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  • in reply to: nfl combine – linebackers #83459
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    There are a ton of talented 3/4 OLBs we can get after round 3. Darius Jackson of Jacksonville State, Chad Thomas of Miami(FL), and Marcell Frazier of Missouri are a few to name. Now is the time to think LT for our first round pick.

    i am on board with left tackle as long as that player is the best available.

    honestly. i think andrew whitworth is good for at least one more year. possibly two. so i’m not on board with drafting a left tackle for need. only if he is the best player available. the defense needs help right now. the linebacking crew is nothing right now. they could even use another corner.

    i’m still for best available player.

    in reply to: nfl combine – linebackers #83456
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    besides edmunds and vander esch.

    i liked dorance armstrong. he didn’t test the best. but he looked good in the drills. smooth. the lack of speed might make him available in the third. and i keep reading that he played out of position last season. when he played in his usual position the year before, he was dominant.

    arden key looked alright too. as did harold landry. like i said. this group just seems loaded with athletes. too many to try and mention.

    but vander esch is the one i’m really focused on right now.

    in reply to: nfl combine – linebackers #83453
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    ok. so. wow.

    he’s 6’4″ 256 pounds boise st

    arms – 33.875″
    hands 9.75″
    40 – 4.65s
    bench – 20
    vert – 39.5″
    broad – 124″
    3-cone – 6.88s
    short shuttle – 4.15s

    for comparison – khalil mack
    6’3″ 251 pounds

    arms – 33.25″
    hands 10.25″
    40 – 4.65s
    bench – 23
    vert – 40.5″
    broad – 128″
    3-cone – 7.08s
    short shuttle – 4.18s

    wow. great measurables. but question marks on production. why did he only start one year? granted that one year was great.

    141 tackles 8.5 tfl 4 sacks 3 int 4 ff

    rams need a linebacker bad right now. this guy oozes potential. could probably play multiple linebacker positions. probably drops because of question marks about production.

    outside of tremaine edmunds, who will never last until the rams pick, this guy is the one who intrigues me the most of the linebacking crew. just the measurables. haven’t seen him in drills yet. watching it on replay right now.

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    in reply to: Audio: Alden Gonzalez Talks Quinn and Peters Trades #83444
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    i gotta say i’m surprised they traded quinn. i thought he had value for this defense. given another offseason, i think he could have adapted to the 3-4.

    now they’re extremely thin at edge rushers. they got ebukam and thompson?

    but i gotta trust that this front office and coaching staff know what they’re doing.

    josh sweat just ran a 4.57… maybe he’ll be available in the third round.

    in reply to: mike gesicki #83422
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    Well if he’s truly a freak he wont make it to 23.

    Wonder what the mocks will do now that the Rams have Peters coming in at CB.

    I guess the Rams could go in lots of directions now.

    I just hope they dont go crazy and select the BPA. That way lies madness.

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    he probably won’t at this point. i could see him going in the top 15. kinda how eric ebron did. i think hybrid players are very in vogue right now, and this kid is a matchup nightmare it looks like.

    rams could still pick a cb i think. that second corner is still very much a question mark.

    they could pick kolton miller who is also a physical specimen. not a freak. but he moves so well for his size. he’d make an ideal replacement for whitworth i think.

    someone is going to drop. whether it’s offensive tackle or corner or linebacker. linebackers are tomorrow.

    i can’t wait.

    in reply to: mike gesicki #83412
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    and just to put this in some kind of perspective. the numbers he just put up. julio jones-like.

    ok. maybe not quite megatron-like. i mean that’ll probably never happen ever again. megatron is a true unicorn. but gesicki is a legitimate julio jones-level athlete. jimmy graham-level.

    if he’s still there at #23, rams would be silly not to draft this guy. especially if watkins is gone. red zone. deep threat. i don’t care if they already have everett. guys like this don’t come along very often.

    in reply to: mike gesicki #83410
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    Yeah, I like Gesicki too (big surprise) but he’s a TE so he’s not really a replacement for Watkins. He’s extremely athletic and would be great in the red zone where the Rams sorta struggle at times.

    you’re right. not exactly a like for like replacement. but he’d replace his targets. we all know mcvay loves tight ends. this is guy tests off the charts.

    his shorts shuttle and 3-cone times are in. 4.10 seconds and 6.76 seconds. holy cow. this guys is off the charts! it sounds like you’ve seen plenty of this guy. but he produced as well at penn state. his blocking sounds not very good though. still. just let him run routes and catch the ball!

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    watkins is valuable for sure. but i don’t think it’s imperative that they sign him. there’s talent on the receive roster. the coaching staff i gotta trust has a good feel for how good reynolds is. maybe this is a case of trusting the guys you have to step up. not only that, but i gotta think that kupp gets better from his rookie season. reynolds filling somewhat the watkins role with kupp getting even better. is that enough? i don’t know. but i also don’t want the rams to overpay watkins.

    plus. i also gotta believe the offense as a whole can get better. especially goff. i think there are things in place that could offset losing a guy like sammy.

    in reply to: Rams trading Quinn to Miami? #83382
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    i’m getting really excited. rams all of a sudden have tons of cap space to re-sign their free agents. rams could have a defensive backfield of peters, johnson, joyner, and johnson???

    if that happens, rams can spend draft loading up on pass rushers and the offensive line.

    my whole thinking on the draft has done a 180. best way to go might be getting a left tackle with the first and finding a pass rusher in the third.

    in reply to: nfl combine – oline #83381
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    well, kolton miller just blew the roof off of the combine. he probably won’t last until the rams pick now. that was the guy i was wanting. athletic and long. would have looked good on the rams.

    one other guy who caught my attention just off workout numbers is joseph noteboom from tcu. supposedly showed VERY well at the senior bowl. snead likes guys from the senior bowl from what i remember.

    maybe first round? maybe snead trades up or down into the second round to take him?

    in reply to: Rams trading Quinn to Miami? #83380
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    if they can bring tru back along with joyner, the secondary is set. then they need to draft linebacker.

    in reply to: Rams trading Quinn to Miami? #83378
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    Or maybe it makes room to keep Johnson.

    yeah. that’s what i was thinking.

    in reply to: nfl combine – oline #83347
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    Whitworth is what? 6’7″, 35″ arms and 330?

