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znModeratorAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez Shuts Down Heckler Who Called GOP Ex-Lawmaker A ‘Moron’
https://news.yahoo.com/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-shuts-down-072028768.html
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) stood up for a Republican rival on Friday after he was heckled by an audience member at MSNBC’s town hall on her signature policy proposal, the Green New Deal.
A heckler called former Rep. Bob Inglis (R-S.C.) a “moron” after he said it would be impossible to pass the resolution to obtain carbon neutrality in the U.S. in a single Congress “with the number of committee references that you would have in the course of that.”
Inglis also suggested progressives such as Ocasio-Cortez focus solely on climate change now and address other issues like basic income at a later date.
“Make the changes now, you moron,” shouted one man from the audience.
Ocasio-Cortez immediately fired back at the heckler.
“Hey, hey, hey, hey that’s unacceptable,” she said.
“And that’s the difference between me and Trump,” she added to Inglis.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on critics calling the Green New Deal "socialist": "The one thing that we cannot deny is that climate change is a problem of market failure and externalities in our economics." pic.twitter.com/4wE2nHGwzc
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 30, 2019
Let’s debate, not debase. ✌🏽 https://t.co/QqmRpT92NF
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 30, 2019
Inglis voiced his concern about the GOP’s skewed stance on climate change ahead of his departure from Congress in 2011.
znModeratorfrom Kartje: NFL mock draft 2.0 has Rams and Chargers going with defense
31. LOS ANGELES RAMS: Dexter Lawrence, NT, Clemson | Previous mock: Jaylon Ferguson, Louisiana Tech
Don’t be surprised if the Rams trade down. If they stay here, an interior offensive lineman could be in play, but with Ndamukong Suh doubtful to return to L.A., an aggressive, run-stuff nose tackle would be a nice addition. Lawrence is incredibly athletic at his massive size (6-foot-4, 342), and with Aaron Donald next to him, he could wreak havoc.
znModeratorHow can a 29-year old bartender be the smartest person in congress?
Oh…the question answers itself.
Well for one thing, she’s not the puppet of corporate donors.
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znModerator4 things we’ll learn from the first closeup image of a black hole
Event Horizon Telescope data giving scientists an image of the Milky Way’s behemothhttps://www.sciencenews.org/article/event-horizon-telescope-first-image-black-hole-questions
We’re about to see the first close-up of a black hole.
The Event Horizon Telescope, a network of eight radio observatories spanning the globe, has set its sights on a pair of behemoths: Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way’s center, and an even more massive black hole 53.5 million light-years away in galaxy M87 (SN Online: 4/5/17).
In April 2017, the observatories teamed up to observe the black holes’ event horizons, the boundary beyond which gravity is so extreme that even light can’t escape (SN: 5/31/14, p. 16). After almost two years of rendering the data, scientists are gearing up to release the first images in April.
Here’s what scientists hope those images can tell us.
What does a black hole really look like?
Black holes live up to their names: The great gravitational beasts emit no light in any part of the electromagnetic spectrum, so they themselves don’t look like much.
But astronomers know the objects are there because of a black hole’s entourage. As a black hole’s gravity pulls in gas and dust, matter settles into an orbiting disk, with atoms jostling one another at extreme speeds. All that activity heats the matter white-hot, so it emits X-rays and other high-energy radiation. The most voraciously feeding black holes in the universe have disks that outshine all the stars in their galaxies (SN Online: 3/16/18).
The EHT’s image of the Milky Way’s Sagittarius A*, also called SgrA*, is expected to capture the black hole’s shadow on its accompanying disk of bright material. Computer simulations and the laws of gravitational physics give astronomers a pretty good idea of what to expect. Because of the intense gravity near a black hole, the disk’s light will be warped around the event horizon in a ring, so even the material behind the black hole will be visible.
And the image will probably look asymmetrical: Gravity will bend light from the inner part of the disk toward Earth more strongly than the outer part, making one side appear brighter in a lopsided ring.
Does general relativity hold up close to a black hole?
The exact shape of the ring may help break one of the most frustrating stalemates in theoretical physics.The twin pillars of physics are Einstein’s theory of general relativity, which governs massive and gravitationally rich things like black holes, and quantum mechanics, which governs the weird world of subatomic particles. Each works precisely in its own domain. But they can’t work together.
