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It's proof we'll argue over anything. :laugh2:

But since this is a Rams board and I hate the fuckin Eagles it feels good to hate them for taking our player whether or not the Rams are idiots for cutting him in the first place.
Oh absolutely we will. And yeah we don't need any reason to hate on them more than their coach and fans.
 
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It's proof we'll argue over anything. :laugh2:

But since this is a Rams board and I hate the fuckin Eagles it feels good to hate them for taking our player whether or not the Rams are idiots for cutting him in the first place.
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Oh absolutely we will. And yeah we don't need any reason to hate on them more than their coach and fans.

Oh, believe me, Jalen Carter, Smael Mondon Jr., and Nolan Smith give me another reason to fucking hate them. Nick Sirianni? Fuck yes, I can absolutely hate him. And yes, Roseman is a shady-as-fuck GM, and it's not just Lampkin; look at all of the void years and shit that circumvents the cap. No other team has nearly as much void years as they do. Technically legal? Sure. Shady as absolute fuck? Absolutely.

And OH, you have NO idea how much I hate Philly fans. The fact that their fans did the following:

Ate literal horseshit (He had to be drunk, but it's a possibility that he wasn't and is just a fucking moronic imbecile whom I'm seriously tempted to bring back eugenics and sterilize him to protect the gene pool. Tempted.)

Threw ice-covered snowballs at Santa Claus (all because he was skinny and wore the costume, and the excuse that they use that he was drunk is propaganda used to cover up their assness by lying out of their fucking shitting assing asses. Also threw icy snowballs to the point where an official was injured in 1989.)

Cheered Michael Irvin's career-ending spine injury when he was motionless (like Hags fans at the Thordaddy game chanting "Hawks" when Eugene Sims was injured, who was nothing short of nice to me and my family when I left via the tunnel. Yeah, that's never all right, even when it's opposing players on a hated rival. Honestly disgusting behavior, and karma's a fucking bitch and a half.)

Broke the leg of the Washington mascot and left him wheelchair bound for the season and then threw a beer bottle at his face. (Yeah, he instigated, but that's fucking assault, and breaking someone's leg goes far beyond the pale, unless it's fucking Philly fans.)

Threw batteries at J.D. Drew for the "audacity" of not signing with them years and years ago as a high-schooler (baseball, Phillies fans, wow, they can hold a grudge like fucking women competing, years going by and then they cause an injury for something that happened four fucking years ago. This coming from a woman, and yes, I can hold grudges for a very long time, but I'm nothing compared to Philly fans, apparently.)

Punched police horses in multiple cases (animal cruelty for Philly fans, but honestly not surprising at this point. Not to mention the most stupid thing you can possibly do with the police literally riding that animal. Oh, and did I mention that horses are already skittish animals that panic at the slightest wrong thing? I rode horses from age three to ten, and even though I was gentle with them, I still got knocked unconscious twice, once from a buck, once from a kick while trying to calm the horse enough to feed it. Was never the horse's fault in either incident. And those assholes are punching skittish animals that did nothing wrong but exist to those fuckers. Again, fucking hate animal cruelty, no matter the animal - except flies and mosquitos, those are fair game.)

Stalked and doxxed coaches they don't like for the purpose of egging their house (seriously creepy behavior. Like, get a fucking life and a psych visit; this isn't normal behavior.)

Purposely vomited on a little girl (Phillies fan, but it further proves my point that Philadelphia fans are absolute scum. I mean, who the fuck does shit like that in any other stadium with any other fan? Seriously psychopathic behavior.)

All the times where Flyers fans went into penalty boxes to fight players, threw glass bottles at other players to the point where they went into the stands. (Yeah, I'm a petty Blues fan, what of it?)

76ers fan dumping a whole large souvenir bucket of popcorn on an injured Russell Westbrook (not only was he ejected and banned, and I'm stunned and in disbelief that he actually got banned, but it's a waste of $20.00/$22.00 - looking at 76ers' popcorn prices in 2021 when it happened, and a souvenir bucket costs about that much - and a waste of good food when even people in our country are starving, and fuckers can afford food only to waste it by throwing it. Where's that GIF of Hermione Granger saying, "What. An. Idiot."?)

