2nd Rd / Pick #46 - Terrance Ferguson, TE, Oregon

[Elmgrovegnome]

Nah, his salary is 5.25 mill, non guaranteed. Allen at 1 mill, Higbee at 4.5 mill. Relative peanuts. If Ferguson shows enough in TC/PS I wouldnt be surprised if Park is released in final cuts. If Higbee is healthy enough, there's just no reason to keep them both

If they want to run more 12 personnel, I think they keep four TEs

 

[fanotodd]

Scheme didn't get Parkinson only 45 targets last year because for more than half the season he was our #1 TE with Higbee out. Again, I'm not saying from a skillset we should cut him. I'm saying his SALARY, along with his current place on the depth chart do not match. You can't pay your 3rd string TE like he's a starter.......particularly when he was your starter, you didn't involve him in the offense.

Parkinson staying is going to require him restructuring his contract.

I actually think Davis Allen could develop into a solid player. ....as a 2nd or 3rd TE at least.... Parkinson's value as a blocker would hopefully keep him on the squad for this season, but in the salary range of a 3rd string TE.

Totally agree regarding Parkinson.
As for Allen, I’ve been in his camp from day one. He just hasn’t been consistent—in either phase. This is his last shot at doing something. He will have to overtake Parkinson in camp. Because of the salary you mentioned, Allen only has to be as good for the Rams to move on from Parkinson.

This is probably Higbee’s last hurrah. I would love to see him go out with a ring. The job of 2026 starter is at stake here. They have all season to battle it out.

 

[fanotodd]

I see “Gerald Everett was a bust” thrown around here. He was not a bust. Somewhere in between a great pick and a bust is what Everett is.
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If Everett was a bust then what are Tutu and Jefferson ? Everett dropped too many passes but also made some big plays and was productive for the #2 TE guy on an offense loaded with pass catchers and an elite RB.

Not great not terrible.

He was a “solid #2”
My doctor says that’s a good thing!

 

[Merlin]

If Everett was a bust then what are Tutu and Jefferson ?

Busts.

All I care about is what they did for the Rams. Everett fucked off around the league for a while and collected some checks. I could care less about that. While he was here he was a rotational non-difference maker, which is not good enough for a round 2 pick in my book.

Again my standard is good starter as a round 2 pick. Don't have to be a perennial pro bowler to be considered a hit but you gotta win a job and show consistency in snaps over time. And let's not act like there's a reference on this shit. This stuff is subjective as hell. Just how I see it.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Busts.

All I care about is what they did for the Rams. Everett fucked off around the league for a while and collected some checks. I could care less about that. While he was here he was a rotational non-difference maker, which is not good enough for a round 2 pick in my book.

Again my standard is good starter as a round 2 pick. Don't have to be a perennial pro bowler to be considered a hit but you gotta win a job and show consistency in snaps over time. And let's not act like there's a reference on this shit. This stuff is subjective as hell. Just how I see it.

I agree. Round 2 picks need to be consistent contributors, above average players that a team can rely on to do their job, similar to how Demarcus Robinson played for the Rams.

 

[RamFan503]

I see “Gerald Everett was a bust” thrown around here. He was not a bust. Somewhere in between a great pick and a bust is what Everett is.
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If Everett was a bust then what are Tutu and Jefferson ? Everett dropped too many passes but also made some big plays and was productive for the #2 TE guy on an offense loaded with pass catchers and an elite RB.

Not great not terrible.

Maybe not a bust as a TE but I’m not sure I would consider Jefferson as more of a bust and the story may not yet be written on TuTu - at least I hope not, being that we are paying him this season.

I remember us talking about GE being a great pick because of McVay’s use of tight ends in WA. So I think “big disappointment “ fits more than “bust”.

 

[dieterbrock]

If they want to run more 12 personnel, I think they keep four TEs

The most 12 personnel I can recall them running was 2017-19 and they only carried 3 TE then. Carry 3 and have 1 or 2 on the PS. No way they'd have 4 TE active on game day

 

[jjab360]

Busts.

