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znModeratorHeard this from #LARams second-round pick S Taylor Rapp just after he looked at his locker for the first time. pic.twitter.com/fynn2tp263
— Myles Simmons (@MylesASimmons) May 13, 2019
znModeratorThe newest additions to the #LARams secondary! pic.twitter.com/ogLmcIngTI
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) May 13, 2019
znModerator.@dakota_allen40 looking good in the horns! 🤘 pic.twitter.com/z9MxJ1sXoN
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) May 13, 2019
znModeratorAll smiles! 😃@trapp07 is in the house! #LARams pic.twitter.com/94YS76LlkB
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) May 13, 2019
May 13, 2019 at 9:07 pm in reply to: UDFAS: videos & write-ups + (continually) updated list of Rams udfas #101325znModeratorNo Group of 5 TE had more receiving conversions than new Jaguars TE Josh Oliver did in 2018
PFF LA Rams@PFF_Rams
#Rams Keenen Brown ranked 3rd in Group of 5 TEs (@kb_smoove6) in terms of receiving conversions last season, achieving 27 conversions in 2018#Rams UDFA Romello Brooker ranked 4th as well
znModeratorAdam Schefter@AdamSchefter
A Florida judge ruled today that the video of Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft from inside a spa cannot be used because it was obtained illegally. A win for Kraft.May 13, 2019 at 7:05 pm in reply to: UDFAS: videos & write-ups + (continually) updated list of Rams udfas #101316znModeratorRams' undrafted tight ends are the ones to watch this offseason https://t.co/lYFyppJ8DC
— Rams Wire (@TheRamsWire) May 13, 2019
znModeratorFirst group of rooks in the building 🙌 pic.twitter.com/XOCLHvCoOV
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) May 13, 2019
znModeratorhttps://www.rotoworld.com/football/nfl/player-news
Eagles waived QB Luis Perez.
Signed last month, Perez made his case for a roster spot with the Birmingham Iron of the AAF this spring. He was replaced on the roster by Cody Kessler, who has a much better shot to earn the backup job than Perez ever did. It is possible Perez shows up again as a camp arm.znModeratorMost accurate passers by pass depth in 2018:https://t.co/BPse22o4GZ
— Steve Palazzolo (@PFF_Steve) May 13, 2019
znModerator𝕋𝕠𝕞 – 𝕃𝔸 ℝ𝕒𝕞𝕤@TL_LARams
Take away his rookie year and Jared Goff has a career passer rating of 100.8𝒥𝒾𝓂 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓉@Jim_Everett
👍 And still Jared’s current 94.7 is top 10.Andrew Brandt@AndrewBrandt
NFL owners envy NBA’s sizzle, but smile smugly at their quaint ratings and revenues.—
Rams QB Jared Goff helped raise funds throughout the months since the fires and mass shooting last November. He recently helped distribute checks from the California Strong fund to those who were impacted. pic.twitter.com/IKyU8RDV3L
— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) May 13, 2019
znModeratorAaron Rodgers cameo last night in Game of Thrones
He had a good run pic.twitter.com/VWJ76YTHyJ
— Jac Collinsworth (@JacCollinsworth) May 13, 2019
znModeratorFor all defenders (min. 150 cov. snaps), #Rams CB David Long Jr. had the 39th-highest coverage snaps per possession & 24th-lowest Passer Rating against in 2018
With Aqib Talib & Marcus Peters on the last year of their contracts, Long looks to develop as a rookie, providing depth pic.twitter.com/tTMw8BkZmj
— PFF LA Rams (@PFF_Rams) May 13, 2019
znModeratorIf they had deployed the scorpions as you suggest, Darnerys and Drogo would be dead, the relatively benevolent Cercei would still be queen, and about 8 or 9 hundred thousand innocent people would still be alive.
Fair enough.
znModeratorThis story was always a tragedy.
I think it’s a comedy of errors about incompetent military tactics. For example if you are going to defend a walled city against dragons by relying on “scorpion” ballistas, then, don’t just put them on the walls where they can be attacked from behind from the air. Put some on high points inside the city in groups of 4 facing every direction.
See I knew that. Why didn’t they know that.
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znModeratorHave to say there was a lot of expected action.
By any chance do you mean UNexpected there? Let me know, that’s a quick n easy edit.
May 13, 2019 at 12:12 pm in reply to: post-draft power rankings, projected wins, how Rams look in the division, etc. #101301znModeratorfrom https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/05/13/nfl-power-rankings-fmia-peter-king/?cid=fmiatw
Peter King, The 2019 NFL Power Rankings, Taking Stock of Offseason Movement
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4. *LOS ANGELES RAMS (15-4)
The Rams will be good; we know that. But good enough to stave off the Niners and Seahawks in the West? Good enough to play deep into January? You might wonder about Todd Gurley’s future, because of the weird usage pattern in 2018 (first 12 games: 19.4 carries per game; last five games: 10.6 carries) that hinted at a bum knee. I’m not that concerned about Gurley, or the running game, because Sean McVay will figure it out. I’m more concerned with what the heck happened to Marcus Peters last year, and whether in a pass-happy NFC West the Peters-Aqib Talib combo platter can be the top cornerback group in the division like the Rams planned. Peters, per Pro Football Focus, was the league’s 11th-rated corner in 2016 and 18th-rated corner in 2017 … and in 2018, his first year in L.A., he plummeted to 91st, allowing a garish 118.9 rating in balls that targeted him. Peters did play better after recovering from an early-season calf injury, so there’s hope that, if healthy, he can get back to 2017 form. He’ll need to for the Rams to be as good as fourth in the league.
znModeratorfrom: http://ramstalk.net/grading-greg-gainess-134th-overall-selection/
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The main reason experts thought Gaines would go lower is because of his size. He is undersized standing at 6’1″ but really that doesn’t matter as much as you might think. All things considered, Gaines is slightly taller than Aaron Donald. Now, I’m not saying they are equal talents, but I am saying is that he can still have a successful career. What is beneficial for Gaines is that he can learn from Donald and Wade Phillips.
