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February 21, 2022 at 3:54 pm in reply to: annual coaches leave, coaches replaced thread…2022 #136845
znModeratoršš š@TL_LARams
Greg Olson was an underrated part of the Rams early successes under McVay. Probably the least talked about of all the ex-QB coaches and OCs. Glad heās coming back onboard. Have to feel he will be a veteran providing coaching experience on a relatively youthful offensive staff
.zn@znramsfanGreg Olson has a long, great resume and was instrumental to them taking off in 2017. This is his 3rd time with the Rams. The 1st was when he was the OC in 2006 & after a rough start finished strong that year w/ Bulger & Jackson.February 21, 2022 at 2:02 pm in reply to: annual coaches leave, coaches replaced thread…2022 #136844znModeratorLos Angeles Rams expect several assistant coaches to be on the move after Super Bowl LVI
Adam Schefter
Los Angeles Rams expect several assistant coaches to be on the move after Super Bowl LVI:https://t.co/wg9Ylzxspi
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 13, 2022
Los Angeles Rams victories this season will result in losses after the season.
Offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell is set to become the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings after Super Bowl LVI, and he is expected to take Rams tight ends coach/passing game coordinator Wes Phillips with him as his offensive coordinator or passing game coordinator, per league sources.
Rams secondary coach/passing game coordinator Ejiro Evero is expected to become the Denver Broncos’ defensive coordinator, per sources.
But the Rams have reinforcements on their mind. Kentucky offensive coordinator Liam Coen, who already has worked as the Rams’ quarterbacks coach under Sean McVay, is a prime candidate to succeed O’Connell, per league sources.
Former Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson, who also worked as the Rams’ quarterback coach in 2017, is likely to return to the staff and could garner offensive coordinator consideration or take over the same quarterbacks coaching job he once held with the organization, per league sources. Los Angeles has been eyeing him as an offensive coaching replacement for weeks; Olson’s job in Las Vegas has been filled with new head coach Josh McDaniels hiring former New England Patriots wide receivers coach Mick Lombardi as his new offensive coordinator, according to sources.
Los Angeles also could decide to promote running backs coach Thomas Brown , who received head-coaching interviews, to be offensive coordinator, so there are options for the brain drain that the Rams are about to experience.
Then again, the Rams already knew they would be losing assistant coaches and have been through this before. Of the 20 coaches that were on their staff from Super Bowl LIII, only six remain on staff.
Assistants are about to leave Los Angeles for promotions — but more are expected to return to give the Rams the continuity and reliability they will need for the 2022 season.
znModeratorThese 9 plays are going somewhat overlooked but they were critical in the Rams' Super Bowl win https://t.co/hNi3SW5gRu
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) February 21, 2022
February 21, 2022 at 11:41 am in reply to: annual coaches leave, coaches replaced thread…2022 #136842znModeratorAlbert Breer@AlbertBreerSource: The Rams are hiring Kentucky OC Liam Coen as their new offensive coordinator, bringing Greg Olson back to the staff, and giving assistant head coach Thomas Brown more responsibility within the offense and team. Sean McVay moving quick to put together his ’22 staff..Olson was the Ramsā quarterbacks coach for one year in 2017 but was hired by the Raiders as their offensive coordinator in 2018. His role with the Rams is unclear right now, but heāll be back on McVayās staff.
.Mike Jones@ByMikeJonesI’m told McVay’s expanded responsibility plan for Brown is to have him more involved with passing game this year to further develop him for future OC promotion..Me: wow bringing Greg Olson back is huge. Wonder what his role will be.February 21, 2022 at 9:22 am in reply to: annual coaches leave, coaches replaced thread…2022 #136838znModeratorAaron Wilson@AaronWilson_NFLSources: Vikings expected to hire Wes Phillips as offensive coordinator, deal to be finalized: https://profootballnetwork.com/source-vikings-expected-to-hire-wes-phillips-as-new-offensive-coordinator-deal-still-being-finalized/.Blaine Grisak@bgrisakDTRPhillips did a great job as the TEs coach this season. Guys like Blanton and Hopkins stepped up when their number was called.znModeratorPARam
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We know the Rams* tied the record for most sacks in a game with 7. They tied Pittsburgh in SB X, Chicago in XX and Denver* in SB L. Von Miller played in 2 of those games and is now tied with Charles Haley for the most career SB sacks (4.5). He had 2.5 vs Carolina and 2 vs Cincinnati.The Rams (43) and Bengals (79) had the second lowest output for rushing yards by both teams (122). Arizona (33) and Pittsburgh (58) in SB43 (92) are #1.
