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znModeratorZooey wrote:
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? I’ve seen longer lists than that…I think?I double-checked the date of the article before I posted it because it seemed strange.
Dunno.
If you have questions, Jourdan has answers. See Point 1.
Rams fly under the radar.
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Jourdan Rodrigue @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social
The Rams approach several elements of the pre-draft process in unique fashion, so I thought a refresher might be helpful to keep in mind in these days before the draftznModeratorThe Rams have met with three quarterbacks so far.
According to CBS, these are the only players the Rams have brought in for meetings (out of 30 possible meetings):
? I’ve seen longer lists than that…I think?
April 11, 2025 at 11:55 pm in reply to: a late start…time for the thread on Trump atrocities, or “Trumpocities” #155832znModeratorThe Supreme Court has ruled.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be returned home. Now. pic.twitter.com/d4J6YTiDQg
— Adam Schiff (@SenAdamSchiff) April 11, 2025
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and that doesn’t include aaron donald.
Rams Bros.@RamsBrothers
The Rams have only had 3 first round picks in the last 10 years. This is insanely impressive. “Finding Rams” is real. Front office deserves endless credit for perfecting the re-tool.znModerator#Rams are 3rd I wonder if you only factored in the McVay era if they would be 1st. Either way this is incredible considering its with only 2 first round picks https://t.co/z2hAbdnOpL
— JAKE ELLENBOGEN (@JKBOGEN) April 11, 2025
znModeratorThe Rams have met with three quarterbacks so far. That is a significant investment of effort if the team plans on pooh-poohing addressing the successor to starting quarterback Matthew Stafford. And it simply makes no sense.
The Rams are savvy enough to realize their best gambit over a rookie quarterback is to add one while Stafford is still at his best. The Rams view Stafford on a year-by-year basis. So why would the team not get a rookie to learn from him now?
I understand that the team’s three picks in the first three rounds will have more immediate impacts to focus on non-quarterback rookies. But the team invested the 83rd overall pick in rookie running back Blake Corum in Round 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft, and he contributed just 58 carries and 207 rushing yards. That’s not worth writing home over. Per ESPN’s Matt Miller, the Rams are shopping for offensive tackle, cornerback and linebacker in this draft.
Perhaps cornerback will be addressed in the first three rounds. Based on the Rams recent draft history, I doubt that the team will do so for the linebacker position. And the team may select an offensive tackle, but he will set on the bench for a year as well.
I see the Rams quest for a talented tight end as unrequited still, and that the abundance of tight ends in the 2025 NFL Draft will simply be too much to resist. The team lost TE Hunter Long in the offseason. I expect a rookie tight end will join the team no later than Day 2.
znModerator“26 edge and interior guys is the most we've ever had in the draft in the last 30 years…I've got 35 guys that could go in the first three rounds.”@McShay13 on the EPIC defensive line depth in this year’s draft class: pic.twitter.com/ZIdzMGftmc
— Ross Tucker Podcast (@RossTuckerPod) April 10, 2025
znModeratorLAFB Network@LAFBNetwork
Matthew Stafford just made HISTORY 💰🔥With $391.3M in career earnings, the Rams QB is now the highest-paid player in NFL history, passing Aaron Rodgers’ $381.6M
znModeratorI said this before but I think it’s important. Nacua is a great receiver but he’s like a TE in a WR’s body. He has lots of positive traits but he doesn’t have the kind of superior movement skills we saw in guys like Bruce, Holt, and Ellard. Talking about the finesse level of route running. But if Nacua is a TE in a WR’s body, Dovante Adams is a WR in a dancer’s body. He has the finesse level route running ability in spades.
