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znModeratorPro Football Focus named Darious Williams the most underrated player on the Rams. https://t.co/NQxSFwUp0e
— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) May 15, 2021
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from https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-most-underrated-player-on-all-32-nfl-teams
Dating back to college, Darious Williams really doesn’t have any bad tape to his name over any extended period. He assumed the No. 2 corner job in Los Angeles last season and proceeded to earn a top-10 PFF grade, allowing just 48.7% of passes thrown into his coverage to be caught for a passer rating of only 55.4.
znModeratorAll eyes will be on Lambeau Field in Week 12 when the Rams and Packers square off. https://t.co/dWahw6AMuM
— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) May 15, 2021
znModeratorRams agree to terms with ten undrafted free agents
https://www.therams.com/news/rams-agree-to-terms-with-nine-undrafted-free-agents
Position Name School
WR Landen Akers Iowa State
T Alaric Jackson Iowa
S Paris Ford Pittsburgh
S Jovan Grant Merrimack College
WR Jeremiah Haydel Texas State
OL Jordan Meredith Western Kentucky
OLB Max Roberts Boston College
DT George Silvanic Air Force
S Troy Warner BYU
DB Brontae Harris UABznModeratorznModeratorznModeratorAmong Greene's associates with her is Anthony Aguero, who was among the Capitol mob on January 6th who went into the building.
Greene's companions say into the mailbox slot of the locked door, ""You can't stay in there forever. Come out and play."https://t.co/QgcJucs4o8
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) May 14, 2021
znModeratorThe Rams will travel the 4th-most miles in the NFL this season, but it’s still not as bad as last year https://t.co/TXfhS8eE67
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) May 14, 2021
znModeratorI went opponent by opponent and looked at how Matthew Stafford has fared in his career against the 14 teams the Rams will face in 2021.
The results were pretty mixed, as you might’ve guessed https://t.co/E2RL1Id8LG
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) May 14, 2021
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Matthew Stafford and the Lions opened with the Bears last season, and blew a 23-6 lead in the 4th. Stafford called Chicago a “really talented team” and is excited to face them in Week 1 https://t.co/SdykGF5tKC
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) May 14, 2021
znModeratorMatthew Stafford to the Rams is shades of Kevin Garnett to the Celtics:
"He gets a culture upgrade and coach upgrade… Stafford has earned the right." — @ColinCowherd pic.twitter.com/GwLCR8pMeo
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) May 13, 2021
znModeratorRams Brothers@RamsBrothers
Crazy stat from @PSchrags this morning… Tom Brady has never played a game in Los Angeles. He’s played in 299 games.The Rams will host his Bucs on Sept. 26th, 2021 (Week 3). A new opportunity to end Brady’s run. Shut him down (again) in Week 3, and don’t let him back in Feb.
znModeratorMatthew Stafford was asked what it’ll be like to face the Lions, who he spent 12 years with, for the first time this season https://t.co/uezASp3IdU
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) May 13, 2021
znModeratorfrom https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2021/05/13/rams-sean-mcvay-coach-of-the-year-2021/
Sean McVay has an abundance of talent to work with and a new quarterback under center, so he’s in a good position to lead the Rams deep into the playoffs.
According to BetMGM, he has a great chance to win his second NFL Coach of the Year award, too. At +1600, McVay is tied with Kyle Shanahan, Andy Reid, Brandon Staley and Brian Flores for the second-best odds to win the a
znModeratorLooks like the British aren’t fucking around anymore. pic.twitter.com/QS4EkNaxBT
— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) May 12, 2021
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znModeratorJ.B. Long@JB_Long
No opponent catches a BYE before facing the Rams.
10 out of 17 opponents will be on the road the week before taking on LA.Perfect bye (Week 11)
Early TNF (Week 5)
Only one true road back-to-back (kind, considering 9 away games this year)
All home games on Sundays at SoFi
Prime time vs all 3 NFC West opponentsLots to like about this Rams schedule. Not much to pick at.
Andrew Siciliano@AndrewSiciliano
Rams open the season with 4 out of 5 against 2020 playoffs teams. The other game? Kyler Murray and the 8-win Cardinals.znModerator
znModerator7 biggest games on the Rams' 2021 schedule https://t.co/0bcGGHz1LU
— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) May 13, 2021
znModeratorJourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
Alright, so the Rams waived LS Colin Holba, per NFL transaction wire. Now they’re down to two long snappers, two kickers and three punters. Perhaps notable that LS Matt Orzech, claimed yesterday off waivers, played for new ST coordinator Joe DeCamillis in Jacksonville.znModeratorDeadpool
Jacob Harris – outside Simi Fehoko, there was no one in the draft like him. Size, speed athletic ability. They targeted him to improve STs immediately, with the thought that he is WR 6 or TE 4 and maybe develop him into a Galladay or Megatron lite or even Waller lite. If he never develops into that, he at the worst is a ST demon with some redzone upside. At best, he is a massive mismatch in the red zone and 50 50 balls down the field. Raw, but so much athletic ability he is worth the pick.