“General relativity as it is and quantum mechanics as it is are incompatible with each other,” says physicist Lia Medeiros of the University of Arizona in Tucson. “Rock, hard place. Something has to give.” If general relativity buckles at a black hole’s boundary, it may point the way forward for theorists.
Since black holes are the most extreme gravitational environments in the universe, they’re the best environment to crash test theories of gravity. It’s like throwing theories at a wall and seeing whether — or how — they break. If general relativity does hold up, scientists expect that the black hole will have a particular shadow and thus ring shape; if Einstein’s theory of gravity breaks down, a different shadow.
Medeiros and her colleagues ran computer simulations of 12,000 different black hole shadows that could differ from Einstein’s predictions. “If it’s anything different, [alternative theories of gravity] just got a Christmas present,” says Medeiros, who presented the simulation results in January in Seattle at the American Astronomical Society meeting. Even slight deviations from general relativity could create different enough shadows for EHT to probe, allowing astronomers to quantify how different what they see is from what they expect.
CONSIDERING ALL POSSIBILITIES Physicists expect black holes to follow Einstein’s rules of general relativity, but it might be more interesting if they don’t. This computer simulation shows one possibility for how a black hole would look if it behaved unexpectedly.
Do stellar corpses called pulsars surround the Milky Way’s black hole?
Another way to test general relativity around black holes is to watch how stars careen around them. As light flees the extreme gravity in a black hole’s vicinity, its waves get stretched out, making the light appear redder. This process, called gravitational redshift, is predicted by general relativity and was observed near SgrA* last year (SN: 8/18/18, p. 12). So far, so good for Einstein.An even better way to do the same test would be with a pulsar, a rapidly spinning stellar corpse that sweeps the sky with a beam of radiation in a regular cadence that makes it appear to pulse (SN: 3/17/18, p. 4). Gravitational redshift would mess up the pulsars’ metronomic pacing, potentially giving a far more precise test of general relativity.
“The dream for most people who are trying to do SgrA* science, in general, is to try to find a pulsar or pulsars orbiting” the black hole, says astronomer Scott Ransom of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Charlottesville, Va. “There are a lot of quite interesting and quite deep tests of [general relativity] that pulsars can provide, that EHT [alone] won’t.”
Despite careful searches, no pulsars have been found near enough to SgrA* yet, partly because gas and dust in the galactic center scatters their beams and makes them difficult to spot. But EHT is taking the best look yet at that center in radio wavelengths, so Ransom and colleagues hope it might be able to spot some.
“It’s a fishing expedition, and the chances of catching a whopper are really small,” Ransom says. “But if we do, it’s totally worth it.”
ONE OF MANY? The pulsar PSR J1745-2900 (left in this illustration) was discovered in 2013 orbiting roughly 150 light-years from the black hole at the center of the galaxy. That’s too far to use it to do precise tests of general relativity, but astronomers hope that the pulsar’s existence means the Event Horizon Telescope will find many more even closer to the black hole.
RALPH EATOUGH/MPIFR
How do some black holes make jets?
Some black holes are ravenous gluttons, pulling in massive amounts of gas and dust, while others are picky eaters. No one knows why. SgrA* seems to be one of the fussy ones, with a surprisingly dim accretion disk despite its 4 million solar mass heft. EHT’s other target, the black hole in galaxy M87, is a voracious eater, weighing in at about 2.4 trillion solar masses. And it doesn’t just amass a bright accretion disk. It also launches a bright, fast jet of charged subatomic particles that stretches for about 5,000 light-years.“It’s a little bit counterintuitive to think a black hole spills out something,” says astrophysicist Thomas Krichbaum of the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany. “Usually people think it only swallows something.”
Many other black holes produce jets that are longer and wider than entire galaxies and can extend billions of light-years from the black hole. “The natural question arises: What is so powerful to launch these jets to such large distances?” Krichbaum says. “Now with the EHT, we can for the first time trace what is happening.”
EHT’s measurements of M87’s black hole will help estimate the strength of its magnetic field, which astronomers think is related to the jet-launching mechanism. And measurements of the jet’s properties when it’s close to the black hole will help determine where the jet originates — in the innermost part of the accretion disk, farther out in the disk or from the black hole itself. Those observations might also reveal whether the jet is launched by something about the black hole itself or by the fast-flowing material in the accretion disk.