This route by Davante Adams … my goodness 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/ljyg3j4hBR
— Football’s Greatest Moments (@FBGreatMoments) April 9, 2025
znModerator“It may be the most talented running back class from top to bottom we've EVER seen.”@McShay13 with a strong take about the 2025 NFL Draft: pic.twitter.com/5o7qK4yrhC
— Ross Tucker Podcast (@RossTuckerPod) April 9, 2025
znModeratorLos Angeles Rams@RamsNFL
“I don’t think this organization’s ever been in a better place since we returned to LA than we are entering [this] season.”President Kevin Demoff looks ahead to 2025
znModeratorThe 33rd Team@The33rdTeamFB
Puka Nacua’s career is off to a special start 💫Since 2000, only two players recorded more receiving yards in their first 28 games than Nacua (2,476):
🍎 Odell Beckham Jr. (2,828)
🟣 Justin Jefferson (2,609)znModerator“I was told by someone in the know that he wouldn't be surprised if there were 20 tackles taken in the first three rounds.”@GregCosell on the latest @RossTuckerPod: pic.twitter.com/esBSGD6AuX
— Ross Tucker Podcast (@RossTuckerPod) April 8, 2025
znModerator#Rams are set to have the cheapest defense in the NFL for a 3rd consecutive year.. seems like that isn’t much of an issue with all the young talent the Rams have on D, they ranked at #10 in pass defense last year, and 5th in red-zone defense with a 50% TD rate and 44% in the… pic.twitter.com/pbRkeKYOli
— Rams Tapes 🇵🇷 (@RamsTapes) April 8, 2025
April 7, 2025 at 8:11 pm in reply to: a late start…time for the thread on Trump atrocities, or “Trumpocities” #155800znModeratorI hope she sues, Trump officials tried to send armed officers to scare her and her family after being fired from the Justice Department.
— James Tate (@JamesTate121) April 7, 2025
April 7, 2025 at 4:49 pm in reply to: a late start…time for the thread on Trump atrocities, or “Trumpocities” #155799znModeratorMatthew Gertz@MattGertz
The current GOP plan is to support Trump’s tariffs as they trigger a global recession, then, as unemployment soars, slash Medicaid, food stamps and other social safety net spending while implementing a massive tax cut weighted toward the rich.znModeratorit is still conflicting for me. i appreciate that the rams are getting a nice practice facility. it probably does help day to day operations as well as team building. i’ll probably even visit the place once it’s built.
Well, I would too, frankly, if I lived out there. So I’m going to change course a bit and not be so “pure” about this.
But the Jones view, that the opulence of the owner is a good thing, does not apply. I mean Jones may care about that, but do we?
Kroenke may meet Jones’ approval in the area of opulent display. But unlike Jones he hired Snead and McVay. And then…stayed out of the way. As a Rams fan, those are the things I like about Kroenke.
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znModeratorowboys owner Jerry Jones said having a signature practice facility, one fans can visit and tour, is a force multiplier when it comes to marketing a franchise.
I don’t pay a penny toward the Rams wealth. Having a good facility also means having a place where the team can develop as a unit. We see that on the field. Though on the other hand, we also know that they won the big one in 2021 with crappy facilities. So I also don’t know how much it matters.
So my thing is, I appreciate the team and don’t care about the owners towers and castles and splendid buildings.
Georgia was a bad owner, Stan is a good one, but in essence they’re the same. Out of all the owners I like the ones in Green Bay the best.
…znModeratorHappy birthday @MarcBulger10 ! One of my favorite players to watch growing up. A very underrated QB in franchise history.
Highlights from one of his many 4th quarter comeback victories – this against San Diego in his breakout year of 2002
What is your favorite Bulger moment? pic.twitter.com/VGtJmXcLDy
— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) April 5, 2025
.Bulger was a great example of a how “arm strength” isn’t about how far someone can throw the ball. I doubt Bulger could pass over 60+ yards in the air but his ball speed & velocity was incredible. His release was one of the fastest in league history
41 yard STRIKE to Curtis pic.twitter.com/Uq6qCpgey0
— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) April 6, 2025
znModeratori really like this guy. schwesinger.
from Daniel Jeremiah’s top 50: 2025 NFL Draft prospect rankings 4.0 … https://www.nfl.com/news/daniel-jeremiah-s-top-50-2025-nfl-draft-prospect-rankings-4-0
Rank: 44
Carson Schwesinger
UCLA · LB · JuniorSchwesinger is an ultra-instinctive linebacker with range and cover ability. Against the run, he is quick to key/diagnose. He is adept at beating blockers to spots, dipping underneath and avoiding them with quickness. He struggles to free himself when he’s forced to engage blocks. He has outstanding lateral range, and while he lacks thump, he’s a reliable tackler. He is smooth and fluid in coverage and has the agility to mirror/match tight ends and running backs. I love his play speed and energy. He chases plays all over the field. Overall, Schwesinger isn’t the most imposing figure, but he’s going to rack up production because of his blend of speed and instincts.