He is also a change if wr drafting philosophy of valuing route running, excellent hands and being a polished wr like Kupp and Jefferson. He’s more along the lines of Reynolds with so much more upside.
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Robert Rochell – a Senior Bowl kid that struggled in the jump in competition. But his ball skills, fluidity and length make him a highly coachable prospect. The NFL is really starting to value length in their corners. And it makes sense. Give me a 6′ to 6′ 1″ corner with long arms that is athletic and fluid over a stiffer 6 2 or 6 3 kid that is a tad stiffer and not as quick. Rochell can probably contribute right away on STs which is obviously important. Morris is the DB whisperer so he is the perfect match for Rochell. I’m fairly excited about his potential. Or he flames out fantastically.
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Bobby Brown – if the Rams wanted to get stouter against the run, then they filled a hole. He has a grown man’s body that can get into the rotation quickly. I worried about his motor, but if they can get him revved up he has huge upside as a 3 down defender. And if he gets soloed up due to AD, he will eat. Looking at the IDL that was left, other than Shelvin, Brown was the strongest, best run stuffer left and it wasn’t close. And Shelvin doesn’t have his pass rush upside. This pick also signifies the Rams are fully gone from Phillips stop the run on the way to the QB system to a multiple fronts, control the LoS system. 34, 43, 425. They now have personnel that can make that happen. If the safeties can hold up, this defense might be insane.
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Ernest Jones – the Rams value run stopping and leadership along with instincts as their top 3 traits for ILBers, Reeder, Kiser and now Jones all share that. So looking at what was available in the draft that had those 3 traits at ILB, Jones was high on the list. And looking at what was left, by far the best available. McGrone, Cox, Wallow, Browning, Barnes, Johnson are all more run and chase types. Jones was an obvious choice looking back, knowing what I know now.
As far as Jones himself. I went back and watched 2 full games. I saw him hesitate at times, I thought it was from lack of instincts. It wasn’t, he was actually letting the back commit to a lane then filling it. It was also hard to find a play where he wasn’t in the frame when you paused the game at the point of the tackle. He is all over. He isn’t the most explosive tackler, but when he wraps you up, you don’t go forward, and you aren’t escaping. You are done. I think he avoids going for knockout shots to make sure you are tackled. Lastly, his instincts get him to the ball carrier as quickly as a 4.5 40 lber because he takes great angles and does well to anticipate. This also helps in dropping into zone coverage. He’s also a lights out, all day lunchpail leader. I think he starts sooner than people think.
znModeratorRams confident in line, go all-in on adding explosive playmakers to offense
Lindsey Thiry
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Improving coach Sean McVay’s offense has been among the Los Angeles Rams’ top offseason goals.
That became apparent when the Rams completed a blockbuster trade two weeks after a divisional playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers. Quarterback Jared Goff, two first-round picks and a fourth-round pick were shipped to Detroit in exchange for Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Then in free agency, the Rams signed veteran receiver DeSean Jackson to a one-year, $4.5 million deal, reuniting McVay with one of his top weapons when he served as offensive coordinator in Washington.
And finally, with their first pick in the NFL draft, the Rams selected speedy Louisville receiver Tutu Atwell in the second round.
Now the question looms: Did the Rams do enough to stop the consecutive season decline of their offense and jolt it back to the top of the NFL as they make a push to appear in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium next February?
“There’s no reason that we don’t have very realistic expectations about being a lot better,” said McVay, who is entering his fifth season as coach. “I expect us to be much better and I expect this to be one of the better ones in the league.”
The Rams return eight of 11 starters from an offense that ranked 22nd in efficiency and provided inconsistent support to their top-ranked defense throughout a 10-6 season.
Receivers Robert Woods and Cooper Kupp, tight end Tyler Higbee and running back Cam Akers are among the key returners. Receiver Van Jefferson could play an increased role after he flashed during training camp as a rookie, but saw limited game action.
Goff, receiver Josh Reynolds and center Austin Blythe are the starters who have departed.
Despite losing Blythe to the Kansas City Chiefs in free agency, the Rams did not address the position in the draft. McVay said Brian Allen, Coleman Shelton or Austin Corbett could fill the role.
A fourth-year pro, Allen started nine games in 2019 before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Shelton has no NFL experience at the position and Corbett’s pro experience at center is limited to the preseason, though he has started 23 games over the last two seasons at guard.
