nittany ram wrote:

I have hope for him too. But he hasn’t established himself yet so we don’t know for sure. Same for Cooper and Thomas. Hopefully McVay can fast-track these guys’ development.

can’t forget about the tight ends either. tight ends were a big part of that offense in washington.

112 receptions out of 407 at washington this year (27.52%).

rams tight ends had 61 receptions out of 312 (19.55%).

i think there’s potential there. we know he’s a big fan of kendicks. and higbee and hemingway are young and athletic. i’d still like them to draft one in the middle rounds this year.

but running backs too.

it’d be nice to see how or if he can get gurley more involved in the passing game.

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

well. i can’t say until i see who they re-sign and which free agents they do sign. and how the draft turns out.

it’s conceivable that they have a winning season.

as oline coach of the bills, the bills had the top ranked rushing attack the last two years. don’t know how much of that was kromer and how much of that was roman. hopefully, he was paying close attention while he was there.

i understood almost none of that. all i care about is that goff understands this offense and is able to execute it.

zn wrote:

They do attack the midranges though, in ways the Rams just haven’t the last few years. BUT the Rams threw deep more than Cousins/Washington did.

if true, i’ll take that. that’d actually be my preference.

and hopefully gurley can get back to his 2015 self and mcvay is able to fold that into the offense.

that’s a good question.

man, i was hoping that was one question that was already answered.

a lot of people say baby gruden. but i totally see a lot of vermeil in him.

let’s hope he doesn’t burn himself out like vermeil did his first go round.

i would let britt go. unless mcvay thinks he can do something with him.

sign a guy like garcon, who knows the system, and you got garcon, austin, cooper, thomas, and spruce.

i think that’s enough to work with at receiver.

i can’t really grade those guys. too hard. i do know when i see rodgers i think to myself. damn. i want the rams qb to look like that guy. that’s what a true modern nfl qb should look like.

Herzog wrote:

It helps the transition having a couple guys that already know how to do things.

i think it does. like i said i’d rather have garcon, but either would do i think.

Rams should target wide receiver DeSean Jackson in free agency

i just took several things from the article and posted them here.

Washington has two wide receivers eligible for free agency in the upcoming offseason: Jackson and Pierre Garcon.

Both are currently on the wrong side of 30. But it’s unlikely that Washington would re-sign both wideouts.

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The market value for Jackson is $22.8 million over three years, for an average annual salary of $7.6 million (via Spotrac).

That’s comparable to the $6.7 million estimate for Kenny Britt, who is a free agent as well.

Jackson, however, is from Los Angeles and recently had over 1,000 yards while playing under McVay.

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According to Pro Football Focus rankings, Garcon was the No. 8 overall receiver in the NFL this season.

Jackson received a grade of 77.0 — comparable with the New England Patriots’ Julian Edelman, the Cleveland Browns’ Terrelle Pryor and the Chicago Bears’ Alshon Jeffery. It’s higher than Britt, who received a 76.5.

ok. so yeah. one or both might be a pain in the ass. but i’m thinking about it, and this offense needs continuity. no. goff has not played with either of these guys.

but these guys played under mcvay. they know the offense. there won’t be confusion in what routes they should be running. they will know what to expect in minicamps and training camps. they can help goff learn the offense. they can work with him in the offseason when mcvay can’t. they can also work with the current rams receivers in learning the offense.

now do these guys want to go to an offense where basically they have to rebuild? who knows? they’re 30 years old. i don’t know that they would be in that mindset. having to teach younger guys when they might not even be around when the rams actually become successful. IF THEY EVEN ARE SUCCESSFUL.

i’m hoping they hire a good mix of veteran and young coaches.

especially on the defensive side. phillips won’t be coaching forever.

obviously, wes is on the offensive side, but mcvay will need fresh ideas on that side too. i don’t know much about him, but i got this from his baylor bio where he was coaching qbs. he also coached qbs for 2 years at west texas a&m.

Former Texas-El Paso quarterback and Houston native Wes Phillips enters his first year as Baylor’s quarterbacks coach, but he is no stranger to offensive coordinator Lee Hays or the Bears’ new spread offense.

Phillips has spent the past two seasons in a similar position under Hays at West Texas A&M. The Buffaloes enjoyed their most successful season in some 55 years in 2005, going 10-2 to post their first winning season since 1998 and the program’s first 10-win campaign since 1950. Along the way, WTAMU won the Lone Star Conference with an 8-1 record, its first league title since 1986, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the first time in school history.

West Texas A&M led the 2005 Division II ranks in passing offense, throwing for an average of 363.8 yards per contest, and Phillips’ pupil Dalton Bell was a national finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy. Bell completed 68.5 percent of his passes for 3,799 yards and 30 touchdowns with just 13 interceptions in 454 attempts. He ranked No. 3 nationally in total offense yards (349.2 ypg) and 13th in pass efficiency with a 154.9 rating while establishing school and conference single-season records for both total offense (3,843) and passing (3,799) yards. Bell posted seven 300-yard passing games, including four of 400 or more yards.

Prior to joining the WTAMU staff, Phillips spent one season as a student assistant coach at his alma mater, UTEP, and played two years with the San Diego Riptide in the Arena Football League 2.

A three-year letterwinner for the Miners (1999, 2000 and 2001), Phillips was a member of the 2000 UTEP team which shared the WAC title, posted the program’s highest win total in more than a decade and played in the Humanitarian Bowl. He still ranks among the school’s single-season leaders in both pass efficiency (No. 9 with a 120.03 rating in 2001) and completion percentage (No. 8 at 55.6 percent in 2001).

The son of former NFL head coach and current San Diego Chargers defensive coordinator Wade Phillips and the grandson of former Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints coaching legend Bum Phillips, Wes received his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from UTEP in 2001.

if he can be as good on offense as his father is on defense, i’ll take that. and his grandfather was pretty good too, as most of us know, so the “football genes” must be strong in that family for whatever that’s worth.

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PA Ram wrote:

Bell already has 100 yards rushing. It’s really kind of interesting how he runs.

it is fun to watch. wonder if anyone else could even think about doing that.

sanbagger wrote:

PA Ram wrote:

WHO THE HE’LL IS THIS JARED COOK GUY? WTF!

Meh…he dropped a couple, he should have caught, right before he caught “The pass”.

Even on the “the pass” he was jogging out to his, presumably cause it wasn’t designed to go to him. He just jogged himself in to position and AR scrambled long enough to give him a chance to be a hero.

He’s still gonna drop more passes than he should.

Good game though and look forward to GB vs ATL. Hopefully Pitt vs KC is just as fun.

well for me at least. i’m being just a little facetious. my point though is that with a great quarterback and a sound offensive gameplan, players can look better.

hopefully, mcvay provides that. he should provide that over a boras. and hopefully, he can help goff become a solid to very good starter. if we’re lucky, even more.

those two things can make free agent signings a lot easier if you know what i mean.

it isn’t necessarily saying that cook is all of a sudden a better player.

jared cook looks… pretty good.

grumble…