Signing these 3 KEY RAMS players to long term contracts is Absolutely GREAT News!!! These are Very Special Times for the Rams and their Fans!!! A HUGE THUMBS UP to Sean McVay and Les Snead!!!
Donald, Gurley AND Goff - RAMS FUTURE IS SECURE!!!
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And all signed within 1 year of each other. Now, that's a core to build on!
Dont forget Kevin Demoff. I am so happy the old bean counter is gone and the new contract wiz kid is working for Kroenke.
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Good to have the core secure.
An important part to this approach has been the OL.
Having guys ready to replace high cost FA like Saffold or a retiring key player like Whitworth is huge.
Projecting out a line of Edwards/Noteboom/Allen/Evans/Havenstein for next year makes sense and shows great planning.
I would expect the Rams to continue to draft a couple of OL per year for the next couple of years.
But replacing valuable OL with a young group that can be together for years is huge. Reminds me of what they have been able to do in NE and Pitts for years.
That said, the draft picks have to work.
The players have to be up to snuff.
Very, very interested to see how Noteboom and Allen fare in a pretty tough opening test in a few days.
An important part to this approach has been the OL.
Having guys ready to replace high cost FA like Saffold or a retiring key player like Whitworth is huge.
Projecting out a line of Edwards/Noteboom/Allen/Evans/Havenstein for next year makes sense and shows great planning.
I would expect the Rams to continue to draft a couple of OL per year for the next couple of years.
But replacing valuable OL with a young group that can be together for years is huge. Reminds me of what they have been able to do in NE and Pitts for years.
That said, the draft picks have to work.
The players have to be up to snuff.
Very, very interested to see how Noteboom and Allen fare in a pretty tough opening test in a few days.
BonifayRam
Legend
View: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2851888-rams-contracts-salary-cap-space-after-jared-goffs-reported-record-deal
Rams Contracts, Salary-Cap Space After Jared Goff's Reported Record Deal
Paul Kasabian September 3, 2019
The Los Angeles Rams signed quarterback Jared Goff to a four-year, $134 million extension with $110 million guaranteed, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Goff is now under contract with L.A. through 2024.
The Rams now have Goff and superstar defensive tackle Aaron Donald signed for the next six seasons, per Spotrac. Wideout Brandin Cooks and running back Todd Gurley II are inked through 2023.
Spotrac listed their average salary figures:
While the NFL's salary caps for 2020 and beyond have yet to be revealed, those four players should take up a large portion of the Rams' payroll into the next decade.
The cap is set at $188.2 million for 2019, and it has risen at least $10 million each year for the past six seasons, per NFL.com.
We'll see how much the cap rises in future years, but if the yearly jump is anything like the rate from this past half-decade, the Rams may struggle to fill out the rest of a 53-man roster.
Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com provided more details regarding Goff's guaranteed money:
Signing Goff to a long-term deal is a no-brainer move. Steve Rebeiro of Rams Wire explained why:
"The Rams are built to be a Super Bowl contender right now. That window can close quickly in the NFL. No team would be silly enough to shut that window by refusing to pay a franchise quarterback his market value. Any Pro Bowl-level quarterback is more than likely going to become one of the highest-paid NFL players in history. It's just the nature of the beast. Goff is just as deserving as anyone."
The same goes for locking up the NFL's best defensive player in Donald, and the 25-year-old Cooks is one of the game's best deep threats
Gurley is the biggest risk, although he is one of the NFL's top offensive weapons when healthy. However, an "arthritic component" to his knee raises some long-term concern, as does his decreased workload at the end of last season.
Still, Gurley could still be a tremendous asset if he's able to return anywhere close to his form from 2017 and most of 2018.
Ultimately, the Rams are hitching their long-term success on a core four in addition to general manager Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay. Whether that works out into the 2020s remains to be seen, but the early returns are stellar so far after a 13-3 record and a Super Bowl appearance last season.
Rams Contracts, Salary-Cap Space After Jared Goff's Reported Record Deal
Paul Kasabian September 3, 2019
The Los Angeles Rams signed quarterback Jared Goff to a four-year, $134 million extension with $110 million guaranteed, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Goff is now under contract with L.A. through 2024.
The Rams now have Goff and superstar defensive tackle Aaron Donald signed for the next six seasons, per Spotrac. Wideout Brandin Cooks and running back Todd Gurley II are inked through 2023.
Spotrac listed their average salary figures:
While the NFL's salary caps for 2020 and beyond have yet to be revealed, those four players should take up a large portion of the Rams' payroll into the next decade.
The cap is set at $188.2 million for 2019, and it has risen at least $10 million each year for the past six seasons, per NFL.com.
We'll see how much the cap rises in future years, but if the yearly jump is anything like the rate from this past half-decade, the Rams may struggle to fill out the rest of a 53-man roster.
Alden Gonzalez of ESPN.com provided more details regarding Goff's guaranteed money:
Signing Goff to a long-term deal is a no-brainer move. Steve Rebeiro of Rams Wire explained why:
"The Rams are built to be a Super Bowl contender right now. That window can close quickly in the NFL. No team would be silly enough to shut that window by refusing to pay a franchise quarterback his market value. Any Pro Bowl-level quarterback is more than likely going to become one of the highest-paid NFL players in history. It's just the nature of the beast. Goff is just as deserving as anyone."
The same goes for locking up the NFL's best defensive player in Donald, and the 25-year-old Cooks is one of the game's best deep threats
Gurley is the biggest risk, although he is one of the NFL's top offensive weapons when healthy. However, an "arthritic component" to his knee raises some long-term concern, as does his decreased workload at the end of last season.
Still, Gurley could still be a tremendous asset if he's able to return anywhere close to his form from 2017 and most of 2018.
Ultimately, the Rams are hitching their long-term success on a core four in addition to general manager Les Snead and head coach Sean McVay. Whether that works out into the 2020s remains to be seen, but the early returns are stellar so far after a 13-3 record and a Super Bowl appearance last season.
Don't forget about our main man on ST's Mr. Hekker!
BonifayRam
Legend
Excellent comments! Yes these draft picks & investments of time in UDFA have to turn into positives. Just based off what I have seen in preseason it looks like the Rams Org has it trending in the right direction. Rams appear to have had a few misses like DT Franklin-Myers/ ILB Kiser (4th rd. & 5th rd 2018 Draft) & possibly OLB Ebukam (4th rd Draft)
I lean towards this approach primarily with the OL too. Rams Org has been tinkering around the edges here first with LT Andrew Whitworth who was not homegrown but stolen out of the Bengals social security retirement line. Now with the long term contract for RT Havenstein who was homegrown. Rams will forced to keep drafting OL'ers on the 2nd day of the draft for a while.
We will see if Noteboom is close to what Whitworth is in value to this team. I have never been in favor of large contracts for RB/TE/ILB/Safeties/NT. Speaking of TE its taken almost 3 yrs for top draft pick 2017 to get up to speed he still is not considered a starter yet.