OnceARam said:

Nice job with Grok3. You got some AI skills. Football is tough with AI because football is so context dependent, so I am impressed.

Yeah, I was one of those that was worried about Brad Holmes being the brains of the organization. Glad McSnead proved that theory wrong.

Not too worried about the guy we lost to the Jags. I think he only recently started shaving.

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Thanks for that, OnceARam! A lot of us are going to have to learn to use AI sooner than later. It needs to be doublechecked, though. The same day, I asked AI for a list of DIY stores in town, and it listed a store that's been closed for four years, so it still makes lots of mistakes.

I also thought Holmes might have been a key guy, and even though he has made some nice picks with the Lions, I think Snead is better. I like how the Rams are using GPS tracking to measure true speed on the field in full gear, not dudes running in shorts on a track. I also like their emphasis on character and love of the game.

“I’m in a mood for gambling. I’ll take whatever comes out of that tap”

Faceplant said:

If they're smart, they focus on getting him ready at whichever position THEY see him excelling at quickest (ahem, CB), then bring him along at the other position.

However, I don't think Coen could lead bees to honey, so I am not convinced he will navigate this situation with any kind of dexterity. Also, I think Gladstone is a Temu version of McSnead. Fuck the jags....

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Yeah, Coen’s personality doesn’t quite scream head coach.

kent.nelson said:

DE TE senior year high school.
(I'm UK so no idea your school system)

Watch from start he says within first 3 mins
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This is the norm in high school. There’s not enough good players on most teams to play only one side of the ball. Central Columbia is right up the road from me. They have similar enrollment as our school. Graduating classes are around 150 kids. Some teams we played didn’t have enough players for a JV team. Our entire roster was made up of two way players and we were one game away from the state championship.

We were 3A. One 5A school we played had guys only playing one side of the ball. They had 4 D1 college commits and we still beat them. At the end of the game the opposing coach came over to my son and said, “You wrecked our entire offensive game plan.” I’m going to miss those Friday nights.

CoachAllred said:

Stewart is perfect for the cheetah package the Rams ran last year with Hoecht. Five man front with the cheetah lining up in different places on the line sometimes rushing sometimes dropping in the hook zone area. I think he may be a better fit than Hoecht was.

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I hope so. As soon as the announced him I said, “Hoecht’s replacement”.

Pretty solid short recap of the Superbowl:

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Elmgrovegnome said:

Does any team in the league have good depth at both or either tackle spot?

Good tackles are still a premium position. There aren’t enough of them for teams to have great depth behind the starters. Noteboom is about what is considered good depth at tackle. A guy with experience who knows his responsibilities but can’t consistently perform them. I think a tackle going down would hurt the chances for a lot of good teams.

Maybe an injured tackle is more concerning because the Rams lack mobility at the QB position?

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Wow they heard me!

RIP Mr. Irsay.
However, i’m still thankful that the Irsay family traded the Rams straight across for the Colts decades ago.

4.6 is not slow for a safety btw. It is probably average range for them. These guys aren't corners.

Now the safeties who go early can put up corner numbers in their workouts. But they are not corners for a reason. And many of them bust. It's not like athleticism, after all, is better than good instincts. A safety who can read the formation and is in the right spot most snaps will outplay a more athletic safety who doesn't have good instincts. This is because the two tenths of a second difference in speed in the 40 are easily beaten by a one or two second advantage in reaction speed.

All that aside I am not high on Kinchens. Still waiting to see with him. He improved as the year went on, however it feels like the Rams are better at finding box safeties than they are the ones who can drop and anticipate in the pass game. Many of the box types can be pretty good in man coverage, provided they're not matching up with a top draw. But the separator with them is the decision making when they're deep or over the top and must be decisive in space.

Curl is better near the LOS. So is Kinchens. McCullough showed some instincts but it was usually near the LOS. Lake is a big strong type too, built for the box. So I'd love to see Kinchens develop and am pulling for him but I see no reason to crown the kid yet. Let him earn it.

den-the-coach said:

I expect the Bears to be very good this year, unless Ben Johnson is the next Bill Arnsparger. He made a great hire for his DC in Dennis Allen, so Johnson can focus solely on the offense.

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Truly, if they stink it will be because Caleb has issues. They've done everything to raise the floor of what that team could be around him.

Funny thing in this senseless "game changer" discussion it seemingly has ignored the guy for whom the thread is about.
Davante Adams is surely still the game changer he's been. On a terrible Jets team he proved unstoppable when the team actually played like they gave a shit. Against Jax he had catches of 23, 24, 41 and 72 yards. That's not a game changer?
Had he played the whole year with the Jets at his per game basis, he would have been around 1,400 yards and 10-12 TD

bubbaramfan said:

Plenty of time to add to the OL. I'm not worried yet.......

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Every year, potential NFL talent is released at cut down time. We have some really good scouts. I trust they'll find somebody to bolster our offensive tackle position. Probably one to develop and one with experience. I remember when we used to have so many holes in our team we looked like a Green Bay Packers cheese hat. Now we're only a little light at shut down corner and swing tackle. Excellent place to be.

dang said:

Naw but I do like some local thick crust white bread pizza with crabmeat/feta cheese/artichoke. Sounds horrible I know but I tried it and I’m hooked every time I visit Bottoms Up Pizza in RVA.

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I’d eat THAT. Light on the feta though.

Merlin said:

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Don't ever change bud...

Well, just an "OND" update. During the ROD "timeout" we had I looked around other sites and surely have found him.
Seems he's up to his normal stuff there and he even threw a little shade at ROD
Alas...

I also would like to play in 2025, but not or the Jets.

Anyone else watched this multiple times?

When I hear best arm, I think strength not necessarily "arm talent" which to me also includes throwing off platform, touch, accuracy, etc...

For best arm: I'd prob go with Elway but Vick should be on the list and low key Jay "could have been great but didn't really give a shit about football" Cutler should be in top 15. Hell, Jamarcus Russell on pure strength alone is prob top 20.

I got to attend the Battlehawks game last Friday. The atmosphere was fun and it was affordable. They smoked the Brahmas.

The Memphis team likely won’t be back. Very poor attendance.

Puka is elite.
Adams is elite.
Stafford is elite.

Kyren isn’t a game breaker.. but his production is top tier.

What are we doing here?

Arky said:

So

So 6-5 and 260? Can you run a full route tree?

~ArkyRamsFan~

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Maybe at a buffet or a bar

I started following ROD on Twitter last night hoping for an update on the site!!

dang said:

I also believe Ferguson was ahead of Mason Taylor on their list.

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Yeah, def curious about that one but seems there are some info that points to this.

The problem is that Angel Reese is not good at basketball.

She’s not remotely close to the talent level of Caitlin Clark. Like, there are cut ups of Angel Reese laying more bricks than a bricklayer behind in rent.

Meanwhile, Caitlin Clark out here looking like she slept with Larry Bird’s “How to play basketball” book under her pillow every night.

Elmgrovegnome said:

They could be looking to replace Tutu. They may feel that they don’t want to pay him $10 million plus in 2026. His contract is one year.

So they could be looking for a speedy receiver or a deep threat. Which receivers in this draft specialize in that Brandin Cooks type of role? Burden maybe? Higgins? Noel?

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They answered my question- Konya Mumpfield