Wild Card Sunday: 49’ers at Cowboys - 4:30pm ET

[Ballhawk]

Of course Tom Brady now gets to play his next opponent when they are on a short week and need to travel to his home. This guy continues to fall into luck.

Better than having to go to freezing ass Green Bay in January!

 

[ScotsRam]

The OL and DL aren't the problem. It's our ILBs that are the problem. That and our defensive game planning.

LVE gets stick but I thought he played a great game on 1st and 2nd downs tonight. His big stop was 3rd down and I was surprised he was still in the game for that 3rd down. I believe he is a FA and I would be targeting him for the Rams.

 

[Mackeyser]

The OL and DL aren't the problem. It's our ILBs that are the problem. That and our defensive game planning.

OL is only a problem insofar as this "positional" blocking instead of driving guys off the ball. Even if only occasionally, they need to DRIVE guys like SF does.

I love Earnest Jones and we need one more like him and we're solid on the inside.

Wouldn't bother me if we spent that low 3rd on either an ILB, S or CB

 

[Mackeyser]

LVE gets stick but I thought he played a great game on 1st and 2nd downs tonight. His big stop was 3rd down and I was surprised he was still in the game for that 3rd down. I believe he is a FA and I would be targeting him for the Rams.

The money problem for us is at LT.

If Whit wants to stay and we want him to stay, it'll make it super hard to retain Noteboom and if we do, we say no to others.

I think there's a real chance we try at least to retain OBJ and Von Miller. Miller's almost a definite as we're not renting him for those two high picks.

I KNOW McVay has thought about Stafford with another year in this offense with Kupp, Woods and OBJ as the primary three...

 

[ScotsRam]

The money problem for us is at LT.

If Whit wants to stay and we want him to stay, it'll make it super hard to retain Noteboom and if we do, we say no to others.

I think there's a real chance we try at least to retain OBJ and Von Miller. Miller's almost a definite as we're not renting him for those two high picks.

I KNOW McVay has thought about Stafford with another year in this offense with Kupp, Woods and OBJ as the primary three...

Losing Miller nets the 3rd back the other way though right? Maybe I'm getting confused with one of our other 294 trades. Stafford needs extended which will free up cash too... and the cap is rising significantly as we come away from covid. I think we can go shopping...

 

[Mackeyser]

Losing Miller nets the 3rd back the other way though right? Maybe I'm getting confused with one of our other 294 trades. Stafford needs extended which will free up cash too... and the cap is rising significantly as we come away from covid. I think we can go shopping...

We already pushed a bunch of money into 2022, so I don’t think we’ll be able to shop. We should be able to resign anyone we want esp if we backload a Noteboom contract

Edit: also, we didn’t rent Von Miller for a 2nd rounder. That’s way too much.

 

[ArkyRamsFan]

Because the Niners build their lines while we draft a 150 WR.

It's a 153lbs doggone it. Poor 'lil Tutu is shrinking with every post here.

~ArkyRamsFan~

 

[OregonRamsFan]

Nothing with smearing, go back and read the GDT and the vent thread. That’s a reading of the threads.

Also, no need to play the victim, but being from Oregon I could understand that.

Peace out

Dude we are on the same team. I respect your opinions. I am no victim though. Not to you or anyone else. I hope you have a great evening. Go Rams!

 

[jrry32]

LVE gets stick but I thought he played a great game on 1st and 2nd downs tonight. His big stop was 3rd down and I was surprised he was still in the game for that 3rd down. I believe he is a FA and I would be targeting him for the Rams.

Agreed. I'd love to have a dude like that instead of Reeder.

 

[rdlkgliders]

Agreed. I'd love to have a dude like that instead of Reeder.

LVE gets stick but I thought he played a great game on 1st and 2nd downs tonight. His big stop was 3rd down and I was surprised he was still in the game for that 3rd down. I believe he is a FA and I would be targeting him for the Rams.

Love to have LVE, not sure of the cost but he seems like a natural fit. This has crossed my mind but never enough to actually consider it. Doesn't feel like a McSnead move

 

[thirteen28]

I was really hoping the Cowboys would win, but they boneheaded their way out of any chance. On the bright side, we get to see Skip melt down, so that's always fun.

 

[thirteen28]

37-20 two years ago in San Fran.

Yeah, and Jimmy G only had to put the ball in the air something like 6 times.

