A few observations..... Boras/Keenum - Cignetti/Foles & OLINE

[Orchid]

Like I said, he's worth whatever it takes to trade up into the top 5. Do not let San Francisco get him. We'll regret that for a decade or more

Given the 49ers need, their disgruntled fan base, and the fact that he is from suburban San Fransisco, I fully expect them to move up to take Goff #1. Their (4th or 5th) pick in the first round will be much better than our 18th or 19th pick to Tennessee.

 

[CGI_Ram]

I just don't think the Rams can afford to cut Britt until they have a number of other more effective receivers.

I don't see it either.

Get someone on the opposite side, consistent QB play, and he's absolutely a solid piece to this offense.

 

[fearsomefour]

I don't see it either.

Get someone on the opposite side, consistent QB play, and he's absolutely a solid piece to this offense.

I don't disagree with this really.
Where is the money more valuable? A guy who is going to run go routes and little else and always nicked up or toward keeping the D intact. Maybe the cap space will be such that it won't be needed to cut Britt.
I would rather have him on the Rams than not for the reasons everyone has stated.
I was just saying, in terms of value, in terms of ease of replacing in relation to salary cap IF cuts have to be made he is up toward the top of my list.
Salary vs value.

 

[Akrasian]

I don't see Britt as being easy to replace, at least without a higher cap hit to sign somebody. He's not a star, but he is a useful or better receiver, the best the team has. The Rams are going to need to draft or sign multiple receivers as it is. Cutting Britt means that finding enough NFL caliber receivers will be significantly harder.

 

[fearsomefour]

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KB just doesn't seem to get any love. Is anyone aware he's 3rd in the NFL for YPR? 600 yards with the worst passing game in the NFL is actually pretty good, it's 23% of the total passing yards. He's made a lot of receptions no one else was making. Some pretty clutch stuff. That pass last week, deep to TA that he caught out of bounds, I bet KB hauls that in.

Dude needs a QB and a WR to take the heat off of him, IMHO. I sure wouldn't cut him, he could be a solid #2 on a sound offense.

A guy like Nate Washington is basically the same kind of WR....except his salary is $970,000 whole Britts cap number is over $4M. The biggest difference is Washington is 5 years older and Britt is bigger. Of course, 5 years is eternity in football terms.
Maybe playin opposite a better WR will open Britt up for the middle passing game he should be able to excel at.
The 18 ypc is nice certainly and I'm not really bagging on him but he needs to be consistent in his production. I am sure the scheme of the O, QB play and the all the rest have profound affects on what he can do. But, and I may be wrong, he has never been a complete receiver.
Ideally the cap money is there so the Rams don't have to cut him or make any other harsh cuts.
I would like to enter the FA/draft with Britt, Austin, Quick (I know, I know) and Marques (#6/ST guy) in place and add to that.

 

[MountainRam]

Have you forgotten about Tre Mason? The kid that played very well his rookie year and has had very little opportunity this year? If Fisher wastes another high pick on a back I'll lose my crap. Gurley, Mason and Benny is stacked. No way can we fit in another, not to mention waste precious high draft capital to do so.

Tre Mason is not in the same mold as physical big back as Gurley. May be they look at him a change of pace back and would roll with him. My guess is they find another physical fast running back in the draft and trade Tre Mason.

 

[iamme33]

In a roundabout way this is exactly what I mean by sabotaging the rest of the offense.

Don't you find it kind of unsettling that they were forced into these sort of gimmick plays to be able to have any sort of success? And since Keenum has taken the reigns, they have been more efficient without needing to rely on this sort of stuff.

Britt and Cook have been noticeably more productive while Austin continues to make plays. Keenum knows where to go with the ball and doesn't hold on to it. He anticipates guys coming out of their breaks and gets the ball to them on time.

With that said, the pattern continues. The only way they seem to be able to get the ball to Austin is by handing it off or throwing the bubble screen. Austin has now played with six different QBs (and 3rd coordinator) with the same results. Which begs the question to be asked. Who's the problem here?

For the second season he will end up with more carries than receptions. At some point, thinking he's a WR (as opposed to a highly productive gadget player) is what I mean by saying he is sabotaging the offense.

I'm not insinuating he's not a valuable piece. There's no arguing he is an impact player. But the passing game suffers when they continue to line him up outside as an every down WR.

 

[Pete Tooley]

Yeah - not cool on the attitude. You're new here. Care to expound on your credentials that make you above the others' expertise?

Small correction. I thought it said 2015 not 2013 on your profile. Bad eyes. Regardless, I still don't like the attitude and you obviously don't post here much. I don't get why you have to belittle others' opinions rather than just post your own.

I don't have an attitude and the post was hardly belittling. Time to get a little bit thicker skin. My post is my opinion just as your responding to posts is your opinion. I couldn't care less that you disliked it. Granted I don't have the message board "expertise" that some of you sages have, but I didn't know that an opinion board requires expertise.

 

[jrry32]

I don't have an attitude and the post was hardly belittling. Time to get a little bit thicker skin. My post is my opinion just as your responding to posts is your opinion. I couldn't care less that you disliked it. Granted I don't have the message board "expertise" that some of you sages have, but I didn't know that an opinion board requires expertise.

Yep. It does require expertise if you're going to be condescending towards a poster that knows quite a lot about OL play. You pretty clearly have an attitude.

 

[blackbart]

I don't have an attitude and the post was hardly belittling. Time to get a little bit thicker skin. My post is my opinion just as your responding to posts is your opinion. I couldn't care less that you disliked it. Granted I don't have the message board "expertise" that some of you sages have, but I didn't know that an opinion board requires expertise.

Answers like this are only going to get you shown the door. This isn't just any "opinion board".

 

[RhodyRams]

After a wee bit of research, it seems Mr. Tooly only replies to threads concerning Tim Barnes


Hmmmmmmm

 

[RamFan503]

I don't have an attitude and the post was hardly belittling. Time to get a little bit thicker skin. My post is my opinion just as your responding to posts is your opinion. I couldn't care less that you disliked it. Granted I don't have the message board "expertise" that some of you sages have, but I didn't know that an opinion board requires expertise.

An opinion board doesn't require expertise. This one however does require you to not act like an ass to other members. You seem to only come on here to defend Tim Barnes - who most of us seem to actually like anyway. Maybe it is you who needs to develop a thicker skin when others are a bit critical of your boy.

Regardless, I could care less if you remain a member here or not. But I can guarantee you that your stay will be short lived if you want to continue with this perceived right to act like a jerk to other members..

 

[RamFan503]

After a wee bit of research, it seems Mr. Tooly only replies to threads concerning Tim Barnes


Hmmmmmmm

Yeah - I noticed that. Not sure if he has some relation to Tim but I have to guess that Mr. Barnes has a much thicker skin toward criticism than this guy is displaying in his defense.