Consequently, it was only the 4th SB without a rushing touchdown, joining SB X (Pittsburgh vs Dallas), SB XV (Oakland vs Philadelphia) and SB XXIII (Bengals vs SF).
znModeratorThey need to stop those interviews on the field. They are embarrassing. Theyāre embarrassing to the audience, to the player, AND to the interviewer. Just wait until after the orgasm is over.
I like that bit, Z. I don’t find it embarassing. We just see it differently. So in honor of diversity, your fines for this offense will not be as draconian as usual.
znModeratorWith the release of our Gabriel to Snow tee this weekend, DYK that the Gabriel to Snow show officially went into business on 11/21/1965 when QB #18 hit WR #84 for a 40 yard touchdown score against San Francisco.#WeAllHaveHeroes pic.twitter.com/KZte3geajf
— Iconic Heroes (@IconicHeroesHQ) February 21, 2022
February 20, 2022 at 10:37 pm in reply to: annual coaches leave, coaches replaced thread…2022 #136829znModeratorBruce Feldman@BruceFeldmanCFBSOURCES: Jeremy Springer will become the Rams assistant special teams coach. He was the STC at Marshall last season and had recently taken the Ole Miss special teams coordinator job. ESPN first reported the move.znModeratorthis view of the Immaculate Reception is so amazing. I don't think a lot of people know it exists either. pic.twitter.com/zHwyxyU4dr
— alex (@highlghtheaven) February 19, 2022
February 20, 2022 at 10:05 pm in reply to: Flores, and the NFL “hiring minority HCs” discussion #136825znModeratorExactly. There are a number of minority coaches making key contributions behind the scenes that are routinely recognized by the top members of the organization, but few are getting promoted into power positions. Getting into those roles is critical to earning HC looks.. https://t.co/gyOZ1irgGl
— Bucky Brooks (@BuckyBrooks) February 21, 2022
znModeratorPretty much every rep between Ja'Marr vs Jalen pic.twitter.com/Earl3KPsdO
— Billy M (@BillyM_91) February 14, 2022
February 20, 2022 at 9:20 pm in reply to: annual coaches leave, coaches replaced thread…2022 #136822znModeratorIan Rapoport@RapSheetMeanwhile, the #Rams are expecting assistant HC Thomas Brown to return to their staff, while assistant QBs coach Zac Robinson will stay in LA with a better title. That leaves the vacant OC spot, with Kentuckyās Liam Coen as a top candidate.znModeratorDoesn’t hurt to see it again. š
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WE DID THIS, @AARONDONALD97!!
šŗ: #SBLVI on NBC pic.twitter.com/wEtNE5R7DU
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) February 14, 2022
znModeratorAnd I really believe his mid season breakdown was just him trying to do too muchā¦.which he clearly learned and stopped doing. If he has a whole year of not trying to do too muchā¦.his best years might been front of him.
There was also a narrative, which I think is true, that earlier in the seaon McV relied more on MS just slinging it and cut back on the jet sweeps, motion, and play action. Teams adjusted to that and the ones that could tee off on the Rams usually solid but sometimes physically manhandled OL took advantage of that. As a response McV put back in more of the play action and so on and relied less on MS just slinging it from start to finish.
A flaw I thought I saw with MS may relate to this. Underneath passes were not always as effective with him because he would wait a beat too long before checking down and that set up the underneath receivers to be stopped for fewer yards. That comes from him pressing and trying to look downfield for something to break. I would prefer it if he had a top inner clock and saw immediately that he should throw underneath before giving the defense time to spot it.
This of course all said just with the interests of painting the whole picture. I am not trying to downplay Stafford or to paint him in a bad light. He and McV both are both great but they both still have some flaws in their composition. Sometimes there were games where that got the better of them. But–they had a great stretch drive when it counted and MS isĀ becoming one of the great 4th quarter qbs of all time.
znModeratorfromĀ The PFF 101: Highlighting the top 101 players from the 2021 NFL season
* https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-pff-101-top-101-players-from-2021-nfl-season
2. DI AARON DONALD,Ā LOS ANGELES RAMS
2021 Snaps: 1,261 | 2021 PFF Grade: 93.5
Donald has been the top-ranked player on this list in four of the last six seasons, and he almost made it once again. Including the postseason, Donald once again topped 100 pressures, accomplishing that feat in four of the last five seasons. What is perhaps most impressive about his performance this season is that he played over 1,000 snaps in the regular season and actually registered the most snaps PFF has recorded from an interior defensive lineman over a season. Donald still pressured quarterbacks at an elite level despite being asked to endure a historically high workload.
