Chris Shula...
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I would go after a guy like Alonte Taylor and then draft a guy in the first 2 rds and one later. Maybe even bring back McCreary if they like his upside in this system. He never really found a role last year due late addition and rhen injury. Can he find a role if they keep him?
SteezyEndo
The Immaculate Exception
I’m just saying that drafting a green CB prospect isn’t going to help our situation now. Alontae Taylor would be a good addition gots the speed. Hell throw in Rasul Douglas also. At 31 he still may have a few more years but he got the experience.
Oh I certainly agree with having somebody proven back there. That’s why I included acquiring someone via trade/FA. A draft pick alone might not be enough to even fill the roster if nobody gets re-signed and a couple get released.
I agree on McCreary; and I also like Taylor. However, looking at the current group of cornerbacks scheduled to hit free agency, makes me think most (including Taylor and Durant) will get WAY-over-paid.
With the Rams having so many quality young starters hitting free agency in 2027 and 2028, I don't want huge contracts for lesser and older talent.
I agree ... and I like Alontae Taylor too.
Just think the free agent CB-market looks thin; and that means players will get way-over-paid.
True, but if you want an omelette, you have to crack some eggs. So it is what it is.
What it could come down to is Stafford's feedback to the team. If he says he will comeback for one more year, then that gives them extra cap space for 27' & 28' to absorb these contracts. Same with Adams, but to a lesser degree. If he retires this offseason, that opens up at least $14M in cap room. $18M if they push it to a post June 1st roster move.
So it can be done. And in an instance where Stafford says one more year, being more active in FA makes sense to go fir it, while also opening up the possibility of taking Simpson earlier to get that young QB in the room to learn under Stafford.
Oops. Sorry about that. Re cornerbacks... we still have McCreary and Forbes for experience and would also consider signing Witherspoon for one more season. I know he had a bad year but he was injured most of it. I would also draft two more within the first 4 picks and call it a day. Maybe a third to develop.
McCreary is a FA. So we don't really have him. They have to go get him.
I thought you and me had some convos and him last year, but then I thought "maybe that was memento". I guess it was both lol. I'm big on drafting Love as well. If we get enough corner help in free agency, I might even go Love and Conception in round one.
El Chapo Jr
Legend
Could have been both of us discussing that with you, but I guess I remember Momento because of the Missouri love lol.....I like the way you're thinking there. Adding legit speed with those 2 if we get Stafford back with Adams would be insane for defenses to contend with. I agree that I'd only do that of we get the CBs covered in free agency.
Just looking over defensive rankings during McVay's tenure, the best was Brandon Staley going #1 in yds, #1 in points allowed back in 2020.
The next highest in yards was #13 in 2019 and #17 in 2025 & 2021
The next highest in points allowed was #10 this year, followed by #12 in 2017.
I'm not going to sell Shula short. Get a few more pieces this off season and hopefully, we'll get closer to that Staley D.
The next highest in yards was #13 in 2019 and #17 in 2025 & 2021
The next highest in points allowed was #10 this year, followed by #12 in 2017.
I'm not going to sell Shula short. Get a few more pieces this off season and hopefully, we'll get closer to that Staley D.
Yeah. I love our offense, but I do get tired of everything relying on perfect execution. We need some home run hitters who can just turn a small play into a long TD.
El Chapo Jr
Legend
Exactly....if we get those it makes it easier to get defenses to make mistakes when they are threatened by speed by over committing.
I think the Rams were fooled into a false sense of security about their secondary after 16 sacks in last years playoffs against a ghost seeing Darnold, and Hurts, who couldn't throw the ball in the snow.
Now they have to address it after sneaking by the Panthers & the Bears, and then losing to Seattle despite scoring 27 pts.
That's the odd thing. They were #7 in the NFL in sacks with 47. They were shutout 3 times and held to just 1 sack 3 other times. So in 11 games they had 44 sacks. That's 4 per game. And btw, they went 4-2 in those 6 games with 1 or none. Strange indeed.
Two things have been suggested as possible changes. 1 is when Lake went down. The other was extending Landman. Both happened in a 6 day period. Lake went down on the 16th vs Seattle, a game we won. Landman was extended on the 22nd. We trounced Tampa on the 23rd but then the bottom fell out and we went 3-3 to finish the season. Did either of those things affect the D? I'm sure missing Lake did, though not immediately.
Maybe we got a little over our skiis? Lose Lake, extend Landman, win big the next game, go in to Carolina and give up 31. We had only given up 20 or more once after the OT loss to SF. Then beginning with the Carolina game, we only held opponents to less than 20 once in the last 6 games.