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February 22, 2022 at 9:27 pm in reply to: post SB player interviews & appearances: Donald, Weddle, etc. #136860
znModeratorBig Whit joins Colin Cowherd & reflects on his storybook career (coming to an end?) and shares some great nuggets on how he was part of establishing the Rams winning culture from day 1 https://t.co/Z0aZi2BV3y
— Rams24/7 (@Rams24_7) February 23, 2022
February 22, 2022 at 9:20 pm in reply to: post SB player interviews & appearances: Donald, Weddle, etc. #136859znModeratorEric Weddle joins the Rich Eisen show and reflects on his unlikely journey back to the NFL after being retired for 2 seasons & winning a Super Bowl https://t.co/VuUT6hU2NA
— Rams24/7 (@Rams24_7) February 23, 2022
February 22, 2022 at 8:16 pm in reply to: the really big articles & longer vids on the super bowl #136858znModeratorFebruary 22, 2022 at 8:15 pm in reply to: the really big articles & longer vids on the super bowl #136857znModeratorznModeratorI really recommend everyone watch this episode of the @thepivot podcast on YouTube. Raheem Morris talking to @Realrclark25 @OfficialCrowder and @FredTaylorMade
Won’t be long until he is a head coach again, and it’s a crime he isn’t already, but that works out well for the Rams https://t.co/Cn7GnBE3JC
— 𝕋𝕠𝕞 (@TL_LARams) February 22, 2022
February 21, 2022 at 6:03 pm in reply to: annual coaches leave, coaches replaced thread…2022 #136847znModeratorIan Rapoport@RapSheetAnother #Rams addition: Jake Peetz is reuniting with Sean McVay to join his offensive staff, source said. They were together in WAS in 2014, and the ex-#LSU OC has worked with Nick Saban, Jack Del Rio, Matt Rhule & McVay. QB Max Johnson threw for 27 TDs, 4th most in LSU history..Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigueAlso worked with Ron Rivera in CAR as RBs coach. Not clear just yet what Peetz’s role will be (has NFL experience w QBs, WRs and RBs; college experience as OC) but Rams are clearly trying to load up offensive side. Big Rams opening currently is Wes Phillips’ TEs/pass coord job.
This could be anything from asst WRs/QBs, QC role FWIW …as noted before staff still doing some shuffling on both sides..Justin Rowland@RowlandRIVALSThe reigning Super Bowl champs are hiring UK’s OC as their own. Liam Coen is one of the rising stars in the whole football coaching profession. In one year he rebranded Kentucky’s offense and in so doing raised the program’s ceiling immenselyFebruary 21, 2022 at 3:54 pm in reply to: annual coaches leave, coaches replaced thread…2022 #136845znModerator𝕋𝕠𝕞@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 he’s 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 Rams’ 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 he’ll be back on McVay’s 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. They’re 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 Kentucky’s Liam Coen as a top candidate.znModeratorDoesn’t hurt to see it again. 😎
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WE DID THIS, @AARONDONALD97!!
📺: #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 much….which he clearly learned and stopped doing. If he has a whole year of not trying to do too much….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 is becoming one of the great 4th quarter qbs of all time.
znModeratorfrom 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, 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. WR COOPER KUPP, 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. EDGE VON MILLER, LOS ANGELES RAMS
2021 Snaps: 939 | 2021 PFF Grade: 91.2
It once looked as if Miller’s 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. CB JALEN RAMSEY, 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. QB MATTHEW STAFFORD, 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. T ROB HAVENSTEIN, 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. C BRIAN ALLEN, 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 wouldn’t think Powell would cost more than the vet minimum. The Rams picked him up after he had bounced around, right? And it’s not like he was great; he just didn’t screw things up. I’m happy to have him, but he’s kind of the bare minimum in production, isn’t 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.
znModeratorI’ve 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 ‘76 (@Tiz2Victory) February 20, 2022
znModeratorA coach and his QB. Nothing better than seeing @kurt13warner telling Dick Vermeil he made it to the @ProFootballHOF 🙌 #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!"
🎙 | 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 can’t 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.
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