The feelings of Jalen Ramsey (and Lamarcus Joyner, for that matter; he was great for us) are hurt.
A great day for draftniks! (The No-trade sour grapes thread.)
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The feelings of Jalen Ramsey (and Lamarcus Joyner, for that matter; he was great for us) are hurt.
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I get that but you can't tell me they couldn't find any other options out there better than Lewis/Hollins, or Rivers at , or any of our OGs that would've been solid backup plans.
You mean to tell me they didn't have any fallback options to those that aren't any better than Hollins/Lewis, Rivers, or any of our OGs?
But do Snead and McVay? Probably reach for a WR or RB we could have got in the third anyway.
See that's your problem man ... You're NOT ALL-IN!
I hear ya. Jalen has changed my mind a bit. But he really changed when he got on the Rams. We was an azz at FSU and Jax....
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Fans are not privy to what the asking prices were from various GMs. Some stuff will leak but we will never know for sure. Perhaps the Rams tried but the price was just not worth paying.
I am very sceptical, however, that we could not have improved upon our edge and/or RB situation without breaking the bank. It would not require a big-name player, or even a tier 2 player, to improve upon those position rooms.
It is nice seeing the Rams have some draft capital, but I think the lack of moves made to address the roster was mistake.
There is no rule that says any player acquired has to be a rental. We could have identified players that would be part of the plan into next year or even the year beyond.
I am very sceptical, however, that we could not have improved upon our edge and/or RB situation without breaking the bank. It would not require a big-name player, or even a tier 2 player, to improve upon those position rooms.
It is nice seeing the Rams have some draft capital, but I think the lack of moves made to address the roster was mistake.
There is no rule that says any player acquired has to be a rental. We could have identified players that would be part of the plan into next year or even the year beyond.
Surprised you feel that way. If the reports are accurate about the offers extended for McCaffrey and Burns, the Rams made a significant effort to up-grade the 2022 team.
Other than Bradley Chubb, who was traded today that you may have wanted? Chubb got back a 2023 first round pick, and a little more. The Rams would have needed to just start with their 2024 first rounder to make a competitive offer. And Miami is in better cap space to sign Chubb long-term, or Franchise Tag him.
Trust in McSnead! All these doubter should be ashamed of themselves. And it will never get old saying that
Yeah people aren't paying attention if they think the Rams didn't try to add to the team. We obviously did it just didn't work out and we were out bid a couple times at least or our offers were just turned down.
You have a Lombardi in your back pocket and a juicy 2nd round pick to play with. Well, until Les trades down with it. This is almost gonna be like the Fish days.
My only complaint is how they have handled the RB room. I think they completely mismanaged it. And I think the RB coach will be fired at seasons end. Hopefully the TE coach too. McVay needs to reevaluate his opinion of some of his offensive staff, and that's if he doesn't get lured away this offseason by TV deals.
But they should have added a RB who can eat some carries. Lot of other teams did for cheap. Pisses me off.
The Edge types and players who require top picks, the Rams were just not in the ballpark. Teams look at our picks like they're gonna be end of round, on top of the fact we don't have shit to offer in trade compared to the rest of the teams copying what we did last season. So no reason to rage about all that. But the indecision with the backfield on the other hand...
But they should have added a RB who can eat some carries. Lot of other teams did for cheap. Pisses me off.
The Edge types and players who require top picks, the Rams were just not in the ballpark. Teams look at our picks like they're gonna be end of round, on top of the fact we don't have shit to offer in trade compared to the rest of the teams copying what we did last season. So no reason to rage about all that. But the indecision with the backfield on the other hand...
Yeah they could have gotten a decent RB - even the Jets got one for a fairly low pick
It's not a good trade deadline day when you can't even get rid of a player who you don't want and won't play for you.
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Haven't thought about this aspect until you brought it up. It was McVays call to move Thomas Brown to TEs and hire the young RBs coach out of CFB. How much of the blame with Akers goes to him? I still think our OL is the main culprit for our running woes but this is probably a factor.