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March 12, 2025 at 8:43 pm in reply to: The guys who left–Rams trade aways & free agency attrition #155473
znModeratorDianna Russini@DMRussini
Rams LB and special teams ace Jake Hummel heads to the Ravens on a 1-year deal, per source.znModeratorDoes any of that change if another team signs kupp?
And if Kupp signs with the 49ers can felony charges be filed?
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vIn terms of the money, no. He;s a June 1 cut so on June 1 the Rams subtract 15 M from the cap. Nothing alters, whether he signs with someone or not. That’s my understanding.
If he signs with SF, according to an obscure clause in a contract with the Football Gods, that city will face a 3 consecutive days storm where minnows from the bay rain down on its streets.
March 12, 2025 at 5:06 pm in reply to: around the league: including, Seahawks Trade Geno Smith to the Raiders #155469znModerator"Darnold will do better than 21 TDs and 15 INTs next year"@ColinCowherd GUARANTEES that Sam Darnold will outperform Geno Smith next season pic.twitter.com/sovfIB1CoC
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) March 12, 2025
March 12, 2025 at 4:58 pm in reply to: The guys who left–Rams trade aways & free agency attrition #155466znModeratorNo surprise, but it’s over.
Kupp? He was okay.
I mean he was no Donnie Avery or Brandon Gibson.
But he did alright.
znModeratorMatthew Stafford says he’s a Ram for “at least another year and hopefully some after that”
After exploring the possibility of playing elsewhere, Matthew Stafford has committed to the Rams for the 2025 season. But will he be back in 2026 and beyond?
Stafford said on Jason and Travis Kelce’s podcast that he hopes he’ll stay with the Rams after this season, but he didn’t say he definitely will be.
“I’m going to be here at least another year, and hopefully some after that,” Stafford said.
This is the second consecutive offseason that Stafford has flirted with the possibility of leaving the Rams.
“We worked something out last year at the 11th hour to figure it out right before training camp with the understanding that we’re going to re-address this if I want to play again next year,” Stafford said.
Stafford called it “a little nerve wracking there for a little bit,” not knowing if he would stay with the Rams. Next offseason could have involve another nerve-wracking decision.
znModeratorRams 2025 draft pick order
Round 1, No. 26 overall
Round 3, No. 90 overall
Round 3, No. 101 overall (compensatory)
Round 4, No. 127 overall
Round 6, No. 190 overall (via Falcons)
Round 6, No. 195 overall (via Steelers)
Round 6, No. 201 overall
Round 6, No. 202 overall (via Bears)March 12, 2025 at 2:38 am in reply to: around the league: including, Seahawks Trade Geno Smith to the Raiders #155460znModeratorAdam Schefter@AdamSchefter
49ers departures this offseason:Traded:
🏈WR Deebo Samuel
Cut:
🏈FB Kyle Juszczyk
🏈DE Leonard Floyd
🏈DT Javon Hargrave
🏈DT Maliek CollinsLeft in FA:
🏈LB Dre Greenlaw
🏈CB Charvarius Ward
🏈S Talanoa Hufanga
🏈G Aaron Banks
🏈OT Jaylon Moore
🏈RB Elijah Mitchell
🏈QB Josh Dobbs
🏈LB Leonard FloydMarch 11, 2025 at 11:06 pm in reply to: why Davonte Adams is good…update, must read: Matt Bowen on Adams #155458znModeratorMina Kimes liked the Davante signing, and she noted the rams pass offense was “7th in EPA versus zone, but 22nd versus Man…”
I dunno what epa means but i know the difference between 7 and 22.
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vI find it kinda complicated to describe EPA, but here’s a reductive version of it. It measures plays that set up first downs. So you don’t really much out of throwing for 9 yards on 3rd and 10. Even though it’s 9 yards and a completion. You get much more out of throwing for 5 on 1st and 10.
Anyway what that stat 22 v. 7 EPA tells you is that Nacua, while a great receiver in the Rams offense, is not a great route runner. Not bad just not great. Adams is a great route runner. So Nacua is less slippery against man coverage than Adams is.
Nacua is tough, aggressive, athletic, and a gamer. He’s like a tight end in a receiver’s body. But he is not what Adams is–a receiver in a ballet dancer’s body.
