Better, worse or the same? How the Los Angeles Rams' DEFENSE has changed this offseason

Better, worse or the same? How the Los Angeles Rams' defense has changed this offseason

The Rams had the best defense in the league but will have a new coordinator and key supporting roles to fill around Jalen Ramsey and Aaron Donald.

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Better, worse or the same? How the Los Angeles Rams' defense has changed this offseason​

Here one season, gone the next. That's the story of former Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, who inherited the NFL's ninth-ranked defense and turned it into the best in the league in only one season.

But now Staley has departed to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers, with 18-year NFL coaching veteran Raheem Morris taking his place.

"He has that fire," defensive lineman A'Shawn Robinson said about Morris, "that intensity."

But it remains to be seen whether Morris can spur an encore performance from the defense. It will be a tall task after several key playmakers departed in free agency, including defensive lineman Michael Brockers, cornerback Troy Hill and safety John Johnson III.

With free agency mostly complete and three months removed from the NFL draft, it's time to look at the Rams' roster to determine if, based on personnel changes, the defense made any gains this offseason.

So, better, worse or the same?

That's the question facing each defensive position group as the Rams attempt to improve on a 10-6 season that ended with a divisional playoff loss to Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.

Defensive line

Additions: Bobby Brown III (fourth-round pick), Earnest Brown IV (fifth-round pick)

Losses: Michael Brockers (Detroit Lions), Morgan Fox (Carolina Panthers), Derek Rivers (Houston Texans)

These guys are back: Aaron Donald, Sebastian Joseph-Day, A'Shawn Robinson, Greg Gaines, Eric Banks, Marquise Copeland, Michael Hoecht, Jonah Williams

Better, worse or the same: Worse

Bottom line, any group that has Donald, the three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, is going to be spectacular. But this group could take small step back in 2021 after the Rams traded Brockers to Detroit to clear salary cap and cash space and since Fox, a role player who tallied six sacks last season, departed for Carolina.

A first-round pick in 2012, Brockers played seven seasons alongside Donald, who often said Brockers' ability went well beyond what appeared on the stat sheet.

So who will replace Donald's wingman?

Robinson arrived to the offseason program in the best shape of his career and is on pace to play the season at 305 pounds, down from 330 a year ago.

"I really invested a lot of time in my body so I can be ready for the team," said Robinson, a second-round pick in 2016 who the Rams signed to two-year, $17 million deal in free agency last year. "I just wanted to be the best for these guys ... I'm not going to go out here and slack and let any of these guys down."

Brown played three seasons at Texas A&M and also will compete for time.

Outside linebackers

Additions: Chris Garrett (seventh-round pick)

Losses: Samson Ebukam (San Francisco 49ers)

These guys are back: Leonard Floyd (four-year, $64 million), Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Justin Hollins, Terrell Lewis, Justin Lawler

Better, worse or the same: Same.

Entering free agency, the top priority was to re-sign Floyd, who was coming off a career-best 10.5-sack season. They got the job done with a four-year, $64-million deal. "I wanted to play with AD and Jalen Ramsey," Floyd said. "I wanted to run it back."

The question is who will play opposite of Floyd following Ebukam's free agency departure.

In 16 games last season, Hollins had three sacks, a forced fumble and a pass deflection. He appears to be a frontrunner to win the starting role.

Okoronkwo, Lewis and Lawler also are options, though each has had difficulty remaining on the field because of injury issues.

Inside linebackers

Additions: Ernest Jones (third-round pick)

Losses: None

These guys are back: Micah Kiser, Kenny Young, Travin Howard, Troy Reeder

Better, worse or the same: Better

Depth and experience, a concern for this group over the past couple seasons, is no longer an issue.

Kiser, Young, and Reeder all have starting experience, while Howard was on track to start last season before he suffered a season-ending knee injury in training camp. Howard returned to action during the offseason program and flashed throughout drills.

But how this position battle will shake out will be intriguing with the addition of Jones, a three-year starter at South Carolina who the Rams snagged with their second pick in the NFL draft.

"He's just got that knack to go find the ball, avoid blockers," Rams general manager Les Snead said after selecting Jones. "He's got some interesting traits where he's a longer-armed human being, so that allows him to blitz, use his hands to probably bat those longer tackles, those arms down and get the QB."

