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InvaderRamModerator
i’m not a fan of manning, but i’m glad that a tough defense won the superbowl.
somewhere fisher is smiling.
InvaderRamModeratorjust scratching the surface. yeah. and i don’t think he was fully himself physically in 2015. should be at full strength in 2016. and hopefully the oline gets better.
InvaderRamModeratorpace shoulda been first ballot.
InvaderRamModeratori think that’d be a mistake. unless they’re trying to trade him but even then i’m wondering if what they got in return would be worth it. i think a healthy tre is starting quality.
i am excited about todd though. he’s gonna get a full pro offseason in. i just hope he doesn’t get distracted cuz it sounds like the gurley hype train is in full gear now that he’s in los angeles.
InvaderRamModeratorgurley with a full offseason to work on just football…
Todd Gurley takes aim at Offensive Rookie of Year award
By Nick WagonerEARTH CITY, Mo. — Rams running back Todd Gurley didn’t get to enjoy a full rookie season as he recovered from a torn left ACL. But he made the most of his 13 games, leading all rookies in rushing yards and finishing third in the NFL in that category.
Gurley will find out this weekend whether he’s earned a couple awards. Gurley is one of five nominees for the Pepsi Rookie of the Year award, and is also a top contender for the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Gurley said Friday that he covets both — the winners will be announced on Saturday — and particularly likes the idea of beating out Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston and Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper.
“Oh man, it would just be cool to take home this award,” Gurley said. “Definitely knowing how hard I worked to get in this position. Plus, Jameis and Amari already got a national championship, so I need to get this award from them. I hope it can happen.”
Gurley certainly has the credentials to earn both. He already won the Pro Football Writers of America rookie of the year and the team’s version of the honor and is a leading contender to make it a clean sweep.
Gurley finished with 1,106 rushing yards in 2015, joining Eric Dickerson and Jerome Bettis as the only Rams rushers to reach 1,000 rushing yards in their debut seasons. He was also first among all rookies in yards from scrimmage (1,294), second in total touchdowns (10) and first in 100-yard games (five).
Along the way Gurley became the first rookie in NFL history to rush for 125 or more yards in four consecutive games. His 566 yards in his first four starts set an NFL record for the Super Bowl era, and he’s one of three rookies since 1970 to rush for 700 or more yards in his first six starts.
Gurley also earned a spot in the Pro Bowl, a trip he apparently enjoyed.
“Just being around Hall of Fame coaches, good players, my rookie year, my first time ever in Hawaii, it was good times,” Gurley said. “I had never been to Hawaii before. I’m happy about that. I’m going to keep mentioning Hawaii because I’ve never been to Hawaii before so I want people to know that I went.”
Gurley scored a touchdown in his Pro Bowl debut, a positive sign considering he missed the Rams’ season finale with a foot injury. Gurley said his foot is fine and he’s looking forward to a full offseason of workouts, something he didn’t have last year because he was recovering from the knee injury.
“I’m definitely looking forward to that because last year it was just all about my knee,” Gurley said. “I couldn’t do like extra workouts on my own because they had to keep an eye on it. I’m definitely looking forward to being able to do my own workouts and not having to be monitored by everybody.”
Gurley plans to get set up in Los Angeles soon and spend his offseason training at the Exos Performance Center. As for what he hopes to improve on this offseason?
“Everything,” Gurley said. “I want to work on my balance, I feel like I can improve a lot more on my blocking ability, coming out of the backfield, just doing a lot more stuff better without the ball.”
February 5, 2016 at 7:16 pm in reply to: I don't know about you but I don't like it when Gurley leaps over defenders #38633InvaderRamModeratorit’s a good way to blow out your knee. he’s gotta tone that down.
February 4, 2016 at 7:26 pm in reply to: Rams could be building new 'Fearsome Foursome' led by tackle Aaron Donald #38593InvaderRamModeratori also want to add that this group is young.
the core starters donald quinn and brockers.
aaron will be 25 in may.
quinn will be 26 in may.
brockers won’t turn 26 until december.
they gotta start fulfilling their potential now.
February 4, 2016 at 7:15 pm in reply to: Rams could be building new 'Fearsome Foursome' led by tackle Aaron Donald #38592InvaderRamModeratorif the d line could produce something like the fearsome foursome or the warner brothers that’d be something special. they got a long way to go but i’m hopeful. i don’t think they’ve even reached their potential yet, but i think the talent is there.
