they should make a reality show out of this with fisher and boudreau as the hosts.

the search for the next rams offensive line…

a lot of people have given up on jones. but he’s only 25 years old. he’s finally healthy although he played in limited spurts last year.

character wise he’s through the roof. he’s played in some of the biggest games in college football. he’s smart. tough. he’s spent the last two years developing under one of the best oline coaches in the league.

i’m thinking starting center in 2015 if he can stay healthy.

and mind you this is back in the 70s. nowadays. lawyer probably advises him to fess up to nothing.

the only thing i can think of is that when bill was asked if he gave them the ludes unknowingly, his lawyer stepped in and told him not to answer the question. so there is no way of proving that he drugged them without their consent?

i want to see a qb rating around 90. and i want to see 25 touchdown passes this season.

i really don’t know if it’s the system necessarily…

i think it’s just humans. or maybe rather it’s just nature. it’s a cruel world we live in.

i think a lot of things have to change. gun control is just one of a long list of things that needs to be fixed.

it’s just never going to happen.

on peterson it should be noted. he tore both his acl and mcl. so by limited accounts, peterson had a more severe injury.

furthermore. peterson’s was a contact injury. while gurley’s was non-contact. i don’t know if that makes a difference or not either way.

it’s a good gamble i think. foles seemed to be plagued with the same problems last year that bradford faced when he was healthy.

as long as the rams can field a healthy offensive line. and the running game is good to great. foles should be at least adequate as a starting quarterback. and the rams have some time to see if mannion or another quarterback can be better. or maybe foles proves better than adequate. i like it. i honestly was looking forward to 2015 but with one eye on 2016 wondering what they were going to do at qb. if they can do this. IF. i’ll feel a lot better.

how many years are qbs getting these days? would you give him a 5 year contract? more?

rfl wrote:

A relatively good article acknowledging the gap between potential and performance.

I however see little evidence of diagnosis of the causes that led to the problems.

For example this:

Their vaunted defensive line, a unit some thought could set a league record for sacks actually set a record for sack futility, with just one in the first five games.

This sentence OUGHT to be jaw-dropping. It ought to knock people off their feet. And it screams for diagnosis and responsibility.

Haven’t heard it yet from anyone on the Rams.

personally, i don’t expect them to address it publicly. but as long as they take care of it internally, i’ll be satisfied.

but yeah. i was disturbed by that at the beginning. i think that’s on williams. i really hope fisher reigns him in a little this season.

talk is cheap. defense needs to start showing it on the field.

i still hold out hope that finally having the same coordinator for two seasons in a row will make some sort of difference.

i like him. i think a fully healthy jones wins the job easily.

I actually think that the Rams are getting into a 49ers before Harbaugh position. If they hired a new coach, and it was a competent hire, then, they would be set to make a real run.

i’ve been thinking the same thing.

if fisher leaves. for whatever reason. the new coach will be going into a real good situation. should be a very attractive opportunity. has to be the right hire though.

i personally like fisher. i like his style. i realize it’s not for everyone though. i do wonder, however, if he’s good enough to win the super bowl.

has brockers reached his ceiling? or is there some break through ready to happen?

he’s only 24. about 5 months older than aaron donald. he came into college as a linebacker. came out as a defensive tackle.

i’ll be interested to see how much better this guy can get.

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i give him two years with no major injuries to see what he can do. the rams got to make a decision soon whether fisher is that guy.

this roster. too talented at this point to let it go to waste. no more excuses.

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barring major injuries of course…

zn wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

what are the hit rates for offensive linemen by round?

just trying to figure out how difficult a task the rams face potentially starting two offensive linemen in 2015.

I actually calculated that once, but you can’t take it as strict. I just counted and estimated. However I think it’s more or less right.

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rough calculations… OL draft “hits,” different rounds
zn
May 11, 2015 at 11:24 pm

I looked at 2002-2011, because 2011 is far back enough to get a read, and back to 2002 covers a decade.

I wasn’t very detailed. Just flew in, got rough estimates, had a sandwich, flew out.

But the numbers should be pretty “more or less” good.

So. What percentage of OL taken in that time frame from rounds 6-7 ended up as “hits”? I am counting that as continuing starters.

I get 23 of 150. Just over 15%.

What percentage of OL taken in that time frame from rounds 4-5 ended up as “hits”?

I get 29 of 117. Just under 25%. There’s about 2 dozen more borderline guys after the first 29.

What percentage of OL taken in that time frame from round 3 ended up as “hits”?

I get 32 of 50. Just under 64%.

What percentage of OL taken in that time frame from round 2 ended up as “hits”?

I get 33 of 49. Just over 67%.

going by those numbers i actually feel a little bit better about the oline situation. just calculating odds of havenstein and brown being hits. chance should be around 40% or so. chances of any two of their rookie offensive linemen hitting i’m not too sure, but i’m guessing it’s around 50%. essentially a coin flip.