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Which FA cornerbacks would you want?

I've been wanting the Rams to draft a top CB for a long while. But knowing that they need help in other places in the draft, I'm hopeful they get a free agent CB and O-lineman (center or tackle). The Ringer says that CB is one of the best areas for free agents in the next year.

Per Google, the "cap space estimates range from around $75 million to over $93 million, placing them among the NFL's top teams in available funds."

These ESPN and The Ringer articles (links below) agree on the top 4 available:
1. NO's Alontae Taylor (age 27) as the top available FA corner - ranked #11 among the top 25 FAs. The Ringer has him the top CB as well.
2. The Chiefs' Jaylen Watson (age 27) is ranked #15. The Ringer has him as the second best as well.
3. Seachickens' Riq Woolen (also age 27), who is 6"4" and has speed, is #18 of 25. The Rams have seldom had a tall CB, but I'd argue they need one. (Side note: Another big CB who may be a FA is Nashon Wright (6'4" 200lb), but he's more of a CB2.)
4. The Jags' Greg Newsome II (age 26), is ranked 25 of 25.
The net says that there are also more "established veterans like D.J. Reed, Carlton Davis, Rasul Douglas, and younger talents such as Asante Samuel Jr."
I'd be happy with any of them, but I am not very familiar with any of them except Woolen.
What do you think?

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Ranking the best NFL free agents for 2026: Our early top-25 list, plus who might re-sign

We listed the NFL's top 25 pending free agents -- including Daniel Jones and George Pickens -- and gave intel on who might return to their current team.
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Ranking the Top 40 NFL Free Agents of 2026

Is your team out of the playoffs? It’s time to get ready for the offseason. These are the best veteran players who could be on the move in the new year.
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NFL Wildcard Weekend

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NFL Wild Card Playoff Games on January 10, 2026

4:30 PM ET 
Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers (FOX)

8:00 PM ET 
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (Prime Video)

NFL Wild Card Playoff Games on January 11, 2026

1:00 PM ET 
Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars (CBS)

4:30 PM ET
 San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles (FOX)

8:00 PM ET 
Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots (NBC/Peacock)

NFL Wild Card Playoff Game on January 12, 2026

8:15 PM ET 
Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers (ESPN/ABC)
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Penn State vs Iowa State vs Washington State

IowaRam
I'm not a big , Government needs to step in and do this or do that kinda guy

but.............

college football has turned into a complete s**t show

This year , Matt Campbell left Iowa State to take the Penn State job

51 players from Iowa State then entered portal

yes , 51 players , thats not a typo,

which left Iowa State with a total of 16 players , not counting the upcoming Freshman class

so far , Penn State has signed 21 of those Iowa State Players

tell me , how can just one school be allowed to totally wipe out another schools entire football team

and to a lesser extent.....

Jimmy Rogers has left Washington State and took the Iowa State job , and in turned , again , to a lesser extent , I don't have the exact numbers on this one , but about 10 or 12 players from Washington State have now transferred from Washington State to Iowa State , along with a few of their recruiting class

Like I said , I'm not a big government needs to step in kinda guy , the something needs to be done with this NIL transfer portal thing , it'll just snowball from here

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Playoffs Edition: 10 Things I think I think about our beloved Rams.

OnceARam
Rules of this post and thread that I am adhering to, but do not expect others to adhere to:
(1) No captain obvious comments.
(2) No a**hole comments.

My intension of this post is to stimulate a "keys of the game" type discussion. This post does pay homage to the fine work of past RamsOnDemand posters. I do not mean to degrade the great work that they have done in any way. Nor am I taking ownership of this format in any way. I only hope to build upon the shoulders of the giant that came before me because I appreciated their work and sincerely miss it. With all of that out of the way, I hope you enjoy the read and feel inspired to add to it or argue against it:



One.

Tyler Higbee is the heart and soul of this team. I did not realize it before the Cards game, and in retrospect it was obvious. When he was chopped down in the heat of the game against Detroit, it was devastating. It was devastating on a physical basis for Tyler, but also on an emotional basis for the team as a whole. I don`t pretend to know what it is about him in terms of personality, character traits or work ethic, but he is the clear alpha. (“Alpha” meaning; he who is most willing to sacrifice himself for the betterment of the group.)



