Full list of Rams' 2019 free agents

[snackdaddy]

Definitely want Saffold back. Would like to see Fowler and Littleton return. Either Brown and/or Anderson too. But I fear Anderson will be seeking a deal that would make him a luxury they can't afford. I think they gotta run with Kelly for the number 3 guy for financial reasons.

As much as everyone has been down on Joyner, I wonder if him regressing this season would make him more affordable? He's shown he can be an upper tier player. Maybe he can get it back if the price is right?

Now that list is guys who are free agents. We have some guys who might be cap casualties. I think they really have to move on from Barron. His play is not matching his salary. Unless he really asserts himself in the post season.

Do we move on from Brockers? The poor play on defense isn't limited to him. For some reason several guys unexpectedly regressed this season. Is it them? Or something else? (Wade?)

 

[12intheBox]

You mean Sean Mannion might be gone!:eek:

Saffold, Fowler, Littleton, Hager, and Fix are the only ones that I think stand a good chance of coming back.

The Rams May franchise him and see what the trade market brings.

 

[fearsomefour]

Edge Rusher is a weak overall position for this defense. I am still not on the Folwer resign bandwagon yet. He will have the rest of the season @ most 3 gms to change my mind. But he our best ER by a far margin, so paying a high price to keep him here sounds like a very good ideal based on this Ram poor overall unit consisting of Ebukam, Longacre, Lawler {R}, Young {R} & Okoronkwo{R}.

Rams need to secure a bona fide pass rusher @ ER in the off season. UFA Preston Smith who McVay knows well, UFA Anthony Barr who is from LA area. My top desire Ravens /UFA /ER Za'Darius Smith, UFA Dee Ford & to a lesser degree UFA reserve Anthony Chickillo. Rams can free up the needed cap space by releasing Mark Barron/Michael Brockers to secure one of these.

Smith is going to cost $15 M plus a season....Ford? Closer to $18M.
So, the Rams release Barron and Brockers to bring it at most one other starter?
Creating or worsening other holes to fill one spot.
Fowler can be a 8-10 sack a year guy. As importantly he can solid vs the run and create pressure (as witnessed again vs SF). Creating pressure is nearly as important as actually getting the sacks.
The question is what does Fowler cost?
I'm guessing $8 M or so.
Cut Barron and sign Fowler for basically a wash. Resign Littleton in the $6M per year range and determine (hopefully) Brockers can be restored to his former self.
Teams like Oakland and (I think) SF are going to have massive funds to spend.
I'm sure punishing division rivals by signing a guy like Ford away from KC or Barrett away from Denver would be appealing to Oakland.
The Rams should wrap up Fowler and Littleton to keep two of the salvageable spots in the front seven, not breaking the bank and not worsening other positions.

 

[BonifayRam]

The LA Rams RFA's & ERFA's are easy low cap cost hits & easy to bring back to the team if so desired by the Ram Org. I would suggest the below group would be resigned due to their importance:

ILB- Cory Littleton- (Rams org will do something not normally done for a former UDFA, they will tender CL with the #4 of different qualifying offers Rams can make CL. A One-year Player Contract with a Salary of at least $3.2 million for the right of first refusal & first draft round compensation. The Rams receive a first-round pick from the new team if said new team signs the player to an offer sheet that the Rams isn't willing to match).

RB- Malcolm Brown- TG II comes into this picture here with that bad reconstructed knee & now inflammation in the same knee? There are some big problems ahead with this. Rams will need to cut down on the snaps TG II gets for the remainder of the season & reevaluate the brewing issue. Brown is sure to be needed to take over many snaps. Rams Org will likely go with #3 type tender a One-year Player Contract with a Salary of at least $2.9million for the right of first refusal and second draft round compensation. Rams receive a second-round pick from the new team if said new team signs Brown to an offer sheet that the Rams isn't willing to match.