Since jets can carry material out of the galactic center and into the regions between galaxies, they can influence how galaxies grow and evolve, and even where stars and planets form (SN: 7/21/18, p. 16).
“It is important to understanding the evolution of galaxies, from the early formation of black holes to the formation of stars and later to the formation of life,” Krichbaum says. “This is a big, big story. We are just contributing with our studies of black hole jets a little bit to the bigger puzzle.”
znModeratorWho cares about the size of the Center. But when the size of your Center and one of your Guards are hovering the 300 pound mark, going against a much bigger NT, like Eddie Goldman(Bears), Fletcher Cox(Eagles), and Danny Shelton(Patriots) the OLine will always have problems.
I think Blythe has some issues with the better DTs and I don’t think he would improve at that if he were bigger.
IF Allen starts it will be because he’s better than Sullivan, so half of that problem is solved (ie. again if Allen can play, it is).
znModeratorField Yates@FieldYates
you don’t draft a player simply because of production. It’s the traits that lead to production/or lack thereof that you are identifying.Thank you, Captain Obvious.
Well believe it or not, in the twitter-verse, that was being debated. Hotly.
znModeratorI have that book. I ‘think’ i have it cause you recommended it a decade or so ago, on a board in a distant galaxy.
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vI like that book. The slasher film chapter is good, I think. I think it still holds up nearly 30 years later.
znModeratorFrom the wiki…
The final girl has been observed in many films, including The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Halloween, Alien, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Scream. The term was coined by Carol J. Clover in her book Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film (1992). Clover suggested that in these films, the viewer began by sharing the perspective of the killer, but experienced a shift in identification to the final girl partway through the film.
One of the basic premises of Clover’s theory is that audience identification is unstable and fluid across gender lines, particularly in the case of the slasher film. During the final girl’s confrontation with the killer, Clover argues, she becomes masculinized through “phallic appropriation” by taking up a weapon, such as a knife or chainsaw, against the killer. The phenomenon of the male audience having to identify with a young female character in an ostensibly male-oriented genre, usually associated with sadistic voyeurism, raises interesting questions about the nature of slasher films and their relationship with feminism. Clover argues that for a film to be successful, it is necessary for this surviving character to be female because she must experience abject terror, and many viewers would reject a film that showed abject terror on the part of a male.
znModeratorRams address offensive line in Doug Farrar’s latest mock draft
Cameron DaSilva
Rams address offensive line in Doug Farrar's latest mock draft
When the Los Angeles Rams go on the clock at No. 31 overall in next month’s draft, they can look at a few different positions. The secondary could use some added depth, while the pass rush can never have enough reinforcements. And what about the defensive line, which is set to lose Ndamukong Suh.
There are several positions of need in L.A., and the offensive line certainly shouldn’t be overlooked. The Rams lost Rodger Saffold and moved on from John Sullivan, opening the door for two unproven players to become starters (Joseph Noteboom and Brian Allen).
In Doug Farrar’s latest mock draft for Touchdown Wire, he has the Rams turning their attention to the center position, selecting N.C. State’s Garrett Bradbury.
The Rams moved on from center John Sullivan and left guard Rodger Saffold after their Super Bowl defeat, and if they want to get back to that big game, interior protection for Jared Goff is a must. Bradbury isn’t an old-school power center, but his near-flawless fundamentals, second-level speed and understanding of schematic concepts would allow Sean McVay to not only unleash his passing concepts, but also to extract the most out of his run game.
Allen is a capable replacement for Sullivan, but Bradbury has the potential to be a 10-year starter in the NFL. He’s arguably the best center in the draft and would be an upgrade over Allen, but is it worth the price of a first-round pick?
That question will be answered depending on who’s available at No. 31. If a pass rusher or defensive tackle like Dexter Lawrence fall into the Rams’ lap, it’ll be difficult to pass in favor of a center. But if the Rams are wiped out of their defensive targets and can’t move back, Bradbury would be a great option.[
March 30, 2019 at 1:42 pm in reply to: Snead: fewer big moves this time; & other "what's the offseason focus" articles #99466znModeratorWhen Rams open offseason program, focus will be on present — not the past
https://www.therams.com/news/when-rams-open-offseason-program-focus-will-be-on-present-not-the-past
When the Rams assemble for the start of their offseason program on April 15, they’ll do so knowing that 2019 is a new year.
