5 Rams on ESPN list of 99 people who will shape 2017 season

[KNUCKLEHEAD]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...-shape-regular-season-playoffs-super-bowl-lii

Culture-changers

5. Wade Phillips, defensive coordinator, Los Angeles Rams. He is 39 years older than Sean McVay, the head coach who just hired him, but Phillips' track record as a high-impact coordinator is unquestioned. Aaron Donald, Trumaine Johnson & Co. should be better just for Phillips' presence and take a lot of pressure off young Jared Goff and the offense.


Stars who need some help

18. Todd Gurley, RB, Los Angeles Rams. Gurley's 1.59 yards before first contact in 2016 ranked 41st in the NFL. He had no room to run. The Rams hope the installation of a zone scheme under Sean McVay and the additions of veteran offensive linemen Andrew Whitworth and John Sullivan will help.


Defensive MVP race

27. Aaron Donald, DT, Los Angeles Rams. Only nine players have more than Donald's 28 sacks the past three seasons, and all nine of them play on the edge. So do the eight players who follow Donald on that list. No one else dominates from the interior of the defensive line the way Donald does right now.


What's in store in Year 2?

76. Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams. A new coaching staff is in place that had nothing to do with drafting Goff No. 1 overall in 2016. They're stuck with him for at least a couple of years, so we'll see how Sean McVay & Co. do developing a guy they didn't pick. His future and theirs depend on it.


Underrated additions

98. Andrew Whitworth, OT, Los Angeles Rams. The Rams lured the veteran left tackle from Cincinnati by guaranteeing him $15 million over the next two years. He and veteran center John Sullivan are being asked to stabilize the line in front of young QB Jared Goff and young RB Todd Gurley.

 

[kurtfaulk]

Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams. A new coaching staff is in place that had nothing to do with drafting Goff No. 1 overall in 2016. They're stuck with him for at least a couple of years, so we'll see how Sean McVay & Co. do developing a guy they didn't pick. His future and theirs depend on it.

not enough snark in their comments.

nobody put a gun to their heads to join the rams knowing that goff will be the guy. fucking arseclown making the comment.

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[bubbaramfan]

Thx ESPN, That probably took days of research and hours to write. No wonder you're on the way out.

 

[DaveFan'51]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...-shape-regular-season-playoffs-super-bowl-lii

Culture-changers

5. Wade Phillips, defensive coordinator, Los Angeles Rams. He is 39 years older than Sean McVay, the head coach who just hired him, but Phillips' track record as a high-impact coordinator is unquestioned. Aaron Donald, Trumaine Johnson & Co. should be better just for Phillips' presence and take a lot of pressure off young Jared Goff and the offense.


Stars who need some help

18. Todd Gurley, RB, Los Angeles Rams. Gurley's 1.59 yards before first contact in 2016 ranked 41st in the NFL. He had no room to run. The Rams hope the installation of a zone scheme under Sean McVay and the additions of veteran offensive linemen Andrew Whitworth and John Sullivan will help.


Defensive MVP race

27. Aaron Donald, DT, Los Angeles Rams. Only nine players have more than Donald's 28 sacks the past three seasons, and all nine of them play on the edge. So do the eight players who follow Donald on that list. No one else dominates from the interior of the defensive line the way Donald does right now.


What's in store in Year 2?

76. Jared Goff, Los Angeles Rams. A new coaching staff is in place that had nothing to do with drafting Goff No. 1 overall in 2016. They're stuck with him for at least a couple of years, so we'll see how Sean McVay & Co. do developing a guy they didn't pick. His future and theirs depend on it.


Underrated additions

98. Andrew Whitworth, OT, Los Angeles Rams. The Rams lured the veteran left tackle from Cincinnati by guaranteeing him $15 million over the next two years. He and veteran center John Sullivan are being asked to stabilize the line in front of young QB Jared Goff and young RB Todd Gurley.

I like seeing our Rams players names in print, but this ^ does set off my ...

 

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[DaveFan'51]

We'll protect you!

 

[Loyal]

The author reveals his bias against Goff and not McVay's true opinion of his starting QB. In the hiring process, the Ram's were fully invested in finding a HC with a history of developing QB's....McVay HAD to sell his belief in Goff, or he never would have gotten the job. Why would he lie, by the way? He was NOT desperate for the Ram's HC gig and probably could have gotten a different HC job elsewhere if he felt Goff was really a disaster (Niner's were interested in him).

The author is a total fuqqing asshat.