State of Rams per a Scout.

[MountainRam]

While visiting family and friends, I met a scout who did some work for Rams recently (that's all he would let me say about him ). We touched on various Rams topics. Here is the summary of what the scout indicated:

1. Saffold will be back next year with Rams
2. Fisher and Snead contracts will be extended soon. He indicated Fisher and Belichick are two of the best coach cum player evaluators in the league. And there is no another coach even close.
3. Team is incredibly happy with jamon brown and E.J Gaines talents. Havenstein mehhhh.
4. Britt lost a step since Tennessee days. Except Britt, all other WRs run great routes only a % of time.
5. According to this scout, management, coaches, front office are all in agreement Rams are a super bowl team this year. He said watch the next 8 games you will get it.
6. Per the scout, 9ers will stink for the next 3-4 years. Called cardinals mostly a phony. He respects Seahawks.

I didn't want to be seen as pushing the envelope by asking about next years draft and Rams priorities right away. He agreed to stay in touch. BTW, I did ask him if I could post this and he said no problem.

 

[DaveFan'51]

5. According to this scout, management, coaches, front office are all in agreement Rams are a super bowl team this year. He said watch the next 8 games you will get it.

I like this^, I'll be watching!!
Keep us posted IF you hear more!!

 

[Athos]

Maybe I'm drowning in pessimism, but I don't see this as a SB team unless our D starts scoring 14 Pts a game.

 

[Psycho_X]

1. Eventually he has to have bionic shoulders that can not be snapped right?
2. "best coach cum player evaluators" ---- Uh not sure I want to know what this means exactly.
3. Havenstein has been our best o-lineman so far this season so surprising.
4. This is pretty evident, especially the bad route running. Britt can still go deep though on some CBs.
5. Well hope they are right but NOTHING I've seen from this offense tells me they'll fix the passing game soon and we're not going to the playoffs, let alone the super bowl, with a passing offense ranked around 30th. Hopefully there is a miracle coming.
6. Not sure Cards are phonies this season at least. They live and die by Carson Palmers health though.


Thanks for posting though, interesting insider info.

 

[TheDYVKX]

Saffold will be back next year with Rams

Not sure how I feel about this. He's overpaid, injury prone, and hasn't produced well even when he is healthy. I hope he can get it together, because I like the guy, it just might be better to replace him.

Fisher and Snead contracts will be extended soon. He indicated Fisher and Belichick are two of the best coach cum player evaluators in the league. And there is no another coach even close.

No arguments here, the talent evaluation here has been pretty great, and I have no problem bringing back Fisher at this point as long as we don't mess up these next 8 games

Team is incredibly happy with jamon brown and E.J Gaines talents. Havenstein mehhhh.

I understand Gaines, that's obvious, but Havenstein has been far better than Brown so far in my opinion. He's already a solid NFL RT. I guess because Brown has more potential later on? Either way, I'm pleased with Frankenstein.

Sounds about right to me, thanks for sharing. For us to be a Super Bowl team though, we need the offense to step up. That route running quote sticks out to me as a reason why we're struggling. Foles needs to get better too, obviously, but hopefully Welker helps.

 

[DCH]

When you say "Jamon Brown and EJ Gaines talents," are we talking "current performance" or "upside"? Talent can mean a few things.

 

[bwdenverram]

I think we have a superbowl D, special teams and running game.
But right now we don't have the passing offense to be a final game winner.

I hope, as he said, the next 8 games show us something else. But the first 8 (minus Seattle and Arizona) haven't shown much of anything.

 

[Imperial]

Thanks for the post! It's always cool to hear insider info.

 

[Rambitious1]

While visiting family and friends, I met a scout who did some work for Rams recently (that's all he would let me say about him ). We touched on various Rams topics. Here is the summary of what the scout indicated:

1. Saffold will be back next year with Rams
2. Fisher and Snead contracts will be extended soon. He indicated Fisher and Belichick are two of the best coach cum player evaluators in the league. And there is no another coach even close.
3. Team is incredibly happy with jamon brown and E.J Gaines talents. Havenstein mehhhh.
4. Britt lost a step since Tennessee days. Except Britt, all other WRs run great routes only a % of time.
5. According to this scout, management, coaches, front office are all in agreement Rams are a super bowl team this year. He said watch the next 8 games you will get it.
6. Per the scout, 9ers will stink for the next 3-4 years. Called cardinals mostly a phony. He respects Seahawks.

I didn't want to be seen as pushing the envelope by asking about next years draft and Rams priorities right away. He agreed to stay in touch. BTW, I did ask him if I could post this and he said no problem.

