AO may get moved into more of a rush the passer role. Not from the inside but outside linebacker position. I'm sure it will be tried at least , to see if he has the skills to get home. We need bigger and better tacklers in the middle than AO showed last season. He can't take on a Big OG and shuck him and take on RB and stop him cold. Hoping Forrest in his 2ND year can be that guy for us. Not sure Hager could do much more than stand up the OL while someone else made the tackle. I need to see AO be able to get good enough to break up a screen or blitz from inside like many teams are running LB cross dogs. Don't see a giant payday for AO without a career year this year. Of course I hope it happens. he better come in just a tad bigger and just as fast as ever with true discipline not getting lost so often.:icare:

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Man....I have seen the image...but I need to see it on players before I can say whether it's good or not...Look at Wendel
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That's what I remember...That was cool... A blue and white helmet can't ruin that look baby!

PressureD41 said:

I hope we draft 2 CBs in the top 4 rds.

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There is at least one LB that could be taken and converted to DB! ( Jabrill Peppers!)
We may have too many needs to go after 2 CB's! But it is a Deep Draft at CB! ( I have 22 CB's alone ready for the ROD Mock! Not counting FS's/SS's!)

Merlin said:

They hit on Thomas based on his coverage teams contributions alone. For a late round guy to give us a 4 year window of strong coverage play is a win in the draft, anything he does over that is bonus. He'll make the bottom roster spot for that alone IMO.

Coop really needs to step it up. I think he's got a chance with a good coordinator running him and Tavon all over the joint, they're gonna win matchups if the team adds one legit weapon at wideout.

And Higbee of course. The guy really stood out on the practice field to my eye at least in camp, I just can't think he's gonna struggle given the quality of the coaching he's going to get plus a QB who will be looking for him. IMO the stars are aligned for him, just hope he's smart enough to do the work.

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I didn't really take into account Thomas' coverage skills. Good point.
I expect both Cooper and Higbee to improve. Rookie WR usually have struggles.....an in better offenses.

jrry32 said:

I'm not sold on Kayvon Webster. He hasn't had a major role in a few years, and the last time he did, he didn't look good. He might have improved since then, but it's a very risk proposition.

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I hear you, but, don't think he's a lost cause just yet, and he's only 26 (I think), would know Phillips' D and would be cheap on a 'prove it' deal. I'd rather get a decent WR and OLer, pick him up and with the draft nice and deep at DB, we should be good for someone decent in the 3rd...

Wow, I totally didn't realize that Hayes was the only player on our roster who's older than McVay-- and not by much (about four months). Interesting.

I guess it makes sense that the youngest team in the NFL hired the youngest-ever HC.

Dxmissile said:

. I'm a fan of this Team not Goff

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And Goff is the QB of the team. I don't know how to be one and not the other. The team decided to throw all their chips in, and move up to draft their QB of the future. Now they've invested heavily in a staff who is bent on getting him there.
Goff is the future and for Mannion to get a shot, which you are clearly hoping for, requires either an injury or an epic failure. So for me, a fan of the team would not want to have wasted all that draft equity.
So, we'll see how it goes. But clearly the best outcome would involve no other QB taking the field for the Rams than #16.

Picked4td said:

Thats just simply not true. Theres a reason 90% of players hate being tagged. 1 injury could ruin a chance at a long term deal after this season and then hes out millions instead of being up millions from surviving last years tag without injury. Sure, in a perfect world hed play this year out and make that 31m in 2 years and come back next year for a 5 year deal at 12m-14m a year. But thankfully for us its not a perfect world and theres still hope for a long term deal

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He couldn't sign that sucker quick enough.

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LACHAMP46 said:

I can safely say....that Engram will be a much better offensive weapon than Tanoh...I think Engram will be more valuable than a lot of the receivers in this class...

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And I can safely say that Kpassagnon is going to be Julius Peppers-lite when it comes to defense. And we could use depth at the defensive end spot. We currently have Hayes, Sims, and Westbrooks, none of whom fit the current system. Tanoh does.

Campbell would be a great signing but I think he hates us. lol

WestCoastRam said:

Just makes too much sense, McDonald and Alexander are way too similar a player to have them both on the roster and Alexander was miscast as a FS anyways.

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I'd rather Keep TJ and lose Alexander! JMO!

Prime Time said:

Myles Garrett, Texas A&M, 2017
6'4", 272 lbs.; 40: 4.64; Vertical: 41"; Broad jump: 10'8"; Bench: 33 reps.

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Dude had a crazy looking running style too. If he cleaned that up, he could probably run a very low 4.5

LoyalRam said:

btw.....I bought a sample bottle of Jagermeister, and I have no idea wtf how to drink it. Any ideas? I mean, while you are thinking and posting great Ram's content, of course!:rockon:

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Keep the Jager in the freezer. You drink that stuff in shots... it's tastes wayyyy better ice cold.

The only thing I've ever tried mixing it with is Red Bull. You still want the Jager ice cold... put a shot of it in a cocktail glass and then put a small amount of Red Bull in with it. It's still a shot (kinda)... it's called a Jager Bomb. It tastes just like Dr Pepper. Very tasty that way... but it will get you wasted as hell if you drink too many.

There is one sport in the USA that isn't down in tv ratings. And you kick the ball around the pitch in that sport.

Elmgrovegnome said:

I wonder what Phillips prefers at Safety

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I was excited about getting Mangold before he went to the Jets.....What was that, about 20 years ago?

I would be happy with Josh Reynolds in the 3rd or 4th round. He fared well in the SEC and had many successful reps against top competition at the Senior Bowl.

Kromer is the Pit Master!

That would be good for Cleveland. Taylor is a decent QB.

Riverumbbq said:

I'd wait another year if we signed both Garcon & Gordon, prefer not to spend a high draft pick on what would likely be a guy competing for the 4'th WR spot on the depth chart in 2017. Cooper, Spruce & Thomas should get a good look this season. jmo.

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We can never have too much receiving talent on this team. We need all the help we can get to find that diamond in the rough. I somewhat agree with you but I feel like, with how deep this draft is, we can afford to spend our #2 pick on a WR that might turn out to be even better than Garcon, Tavon, or Cooper.

Zay Jones, JuJu, Ross... all could be better than what we have now or will get in FA. (thinking long term).

RamFan503 said:

I blame it on spull chick gone awry.

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I wish that bastard would quit telling my how to tipe.

Shoulda wore the Adidas and got himself an island. would be a great way to pick up chicks.

Hi I'm John Ross, fastest man ever at the nfl combine, 1st round draft pick, I play for the ?????. Wanna come check out my own personal island I own?

He could just get on the loud speaker and say that and the girls would come running.

At this point Snead talking about confidently knowing this and that....
Yeah.
I like Snead and that he has had plans and stuck to them. Here is the thing.....the plan (players selected) have to work.
There are young players on
offense that Snead selected. Are those now totally miscast? If so, what a waste of resources.
Are those players fine and the new coach and scheme will taylor to fit them?
Grob, Brown, Havenstein, Wichmann, Higbee, Cunningham, Cooper, Thomas, Spruce.....what's to be of these players? Are they looking to be developed (which would lessen the need for drafting) or replaced?

DaveFan'51 said:

I really like your Mom's Art work! I'm into anything Western! I feel I was Born in the wrong Era!!

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But I thought you WERE born in the 1800's, old man.

dieterbrock said:

I sure hope they suspected homicide

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Nah.... Sounds like he shot himself...... several times.