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znModeratorThe first draft pick in Les Snead's #Rams GM tenure, Michael Brockers played 11 NFL seasons. The longtime Aaron Donald sidekick, who finished his run with the #Lions, is retiring two months after his former teammate https://t.co/iQdV06aIdE
— Pro Football Rumors (@pfrumors) May 16, 2024
znModeratorStu Jackson@StuJRamsOne interesting note from this year’s schedule: The Rams’ Week 10 home game against the Dolphins will mark their first Monday Night Football played at SoFi Stadium in front of their fans. Hosted Bears in Week 7 in 2020, but no fans in stands due to COVID rules..Rams played on Monday Night Football 5 times from 2021-23 (2x in 21 and 22, 1x in 23), all were on the road.znModeratorIf you watch one thing today, watch Sean McVay run through his @RamsNFL memory palace with @JB_Long.pic.twitter.com/drvfYLIk9t
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) May 16, 2024
znModeratorThe Rams have a tough opening five games, but the back half of the schedule should set them up for a strong playoff push.
10 takeaways from the Rams 2024 schedule release. https://t.co/rNeEVrd3UD
— Blaine Grisak 💭 (@bgrisakTST) May 16, 2024
znModeratorznModeratorJ.B. Long@JB_LongLast year, the Rams faced 4 opponents coming off a bye. In 2024, the Saints are the only opponent with an open date before facing LA.znModeratorThe NBA. Is that the sport where Sandy Koufax was a great goalie? I’m afraid all I know is the NFL.
Yeah I hear ya on the “no talk injuries” routine. Though that doesn’t explain why Stafford wasn’t as good in 2022.
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znModeratorI don't have a problem with Butker praising his wife for being a great homemaker.
BUT he's talking to women who just got done paying $35K/yr (Benedictine tuition) to get a degree and presumably enter the workforce. These are women with career aspirations.
Know your audience https://t.co/IHaIJrwXIn— Jason Cole (@JasonCole62) May 15, 2024
znModeratorThis got me fired up.
The look between RB coach Ron Gould and Kyren Williams (plus the Ronnie Rivers smirk) in the first @RamsNFL team meeting of 2024, as Sean McVay puts on the film of newly-signed Pro Bowl guard Jonah Jackson. pic.twitter.com/p76rt5IEsi
— J.B. Long (@JB_Long) May 15, 2024
znModerator.@MikeSilver on the Sean McVay/Kyle Shanahan rivalry and how McVay's relationship with Jared Goff went south. pic.twitter.com/vX4roCIee4
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) May 14, 2024
znModeratorznModeratorrare that a trade works out this well for both players traded 2021 Rams trade Jared Goff for Matthew Stafford
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The Jared Goff/Matthew Stafford trade might have been the most equal trade in NFL history 😳#OnePride #RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/XI6DH8Xpk8
— 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔦𝔱 𝔗𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔰 📰 (@BrandNewDET) May 14, 2024
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"Goff and Stafford are a much closer comp than Goff and Dak."
Agree with @ColinCowherd? pic.twitter.com/xzNpNv8vXr
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) May 14, 2024
znModeratorznModeratorYeah, i imagine purty-much every QB who signed a contract three years-or-so ago is unhappy at this point. w v
QB contracts go up every year. Just how it works.
znModerator1. Braden Fiske, DT, Los Angeles Rams (No. 39)
The Rams had an Aaron Donald-sized hole to (try to) fill at defensive tackle, and Fiske should help fill that void immediately. He lives behind the line of scrimmage as a disruptive force, cruising to six sacks over his final five college games and then crushing the pre-draft process. The Rams’ confidence in his skill set was confirmed by trading up via a package that included a 2025 second-round pick.
znModeratorJoel Corry@corryjoelMatthew Stafford reportedly has been unhappy with his contract. Jared Goff’s new deal won’t help. The Rams did essentially rip up Aaron Donald’s contract in 2022 when he had three years left, like Stafford has now. Expect that to be pointed out to the Rams by Stafford’s camp.znModeratorThe numbers are incredible https://t.co/mHed73HSbP
— trey wingo (@wingoz) May 14, 2024
znModerator.@RamsNFL v @Ravens @Kyrenwilliams23 proves to all running backs that you cant really measure what they can do. Height; weight; speed. You can find tge outliers every year. Kyren is special! Who wants to be the NEXT Kyren? #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/TsWPUX6V43
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) May 14, 2024
znModeratorBrett Kollmann@BrettKollmannI think what really fascinates me the most about this regime is how good they are at building for a particular identity. They never half-ass their commitment to finding certain types of players, even if it means giving up extra assets. Identity is everything, at it WORKS.znModeratorJourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodriguethere were multiple scenarios at play & multiple pods. They had consensus on 3 players, 1 OLB.I would characterize as THREE “plan A” = three top consensus players in lateral range not hierarchy, then the series of decisions moves and countermoves that would potentially manifest next. A misconception is ranking decisions, not viewing laterally..If they got their OLB, they had a top DL in mind to pair with him. Same if they went top DL. Board fell “lucky” to them. They also inquired about cost for movement into T10 and down. Nothing is ever non-fluid in this process so teams must run thru many scenarios w favesExtremely cool of @bykevinclark to have me on to talk about “Finding Rams” and different types of team-building and scouting, really enjoyed this conversation.