Defensive backs

Additions: CB Robert Rochell (fourth-round pick)

Losses: S John Johnson III (Cleveland Browns), CB Troy Hill (Cleveland Browns)

These guys are back: CB Jalen Ramsey, CB Darious Williams, CB David Long Jr., CB Dont'e Deayon, CB J.R. Reed, S Taylor Rapp, S Jordan Fuller, S Nick Scott, S Terrell Burgess, S Jake Gervase, S JuJu Hughes

Better, worse or the same: Worse

Expect growing pains following the departures of Hill and Johnson, who served as the defensive signal-caller last season.

But any secondary that features the All-Pro Ramsey can't be expected to take too big of a step back. Expect Ramsey to elevate the play of those around him, including Long, a third-year pro who will play an increased role following Hill's departure.

Williams returns for an encore performance after a breakout season that included four interceptions and led to a first-round tender for the undrafted free agent, amounting in a $4.76 million, one-year deal.

With Rapp slowed and sidelined during training camp last season, Fuller seized the opportunity to earn a starting role as a rookie and made an immediate impact. He finished the season with four interceptions and the sixth-round pick from Ohio State is only expected to improve in Year 2.

Rapp, now healthy, will take over for the departed Johnson. A third-year pro, Rapp has plenty of experience after starting 10 games as a rookie and intercepting two passes, returning one for a touchdown.

"I'm feeling really good," said Rapp, who played in nine games last season. "I'm moving really well, feeling really well so I'm excited for this next year."

 

[Memento]

Here are my thoughts (I'm splitting up cornerback and safety because the latter two are dramatically different.) on this:

I'd say that the defensive line is the same. AD is AD. I have a ton of faith in Bobby Brown III to take snaps and dominate out of the gate. I'm not sure if Earnest Brown IV and a supposedly-healthy Robinson can replicate Fox's sacks. SJD is a fantastic defensive lineman, only twenty-four, and we're seriously going to miss him when he leaves in free agency this year. Gaines is a load in the middle who got more push than I anticipated. And that's not even counting the four undrafted free agents (Jonah Williams, Hoecht, Banks, Copeland) potentially making noise. But ultimately, we lost a great defensive leader and run stuffer in Brockers, and a solid pass-rusher in Fox.

Outside linebacker is better, mainly because I'm more bullish on Lewis than most of my fellow RODites - I think he takes that outside linebacker spot this year or next - and also because Hollins in the same system for the year easily replaces what Ebukam does. Floyd, if he can replicate his numbers for his contract, will be a steal. I'm not sure about Okoronkwo's health; he's been injured in a lot of his tenure, and he's a free agent. The interesting part is the fifth spot; if Garrett can be half the pass rusher in the NFL that he was in college, we're set, but we'll have to see, and counting on him to do that is unfair to him.

Inside linebacker is better by default and only because we drafted Jones. He and Howard (who should compete for Young's starting spot) are hopeful upgrades, and Rozeboom is also intriguing. I'm not counting on much from Reeder, Young (if we don't cut him for cap savings), Kiser, or Moncrief. Again, this is better than last year (anything is better than last year), but we have to be better this year than last if we're winning a Super Bowl. Ultimately, I see us dipping into the well again (twice, maybe) next draft.

Cornerback is better because of Rochell's addition (he's going to be a good one) and Long's improvement (he will be the nickelback this year, book it) managing to edge out Hill's loss. However, depth will be seriously tested, which lessens the improvement. But hey, Ramsey and Williams are both here, which automatically gives it a boost.

Safety, while I like a lot of them (Hughes, Reed, Ford, Warner are all solid undrafted free agents who will be getting jobs somewhere in the NFL, and a trio of Fuller, Rapp, and Burgess is great.), is downgraded to worse because we've lost a very good one in Johnson. He called plays, he covered the deep area, he was great in run support, etc. I'd go so far as to say we lost a top five safety in the league, and while Fuller, Rapp, and Burgess are great, it's not fair to compare them to JJ3. Maybe Fuller continues his path, maybe Rapp stays healthy, maybe Burgess steps up, but until I see it, I can't rank it above last year's.

 

[“Turbo set!”]

Probably a notch lower but Rams could be two notches better on offense.

