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Sean McVay explains Rams' decision to cut John Franklin-Myers
theramswire.usatoday.com
By: Cameron DaSilva
One of the more shocking moves by the Los Angeles Rams this weekend was their decision to waive defensive end John Franklin-Myers. He was their fourth-round pick last year and was active for all 16 regular-season games, as well as three postseason games.
Franklin-Myers even had a strip-sack in the Super Bowl and looked like he was going to be an impactful player in 2019. The Rams didn’t see it that way and after he played 30 snaps in the final preseason game, the writing was just about on the wall. The Rams probably would’ve loved to add him to their practice squad, but after he was claimed by the Jets, that’s no longer an option. After final cuts were made on Saturday, Sean McVay explained the decision to waive Franklin-Myers after just one season.
“It was very difficult, and I think it’s more of a credit of not what John didn’t do, but what some other players did do,” McVay said. “Again, a lot of those decisions do go back to, ‘What is the projected 46(-man roster) for guys that are actually going to be active? John is a guy that’s done a lot of good things and then that was a very difficult decision for Les (Snead), for myself, and really, for our organization. We’re very thankful for John and what he’s done and (he) couldn’t have handled it with more class and we’re appreciative of that.”
His comment about the 46-man game day roster is surprising, considering Franklin-Myers was active for all 16 games last season. He wasn’t a standout in camp or the preseason, so it’s likely that the Rams didn’t see a role for him on Sundays this year.
Les Snead also chimed in and shared some insight on the decision to cut Franklin-Myers, lauding the players the Rams do have up front.“It was interesting, too, that front-seven and I think we’ve talked to a couple of players about that today that, the last couple of years especially, we’ve loaded up that front-seven, trying to find the right fits,” Snead said. “That’s been a competitive, competitive area for us with a lot of young players that are earning their keep every single day. It’s been tough on them in terms of the multiples, in terms of the amount of players that we put in those position rooms.”
McVay mentioned the emergence of Tanzel Smart and Morgan Fox as factors in Franklin-Myers’ release, too. He said last week that the fourth preseason game was Fox’s best of the year, so it’s possible he just barely pushed ahead of Franklin-Myers in that preseason finale.
Sean McVay explains Rams' decision to cut John Franklin-Myers
Sean McVay says it was more about other players stepping up than Franklin-Myers not doing enough.
theramswire.usatoday.com
By: Cameron DaSilva
One of the more shocking moves by the Los Angeles Rams this weekend was their decision to waive defensive end John Franklin-Myers. He was their fourth-round pick last year and was active for all 16 regular-season games, as well as three postseason games.
Franklin-Myers even had a strip-sack in the Super Bowl and looked like he was going to be an impactful player in 2019. The Rams didn’t see it that way and after he played 30 snaps in the final preseason game, the writing was just about on the wall. The Rams probably would’ve loved to add him to their practice squad, but after he was claimed by the Jets, that’s no longer an option. After final cuts were made on Saturday, Sean McVay explained the decision to waive Franklin-Myers after just one season.
“It was very difficult, and I think it’s more of a credit of not what John didn’t do, but what some other players did do,” McVay said. “Again, a lot of those decisions do go back to, ‘What is the projected 46(-man roster) for guys that are actually going to be active? John is a guy that’s done a lot of good things and then that was a very difficult decision for Les (Snead), for myself, and really, for our organization. We’re very thankful for John and what he’s done and (he) couldn’t have handled it with more class and we’re appreciative of that.”
His comment about the 46-man game day roster is surprising, considering Franklin-Myers was active for all 16 games last season. He wasn’t a standout in camp or the preseason, so it’s likely that the Rams didn’t see a role for him on Sundays this year.
Les Snead also chimed in and shared some insight on the decision to cut Franklin-Myers, lauding the players the Rams do have up front.“It was interesting, too, that front-seven and I think we’ve talked to a couple of players about that today that, the last couple of years especially, we’ve loaded up that front-seven, trying to find the right fits,” Snead said. “That’s been a competitive, competitive area for us with a lot of young players that are earning their keep every single day. It’s been tough on them in terms of the multiples, in terms of the amount of players that we put in those position rooms.”
McVay mentioned the emergence of Tanzel Smart and Morgan Fox as factors in Franklin-Myers’ release, too. He said last week that the fourth preseason game was Fox’s best of the year, so it’s possible he just barely pushed ahead of Franklin-Myers in that preseason finale.