All I care about is what they did for the Rams. Everett fucked off around the league for a while and collected some checks. I could care less about that. While he was here he was a rotational non-difference maker, which is not good enough for a round 2 pick in my book.

Again my standard is good starter as a round 2 pick. Don't have to be a perennial pro bowler to be considered a hit but you gotta win a job and show consistency in snaps over time. And let's not act like there's a reference on this shit. This stuff is subjective as hell. Just how I see it.

Maybe but if you take a look at the rest of the 2nd round after pick 44 in 2017, I don't think we were going to do much better.

Everything is relative and there was no Creed Humphrey to Gerald Everett's Tutu at that point in the draft.

 

[Mojo Ram]

Busts.

All I care about is what they did for the Rams. Everett fucked off around the league for a while and collected some checks. I could care less about that. While he was here he was a rotational non-difference maker, which is not good enough for a round 2 pick in my book.

Again my standard is good starter as a round 2 pick. Don't have to be a perennial pro bowler to be considered a hit but you gotta win a job and show consistency in snaps over time. And let's not act like there's a reference on this shit. This stuff is subjective as hell. Just how I see it.

Jefferson no doubt for me. The 2nd rd #2 WR drafted for speed and route running. Disappeared when needed the most. Had no dog in him.

Tutu looks like a role guy, overdrafted.

We disagree on Everett. Harder to make a dent on those loaded teams IMO, yet the numbers bear out he made a dent. As you said, it’s subjective…somewhat. Everett never took Higbee’s job. That was disappointing. I would not label him a bust.

Cheers brutha

 

[WestCoastRam]

We've been so spoiled with good drafting that people on here are throwing out the "bust" label on decent roster contributors.

How quickly people forget Logan Bust.

(Also, other actual busts: Jason Smith, Alex Barron, Lawrence Philips)

 

[WestCoastRam]

Maybe not a bust as a TE but I’m not sure I would consider Jefferson as more of a bust and the story may not yet be written on TuTu - at least I hope not, being that we are paying him this season.

I remember us talking about GE being a great pick because of McVay’s use of tight ends in WA. So I think “big disappointment “ fits more than “bust”.

The funny thing is, if we had not hit on Kupp, we wouldn't be talking about Everett as a bust - which he's not! - he wouldn't have been a star but his usage and stats would have been quite a bit higher.

 

[WestCoastRam]

Jefferson no doubt for me. The 2nd rd #2 WR drafted for speed and route running. Disappeared when needed the most. Had no dog in him.

Tutu looks like a role guy, overdrafted.

We disagree on Everett. Harder to make a dent on those loaded teams IMO, yet the numbers bear out he made a dent. As you said, it’s subjective…somewhat. Everett never took Higbee’s job. That was disappointing. I would not label him a bust.

Cheers brutha

Fwiw, Everett didn't take Hig's job cause they play two different positions (and Everett can't play Y TE).

 

[WestCoastRam]

how many games has higbee played recently?
and the games that he played in that past few years, how banged up was he?
how many of the screens were anticipated by the defense because OL wasn't holding up?

regardless of the answers which will not be positive, overall the screen game has been ugly. puka seemed to have some success at a cost.

So this is an interesting question: When you have a good offensive line, they can often run quite effective screens because of their talent... but, selling a screen may not work quite as well - still works pretty well -because they D may sniff out the "poor" play that's being needed to sell the screen. A bad oline can often actually sell a screen much more effectively because of how poorly they're blocking but their execution of it may be quite poor - though I think a lot of offensive coordinators would tell you that when your oline sucks, might as well have them blocking backers vs olinemen!

It's generally the unique talents - rather than good or bad - of the oline (and the screened player), quality of play-caller (when to call), the type of D the defense is running in the front 7 and down and distance (amongst like 5 other things) that will determine whether screens are anticipated and/or effective.

Screens are fun! Rams are pretty good at them! I think we should all learn more about them!

 

[dieterbrock]

Gerald Everett surely wasnt a bust on this day: