NFL's NT Domata Peko To Sean McVay ... Sign Me!!!

[Memento]

Bruh your talking about things 2+ years ago and mostly last year. The current state of the DL and who's on it is loaded with talent and depth.
We been talking about NT's and adding this guy Peko or not, in which with SJD and our 4th rounder that isn't going to happen. Not to mention another slot for a NT? Who the heck we going to short then? That's a valuable roster spot we'd be shorting somewhere else. No chance we pick up a 3rd NT like most teams carry that number of QB's.

With that said those that thought Brockers would be cut this year (before or after the draft) were and are still kidding themselves. After this season maybe. But since none of that always has been fantasy I'm not going to waste time talking about it!

I can't wait for Training camp and to watch my long shot predictions of Edwards eventually becoming a starter on the O Line! cheers!

It's actually a simple solution if we do sign Peko. SJD could slot in behind Donald and as backup nose behind Peko, while Gaines takes a redshirt year. You still have Brockers and JFM, so you're not really missing out on pass-rushing.

All we lose is Fox and Smart, but if I'm honest (which is hard because I must be the only person here who thinks that Smart still has hidden potential), Peko is well worth the price over both of them.

He'd be an amazing mentor to both SJD and Gaines. He's an amazing run stuffer, which we need. I'd gladly sign him to a one-year, vet-minimum contract.

As for Edwards, we shall certainly see!

 

[Akrasian]

It's actually a simple solution if we do sign Peko. SJD could slot in behind Donald and as backup nose behind Peko, while Gaines takes a redshirt year. You still have Brockers and JFM, so you're not really missing out on pass-rushing.

All we lose is Fox and Smart, but if I'm honest (which is hard because I must be the only person here who thinks that Smart still has hidden potential), Peko is well worth the price over both of them.

He'd be an amazing mentor to both SJD and Gaines. He's an amazing run stuffer, which we need. I'd gladly sign him to a one-year, vet-minimum contract.

As for Edwards, we shall certainly see!

Possibly over-optimistic - but I think that Gaines will be a significant help all season - and especially later in the season, if he gets to play early. I think he was a significant part of the offseason planning, which is why they traded so much to move up on day 3 to get him - they had figured he would be available so didn't want to draft him early, but realized that they might have messed up, so trade extra value to move up and get him.

 

[Riverumbbq]

It's actually a simple solution if we do sign Peko. SJD could slot in behind Donald and as backup nose behind Peko, while Gaines takes a redshirt year. You still have Brockers and JFM, so you're not really missing out on pass-rushing.

All we lose is Fox and Smart, but if I'm honest (which is hard because I must be the only person here who thinks that Smart still has hidden potential), Peko is well worth the price over both of them.

He'd be an amazing mentor to both SJD and Gaines. He's an amazing run stuffer, which we need. I'd gladly sign him to a one-year, vet-minimum contract.

As for Edwards, we shall certainly see!

Honestly, I don't think he read past my first few sentences about Easley, Walker, Westbrooks and what got us here.
Anyway, in an earlier post in this thread, I showed that in 2018 the Rams carried 8 Defensive Linemen on the roster, currently the Rams only have 7 unless you count the 3 UDFA's, so Peko wouldn't be bumping anybody off the chart, and that includes Fox & Smart. Fox & Smart would more than likely to be competing with those 3 UDFA's to stick as it's highly doubtful that anyone else would be considered on the bubble at this time. jmo.

 

[Memento]

Possibly over-optimistic - but I think that Gaines will be a significant help all season - and especially later in the season, if he gets to play early. I think he was a significant part of the offseason planning, which is why they traded so much to move up on day 3 to get him - they had figured he would be available so didn't want to draft him early, but realized that they might have messed up, so trade extra value to move up and get him.

There's always the possibility of a rookie wall later in the season. I'm willing to bet that Gaines wins the job over SJD...next year. Right now, we could always give him the benefit of a redshirt year with a few plays to tide him over. Believe me, I was happy to see us take Gaines, but a year of learning behind someone like Peko can only help.

Honestly, I don't think he read past my first few sentences about Easley, Walker, Westbrooks and what got us here.
Anyway, in an earlier post in this thread, I showed that in 2018 the Rams carried 8 Defensive Linemen on the roster, currently the Rams only have 7 unless you count the 3 UDFA's, so Peko wouldn't be bumping anybody off the chart, and that includes Fox & Smart. Fox & Smart would more than likely to be competing with those 3 UDFA's to stick as it's highly doubtful that anyone else would be considered on the bubble at this time. jmo.

I doubt that they carry eight defensive linemen again. Not with the amount of defensive backs that we'll carry.

There's Talib, Peters, NRC, Long and Hill as locks for cornerback. There's still Kevin Peterson, whom I think could be a solid backup cornerback, Hatfield, whom might be on the outside looking in unless the team trades someone, Ramon Richards, an interesting cornerback who went to the same college Peterson did, and others.

