ok i take that back. i do believe the rams could have gotten a first round pick for bradford, so i’m going to have to rethink this one.

wv wrote:

Laram dont think Foles is the answer.

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Laram
My hope is that Foles does extremely well, but I have some serious concerns.

… the answer in my mind is if you’re getting rid of Bradford, upgrade.

They got a player that’s healthy, now…but is he better?

I don’t think so.
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The Rams apparently had options, for their were other team(s) that had interest in Bradford.

The Rams chose Nick Foles as the catalyst for the trade.

I think they chose the wrong catalyst.

The Rams need a franchise qb. They still don’t have one.
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Laram

Well considering my views of Nick Foles and what he brings to the table, I would have to consider several other options.

Let’s say Cleveland was one of the other teams with interest. They have two 1st rd picks, 12 and 19th.

Could the Rams have traded Bradford to them for their 12th pick, 19th?

Could they have then traded their 10th and 12th or 19th to move up for Winston?

Or how about IF as you say the 2016 qb class is better than 2015, stockpile picks for next year and play the season with your boy Keenum?

Or how about Bradford to Cleveland for Hoyer and one of their 1st rd picks?

How about making some calls around the league being proactive, instead of waiting for somebody to call you.

That’s what most teams do when they actually want to move a player.

I’m spit balling here but with some reasonable options IMO.

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well ok. if the rams could have gotten 2 first round picks or even 1 first round pick. then shame on the rams.

i know kelly said he was offered a first rounder for bradford. but if that’s true. then i’d say kelly was dumb for turning that down.

the dline has been very good. but more hype than actual substance. they need to be better what with all the draft capital that’s been spent in that area. just too inconsistent for me so far.

yeah. i don’t think they keep jenkins or johnson. they still have gaines, but it’d be wise to draft a defensive back or two this year.

i think they need at least 3 offensive linemen. i’d prefer they at least re-sign joe barksdale and draft one. that leaves one more.

but i also think they got a real shot at one of amari cooper or kevin white. i’m not sure that’s an opportunity i’d want the rams to pass up. if i was snisher, i’d wait to see if i could get either of those two. if not, i’m trading back and picking the best olineman available.

i’d even consider defensive back if the right one was available.

Agamemnon wrote:

I read, that Suh said, that he had more talent than he did.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/08/20/suh-nick-fairley-has-an-opportunity-to-be-better-than-me/

“I haven’t said this a lot or to many people, more or less, but Nick is more athletically gifted than me, and he has an opportunity to be better than me, and that’s what I want to see out of him,” Suh said Wednesday, according to Ashley Dunkak of CBS Detroit.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by InvaderRam.

haha! i’m way ahead of ya, ag!

i think the chances of taking mariota are increasing by the day.

PA Ram wrote:

Mike Clay ‏@MikeClayNFL 9m9 minutes ago
Chip basically said the personnel around Bradford in St. Louis was to blame for his struggles. Hard to argue really.

NFL on ESPN ‏@ESPNNFL 19m19 minutes ago
Eagles coach Chip Kelly says he’s already been offered a 1st-round pick this morning for newly acquired QB Sam Bradford.

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora 18m18 minutes ago
If Kelly was offered a 1st for Bradford, my guess is it has Browns written all over it. And if Kelly wanted Mariota he’d have taken it…

if it was the browns who offered a first rounder it says a lot about how dumb the browns organization is.

maybe. but they also signed wells and long. so they could also be wrong about this. like i said. i’m not disappointed. but i’m not overly thrilled either. it was a need and it was filled.

Agamemnon wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:
i just want to say that foles has huge hands.

1 for nick.

Just how big are they?

10 5/8″. vavavavoom!

i just want to say that foles has huge hands.

1 for nick.

zn wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:
maybe the main problem in philadelphia was the fit. maybe in a ball control offense where the qb isn’t asked to do as much will help foles.

i like it. he had a very promising sophomore season. followed by an average but disappointing third season. a little bit concerned by the injury last season but nothing that required reconstructive surgery. i think there’s a lot of potential there.

plus. big hands!!! haha!

It’s true that from 2013 and 2014, the Eagles went from 27th in passing attempts to 5th. How Foles fits into that will require a little math. Which I’ll do, but later.

ok. somebody needs to get on this asap. the suspense is killing me.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by InvaderRam.

maybe the main problem in philadelphia was the fit. maybe in a ball control offense where the qb isn’t asked to do as much will help foles.

i like it. he had a very promising sophomore season. followed by an average but disappointing third season. a little bit concerned by the injury last season but nothing that required reconstructive surgery. i think there’s a lot of potential there.

plus. big hands!!! haha!

so which qbs in this draft came from a pro-style offense?