Improving against man coverage raises the offense’s overall potential.
znModeratorJourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
A couple of coaches with McVay ties were interested in adding Shelton, FWIW. Worked well in communication with Stafford. Competition at C incoming? Shelton can also back up guard spots.March 11, 2025 at 9:59 pm in reply to: The guys who left–Rams trade aways & free agency attrition #155454znModerator.
March 11, 2025 at 9:55 pm in reply to: The guys who left–Rams trade aways & free agency attrition #155446znModeratorJourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
Chicago is taking on Jackson’s salary, a source said.Kudos owed to Jackson for how he handled the entire situation – combination of injury and his backup emerging as starter. Stayed a great teammate the whole time. Now reunites with Ben Johnson in CHI.
Albert Breer@AlbertBreer
The Bears are taking on Jonah Jackson’s contract as is—he’s due $9 million in fully-guaranteed base salary for 2025, then $17 million (non-guaranteed) in 2026. Rams wound up paying him $25 million for the single year, take the sunk cost now.…
Trade: Rams are in the process of sending veteran offensive lineman Jonah Jackson to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round pick, per ESPN’s @CourtneyRCronin. The trade cannot be processed until March 12. pic.twitter.com/lj3M8VW5V8
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 4, 2025
znModeratorJim Youngblood 53@53_jim70721
I posted clips on Poona Ford. Rams did well. People can argue over the price– Whatever.1. He can play the run, uses good hands, quick and stout
2. has had pass rush moves. Can get some snaps in nickel/dimeHelps Kobie move out of NT position … to over a guard or just inside a tackle.
this is a tackle-first stunt, and Poona uses good hands and evenually thows the blocker aside, but I like Poona's closing speed — You can see on all these plus the run stuffs I posted, he has a burst to the ball carriers pic.twitter.com/uWIpA097el
— Jim Youngblood 53 (@53_jim70721) March 11, 2025
March 11, 2025 at 9:31 pm in reply to: why Davonte Adams is good…update, must read: Matt Bowen on Adams #155443znModeratorJames Palmer@JamesPalmerTV
If you ask around, Adams still has plenty left. He’s also been a player that has always won as a route technician and that trait usually ages well. Stafford will give him chances to make plays too.i’m a little worried. just looking for examples of wrs who remained productive beyond age 32. it’s slim. there’s rice. marvin harrison. muhsin muhammad. and not much else.
2 different views.
We’ll tell.
Time will see.
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znModeratorI think one of the most important decisions was to resign Jimmy-G.
JG may very well be the best no.2 QB in the NFL. Ya know.
If Stafford goes down we will not be subjected to one of McVay’s silly young project-QBs.
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vI think that’s all basically true, with this one caveat. Garagepollo is not clutch. He may even be anti-clutch. He is at the very least, unclutch. He can get you through a game plan and even be very efficient doing it. But give him the ball with 2 minutes to go down by 3, and his heart turns to ungelled pudding. It’s the opposite of Stafford. Recently Dotson said of Stafford that in the clutch moments of a game, even his eyes are different. He zones in.
znModeratorI was just listening to a Chargers fan call on NFL Radio with Pat Kirwin. The caller was lamenting losing Ford. Kirwin responded empathetically that Ford is nothing more than a journeyman. He was not excited about what he called an “undersized nose tackle,” and he thought that the Rams overpaid for him.
Ford is short and stout with long arms and has his best year last year. Carroll didn’t play him at just at NT, for Carroll Ford was also a DE and a DT in a 4/3. Anyway. He did play well last year, and the goal is to have him be a run-stopping NT. I think he can do that.
znModeratorWith Bobby Brown III being a pending free agent, the Rams wanted to add help to their defensive line and they got a good one in Ford. He’s 5-foot-11 and 310 pounds, so while he doesn’t have the best length for a nose tackle, he is excellent against the run.
According to Pro Football Focus, he had an 80.3 run defense grade in 2024, which ranked third among all qualified interior defenders. He had 15 run stops and missed just three tackles, with an average depth of tackle of only 1.8, which means he’s making stops near the line of scrimmage.
