SunTzu_vs_Camus wrote:

yeah, zn…and you!
…and all the other great guys here!

I hope to frequent RH more often leading up to the draft.
My brother Alyo still lingers at the HERD and so I hover there….sometimes too much.
I’m a little more hopeful/positive about the team’s direction than most posters there
and have been labelled/dismissed as an idealist/glass half-full/too positive kinda fan.
Probably true….but I just know from being in a huddle that the QB has to be the most absurdly optimistic
player for 60 minutes…in order to get others to play hard and believe they can win.

Anyway, glad to read ya’ll again and I’m thankful RH is still here.
I miss the rational vibe.

Yeah good to see you ; I always
read you and yer brother’s stuff
on the herd.
This is a small board,
but we like it ::

How ya feeling these days?

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• This reply was modified 11 years, 9 months ago by wv.
• This reply was modified 11 years, 9 months ago by wv.

SunTzu_vs_Camus wrote:

I agree, WV…Rams need talent & youth on OL!
Fisher wil make the OL a position of strength this draft & FA.
Get many young HogMollies for Boo to play with.

Remember last year? We all wanted to get better DBs(especially FS)…
and we brought in 5 new DBs(Joyner, MoAlex, Gaines, Roberson & Barron)
and it is now a position of strength(youth & talent). McD & McCleod got MUCH better this last year…
and know GWs defense much better. And GW has learned how to use his players better after some trial and error.
Fisher now has the OC & DC he originally chose and a talent base that is familiar with the O & D systems.

Also, I want to see Bradford get one more shot with this better team around him…
but we need another QB to compete. I think Bradford beats everyone out and wins the starting spot.
Bradford’s ACL stuff is bad luck. ANY player’s ACL breaks….it’s just a twist of fate.
Great thing is though…in this 2015 draft…there is very good depth of interior OL.

Well, i tend to agree with all that. I do
think Snisher will concentrate on the OLine
and i do think thats the last puzzle piece.

So, the season will come down to Bradford’s body.

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zn wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>wv wrote:</div>
is there a Zack Thomas type guy
available at the ten spot?

Small thing. Do you mean Zack Martin?

Yes, Zak Martin.

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I think all of that sounds about right.
(though i dont think Wells was ever
a particularly effective player for
any length of time. Its always ‘somethin’
with Wells and with Jake Long)

I’m not sure about Barksdale.
I dunno. If he needs that much
help then is he really a solid RT?

Bottom line is, once again injuries
destroyed the offense.

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On Glennon

Ram43, reposting Jrry32

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Here’s jrry32…

I will preface this by saying that I’m assuming that Winston, Mariota, and Cutler are not realistic options.

After them, I think Mike Glennon is our best option as the QB to put BEHIND Bradford. This is a kid that just turned 25 and at the end of his second season, he has 29 TDs to 15 Ints in just over a season worth of games/attempts. Young QBs tend to get better. Especially ones that played under two different HCs and under two different systems in their two years. I don’t know why the Bucs started Josh McCown this year but it was a colossal mistake. They should have stuck with Glennon for the season and saw what he could do.

I went back and reviewed all of Glennon’s starts this year on NFL Rewind and I don’t understand what they were thinking. He’s not a perfect QB. I’m not saying that I think he has elite potential. And to be entirely honest, I wasn’t overly high on him as a prospect.

That all said, he showed more than enough this year and last year for me to believe that he has a future in the NFL. As it stands now, I think Glennon offers an extremely similar skill-set to that of Nick Foles. I think his floor in this league is carving out a year as a Kyle Orton type player…great backup/decent enough spot starter. But I do think he has the upside to be a starting caliber QB…a player similar to what Carson Palmer was this year in Arizona.

I’ll tell you this, Glennon is a QB who would have no issues finding Tavon over the middle of the field. At 6’7″ 230, he’s able to see over the OL/DL without any issue and would actually be taller than all of our starting OLs.

On top of his height, Glennon has functional mobility in the pocket with good instincts and effective movement. He helps out his OTs by either delivering the ball at the top of his drop or climbing in the pocket to allow them to push the rush past him. Because of his size, he’s confident climbing the ladder and moving within the pocket to create space and buy time. Glennon also shows the ability to anticipate routes and throw to spots rather than his WRs. His timing on passes is good for a young QB and he generally is a sound decision maker. He also has a quick release for such a tall passer and has a good understanding of touch.

