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  • in reply to: speculation conversation…what if they switched to a 3/4 #63176
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    http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/13501687/denver-broncos-one-best-defense-nfl

    Broncos’ D could be among NFL’s best
    Aug 24, 2015

    Phillips is arguably the best coach in football when it comes to taking a base 4-3 defense and converting it to the 3-4. Transitions in San Diego and Houston dot his NFL résumé. He laughs off the idea that it’s a complex transition, saying the only difference in the schemes is whether one defender plays with a hand on the ground or not.

    in reply to: speculation conversation…what if they switched to a 3/4 #63165
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    here’s a thought. cory littleton – rams rookie of the year.

    got more and more playing time as the season went on. probably needs to add some weight.

    OVERVIEW
    Littleton’s career at “U-Dub” was a bit up and down, moving positions and moving in and out of the starting lineup. But as they say, it’s not about how you start, but where you finish. Littleton’s final year on campus saw him receive honorable mention All-Pac-12 notice as a Sam linebacker, racking up 65 stops, 11 for loss, and six sacks. He had started all 13 games at defensive end as a sophomore, contributing 62 tackles, 10 for loss and five sacks for the Huskies, but found himself playing less in his junior campaign as a part-time starter (37 tackles, 3.5 for loss, one sack). Even Littleton’s first year in Seattle was a bit inconsistent, as coaches inserted him into the starting line-up against Oregon after not playing him at all in the first four games of the year. He made six tackles against the Ducks (one for loss), and finished the year with 14 stops, 1.5 for loss.

    PRO DAY RESULTS
    40-yard dash: 4.73 seconds
    Vertical: 32 1/2 inches
    Broad jump: 9 feet, 11 inches
    Short shuttle: 4.39 seconds
    3-cone: 7.01 seconds
    Bench: 17 reps of 225 pounds

    ANALYSIS
    STRENGTHS Athletic with long arms and big hands. Has decent closing speed. Sinks hips and accelerates out of his change of direction. Moderate tackle production, but reduced his broken tackles and misses from a year ago. As edge rusher, has some edge bend with flexible ankles, effective shoulder dip and cat­-quick spin move. Credited with 35 pressures and six sacks on the season. Consistent special teams performer with 19 career tackles.

    WEAKNESSES Play strength dips well below NFL norm for the position. Plays upright and blockers get under his pads. Allows both tight ends and fullbacks to derail his edge-­setting attempts. Can’t hold the edge and is a liability when teams run downhill at him. Shows some passivity. Needs to be more physical and use his hands to clear himself from blocks.

    DRAFT PROJECTION Undrafted free agent

    BOTTOM LINE Long-limbed, stand-up pass rusher who is built more like a wide receiver than a running back. Littleton showed some pass rush ability this season and his special teams ability may be his best attribute on the next level. However, his thin frame and poor play strength could make him a long ­shot to stick on the 53.

    in reply to: coaching candidates thread 2 #63160
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    thinking about it i want shanahan. he’s just got the better resume. more qbs he’s worked with and helped develop. shoot. he helped develop cousins too!

    but it isn’t just that. he’s developed running backs. at all stops. he’d be great for gurley.

    but it’s not just that. he’s made a positive impact on offenses. at all stops. his system is proven with several different personnel. with different quarterbacks.

    but i go back to the running game. it’s not just about goff for me. i think the fit needs to be good for gurley too.

    i just don’t see that breadth with mcvay. that makes a difference to me. and i don’t care that gruden says mcvay is gonna be really good. i could care less about that guy’s opinion. i just see what shanny has done, and i believe it’s the perfect fit for both goff and gurley. as well as the oline. and the receivers for that matter. i remember what shanny did with those no name receivers when they went up against the rams without julio.

    in reply to: Quinn trying to rebound #63157
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    just thinking out loud. would being a standup edge rusher be easier on the back than a hands to the ground defensive end? i would think so.

    if they did go to a 3-4, it might be easier on quinn if he can handle the position.

    in reply to: speculation conversation…what if they switched to a 3/4 #63150
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    over at the herd they’re saying mcvay and phillips package deal. latest rumor going around.

    if so, yeah. it’d be a 3-4 defense. i think it would work. they should still draft a defensive end this year.

