Jordan Reed saw a noticeable increase in production when SM started calling the plays. in Washington…his production rate pre-McVay was very similar to LK’s production..soooo maybe he can jump start LK.

Also…I was thinking about the Rams receivers and TE’s and thinking about the drop rate they had and I had a thought…earlier in the year when the Rams ran off their winning streak the guys were catching the ball,flash forward to the latter part of the year they were dropping the ball.

I kind of related this to baseball…the team needs the pitcher to be in a good rhythm and they will play good defense behind him…if he’s out of synch and slow to deliver the pitch the defenders can get sloppy…perhaps that happened to the receivers for the Rams, with no rhythm they got sloppy.

If they decide to keep him…OK.

Agamemnon wrote:

sanbagger wrote:

If they get another TE in FA, what happens to Kendricks? I have no problem with them letting him walk. He is gonna collect a bonus 3/11 so they’ll have to make a decision soon.

Kendricks bonus is $0.5 million. That is almost just an insurance policy. I think, keep him on the roster and if you draft a TE, Kendricks can just compete or be there if there is an injury. imo
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Of course, they might not like him as a player or they might want to use his cap dollars somewhere else.

His salary is 4.25 mil so .5 mil is a hefty percentage and that adds to the cap…I think if they plan on adding a TE either via FA or draft then Lance is history.

If he’s there after 3/11 then I think he’s back…of course I could be, and probably am, wrong.

Higbee needs to get stronger and learn better technique blocking…he was just manhandled at the line last year. Hemingway???? I don’t think I saw him in a game last year.

zn wrote:

sanbagger wrote:

If that’s the case…why the delay? It seemed like a no brainer they were waiting for a guy from one of the teams still playing.

This just seems a little strange to me.

i don’t know. Has any other team hired all its coaches? And, therefore, is this a delay? Or just the normal way things play out?

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I don’t think I’m gettin antsy…I just kind of figured if they were serious about Trestman we would have heard something by now. Who knows? maybe they have been talking and it just hasn’t leaked out.

zn wrote:

They do attack the midranges though, in ways the Rams just haven’t the last few years. BUT the Rams threw deep more than Cousins/Washington did

I actually think that fits Goff better. I like Goff’s medium / deep medium, passes better than I like his bombs. I just think he has a better feel for them and maybe feels a little more comfortable with those tosses…not sure, just a guess on my side.

Yea…I don’t know where this “Fisher guys” comes from and if the management is just trying to get rid of anything Fisher related, it’s kinda petty really.

I’m OK with letting Britt walk and adding DJack, but I really want TruJo back…that guy can play and we haven’t had the healthiest of CB’s.

If they Britt walk, do they resign Quick? All of the talk and absolutely nothing on Quick…I would consider him a Fisher guy as well.

Edit to add…maybe Quick is a Snead guy?????

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PA Ram wrote:

WHO THE HE’LL IS THIS JARED COOK GUY? WTF!

Meh…he dropped a couple, he should have caught, right before he caught “The pass”.

Even on the “the pass” he was jogging out to his, presumably cause it wasn’t designed to go to him. He just jogged himself in to position and AR scrambled long enough to give him a chance to be a hero.

He’s still gonna drop more passes than he should.

Good game though and look forward to GB vs ATL. Hopefully Pitt vs KC is just as fun.

I’m pullin for GB as well…just don’t like Dallas and I want to see the game next week GB vs ATL

Just saw Rams are gonna get Bill Johnson OL line coach from New Orleans

Maybe Stan didn’t want to pay for all the change orders to the new stadium…enlarging the doorways so the big headed Shanahans could get through them.

I just can’t root for the Hawks…Hope the Falcons and Shanahan put it to them.

Agamemnon wrote:

LDE – Easley/Westbrooks/Longacre/Fox?
NT – Brockers/CamThomas
RDE – Donald/Easley?
SOLB – Forrest/Longacre/Fox?
SILB – Tree/Hager
WILB – Barron/MoWilliams
WOLB – Quinn
SS – MoWilliams(I assume TJ leaves)
FS – Joyner/Davis

I like Quin at RDE…he is the rush DE and can stunt all day and doesn’t have the responsibility of setting the edge. MTL he is the WOL but he could be interchangeable here.

I also like the idea of Tree moving to the WIL (MO) then he is free to run and tackle circa 2015 and lead the team in tackles again.

That leaves Barron as odd man out…Cleveland? We’ll give you Barron and we’ll sign your UFA Collins to man the MIKE

zn wrote:

My view is this.

Quite often the OL coaches are also the run game coordinators (Hanifan had that role with Martz).

So he is looking for a coordinator who has input into the running game.

This makes sense. I thought kinda the same thing when I heard Lynns name mentioned then when he took the job with San Diego for some reason I didn’t think about it again.

InvaderRam wrote:

i’m still wondering about the run game. that’s what attracted me to shanahan. hopefully he hires an offensive coordinator who is strong in the running game.

I agree…with the Shanahan crew I felt confident the running game would get a booster shot…while it appears McVey can get pass happy.

I mentioned in the other thread…Norv Turner is standing on a corner with a will work for cheap sign…and he likes balance to his O. Mix his and McVays philosophies and they might be on to something.

nittany ram wrote:

I’m interested in who the OC will be. Bill Callahan?

I think the Redskins could block that if they choose.

Word is…Lynn is looking like a top candidate to take the HC gig in San Diego.

Sorry Mods…put this in the McVay thread but then thought this was more appropriate.