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Does he crack the starting line up? Has there been any news on this?
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I read Ourlads scouting report on him when he came out. They claimed he was perfect for a zone defense... so maybe he just didn't fit Washington's D under their new scheme last year... Might be much better here.
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I have not heard anything about him. He is kind of the forgotten player, despite all the draft pedigree! Fans and the media forget he is in horns. He is one player I am really curious to see next year. If he becomes a reliable starting corner it would be huge for us. Time will tell.
If he can add some weight like 15 lbs I think he has a chance he looked comfortable in the finally we will see how comfortable they are by what they do in free agency leading up to draft
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Yeah, that pick up last year could turn out to be a sneaky good pick up even if he is a dependable 3rd CB. Being able to move on from Kendrick dumps his 3M salary. That helps.
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Yeah, that bothers me as well, but he was very good in the SEC...It's not like he was a FCS guy or D2 guy. He played in the big boy conference and excelled. Hopefully he hired a chef to get his weight up.
It's his willingness or lack thereof to tackle that concerns me. But the Rams are paying him $3m so that tells me they feel pretty strongly about him.
That pick up and Kendricks coming back is why I don't think they see CB as high on their list of needs as fans do.
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Forbes is underweight to the point where his safety on an NFL field is a concern and he may be dealing with an eating disorder. The Rams need him to add 20+ lbs to seriously consider starting him. For whatever reason, he has lost weight since being drafted.
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Forbes is very much at the upper end of that range, which befits his role as a professional athlete.
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Forbes weighed in at 166 lbs at the NFL combine and has lost weight since that time (part of the reason he was released by Washington). If he was a winger on a soccer pitch, he could play at 140 lbs. As a defensive back, he would be lean at even the high school level. Adding weight is the only way he returns to the gridiron in meaningful games.
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He claims he's up in eight. I think he did he was around 175 now.
https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/Commodes-emmanuel-forbes-puts-on-17-pounds/
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No reason you cannot be a great ball hawk with that build, and break up passes using speed/agility/timing/long limbs. But he sure does seem to be at risk at that level of skinny if he tackles opposing players. I suspect he probably does not tackle as a result. But I have never seen him play.
Personally, I cannot stand CBs that refuse to tackle. Maybe the Rams don't mind.
When we brought him in, the secondary could have used any plus starter, finesse ball hawk or not. But the secondary really improved as the year progressed, and particularly towards the end of the regular season and into the playoffs. We are past the "take anyone capable regardless of deficiencies" stage. But let's see how he does!
Personally, I cannot stand CBs that refuse to tackle. Maybe the Rams don't mind.
When we brought him in, the secondary could have used any plus starter, finesse ball hawk or not. But the secondary really improved as the year progressed, and particularly towards the end of the regular season and into the playoffs. We are past the "take anyone capable regardless of deficiencies" stage. But let's see how he does!
