sanbagger wrote:

I’m not trying to make comparisons, but this is the kind of stuff we were hearing when Martz took over as the OC…..albeit in a different way….but the kinds of things are eerily similar IMO.

don’t wanna get ahead of myself but i like this staff better than the previous. got the wiley old vet phillips taking over a veteran defense. i’d actually say it’s an upgrade.

and on offense you have a nice mix of young innovative minds combined with veterans at the right positions (qb and oline). the last staff lacked fresh ideas. no cutting edge.

there’s now a wealth of information at goff’s disposal from head coach to offensive coordinator to position coach. it’s just up to goff to see if he has the ability to play the position.

alexander was huge last year, and am i crazy to think he’ll be even better at strong safety?

zn wrote:

I definitely think so. You combine Sean, a young, dynamic coach with the dynamic Los Angeles market. You can throw in weather too. And don’t underestimate the reaction of guys when they see the drawings of the new stadium and how special it will be. All of these ingredients, with a big part being Sean, when guys start thinking: “If I have a chance to (be a free agent) one time, L.A. seems like a cool, happening, on-the-cusp place to go play.

if goff sucks, none of that will matter.

nittany ram wrote:

Well, I don’t know if the Hav-guard and GRob-RT experiment will work out or not, but even if it doesn’t it’s no big deal – simply switch Hav back to RT which we know he can play and move GRob to guard which he had at least a sliver of success with as a rookie.

another thing i take out of all this is there’s gonna be a whole lotta running to the right side.

continue to acclimate goff. maybe the next year when they can tinker a little more with the oline and goff feels more comfortable then they can open it up some.

nice. i think the biggest thing i take away from this is there are going to be a lot of talented players left to pick from in the later rounds.

so how does an up and coming team respond to a move?

will it affect them negatively or not at all?

i wonder if fans now begin to get turned off by the league as a whole.

zn wrote:

wv wrote:

Allz-i-know-iz, i hope-ta-god we arent sitting here next year
saying they need a Quarterback.

Goff. Its all about Goff to me.

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Goff, to me, it’s just how fast he can get up to NFL level gamespeed. The mental part of the game–seeing the defense pre-snap and acting accordingly, being in tune with his receivers, that kind of thing. He has the arm, the accuracy, and the mental toughness. He just needs to learn the algebra.

Though of course, there’s no pure guarantee he will learn that, let alone fast enough.

But, I think he can and will.

what gives me hope is not just the mcvay signing but the olson and lafleur signings. lafleur in particular is a signing i was glad to see.

and then there’s goff’s toughness. but he’s got to bulk up. too skinny right now.

thinking about it and thinking about it.

it’d be hard for this regime not to go offense with their first pick. they’ve invested so much already in giving goff the best possible chance of success. from coaching hires to free agency. but i don’t think there’s a center worth taking that early. maybe in the third round with a stopgap center to be signed in free agency.

i think it comes down to tight end because it fits need and this is a loaded class. it will most likely be engram if he’s available. if not then someone like bucky hodges. the advantage of guys like these is they could probably be lined up like wide receivers in certain instances. shoot i’ve read that hodges was used almost exclusively at wide receiver last season. huge red zone targets too for goff.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by InvaderRam.

i like jordan willis. i also like tyus bowser. i think he could be a steal if teams sleep on him. reminds me of khalil mack. barwin too to be honest. versatile. can rush. can drop back. can play in a 3-4 or a 4-3. i would even consider him in the second round.

zn wrote:

You know I buy into the idea that they can get 4 players who can contribute in rounds 2-4. It;s just a matter of who’s there and what they’re looking at–CB? Safety? Edge rusher? DE, maybe? TE? WR?

they can. i just worry that mcvay’s first inclination is to draft offense when this draft outside of tight end and running back, is so strong on defense.

in my opinion, he needs to have the whole team picture in mind and that means drafting defense. this team more than anything just needs strong starters. it isn’t one wide receiver away from contending. it needs talent at every single unit. so why not draft the strongest players.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by InvaderRam.

gurley was a disappointment. and i suspect some teammates weren’t too happy about it.

the strength of this offense should be in the backfield.

hopefully mcvay can develop the passing offense and take some pressure off him, but gurley needs to step up.

still would like the rams to draft an edge rusher this year. lots of uncertainty at that position as far as the future goes, and this draft is loaded with them.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by InvaderRam.

How high is Todd Gurley’s ceiling?

RS: That really all depends on him but what I can say he’s working really hard 5 days a week to explode next season.

right there it kinda sounded like he called gurley out a little bit. might be what he referred to as commitment.

brown made similar comments after the season was over.