 

[Oregonram]

if you go 6 years back we actually have drafted more lineman - go 5 years back its 10 vs 10

if you look at the last 5-6 years of drafting between our teams its pretty even as far as contributing players.

Draft position has not been in our favor

 

[TexasRam]

The OL and DL aren't the problem. It's our ILBs that are the problem. That and our defensive game planning.

Agree on the ILB and defensive coaching. Our Oline still gets utterly manhandled by physical fronts (Titans, Niners, etc).

Anyone that thinks Tutu was a better pick the Humphrey is smoking the Green stuff.

 

[jrry32]

Agree on the ILB and defensive coaching. Our Oline still gets utterly manhandled by physical fronts (Titans, Niners, etc).

Anyone that thinks Tutu was a better pick the Humphrey is smoking the Green stuff.

I wasn't a fan of the Tutu pick, but in hindsight, Humphrey wouldn't have been a solution to our most pressing problems. Based on his rookie year, we'd probably have been best off taking Nick Bolton in that spot. Although, I'm still very partial to Pete Werner. But truthfully, the guy who probably does the most good would have been Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. Could have traded up a few slots to get him. He'd have offered the range and coverage ability we so desperately need at that position.

 

[99Balloons]

Rams should have drafted a big OL lineman. The Niners OL and DL lines are top notch dominant today against the Cowboys.

I hate to say it. But the Rams had their chances to shut the door on the Niner’s last game of the season and prevented them from the playoffs.

But now, it seems the Niners are going all the way to win their Super Bowl. Because their lines are that great.

 

[oldnotdead]

Don't forget the Rams turned down multiple trade offers for Noteboom. Whitworth, Havenstein and Robinson, being released will free up about $24M in cap space. That would probably allow them to resign all their priority FAs.

Noteboom and Alaric Jackson give them options for starters at OT. I can see them drafting an OG this year. Edwards is not the answer at LG. I can see them moving Shelton in as their LG.

How Stafford plays in these playoffs will go a long way in determining what they feel about him long term. He's a FA next year. If he plays well then they can extend him this year and free up additional cap. I think, Michel, OBJ and Miller will all be re-signed. Their contracts for next season can all be cap friendly. Remember it's all about the guaranteed money and structure when it comes to the cap.

OG, RB (Henderson is a FA next year), CB (unless they move Burgess to CB like I think they should) are priorities in the draft. I'm not convinced they re-sign Williams unless he accepts a bit of a home town discount considering the dropoff in his play. He's only a priority if they get a new DC. Williams isn't a zone coverage CB, as he's best in man coverage. They should move him inside and play Rochell outside. I can also see them taking a mid to late round safety.

 

[Selassie I]

The cowgirl coaches earned that loss. I'd hang it on them completely... but I saw the zebras assisting way too much not to give them some of the credit as well.

 

[Loyal]

I wasn't a fan of the Tutu pick, but in hindsight, Humphrey wouldn't have been a solution to our most pressing problems. Based on his rookie year, we'd probably have been best off taking Nick Bolton in that spot. Although, I'm still very partial to Pete Werner. But truthfully, the guy who probably does the most good would have been Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. Could have traded up a few slots to get him. He'd have offered the range and coverage ability we so desperately need at that position.

Disagree. Humphrey is described as the best Center in the NFL as a rookie. I ttiink he would have solidified the middle our offensive line, making his strong presence add to the OG’s effectiveness. This would have. Helped the run game and Stafford stepping into the pocket. Allen can’t handle monster DT’s. Instead, we got a tiny WR that didn’t see the field, for whatever reason. It makes me angry when I think about it, because the choice was so obvious need meeting talent when we could have picked him.

 

[jrry32]

Disagree. Humphrey is described as the best Center in the NFL as a rookie. I ttiink he would have solidified the middle our offensive line, making his strong presence add to the OG’s effectiveness. This would have. Helped the run game and Stafford stepping into the pocket. Allen can’t handle monster DT’s. Instead, we got a tiny WR that didn’t see the field, for whatever reason. It makes me angry when I think about it, because the choice was so obvious need meeting talent when we could have picked him.

When our OL struggles, it's not just one guy. Allen has provided above average play over the course of the season. Humphrey is an upgrade, but he's not alone fixing the problems we've had. He's one player. And he's certainly not solving the defensive problems we've had in certain big games.