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    arms:https://www.milehighreport.com/2015/4/9/8353255/broncos-2015-draft-arm-length-and-the-offensive-line

    yeah. he’s got the ideal body type for a left tackle.

    i’m keeping my eye on miller and okorafor. i’ve read good things about them. mcglinchey too.

    want to see how athletic they are in the drills this weekend.

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    Yeah, he is not Lawrence Phillips or Pacman Jones. Strikes me as more of a Terrell Owens, but with anger outbursts instead of big ego outbursts.

    kinda reminds me of turley. he’ll be fine and then all of a sudden he’ll grab an opponent’s helmet and throw it across the field.

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    i gotta say, watching that innterview, i like him. he may be crazy. but i like him. i just hope he’s able to mature.

    i think this guy has it all – just has to learn how to keep his emotions in check.

    in reply to: new on the trade: compensation #83202
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    the next Deon Sanders for a 2nd in 2019 and a 4th in 2018.

    shoot. i hope he can get it turned around cuz you’re right. sounds like he’s got all the potential in the world.

    in reply to: Can Wade handle Peters? #83177
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    wow. didn’t realize he had choked a coach. hmm… the guy needs some serious counseling.

    in reply to: Can Wade handle Peters? #83146
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    This is concerning…

    Peters played his position well last season but suddenly developed a distaste for physical contact, as if he was playing not to get hurt. Some of his actions in his efforts to avoid contact bordered on the comical.

    Sounds like Peters could be a challenge for McVay and Phillips.

    But if it works out, the Rams have perhaps the best cover corner in football locked up for two years at a bargain price.

    i also read somewhere. and i can’t remember where i read it. that peters did turn that part of his game around in the second half of last season.

    in reply to: what is the compensation for Peters? #83134
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    that would be phenomenal. wonder if snead trades down and collects more draft picks or stays put.

    i’d rather they stay put and draft an elite defender, but snead has made some really nice second and third day picks too.

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    Looks like, at this stage, they could take a corner at 23 for a fraction of what it would cost to pay Tru and still have a very good, even top secondary.

    i would be on board with that. they could field one of the best secondaries in the league.

    maybe ebukam as a pass rusher.

    i don’t know, but i feel like they’re close to fielding a very very possibly great defense. just a couple more pieces.

    in reply to: Quinn #83080
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    isn’t he only signed for two more years?

    the way contracts are going, he might actually be a bargain.

    still want another elite pass rusher on the other side. arden key perhaps?

    in reply to: Chief's fans on the trade #83079
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    rodman on the bulls.

    sometimes chemistry is everything.

    good move, snead. now lock up tru and joyner.

    in reply to: How's it going, Ag? & belated congrats #83078
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    i’m glad you’re alive, ag. this place wouldn’t be the same without you.

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    this might get not too many likes but what i would do at this point.

    i’d try to get joyner re-signed.

    i’d still try to get tru signed.

    i’d let watkins go.

    i’d draft the best damn player with the first. hopefully, it’s a pass rusher. or vea.

    that right there is the makings of an elite defense.

    in reply to: Happy birthday, zn #82948
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    Oops. Happy birthday! One day late.

    in reply to: February general draft topic thread #82922
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    I reserve the top pick for talent. We didn’t need Donald when we took him. 3 or 4 years from now talent will matter more than position. imo

    exactly. i don’t even see left tackle as particularly strong this year from what i’ve read. i think it was on a downtown rams podcast where they were speculating that left tackles would get overdrafted due to the lack of talent there.

    get best player available. i’d even get vea if he was available. he’s got star written all over him.

    of course i say all this without having watched ANY of these guys play so…. hehehe…

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    in reply to: Should Rams franchise tag Watkins or Joyner? #82921
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    joyner all the way for me. need to keep guys who performed at a high level. like watkins but he’s gotta be a lower priority than guys like joyner.

    in reply to: should the Rams sign Watkins or move on? #82720
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    He showed really strong hands on those slants for TD when the Rams were close to the goal line. If he will sign for 12-15, then Rams will have locked in a very good young wide receiver group for the next4-5 years.

    it’s a gamble. he’s inconsistent at best right now. so you’re paying for potential. is he really worth 12-15 based on his past production?

    i like him. i like the potential. at this point i’d rather spend it on other positions. but i won’t be totally disappointed if they re-sign him.

    in reply to: Fisher and QBs #82256
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    i think it means snead and co were pretty darn good at finding qbs. drafting goff was no fluke. yeah, they had the number one pick, but they were widely ridiculed for trading up for him. maybe ridiculed is going overboard. but there was definitely a raising of the collective brow.

    and while i agree that fisher was handcuffed by things that were out of his control, i still wonder if he would have been able to get the most of these qbs.

    in short, i think that article tries to oversimplifies things and ignores some truths that were simply out of fisher’s control. but i also think that the rams made the right decision firing him and going with mcvay.

    in reply to: has anyone done all 3 before? #80699
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    ehhh… i’d rather have a superbowl.

    i mean i should be happy with how the season turned out. more than could be expected. still. that first round loss was so disappointing.

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