There will be new players to integrate into the system, new coaches to get familiar with.
But there’s also a factor that Los Angeles may have to combat — the dreaded Super Bowl hangover.
You’ve probably heard about it. When a team loses the Super Bowl, it’s difficult for that club to make it back to the postseason the following year. In just the last few years, for example, it’s happened to the Panthers after their appearance in Super Bowl 50. And it happened to the Falcons after their appearance in Super Bowl LI.
The Patriots, of course, are the exception — reaching the playoffs every season since 2009, and winning three of the last five Lombardi Trophies.
At this week’s league meetings in Phoenix, head coach Sean McVay told assembled reporters that he has spoken to Atlanta head coach Dan Quinn about learning lessons from losing the last game of the season.
“But at the end of the day, I think it happens to be the last game so it gets talked about a lot. But that was a blessing to our team to even be in that position,” McVay said. “And 2019 is a new season. I don’t think you want to lose sight of some of the things foundationally that we’ve been able to develop over the last couple years. But you’ve got to earn it every single day.”
Earning it every single day — that’s something McVay has stressed since he became Los Angeles’ head coach back in January 2017. Even in his introductory press conference, McVay spoke of creating a team that was focused on daily improvement and daily excellence. Those are the kinds of core principles that the Rams will focus on to begin the offseason program.
“I think we talk about not letting one game ever define you,” McVay said. “And clearly that’s a big game, and it’s the first time we’ve ever navigated through it as a coaching staff. But it’s going back to the foundational principles, some of the core values that you want to operate with — just in terms of being in the present, producing in that given day. And those are things that we’ll go back to doing.
“I think we’ve got to understand that every year presents new challenges. But foundationally, there’s a lot of the same things that we’ll continue to do moving forward. But last year is last year. You want to learn from every single game. The Super Bowl provides a great learning opportunity for us.”
That being said, McVay realizes that there will be a bit of a balancing act between using the past as fuel, and not letting it affect what has to happen in order to be successful in 2019.
“I think everybody talks about the consistency at what New England’s been able to do, and you look at the way they responded to a great game [in the Super Bowl] against Philly and they found a way to consistently produce and then find a way to get it done this year,” McVay said. “For us, it’s not about the end goal — it’s about producing in the present. And that’s what we’ll consistently focus on.
“I think everybody that has a natural inclination to say, ‘Oh, you’ll be back’ — it’s not like that at all. For us, it’s about building one day at a time, and understanding that there’s 31 other teams that have the same goals that we do, and great coaches, great players. And we’ve got to do it the right way. And, again, not lose sight of what helped us have success over the last couple year.s But we’ve got to adjust, adapt, evolve, and then figure out the 2019 Rams specific to our players and our coaches — how can we figure out [how] to be the best versions of ourselves every single day.”
znModeratorRams Wire@TheRamsWire
At the NFL owners meetings, McVay said the Rams wanted to bring Barron back, but his market was strong.Field Yates@FieldYates
you don’t draft a player simply because of production. It’s the traits that lead to production/or lack thereof that you are identifying.ProFootballTalk@ProFootballTalk
NFL sees fewer injuries to starting quarterbacksLast season, 16 NFL’s teams had their starting quarterback start all 16 games — an increase over 12 such teams in 2017.
Lance Zierlein@LanceZierlein
A 16 year old sent me a direct message about wanting to get into the business & sent scouting samples for a website he writes for. He flew down to Senior Bowl to network & to be around it. He said he wants to be great. My kids are finding ways to sneak Fortnite.==
Clay Matthews signing costs Rams compensatory pick – for now https://t.co/03dC4pYAWI via @theramswire
— RamsNewsNow (@RamsNewsNow) March 30, 2019
znModeratordzrams
Gurley
I don’t know if the concern is so much that he’s done, but more that his workload needs to be dialed way back.
From a cap perspective, he’s on the team for at least the next 2 years. So not a lot that can be done there.
From a competing standpoint, they have resigned Brown and are actively and heavily scouting RBs in the draft even since Brown was signed. In fact, RB is the position they’ve scouted the most after safeties judging by private visits and workouts.