Last season was Ford’s best in the NFL thus far and statistically, he was one of the top defensive tackles in football. His 85.3 overall grade was the fifth-best at his position, behind only Chris Jones, Cameron Heyward, Dexter Lawrence and Leonard Williams. All four of them were Pro Bowlers, showing the company Ford was in last season.
znModeratorMike Garafolo@MikeGarafolo
New #Jaguars TE Hunter Long’s deal: Two years, $5 million with a $6 million max value. GM James Gladstone taps into a familiar face from his time with the #Rams.znModerator
March 10, 2025 at 10:59 pm in reply to: why Davonte Adams is good…update, must read: Matt Bowen on Adams #155417znModeratorMarch 10, 2025 at 10:00 pm in reply to: why Davonte Adams is good…update, must read: Matt Bowen on Adams #155416znModeratorJames Palmer@JamesPalmerTV
Excited to see Davante Adams with Matthew Stafford. If you ask around, Adams still has plenty left. He’s also been a player that has always won as a route technician and that trait usually ages well. Stafford will give him chances to make plays too.March 10, 2025 at 9:38 pm in reply to: around the league: including, Seahawks Trade Geno Smith to the Raiders #155415znModeratorRams Bros.@RamsBrothers
So, the 49ers:• Traded Deebo Samuel (Commanders), and released Kyle Juszczyk
• Lost the following in Free Agency: Aaron Banks (Packers), Charvarius Ward (Colts), Talanoa Hufanga (Broncos), Dre Greenlaw (Broncos), Jaylon Moore (Chiefs), Elijah Mitchell (Chiefs), Josh Dobbs (Patriots)Must suck to start a rebuild without a ring to look back on…
znModeratorfrom https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2025/3/10/24382512/rams-free-agency-jimmy-garoppolo-news
Coleman Shelton, C
Terms not yet disclosed
Shelton spent last season with the Chicago Bears, who have spent the early going of the offseason reinventing the interior of their offensive line. Chicago also landed the top center on the free agent market in Drew Dalman most recently of the Atlanta Falcons. Shelton has experience and chemistry with Stafford. Is he coming in to compete with second-year center Beaux Limmer, or simply offering depth and mentorship?…
Toné! Pastoors@Carl_noWinslow
Coleman Shelton back = solid iOL depthznModeratorfrom the old draft profile, by Lance Zierlein: https://www.nfl.com/prospects/poona-ford/3200464f-5231-3563-7ceb-0c4e0d3f4032
Strengths
Good thickness and power in his lower body. Gets into neutral zone quickly with low pad level and in a leveraged position. Able to bend hips and strike with good lift at point of attack. Longer arms than expected for his squatty frame. Has decent lateral quickness to challenge reach blocks. Gives effort to make plays outside of his area. Flashes adequate upper body power. Gets enough upper body turn to pry into gaps. Has some disruptive qualities up the field and has leg drive to play through redirect blocks.
Weaknesses
Much shorter than teams usually like. Uses legs rather than hands and arm extension to try and gain control at the point of attack. Needs hands to become more violent and consistent at the point of attack. Struggles to pry himself off blocks quickly to make tackles in his gap. Gets caught behind size and loses track of the football. Pays too much attention to blocker in front of him rather than play development at times. If he doesn’t win with power as rusher, he won’t win.
znModeratorI think getting a short, stout veteran NT who is known for playing the run…is just what the doctor ordered.
Rams know who he is. They played against him when he was in Seattle from 2018-2022.
I can’t wait to see what they do with the draft. So far this is a very good off-season.
March 10, 2025 at 9:47 am in reply to: why Davonte Adams is good…update, must read: Matt Bowen on Adams #155397znModeratorDavante Adams signing with Rams on 2-year, $46 million deal: Sources
By Jourdan Rodrigue, Dianna Russini
The Los Angeles Rams have signed receiver Davante Adams to a two-year deal worth $46 million with $26 million guaranteed, league sources told The Athletic on Sunday afternoon.
The Rams later confirmed they had signed Adams.
Adding Adams, 32, continues the Rams’ rebuild of their wide receivers room after the team made its decision last month to move on from 2021 triple-crown winner and Super Bowl LVI MVP Cooper Kupp. The team previously also extended receiver Tutu Atwell on a one-year deal worth $10 million, a league source said.
Adams played three games for the Las Vegas Raiders last season before his trade to the New York Jets, where the hope was he and quarterback Aaron Rodgers would re-create some of the magic they had in past seasons in Green Bay. Adams was released from the Jets having played just 11 games and expressed his interest in returning to the West Coast, according to league sources familiar with his thinking. The three-time All-Pro is still playing at a high level and had 1,063 yards and eight touchdowns in 2024 despite all of the shuffling.
Adams was the No. 3-ranked free agent on The Athletic’s list of the top 150 free agents in 2025 and the second receiver.