 

[SeminoleRam]

Here are my thoughts (I'm splitting up cornerback and safety because the latter two are dramatically different.) on this:

I'd say that the defensive line is the same. AD is AD. I have a ton of faith in Bobby Brown III to take snaps and dominate out of the gate. I'm not sure if Earnest Brown IV and a supposedly-healthy Robinson can replicate Fox's sacks. SJD is a fantastic defensive lineman, only twenty-four, and we're seriously going to miss him when he leaves in free agency this year. Gaines is a load in the middle who got more push than I anticipated. And that's not even counting the four undrafted free agents (Jonah Williams, Hoecht, Banks, Copeland) potentially making noise. But ultimately, we lost a great defensive leader and run stuffer in Brockers, and a solid pass-rusher in Fox.

Outside linebacker is better, mainly because I'm more bullish on Lewis than most of my fellow RODites - I think he takes that outside linebacker spot this year or next - and also because Hollins in the same system for the year easily replaces what Ebukam does. Floyd, if he can replicate his numbers for his contract, will be a steal. I'm not sure about Okoronkwo's health; he's been injured in a lot of his tenure, and he's a free agent. The interesting part is the fifth spot; if Garrett can be half the pass rusher in the NFL that he was in college, we're set, but we'll have to see, and counting on him to do that is unfair to him.

Inside linebacker is better by default and only because we drafted Jones. He and Howard (who should compete for Young's starting spot) are hopeful upgrades, and Rozeboom is also intriguing. I'm not counting on much from Reeder, Young (if we don't cut him for cap savings), Kiser, or Moncrief. Again, this is better than last year (anything is better than last year), but we have to be better this year than last if we're winning a Super Bowl. Ultimately, I see us dipping into the well again (twice, maybe) next draft.

Cornerback is better because of Rochell's addition (he's going to be a good one) and Long's improvement (he will be the nickelback this year, book it) managing to edge out Hill's loss. However, depth will be seriously tested, which lessens the improvement. But hey, Ramsey and Williams are both here, which automatically gives it a boost.

Safety, while I like a lot of them (Hughes, Reed, Ford, Warner are all solid undrafted free agents who will be getting jobs somewhere in the NFL, and a trio of Fuller, Rapp, and Burgess is great.), is downgraded to worse because we've lost a very good one in Johnson. He called plays, he covered the deep area, he was great in run support, etc. I'd go so far as to say we lost a top five safety in the league, and while Fuller, Rapp, and Burgess are great, it's not fair to compare them to JJ3. Maybe Fuller continues his path, maybe Rapp stays healthy, maybe Burgess steps up, but until I see it, I can't rank it above last year's.

Personally, IF (A BIG IF!), Lewis can stay Healthy, I think he is going to be a Force!!!

 

[dang]

I believe we have ‘next man up’ for Hill, Ebukam and Fox out of the gate. I think we will feel the loss (play and leadership) of Brock and Johnson until mid-season.

 

[oldnotdead]

I think Morris will have an early-down subpackage, perhaps not this year but certainly next year. I think the plan will be to rotate Gaines, or Hoecht at 3T on early downs to rest AD. IMO Young has played better than most realize but if he had a weakness it was against short-yardage and 1st down runs. Be it this year or next I see Jones and Reeder in those A gaps and perhaps J. Williams at DE. This Williams will bring size and speed to the DE position on early downs. The idea is as I've been saying is to get the offense behind the chains which will allow Morris to unleash the strength of the D which is in pass rush and coverage.

Floyd's and Hollin's value is not only in their pass rush ability, but that both are complete OLBs who also can drop into coverage.

Staley was very zone-heavy in his defensive scheme. But it was complicated and errors were made that gave up easy scores. I see Morris being a bit more conservative in that I don't expect a lot of secondary handoffs. He's got the boundary CBs in Ramsey and Williams to play a man coverage on the outside WRs. I expect him to play Ramsey in pretty much the same way as Staley and put him on an island. I can see Morris playing more cover 2 and 3 elsewhere since he has the safeties to do it. Burgess is exactly the type of player you want as a FS. With good size and CB speed (4.46) giving him sideline to sideline play radius.

Also, I think this Ram pass rush will be better. We know how good Floyd and the amazing impact AD has, but I think Robinson and be it Hollins or Lewis can bring an element that was missing last year. The Rams will get pressure from both edges and a very strong push up the middle.

IMO simplifying the scheme will allow a fast team to play fast and minimize mistakes. Overall this defense is better in key areas than last year. If they drop in the rankings it's not really going to affect the season outcome. They will still be able to dictate to offenses and dominate weaker offenses.

