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i’m liking the moves so far on defense. wade’s got two of his former players now. veterans – one in the secondary and one in the front seven. both have played in wade’s defense. great character. great leadership abilities. can help the other guys learn the system. barwin’s a little older but could still have three good years left in him. he can rush the passer, but he’s also capable of dropping back a little. sounds like he could step in at lolb.
they still need a defensive back. they’re loaded this draft, so they could find one in the second round.
they could also use a defensive end. i still really like kpassagnon. he’s a beast. raw but an absolute beast.
tight end is the other possibility. they could use all three. have four picks in the first four rounds to do it.
this is developing nicely.
gqscholar wrote:
FROM SPOTRAC: Robert Woods signed a 5 year, $34,000,000 contract with the Los Angeles Rams, including $15,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,800,000. In 2017, Woods will earn a base salary of $3,000,000 and a roster bonus of $4,000,000. Woods has a cap hit of $7,000,000.
However, Woods deal is really a 1 year deal for 7 million. Another 8 million becomes guaranteed if he is on the roster on the 5th day of the 2018 season.
If Woods performs, the rams can keep him for 8 million next year and less than 7 million a year for the remaining length of his contract
If Woods stinks, the rams can cut him before the 5th day of 2018 season without taking any cap hit.
this is a good deal for the rams. low risk.
and with woods going from a run heavy offense to what is presumably a more sophisticated passing offense.
mcvay will find ways to optimize his talent.
and even then i expect them to add more skill position players.
i don’t even think he has to be.
he was barely a 1000 yard receiver last year, and washington was still a very dominant offense. the ball was spread around, and the tight ends were features heavily. if the rams decide to go tight end early in the draft, that guy could could quickly become the main receiving threat in this offense. drafting a guy like bucky hodges will basically be drafting a huge wide receiver in the mold of a graham.
plus mcvay never had a guy like gurley taking pressure off the passing game. now of course goff and gurley could be busts, and none of this will matter. but woods will be just part of a whole. if he ends up being a number 1 receiver all the better, but i don’t think this offense has to bank on him being that. they just need him to be better than britt. and he can be that just by being a leader. a professional who comes in. works hard. knows the offense. runs precise routes. a guy the qb can rely on. basically everything britt wasn’t.
Though Woods and Whitworth are 11 years apart in age, both are regarded as highly disciplined players with outstanding work ethic who can lead by example.
yeah. this is what i like.
both pass the character test with flying colors it would seem.
need some leadership. i’ve always read about how competitive and professional those two guys are. no red flags.
britt, on the other hand, came across as a knucklehead dating back to his days with tennessee. talented for sure. but a bonehead.