    pass rushing lbs would be a problem.

    in reply to: Vance Johnson to Denver? #63148
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    my only thinking on daddy shanny is that perhaps without the burden of hc duties he’d have more time to spend on vp duties.

    but he knows qbs. he knows running backs. just one more football mind to add to the mix.

    i like it. i think.

    and yeah. try and bring phillips in for dc duties.

    in reply to: Asteroid misses earth #63069
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    damn.

    in reply to: coaching candidates thread 2 #63068
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    mcvay makes me nervous. a real boom or bust selection.

    in reply to: Did the Rams quit on Fisher/Fassel ? #63065
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    The Rams didn’t need any more ammo to let Fisher go…they had more than enough.

    It makes sense to me Fisher leaked it in an attempt to buy him some more time…in a sense the Rams would look foolish to give him an extension then turn around and fire him before the season ended.

    But, conversely, the Rams would know that coaches get fired with extensions all the time and it doesn’t matter, especially since the deal was really a 1-year the way it was structured.

    they were gonna look foolish either way. this way they get to dangle fisher out and let him take the brunt of the damage.

    that’s how i see it.

    in reply to: The Rise And Fall Of Rams RB Todd Gurley #63061
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    I don’t know about the other 350 carries (or whatever), but all this makes sense.

    yeah. he shows a handful of clips where he missed a hole. and i imagine even the great ones miss a hole every now and then. i wonder exactly how many holes was he missing. and how many times he was getting slammed in the backfield. cuz i saw it happen often.

    but his lack of balance was startling to me. i saw it almost every game i think.

    i also think with an adequate offensive coordinator, we see some of these problems start to disappear.

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    in reply to: The Rise And Fall Of Rams RB Todd Gurley #63060
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    Easily tackled, no balance. Running into the backs of his linemen. No vision.

    yes. and i would add that jackson had similar problems early in his career. with the vision thing.

    in reply to: coaching candidates thread 2 #63059
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    It seems as though our line was built for zone blocking and the Shanahans are a zone blocking O…perfect fit for TG IMO.

    it seemed to me that the running game was at its best in the zbs.

    in reply to: Tweet: Silver – many candidates very high on Goff #63002
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    i think goff has a chance to be a very good qb.

    i think that can’t be underestimated.

    niners’ qb situation is a mess.

    chargers have a good qb.

    broncos have lynch.

    bills have taylor.

    jags have bortles.

    who else? and how does goff compare to those qbs? goff is still a big mystery.

    in reply to: Did the Rams quit on Fisher/Fassel ? #62987
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    I also think Fishers camp let the cat outa the bag about his extension…maybe an attempt at to get some time, not sure

    ya know i think demoff actually leaked it. kind of dangle fisher out there like bait and see what happened. and then axed him when they got their answer.

    cuz i’m not exactly sure how it would have benefitted fisher to leak that. it was only going to make fans angrier.

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    i don’t know specifically streep’s background.

    but there are a lot of artists, especially in hollywood, who were born with a silver spoon. they come from hollywood families. and sometimes just artistic families who were wealthy. i can name a bunch off the top of my head. they don’t come from humble beginnings. they have no clue.

    and likewise there are probably conservatives who come from humble beginnings. not trump obviously. but they are there.

    and that’s not even to say that that would even qualify them as being able to relate to what most people go through.

    and even beyond that most people are not going to look at that crowd and think well they come from where i come from (if they even do). they’re going to see a bunch of elite rich liberals going to their stupid post-award parties having no clue how hard it is to survive. shit. i have no clue how hard it is to be honest. compared to most people.

    but i also agree that trump for some bizarre reason is able to tap into that anger even though he too is part of that elite class. i don’t know why people don’t see that. it baffles me. well i do i think. it’s cuz he’s a white heterosexual male. and almost anyone who isn’t that will relate to the other side. that’s the only difference to me.

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    in reply to: Did the Rams quit on Fisher/Fassel ? #62967
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    i don’t know about quitting. i will say that it is my opinion that fisher lost the team. whether that means they stopped believing in the system. or they lost confidence. or they turned on the coach. i have no clue.

    but i do believe the coaching staff lost the players.