CB- Troy Hill (top outside corner reserve & he might get a nice pay increase in March)
DE- Morgan Fox (His importance is raised due to the 3 DL UFA's)
CB-Kevin Peterson (IR'd showed excellent promise before the injury)
CB/Nickle-Dom Hatfield (IR'd)
WR- JoJo Natson Primary return specialist
WR- KhaDarel Hodge (currently our 4th WR)

Rams UFA's priority list:
#1-LG Rodger Saffold
#2-DL Ethan Westbooks (If the Rams release Brockers & Suh the EW priority moves up to #2)
ER Dante Fowler Jr. (the jury remains out)
MLB Bryce Hager :notsure: (If Rams release Mark Barron & insert Littleton in his post, Hager becomes a higher need to compete with MLB Micah Kiser to start)

 

[ReekofRams]

Saffold, Littleton, Fowler and either Brown or Anderson should be the priority.
A guy like Fox will be interesting to see if he is kept around.
Was showing some potential before injury.
Guys like Hill and Countess being restricted would likely be kept as they fill roles and in the case of the DBs fill some depth.
A guy like Hagar provides some depth and is a ST guy. He has a role and would likely return unless someone wants him as a starter which is unlikely.

What he said.

 

[BonifayRam]

Smith is going to cost $15 M plus a season....Ford? Closer to $18M.
So, the Rams release Barron and Brockers to bring it at most one other starter?
Creating or worsening other holes to fill one spot.
Fowler can be a 8-10 sack a year guy. As importantly he can solid vs the run and create pressure (as witnessed again vs SF). Creating pressure is nearly as important as actually getting the sacks.
The question is what does Fowler cost?
I'm guessing $8 M or so.
Cut Barron and sign Fowler for basically a wash. Resign Littleton in the $6M per year range and determine (hopefully) Brockers can be restored to his former self.
Teams like Oakland and (I think) SF are going to have massive funds to spend.
I'm sure punishing division rivals by signing a guy like Ford away from KC or Barrett away from Denver would be appealing to Oakland.
The Rams should wrap up Fowler and Littleton to keep two of the salvageable spots in the front seven, not breaking the bank and not worsening other positions.

The Rams still have BIG problems stoping the run. In addition other than AD #99 there is no consistent pass rush from the front five. Paying both Barron & Brockers $10mil each ($20 million) to play here next season would be a bad decision after what we have got from them this season. I do not see any sizeable holes if either of these high priced Rams has departed. If they want Brockers to remain then he needs to be inserted back into the NT post in 2019.

If your going to run a Wade D it only works when he has highly effective Edge Rushers. When this season comes to an end it will be the Rams poor run defense & lack of outside pass rush that will have been the cause of our early exit.

I do not see Dante Fowler signing back here for that cap cost fearsomefour. It's a shame we can use him. They might get him back for one deal for a full season to prove his worth to the Rams.

UDFA Cory Littleton is an RFA but he is special. Awarded a Pro Bowl invite! Usually, there are four different qualifying offers teams can make, though most teams only use the top three tenders. In Cory's case the Rams Org. will not use the usual first 2 type offers & will make their decision from #3 & #4. Its a no-brainer to me, Demoff/Snead will go by way of Rams Right of 1st Refusal, or compensated with one 1st round draft selection & give Cory a one-year contract salaried of @ $3.2 million for the right of first refusal & a 1st round compensation. This will ensure Cory is available to start @ one of the four LB'ing posts I believe that Cory can be a better LB'er playing the Mark Barron post or even the weakside ER post than where Cory has played this season @ MLB'er.

 

[Ram65]

My priority list for resigning Ram free agents (only FA & RFA apply):

1. Rodger Saffold
2. Cory Littleton
3. Donte Fowler (if reasonable; if not let him go make big money elsewhere)
4. Malcolm Brown (for depth)
5. Troy Hill (for depth)
6. Morgan Fox (for depth)
7. Blake Countess (for depth)

Let Suh, Joyner, Longacre, Shields, Wilson, Mannion, Westbrooks, Easley, Hager and Anderson walk. Hopefully we can net some comp picks for them.

