Zooey wrote:

I like how Colin thinks.

if i was stafford and donald, i’d be willing to take a discount to give the rams some flexibility.  cuz if this team can get one or two more championships, they could easily get that money back in endorsements.

a dynasty would sell.  la would eat that up in a second.

zn wrote:

You know what it looks like to me. Brown is being positioned to ascend to coordinator. Either with the Rams eventually (given how often their coordinators get hired away), or maybe he gets hired somewhere else before being promoted with the Rams. And of course being positioned to be a coordinator means being positioned to eventually become a head coach.

that’s what it looks like to me.  mcvay thinks the tight ends coach is an important position.  mcvay himself started out as a tight ends coach.  wes phillips coached that position before moving onto an oc position.  and now brown.

si is reporting that one candidate is ra’shaad samples from tcu.

https://www.si.com/nfl/rams/news/rams-interview-rb-coach-rashaad-samples

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zn wrote:

There is evidence that Robinson upped his game on his own. We have a vid somewhere or the Rams DL coach (Henderson) talking about how he had challenged Robinson to lose weight in the off-season. He did, and was stronger and quicker as a result. I am not dismissing the idea that Miller helped, but it may be that more than one thing came through this year at the same time–adding Miller, Robinson upping his game.

what’s crazy is a’shawn is only 26. will be entering his contract year at only 27. he’ll be super motivated to play well.

gaines will only be 26 going into next season. and then there’s brown who has tons of potential.

bring miller back and it could be a delight.

zn wrote:

Zac Stevens@ZacStevensDNVR The Rams named Von Miller the Postseason Performer of the Year. In 4 games, Von had 4 sacks, 6 QB hits, 6 TFLs, 14 tackles 1 forced fumble & 1 fumble recovery. He was vintage playoff Von.

i know it’s going to be next to impossible, but this is why the rams have to do everything they can to bring this guy back. having this guy for a full season. along with a full season from jones. this front seven could be fun to watch.

i don’t know how they do it, but if there’s a way i’m sure they’ll figure it out.

woods was injured shortly after the tenn game.

rams were integrating obj and miller into the team.  miller was also getting healthy.

i think miller really changed this defense in the second half.

Billy_T wrote:

Higbee should be fine, and if Harris puts on another twenty pounds of good weight, they should be set there, too, with Hopkins and Blanton. That becomes a strong group as well.

if either harris or hopkins can come through, that could be quite the tight end group.

i don’t know if this was posted.  i liked it.  at the end (36:45), cooper says to matt, “great win.  just the start.”  i really hope that stafford and kupp can play together for another five years at least.  at least.  they could do some special things together.

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wv wrote:

I’d be curious as to how many minority coaches McVay has hired over the years and how many he has on staff now. I’d be curious how his numbers look compared to the NFL in general, etc.

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yeah.

i was also hoping that he would hire a minority for the oc position.  if for no other reason than to see if said oc would get hired the following year for a hc position.  although in the end i want to see the best candidate get the job of course.

supposedly, mcvay will be grooming brown for a coordinator position.  whether it’s here or somewhere else i hope he gets the chance and runs with it.  unbelievable that flores produces 2 winning seasons in a row and gets fired.

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JackPMiller wrote:

.. Super Bowls, would they be able to takeover the Lakers, and be the “It” team in LA?

i think la is a dodger town above all else.  and it would be nigh impossible to overtake them.  dodgers are popular whether they win or lose.

Zooey wrote:

Okay, that said…I also believe Stafford improved as the season wore on, and that the Rams used more motion and PA as the season wore on. So what we have here is a QB on a new team who is adjusting to a new system, and a coach that is figuring that out, and a new WR added mid-stream as another WR the QB was just getting used to goes out. And all that got better and better as the season progressed, and it peaked at the right time.

and having said that stafford still finished the season third in ypa, second in tds, fourth in total qbr, and sixth in passer rating. so if he does improve, it could be something to behold. one thing he definitely needs to get better at is consistency. his lows were very low. but that might just be something you have to live with with matt.

the only thing i worry about is how they replace whit. i’m skeptical noteboom is the answer, but he might be their only option.

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Zooey wrote:

Alaric Jackson played well when he played, but who knows.

jackson is an interesting prospect. athletically he doesn’t stand out at all. i’m skeptical that he could stick at left tackle, but his teammates speak highly of him.

Future Hall of Fame teammates dub Rams’ Canadian tackle Alaric Jackson a ‘young star’ ahead of Super Bowl LVI

not that anyone is asking me but von miller and obj.

my hope right now.

that ernest jones uses his rookie season to as a launching pad for a stellar sophomore season from start to finish.

that robert rochell can grab the starting corner spot opposite ramsey.

and that bobby brown emerges and plays some serious and important minutes on the dline. brown has serious physical abilities. i hope he can elevate the mental part and be a contributor.

bring back obj and von!

bring whit and weddlesbeard back too!