i don’t doubt that players loved to play for fisher. i don’t doubt that they played hard for him.

i think the mistake was hiring boras and in general a bunch of inexperienced coaches combined with a young roster of offensive players. maybe it wouldn’t have made a difference. maybe with the move and with a journeyman qb and one of the greenest rookie qbs possible it would have made little difference but i don’t think it helped. it was short sighted of fisher.

and maybe options were limited. but my gut says boras was not the guy. and i write this knowing i write it with the benefit of hindsight. cuz i was hopeful at the time of the hiring that it was the right one.

an inexperienced unit? how much experience would higbee even add?

hopefully everett and hemingway step up. they still have harkey, and maybe we even see some sam rogers.

he reminds me at least in terms of frame of von miller.

with one difference. his arms are slightly shorter. 32.5″ compared to von miller’s 33.5″.

in terms of explosion and agility numbers, ebukam actually scores slight higher in explosion numbers (40, vertical, broad). unfortunately, in the agility numbers (3 cone and short shuttle), ebukam actually scores lower. 7.02 and 4.31 compared to von miller who ran 6.70 and 4.06.

i value the agility numbers more. but phillips definitely has a guy he can mold.

he also came across as immature when he first came in, but he’s come a long way in that regard.

i like ogletree too. it’s just weird that pff has never had more than lukewarm things to say when it comes to him.

they don’t even mention him in any of the above articles but do about easley and barron.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by InvaderRam.
• This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by InvaderRam.

wow. pff doesn’t seem to think much of ogletree.

wonder if the rams would be better off just drafting someone rather than re-signing alec.

hmmm… i’d want to know who else was on that list and how they ranked and what their situations were.

ok a little panic might be settling in right now.

the rams aren’t really this incompetent are they?

in order i think their needs will be.

1. pass rushing outside linebacker
2. 3-4 lde
3. center
4. defensive back (cb/s)
5. tight end
6. offensive tackle

but yeah. bpa. for sure. so for example. likely you’re not going to pick a center if you’re in the top 10. even though it’s high on your list of needs.

my bet is that first round pick will be one of the following. pass rusher, 3-4 defensive end, or defensive back. best available.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by InvaderRam.

zn wrote:

Rams React to Jeff Fisher’s Firing | All or Nothing: A Season with the Los Angeles Rams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaN3qj5FGgQ

the part you don’t see is hayes ripping into his teammates. hekker choking back tears. and gurley with his head buried and gently weeping.

they did a good job of documenting the team slowly disintegrating over the course of the season culminating in the firing of jeff fisher and the aftermath that took place.

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ya know. i take it all back. as much as i hated hard knocks i liked all or nothing. it very much was like watching a mega blockbuster disaster film.

it was a good watch although yes. very painful at times.

a lot of this is just wait and see.

i feel comfortable with the left side. i’m fairly certain havenstein can make the switch to guard and despite his height i actually think it’s his better position.

my biggest questions are sullivan and health. and right tackle. cuz no matter how strong that inside is and how good left tackle is, defenses will expose the right side if they can’t find someone to adequately play that position.

offensive line only as good as the weakest link.

at least that’s what they say.

i’m gonna keep saying it until i see otherwise, but i’m telling ya. goff is gonna end up being at least better than bradford.

and i think bradford is pretty decent. so goff should be at least better than decent.

i think he can. a lot of it is his fault. he missed holes. he didn’t run strong like he did the previous season. but i think these are correctable things.

maybe he won’t be a hall of famer but maybe he can get back to being a solid running back.

some people talk about how big of an upgrade whitworth is over grob.

well maybe woods and kupp won’t provide THAT much of an upgrade. but it’s still one helluvan upgrade over britt and quick.