znModeratorNo one can convince me that anyone in this world is Tougher/Grittier than Matthew Stafford…. 😤😤😤 pic.twitter.com/SVEPIx5hpo
— RamsNation (@LARamsey46) April 3, 2025
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znModeratorfrom https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2025/4/3/24399928/rams-news-sean-mcvay-power-ranking
A power ranking done by the highly recognized football source MSN recently placed Sean McVay at #2 on its head coaching power ranking. Being ranked so high (more or less regardless of who does the ranking) is a feat.
NFL Head Coach Power Rankings: All 32 Coaches In 2025 (msn.com)
3) John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens
The other Harbaugh brother has been one of the top head coaches in the NFL since the Ravens hired him in 2008, winning the Super Bowl in 2012. Furthermore, he has won double-digit games in six of the past seven seasons, including 12 or more three times.
2) Sean McVay, Los Angeles Rams
Whenever an NFL team fires its head coach, it is looking for the next McVay. He has been one of the top head coaches since taking over the Rams in 2017 at the age of 31. McVay has had only one losing season in eight years, making two Super Bowl appearances.
1) Andy Reid, Kansas City Chiefs
Reid might go down in NFL history as the top head coach of all time. He has made six Super Bowl appearances during his 26 years as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs, winning three of the past six titles.”
April 3, 2025 at 2:19 pm in reply to: 1st FA wave over, assessments + 2nd wave of signings & extensions #155767znModerator“I think secretly they have faith in Jimmy Garoppolo,” a third exec said. “You don’t mess around with your starting quarterback unless you are confident in the other guy.”
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vYeah. Agreed. I mean. Come on!
znModeratorwill be interested to see what happens with QB. I’m glad that they took Verse last year, but I would’ve been fine had they traded up for Penix or Nix. There needs to be some succession plan for Stafford. I kinda think the market for Jaxson Dart will start with the Steelers at pick 21 and run through to pick 25. Not that I expect any of the teams currently picking between the Steelers and Rams to pick a qb, but if none of the Browns, Giants or Raiders pick a QB in the first round, it wouldn’t surprise me to see one of them trade up in front of the Rams if there is any inkling that the Rams might go qb there.
Of course, this is assuming that Sanders doesn’t drop like some pundits have suggested.
I appreciate your thoughts on this.
Mine are considerably less well-informed or detail-based.
I just think that if they keep drafting the way they have been since 2023, then they will score some players no matter what they do. QB probably being the chanciest, but then that comes with the territory.
This is a good draft to go a lot of different ways and act opportunistically depending on how things fall out on draft day (ie who gets picked before them, who will trade with them so they can move up or down).
They nailed free agency I thought and therefore are in a great position to find and make the most out of draft day opportunities.
Lots of room to maneuver and different things they can do.
In 2024 they were stuck in a “draft for need” situation because they needed an edge, period. And…they picked the DROY at 19.
Now the “need” issue is less pressing. They have a deck full of wild cards and could go any number of different directions and do well no matter what. In alphabetical order: CB? DL(in a DL rich draft)? OL? QB? TE? WR?
Looking back, it’s like 97 and 98 v. 99. They had things they needed in 97/98. In 99, after the Faulk trade and signing Green, they were pretty well set. They didn’t NEED Holt, but there he was.
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April 3, 2025 at 9:02 am in reply to: 1st FA wave over, assessments + 2nd wave of signings & extensions #155760znModeratorfrom NFL execs unfiltered on free agency: What’s the Giants’ QB plan? Thoughts on all NFC teams
Mike Sando
It’s time to check in with NFL executives for thoughts on the biggest and most interesting moves NFC teams made — or have not yet made — in free agency.
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Los Angeles Rams
Added: $38.3M (14th) | Lost: $43M (10th) | Differential: -$4.7M (16th)
How many playoff teams let their Super Bowl-winning quarterback explore trade opportunities before welcoming him back and proceeding as normal? The Rams did it with Matthew Stafford and lived to tell about it.
“I would love to know how the conversation with Stafford went and whether he felt jilted or appreciated by it,” an exec said. “They were able to give him the opportunity to see if the grass was greener without ever losing him. They could stand on that, and that is a really powerful thing for a team, especially if they felt good about their offer.”
