John Franklin-Myers will surprise many exceeding expectations.
Funny I was thinking on this earlier this week Ram65...More I can find about this
John Franklin (surprise 4th rd selection) the more I go:santa:.
When Brockers went down early 2nd quarter of the playoff gm the Rams chances went with him. The Falcons ran through our first line of defense with ease & our LB'ers Quinn/Ogletree/Barwin & Barron were in total "fail mode" in all their clean up actions from the porous front line. That contained veterans MT Tyrunn Walker, Ethan Westbrooks & Aaron Donald with Morgan Fox & Tanzel Smart in back up assignments. Walker & Smart's performances was dismal @ best. Veteran Walker was sent packing along with vets Quinn/ Barwin & Ogletree. Westbrooks/ Smart & Fox tried to fill in for Brockers. Smart had zero stats, Westbrooks did manage 2 tackles AD & Fox both had 5 combos & 4 tackles each along with a sack.
Last season DL'er Ethan Westbrooks started off with bad situation after bad situation....with LEO's. In TC & Pre season EW earned his first starting post in the NFL.Soon afterwards EW signed a two year, $3 million contract with the Rams on September 9, 2017. Very Soon afterwards EW lost his starting post to Brockers. It wasn't till week 10 when Wade inserted EW in @ NT to start. This was a stop gap starting assignment for EW & the last month of the 2017 season EW only managed 1 tackle:shocked:.
EW is not a NT period, but he was the best of what the Rams had collected @ 6-4 283 pounds EW is a solid
43 DE or possibly a 5 tech
34 DE. The drafting of
John Franklin speaks volumes to me as towards where the Rams DL is headed in the future.
EW is slated to earn a near $ 2.3 million this seasons & become a UFA in 10 months. Wade has Brockers as the starter @ the 5 tech post for the next 2 seasons until UFA in 2020, along top reserve young Morgan Fox who played in all 17 Rams gms with 1 start for his first time. Now rookie
John Franklin joins the cadre. I do not see much room here for EW. I would not forget about McKay Murphy either a UDFA rookie who looking for a job here in LA. Murphy is 6-4 295 pound 5 tech DL'er who is
very powerful against the run .Murphy has pumped off 39 reps of 225 numerous times. Is there place for EW here or is this a area where the Rams can find some cap savings & go younger?
Rams invested some serious cap cash for a legit starting NT (Suh). Followed up by drafting NT Sebastian Joseph on day 3. Wade also has the largest girthy DL'er returning named Omarius Bryant 2nd yr over 6-2 320 plus pounder. Where does EW fit here? Wade is also well fortified & stocked @ the 3 tech post with Donald/ Easley & Smart & the Rams are looking @ UDFA Dalton Keene
I also have been scavenging the roster to see where Demoff & Snead can possibly find some cap savings too.....(nothing but crumbs) this is where I think this new 5 tech DE John Franklin will come in handy...where does ROD see EW this season in this Ram DL?
& can the Rams afford to trade EW for some draft asset in 2019 NFL draft to clear the road up for
John Franklin?