I think that’s pretty telling and shows that there is some major concern there.
If you add a David Montgomery or Devin Singletary in the draft and pair that with Gurley and Brown, you have a really strong stable of RBs and the offense should be able to keep moving right along.
March 30, 2019 at 12:20 am in reply to: Alabama Running Back Josh Jacobs has a hard background #99457znModeratorNo on a RB, unless it is like the 6th round, 7th round or UDFA. If we draft on early, I will be using curse words. Lots of F-Bombs. I’ll be cursing sp much that people would think it was an old NWA album. Was that “Straight Outta Compton?”
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No one said anything about drafting a back high.
Though now that you raised the topic–if they do, it would only be because they don’t think they can rely on Gurley.
Either way I only posted the article because it’s an interesting human story.
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znModeratorThanks for that, that was a good review…I’ve seen a lot of those.
March 29, 2019 at 9:11 pm in reply to: Aaron Donald – The Battering Ram (Career Retrospective) … + more on AD #99451znModeratorRams will have clear training camp plan for Donald
Myles Simmons
https://www.therams.com/news/rams-will-have-clear-training-camp-plan-for-donald
Does Aaron Donald really need training camp?
It’s a fair question since the defensive tackle has won back-to-back AP Defensive Player of the Year awards without being around the team in August. In fact, Donald played only 14 games back in 2017 — missing Week 1 and Week 17 — and was nevertheless named the league’s best defensive player that season.
But after a year where Donald set a franchise record and a league record for interior linemen with 20.5 sacks, he’s now expected to attend training camp in 2019 — for the first time since Sean McVay took over as head coach.
So that’s going to be a change for McVay, who said at this week’s league meetings that the Rams are going to have to be “smart” about crafting a summer plan for Donald.
“Aaron’s such a great competitor, but then also he can ruin a practice if you’re trying to have some offensive production,” McVay said Tuesday morning before joking, “But Aaron better be there in training camp.”
“But we talk about those things all the time,” McVay continued. “We always monitor our players. But specific to a guy like Aaron, who pushes himself — I think it’ll be great to get that work earlier than what he’s gotten the last couple years. And he’s got a specific process that clearly has helped him.”
“Clearly has helped him” to the tune of 31.5 sacks, 40 tackles for loss, 68 quarterback hits, and nine forced fumbles over the last two regular seasons.
And yet, McVay said even Donald would note that training camp does serve a purpose, and might even be able to help the famed defensive tackle.
“I think what he would tell you that’s been really unique just talking to Aaron is, you can’t truly mimic and emulate putting pads on, playing in a game-like setting,” McVay said. “And I think we will take a very similar approach to what we did in the preseason. So I think for us, it’s how can you find a way to create those competitive environments while minimizing the risk of injury. So I don’t think you’ll see him play in the preseason, but we’ll try to create those settings in practice and practice against some different different teams that we play — like what we did with Baltimore. We’ll look to really take advantage of those situations as much as possible.”
Los Angeles has announced only one preseason date so far — Aug. 17 against the Cowboys in Hawaii. The rest should be announced in the next couple weeks, along with the regular-season schedule.
znModeratorfrom PFF: Players we’d like to see more of in 2019
TE GERALD EVERETT, LOS ANGELES RAMS
Gerald Everett played almost half the snaps that teammate Tyler Higbee did, but he outperformed him over the course of the season. Everett had the edge as a receiver in both yardage totals and grades, but it’s his improvement as a blocker that could elevate Everett’s playing time next season. After mustering 54.7 run-blocking grade in his rookie year, Everett ended the 2018 campaign with a run-blocking grade of 74.9 which far outpaced Higbee – who is typically considered the team’s blocking specialist.
znModeratorduane brown says seattle needs to throw more
#Seahawks OT Duane Brown on Seattle's Balance on offense and maybe how its time for less of it. pic.twitter.com/WgH3i3wgQx
— Patrick Claybon (@PatrickClaybon) March 29, 2019
March 29, 2019 at 8:12 pm in reply to: Aaron Donald – The Battering Ram (Career Retrospective) … + more on AD #99447znModeratorAaron Donald looks like he’s in the best shape of his life
Cameron DaSilva
Aaron Donald looks like he's in the best shape of his life
Aaron Donald is coming off his second straight season winning Defensive Player of the Year, helping the Los Angeles Rams reach the Super Bowl. He etched his name into the record books along the way, recording the most sacks in team history and the most ever by a defensive tackle (20.5).
