No doubt. Worst thing is as a diehard fan it's not like that shit is going to be worth the money. You probably know more about the Rams than he does. Only thing they can offer is direct info from the team.Sorry, but I gotta bitch again. I can’t stand hitting the link for articleswhere the first thing they do is ask you for more money to read shit that everybody else gives you for free. I had to get that off my chest.
It’s like going to Subway and being asked to give a tip to somebody who merely made a sandwich for me.
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There is no such thing as journalistic integrity anymore.
“Henley is currently serving a 41-year prison sentence for trafficking cocaine and attempting to murder the judge and a witness from his trial by hiring contract killers.” Sheesh…!Yeah, I thought Brian Smith was going to be a beast. He was a 6'6' 250 lb OLB out of Auburn... 2nd rd pick. Never did a thing...was as average as his name.
Hawkins tore up his knee in his rookie preseason. Never seemed to recover from it.
Frank Stams was average at best.
Darryl Henley is still in jail I believe.
Aaron Cox had his moments, but basically a Tu Tu Atwell type...just too small.
Gaston Green couldn't break a tackle.
Cleveland Gary couldn't hold onto a football.
What a disappointing mess.
They did have some late round role players/contributors that helped get them to the NFCCG in 89'. Guys like Robert Delpino, George Bethune, Mark Messner, Michael Stewart, and Mike Piel, but it was a missed opportunity.
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Is this the narrative around him now?
The great thing about a RB who always gets 3-5 yds / run? He'll hit paydirt if you get close.
I just got Phil Steeles 2025 College Football Preview and was cross checking some of his rankings from his 2022 and 2024 Previews. He had Emmanuel Forbes ranked as his #1 CB going into the 2022 season. Forbes was picked #16 in the 2023 draft, so that was a pretty solid evaluation. It didn't work out in Washington for whatever reason. Rivera's last year and then Quinn's first year might have had something to do with it. But if the kid can play anywhere near his projections (by multiple sources), the Rams have stolen a valuable piece of D.
I watch a lot of Big 10 and SEC games. We're gonna like Josiah for sure.Not at all. I really like our 3rd round pick.
McVays teams do seem to have a oct-nov sort of fade to them....except the ones that start badly enough they cant afford a November fade.Seems like when we've earned a fast start, we always have a semi-deflating swoon somewhere near the middle of the season.
My hopes and expectations are to make the playoffs. Period. Don't care how we get there just want to be there.
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After Jacksons health it is all about the interior line.
Avila was not good most of the season. Repeatedly beaten badly one on one is pass pro. Off balance and lunging or getting out of position and not being able to recover. He was bailed out multiple times by Stafford quick release.
Dotson you can same the same about to a lesser degree.
Limmer filled in as best he could and certainly showed he can play in the league but he made mistakes, which is to be expected.
Now, both Avila and Dotson (along with every one else at various times) were injured. The lack of depth may have forced them back earlier that what would have been ideal. I get that and think they get an "incomplete" grade over all.
All that said, both had a down year.
Both will need to bounce back for the Rams offense to take a step up.
There was a looooong stretch of the season where the Rams offense was struggling to approach 20 points. 3rd and 8 or 3rd and 11 were common place.
As always, there is more than one cause to ongoing misfirings.
But, the OL inside did not help.
Shelton in at C. McVay has said he will help the continuity of the OL in both run and pass games, but, particularly pass game.
There were other FA centers that graded out a little higher than Shelton and got more money. Are they that much better than Shelton? Probably not.
Center is a position that doesn't have a big middle class.
There are a few very good center at the top and just sort of "everyone else".
Hopefully Shelton provides Limmer good lessons and helps his game mature so he can replace him as the full time starter in a year or two.
I can really see the Rams line going either way this year.
Its not an elite unit, but, it can be effective and good if healthy.
G/C/G just have to be better this year as well.
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Exactly ! Time fillers like this kind help ROD Heads like us get through offseason.ya, maybe a tad early, but at this point... who cares...lol
I love the opening to the Shadow Broker when Liara and Shepard are chasing an enemy in a hover car and she keeps telling Sheppard to turn right when he's supposed to turn left and vice versa.Amazing mission. Liara is one of my favorite Mass Effect characters. She's just so loyal to Shepard, no matter what, and her evolution from the terrified young scientist she was in 1 into the Shadow Broker taking the place of the Yahg in 2 and 3 is one of the best character twists you can imagine. Really fun fight as well.