I like the list. Not sure about Fox. He was being moved to OLBer. Thought that was interesting. If he is healthy then I would resign him.

At this point Fowler gets some sacks but, isn't great. He does cover too and takes a lot of snaps. Reasonable contract for me too. I don't think he gets a big deal from other teams.

Saffold and Littleton are must resigns to me. Littleton stays in the middle.

Brown depends on what other offers he gets. Considering Gurley's knee problem it would be worth going a little high for Brown.

 

[dang]

The LA Rams RFA's & ERFA's are easy low cap cost hits & easy to bring back to the team if so desired by the Ram Org. I would suggest the below group would be resigned due to their importance:

Rams UFA's priority list:
#1-LG Rodger Saffold
#2-DL Ethan Westbooks (If the Rams release Brockers & Suh the EW priority moves up to #2)
ER Dante Fowler Jr. (the jury remains out)
MLB Bryce Hager :notsure: (If Rams release Mark Barron & insert Littleton in his post, Hager becomes a higher need to compete with MLB Micah Kiser to start)

 

[dang]

The LA Rams RFA's & ERFA's are easy low cap cost hits & easy to bring back to the team if so desired by the Ram Org. I would suggest the below group would be resigned due to their importance:

ILB- Cory Littleton- (Rams org will do something not normally done for a former UDFA, they will tender CL with the #4 of different qualifying offers Rams can make CL. A One-year Player Contract with a Salary of at least $3.2 million for the right of first refusal & first draft round compensation. The Rams receive a first-round pick from the new team if said new team signs the player to an offer sheet that the Rams isn't willing to match).

RB- Malcolm Brown- TG II comes into this picture here with that bad reconstructed knee & now inflammation in the same knee? There are some big problems ahead with this. Rams will need to cut down on the snaps TG II gets for the remainder of the season & reevaluate the brewing issue. Brown is sure to be needed to take over many snaps. Rams Org will likely go with #3 type tender a One-year Player Contract with a Salary of at least $2.9million for the right of first refusal and second draft round compensation. Rams receive a second-round pick from the new team if said new team signs Brown to an offer sheet that the Rams isn't willing to match.

CB- Troy Hill (top outside corner reserve & he might get a nice pay increase in March)
DE- Morgan Fox (His importance is raised due to the 3 DL UFA's)
CB-Kevin Peterson (IR'd showed excellent promise before the injury)
CB/Nickle-Dom Hatfield (IR'd)
WR- JoJo Natson Primary return specialist
WR- KhaDarel Hodge (currently our 4th WR)

Rams UFA's priority list:
#1-LG Rodger Saffold
#2-DL Ethan Westbooks (If the Rams release Brockers & Suh the EW priority moves up to #2)
ER Dante Fowler Jr. (the jury remains out)
MLB Bryce Hager :notsure: (If Rams release Mark Barron & insert Littleton in his post, Hager becomes a higher need to compete with MLB Micah Kiser to start)

Agree with UFA list except Hager. Did you see how ridiculously slow Hager looked when he was in Sunday. Take a look at his pursuit of Kittle on the 49ers last touchdown. He not only shouldn’t start I don’t think he should play anywhere except special teams.

 

[fearsomefour]

The Rams still have BIG problems stoping the run. In addition other than AD #99 there is no consistent pass rush from the front five. Paying both Barron & Brockers $10mil each ($20 million) to play here next season would be a bad decision after what we have got from them this season. I do not see any sizeable holes if either of these high priced Rams has departed. If they want Brockers to remain then he needs to be inserted back into the NT post in 2019.

If your going to run a Wade D it only works when he has highly effective Edge Rushers. When this season comes to an end it will be the Rams poor run defense & lack of outside pass rush that will have been the cause of our early exit.

I do not see Dante Fowler signing back here for that cap cost fearsomefour. It's a shame we can use him. They might get him back for one deal for a full season to prove his worth to the Rams.

