i’m so happy they picked gurley.

i mean i still like mason. but a mason gurley combo is unreal to me.

canadaram wrote:

I am pleased with how they executed this draft. They opted for a special talent over a good lineman in the first and then attempted to build their line with later picks. Throw in an extra pick that allowed them to take a developmental QB, and this draft had almost everything that I wanted. If they could have found a MLB earlier that would have made it the perfect draft for me.

in retrospect we shoulda seen it a long time ago.

it’s the jeff fisher way. he’ll almost always go for the special playmaking talent in the first round. offensive linemen are usually taken in the later rounds. he got his stud left tackle. and he’s going to fill in other positions with lunch pail types.

me personally. i would wait until midseason next year and slowly phase him in. they have the luxury of doing that. tre mason is very capable as is cunningham.

i just heard a report that he is on track for mid training camp to start practicing. still. i would be cautious.

just want to add one more thing. people talk about how gurley is a once in a decade type running back…

well. gurley had a teammate at georgia – freshman running back nick chubb.

some were whispering last year that he might be BETTER than gurley.

so… take that for what it’s worth. he put up some mighty impressive numbers behind the same line. early heisman candidate.

also this.

http://mattwaldmanrsp.com/2013/09/16/boiler-room-rb-todd-gurley/

it’s a risk definitely. but the rams have the luxury of not having to put the entire load on gurley. not immediately anyway.

with gurley you have the potential to make a solid unit great. and why would you pass that up? especially given who the coach is. that’s what they did with the dline. and now they potentially have that with the rb corps.

the rams have not exactly been an upper echelon rushing offense anyway under fisher. last year they finished in the bottom half. i feel like they’ve improved the two things that can push them toward the top. the offensive line. and the running backs.

i do feel they still need to sign a free agent. i would still prefer they sign barksdale and slide him inside to right guard.

but i get the feeling that if the rams can field a top 5 rushing offense. things will open up in the passing game.

speaking of transformative. remember how defenses would stack up against jackson to stop the run? have defenses had to do that since he left? my guess is that starts to change with gurley and mason running the ball.

that’s too bad. i like stacy. but yeah. best to let him move on.

brett hundley finally drafted by packers in the fifth round.

i hope they re-sign barksdale.

robinson saffold jones barksdale havenstein

you’d only be plugging in one new player. barksdale has a new position but he’s playing on the same side.

brown hopefully develops and eventually takes over for barksdale.

again. in the past the rams offense was one without an identity. they had it a little bit with steven jackson in his last year with the rams, but he was at the end of his career. the offense was in transition. and the two years since then they tried to be an uptempo offense. that failed. they tried to be a rushing offense. but it was a very mediocre rushing offense.

now they have a potentially physical offensive line. they have two starting level running backs in gurley and mason. they are equipped. finally. to do what fisher wants to do. and that is to wear down opposing defenses. but they also have the potential to hit home runs in gurley and mason. and also tavon. there’s a nice balance to this offense. but more importantly. it’s got a real identity. there’s the potential for not just a good rushing offense. but a dominant rushing offense. one that will make the passing offense better. and it will make the defense better.

hopefully, this keeps the defense fresh and able to attack opposing qbs. mack and others have said that this is the year we were all targeting to see playoff football. i can see it happening now.

the rams have a tradition of great running backs like maybe no other team in the nfl. seriously. name a team with a greater tradition of great running backs. marshall faulk. eric dickerson. jerome bettis. steven jackson. lawrence mccutcheon.

i agree with fisher when he says guys like gurley come along only every once in awhile. you want to be known as a running team. don’t just be good at it. be great at it. the rams offense finally seems like it has real direction.

i think gurley catching the ball will be big. i expect that to be a significant part of the offense.

wv wrote:

PA Ram wrote:

I’ve been thinking about this pick.

Can’t say I like it.

Okay–maybe he becomes Peterson or Lynch. Maybe.
But the Rams were not hurting at RB. They had a good young runner in Mason

Well there’s where we disagree, i guess: On the value of a “Lynch.”

I dont think Seattle is Seattle without Lynch. He’s more than just a “good runner.”

Based on what I read, Gurley is special. A game-breaker. A Playmaker. A pass-catcher and a Runner.

I just dont think Tre Mason can compare with Gurley. Based on what I’ve been reading. Thats all i got
to go on.

An elite-complete-RB can help an OLine and he can help a QB.

Lets see what Snisher does in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Its all purty fascinating.

w
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this. i don’t think they want just a good running game. actually they’ve had a pretty lousy running game. they want a dominant running game. and i do also think that gurley is the type of back who will make his oline look better. or at least that’s the idea.

normally i’d agree. but i think gurley is good enough that you take the chance.

i do worry about the acl. can’t help it. but if he comes out of it ok, i think you’re looking at a special player. and that’s what this team needs. a special playmaker on offense.

marshawn lynch. that guy was worth a top 10 pick. i think a healthy gurley can be at least that. but that’s they key word. healthy.

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i’d go for clemmings.

and if he’s available in the third round. i would go all in on collins and gamble that this past week’s events has been some horrible misunderstanding.

this is jeff fisher’s world. we’re just living in it.