
So you’re saying there is a chance…
HramParticipantHave we all forgotten that after all this time we’ve yet to find a replacement for Massey. Come on people. Where are we going to get that position filled in the draft?
HramParticipantThe guy simply makes plays.
That is an accurate description.
If they were coming out the same year, I would take him over Mannion. He reminds me of Tarkington. An escape artist. One time last year he was running to his left and threw a 20 yard bullet left handed. He is also accurate on the long ball.
HramParticipantSlow delivery and occasional poor decision-making are the two issues he had in college. They will need to change his mechanics and give him enough reps that he starts to develop muscle memory on places to throw and not to throw if they hope for him to develop.
I follow both Oregon teams closely and I believe they drafted Mannion about three rounds too high.
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