People rank the Niners high and say the loss of Staley will affect the Ram defense. But they ignore that the Niners lost Saleh and IMO that is a bigger loss to the Niners. Ryan's is a first-time DC who intends to run the same scheme but play calls and shifting position players all have an effect. The net effect is that if a defense is going to take a step back it's more likely that it will happen to the Niners than the Rams who have a proven DC.

The same can be said for Seattle's Waldron. Yes, he's bringing the McVay effect to Seattle, but he's not a proven OC. It's one thing to design plays but it's another to call the plays and do both consistently throughout a season.

The Cards have good old Kliff, and what can you say. His gameday management has been erractic and I don't see that changing. More importantly, Murray has said he needs to become more of a pocket passer, i.e. learn to read defenses. Well his QB coach is the same one who coached another running QB Cam Newton when he needed to develop in that regard. That didn't really go that well. That happened in 2017 and Newton threw for only 59% in his completions, with 22 TDs but 16 INTs. After that Cam Turner joined Kliff in AZ.

This is why I have no doubts that the NFCW is the Ram's to lose. As long as they don't beat themselves they will win the West. IMO both the offense and defense will be in the top 5 this year.

 

[LARAMSinFeb.]

Mostly we're going to miss JJ's green dot agility, communication skills, leadership, and character.

 

[Corbin]

You know I'm not really concerned as far as talent and depth goes on defense, I'm more concerned about who they chose to pick as D Cord. Last year I was concerned with the hire but optimistic, this year it is more of a know what we have type of concern.

I'm not a big fan of Raheem Morris' scheme and concepts and I don't believe they are effective as others ( such as Staley's last year) since they have been around for along ass time and haven't aged well. Here's to praying Morris actually takes a lot of what was used last year and puts a twist on it all so it's not predictable but still affective.

 

[dang]

I think Morris will have an early-down subpackage, perhaps not this year but certainly next year. I think the plan will be to rotate Gaines, or Hoecht at 3T on early downs to rest AD. IMO Young has played better than most realize but if he had a weakness it was against short-yardage and 1st down runs. Be it this year or next I see Jones and Reeder in those A gaps and perhaps J. Williams at DE. This Williams will bring size and speed to the DE position on early downs. The idea is as I've been saying is to get the offense behind the chains which will allow Morris to unleash the strength of the D which is in pass rush and coverage.

Floyd's and Hollin's value is not only in their pass rush ability, but that both are complete OLBs who also can drop into coverage.

Staley was very zone-heavy in his defensive scheme. But it was complicated and errors were made that gave up easy scores. I see Morris being a bit more conservative in that I don't expect a lot of secondary handoffs. He's got the boundary CBs in Ramsey and Williams to play a man coverage on the outside WRs. I expect him to play Ramsey in pretty much the same way as Staley and put him on an island. I can see Morris playing more cover 2 and 3 elsewhere since he has the safeties to do it. Burgess is exactly the type of player you want as a FS. With good size and CB speed (4.46) giving him sideline to sideline play radius.

Also, I think this Ram pass rush will be better. We know how good Floyd and the amazing impact AD has, but I think Robinson and be it Hollins or Lewis can bring an element that was missing last year. The Rams will get pressure from both edges and a very strong push up the middle.

IMO simplifying the scheme will allow a fast team to play fast and minimize mistakes. Overall this defense is better in key areas than last year. If they drop in the rankings it's not really going to affect the season outcome. They will still be able to dictate to offenses and dominate weaker offenses.

People rank the Niners high and say the loss of Staley will affect the Ram defense. But they ignore that the Niners lost Saleh and IMO that is a bigger loss to the Niners. Ryan's is a first-time DC who intends to run the same scheme but play calls and shifting position players all have an effect. The net effect is that if a defense is going to take a step back it's more likely that it will happen to the Niners than the Rams who have a proven DC.

The same can be said for Seattle's Waldron. Yes, he's bringing the McVay effect to Seattle, but he's not a proven OC. It's one thing to design plays but it's another to call the plays and do both consistently throughout a season.