The Rams also did not add any offensive lineman via free agency or the draft despite only adding one linemen in 2019 and with three — Allen, Corbett and tackle Joe Noteboom — set to become unrestricted free agents after the season.
“We’ve got 11 guys who’ve played games that we won,” Rams general manager Les Snead said about the line. “That’s probably as deep a group that’s played as I’ve ever been a part of. So, give those guys credit and they’ve done a heck of a job.”
With the Rams intent on contending for a division title and making a deep playoff run, the positions that came into focus were those that could infuse explosive plays to an offense that fell stagnant a year ago and was considered the Achilles’ heel of a team otherwise poised to make a Super Bowl run.
“We definitely expect to be more explosive,” McVay said, adding “you’ve got to give guys an opportunity to create big plays in a variety of ways.”
Without a true deep-threat receiver last season, the Rams ranked 18th in yards per play (5.54), 21st in passing yards per attempt (7.09) and 26th in passing attempts that were 20 yards more down field (9% of attempts).
With Stafford, McVay is expected to open the playbook and restore an offense that was among the league’s most explosive in 2017 and 2018.
‘There was definitely an intentional approach and process to being able to add a quarterback of Matthew Stafford’s caliber and then surround him with the right pieces,” McVay said about the team’s offseason moves.
Last season in Detroit, Stafford averaged 7.55 yards per attempt (ranked 12th) and 11.7% of his passes were attempts of 20 yards or more downfield (10th).
McVay is expected to call plays that cater to Stafford’s arm strength.
“Sean does a great job of seeing who he has available, who can make plays and getting those guys to football as much as possible,” Stafford said in March. “I feel comfortable with where he’s at, where he is as a playcaller and then making sure he’s going to get us into some great plays.”
After the Rams’ offense shrunk to short and intermediate passes last season, the addition of Jackson and Atwell is expected to create more deep-threat opportunities and create more room in the middle of the field for Woods and Kupp, who each saw their production fall last season after reaching 1,000 receiving yards each in 2019.
“We were able to add guys that bring an elite trade in terms of the ability to stretch the top shelf of the defense,” McVay said. “That’s not exclusive to the ways that you can utilize these guys, but we do want to become a more explosive offense.”
Jackson has recorded the most 60-plus-yard touchdowns (24) in NFL history and ranks sixth all-time in yard per reception (17.4). Though the 34-year-old has dealt with injuries the past two seasons, Jackson expressed confidence he’s on the mend and can remain healthy in his 14th NFL season.
“I’m feeling great, I’m feeling that I’m 100% healthy,” Jackson said in March. “The rehab process has been going very well.”
If Jackson’s injury bug continues, the Rams have an insurance policy in Atwell, who was the No. 57 overall selection and who McVay says possesses some similarities to his more seasoned counterpart.
“He really does an excellent job of tracking the ball effortlessly down the field,” McVay said about Atwell. “I like everything that he stands for, the explosiveness, play-making ability.”
With a mostly virtual offseason, the Rams new-look offense is expected to start taking shape on the field during mandatory minicamp July 15-17.
znModeratorInside the Draft: Adding ‘tough’ Bobby Brown III | Ep. 4
The Rams posted Episode 4 of “Inside the Draft” and Brown was the focus. Senior personnel executive Brian Xanders shared some of what stood out to him about Brown, highlighting his size and impact.
“I was doing some defensive linemen and what was fun about his eval was I got to watch his entire career in one day. Had fun watching it, but what stood out to me was how big he was at 6-4, 325,” he said. “What stood out was really the very good play strength. The other thing was his physical toughness. He hit people, running through people.”
Steve Kazor, the Rams’ Southwest area scout, also described what makes Brown such a fun study, pointing out his versatility as both a run defender and pass rusher.
“If you look at his body, this kid is a man,” Kazor said. “When you look at his lower body, you can see the thickness in his posterior and thickness in his thighs. He can play whatever you want him to play. He can stuff the double-teams in the run, he can shed, he can make tackles. He’ll help us in the pass rush. He had 5.5 sacks, 7.5 TFLs and 11 QB hits and hurries, so you can see the versatility there just from those statistics.”
znModeratorThe Rams have opened as 7-point favorites over the Bears in, which tied for the largest spread of any Week 1 game (SF vs. DET) https://t.co/Klv5S2RJH7
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) May 12, 2021
znModeratorThe Rams now have three long snappers on the 90-man roster. https://t.co/srGuiOhWra
— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) May 12, 2021
znModeratorznModeratorMay 11, 2021 at 10:20 pm in reply to: Rams picks w/ Rams Videos–interviews, players react to being drafted, etc. #129845znModeratorAg–I’ve been stealing your “inside the draft” vids and putting them in the threads dedicated to the players in question. I hope you don’t mind! If you do I can restore it. (And thanks for all the work and effort on this thread.)
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