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znModeratorMatthew Stafford – every throw of 20+ air yards from a clean pocket in 2025 https://t.co/37TjkIKxvf pic.twitter.com/dtbagWeDPp
— Jacob Gibbs (@jagibbs_23) June 12, 2026
znModeratorZooey, don’t go to Thailand. Way too many noodles in their food. You’re better off right here, following the Rams.
znModeratorI haven’t had a dog for a few years now. Thinking about going to a rescue place this summer and seeing which one wants me.
I have just one requirement. Having had an aussie shepherd previously, from bitter experience I now know that the next dog I get will have short hair.
znModeratorThough learning Rams offense is a ‘drinking from a fire hydrant’ experience, Ty Simpson grateful for supportive and resourceful teammates and coaches
Stu Jackson
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – Ty Simpson feels like a freshman in college all over again.
Except this would be like sitting down to take a 400-level or graduate-level class the first day of the first semester, instead of a 100-level.
It’s a lot, especially for a rookie quarterback to grasp.
“I feel like I’m a freshman again, right? Drinking from a fire hydrant,” Simpson said earlier this week. “You’re expected a lot. The quarterback runs the show here, just how I like it, but it’s just making sure that you’re disciplined and you’re detail-oriented.”
Fortunately for Simpson, he has plenty of supportive teachers and classmates – as in, coaches and teammates – to help him with those details as he gets acclimated to the NFL.
“What a great group of guys, first and foremost,” Simpson said. “Starts from the staff, (head coach) Sean (McVay), Rags (associate coordinator/QBs coach Dave Ragone), (offensive coordinator) Nate (Scheelhaase), (defensive coordinator) coach (Chris) Shula all those guys, they’re amazing. And then the vets, the captains, Matthew (Stafford), Q-Lake, Kobie Turner, newcomers like Myles (Garrett) and Trent (McDuffie) and all of those. It’s been a great experience. I can’t thank them enough for taking me in and teaching me along the way. So it’s been a pleasure.”
Asked how he keeps from being in awe of that situation – namely joining a quarterback room with the reigning NFL MVP – Simpson admitted it took him a couple of days to get used to, but he and Stafford have built a good connection. Stafford earlier this spring emphasized his job first and foremost is to put himself and the team in the best possible position to be successful, but that hasn’t precluded him from answering any questions Simpson has. Stetson Bennett, who is entering his fourth year in the system, has likewise taken Simpson in and been a resource.
“But now we’ve had a good rapport and a good relationship, and it’s just like another guy. And that goes back to how (Stafford) is taken us all in, and I really appreciate it, because he didn’t have to do that,” Simpson said. “Anything that I can ask him and I can just take in, I’m willing to. So I hope I’m not annoying him, but I really appreciate the ‘big brother’ kind of role that he’s playing in my development.”
Did those new Rams teammates tell him to relax?
“No, but I can kind of see it on their face,” Simpson joked. “But no, I’m kidding. They’ve been awesome. I just want to make sure that I can be the best player that I can be, and I know (with) two good players in my own room, any questions I can ask them (that) is something that I’m gonna want to do.”
znModeratorLos Angeles generated a positive expected points added (EPA) on over 50% of its total handoffs in 2025, according to Pro Football Focus. The accomplishment marks only the second time in the PFF era, which dates back to 2006, that an NFL team has surpassed the 50% positive EPA threshold on rushing plays. Head coach Sean McVay’s 2018 squad, led by All-Pro running back Todd Gurley, was the first to establish the record.
The Rams had the best run-blocking unit in the league this past year and will likely return all, if not most, of their starting offensive linemen.
znModerator“Motion by a wide receiver across the formation is NOT the same man/zone indicator that it was five, ten years ago…”
“Running backs have become a MUCH better man/zone indicator and predictor.”@GregCosell explains why: pic.twitter.com/7ystSoUtGo
— Ross Tucker Podcast (@RossTuckerPod) June 12, 2026
znModeratorMichael S. Schmidt@nytmike
NEW/BREAKING: MLB investigators plan to question Dodgers head doc Neal ElAttrache in wake of disclosure he supported Conor McGregor’s use of performance-enhancing drugs as he recovered from injury. ElAttrache is LA Rams team doc. NFL didn’t return message seeking comment on what NFL plans to do.The UFC star Conor McGregor took powerful performance-enhancing drugs after he broke his leg in 2021. McGregor did so with the support of Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Dodgers and Rams team doctor and one of the most high profile sports doctors in the world. McGregor then engaged in an active effort to evade scrutiny from antidoping officials.
