zn wrote:

Ultimately, this group’s ranking hinges on how well Verse can play across from Young.

i’d say it actually hinges on how much of a leap young and turner can make in their second year.

rookie pass rushers rarely bust out immediately. but usually do in their second and third years no? so for me if young and turner can step up in donald’s absence then the defense might be ok and possibly even elevate verse and fiske’s play their rookie years.

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zn wrote:

Williams is built like a slot-only cornerback at 5-foot-9 and 187 pounds, but he’s been a great outside cornerback for years, and that was just as true in 2023, when he allowed 51 catches on 86 targets for 613 yards, 178 yards after the catch, two touchdowns, four interceptions, 18 pass breakups, and an opponent passer rating of 69.6. Through his NFL career, Williams has allowed 10 touchdowns to 11 interceptions, and has a lifetime opponent passer rating of 76.7. It’s safe to say that nobody expected that when he came out of college.

yeah. i’m just excited as a whole about this revamped secondary. with the biggest question mark being white. i think williams will be fine. curl is still young but has a ton of experience. and then the biggest thing to me is mcvay has been vocal about lake. i don’t think that can be overlooked. yeah. revamped secondary. adding verse and fiske to the front seven.

still wish donald was here though.

zn wrote:

joemad wrote:

Help me understand…….Why does his statement state negative 32 days for SF, then the list states negative 21 days for SF? why the different values?

I had trouble with that too. He’s not very clear sometimes.

i think he’s trying to say that when you include only games with negative rest edge it’s -32. but when you total all games, some of which have a positive rest edge, the total is -21.

zn wrote:

The look between RB coach Ron Gould and Kyren Williams (plus the Ronnie Rivers smirk) in the first @RamsNFL team meeting of 2024, as Sean McVay puts on the film of newly-signed Pro Bowl guard Jonah Jackson.

that is freaking priceless!

i am getting amped up just looking at them.

well you gotta figure stafford is asking for at least that much.

or is he willing to take a discount as long as he gets more guaranteed money? wishful thinking?

good agility and explosion numbers.

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zn wrote:

It’s the secondary that has to do most of the multiplicity/disguised coverage action.

well that’s good to know. i like curl. i don’t think he’s talked about enough. or maybe the other teams know something the rams don’t. i choose to believe the rams outsmarted everyone else unless the actual games show differently. i like white. it’s a gamble, but a smart one i think. and williams should be fine.

i’d still feel better if the rams brought jj back. maybe with trading skow they can do something. but if not i think lake should be fine too.

and i expect jones to step up. obviously he’s a front seven guy. but he does a lot of things well, and he’s a leader.

zn wrote:

ramsman34 The D front will be very situation-multiple. The more Shula can mix up the fronts, personnel, stunt/blitz looks, the more issues it creates for opposing offensive game plans and protections.

i’m curious to see how shula handles this defense. losing donald sucks for sure.

but more than that. going with a young defense. a very young first time coordinator. that could hurt as well. i don’t know. morris entered the job with a lot more experience. he’s a leader. what is shula? is that a good mix? rookie coordinator with a young defense?

that’s just not a good list. pff has him ranked five. that sounds more accurate.

looks like the 11 personnel podcast might be over.

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wv wrote:

Yup.  Her watch in LA will be over soon.   And we will never see her like again.

truly. the best i’ve read maybe ever. and i’ve enjoyed her podcast as well.

i don’t think anyone else has come even close.

a couple things. how different is what the rams do compared to other teams? is it that innovative or is this just a variation of what other front offices do?

also. ultimately the purpose of all this is to win superbowls. and kansas city seems to be setting that benchmark.

the rams under snead have been to two. won one. they’ve had some good drafts. made some pretty bold moves. have had sustained success since mcvay was hired. you got this season. the 25 season. and then the 26 season hopefully mcvay and snead are still here. that’ll mark ten years of the mcsnead era of rams football. hopefully stafford is still here. i wonder how we’ll look back on everything at that point.

i think it’s still better than anything anyone else is writing. it gets a little wordy, but it is interesting to me her going into all the details of how they collect information on all the players.

the one thing that worries me with this system is it’s so proprietary that i wonder how difficult it is to bring in fresh ideas. to have input it seems like you need to know a lot of the different colors and symbols that are involved. and unless you’ve been working with it for a long time it might be hard to just dive right in. or maybe it’s just intuitive how it works.