The Cards have good old Kliff, and what can you say. His gameday management has been erractic and I don't see that changing. More importantly, Murray has said he needs to become more of a pocket passer, i.e. learn to read defenses. Well his QB coach is the same one who coached another running QB Cam Newton when he needed to develop in that regard. That didn't really go that well. That happened in 2017 and Newton threw for only 59% in his completions, with 22 TDs but 16 INTs. After that Cam Turner joined Kliff in AZ.

This is why I have no doubts that the NFCW is the Ram's to lose. As long as they don't beat themselves they will win the West. IMO both the offense and defense will be in the top 5 this year.

I respect your consistent praise for Reeder at ILB. However, IMO he is very good depth but lacks the athleticism or change in direction to be anything more than an average NFL ILB. He reminds me of Bryce Hager. I wonder what others on the forum think?

 

[shovelpass]

I respect your consistent praise for Reeder at ILB. However, IMO he is very good depth but lacks the athleticism or change in direction to be anything more than an average NFL ILB. He reminds me of Bryce Hager. I wonder what others on the forum think?

I like Reeder, great hustle and good size but he sure is limited. I remember watching him in his first preseason game and thinking(possibly posting too) that "he's too stiff". He does well if the play is happening in front of him and between the tackles. He's improved his coverage ability, but it's still not good, I know he ran a good 40 but it doesn't equate to being good in coverage and it doesn't show up in games. He's a "tackle machine" 89 tackles in 15 starts, but he missed 17 tackles as well. He had a 3 sack game vs WAS, and nothing afterwards, that could've been scheme related. Good depth and could "make a leap" this offseason but I'd be a little nervous with his as the starter going into the season.

 

[Merlin]

Reeder has improved a lot. He still misses tackles/angles at times like the goal line miss on the RB in the hole vs Green Bay in the playoffs where I'm like "WTF REEDER???" Had the dude dead to rights and somehow got juked in the phonebox lol that was kind of crazy.

But he also made a fantastic play knocking down a pass in coverage in the redzone in the same game. I mean he's surprising. I think he's a better player than he should be due to effort and being pretty smart.

Strangely enough he and Jones are very similar in measurables. Similar speed and size. Jones is the guy they want in there too so it's gonna happen but IMO Reeder might hold him off for a while. I think he's gonna be tough for Jones to unseat until he's got a complete handle on everything.

 

[Corbin]

I respect your consistent praise for Reeder at ILB. However, IMO he is very good depth but lacks the athleticism or change in direction to be anything more than an average NFL ILB. He reminds me of Bryce Hager. I wonder what others on the forum think?

I like Reeder, great hustle and good size but he sure is limited. I remember watching him in his first preseason game and thinking(possibly posting too) that "he's too stiff". He does well if the play is happening in front of him and between the tackles. He's improved his coverage ability, but it's still not good, I know he ran a good 40 but it doesn't equate to being good in coverage and it doesn't show up in games. He's a "tackle machine" 89 tackles in 15 starts, but he missed 17 tackles as well. He had a 3 sack game vs WAS, and nothing afterwards, that could've been scheme related. Good depth and could "make a leap" this offseason but I'd be a little nervous with his as the starter going into the season.

Reeder has improved a lot. He still misses tackles/angles at times like the goal line miss on the RB in the hole vs Green Bay in the playoffs where I'm like "WTF REEDER???" Had the dude dead to rights and somehow got juked in the phonebox lol that was kind of crazy.

But he also made a fantastic play knocking down a pass in coverage in the redzone in the same game. I mean he's surprising. I think he's a better player than he should be due to effort and being pretty smart.

Strangely enough he and Jones are very similar in measurables. Similar speed and size. Jones is the guy they want in there too so it's gonna happen but IMO Reeder might hold him off for a while. I think he's gonna be tough for Jones to unseat until he's got a complete handle on everything.

Sad to say I think Reeder might be our best overall LB. I hope that our rookie from South Carolina surprises but somehow I see him buried on the roster this year.

I hope I’m very wrong as LB is my favorite position from formerly playing it in HS and college and it hurts to watch how we’ve let it be just given to anybody half ass. Kiser is pretty decent in the run but his coverage skills are almost laughable. I hate saying that as I’d really love to find a Diamond in the rough.

I’m still holding out hope we’ll pick up someone on the FA market still. That former LB from SEA would be amazing in this D.

 

[AvengerRam]

Asserting that there is a downgraded in the DB is fair, though we have some young, promising players who could equal their predecessors' performance.