Most players would take some time off after the sort of campaign, but not Donald. He’s cut from a different cloth, and it’s why he’s arguably the best player in football. Since the end of the season, he’s been working out constantly, mostly back home in Pittsburgh.
On Friday, he showed everyone the results of his hard work. He shared a photo on Instagram of himself, Steelers running back James Conner, former Buccaneers defensive end Will Clarke and Bengals wideout Tyler Boyd.
View this post on InstagramA lil motivation we workin @willclarke93 @boutdat_23 @jamesconner #h2p #hardworkpaysoff 🦍🦍🦍🦍
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As you can see, Donald might just be in the best shape of his life – and that’s saying something. Somehow, he looks even more fit than he did after the Rams locked up the NFC West back in early December.
View this post on InstagramWe got the NFC west locked #bigmood #rams
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znModeratorJosh Rosen trade rumors: New Cardinals speculation includes Chargers, Giants, Patriots, Bengals https://t.co/zwct6BdRUM
— Joe Curley (@vcsjoecurley) March 29, 2019
znModeratorMyles Simmons@MylesASimmons
I think this year is the test of whether Rams are actually building a program or not. Because if yes, then the coaching should be able to elevate the talent they’ve brought in over the last couple years via draft to fill in holesznModeratorRams feel Malcolm Brown is best fit to use in tandem with Todd Gurley
GARY KLEIN
https://www.latimes.com/sports/rams/la-sp-rams-chargers-nfl-meetings-20190327-story.html
The question, Sean McVay knows, will be asked when offseason workouts begin next month. It will happen during training camp and preseason. It will not cease to be asked until star running back Todd Gurley plays in the 2019 opener.
How’s Gurley’s knee?
“It’s good,” McVay said again this week at the NFL owner’s meetings, adding, “we’re not talking about that anymore.”
McVay was joking. He knows that, like it or not, the question will keep coming.
Gurley last July signed an extension that guarantees him $45 million, and he looked to be worth every penny through the first two thirds of the 2018 season. But his left knee, which underwent major surgery in 2014, required medical attention in the 14th game. He sat out the final two regular season games, looked like his old self in a playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys, and then flamed out in the NFC title game and struggled in the Super Bowl.
McVay and general manager Les Snead have declined to label Gurley’s problem other than to say a program will be in place to manage his physical health going forward.
Gurley, 24, did not play during the preseason in 2018. Neither did any other starters. McVay almost certainly will follow the same plan in 2019.
So the question about Gurley’s knee will keep coming.
“You’re not naïve to know that,” McVay said, “Hopefully we won’t allow that to be a distraction for us.”
The Rams begin their offseason program on April 15.
Gurley will be there, and so will backup Malcolm Brown, who signed a two-year contract that guarantees him $2.1 million.
Brown, 25, rushed for 225 yards and was a special teams standout before he suffered a season-ending clavicle injury last season. The Rams signed C.J. Anderson as a replacement, and he performed well in place of Gurley and as his backup.
Faced with a choice about whom to bring back — Brown or Anderson — the Rams chose a player who joined them as an undrafted free agent in 2015. To do so, they matched an offer sheet that Brown signed with the Detroit Lions.
“He had played really well when he had to step in, or just being able to spell Todd first, second or third down,” McVay said of Brown. “He can really do everything.”
Brown also has a close relationship with Gurley.
“They both have fun personalities and they just sort of click well together,” McVay said. “They get genuinely excited for one another, and when everyone else is doing well I think that’s a credit to Todd’s humility and being able to lead the right way.”
znModeratorHow Ed Oliver's incredible pro day compares to Aaron Donald's combine https://t.co/Z8Mt09nb1C
— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) March 28, 2019
znModeratorRich Hammond@Rich_Hammond
A year or two ago, I tried to watch a CFL game. It stopped and started like the 405 because of replays. No thanks. If necessary, put an official upstairs to make instant calls on bang-bang plays.the Chargers should make a push for former Rams DT Ndamukong Suh. Geography and timing make it work.
