i’d look into jadeveon clowney.

i really don’t want the rams to lose bobby, but this makes a little too much sense…  from jourdan rodrigue.

“If we are simply connecting dots, it should be noted that the Minnesota Vikings are also looking to offload pass-rusher Danielle Hunter, because they can’t fit his $18 million roster bonus under their salary cap before a quickly approaching due date. While it’s hard to imagine a captain and beloved leader such as Woods being a trade candidate, the facts that former offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell is now the head coach in Minnesota (and his offensive coordinator is former tight ends coach Wes Phillips) and Woods’ contract clears about $13.5 million with a post-June 1 trade designation, means such a move is something both teams may consider opening dialogue about. Woods is expected to return to full health around that time, after tearing his ACL last November. If the Rams could convert part of Hunter’s salary into a signing bonus (as much as $13.5 million can be converted), and balance that amount out with the space then available via a Woods designation, they could potentially pay sub-$8 million for a top pass-rusher in 2022 after losing out on Miller, when the annual spreadsheet ultimately shakes out.”

so right now i’m imagining 3 wr set with coop, woods, robinson, and higbee.  with akers in the backfield.

Zooey wrote:

Does this say anything about Woods or OBJ?

i’m worried about what this means for robert woods.  you don’t pay a third wr 15 million per year do you?

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i am a little worried.  big shoes to fill.  and definitely a key ingredient.

well.  i guess this means whit is retiring.  not happy.  but good to see noteboom and allen back.

Zooey wrote:

But..8/9 years? One of two sides won it all in 8/9 years. I don’t think anything matches that. You bring up individual sports, and there are probably more incidents of stretches of time dominated by a couple of individuals than there are in team sports, but I still doubt you would find 8/9 years.

ok. so i looked to the premier league to see any rivalries that could match that.

wenger vs ferguson. arsenal and manchester united. eight year stretch from 96 (wenger’s first season as manager of arsenal) to 04. sir alex ferguson won 5 premier league titles to arsene wenger’s 3. an extremely bitter rivalry. i don’t think it tops the lakers celtics mainly because traditionally manchester united’s most bitter rivalry will always be liverpool football club (that’s my club). but it was supposedly legendary (really before my time).

that stretch also included a season where arsenal went unbeaten. the only team in premier league history to do it.

but it lacks the added historical context that the lakers celtics rivalry brings.

Zooey wrote:

But the Lakers have placed numerous icons on that shelf, and if they get themselves another young star player, and some championship run, they are right back up there. They are going to slide, but they can afford to have some losing seasons and still own more of LA’s hearts than the Rams do, unless the Rams get out there and win another one or two Super Bowls in the McVay era.

i agree.  there’s still quite an uphill climb that the rams are facing.  it won’t be easy.  and if i was impartial, i would say that it wouldn’t happen.

but the rams just won the super bowl.  so i’m riding that wave right now.  haha.

i don’t think they’ll ever overtake the dodgers.  mainly because watching a dodger game doesn’t cost you an entire paycheck.

but the lakers.  the lakers are heading for a rough patch it looks like.  and let’s face it.  lebron will never capture lakers fans hearts no matter how good he is.  he won’t be regarded in the same light as kobe or magic or west or worthy.  he’ll hold a place quite some distance behind even shaq.

but the rams.  there’s a good chance donald and kupp.  maybe even stafford if he plays here long enough.  there’s a chance that these guys could be held in that regard by a younger generation of fans growing up watching los angeles sports.

is it a long shot?  yeah.  definitely.  you’re talking about at least one more championship.  at least.  and an even longer period of success.  at least another 5-7 years sprinkled in.  but that generation is young enough to not have been there during the lakers three peats and repeats during the shaq/kobe and then kobe/gasol eras.  instead it could be donald and kupp and stafford and ramseys that will capture their imagination.

again.  i don’t think the dodgers are a realistic possibility.  they will always come first.  and with their buying power, they will almost always field competitive teams.  and even if they lose, the dodgers are accessible in a way that the rams and the nfl will never be.

but the lakers?  i think there’s a sliver of a possibility.  they’re by no means there.   but the picture will be a little clearer come 2028.

and the rams must realize this.  there’s a slight opening there for them.

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ag.  still thinking of you, man.  hope you make your way back to this board.  but i fear the worst.

wv wrote:

I suppose Deebo is the perfect modern RB-hybrid.   Every team would like a Deebo.

cordarrelle patterson is an interesting hybrid player too.

you know what i like about the donald top 10 plays of the season.

the play where donald just pushes the arizona guard back into murray (it was #4).  he does that in other highlight videos – like in the super bowl against cincy where he just gets underneath the olineman and just shoves him back and that olineman is helpless.  but what i like about this particular play is that it looks like he just slaps murray down into the turf with his hand.  he doesn’t push him to the ground or throw him.  but it’s almost like he slaps murray on the side and he just falls to to the ground.  it’s funny.

the other thing i like is that the top 2 plays.  he didn’t actually record a tackle or sack or record a turnover himself.  it was 2 pressures.  granted on 2 of the most important plays of the season.  but it highlights (to me at least) that it goes beyond just the numbers for aaron.  or at least the numbers that most fans pay attention to.

i remember a pundit (on espn i think it is) saying that one of the main differences with lawrence taylor is how much opposing players feared him.  or maybe it was randy white?  i can’t remember, and i don’t think i can find the video.  but he said something to the effect of opposing players feared that player so much that they refused to go on the field against him.  i’m sure that’s hyperbole.  but i wonder how much opposing players “fear” aaron donald.  what guard would want to go on the field and be treated like that?  donald will just get underneath them and just mow them down with regularity.  it looks pretty embarassing.  i saw the guy rag doll olinemen and then put his mitt on not just any player but guys like adrian peterson, cam newton…  guys who are athletic freaks themselves and just stone them where they stand.  if you play in the nfl you’re tough.  no question.  but it’s gotta be a little worrying when you line up and see aaron donald lined up across from you.

it reminds me of watching reggie white in his prime.  he’d take his right arm and literally shot put a 300 plus pound man across the field.  like throw him off his freaking feet to get to the ball carrier.  i remember just watching him in awe.  and now i get to watch donald do donald things on my favorite team.  my only team.  the freaking rams!