UDFA Cory Littleton is an RFA but he is special. Awarded a Pro Bowl invite! Usually, there are four different qualifying offers teams can make, though most teams only use the top three tenders. In Cory's case the Rams Org. will not use the usual first 2 type offers & will make their decision from #3 & #4. Its a no-brainer to me, Demoff/Snead will go by way of Rams Right of 1st Refusal, or compensated with one 1st round draft selection & give Cory a one-year contract salaried of @ $3.2 million for the right of first refusal & a 1st round compensation. This will ensure Cory is available to start @ one of the four LB'ing posts I believe that Cory can be a better LB'er playing the Mark Barron post or even the weakside ER post than where Cory has played this season @ MLB'er.

If Fowler can demand more that what my guess is there is no way a guy like Ford can be brought in.
I agree cut Barron.
If Brockers is let go this gives the Rams Donald, Westbrooks and Smart on the DL?
No thanks.
Maybe they can find a couple of solid vet type DL to plug holes and be solid.
Problem is edge guys that can get to the QB cost a fortune. With a late first round pick the top 3/4 pass rushers stand to be gone when they pick. No second round pick doesn't help either.
I hope I am surprised but I don't see any quick fixes.

 

[Prime Time]

Find someone like this and plop him down in the middle of the D-line. That would be my first free agent acquisition.

 

[BonifayRam]

If Fowler can demand more that what my guess is there is no way a guy like Ford can be brought in.
I agree cut Barron.
If Brockers is let go this gives the Rams Donald, Westbrooks and Smart on the DL?
No thanks.
Maybe they can find a couple of solid vet type DL to plug holes and be solid.
Problem is edge guys that can get to the QB cost a fortune. With a late first round pick the top 3/4 pass rushers stand to be gone when they pick. No second round pick doesn't help either.
I hope I am surprised but I don't see any quick fixes.

Guess who is stuck at the waste of Aaron Donald on the bench when the defense is off the field........Dante Fowler Jr. Dante might want to play next to a future HOF'mer @ a lower cap cost...never know till March

In truth, I asked myself how can the Rams cut/ release Brockers?

Rams do have several options for a replacement for Brockers @ the DE 5 tech post. Rookie John Franklin-Myers would be the leading prospect. Rams could also easily resign RFA 3rd yr. DE Morgan Fox who was the back up @ this post 2016/2017. In addition, Rams also could resign Mr.Versatile UFA Ethan Westbrooks at a moderate cap cost, who also plays the 5 tech post. So that's 3 replacements there. So it's not a problem to replace Brockers @ that DE post. The problem remains once again @ the Nose Tackle post.

NT Suh just continues to go through the motions with spurts of good plays mixed in every once in a while but that's it. Once the Rams let Suh slumber into the sunset there's nothing there @ NT. UFA Westbrooks has been involved heavily in the NT post since Wade arrived. There is 6th rd selection Rookie NT Sebastian Joseph-Day, who did not dress for one regular season game this season. SJD did play in 3 preseason games & was very active for an NT. I have no idea what SJD Jason his back-pack.

It's highly probable that the Rams will keep Brockers & insert him back to the Vacant NT post this upcoming season & get their $11 mil worth from him till he goes UFA in a year 2 months from now. I do like a few UFA NT's on some other teams i.e. Steven McLendon or Tyler Davison.

 

[IBruce80]

Saffold and Littleton are the only ones I care that much about.

Maybe fowler.

Saffold and Littleton stand out for me.
Would like to see Fowler return as well.

 

[XXXIVwin]

First thought upon seeing that list was to remember how lucky we are that McVay, Snead, and Demoff have their act together.

So great to have key players like Cooks, Woods, AD, Gurley and Hav locked up long term.

Of the two guys I’m 100% sure I hope they’ll keep, one is an RFA (Littleton) and the other is willing to stay at a team-friendly discount (Saffold).