Russell Okung@RussellOkung
The injuries that NFL players sustain throughout our careers last for a lifetime. So why don’t our health benefits? Even Roger Goodell enjoys lifetime healthcare for being the @nflcommish of the game — and good for him. #RogerCareGary Klein@LATimesklein
In re to Todd Gurley’s knee, Sean McVay said, “we’re not talking about that anymore.” But he knows the question will keep coming.J.B. Long@JB_Long
The most costly penalty (or lack thereof) in terms of yardage should be reviewable. Hope they set very high bar for overturning call on field. Though it would’ve been appreciated, not sure I really want PI added via review in instances like Cooks from SB53, currently being cited.How might the 2018 class emerge after this off-season? What contributions will Noteboom, Allen, JFM, Kiser, Obo & Kelly be capable of as 2nd-year pros?
Myles Simmons@MylesASimmons
#LARams will play the Cowboys in the 2019 preseason in Hawaii and regular season in Dallas.Lindsey Thiry@LindseyThiry
Jared Goff and the Rams can negotiate an extension as the QB goes into Year 4. Sean McVay said those future contracts aren’t something they’ve really dug into, yet, this offseason.Went with the “average” grade for the Rams in free agency. Reality, I think it was more like average-plus. But time will tell how veteran additions will produce.
McVay said the Rams “Feel pretty settled” with Todd Gurley and Malcolm Brown at running back.
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#Rams biggest needs according to #PFF: pic.twitter.com/MLpsErZVXe
— PFF LA Rams (@PFF_Rams) March 27, 2019
znModeratorAndrew Whitworth is motivated as ever for season 14. Meanwhile, after quiet rookie seasons, Brian Allen + Joseph Noteboom are ready for year two.
“Behind the Grind” Episode Two: Trust the Process 📺 » https://t.co/00ALWt6jRa pic.twitter.com/KgfCatVoJf
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) March 29, 2019
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Behind the Grind S2, Ep. 2: Trust the Process
As free agent frenzy takes the league by storm, the Rams look to rebuild their roster. After last year’s shopping spree, the defending NFC champs are taking a different approach. Also find out what motivated Andrew Whitworth to return for his 14th season.
znModeratorhttps://www.rotoworld.com/football/nfl/player-news/headlines/8938186
Cowboys acquired DE Robert Quinn from the Dolphins in exchange for a 2020 sixth-round pick.
Short of a day-three pick swap, that is as light as non-conditional compensation gets. Quinn has reportedly agreed to a new one-year, $8 million deal, taking a pay cut from his previously-scheduled $11.811 million salary. 2019 was already the last year of his contract. Briefly a terror earlier in his career, Quinn is now a situational pass rusher who pays frequent enough visits to the quarterback. He will help a defensive line missing suspended Randy Gregory.
znModeratorGerald Everett on track to increase contributions in 2019
https://www.therams.com/news/gerald-everett-on-track-to-increase-contributions-in-2019
When you think about the Rams’ 2018 season, there are probably a few moments that immediately come to mind.
And it’s likely safe to assume that tight end Gerald Everett’s 40-yard touchdown down the right sideline of the Coliseum to beat the Chiefs on Monday Night Football is among them.
In Everett’s second year as a pro, he caught 33 passes for 320 yards with three touchdowns — none bigger than that long catch that helped seal the highest-scoring game in Monday Night Football history. He also took a pair of carries for 16 yards, displaying head coach Sean McVay’s play creativity with tight end jet sweeps.
Then in the postseason, Everett had a key reception in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship game. On 3rd-and-3 from the L.A. 16, quarterback Jared Goff was able to find Everett for an off-schedule play. Everett caught the pass on the right side then rumbled up the field for a 39-yard gain to put L.A. in New Orleans territory.
But generally, the Rams’ tight end production could certainly stand to improve in 2019. While Los Angeles’ offensive production hasn’t left much to be desired in the first two years under McVay, tight ends have accounted for only 107 receptions for 1,227 yards with eight touchdowns. Breaking that down further, that’s an average of 53.5 receptions for 613.5 yards with four touchdowns per season from all tight ends.
Speaking at the league meetings in Phoenix this week, McVay told assembled reporters it’s fair to expect more from the tight ends in 2019 — especially Everett.