OH, shit, I forgot, this isn't the only incident when they've thrown food and drinks. Hotdogs, a cheesesteak at Chris Baker (Washington D-lineman), water bottles, multiple open, still-filled beer cans, etc. (Like, you pay for fucking good food only to throw it? Again, starving people in the U.S., not even mentioning the world, and you assholes throw good food that I'd personally love to try, just because it's the real deal, a cheesesteak in Philadelphia.)

All of that from scumbag Philadelphia fans is just the piss cherry and jizz whipped cream on top of the shit sundae.
 
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The Rams could have put Lampkin on the 53-man roster for a day and then put him on IR. The Eagles put him on their 53-man roster for a reported 48 hours. Yes, the Rams did take a gamble and lost. I didn't comprehend this option before.
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It has been an interesting discussion. I don't see it anywhere near an argument.

Was the Eagles taking Lampkin considered a controversial move?
Yes. Previously, it has happened only 3 times since 2012. It's not common!

Should the Rams management, some fans and NFL teams have ill feelings towards the Eagles move on Lampkin?
I would think so.

My opinion
I don't know when I got involved in the discussion. I wanted to learn about the Unwritten Rule with as many facts as I could find. In the end, it was a BS move by the Eagles. The Eagles got payback from the Falcons, a Rams trading partner. The Rams could use Lampkin who is a backup OC/OG now on the Eagles.

What about the future of the unwritten rule?
I don't know what the future is.
 
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Here, help ne get back on the horse of Eagles hatred guys. I like THIS one from today. Maybe why A.J. wanted out o there...


View: https://x.com/AlexConti/status/2090117154628612251

Good discussion yesterday on FTF.

The discussion was prefaced by showing the pattern has been if the Eagles offense plays well, the OC gets a HC job. See Kellen Moore and Shane Steichen. If the Eagles offense shits the bed, the OC gets fired. See Kevn Patullo and Brian Johnson.

"What happens if the Eagles offense shits the bed this year? Is Mannion gone?"

The discussion was unanimous that Mannion is gone as well as Siriani and maybe Hurts too, if the Eagles offense shits the bed. Hurts has no guaranteed money left after this year. Siriani isn't a coordinator. Mannion would be collateral damage.

They also said, if the Eagles offense does well, Mannion will get a HC gig. I could see that. He has seen McVay's system (2017-18). He was with O'Connell in Minnesota (2023). He coached for LaFleur in Green Bay the last 2 years. Stranger things have happened (Staley).
 
The Rams had no choice but to place Lampkin on the waiver wire. They can't keep him on the roster or put him on IR per NFL rules for non-veteran players.
This is based on outdated information. In 2018 that rule was changed.
Eliminates the requirement that a non-vested player be placed on waivers to be removed from the 90-player roster prior to the roster reduction to 53 players.
Arizona just placed a rookie on IR.

Lampkin missed that final week of preseason, they easily could've done it then.


  • Willie Lampkin (OL) — August 2026 (Rams ➡️ Eagles)
  • Jaeden Roberts (OG) — August 2026 (Eagles ➡️ Falcons) [1]

The Irony of August 2026
What makes the current 2026 roster cycle so fascinating is the immediate "karma" between front offices. Howie Roseman and the Eagles aggressively broke the unwritten rule by poaching Willie Lampkin away from the Rams' injury stash. Just days later, the Eagles tried to sneak their own carted-off rookie, Jaeden Roberts, through the exact same Waived/Injured loophole—only for the Falcons to immediately
I don't know if this is you, ai, or both but there's some errors. Lampkin was last year, 2025, and Roberts is this year. More importantly, Roberts wasn't waived with the injury designation, it was a standard waive/cut. He returned to practice on the 5th, and then waived on the 10th. Eagles didn't want him.
 