Another exec saw it as a wink-nod situation, where both sides probably knew Stafford would be returning.
“I think secretly they have faith in Jimmy Garoppolo,” a third exec said. “You don’t mess around with your starting quarterback unless you are confident in the other guy.”
The decision to add Davante Adams after releasing Cooper Kupp was interesting because Adams does not fit the typical mold of a Rams receiver. He’s a traditional X, not known for his blocking. Adams also likely sees himself as a true No. 1 receiver, but Puka Nacua is the workhorse for the Rams.
“Davante is a little better separator (than Kupp), but there has been a dropoff in his ability to get consistently open,” another exec said.
Some also wondered how Adams would fit in McVay’s scheme, which often puts receivers in condensed sets and features them as blockers. Could Adams evolve the way Larry Fitzgerald did later in his career? One exec found that unlikely.
“Larry was willing to get rugged, block, do some dirty work over the middle,” this exec said.
znModeratorLos Angeles Rams NFL Draft 2025 guide: Picks, predictions and key needs
By Jourdan Rodrigue
A season after a surprise run to the playoffs that ended in a wild-card loss, the Rams won the NFC West and lost to the eventual Super Bowl-champion Eagles in the divisional round in 2024. Matthew Stafford is returning in 2025 after his representatives were given permission to explore a trade. Meanwhile, the young defensive line has quickly become a team strength. That’s put the Rams in position to compete for another division title and you know McVay and company would love to find themselves in Super Bowl contention after winning the 2021 championship.
Scouting the decision-makers
Last draft, the Rams made a first-round selection for the first time since 2016 when picking outside linebacker Jared Verse — the 2024 Defensive Rookie of the Year. This year, it would hardly be a surprise to see GM Les Snead trade back from No. 26 to stockpile more picks, especially a second-rounder given up to trade up for Braden Fiske last year (he was a finalist for DROY).
Rams’ key free-agent signings
• WR Davante Adams: Two years, $46 million
• DT Poona Ford: Three years, up to $29.6 million
• C Coleman Shelton: Two years, $12 millionRams’ key positions of need
Cornerback: The Rams re-signed Ahkello Witherspoon to a one-year deal and Cobie Durant, who has played nickel and outside corner, enters the final year on his rookie contract. The Rams need to look at this position group in the draft with veteran starter Darious Williams on the second year of a three-year deal.
Inside linebacker: Omar Speights really progressed through the latter part of the year and if he takes another step forward he could secure that full-time ILB1 spot. They added Nate Landman in free agency after Christian Rozeboom and Jake Hummel left in free agency and will likely still look to the draft here.
Right tackle: Starting right tackle and team captain Rob Havenstein will be back in 2025, and playing on the final year of his contract. The Rams need to identify the heir to his position.
Tight end: McVay’s background with the tight end position, his efforts to trade up for Brock Bowers last draft and that Tyler Higbee will play on the final year of his contract in 2025 mean this talented young class can’t be ruled out. It’s tough to predict especially where the top tight ends in this draft class will be drafted because there simply is not a ton of precedent for the position having massive success in the first round. The Rams may look at the second and third rounds here.
Receiver: Yes, the Rams added Davante Adams in free agency and yes, they have Puka Nacua, who has 2,476 receiving yards in his first two seasons. But McVay and the Rams have a way of finding exceptional receivers beyond Round 1 (Nacua, fifth round in 2023; Cooper Kupp, third round in 2017). Jordan Whittington (sixth round in 2024) could take on a bigger role in 2025.
znModeratorOne of the things that meant the most to me as a football player was trying to live up to the greats who came before me.
For that reason, being one of the six running backs in NFL history who've rushed for 1,000 yards in eight straight seasons or more is one of the… pic.twitter.com/92KnrqwyKc
— Steven Jackson (@sj39) April 1, 2025
znModeratorByron Young had 9 sacks last season (including playoffs). BY is an underrated piece to the defensive front.
With the loss of M. Hoecht, I expect BY to take another step up in year 3. The Rams DLine/Edge unit are young but ultra talented and growing together. A tough front! pic.twitter.com/mUeTgXPgKg
— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) April 3, 2025
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