“Really, we talked about it a little bit last year — Gerald was doing an outstanding job in the offseason program and in training camp. And then he had a shoulder injury that set him back and he missed some time,” McVay said “But he was doing a lot of those things that I think we saw as the season progressed. But his opportunities when he’s making plays like that — he provides a skillset that’s hard because he can do some different things specific to lining up all over the formation.”
“But then I thought you saw him really compete well in the run game — whether it be at the point of attack or when he’s cutting somebody off on the backside,” McVay continued. :He just matured as a player. But his skill set, you see why we drafted him as high as we did because of some of the things he can do when you see the plays he’s making against Kansas City, or even his rookie year he did some stuff when you cut up some of his best plays, you say, ‘This guy’s got some special ability.’”
As the Rams get into their offseason program in a few weeks, it seems fair to expect L.A. to work toward making the tight end a more featured aspect of the offense in 2019.
znModeratorRams Q&A: Vinny Bonsignore
. Plenty of time and ways to add to the depth. Also, they like Jamil Demby too. So right now, they essentially have six guys. They need two more, probably.
Noteboom not starting last year, to me, was more about the situation he was in. To me, he could have started on some other teams. Rams are in a great position with Aaron Kromer as their O-line coach. Great teacher/developer
Rams believe BrianAllen can be an effective starter. I just think they made an investment in Allen and have expressed confidence in him as far back as last season as the heir apparent.
[Okoronkwo] Rams are really eager to get a good look at him this offseason/summer. He has a chance to work his way into a rotational rush role and will be given every chance to prove he deserves a role. Unfortunate first year for him with the broken foot, but barring any setbacks/injury he has a chance to open eyes
Everything I’m hearing is they like Ebukam right where he is, and feel he’s a still-developing player. I don’t think they’d compromise the growth he’s made – and hopefully continues to make – by making a change
Gurley’s health. Replacements for Suh/Barron. How does Noteboom play his first year starting? Allen too. A tougher schedule. To me, that is where I see the biggest concerns.
I see them going DL/LB/CB with their earliest pick/picks
[Brockers?] It really depends on what happens in the draft. If a better 5-technique is there at 31, Michael could move inside. If it’s more of a NT, then he can stay outside. I think if guys show they can play, Wade will come up with roles and packages for them
znModeratorI asked @Saints Coach Sean Payton about the trend of teams hiring young, offensive-minded head coaches. He delivered a strong, honest response, capped by him saying some teams are making mistakes and the Saints can’t wait to play them. This is damn good. 🔥🔥🔥@nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/AOiAsLCXeO
— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) March 28, 2019
znModerator#Rams most pressing need this offseason is at Center & they will likely look to find John Sullivan's replacement in the draft
Buffalo's James O'Hagan ranked 1st for C's in the nation in Pass-Blocking Efficiency & 2nd in Run Block Success %, & could be available in later rounds pic.twitter.com/hRXKh8IwhG
— PFF LA Rams (@PFF_Rams) March 28, 2019
znModeratorLat word on this topic, at least for a little while, I promise.
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WV can and does argue his case without bashing other leftists, or calling them “fake.” He can make his case on the merits of his own views, and avoid attacking those who differ.
He’s repeatedly shown how to do this. I wish he could “coach up” others when it comes to the how-tos. Perhaps set up a camp, one for rookies first and then vets.
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I read a biography by radical-turned-liberal T.Hayden a few years back (posted about it). He described his experiences in the 60’s and 70’s etc. The one thing that stood out to ‘me’ was — leftists tore themselves apart, with ‘purists’ vs ‘reformers’ and all kinds of ‘factions.’
I read some books recently about the black panthers. What stood out to me (besides all the drug problems)
was, again, leftists destroying each other with factions and the purist vs reformer battles.What I’ve noticed on leftist message boards is — leftist reformers battling leftist purists and factionalism destroying everything.
Apparently its just almost impossible for leftists to create much solidarity. And if they do manage to do it (through some charismatic leader) it dont last long.
Have a nice day
wv curmudgeon
That’s too purist for me. I would NEVER say “it’s just almost impossible to create solidarity.” I think the more accurate statement would be, sometimes it can be nearly impossible to create solidarity.
But have it your way if you must, Mussolini.
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