InvaderRamModeratorwell. ya gotta do the background research. interview him. almost like drafting him again. figure out what he’s looking for salary wise.
they’ll probably talk to the position coach. interestingly. weinke worked a little with rgiii. to what extent i have no idea, but he did work him out at img academy.
More to his liking was the afternoon activity – a full football-specific workout on a back field a five-minute golf-cart ride away, overseen by Chris Weinke, the director of the IMG Madden Football Academy and, like Griffin, a former Heisman Trophy winner (2000, Florida State).
There, Griffin – sporting gold shoes and gaudy teal, pink, white and black socks, and fitted with sensors on each forearm to measure his sweat — navigated an obstacle course of cones and blocking dummies as he unleashed a torrent of screaming, tight spirals that had Weinke’s jaw dropping.
“Off the charts,” Weinke said. “You can just see the athleticism coming out. Now, he’s the first to admit he still has work to do. That’s good. He knows that…. But he’s as good as I’ve been around.”
An approaching lightning storm cut the proceedings short, but Griffin had to catch a flight home to Texas anyway. First, though, at Weinke’s request, Griffin stopped to shake hands and take photos with a half-dozen teenaged football students who had gathered on the sidelines to watch.
February 2, 2016 at 11:07 pm in reply to: have the Rams drafted well? Below average, average, good, very good? #38523InvaderRamModeratori like snead. he’s young too. question is. like winnbrad says. can he find a qb?
but this regime. it seems like their strengths are finding dlinemen, dbacks, running backs, and oline.
InvaderRamModeratorlet me also add. and maybe this doesn’t mean that much, but in 2014, just for comparison’s sake.
kirk cousins’ passer rating was 86.4.
rgiii? 86.9.
kirk cousins. the quarterback coming out of a pro system in college?
126-204 1710 yards 61.8% 8.4 avg 10 tds 9 ints 8 scks
rgiii?
147-214 1694 yards 68.7% 7.9 avg 4 tds 6 ints 33 scks
by all accounts this guy is a competitor. he works hard. maybe he needed to be taken down a notch. maybe he’s been humbled a little bit. too hard headed in the past. but maybe he’s matured a bit this past season.
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InvaderRamModeratori’m waving my rgiii flag here i know. but i think this locker room poison talk. this arrogance. i think it’s all overblown. the media taking some harmless stories and running with it.
he was benched all of last year, and i don’t remember any rumblings coming from his camp. and now this story says he spent time after practice working on his skills. i don’t get the sense of any kind of attitude problem. i just think he needs a new start. with a coaching staff committed to developing him.
i see an alex smith type career trajectory for him. a mobile quarterback coming from a spread offense who struggled early on with injuries and learning a new offense. alex smith struggled for 4 years. way more than rgiii did i might add. didn’t find any kind of proper footing until his 5th year at the age of 25 after he missed his entire fourth season in 2008. didn’t really take off until his age 27 season.
rgiii? missed his entire fourth season due to being benched and is now entering his fifth season at the age of 26. and let me say again. i don’t think rgiii struggled half as much as alex smith did. again. find a coaching staff that’s committed to him, and i think you will see real progress from him.
InvaderRamModeratori’m not concerned with the problems in the locker room or if he’s arrogant.
the only thing i worry about is his ability to play. if he can’t then you move on.
but yeah. i have no reason to believe that rgiii is anything remotely close to a manziel. or a greg hardy so i’d have no problems if the rams took a gamble on him.
February 2, 2016 at 5:59 pm in reply to: Browns indicate they'll cut Johnny Manziel March 9 when league year opens #38508InvaderRamModeratoryeah. lawrence phillips. i hope he gets it together and doesn’t end up like larry or ryan leaf. but i hope it’s far far away from the rams.
InvaderRamModeratori don’t know that he’s poison. they used to say that about john elway. i think it’s worth a shot. if it doesn’t work no harm done.
and they will essentially have gotten those three first rounders for nothing. ha!
InvaderRamModeratori like this hunter henry kid. great blocker but also underrated as a pass catcher. perfect fit for this offense.
InvaderRamModeratorThere appears to be twice as many draftable QBs this year than last year. That makes a lot of choices possible. I think it is most likely that the Rams will draft Cook at 15.
I don’t know about Cook at this point, but, the fact that this is a deep though not top-heavy qb draft is interesting.
not exactly sure about cook either. i’m wary of drafting any qb in the first round. i like wentz but it’s looking like he’ll be gone before the rams pick.
