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I’ll still have to say I wish The Rams traded up to #41. Ferguson
is ok,but we almost pulled it off.

Why? If they traded up to 41, they still would have taken Ferguson. I’m not sure you are reading this article and what’s truly being said correctly.
 

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Once again, after reading another So Ram post I feel the need to go to the store and buy another case of 16 ouncers to put my brain back into perspective.
Reading his posts always makes me question if I'm having a flashback. What scares me is when I understand his posts.
 

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Why? If they traded up to 41, they still would have taken Ferguson. I’m not sure you are reading this article and what’s truly being said correctly.
I’ve got a couple of posters on ignore so not seeing all posts but based on what I have read Ferguson was their choice for TE after Loveland and Warren were picked. They were likely to choose Ferguson (because they did their homework and knew who they wanted despite novice fan other opinions) at R1.26 if Atlanta didn’t come up with the trade proposition of the 2025 draft that could NOT be refused.
 

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Why? If they traded up to 41, they still would have taken Ferguson. I’m not sure you are reading this article and what’s truly being said correctly.
Your right - wishful thinking.IMO which doesn’t matter is Mason Taylor will be the better NFL TE.
 

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This Trey Hendrickson situation in Cincy seems like it’s close to reaching a tipping point. Man that would be a sweet addition if we were able to somehow swing it. Wonder what it would take.

Also, I’ve said all along the Rams number 1 post-Stafford target should be a disgruntled Joe Burrow. This is another log in that fire.
I fear that he ends up in Detroit
 

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I think the Trey Hendrickson situation is due to the Bengals keeping Burrow happy, not the other way around. As seen above, Burrow has the highest paid WR room and he's the 2nd highest paid QB. Trey wants his now and the team is pushing back
Reminds me of the 2000 Rams. Warner, Bruce, and Faulk got new deals following 99', while Kevin Carter & Todd Lyght got nothing. They then appeared to essentially quit on the team in 2000, leading to a horrendous defense.
 

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Reminds me of the 2000 Rams. Warner, Bruce, and Faulk got new deals following 99', while Kevin Carter & Todd Lyght got nothing. They then appeared to essentially quit on the team in 2000, leading to a horrendous defense.
Man! What a disappointment our defense was that year. Who didn’t think we were a SB favorite before that season started?
 

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Reminds me of the 2000 Rams. Warner, Bruce, and Faulk got new deals following 99', while Kevin Carter & Todd Lyght got nothing. They then appeared to essentially quit on the team in 2000, leading to a horrendous defense.

That mnf game against the Bucs. Disgusting.

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I’ve got a couple of posters on ignore so not seeing all posts but based on what I have read Ferguson was their choice for TE after Loveland and Warren were picked. They were likely to choose Ferguson (because they did their homework and knew who they wanted despite novice fan other opinions) at R1.26 if Atlanta didn’t come up with the trade proposition of the 2025 draft that could NOT be refused.

Yes. They were talking about taking Ferguson with their first round pick if they couldn’t trade back.
 

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Reminds me of the 2000 Rams. Warner, Bruce, and Faulk got new deals following 99', while Kevin Carter & Todd Lyght got nothing. They then appeared to essentially quit on the team in 2000, leading to a horrendous defense.
True, but adding Lovie Smith in to the fold sure helped turn things around. I can see Al Golden having a similar effect in Cincy
 

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I always thought it was the dumb ass front office that decided they could pay someone else less and never miss Fletcher.
 

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That mnf game against the Bucs. Disgusting.

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I was there.

Almost had to fight my way to my seat. Old grandmas were cussing me out. It was like a war zone. One fucking old hag who was sitting on the isle seat told me that she wasn't letting me into her row while bowing up like a DT on a 4th down goal line stand. It was such a loud scene that security was literally right there almost right away. They had to threaten this bitch so she'd get the fuck out of my way. Keep in mind the game hadn't even started yet.

I remember being the only person standing up in the whole half of the stadium I was seated in and screaming "1st Down" while making the 1st Down arm motion. Then... it seemed like everyone's head in that stadium slowly spun around to lock eyeballs with me. I gave zero fucks.

One tampon lover at one point screamed over to me - "look at that bandwagon fan,,, nobody has been a Ram fan prior to Warner". The whole section I was in started laughing. I was wearing a Warner jersey. That's when I pulled the front of my jersey up to reveal an LA RAMS tee-shirt underneath and firing a bird at him. The laughs stopped quickly from those asshats as mine came out super loud.

It was a long walk back to the vehicle that night, but I was a single guy then and I had a young blonde knockout I brought with me who couldn't keep her hands off me. Those tampon clowns got a W that night, but they were still pissed watching her paw all over me the whole way out of the stadium. My night was far from over and I somehow stayed out of jail.

At the time, that game was considered my many to be the greatest MNF ever.
 

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I always thought it was the dumb ass front office that decided they could pay someone else less and never miss Fletcher.
I'm sure the Front Office had input but it was long and often reported that Lovie Smith liked Jamie Duncan.

Smith coached the Tampa LBs for the first three years of Duncan's career (1998-2000), and Duncan became a starter in 2000.

Smith joined the Rams in 2001 (Fletcher's last year). The Rams went 14-2 and their Defense was 7th best in points allowed. Fletcher signed a 5-year / $17M contract with Buffalo, and the Rams brought in Duncan ... presumably at Lovie Smith's recommendation.

Duncan got around $11M over five years but only lasted two seasons in St. Louis. In 2002, the Rams went 7-9, and their Defense was 23rd in points allowed.

After leaving the Rams, London Fletcher played 12 more high-quality seasons, never missing a single game.
 

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I'm sure the Front Office had input but it was long and often reported that Lovie Smith liked Jamie Duncan.

Smith coached the Tampa LBs for the first three years of Duncan's career (1998-2000), and Duncan became a starter in 2000.

Smith joined the Rams in 2001 (Fletcher's last year). The Rams went 14-2 and their Defense was 7th best in points allowed. Fletcher signed a 5-year / $17M contract with Buffalo, and the Rams brought in Duncan ... presumably at Lovie Smith's recommendation.

Duncan got around $11M over five years but only lasted two seasons in St. Louis. In 2002, the Rams went 7-9, and their Defense was 23rd in points allowed.

After leaving the Rams, London Fletcher played 12 more high-quality seasons, never missing a single game.
Yes, I remember Lovie liked Duncan, but I thought he recommended him as a replacement due to the Rams not wanting to pay Fletcher what he was worth.