Osweiler lookin good. Good for him after being benched and comin back in the playoffs lookin good.

If the Texans can get decent QB play they can have an impact on these playoffs.

Agamemnon wrote:

, stupid electricity was off last night. I just had to say that.

I was concerned about losing electricity with the incoming doom of winter storm Helena…and I’m just a bit too far south to have a wood stove.

Oh well, still snowing and good to go…hopefully the city’s 3 snow plows are out and about.

Sweet

TSRF wrote:

I’d like to see Matt Patricia with a strong, established OC (Norv Turner, anyone?)

I like Norv and always felt like he would have been a perfect fit for Fisher.

Apparently Chip Kelly has a strong relationship with Bellichick and have even heard from from some New England guys rumors are if Josh leaves he could replace him in NE.

If Patricia leaves and Josh stays, what about a Patricia / Chip Kelly duo? Seems like BB would certainly bend Patricia’s ear…

InvaderRam wrote:

it’s not a dump. it’s a really nice stadium i think. but then i think the coliseum is a really nice stadium. just upgrade it and it’d be just fine. it’s starting to rain a lot more, but really, i’m sure they could find a solution if it was really a problem

I thought it was a nice stadium as well…had a new sound system and video boards from their last upgrade that Spanos still owes on.

The flooding really is a problem, but how much of the crying was Spanos lobbying for a new stadium?

I really liked that we were able to get out of the stadium in remarkably quick fashion which would not be the case if they built a stadium down town.

bnw wrote:

Outside of Hekker and Donald blow it up

I see this same type of quote a lot…my thing is, not 1 team in the NFL is made up of all pro players and I’m including the dark side Patriots.

There are plenty of players on this team that I think are solid players and can be building blocks going forward.

Please explain what you mean by “blow it up”.

I’m not so sure losing your best receiver is upgrading the position.

This could have been one of those contract year spike in performance type of deals for KB, but I tend to think he’s a legit 1K yard receiver. I would like to see him back and a continued effort to upgrade the receivers.

I like Thomas and with a year under his belt he has proven to be a terrific STer and if he just learns to hold on to the ball will be a solid addition.

Hopefully Spruce returns next year healthy because that guys has glue fingers and produced at a high level in college…no reason not to believe he can’t continue that in the NFL…they kept him for a reason.

I also like the moxy Cooper brings.

Lastly, if Higbee can learn to block, just a little, he can become a weapon.

With all of those young up and comers the veteran leadership of a KB will go a long way. If they decide not to bring one back I would suggest Quick before KB….and I have always liked Quick. For his skill set I believe he has under performed.

Agamemnon wrote:

There aren’t any vets that are crippling the cap.

That’s a key point, IMO. The Rams have done a terrific job with regards to the cap…If the Rams decide they want to keep a guy like LK they easily can do that, and it won’t surprise me to see him at camp next year.

That’s gonna help lure the coach they want because they are gonna have to get past the whole draft pick issue.

zn wrote:

This team is not going to have a top offense in one year no matter what they do.

Agreed. It will take a lot of discipline, as an O minded coach, to take a D guy when your first pick in your first draft is on day 2.

That’s where you have to stay true to your board and if you put a new GM in place assembling that board…well, I lose confidence.

IMO, Snead is critical at this juncture going in to next year.

I’m a believer in staying true to the board, that netted us wins like Donald…when you start to reach it can be a home run or it can get you fired. I also don’t want a HC to have total control…the GM should have last say IMO.

zn wrote:

sanbagger wrote:

I’m done with LK

I personally disagree. The way I see LK, he has mostly been effective across the years as a good role player, but when he’s effective, he tends to get overlooked. When he stumbles it gets magnified.

You know most of the years he has been a Ram, LK has led the Rams in catch percentage. That’s in addition to his blocking. He stumbled some in 2016, but I don’t hold that against him. IMO it would be a mistake to let LK go.

I thought the same thing last year Zn. Take a look at his stats and you will see just how subpar they are and I’m grading on a curve due to O-line and QB’s.

Also..He’s just not that good as a blocker..I have come to that conclusion and now that he costs absolutely nothing against the cap to release vice 4.25 Mil to keep..to me this is a no brainer.

This is kind of an issue now with the coach changes going on because he has the most experience on the team and at only 4 mil he may get a year from the incoming group…that’s a mistake IMO.

We can agree to disagree here zn if you like, but take a good look at his stats and you will see he’s just not that good. Also, remember what your eyes told you and if you saw something different than I did than you can justify him staying.

As far as I’m concerned it’s time to move on from him and use his 4.25 mil cap space for some FA contracts.

I agree with this theory. I’ll even go a step further and say I think he’s had a lingering injury all year.

His rookie year he was a different player than the one we watched this year and it led me to wonder about his health around mid season. He was held out of pre-season dealing with a mysterious balky ankle…nobody from the team was really commenting on it.

zn wrote:

sanbagger wrote:

Well…that’s good to know that they have patched things up…also, we won’t have to wait on details of the contract because he’s already got one.

I didn’t look at the date did I.

Oh well this will be my blooper reel entry.

haha..just havin a little fun on this rainy Monday.

I appreciate the info you bring.

Yea…I agree…thanks for puttin up a positives thread.

I’ll go with:

1) Hav at RT is a win. I think he’s been struggling with an injury all year and they finally decided to shut him down. I think when healthy he’s a solid building block.

2) As Zn mentioned..Donnal took over the guard position and graded high. He could also be a keeper going forward.

3) Wait for it…GROB…will be a positive when moved inside. I’m convinced tackle is not his position and when moved inside he will blossom.

4) The special teams are very good. Playoff quality good.

5) I believe the Gurley we saw year 1 is the real Gurley.

6) I like Higbee and think he needed a year to get ready. I know he’s not a great blocker but he has elite hands and will become a great friend to Goff.

7) Speaking of Goff…I like the way this guy gets back up, dusts himself off, and goes right back to work…he’s a tough guy. He also has a short memory apparently and he’s gonna need it after this year. He’s #7 on this list because he didn’t show alot but he did show some…enough for me to think he’s gonna get better and better.

8) Almost forgot…Thomas as a wr is gonna show up next year. He needs to work on his hands this off-season but then he’s gonna be a weapon.

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I don’t know PA looks like another GRob to me. Comes from a run heavy school and struggles a little in the pass game especially against speed rushers…sounds like GRob to me.

I think I would be fine with swapping GRob and Saffold for a year and getting Elflein from Ohio State to play Center…I think he’ll be there early round 2.

However it goes…I’ll be happy if they address the O-line even though I expect some attention to the line in FA,

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bnw wrote:

Aw man its Ground Hog Day already?

I know, it does kinda feel that way. Trust me, I’m frustrated as well….just, I see things that tells me this team definitely underachieved. This team is better than the record shows, IMO.

I don’t see it as good as that 98 team…maybe a couple of years until ready now with an entirely new regime and system.