InvaderRamModeratorhe does in fact pass the hands test. 9 7/8″.
ideally i’d spend the first two picks on wr and de. then i’d seriously think about taking dak with that second second round pick or third rounder.
InvaderRamModeratorI’ll be fine if they keep either, and they both have minor character “flags,” but I covet Johnson’s size (ha!) and think he is more scheme independent. How about you?
I favor Johnson for pretty much the same reasons.
Not that JJ will be easy to replace, but, these guys seem to find corners.
yeah. the one thing i don’t worry about is their ability to develop defensive backs.
InvaderRamModeratorwell they’re both sec guys which gives them a leg up as far as snead is concerned.
the thing that appeals to me about prescott is his running ability. the rams are not going to be a big passing team under fisher so it’s vital that they make the running game as dynamic as possible. prescott in combination with gurley and austin would give defenses the types of problems that seattle would give teams.
but i also like what i read about prescott’s mental makeup. seems like a high character guy and a natural leader. he’s tough and smart, and i bet it makes up for whatever deficiencies he might have as a passer. i also am betting that he hasn’t come close to reaching his potential as a passer. i see a tebow type athlete but with better passing skills. i think he’d work in this type of offense. in another offense maybe not but i think he’d be maximized under fisher.
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InvaderRamModeratorquite possibly the freakiest athlete in the history of the nfl.
January 31, 2016 at 3:46 pm in reply to: have the Rams drafted well? Below average, average, good, very good? #38422InvaderRamModeratorwithout really looking at the numbers my gut instinct is the fisher/snead regime has done alright. with some absolute slam dunks in there. that could also go up depending on how the next several years go as i feel it’s a little premature to judge some of the picks.
January 31, 2016 at 1:40 pm in reply to: 101, 1/30 … Ross Tucker on blocking for Newton, + John Clayton #38419InvaderRamModeratorClayton speculates on QBs. SF stays with Kaep. Philly Bradford @ 16M-. Dallas gets Johnny Helicopter as a backup. Rams may be looking……? rg3 gets no love, maybe Dallas, maybe(PUKE) Rams
i’d take a chance on rgiii. probably doesn’t matter as it sounds like he wants to go back to texas, but maybe he just needs a change of scenery. maybe a coach like fisher will be better for him.
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InvaderRamModerator… shoot. had quinn simply stayed healthy and foles merely been mediocre my guess is the rams would have made the playoffs and the rams still would have moved to los angeles.
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vogletree too. i wonder about tree’s commitment but if he maxes out his potential and quinn can get healthy. yeah. that d could accomplish some things.
InvaderRamModeratoryeah carson seemed to be let down by his receivers. i think miller actually let him down a couple times.
prescott mishandled the ball once and threw what should have been an interception right before he threw a first half td.
braxton did have some good returns on special teams.
i think oakman had 2 first half sacks.
InvaderRamModeratorpan haus. that sounds delicious.
i love beef liver pate. are they pretty similar?
No not really. I can’t think of anything that’s similar to tell you the truth. I love pan haus but I was brought up eating it. I’m Pa Dutch (but not Amish) on my father’s side and my grandmother made all that German stuff. Most people I know don’t care for it.
Speaking of liver pate, I like liverwurst a lot, especially braunschweiger. It’s really good on bread with a spicy mustard.
shoot. i gotta make myself a sandwich tonight.
InvaderRamModeratorpan haus. that sounds delicious.
i love beef liver pate. are they pretty similar?
InvaderRamModeratorpan haus. that sounds delicious.
i love beef liver pate. are they pretty similar?
InvaderRamModeratorwhere i disagree with him is saying that it was in preparation for a move. even if they were staying in st. louis i think fisher would have had the same approach.
Why disagree when the front office efforts towards marketing the team to the season tix holders and local fans was so abysmal? The fix was in for the move to LA simply because StanK tried to drive business away in ’15 and money is mothers-milk to StanK.
well like i said had the rams been staying in st louis i think the approach would have been the same. and there was no intention to lose. shoot. had quinn simply stayed healthy and foles merely been mediocre my guess is the rams would have made the playoffs and the rams still would have moved to los angeles.
January 30, 2016 at 2:12 pm in reply to: ESPN will televise Reese’s Senior Bowl practices & other S.B. details #38371InvaderRamModeratorthe thing that intrigues me about miller is you could use him on running plays. very successful as a running qb. if they can’t have a dominant passing game i’d like them to add in as much deception as they can.
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