Thanks for the post.

Although, based on the team's performance so far this year, it's hard to see them as a winning team, let alone a Super Bowl team.
That is based on the Rams having a 'putrid' offense.

 

[VegasRam]

Disappointing and a bit surprising about Havenstien and Brown - general consensus seems to be the opposite.

Saffold's a good "keep" imo, relatively cheap for what he brings (when he's on the field).

Superbowl? IF, (and it's a huge one), the O starts getting it the second half, (like the D did last year), maybe.
Like Athos, haven't seen it, and ain't holding my breath.

I don't see how anyone can think AZ's not for real though.

And I like Britt. Quick's dumb, Bailey's gone, Cook's indifferent, but I think Austin's getting better with his routes.
Hope it's them and not Foles, but not convinced at this point.

 

[CodeMonkey]

That is very cool insight. Thanks @MountainRam !!!

 

[Young Ram]

2. Fisher and Snead contracts will be extended soon. He indicated Fisher and Belichick are two of the best coach cum player evaluators in the league. And there is no another coach even close.

Hope this is true.

 

[LazyWinker]

I disagree with the comments about ******** and Fisher being far superior talent evaluaters than the other 29 head coaches.

 

[Merlin]

Does not surprise me re: Hstein vs Brown. Fish and Snead prize upside above all else. But it can be a shortcoming because guys like HStein are who win you games.

Obvious examples of what I am talkin about are guys like Cook and Britt. If GRob doesn't start showing he will also be an example of how that approach can cut both ways.

 

[Rmfnlt]

Thanks for the insider info!

1. Saffold will be back next year with Rams

I can certainly see this. When healthy (therein lies the rub), he's the best Olineman we have. Experience (teaching the youth) is also valuable.

2. Fisher and Snead contracts will be extended soon. He indicated Fisher and Belichick are two of the best coach cum player evaluators in the league. And there is no another coach even close.

I can't agree with this. Putting Fisher in the same sentence as Belichik (who I am not a fan of) as a talent evaluator is a reach to me. Fisher has done a "good job", but we're still struggling after 4 years and his career record doesn't come close to Belichiks. Again, I'm no fan of Belichik's, but I have to respect what he's done over a very long period of time. Just can't say that about Jeff Fisher.

3. Team is incredibly happy with jamon brown and E.J Gaines talents. Havenstein mehhhh.

I can see the opinions on Brown and Gaines... I think Havenstein could get past "meh".

4. Britt lost a step since Tennessee days. Except Britt, all other WRs run great routes only a % of time.

Based on watching the games, this makes sense to me.

5. According to this scout, management, coaches, front office are all in agreement Rams are a super bowl team this year. He said watch the next 8 games you will get it.

All I'll say is... I really, really hope you're he's right!!

6. Per the scout, 9ers will stink for the next 3-4 years. Called cardinals mostly a phony. He respects Seahawks.

49er's, yes. Seahawks, not so sure any more. Cardinals, disagree.

 

[blue4]

This sums up why our offense has had such problems. The team is meh on the rookie actually doing his job, and incredibly happy with the one guy struggling half the time and the other not playing this year due to a serious injury that's hard to come back from.

Fisher must be the eternal optimist, because he's always looking at next year. Can't get the year he's in under control, but waiting on that next year.

As far as player evaluation, Fisher is one of the best at finding defensive players. Not exactly lighting the world on fire finding offensive players. I'd say one of the two best in the league is a stretch.

Obviously JMO. I hope the scout is right about the SB. I know he's right about the whiners..

 

[nighttrain]

Well Folks, these next 8 games should be truly awesome, hold on to your seats:mrburnsevil:. Get BBQ and brews stocked:yess:
train

 

[RamzFanz]

The funny thing about Saffold is he sucked this season, statisticly speaking, but when he's in the game next to GRob, GRob is much better.

 

[Rams43]

I can definitely understand the comments about receiver route running. It is a big problem. And frankly, it often causes Foles to get undeserved grief from fans.

But here's my question. Why is it still occurring in midseason?

Don't we have experienced coaches being paid big bucks to correct such problems?

Gawd!

 

[RamzFanz]

6. Per the scout, 9ers will stink for the next 3-4 years. Called cardinals mostly a phony. He respects Seahawks.

My feelings exactly with the one cavet that the Cards could change my mind in the upcoming games. Let's see how they run with the big dogs. I don't think they will stay with the pack. I fully expect them to tank, but Ill respect the hard wins if they get them.