The DL, on the other hand, I don't see as a downgrade. The point being missed here is that the A'Shawn Robinson we had last year was a guy who sat out the first part of the season with health issues, then had to hit the ground running midseason (and probably was not in peak shape when he did). This year, we have a healthy, fit version of Robinson who will finally have the benefit of a full training camp. To me, that's an upgrade that offsets the loss of Brockers.

 

[Neil039]

It’s the middle core of the unit at LB that worries me. I believe the Secondary and D-line will makes adjustments and we’ll see very little drop off.

 

[Merlin]

Here are my thoughts (I'm splitting up cornerback and safety because the latter two are dramatically different.) on this:

I'd say that the defensive line is the same. AD is AD. I have a ton of faith in Bobby Brown III to take snaps and dominate out of the gate. I'm not sure if Earnest Brown IV and a supposedly-healthy Robinson can replicate Fox's sacks. SJD is a fantastic defensive lineman, only twenty-four, and we're seriously going to miss him when he leaves in free agency this year. Gaines is a load in the middle who got more push than I anticipated. And that's not even counting the four undrafted free agents (Jonah Williams, Hoecht, Banks, Copeland) potentially making noise. But ultimately, we lost a great defensive leader and run stuffer in Brockers, and a solid pass-rusher in Fox.

Outside linebacker is better, mainly because I'm more bullish on Lewis than most of my fellow RODites - I think he takes that outside linebacker spot this year or next - and also because Hollins in the same system for the year easily replaces what Ebukam does. Floyd, if he can replicate his numbers for his contract, will be a steal. I'm not sure about Okoronkwo's health; he's been injured in a lot of his tenure, and he's a free agent. The interesting part is the fifth spot; if Garrett can be half the pass rusher in the NFL that he was in college, we're set, but we'll have to see, and counting on him to do that is unfair to him.

Inside linebacker is better by default and only because we drafted Jones. He and Howard (who should compete for Young's starting spot) are hopeful upgrades, and Rozeboom is also intriguing. I'm not counting on much from Reeder, Young (if we don't cut him for cap savings), Kiser, or Moncrief. Again, this is better than last year (anything is better than last year), but we have to be better this year than last if we're winning a Super Bowl. Ultimately, I see us dipping into the well again (twice, maybe) next draft.

Cornerback is better because of Rochell's addition (he's going to be a good one) and Long's improvement (he will be the nickelback this year, book it) managing to edge out Hill's loss. However, depth will be seriously tested, which lessens the improvement. But hey, Ramsey and Williams are both here, which automatically gives it a boost.

Safety, while I like a lot of them (Hughes, Reed, Ford, Warner are all solid undrafted free agents who will be getting jobs somewhere in the NFL, and a trio of Fuller, Rapp, and Burgess is great.), is downgraded to worse because we've lost a very good one in Johnson. He called plays, he covered the deep area, he was great in run support, etc. I'd go so far as to say we lost a top five safety in the league, and while Fuller, Rapp, and Burgess are great, it's not fair to compare them to JJ3. Maybe Fuller continues his path, maybe Rapp stays healthy, maybe Burgess steps up, but until I see it, I can't rank it above last year's.

Interesting take on OLB. I mean you never know. Maybe Lewis beasts. But in my experience a FA season is a great motivator for guys to play through nicks and bruises and max out their productivity, which insinuates that Oko will do those things. Plus Oko in spite of the time he's missed has shown more ability to make the gameday roster than Lewis. So for Oko I'm not concerned too much with him being injured (any more than any other player) but rather can he put things together to maximize his talent. And Lewis, well, if and when he can do something I'm ready to root for the dude. It's best for all of us if he does stay healthy that's for sure and boy do I like the look of him and Floyd as twin tower type OLBs menacing the edges.

Re: safety I suspect Warner will move to ILB and play weak side. We're stocked at safety. We need speed and smarts at that other ILB spot even if Jones shows well year one. And I think Young is a depth type, and Howard just has never impressed me. Maybe the guy is a freak in practice idk but not seeing what the staff is seeing there. Warner's chance at making the roster is best served moving into the box IMO.

Corner I have no idea. But I suspect Rochell is gonna need time because every pic I've seen of him so far has been of him being BBQ'd by Harris. Now maybe Harris is that good lol. No idea however the nice thing here is they've been talking Long up so I am hopeful there.