3. WRĀ COOPER KUPP,Ā LOS ANGELES RAMS
2021 Snaps: 1,301 | 2021 PFF Grade: 93.0
Kupp is both a phenomenal receiver and the beneficiary of the kind of deployment that makes it almost impossible for an opposing defense to take him out of the game. He lined up in the slot on 65.5% of his snaps, generating 1,402 yards from that inside alignment alone in the regular season. Kupp gained 3.45 yards for every route run from the slot, as that alignment makes it very difficult for defenses to just defend him with their best corner or play aggressive man coverage.
24. EDGEĀ VON MILLER,Ā LOS ANGELES RAMS
2021 Snaps: 939 | 2021 PFF Grade: 91.2
It once looked as if Millerās star had started to fade, but a trade to Los Angeles and the chance of another Super Bowl reinvigorated him. Against Tampa Bay in the playoffs, Miller notched his first double-digit pressure game since Week 8 of 2019, and he showed that he still has some gas left in the tank. His perennial dominance against the run has stayed intact, and while he might not generate a league-leading rate of pressure in the future, he can still be extremely effective in that area.
29. CBĀ JALEN RAMSEY,Ā LOS ANGELES RAMS
2021 Snaps: 1,269 | 2021 PFF Grade: 84.4
Ramsey played a new role within the Rams defense this season, lining up in the slot or in the box on 42.7% of his snaps compared to just 23.6% the season before. The star cornerback responded with his best season since that incredible year in 2017, racking up 14 pass breakups and a career-high 26 defensive stops. Ramsey is an elite playmaker, and his new role puts him at the heart of the action more often.
43. QBĀ MATTHEW STAFFORD,Ā LOS ANGELES RAMS
2021 Snaps: 1,343 | 2021 PFF Grade: 86.1
Matthew Stafford in Los Angeles was a lot like Matthew Stafford in Detroit for most of the season, but the results were better because of everything around him. However, once the playoffs began, his game went to a different level. Other than Josh Allen, Stafford was the best-graded playoff quarterback and made big plays late in the Super Bowl to execute another signature game-winning drive and cap off his first season in L.A. with a ring.
53. TĀ ROB HAVENSTEIN,Ā LOS ANGELES RAMS
2021 Snaps: 1,236 | 2021 PFF Grade: 83.4
Completing a run of right tackles, Havenstein finished his season with a Super Bowl ring. He was outstanding as a run-blocker this year, posting his third excellent grade in that area in four seasons. As a pass-blocker, he allowed 31 pressures across 763 pass-blocking snaps and was excellent in the Rams’ victory over the Bengals to close the campaign.
97. CĀ BRIAN ALLEN,Ā LOS ANGELES RAMS
2021 Snaps: 1,181 | 2021 PFF Grade: 74.8
Allen got to end his season with a Super Bowl win, helping the Rams to overcome the Bengals in the big game. Allen allowed 25 pressures over the season when including the playoffs and earned a 79.5 PFF run-blocking grade.
znModeratorLike everyone else I am assuming AW retires, which means they have to sign Noteboom. LOT is just not a position you gamble with. In terms of the contract, he won’t come cheap. It is true that he does not have a lot of starting experience, but still, just given contract dynamics at the position, he will get something near the going rate for FA 2nd contracts at LOT. Finding a good LOT is like finding a qb–there just aren’t enough bodies to go around–so most likely they will have to pay (maybe as high as 20 M). They will be doing that at the same time they will be extending Stafford.
That’s why I tend to doubt they will have much money to work with.
znModeratorI wouldnāt think Powell would cost more than the vet minimum. The Rams picked him up after he had bounced around, right? And itās not like he was great; he just didnāt screw things up. Iām happy to have him, but heās kind of the bare minimum in production, isnāt he?
No he’s more than that I think. And he’s all they’ve got.
My take on this is based on the idea that they will not have a lot to spend. Not when they have to both sign a left OT and extending a qb.
If that turns out not to be the case, I promise not to complain.
znModeratorIāve seen several posts about Donald lining up offsides on the final play. This is definitely not offsides. pic.twitter.com/hWNiizIWk5
— NFL Champs – Rams Fan ā76 (@Tiz2Victory) February 20, 2022
znModeratorA coach and his QB. Nothing better than seeing @kurt13warner telling Dick Vermeil he made it to the @ProFootballHOF š #PFHOF22 pic.twitter.com/lToGVguR9Z
— NFL (@NFL) February 20, 2022
znModeratornot that anyone is asking me but von miller and obj.