And we aren’t stuck with the two guys with bloated cap hits (Suh and Joyner).

The Front Office finally has its shit together, the Rams are in great cap shape, and we are positioned for another promising offseason and another Championship run in 2019. Hot damn.

 

[brasilcalif]

safold , fowler , anderson , brown , litletton ( but he can't be ILB ) . That is it . the rest of the scrubs can walk . but the number one player that needs to go is PETERS .

 

[shaunpinney]

Regarding Mannion, I would like to see us upgrade the backup position as much as anybody. But there are likely to be a lot of QB needy teams. Who do we want to sign instead or who do we draft? Just looking for input not questioning moving on from him.

I've not looked into available QBs on other teams rosters as of yet, nor have I indulged into the draft. I do know there's a lot of fan hate directed at Mannion, I'm not one of those guys though.

We've been lucky with Goff, even though he's frail looking and fragile, too skinny for the NFL, unlike someone like Wentz, he's been rather healthy...

 

[Adi]

Regarding Mannion, I would like to see us upgrade the backup position as much as anybody. But there are likely to be a lot of QB needy teams. Who do we want to sign instead or who do we draft? Just looking for input not questioning moving on from him.

I think drafting a guy would be the way to go , let him develope with jared and mcvay . I would also like to see a veteran picked up , just in case. I am over mannion , we have seen enough

 

[fearsomefour]

Find someone like this and plop him down in the middle of the D-line. That would be my first free agent acquisition.

......my phone hasn't rung yet......

 

[fearsomefour]

Guess who is stuck at the waste of Aaron Donald on the bench when the defense is off the field........Dante Fowler Jr. Dante might want to play next to a future HOF'mer @ a lower cap cost...never know till March

In truth, I asked myself how can the Rams cut/ release Brockers?

Rams do have several options for a replacement for Brockers @ the DE 5 tech post. Rookie John Franklin-Myers would be the leading prospect. Rams could also easily resign RFA 3rd yr. DE Morgan Fox who was the back up @ this post 2016/2017. In addition, Rams also could resign Mr.Versatile UFA Ethan Westbrooks at a moderate cap cost, who also plays the 5 tech post. So that's 3 replacements there. So it's not a problem to replace Brockers @ that DE post. The problem remains once again @ the Nose Tackle post.

NT Suh just continues to go through the motions with spurts of good plays mixed in every once in a while but that's it. Once the Rams let Suh slumber into the sunset there's nothing there @ NT. UFA Westbrooks has been involved heavily in the NT post since Wade arrived. There is 6th rd selection Rookie NT Sebastian Joseph-Day, who did not dress for one regular season game this season. SJD did play in 3 preseason games & was very active for an NT. I have no idea what SJD Jason his back-pack.

It's highly probable that the Rams will keep Brockers & insert him back to the Vacant NT post this upcoming season & get their $11 mil worth from him till he goes UFA in a year 2 months from now. I do like a few UFA NT's on some other teams i.e. Steven McLendon or Tyler Davison.

Every guy you listed that's on the Rams roster as a replacement for Brockers has done nothing.
I like Franklin Myers potential and he has made a couple of plays but largely....ehh.
Westbrooks I nearly forgot was on the team.
Brockers is a guy who has played at a high level previously. The options of replacing cuts with $20 M a year guys does not seem realistic on a D sign so many holes. Going on the cheap totally and rolling out Fox and Myers as anything but rotational guys seems like a reach to me also.
I don't know enough about the FA you listed.
It would seem bringing in a couple of moderate priced FA would be smart. They don't have to be big names but guys who can play the run affectively.
I just keep thinking of the Chargers getting Mebane in FA for $3M a year.
The question of course is who?

 

[Legatron4]

safold , fowler , anderson , brown , litletton ( but he can't be ILB ) . That is it . the rest of the scrubs can walk . but the number one player that needs to go is PETERS .

I would keep Peters and Talib together one more year. Draft a CB and let him learn from them.