znModeratorposted twice to get all the prose and the vid in the same post
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Jesus Freakin Congress@TheJFreakinC
🚨BREAKING: A U.S. citizen was riding his bike in Laredo, Texas… when Border Patrol agents pulled alongside him and illegally tried to block him in.When he kept riding, they chased him down, physically grabbed him by the arm, and immediately started demanding identification and asking where he was from.
He told them he born in Laredo, Texas.
But that was not good enough.
The agent asked, “What high school did you go to?”
He answered that, too… and they still kept demanding ID, over and over again.
The Fourth Amendment exists for a reason. In America, law enforcement don’t get to randomly stop people, physically grab them, and demand identification because they feel like it.
Being on a bike isn’t a crime.
You also don’t have to carry an ID on you unless you are operating a motor vehicle… which he was not.
So, demanding an ID, without probable cause, is illegal.
And the cherry on top? When the man went to use his phone, an agent tried to stop him by grabbing it… apparently unaware the entire encounter was already being recorded by his glasses.
If Border Patrol can stop an American born citizen riding his bike, demand his papers, and put their hands on him without stating a lawful reason… every American should be paying attention.
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🚨BREAKING: A U.S. citizen was riding his bike in Laredo, Texas… when Border Patrol agents pulled alongside him and illegally tried to block him in.
When he kept riding, they chased him down, physically grabbed him by the arm, and immediately started demanding identification… pic.twitter.com/Qg7o3g0NBB
— Jesus Freakin Congress (@TheJFreakinC) June 11, 2026
znModeratorQuentin Lake had a big time performance against the Eagles last season. That Philadelphia game is certainly circled this coming season…
Q. Lake earned a good pay day extension with the team! A true leader. He would have led all Safeties in PDs last season if fully healthy. pic.twitter.com/6SrRThDqgo
— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) June 10, 2026
znModeratorNate Atkins@NateAtkins_
The Rams signed LB Tomon Fox.He has 37 career games with 2 starts. He’s here to play special teams after he played 69% and 76% of the respective snaps over the past two seasons with the Giants.
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With a new special teams coordinator, the Rams will be looking for players who can help improve a special teams unit that cost them games last season. While the Rams also signed Grant Stuard for that special teams ace role, Fox will be valuable to have on the practice squad.
znModerator.@Browns @RamsNFL @Flash_Garrett is coming to put your QB in the graveyard….the bigger the name; the bigger the chase. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/HfRYR7GIIx
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) June 2, 2026
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znModeratorI spent an hour with @Browns GM Andrew Berry on Tuesday, hitting it all on "The Schrager Hour". Here's why Myles Garrett wasn't "shopped around" and why it was really never going to be a highest bidder situation.
A testament to Rams, too. @OmahaProd @ESPNCleveland @ESPNLA710 pic.twitter.com/mdIAHhavIt
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) June 10, 2026
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znModeratorMyles Garrett (DE, Browns) | Top 100 Players of 2025
znModeratorStu Jackson@StuJRams
Asked Rams OC Nate Scheelhaase yesterday how his roles and responsibilities evolving over the last two years have changed not only the way he teaches this offense as a coach, but also how he learns it himself.In short, lots of disciplined note-taking, reviewing and studying so he could be prepared to add value. And an appreciation for a great environment conducive to teaching and learning for coaches.
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znModeratorMyles Garrett’s possibilities seem endless
The Rams’ latest splash move is already out on the field and building intrigue as to what he could do here.
Garrett has been with the Rams for one week now following the blockbuster trade that brought him here, which cost the Rams a Pro Bowl edge rusher in Jared Verse as well as a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-round pick and a 2029 third-round pick. He traditionally skips the voluntary portions of the offseason, but he found it was important on a new team to suit up for at least a couple of different practice settings so far.