Selected in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft out of Fresno State by the Green Bay Packers, Adams is a six-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound wideout has five seasons with more than 100 receptions and six years with more than 1,000 yards and at least 10 touchdowns.
In 11 seasons with the Packers, Raiders and Jets, Adams has 957 career receptions, 11,844 receiving yards and 103 touchdowns. Among active players, he ranks second in receiving touchdowns and fourth in receptions and receiving yards. Adams has only played two seasons when Rodgers was not his primary starting quarterback.
How he fits
Once the Rams decided their offense/passing game will now flow through Puka Nacua, they also wanted to be aggressive in their pursuit of players who could complement the younger star. Extending Atwell as a speed option was one step in the two-part process. Sean McVay especially pursued Adams as a large-framed target for Stafford, who can get open from several alignments.
McVay especially led an aggressive pursuit of Adams in recent days, a league source said.
2025 impact
A trio of Nacua, Adams and Atwell at receiver, plus running back Kyren Williams and tight end Tyler Higbee gives the Rams more of a schematic feel akin to what we’d seen in the first half of Super Bowl LVI, except with a much more productive run game. Then, Kupp was the focal point (now Nacua) and Odell Beckham Jr. provided pop as an all-around asset in the receiving game, with downfield receiver Van Jefferson taking the top off the defense. Substitute in the modern iteration: Nacua, orbited by Adams and Atwell, with Williams as the lead back and Higbee back for at least one more ride and there’s a sense McVay is hoping to field an explosive and multiple offense.
Outlook
It’s hard to picture a McVay-led offense that doesn’t feature Kupp. That said, the Rams were aggressive in their overhaul and added skills complementary to Nacua via their two signings. In Adams, the Rams have another new star receiver in L.A., and Stafford has an “X.”
March 10, 2025 at 9:11 am in reply to: why Davonte Adams is good…update, must read: Matt Bowen on Adams #155396znModeratorfrom https://nflrankings.theringer.com/free-agency
Davante Adams
Wide receiver, Jets
March 9: Adams signs with RamsBecause he was released by the Jets, Adams didn’t have to wait for the formal start of free agency to find a new team. And now, he’s headed to Los Angeles on a two-year, $46 million deal with $26 million guaranteed, according to NFL Network. If Adams had signed this deal with another team, I’d be harping on the risks of signing a 32-year-old wide receiver to a contract this big. But you know what? I totally get it for the Rams! They are as “win now” as any team in the NFL, given that Matthew Stafford is 37 years old. In Adams, the Rams get a reliable veteran who will be a nice complement to Puka Nacua. If the Rams’ pass protection can hold up, this offense has a chance to be exciting. Could both Stafford and Adams show serious signs of decline, resulting in the Rams taking a step back in 2025? Of course. That’s the risk. But the Rams chose a direction and are going for it. I respect that.
Grade: B
The best of the veteran wide receiver options.
We have ourselves a classic “two things can be true” situation here:1. Adams is not the player he once was.
2. Adams can still help a team if the fit is right.
He finished last year with 85 catches for 1,063 yards. That was in three games with the Raiders and 11 games with the Jets. Adams’s yards per reception average (12.5) was pretty much right alongside his career average (12.4). Let’s pair him with a good quarterback on a contending team and see what he has left. ,
znModerator“The Rams think they can win a Super Bowl in the next two years with Davante Adams & Matt Stafford”@colincowherd on Rams adding Davante Adams pic.twitter.com/XuzojrIeMP
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) March 10, 2025
znModeratorChase Daniel@ChaseDaniel
Davante Adams, Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams & Matthew Stafford are a top 3/4 skill group in NFL.Rams are looking scary good.
March 10, 2025 at 4:42 am in reply to: why Davonte Adams is good…update, must read: Matt Bowen on Adams #155390znModerator.@nyjets @RamsNFL @tae15adams is a RAM..Great fit…The king of the "releases" takes his act to the City of Angels. #BaldysBreakdowns pic.twitter.com/iSdVCcU1hU
— Brian Baldinger (@BaldyNFL) March 10, 2025
znModeratorHoward Balzer@HBalzer721
Davante Adams deal value is $44M, not $46M, but has $1M incentives each year. $26M gtd includes $12M signing bonus. Cap charge is $14M this year and jumps to $30M in 2026: $18M base, $6M SB proration, $6M roster bonus. If they move on before paying RB, dead money is $6M. -
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