WHAT EXACTLY DO THEY HAVE IN GAINES?
They have a relentless defender with a high motor. He keeps his feet moving and commands a lot of attention from offensive linemen. That’s exactly the type of player defenses desire to create more opportunities for linebackers. Gaines is a true nose tackle and if he continues to learn, the Rams definitely might have a steal. Keep this in mind, if Gaines pans out to the disruptive interior defensive lineman that he can potentially be, the Rams’ defensive line is going to be scarier.
This isn’t to say that Gaines will step in Week 1 and dominate. Gaines will have to learn how to adjust at the NFL level, and that isn’t easy.
znModeratorCameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Rams rookies arrive in LA today [5/13] and will talk to the media tomorrowznModeratorSean McVay got Dany to the line with plenty of time to audible.
McVay: OK Dany, we got em, lets go with “bells” <victory formation snap>
Dany:
McVay: BELLS!! BELLS!!!!!!
Dany: <audibles to dracarys>
McVay: pic.twitter.com/FBzXz9CKd1— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) May 13, 2019
znModeratorThe quintessential “I’m dating my aunt and she’s crazy” face. pic.twitter.com/qSWCveL7Hc
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) May 13, 2019
znModeratorPFF LA Rams@PFF_Rams
Another thing #Rams rookie S Taylor Rapp was good at last season: forcing incompletionsHe had the 3rd-highest forced incompletion % of top prospect safeties in 2018
znModeratorOKay. So much for King’s Landing.
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znModeratorMaybe it hit an iceburg. Yall ever think of that.
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vI think you’re thinking of the Hindenberg.
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znModeratorVincent Bonsignore@VinnyBonsignore
#Rams are expected to have joint practices with the #Raiders and #Chargers during training camp, I’m told.PFF LA Rams@PFF_Rams
#Rams Gerald Everett went from being the 50th (out of 51 TEs) as a rookie to 4th in just one yearIn half as many snaps in 2018, Everett outperformed his colleague Tyler Higbee in receiving, and looks to further improve as a key blocker for the #Rams moving forward
znModeratorBill Barnwell@billbarnwell
Excited for Aaron Rodgers on Game of Thrones tonight until he goes off-script and tries to make a play happenznModeratorRams safety John Johnson poised for Pro Bowl season in 2019 https://t.co/qd6CTkPupB via @theramswire
— RamsNewsNow (@RamsNewsNow) May 12, 2019
znModeratorOne theory I have heard is that in the rough waters, it was possible that both the bow and the stern could have been raised by the crests of huge storm waves, and in that case the ship was so heavy with ore that when the middle of the hull was suspended over a deep trough it would have just snapped in half.
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znModeratorI saw Gordon Lightfoot perform live sometime in the late 80’s. He has a few songs I really like, but none more-so than The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald. He really paints a picture with that song.
“When suppertime came the old cook came on deck and said Fellas it’s too rough to feed ya.
At 7pm a main hatchway caved in, he said Fellas it’s been good to know ya.”One major theory I heard was that the ship was so loaded that when both the bow and the stern were raised by the crests of high storm waves, the middle of the hull was out of the water suspended over a deep trough, and just broke with all the weight.
Agreed.
More:
They might have split up or they might have capsized
They may have broke deep and took water
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughtersLightfoot changed some of lyrics in deference to the wives of two of the lost sailors. The wives were upset with the line, “at 7pm the main hatchway gave in…” because their husbands were responsible for the main hatch and they thought it implied that their husbands were at fault for the sinking.
So now the line is “at 7pm it got dark and then…”
The new line doesn’t flow as well or evoke the powerful imagery of the original, but it was cool of him to do that for the widows.
May 12, 2019 at 12:54 pm in reply to: What does Xavien Howard’s contract mean for Marcus Peters? #101277znModeratorA couple of things about 2nd contract markets.
1. They always go up.
2. The money a player gets is not a direct measure of his “worth or value or ranking” as a player. To an extent it is, but also–it isn’t. Goes like this. The market sets the amount for a given year. And you either want that player or you don’t. If you don’t someone else pays the market amount. Like last year–Cooks and Watkins both got around 16 M. That’s because the market for non-top ranked elite WRs in 2018 was 16 M.How about CB?
2nd contracts in 2017: Bouye, Trufant, Gilmore, and Rhodes all got between 13 and 14 M. The average was around 13.55 M.
2nd contracts in 2018: Johnson, 14 M.
2nd contracts in 2019: Howard, 15 M.
Howard did NOT set the market for Peters, as the reporting on this would have you believe. Rather, the market set the 2nd contract amount for BOTH Howard AND Peters. In 2019 for CBs that’s probably between 15-16 M. It will be more in 2020.
PLUS this was predictable. After the 2017 and 2018 2nd contracts for CBs were signed, the amount for 2019 was simply going to be in the 15-16 M range. Any ideas anyone might have that they could have signed Peters for less than that are just not realistic. That’s not how the market works. Remember, if the Rams don’t sign Peters for that, someone else will. Same with Watkins and the WR market. That’s just how it works,
So. Do you trade a high pick for a player at the end of his rookie contract who will need to be signed soon? And that is, signed soon for AT LEAST 15-16 M? (And it will be more in 2020.) There is no way the Rams would not know that would be the market for CBs in 2019 and 2020–higher than 15 M. That’s what they traded for, a guy who would be signing for that come contract time.
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