wv wrote:

The media is gonna decorticate Lamar all week.

wasn’t lamar responsible for two of those turnovers?

i still think he’s a great qb, but he screwed up.

i’m not sure how i feel about this.

zn wrote:

It has to be round 2 or 3.

i differ slightly. and although the rams were very close to beating the lions. and they were very close to beating the heavily favored ravens, they still need help on the offensive line, in the secondary and a pass rusher. i think a backup running back will have to be later if they don’t think it’s evans. although they do have an extra third rounder so maybe there.  if williams misses four or five games due to injury the rams will have to adjust. if williams faces an injury worse than that. like season ending. then it almost doesn’t matter. i think kyren is that good.

or again. the rams can opt to trade back. which again i wouldn’t be against it.

zn wrote:

In my view they need another back of roughly his caliber.

that’s easier said than done. i think kyren is pretty special. but yes. i get the concern. i do still wonder about evans. i haven’t given up on him.

zn wrote:

I don’t see the Rams acting like this OL has to be fixed.

well i don’t see it as needing to be fixed either. this is just one of many possibilities. another possibility is drafting a corner at that spot and a center later. or if they trade back and get more picks that would be great too. draft that kid from oregon. jackson powers-johnson. sounds like a late first rounder at this point. then draft secondary later in the rounds.

they’ve got options which is great. i do think they need to draft a pass rusher at some point. and add another through free agency. even if it isn’t a marquee signing. and a tight end for depth. running back maybe. it depends on what they see in evans. depends on what they think of him. maybe it’s a matter of him getting the pass protection down. i don’t know, but as a runner he seems to have potential looking back at the scouting reports. a receiver might be necessary. in the later rounds for depth. and i’m a little worried about kupp’s health.

i’m hoping they can draft a cb. i like cooper dejean. when i read his profile i immediately think jalen ramsey. probably doesn’t make it that far though.

ack. good for him though. i’d rather the rams promote from within if possible.

Billy_T wrote:

The above changes, of course, if the Rams make miracles happen and sign Brian Burns. He gives them a top-flight edge, age 26 for the next season, so they can focus elsewhere.

i’m pretty sure he’s gonna get tagged. so then you’re looking at giving up significant draft capital.

zn wrote:

If you lowball Jackson you’re inviting the rest of the league to think about poaching him, and therefore getting a solid experienced veteran starting LOT at a very cheap price.

i agree. i was at one point wanting to draft a left tackle to replace jackson but at this point i’d rather they opt for continuity. bring back jackson. bring back dotson. they may have to draft a center. but i’d try to bring back as many starters as i could on the oline.

Billy_T wrote:

Speaking of age: Nacua is listed as 23 on the official Rams site, but 22 elsewhere. Wiki has him with a 2001 DOB and 22. A few other sites do as well. Weird that they can’t get a consensus age for players.

he’s listed as 22 on the official website.

it might not be the worst idea to trade down. just add volume and see what sticks.

i would like to see them make one major fa signing outside bringing their own players back – preferably a pass rusher.

yeah. this all of a sudden becomes the rams biggest need on offense.

zn wrote:

Yeah Hopkins is a UFA in 2024. But I doubt they pay him because the Rams have used Allen far more than Hopkins, which makes you wonder if they even want Hopkins. (Allen has 192 snaps to Hopkins 96. Heck Hunter Long saw 55 snaps and he was on IR for all but 4 games.)

yeah. doubt they bring back hopkins. i like what i’ve seen of allen but they can’t go into next season with just allen and long. maybe they draft one. or another trade.

zn wrote:

Analysts I’ve seen have shown that he still runs routes like a rookie and can improve in that area.

this. i remember seeing a video of him and kupp. they were doing these footwork drills. the difference between the two was so drastic. if puka can improve this skill, i gotta think his route running will improve make him so much more effective. not just getting open but having more space after the catch when he gets the ball. also maybe make him more effective in the red zone where there’s more traffic.

and i agree too that his hands can improve. he seemed to have occasional concentration lapses. kupp had this problem his rookie year and was able to improve dramatically.

matt lafleur has done an incredible job in green bay.  he’s had to oversee a qb change – replacing arguably the greatest qb of his generation.  all the wide receivers and tight ends are either rookies or sophomores.  wow.

zn wrote:

veteran starting caliber qb

but i wouldn’t even consider him a veteran starting caliber qb. by its strictest definition sure he was. in reality he was a sophomore qb on his second offensive coordinator in as many years. looking back on goff’s career you can say that but at the time he wasn’t. and i would also argue that exacerbating goff’s lack of experience at the time was the fact that mcvay himself wasn’t much older than goff. their combined age didn’t even equal vermeil or fisher when they first took a job with the rams which is insane to me when you think about it.

and it’s not a knock on fisher at all. in fact i credit him with providing a lot of the essential foundation work with which mcvay had to work with including goff. and at the time i thought fisher was given a raw deal by getting canned that year. obviously i feel different now, but fisher was the best coach the rams had since vermeil.