Two.

Our chances of beating Philly or SEA on the road without Dotson are in question as McVay would have to scheme around his absence, limiting the playbook. We should be fine without him against the Panthers, SF, GB or Chicago. Not sure about potential AFC opponents, but I would imagine he will be back by then if not before.



Three.

Alaric Jackson is the unsung hero of the team. Second is McCollough, who has played beyond what we could have expected from him. I hope our QB puts those guys on his Xmas list for the rest of his days, because they have earned it.



Four.

Poona Ford is our best signing of the offseason (although there were excellent ones, like the extensions of KW and Alaric, and the additions of Adams and Landman). Poona is critical to our run defense. The difference is night and day. And the success our run defense experiences going forward is based on his availability. The Panthers will be an indication of his availability and impact going forward. Remember the reason the Panthers were able to gash us in the regular season was because he was limited with a calf injury. I will go even further by saying that an 80% healthy Poona is enough to make us competitive, which is rare-rare.



Five.

Shula is not a magician. What I mean by that is that he cannot make plays for our players. But what he can do is put players in position to succeed. I would argue that he has exceled at that with one glaring exception. Going forward the DL rotation will have to be 100% on point. The exception has been Fiske for much of the season. That said, the rumor is that he has been playing hurt. I think if that is true, Fiske should not be on the field if he isn`t able to generate that low end, first-gear explosion that we witnessed glimpses of in his rookie season. That said, he had a sack against the Cards and looks healthier… maybe healthy?



Six.

Shula needs to figure out who can play in the secondary and how to mitigate situations where teams have exposed their limitations. Thank goodness our singular big bodied CB, Witherspoon got some quality reps against the Cards. Someone on the board said his footspeed looked slow. That may be true and given that you can`t replicate game speed in shorts, it is understandable. However, if you look at the big body receivers that we will be facing in the playoffs, they are not speed guys. They are more like basketball power forwards – and that is where we need him.



Seven.

We need Lake healthy and productive. I am a big fan of McCollough in situational situations, especially when those situations don`t require read-and-react capabilities. McCollough is an elite blitzer and has many other above average NFL traits. But Lake enables Shula to run his FULL defense, which is why we extended him (along with his leadership traits). What I mean by that is that Lake, because of his elite tackling and read-and-react capabilities, allows Shula to play cat and mouse in terms of what secondary players are occupying which zone windows. This also makes our pass rush better because it makes opposing QBs second guess what they are seeing. (Also, what happened to the promise of McCreary???)



Eight.

The expectation for the Rams is to beat Carolina regardless of health issues. The expectations after Carolina will be dependent on availability and match-up. (This includes the availability of Adams and Ferguson, which I haven`t addressed elsewhere.)



Nine.

There is something rotten in Denmark… The NFL might be fixed (over 51% chance imo). I believe in the integrity of the game, and I believe many of you do to. But from what I have witnessed this season, the games looked guided by the refs toward a predetermined outcome. Perhaps it is just incompetence, but I will be watching the playoffs with this lens to decide on whether I will continue to watch the professional game.



Ten.

We have an ELITE coaching staff, front office and owner. And I for one am thanking my lucky stars when I look out on the landscape of the league. The difference between earned wealth/position and inherited wealth/position could not be more apparent. Yes, I realize that you cannot separate earned from inherited in many cases due to the nature of the how much of an advantage guys like McVay, Shula and Dimitroff have had growing up, in the families that they grew up in. For those of you, like me, that have not grown up in privileged positions, Godspeed and good luck to you. Don`t ask for life to be easier, turn hardship into the strength of character that will propel you forward.

Romans 5:3-5 NIV. Not only so, but we also glory (give glory to God) in our sufferings (and in our victories), because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame (there is no shame in loving God), because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit (the quiet voice of our conscience), who has been given to us (when we exercise our free will to surrender our false sense of control to Christ Jesus, who is our lord and savior offering us unearned forgiveness and unmitigated favor).




Go at it boys. ;)
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Game On The Line. Offense Chasing a Lead or Defense Defending a Lead?

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Title says it all.

2 mins to go.

Do you want Stafford driving down the field when the Rams are behind and a td wins the game.