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    Well, i dunno if they did or not, but it sure as hell would not surprise me.
    I mean, would ‘you’ have kept the faith that long?

    w
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    no. which is why i was in favor of getting rid of fisher. not cuz i think he’s a bad coach. i acknowledge the fact that he had to deal with a lot of bad luck.

    but it just wasn’t going to go anywhere. with all that losing i don’t think the players were going to keep responding to fisher like they had been doing earlier.

    in reply to: on mod actions #62960
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    So all that can be deduced from my experience is that your style of moderating is overzealous at best, prejudicial at worst.

    i find zn to be a fair person. i don’t think it’s fair to say that.

    i will say this. i plan on coming over to this side of the board more often. and i will say the same as zn. stick to the issue. don’t attack the poster.

    now i’m not saying that you are doing that specifically. but i do plan on paying more attention to that in the future.

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    I mean look at the people in that room with Streep — would you guess most working class voters identify with the folks in that room?

    this. i mean i agree with a lot of what she says, but she’s as much of a part of the “liberal elite” as trump is a part of the “conservative elite”.

    so really i doubt she has much more of a clue as to what’s wrong with this country than trump.

    maybe i’m wrong. i don’t know. but i’m tired of it all. it seems like the rich control the dems and the reps. and everyone else really don’t count for much at all.

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    in reply to: Did the Rams quit on Fisher/Fassel ? #62957
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    i don’t know about quitting. i will say that it is my opinion that fisher lost the team. whether that means they stopped believing in the system. or they lost confidence. or they turned on the coach. i have no clue.

    but i do believe the coaching staff lost the players.

    in reply to: coaching candidates thread 2 #62815
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    matt patricia intrigues me as well. he’s smart for sure. not sure how that translates to being a football coach. can’t hurt though.

    his background includes playing offensive line. he was also an ol coach for some time. again. not sure if that helps having experience on the other side as well.

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    in reply to: Shanahan eyeing Broncos opening #62620
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    A lot of being the HC is getting the right fit at coordinator then managing them. we don’t know who Kyle plans on at his coordinator positions.

    There are plenty of good candidates and the Rams do have positives to lure a good coach…the biggest IMO is the cap availability and the worst is the loss of draft picks.

    i agree. but i would also add that a team like the broncos appears to have great leadership. under elway you figure they’ll make more good decisions than bad. under demoff well….

    in reply to: coaching candidates thread 2 #62575
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    i wouldn’t mind getting a defensive oriented coach as long as they could find an offensive coordinator. i just don’t know who’d they hire. i think people here have suggested turner which i like. mostly cuz you don’t worry about him leaving to be a head coach.

    in reply to: Shanahan eyeing Broncos opening #62563
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    to the objective person i’d think the denver job would be more attractive. better defense, and they too have a promising young qb. and draft picks.

    my only hope is that he doesn’t want to play under his dad’s shadow.

    either that or he isn’t that good…

    in reply to: Rams defensive staff hoping to stay #62559
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    also i believe josh forrest was projected as an inside backer coming out of college.

    biggest thing they’d need is some pass rushers and another defensive end.

    in reply to: Rams defensive staff hoping to stay #62557
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    i like wade phillips as the new dc.

    But he’s a 3/4 guy. Rams really don’t have 3/4 personnel.

    i think donald fits any scheme. ogletree was a 3-4 inside backer in college. i think brockers could play nose tackle. just find another end and some pass rushers.

    in reply to: informal poll — how do you feel about losing G. Wms #62556
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    get rid of him.

    in reply to: Rams defensive staff hoping to stay #62537
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    i like wade phillips as the new dc.

    whole new defensive staff.

    only guy i’d bring back is fassel.

    in reply to: 49ers are Josh McDaniels’ preferred team #62536
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    i like mcdaniels. but i think i like shanahan more.

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    and also i believe the nfl just needed one team in la for the new tv deal that’s supposed to come up.

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    well i guess it depends on what the market research says.

    cuz certainly having all 32 teams move to la wouldn’t work. my hunch is moving 2 teams move to a city at virtually the same time might not make the most sense from a money standpoint. 2 teams competing for fans, ticket sales, merchandising, corporate sponsorship… i don’t know…

    my guess. and it’s only a guess. is the nfl would prefer to have the chargers in san diego. and just one team in la for now.

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