Garrett participated in individual drills Monday. He sat out team drills — he’s still brand new to the Rams’ scheme — and coach Sean McVay has long taken a precautionary approach this time of year.
Garrett worked with the outside linebackers rather than the defensive line. It’s the same spot Verse played, but it’s a shift from what he has done in his nine-year career. The times he has rushed while standing up have almost exclusively come when lined up over the center on a random blitz.
“We’re still going to have our principles with that stuff, but we’re going to let him do what he does best, and we all know exactly what he does best,” defensive coordinator Chris Shula said. “You’re not going to take Michael Jordan, LeBron (James), all those guys and pull them out of their comfort zone. We’re going to work with him and put him in the best spots that we think for him and the defense to succeed.”
It’s similar to how the Rams have discussed McDuffie. The role he’ll fill most often is at outside cornerback, where the Rams had a major need after the unit fell apart in the playoffs last season. Still, to maximize McDuffie’s value and keep offenses from game-planning against him, Los Angeles plans to move him around between the outside and nickel spots.
McDuffie has played both spots, whereas Garrett has not. There’s no doubt about what Garrett can handle athletically or physically, and the Rams know they need to get creative at times to find playing time and the right matchups for complementary pass rushers such as Kobie Turner, Braden Fiske and Josaiah Stewart.
znModeratorYou know how they say that players belong more in one era than another.
Alaric Jackson is an example.
He would have done much better in an era before they invented the cell phone.
znModeratorI know Davante is a professional, and i dont doubt he ‘took it well’ — but how do you take McVay’s words seriously after that? Would you go to war for a coach that did that?
I dunno.
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vThat is a very mixed bag, that tendency of McVay’s. On the one hand, they dumped decent players to get Ramsey, Stafford, Adams, and Garrett. Turns out the grass actually can be greener. On the other hand, as you say–-he’s a greedy creature of the moment and full-in when he wants a player, and then equally a greedy creature of the moment when he sees something new he wants and unloads players (like Woods and Kupp and almost Adams).
It’s the opposite of Vermeil, who always wanted to keep players around, even when it was guys like Lawrence Phillips.
znModeratorThey cover the Rams at 3:20 in.
znModeratorOffensive line coach Ryan Wendell says Garrett is going to make all of the Rams’ linemen better by having to block him every day in practice.
“I was excited about the opportunity to see him in practice work, because I know how much better it’s going to make our guys to get to block a reigning Defensive Player of the Year – a guy that’s that kind of a premier pass rusher and player every day,” Wendell said on the Bleav in Rams podcast. “It’s only going to make our guys better, so I was excited about that. And then I was, just, for our overall team, I was just beyond elated to think about like how much better that’s going to make every guy that he’s playing with on, you know, all the way from the back end, it’s going to help the guys cover better. It’s going to help the other guys rush better. I mean, he’s a great addition to our team.”
znModeratorSo, has any reporter asked Davante how he feels about the fact the Rams would have traded him for AJ Brown if they could have worked out a trade with a third team for Davante?
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vHe was reportedly quite professional about it.
This is the Rams. Culture, community, belonging and unified purpose starting after the post-season. In the post-season–it’s a cutthroat business first mentality. And letting receivers go seems to be one of their favorite things to do.
znModeratorMore stuff on the history. Each new bit adds a little more.
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The Rams figured they would have competition for Garrett, but multiple Browns sources insist this trade was Rams-specific and no other suitors reached a serious threshold.
There was a dormant period until after the draft, a source said, when the Rams brass gathered and asked, “Are we going to keep talking about this [deal]?” Los Angeles had just drafted quarterback Ty Simpson with the No. 13 pick, choosing to select the player they believe will be able to take over for Stafford when he retires.
While the Rams were thinking about the future there, they were also committed to making another big splash on defense, as they had when they traded for McDuffie, an All-Pro cornerback, in early March.
To fulfill that commitment, the Rams circled back with the Browns on Wednesday, April 29, after the draft. Snead called Berry directly to “see if [sides] could work something out,” per source.