The Result: GMs successfully pressured the league to tweak the Injured Reserve rule. For the first time, the NFL allowed teams to place up to two players directly onto IR on cutdown day with a designation to return without first forcing them to survive the initial active 53-man roster. [1, 2]
So if teams can put players on IR prior to making the final 53 and give them the designation to return, the "unwritten rule" is all but dead.



2. The Howie Roseman / Les Snead "Silent War" (August 2025/2026)
While executives like Philadelphia's Howie Roseman or the Rams' Les Snead won't publicly call each other out at a podium, the fallout from the Willie Lampkin claim was heavily discussed among league insiders and front-office staff. [1]
  • When the Eagles weaponized the wire to take Lampkin despite 30 other teams passing out of "courtesy," it triggered immediate media and executive notes. [1]
  • Prominent league insiders like ESPN's Field Yates pointed out that teams were actively blindsided because "you don't see waived/injured players claimed often," exposing the exact friction happening between GMs behind the scenes. [1]
I wouldn't put trust into TST as a valid source. There's nothing concrete in the article. Its as if one of us wrote it. Goggles ai search has been poor for valid sources. It's starting to use reddit and Facebook posts...
 
I'd tweak this statement. If every team goes by the unwritten rule but the Eagles, I'd just freely poach their players, but honor the unwritten rule with everyone else.
I think they took Lampkin partially because I don't think they were happy when we picked up McMahon a yr earlier. The local beat writers thought McMahon would make their roster. They tried to get him to their PS with your basic waiver then re-sign, but the Rans signed him to their active roster. All legit, no "rules" broken, but I think that didn't sit well with Roseman.
 
This is based on outdated information. In 2018 that rule was changed.

Arizona just placed a rookie on IR.

Lampkin missed that final week of preseason, they easily could've done it then.



I don't know if this is you, ai, or both but there's some errors. Lampkin was last year, 2025, and Roberts is this year. More importantly, Roberts wasn't waived with the injury designation, it was a standard waive/cut. He returned to practice on the 5th, and then waived on the 10th. Eagles didn't want him.
1) Yes, the second-round pick Bisontis has a serious injury and cannot come back this year per the IR rule. Lampkin's injury was not considered significant. The Rams were likely hoping he could come back later in the season had he passed waivers. It's not the same situation as far as valuing/protecting the second-round pick compared to an undrafted free agent out of college. They would not expose him to the waiver wire.

  • Under NFL rules, because he went straight to IR during training camp, he was officially ruled out for the entire season. Even if his MCL heals perfectly in November, he is legally barred from playing a single snap for Arizona until next year. [1, 2, 3]


2) Gemini and I dropped the ball on Roberts. The Lampkin date was a typo.
That makes it only four times since 2012 that the Unwritten Rule was ignored.
 
I think they took Lampkin partially because I don't think they were happy when we picked up McMahon a yr earlier. The local beat writers thought McMahon would make their roster. They tried to get him to their PS with your basic waiver then re-sign, but the Rans signed him to their active roster. All legit, no "rules" broken, but I think that didn't sit well with Roseman.

Should be a ban on any and all gentlemen/unwritten rules. If you love a player so much, roster him, then IR him. No shenanigans.

Example: lets say Dean Connors shows out in preseason Week 2. Rams love him. Then tears his ACL Week 3 and is out for the year. If you LOVE him enough and think he cam still be a strong contributor to the 2027 team and beyond, DONT WAIVE HIM then. If you waive him, you risk. And also, didn't know that, as Philly pointed out, it was the Rams that may started have this quagmire. But again, Rams did NOTHING wrong in claiming a player another team wants on PS that they then put on an ACTIVE roster. All these teams need to stop crying and just follow procedural rules.
 
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So if teams can put players on IR prior to making the final 53 and give them the designation to return, the "unwritten rule" is all but dead.




I wouldn't put trust into TST as a valid source. There's nothing concrete in the article. Its as if one of us wrote it. Goggles ai search has been poor for valid sources. It's starting to use reddit and Facebook posts...
It's not dead yet. See why above reply.

I didn't read the references, my bad. I would still make the assumption Snead and Rams have a problem with the Eagles move on Lampkin.