You can find Part I here: https://t.co/6NcF85xXVZ
Part II here: https://t.co/wgGAtrMnDp https://t.co/QyL7E2Z3Ot
— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) May 13, 2024
znModeratorAn exchange from twitter.
TurfShowTimes@TurfShowTimes
When will Rams be a high-powered offense again? https://trib.al/4akFRFwzn@znramsfan
Looking at all the games after the bye with the starters in (so not including the final SF game), Rams averaged 29.3 points per game. Compared to points per game for the season, they would have ranked 2nd to Dallas (30.1). So arguably they already are a high-powered offense again.And in the 2nd half of the season after the bye, they played the 1st & 6th ranked defenses.
znModeratorJourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodriguethere were multiple scenarios at play & multiple pods. They had consensus on 3 players, 1 OLB.I would characterize as THREE “plan A” = three top consensus players in lateral range not hierarchy, then the series of decisions moves and countermoves that would potentially manifest next. A misconception is ranking decisions, not viewing laterally..If they got their OLB, they had a top DL in mind to pair with him. Same if they went top DL. Board fell “lucky” to them. They also inquired about cost for movement into T10 and down. Nothing is ever non-fluid in this process so teams must run thru many scenarios w favesznModeratorThanks to @RamsNFL rookies for joining us at #WalkUnitedLA to hand out medals at the finish line to all of our participants. Learning that being a Ram is leading on and off the field pic.twitter.com/qbTCEkkfLU
— Kevin Demoff (@kdemoff) May 11, 2024
znModeratorfrom https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2024/5/13/24155216/bobby-brown-iii-could-be-the-rams-best-kept-secret
Brown ranked 24th all time for the defensive tackle position in athletic score from 1987 to 2021. He has a 93rd percentile vertical, 92nd percentile broad and a 95th percentile 10-yard split. So why does he only have a half sack for his career? His usage has a lot to do with it. In college, Brown’s last year he finished tied for 8th among all defensive tackles in college football in sacks. To put it into perspective, Brown had more pass rushing snaps in eight games during his last season in college than he did in 2023 playing in 13 games.
.While Pro Football Focus charts Brown at 154 pass rush snaps to 159 run defense snaps, it’s worth mentioning on film those aren’t true pass rushing snaps and for the most part he’s asked to do the dirty work to get guys like Donald and Turner one on one opportunities. Now, with Donald gone the door has opened up for Brown even if the Rams drafted Fiske. There’s no reason to believe the three of Brown, Fiske and Turner can’t all thrive in Chris Shula’s defense.
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Brown’s game is actually very versatile and is underrated in general. While he can be deployed all over the line of scrimmage, most seem to think he’s strictly a nose tackle which is far from the truth. He gets great pad level as he gets low off the snap, he sheds blocks with ease but when he’s asked to take on double teams he drops his anchor and is absolutely stout at the point of attack. Brown has powerful hand usage and is an overall violent player. I’m excited to see what he does in a contract year this year and I’m sure the Rams are as well.
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Bobby Brown was drafted with pick 117 of round 4 in the 2021 draft class. He scored a 9.82 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 24 out of 1309 DT from 1987 to 2021. https://t.co/KuO0lJZiLC #RAS #Rams pic.twitter.com/wP1zDIveOf
— Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb) May 1, 2021
znModerator-Ladd McConkey pic.twitter.com/wgc55cBuVO
— Ramsoholic (@ShayTweetedThat) May 13, 2024
znModeratorMcVay is so good at designing these type of plays. That subtle short motion by Kupp causes not one, but two defenders to shift and allows a free release for Puka.
Couldn’t be more open. Allows Stafford to identify pre-snap that Baltimore is in off man coverage. 🙌 https://t.co/j5mGHXMlJw
— Rams Bros. (@RamsBrothers) May 13, 2024
znModeratorYeah it’s more of an “orientation”
Making this #RamsHouse their home. pic.twitter.com/wrwkYZduQg
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) May 11, 2024
znModerator— ⚘️Carina (@Carina_Amyth) May 11, 2024
znModeratorRicky Davila@TheRickyDavilaJust to be clear, fascist Republican MAGA lunatic Katie Britt introducing a bill to monitor and track all pregnant women in the US like the Handmaid’s Tale is yet another warning shot from these sick scumbags of what they’re planning to do.znModeratorfrom https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2024/5/11/24154247/matthew-stafford-contract-rams-future-sean-mcvay
the Athletic Football Show podcast does an exercise called “The Quarterback Draft.” Essentially, the hosts of the show draft quarterbacks (and their contracts) who they would want leading their franchise over the next three seasons. Analyst Robert Mays who took Stafford at 11 in the quarterback draft said
“We’ve talked about it with Stafford — if this quarterback is the initial piece that you’re building around, what Matthew Stafford has been over the last couple of years, what has been asked of him, the throws that he has to make in that offense…you talk about throws being available to you? Anything is available to Matthew Stafford in the structure of that Rams offense. Truly anything. What he was able to do last year in terms of just throwing to all levels of the field, the creativity he showed within the pocket, I thought he was one of the best quarterbacks in football last year…full stop. You combine that with what he’s asked to do mentally before the play…I just think that he’s playing at such a high level that even at age 36/37/38, I would be willing to bet on him over the next three years over some of these other younger, cheaper guys that have more limitations and can’t bring me as far as the first piece in the offense that I’m building…Even with the injuries and even if he’s getting a little older.”
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