But with Garrett, the answer was no, multiple parties said, until the Rams agreed to include edge rusher Jared Verse in the deal. Parting with Verse, the 2024 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, Rams coach Sean McVay said, “was the hardest part of this decision.”
Around mid-May is when the Browns started to believe the Rams might be willing to part with Verse. But even late in the process, the Rams kept offering packages that did not include the Pro Bowler — as one source put it, the Rams “sweetened the pot” with a package featuring more draft capital than the first-, second- and third-rounders Cleveland eventually received.
znModeratorCameron DaSilva@camdasilva
The Rams’ potential deal for AJ Brown fell apart when LA couldn’t work out a trade with another team for Davante Adams, per Albert Breer.LA also had concerns about Brown’s knee.
Brock Vierra@BrockVierra
I was a big proponent of the Rams adding A.J. Brown, but never at the cost of Davante Adams. It can not be understated what Adams means to the maturity of the receiver room.Interesting the Rams were willing make this move after fixing their maturity issue on defense.
QuoteznModeratorSosa Kremenjas@QBsMVP
Myles Garrett cap hits for the Rams the next 3 seasons:$9.1M (this season)
$16M
$21.3MznModeratorMike Levin@MikeLevin
This is really stupid, and it’s not getting enough attention.The Trump administration is pulling a working $368 million ocean monitoring system out of the water, equipment taxpayers already bought, built, and sank into the deep ocean.
And they are doing it right when the oceans are behaving in ways that alarm the scientists who study them.
Record-breaking temperatures.
A system of Atlantic currents that may be lurching toward collapse.
The response?
Yank out the instruments and walk away.
That is not budgeting. That is smashing the gauges while the engine is on fire and calling it efficiency.
For what? The Trump administration dressed it up as a “nimbler approach” and “smart lifecycle management,” which is fancy nonsense for “we shut it off and hoped nobody would ask why.” There is no return-on-investment analysis. They cannot show taxpayers save a dime, because the gear is already paid for and the science it produces protects real money and real lives.
The kicker: the same people killing the monitors want to mine the deep sea for minerals. So they are destroying the only tools that could measure what that mining does. That is not an accident.
That is the point. You cannot see the damage if you break the instruments first.
znModeratorPerhaps he was talkin bout myles: “there’s no stoppin what cant be stopped”
Trent Williams to the 49 offense before game 1 in Australia:
“This is dread, man. Truely dread….Prepare yourself.”
znModeratorThe football gods only allow the Rams to win a ring once every two decades or so.
So, I’m wondering which quarter of the first game, Garrett will be eaten by a Shark, or possibly a salt-water crocodile.
Then again, the Inland Taipan is the deadliest snake in the world. So there’s that.
Also, the Sydney Funnel-Web spider.
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vIt is dark in your world.
znModeratorIt will be very interesting to see how the genius-Shanahan handles Myles Garrett.
Oct 2 — 49ers 26 – Rams 23
Nove 9 – 49ers 26 – Rams 42w
vIn their game last year (11/30 in Cleveland), 49ers led the whole way and won 26-8. In spite of playing from behind all game, Garrett had 1 sack, 2 TFLs, and 3 qb hits. Purdy was pressured on 32.3% of his dropbacks. That’s in spite of throwing just 29 times (for 168 yards). He also had 17.4% bad throws. Of the 9 regular season games he played, Purdy faced a higher pressure rate again Seattle in their 1st game, but no other game had such a high percentage of bad throws.
I posted something somewhere in this thread stating that SF’s legendary LOT Trent Wms. gave up the highest pressure percentage of his entire career going against Garrett that game.
znModeratorEVERY Sack from Myles Garrett’s 23 Sack Season
znModeratorIR, this is all just IMO, but…I think Verse came later. I think the Rams and Browns agreed on a trade in principle, but that it had to wait until June 1 so Cleveland could play the cap right. That’s just a guess. I think they waited on what exactly the compensation would be.
I think as June 1 approached it became clear the Browns were not budging on Verse. (In fact throwing Verse in made it a classic win-win trade.)
Now, I did ask the Rams directly if that is what happened, but they don’t return my calls anymore. So I dunno.
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