Rams will benefit from Covid-19 loophole for the FA contracts of Brockers/Floyd

[MadGoat]

This is almost certainly the Rams' strategy here. Renegotiate one one of their big contracts once they have to reconcile these deals.

The village idiot Florio is always jumping from one stupid Rams theory to the next. I'm sure he still thinks the Rams are going to trade Goff any day now.

 

[Memento]

I hope they don't nix any deals. This has been an excellent offseason so far, and we still have the draft to look at.

 

[Corbin]

There are a lot of reasons why signing Floyd is good for the Rams. He can set the edge which has been a problem for the Rams defense for too long. He is a good tackler as well which the Rams have been very weak at. He has had a high percentage of dropbacks in coverage for an OLBer and is very good at it. His versatility can't be underrated in the Fangio/Staley defense which he already knows.

Staley will be using the Fangio defensive system, with some tweaks, that requires OLBs to be able to drop back in coverages. This allows him to disguise different pass-rush packages. Offenses have a hard time picking up the pass rush when they aren't sure who is rushing. The Bears used this system to stymie the Rams offense as we all painfully remember.

If you're just looking at sacks then remember Fowler had 2.5 fewer sacks in his first four years than Floyd had. Floyd could get the sack stat up near double digits. The Rams lost three starting LBers in Fowler, Littleton and Matthews with only Ebu having extensive experience remaining on the defense. In Floyd, the Rams have added an experienced versatile every down LBer that they simply didn't have and need.

Really just stating hopes instead of stats. When you look at the stats Floyd is average to below regardless of being familiar with a system.

numbers don’t care about hope. As of now he has performed below average which really isn’t debatable.

 

[kurtfaulk]

The guy statistically has been average and the ONLY reason he’s still in the league is he’s pretty good against the run. Well, that doesn’t help when they pass 50%+ in a game does it? We just gave 10 million guaranteed to a guy that statistically only plays half his game worth a damn.

hmmm, where to start with this?

it seems apparent that the rams were sick of teams running over them.

so out goes matthews and in comes floyd.

sure matthews got to the qb, once a game. but on every other play he was letting rbs run right by him, letting shifty qbs find an escape on the edge and make plays downfield with a pass or run.

everyone would like an edge rusher that can get to the qb, but they also want him to set the edge and tackle the rb or qb. not sack or bust.

if floyd can stop the run and set the edge the rams are already in a better place.

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[Corbin]

hmmm, where to start with this?

it seems apparent that the rams were sick of teams running over them.

so out goes matthews and in comes floyd.

sure matthews got to the qb, once a game. but on every other play he was letting rbs run right by him, letting shifty qbs find an escape on the edge and make plays downfield with a pass or run.

everyone would like an edge rusher that can get to the qb, but they also want him to set the edge and tackle the rb or qb. not sack or bust.

if floyd can stop the run and set the edge the rams are already in a better place.

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Ok, I understand that but I don't think the answer is having a guy who statistically is absolute horrid in pass rushing situations. That's literally over half the offensive snaps.

I find it hard to believe that they couldn't have found somebody more balanced from previous seasons. Just saying he fits in Fangio's system doesn't normally pan out.

 

[kurtfaulk]

Ok, I understand that but I don't think the answer is having a guy who statistically is absolute horrid in pass rushing situations. That's literally over half the offensive snaps.

I find it hard to believe that they couldn't have found somebody more balanced from previous seasons. Just saying he fits in Fangio's system doesn't normally pan out.

Edge rushers are hard to find, that's why they get the big contacts. The only reason the rams were able to get Fowler was because of his inconsistent play with the jags.

I wouldn't call him elite yet he got $16m per year in his new contract. They're tough to find.

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