yeah. it seems like all the talk is about the oline, stafford contract, kupp and nacua, the draft picks,  even tre white. and he’s just kind of under the radar.

i guess it’s the position he plays. safeties are mostly an afterthought in today’s game. but it’s good to hear that he’s doing well in training camp so far. and he’s still only 25 years old.

colby parkinson is another signing who may be flying under the radar. he’s already graded as an above average blocker. but now’s the time to show his chops as a receiver. also only 25 years old. barely older than verse or fiske.

sounds like colby parkinson is the starter right now with allen the backup.

i guess the only question is will it at east be replacement level for higbee.

i’m encouraged so far but who really knows. tight end and injuries are my only real questions on offense.

rams oline going down with injuries. both jacksons and now hav.

the exact thing we didn’t want to see.

InvaderRam wrote:

just physical attributes. size. strength. length. speed. i think i read somewhere that he scored top 30 among defensive tackles all time in ras at the combine. all the physical ability you’d want in a defensive tackle.

Bobby Brown was drafted with pick 117 of round 4 in the 2021 draft class. He scored a 9.82 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 24 out of 1309 DT from 1987 to 2021. https://t.co/KuO0lJZiLC #RAS #Rams pic.twitter.com/wP1zDIveOf

— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) May 1, 2021

he’s got all the ability in the world. i think donald has even commented on it.

yesterday jourdan rodrigue asked mcvay if brown was dealing with an injury since he took his pads off early. mcvay looked annoyed but then laughed it off saying he was kidding. i don’t know how to read into that comment. not sure if it’s something to worry about or if it was just a joke. i know this defense really needs him to step up this year.

pic.twitter.com/Zjvh7IusB0#Rams Puka Nacua wow 🔥🔥

— NFL Rumors (@nflrums) July 30, 2024

yeah. want to see what verse and fiske are about with the pads on.

allen. i’m almost certain that he can handle the receiving part. he was impressive in the limited time he got last year. but the blocking part is the question. looks like he may have added 10 pounds onto his frame.

wv wrote:

That cant be right.  The Rams TE coach turned down an OC job to remain a TE coach?

i found that kinda weird too. only thing i can think of is maybe mcvay gave some assurances of a future promotion to oc if/when lafleur leaves? or maybe he doesn’t have those kinds of aspirations?

zn wrote:

How so, I don;t know that much about him. Why do you say that.

just physical attributes. size. strength. length. speed. i think i read somewhere that he scored top 30 among defensive tackles all time in ras at the combine. all the physical ability you’d want in a defensive tackle.

another note. wow. just saw kay adams’ interview with tre white. watching him get emotional describing his last two years and what it means to get a second chance with the rams. i’ll be rooting for him the most of any player on the team.

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Sources: Free agent CB Jerry Jacobs is signing with the #Rams.

Jacobs had a career-best 3 INTs and 8 PBUs for the #Lions last season. Physical corner who will upgrade LA’s secondary after helping change the culture in Detroit. pic.twitter.com/Z5Ltwq87u0

— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) July 26, 2024

wv wrote:

well, he’s a white, male, multi-millionaire, privileged mega-star, whining about first-world-problems, while people in other places are being bombed and starved and mutilated….so, maybe his problem is not really so ‘dark’

haha. i hear you. his problems pale in comparison to most people on this planet. i sometimes even have to catch myself when i start getting a little too grumpy.

but in the context of multi-millionaire white male corporate executives it was dark. i think of dick vermeil when he left the eagles completely burned out. and i’m happy that mcvay has seemingly avoided that.

and also with mcvay this is the world he was born into. he was born into “football royalty”. this is probably the only world he really knows. he’s young. maybe his world view matures as he gets older. hopefully?

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Rams CB Derion Kendrick suffered torn ACL and will have surgery in a few weeks McVay said. Did not rule out bringing back Ahkello Witherspoon. CB Darious Williams appeared to strain a hamstring on final play of Thursday practice.

— Gary Klein (@LATimesklein) July 26, 2024

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zn wrote:

I think Bobby Brown made a really good jump last year and I’m expecting that much more from him.

espn recently named him as a surprise breakout player for the rams.

that guy has all the physical ability in the world. and he’s turning 24 this year. same age as verse and fiske. so yeah. another name to watch out for in camp.

zn wrote:

In a recent episode of “The Athletic Football Show with Robert Mays,” McVay opened up about the issues at hand.

yeah. if anybody hasn’t seen that interview yet you should. very cool interview. zn posted it somewhere.