My Austin Davis Predictions
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Austin Davis is exactly what we though he was back when he made the team in 2012. In fact, many forget that the Rams cut Clemens the beginning of that year and kept the impressive UDRFA from Southern Mississippi and then brought Clemens back after week one at a reduced rate.
He'll be a very good number 2 guy IMHO that can go out and win a game, but has limitations because of his size and throwing deep. Very pleased with his performance and his leadership skills are over the top, but he reminds me so much of Kellen Clemens, however, might actually be a tad more accurate.
He'll be a very good number 2 guy IMHO that can go out and win a game, but has limitations because of his size and throwing deep. Very pleased with his performance and his leadership skills are over the top, but he reminds me so much of Kellen Clemens, however, might actually be a tad more accurate.
Yeah I hope the Keenum buzz has been put to rest for a while ,as long as the season is not lost IMO our top two need to be Hill and Davis , there's NO p[ossible way Keenum can know the play book like Davis showed he does,and IMO the two Davis and Keenum aren't far apart in raw talent,give the kid a stronger arm (Davis) and he'd compare to a young Brees
I predict Stranger will make at least 2 more AD predictions this year !!!
me too, I always thought that was one of the best things he did...that along with his unreal accuracy
nighttrain
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Great game by Davis, he was on, and as the game progressed, Shotty loosened the reins to Davis's advantage
Go Rams, great to win the on the road opener
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Go Rams, great to win the on the road opener
train
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OK! now we can all call you Mr. Nostradomus, instead of you just being a stranger!:cheers: :bow:
Don't forget the Chargers drafted Rivers when they still had a healthy Brees, but all Brees did was keep him on the bench because he got so much better.
I qualified that statement because Davis will never have the arm and there isn't a better athlete in the league playing QB than Brees , but Davis made the right decisions yesterday and in a west coast offense his arm is adequate.
We didn't beat a good healthy team yesterday ,we'll need to be better ,but we did play in a raucous away atmosphere and we didn't seem terribly phased by it ,good experience,Seattle and San Fran and AZ all look beatable suddenly.
I'm encouraged .
mr.stlouis
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TB but on every PA fake we threw at them and Davis looked very poised in the pocket. He even stood and took a good lick on the third down to Pettis. He's taken taken some huge strides in his developement these past weeks. He has cut down on his air balls, too. He missed a couple easy completions but more than made up for. I didn't expect it, that's for sure.
While I agree wholeheartedly that Davis played a great game yesterday...especially for a UFDA who really had no reps with the 1's up until this last week....let's not get ahead of ourselves in the 'AD is our future' thinking. After all, as great a game as he played, it was against a pretty injury depleted Tampa Bay D.....virtually their entire D-line were not starters.
So yes, I'm glad he looked as good as he did, and that one game gives some confidence that he can at least be a decent backup QB in this league. But let's not get carried away. Last week everybody was suggesting we sign any number of has-been or never-were QB's after one ugly loss. No need to go to the other end of the spectrum with one nice win.
So yes, I'm glad he looked as good as he did, and that one game gives some confidence that he can at least be a decent backup QB in this league. But let's not get carried away. Last week everybody was suggesting we sign any number of has-been or never-were QB's after one ugly loss. No need to go to the other end of the spectrum with one nice win.
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Yup, Bradford will get his starting job back in 2015 and play lights out, but Davis will push him in camp, and there will be the Bradford haters who loudly call for Davis. But I think Davis' success this year will keep us from drafting a QB in the offseason.
That's a possibility, sure. How high a probability, I'm not sure. Some things have to happen for that scenario to bear fruit.....
1. AD has to get more playing time this year, and show continued development. Barring a more severe injury to Hill, doesn't sound like Fisher's going that way any time soon.
2. The highest probability portion of your scenario (IMO) is that AD shows enough to keep the Rams from spending a high draft pick on a QB next year. That would be nice, but might also be dependent on him getting more opportunities to showcase himself this year.
2. Bradford has to come back. While I think it's pretty likely he does, I don't hardly think it's a given at this point. Second ACL in the same knee puts at least a modest cloud over his future.
IMO, a more likely scenario is that Bradford comes back and wins the starting job, and AD fights it out with Hill for the backup job.
Hate to say it, but if Bradford didn't get hurt, I highly question if AD would have even been signed to the practice squad. I suspect if Bradford doesn't go down, the Rams would have signed Gilbert to the practice squad, and AD would be on the street right now.
I also think they signed Keenum because they wanted someone, anyone, available behind Hill that had some actual NFL regular season game experience. And had hoped they'd get at least 4-6 weeks out of Hill before having to even think about the 'next guy up' if Hill got hurt. And had that played out, I'd almost bet Keenum would have got the start over AD.
Sorry, sounds like I'm trying to rain on your parade. But I just tend to rate all this stuff in terms of what I perceive the probabilities to be of any of them occurring. Of course, I would have rated the probabilities of AD getting a regular season start this year as the proverbial 'slim & none' if this discussion had occurred on Aug 1. So, anything could happen.
I love it Stranger and I do remember that prediction, way to go. I'm with you let's ride the wave of emotion and good vibes Davis brought with that come from behind win.
To all the nay sayers get onboard!! Enjoy the ride:cheers:
To all the nay sayers get onboard!! Enjoy the ride:cheers:
I stand duly impressed with Davis' performance Sunday but I do realize that some of that is due to the fact that I wasn't expecting much from him. Next week, if he starts, our expectations will be a tad higher and a little more difficult for the kid to meet. So I'm staying grounded for the moment on AD although extremely relieved with a much needed Rams win!!!! AD, beat Dallas (if you get the chance, which I believe Fisher stays with him stating he decided to let Hill heal until after the bye) and get a ton of momentum for yourself, the Rams, and us fans!!!!!!!!!!
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Yeah, I have no rational response to your very logical post. It's all just based on "gut feel." The funny thing is, the older I get the more I realize that my "gut" is right more often times than it is wrong, and it a much better predictor for me than rational logic. As someone who has spent his entire life in science and mathematics, it's all pretty darn ironic. But it is what it is, and I'm going with it
