KhaDarel Hodge Signed on the 53 (Shake yur Booty, jrry33!

[Soul Surfer]

Hodge in for Thomas. Let's see what this darling from preseason can do.

I would be very surprised if he's even a game day active.

 

[Karate61]

I would be very surprised if he's even a game day active.

Well, we lost Cooper and now Thomas. So, we currently have Cooks, Woods, Kupp, Reynolds, and Natson. You don't think they'd want another receiver active? Or, am I missing someone?

 

[Akrasian]

Well, we lost Cooper and now Thomas. So, we currently have Cooks, Woods, Kupp, Reynolds, and Natson. You don't think they'd want another receiver active? Or, am I missing someone?

Cooks, Woods, Kupp, Reynolds, and Natson are all game day actives already. 5 receivers is a lot, especially since the starting 3 get virtually all of the time on offense. Reynolds is available just in case, and Natson can go into the offense in an emergency. The team is likely to have an active at another position, instead of having another active at WR who is unlikely to take a snap. You know, have another defender they can sub in, or maybe have 8 OL just in case.

 

[Karate61]

Cooks, Woods, Kupp, Reynolds, and Natson are all game day actives already. 5 receivers is a lot, especially since the starting 3 get virtually all of the time on offense. Reynolds is available just in case, and Natson can go into the offense in an emergency. The team is likely to have an active at another position, instead of having another active at WR who is unlikely to take a snap. You know, have another defender they can sub in, or maybe have 8 OL just in case.

Thanks for clarifying. So, when Thomas and Cooper weren't injured, was Reynolds inactive then? If you know...

 

[Soul Surfer]

Well, we lost Cooper and now Thomas. So, we currently have Cooks, Woods, Kupp, Reynolds, and Natson. You don't think they'd want another receiver active? Or, am I missing someone?

Were all the receivers active last week or was Mike Thomas inactive?
That might give us a clue.

 

[Akrasian]

Thanks for clarifying. So, when Thomas and Cooper weren't injured, was Reynolds inactive then? If you know...

Reynolds was the #4 receiver all year (and last year, iirc). Cooper was the returner, rarely actually having plays on the offense. Thomas was a top gunner on ST, again rarely playing as a receiver.

For Hodge to be active, he would need to be a key special teamer. That's not the case, at least yet. At this point Hodge seems likely to be another guy to use on the offense in case of injury, one who was called up at least partially so that he was not signed away. It could change - he could become a gunner and win a key spot on special teams. If he were viewed as likely to be a key returner, he probably would have been brought up instead of Natson (they obviously value his overall package more, or they would have had Natson on the practice squad instead of Hodge). But at this point, Hodge is insurance for another receiver injury.

 

[ReekofRams]

Reynolds was the #4 receiver all year (and last year, iirc). Cooper was the returner, rarely actually having plays on the offense. Thomas was a top gunner on ST, again rarely playing as a receiver.

For Hodge to be active, he would need to be a key special teamer. That's not the case, at least yet. At this point Hodge seems likely to be another guy to use on the offense in case of injury, one who was called up at least partially so that he was not signed away. It could change - he could become a gunner and win a key spot on special teams. If he were viewed as likely to be a key returner, he probably would have been brought up instead of Natson (they obviously value his overall package more, or they would have had Natson on the practice squad instead of Hodge). But at this point, Hodge is insurance for another receiver injury.

According to McVay's press conference today, they have plans on working Hodge into the special teams.

 

[OldSchool]

According to McVay's press conference today, they have plans on working Hodge into the special teams.

Stands to reason since there are 19 snaps on special teams open for somebody that were taken last week.

 

[Merlin]

I love this move. Keep him on teams for now and work him on his routes under this staff. Been afraid a team would raid him off our PS roster, not now.

All that aside, he'd better work hard on teams too, because that bottom portion of the roster churns when dudes get injured as the season goes on. Wish him the best though, and I pull for dudes who step up and show it on gameday.

 

[BonifayRam]

Rams promote KhaDarel Hodge
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/09/19/rams-promote-khadarel-hodge-activate-jamon-brown/

The Rams promoted receiver KhaDarel Hodge from the practice squad and activated right guard Jamon Brown from the suspended list.

Hodge joined the Rams as an undrafted free agent out of Prairie View A&M. He appeared in all four preseason games, catching eight passes for 100 yards and a touchdown.

The Rams were down to four receivers after placing Pharoh Cooper and Mike Thomas on injured reserve.

Brown served a two-game suspension for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. He started all 16 games last season, but Austin Blythe might keep Brown on the sideline.

“I’m going to do whatever is asked of me,” Brown said, via Rich Hammond of the Southern California News Group. “Blythe, he played well the first two weeks and I think he earned and deserved every right to continue to keep that up.”

The Rams also announced they signed quarterback Brandon Allen and defensive end Marcus Martin to the practice squad.

 

[Kevin]

Were all the receivers active last week or was Mike Thomas inactive?
That might give us a clue.

All six receivers were active for week 1; Thomas was inactive week 2.
http://www.nfl.com/inactives?week=2