Or do you want the defense trying to defend a lead when a td wins the game?

While I would rather the Rams had the lead i would be more confident with Stafford driving down the field chasing the win.

Maybe it will be different with Lake coming back and the pass rush has a chance to get to the qb. But I'd have to see it first.

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Rams PFF grades: Best and worst performers in win vs. Cardinals

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offense​

  • WR Puka Nacua: 93.1
  • TE Tyler Higbee: 90.5
  • QB Matthew Stafford: 82.5
  • RT Warren McClendon Jr.: 80.2
  • RB Blake Corum: 76.5
  • RB Kyren Williams: 68.2
  • RG Justin Dedich: 56.9
  • TE Nick Vannett: 55.9
  • C Coleman Shelton: 53.7
  • WR Konata Mumpfield: 51.1
  • TE Davis Allen: 50.5

Top 5 defense​

  • LB Troy Reeder: 90.0
  • DT Kobie Turner: 89.5
  • NT Poona Ford: 89.5
  • OLB Jared Verse: 87.0
  • CB Roger McCreary: 78.3
  • OLB Byron Young: 71.6
  • CB Cobie Durant: 57.4
  • CB Ahkello Witherspoon: 50.3
  • LB Nate Landman: 49.8
  • CB Emmanuel Forbes Jr.: 43.3
  • DL Braden Fiske: 35.6
  • OLB Josaiah Stewart: 34.4

McClendon and Forbes continue recent trends. Landman seems to have fallen off. Stewart rookie wall?
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Kyren & Corum lead the NFL.....

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Most yards by a #1 and #2 RB

RAMS >>>> Williams 1252; Corum 746 (1998)
Atlanta >>>> Bijan 1478; Allgeier 514 (1992)
Detroit >>>> Gibbs 1223; Montgomery 716 (1939)
Baltimore >>>> Henry 1595; Mitchell 341 (1936)
Buffalo >>>> Cook 1621; Davis 275 (1896)
Chicago >>>> Swift 1082; Monangai 783 (1870)

I'm not saying they're better than Gibbs/Montgomery or Bijan/Allgeier but their numbers are damn good
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Are some Rams fans becoming entitled?

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There was a point last night where I had to bail out of the GDT. It got so ridiculously toxic and antagonistic when the Cards took the lead in the third quarter. And even before then, when we weren't blowing them out and had to settle for a couple of field goals.

And it seems to be that's always the case when the team isn't playing well.

Comments verging on abusive about McVay and the team as a whole, with what little sensible balance there was drowned out.

I understand that people get upset, so do I. But it's the speed at which some people go from zero to manic outrage that almost takes my breath away.

I swear there were people in there last night who would have literally fired McVay given half a chance.

Ya know, the guy who's been the most successful head coach by some margin for the LA Rams. And who's just taken us to the playoffs yet again. But apparently, according to some posters, he doesn't know how to call plays.

I wonder if this incredible run of success we have had is making some Rams fans entitled. That, to them, making the playoffs is no longer good enough. We have to make the playoffs by playing outstanding football and dominating teams. Sports rarely work like that.

I know some people will say ignore the GDT. But living in the UK, it's hard to get into the threads later on when things have cooled down because it's the early hours, and I have work to do in the morning. And I really enjoy listening to some of the more knowledgeable posters talk about plays in real time. But those kinds of comments and insight seem to be becoming rarer and rarer.

I know a lot of people vent like that because it's their way of handling the situation, but I think that it's pushing some people away, and that frustrates me.

And yes, I realise I am venting about people venting. But I never said I wasn't a hypocrite.
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CELEBRATE !! Rams Punch in the Fifth Seed by Plucking Cardinal Feathers. (Victory Thread)

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RAMS WIN, RAMS WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MATTHEW STAFFORD WITH FOUR TOUCHDOWNS, PUKA WITH TEN CATCHES AND A BADASS TOUCHDOWN, HIGBEAST WITH ALMOST A HUNDRED AND A TOUCHDOWN, AND EVEN PARKINSON GOT TWO TOUCHDOWNS!

NOW LET'S KICK ASS IN THE PLAYOFFS! DOESN'T MATTER WHO WE PLAY; IF WE PLAY OUR GAME, WE WIN. PERIOD.
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