i’m not gonna feel comfortable with this team until 10 years and multiple superbowls from now.

the sense i get is this practice is going much better the second time around.

11 on 11 just started Havenstien at RT Brown at RG

not quite sure what to make of it. i’m guessing if havenstein starts this saturday it’s more than just experimenting.

Eternal Ramnation wrote:

That said if it becomes clear Goff can’t handle the job I couldn’t take another Tony Banks length tryout .

i have no doubt mcvay will pull goff if it’s clear he isn’t the guy. and it won’t take long.

my bet is he’s got one season to prove it. and if he isn’t rams go after cousins if he’s available.

zn wrote:

Under McVay, the Redskins’ offense excelled at throwing the football but ranked 20th in the NFL in rushing yards per attempt in 2015 and 2016. In that two-year stretch, however, McVay’s offensive line coach Aaron Kromer oversaw a Bills unit that helped Buffalo lead the NFL in rushing in back-to-back seasons.

yeah. one key is how mcvay and kromer can find a way to blend in the running game with the passing game. that should be interesting.

yeah a lot of it depends on injuries and who is available. and it looks like capwise it’s not possible right now.

i did read that they are using him like fisher used him, but i actually take that as a negative. i take it that he’s not adapting well to the mcvay offense and what he requires of tavon with mcvay just trying to make whatever use he can out of him. but if guys like coop and thomas can adapt i see tavon being phased out this year.

of course that depends on if these guys can even play so a lot of things have to happen to get to a point where the rams are willing to cut tavon.

• This reply was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by InvaderRam.
• This reply was modified 8 years, 7 months ago by InvaderRam.

this is going to be a long week. shoot. this is going to be a long 5 weeks!

i do agree about the toughness. i think goff has it. i think the problem is processing the information in front of him. that’s just being overwhelmed. hopefully, mcvay simplifies that for him. but yeah. i think the kid is tough enough.

sounds like gurley is doing good things. goff too but still lots to work on.

it’s only one clip, but whitworth looks like he’s in total command. i hope he’s got three years left in him.

Hemmingway getting a lot of work with “1’s”. I think he will contribute this year.

hemingway’s a sleeper. he’s got length. big hands. athletic. he’s just raw. but if anyone can develop this guy, i’d think it’s mcvay.

zn wrote:

3) Johnson This is actually my highest value pick. He doesn’t jump off the list, and he’s not even expected to do anything this year … but you have a Free Safety with the skillset of a CB and the size of a box safety. And he’s smart. This gives us options this year and next year at the safety position.

i agree with almost everything except he doesn’t have the size of a box safety. not even close. but i think it’s worth keeping an eye on him with joyner’s contract coming up.

besides him kupp, rogers, and ebukam are the guys i see making an impact. maybe not immediately but in the near future.

sounds almost too good to be true.

i guess we’ll find out.

i suspect a lot of it is the way the offense is taught.

taught in terms of learning concepts rather than just trying to digest an entire playbook. i personally found that to be the most effective way of learning anything really.

mcvay seems to love teaching more than anything. we’ll see soon enough.

Agamemnon wrote:

They used a draft choice for him, so I figure they have a place for him.

well yeah. i figure he makes the team, but i hope he can actually carve out a significant role in the offense.

i like him. i wanna be cheering on guys i like. not guys like britt.

ha.

i’m really rooting for this guy. not just cuz he’d immediately become my favorite player. i think he could do serious damage blocking and catching the ball.

i just hope mcvay finds ways to incorporate a fullback into his offense.

maybe, but it gives cooper and spruce a tiny opening. if they can make a strong enough impression, who knows?

also special teams has to be taken into account. do spruce or coop have any value on special teams?