The negatives for Glennon are that he doesn’t have an outstanding arm. It’s adequate but some of the more difficult throws get a bit more air on them than you’d like. Glennon also isn’t very mobile. He’s able to buy time in the pocket with his feet, instincts, and technical skills but he won’t win many foot races and is no threat to run…although he does have enough mobility to improvise outside the pocket. On top of all this, his deep ball is inconsistent from game to game, he locks onto WRs at times, and his footwork needs cleaning up. His drops are a tad sloppy and methodical. He also can get sloppy with his feet in the pocket.

Still, watching this kid play, it left with a lot of disappointment in Lovie Smith…a coach I respect. I’ve seen QBs that just can’t hang in the NFL. Mike Glennon is not one of those guys. I see NFL skills in his game and I see starter potential. He has some of the most important qualities for the position and I think that Tampa Bay did themselves a disservice not seeing what he could offer.

But Tampa Bay has the #1 pick and is likely going to draft a QB. If they do that, they have no reason to keep Glennon. I think Glennon would definitely be worth trading a 5th for. He’d give us valuable depth behind Bradford and he’d give us a guy who actually has potential if Bradford goes down. Most of all, he’s a good scheme fit for our offense and a kid who still has upside that, imo, was mistreated by a new regime because he wasn’t their guy. That’s what got us Joe Barksdale and I’m hoping it’ll be what gets us Glennon because he’s our best option behind Bradford for the 2015 season(assuming what I said in the first sentence is true).

There are some Tampa Bay Rams fans on here that might disagree with my observations. And you guys are absolutely entitled to that. But I promise you this, I did take the time to watch him very closely.
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thot these were inter esting
paragraphs.

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“…But while the Rams are built to compete with the Seahawks from a defensive standpoint, offensively they might as well be light years away.
Let’s start at quarterback, because that’s the easiest distinction between the two teams. According to ESPN Stats & Information, Russell Wilson rushed for 849 yards in the regular season, which was 210 more than any other quarterback. As Terry Blount of NFL Nation recently wrote, “Based on the down distance and situation, Wilson’s runs added more than twice as many points to his team’s net scoring margin than any other quarterback.”
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“…If the Rams are content with bringing back Sam Bradford at a reduced cost and keeping Brian Schottenheimer as offensive coordinator, then they better build up the O-line like Dallas did. They need an upgrade at center, guard and probably right tackle, which is tough to accomplish in one offseason. But if you can’t find an impact signal-caller, the next best thing is to build up the running game as much as possible and rely on a quarterback that won’t turn the ball over. The Chiefs reached the playoffs a year ago with this philosophy and nearly did so again in 2014 despite not one of their receivers catching a touchdown pass.

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Eternal Ramnation wrote:

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Interesting guy. Thanks.

Maybe that guy should
call the plays.

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Dak wrote:

wv wrote:

Dak wrote:
Good question, wv. Man, that guy, he’s just a dirty player. There’s no getting around it.

I cant think of Suh
without thinking of Bradford.
I cant think of Champ Bailey
without thinking of Torry Holt.

I cant think of Dakasaurus
without thinking of
bacon-feldspar.

Some things just go together.

Yes, i have a lot of time on my hands
today. Waitin for the furnace repair-man.
I cant think of him, without thinking of
piles of money burning in a furnace.

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Pretty much agree. Bacon-feldspar recently had to replace the AC and furnace. He’s still paying for it. It hurt to do, but had to be done, and long story short, my bedroom now gets cool air in the summer and heat in the winter.

Why dont we move to California
and live with Zooey?

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Dak wrote:

Good question, wv. Man, that guy, he’s just a dirty player. There’s no getting around it.

I cant think of Suh
without thinking of Bradford.
I cant think of Champ Bailey
without thinking of Torry Holt.

I cant think of Dakasaurus
without thinking of
bacon-feldspar.

Some things just go together.

Yes, i have a lot of time on my hands
today. Waitin for the furnace repair-man.
I cant think of him, without thinking of
piles of money burning in a furnace.

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The League overturned Suh’s suspension —
but they still fined him 70K.

So that means they dont buy Suh’s
assertion that his feet were numb and he couldnt
tell the difference between the ground and Rogers leg.

So, the league did think Suh was ‘guilty’ cause
they fined him 70K.

But…they lifted the suspension….because ?

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