Mo Alexander

[PowayRamFan]

Yeah - I had a couple of those who dat moments with Mo. The dude was on fire on ST. I hope he does come on to challenge for a starting roster spot. I realize all the talk about FS/SS but Fish has always said there is not a real delineation in his system. I still say that McD is the full package, Barron may have better coverage skills than people know, and Mcleod had a pretty good game aside from the one where he got burned.

If Mo can crack this line-up, that speaks volumes for his abilities. If he becomes a rotational player and a ST ace, I'm good with that too. But I have a feeling he will be starting for us by next year some time.

Damn, if he's a starter next year our draft is the kind that makes you competitive for years to come.

 

[Ramrocket]

I loved the way McLeod played yesterday, it was an inspiring performance... Just ask Emmanuel Sanders.

Yeah, like he's going to remember anything about yesterday!!

 

[Irish]

Off topic:



Class of '87 here!

Would love to see him make it!

Awesome!

Born in '87, class of '06!

 

[V3]

Ridiculous how many thumpers we have on the back end now. I know it would be nice to have a ball hawking FS type as well, but I'm damn thankful for what we DO have. The defense yesterday reminded me of watching the Rams of my youth in the 70's and 80's, been waiting a long time for a game like that.

We probably would have a decent ball hawking type FS if they would play Joyner there instead of McLeod.

 

[DR RAM]

I had almost forgotten about him before this game. But man does he have instincts and speed on special teams. You have to think that his destiny is as a safety on this team, and soon. Fisher had an enormous man-crush on this dude before the draft (as illustrated below); and as a former safety himself, you have to believe that he's got an eye for this kind of talent.

....as the scouting process played out, became an under-the-radar obsession of sorts for Fisher.

"If I don't get him," he told Demoff and Snead on Friday night, "I'm gonna be mad."

"How mad?" Demoff asked.

"Like, Bobby Wagner mad."

Ouch -- the reference to Wagner, another ex-Utah State defender, evoked an unpleasant memory from the 2012 draft: Rather than picking Wagner, the middle linebacker he coveted with the 45th overall selection, Fisher got greedy, trading down five spots to pick up a fifth-round pick from the Chicago Bears. Two selections later, the Seahawks took Wagner, who would become an instant standout and, in his second season, serve as the defensive signal-caller for their Super Bowl-winning team. The Rams (who still could have drafted future Tampa Bay Buccaneers star linebacker Lavonte David, for what it's worth) instead took running back Isaiah Pead, a major disappointment who probably will have to fight for his roster spot this summer.

"If you want him that much," Demoff advised Fisher, "just take him in the fourth round, even if you think he might be around later. It's not worth messing around."

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With the emergence of McDonald and McLeod, plus the addition of Barron and the future of Alexander, what was perceived to be a weakness going into this year may end up being one of our bigger strengths going into next. Yeah?

I'm glad you posted this, because he REALLY stood out on ST's. I was so impressed, and I remember that snippet you posted, but kept wondering what was going on with him. I was starting to think that they were trying to put some more weight on him, and convert him to OLB, especially after we traded for Barron. He played LB in college in 2011, before having to take a year off. The dude has an impressive 38" vert at the combine too, very explosive player. He is another player on this team that is going to fun to watch develop. Damn, we have talent on this team now!

Our secondary, with the exception of what seems to be very similar miscues, by the same mostly similar players, on similar plays, is just going to be absolutely killer. I agree, mostly, with @V3 in another thread about where to play who, I've thought the same thing since the emergence of Gaines, and knowing Tru would be back.

 

[Memento]

I'm glad you posted this, because he REALLY stood out on ST's. I was so impressed, and I remember that snippet you posted, but kept wondering what was going on with him. I was starting to think that they were trying to put some more weight on him, and convert him to OLB, especially after we traded for Barron. He played LB in college in 2011, before having to take a year off. The dude has an impressive 38" vert at the combine too, very explosive player. He is another player on this team that is going to fun to watch develop. Damn, we have talent on this team now!

Our secondary, with the exception of what seems to be very similar miscues, by the same mostly similar players, on similar plays, is just going to be absolutely killer. I agree, mostly, with @V3 in another thread about where to play who, I've thought the same thing since the emergence of Gaines, and knowing Tru would be back.

I believe that we should put Mo at linebacker. With him and Bates on special teams and backing up our other linebackers, we've really got something going there.

 

[DR RAM]

I believe that we should put Mo at linebacker. With him and Bates on special teams and backing up our other linebackers, we've really got something going there.

The dude knows how to blitz the QB too. Might be a good conversion, but I wish he was an inch, or two taller.

 

[RhodyRams]

my tweet from the game yesterday:

 

[Dagonet]

I gave him one of my 3 games balls in the game ball thread.