You can assume questions go to us all!
We don’t stand on ceremony here.
My idea is that they need the firepower on offense and special teams, and that Miller would cost too much. So I voted Powell instead–some good bang for not that much in the way of bucks.
I would be happy to get Miller if that’s not the case. Imagine this D with an entire season of Miller and Donald together plus Howard and Jones both at ILB. Scott and Fuller at DB.
znModeratorAaron Donald & Tutu Atwell #RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/v2LzZBh8Sh
— North Dallas Forty LosAngelesRams (@MattStaffordQB1) February 19, 2022
znModeratorJB Long calling the 2 big game ending plays on the radio.
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"You can build that man's statue at SoFi Stadium right now!"
š | Super Bowl LVI wouldn't be complete without a @JB_Long Radio Call. pic.twitter.com/4nAYhjj2oB
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) February 19, 2022
znModeratorzn wrote: UFAs: Miller, Beckham, Williams, Michel, Corbett, Deayon, Powell, Mundt, Allen, Joseph-Day. That includes 5 or 6 starters. They canāt sign them all obviously. In fact, maybe at best just 1 or 2.
Who would you sign?
To be honest I am not really sure. Probably Beckham and Powell.
znModeratorRe-live Cooper Kupp historic performance through NFL films. Clutch first downs, 4th down conversions, & 2 touchdowns including the game winner. The connection between Stafford & Kupp was extraordinary. Kupp capped off the greatest year for a WR in NFL history – As Super Bowl MVP pic.twitter.com/LQKqj4pLdm
— RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) February 17, 2022
znModeratorRams have too many people to sign.
If Whitworth retires, which he probably will, then they need to sign Noteboom.
Stafford has to be extended.
Beyond that, which is going to be expensive enough, they have a long list of both UFAs and RFAS.
UFAs:
Miller, Beckham, Williams, Michel, Corbett, Deayon, Powell, Mundt, Allen, Joseph-Day.
That includes 5 or 6 starters. They can’t sign them all obviously. In fact, maybe at best just 1 or 2.
RFAs:
Shelton, Howard, Gay, Reeder.
RFAs are cheaper but they add up. If they don’t sign Allen they need Shelton, Howard is a find and combined with Jones would make a great ILB duo, and Gay is the best kicker they’re had since back when Zuerlein was still good.
znModeratorThe Rams obviously have no shot at any blue chip draftees, and maybe no red chippers, either. I donāt know when they first pick, or how many picks they have. They will be looking to add a lot of bodies, and sift through them in camp. That strategy made them champions, so Iām on board with the McSnead train.
Interestingly enough though they get real value out of the lower rounds. Think how many of their guys were low picks. Which is of course the way they have to go with a team that is built around a handful of stars who take up half their cap.
The only high pick they spent on their OL, for example, is Havenstein (2nd round). They have a FA plusĀ Ā a 3rd (Noteboom), a 4th (Allen), 2 5ths (Edwards and Corbett),a 7th (Anchrum), and 2 UDFAs (Shelton and Jackson). (Corbett was a 2nd rounder they traded a 5th for).
It’s possible that next year’s safeties are Scott (7th) and Fuller (6th).
February 19, 2022 at 10:55 am in reply to: highlights, break downs, etc … superbowl … updated w/ Baldinger #136725znModeratorOne drive to win #SBLVI, and Matthew Stafford and @CooperKupp came through. (via @NFLFilms) pic.twitter.com/cndMbrQL25
— NFL (@NFL) February 19, 2022
February 19, 2022 at 1:12 am in reply to: annual coaches leave, coaches replaced thread…2022 #136704znModeratorJourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigueThe Rams were able to block OāConnell and the Vikingsā interview request for DBs assistant Jonathan Cooley in effort to keep him on staff. Even more important with Evero departing.February 18, 2022 at 11:17 pm in reply to: annual coaches leave, coaches replaced thread…2022 #136700znModeratorMike Klis@mikeklisMore movement from Fangio staff: Per sources, Chris Beake, a Denver assist coach since start of 2013 season, is new LBers coach for Super Bowl-champion Rams. Son of former Broncos GM John Beake, Chris was Broncos defensive pass-game coordinator in 2021. -
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