Then the safeties. You have four as locks in JJ3, Weddle, Rapp, and Scott. Ten defensive backs right there, assuming you keep six cornerbacks - eleven if you take an extra safety.

Seven is the absolute most I can see us carrying on the defensive line. Which means someone is getting bumped off if we sign Peko.

 

[Riverumbbq]

There's always the possibility of a rookie wall later in the season. I'm willing to bet that Gaines wins the job over SJD...next year. Right now, we could always give him the benefit of a redshirt year with a few plays to tide him over. Believe me, I was happy to see us take Gaines, but a year of learning behind someone like Peko can only help.



I doubt that they carry eight defensive linemen again. Not with the amount of defensive backs that we'll carry.

There's Talib, Peters, NRC, Long and Hill as locks for cornerback. There's still Kevin Peterson, whom I think could be a solid backup cornerback, Hatfield, whom might be on the outside looking in unless the team trades someone, Ramon Richards, an interesting cornerback who went to the same college Peterson did, and others.

Then the safeties. You have four as locks in JJ3, Weddle, Rapp, and Scott. Ten defensive backs right there, assuming you keep six cornerbacks - eleven if you take an extra safety.

Seven is the absolute most I can see us carrying on the defensive line. Which means someone is getting bumped off if we sign Peko.

Considering that between Gaines, SJD, Fox and Smart, they had a grand total of 6 NFL snaps (all Smart's) in 2018. Besides the fact that Brockers had a lousy 2018 season, the 4 described potential back-ups/rotational players being extremely inexperienced, a very young new starter in Franklin, ... this is supposed to be a Super Bowl run we're entering into. Now, if we were to cut down to 7, Smart may be the odd man out as he went from 308 2017 defensive snaps down to 6 in 2018, but who knows ?

 

[Memento]

Considering that between Gaines, SJD, Fox and Smart, they had a grand total of 6 NFL snaps (all Smart's) in 2018. Besides the fact that Brockers had a lousy 2018 season, the 4 described potential back-ups/rotational players being extremely inexperienced, a very young new starter in Franklin, ... this is supposed to be a Super Bowl run we're entering into. Now, if we were to cut down to 7, Smart may be the odd man out as he went from 308 2017 defensive snaps down to 6 in 2018, but who knows ?

That's why I hope the Rams sign Peko. He's a cheap veteran who can help against the run. That gives us - likely - Donald, Brockers, Peko, JFM, SJD, Gaines, and one of Smart/Fox/UDFA. Either way, someone's getting bumped off the roster. That's not even counting the linebackers. Hell, we might have to roll with six D-linemen if the linebackers (ten overall, to go with ten DBs) I think are going to make the team make the team.

 

[Ram65]

I showed that in 2018 the Rams carried 8 Defensive Linemen on the roster, currently the Rams only have 7 unless you count the 3 UDFA's, so Peko wouldn't be bumping anybody off the chart, and that includes Fox & Smart. Fox & Smart would more than likely to be competing with those 3 UDFA's to stick as it's highly doubtful that anyone else would be considered on the bubble at this time. jmo.

Who were the eight defensive lineman last year?

There's always the possibility of a rookie wall later in the season. I'm willing to bet that Gaines wins the job over SJD...next year. Right now, we could always give him the benefit of a redshirt year with a few plays to tide him over. Believe me, I was happy to see us take Gaines, but a year of learning behind someone like Peko can only help.

No way is Gaines going to be red shirted this year as was stated early. The Rams gave up a lot to draft him. They targeted him to play this year.

Current DL Roster :

1) DT - Aaron Donald
2) DT/DE - Michael Brockers
3) DT - Sebastian Joseph-Day
4) DT - Greg Gaines
5) DT - Tanzel Smart
6) DE - John Franklin-Myers
7) DE - Morgan Fox

UDFA's :
Marquise Copeland
Bryant Jones
Boogie Roberts

Domata Peko would easily beat out a UDFA for that 8'th DL position.

Seems like the top 7 would be the bet going into camp to make the final roster. I don't know why they would have 8 DL. I'll assume Fox comes back healthy as he had the entire year to rehab. He played a good amount of snaps in 2017 Smart could be the odd man out if an UDFA shows.

One other thing to consider is future cap space and cheaper roster building. The Rams could be better served by having Smart and Fox play this year and get them signed for very reasonable cap numbers for the future. The Rams are also going to have to replace Brockers next year.

I get the experience thing with Peko. However, he is a stop gap player that doesn't add to the Rams beyond this year. If Rams feel the need for experience Peko would be a good option. All indications are the Rams are looking forward to playing SJD and Gaines.

 

[Riverumbbq]

Who were the eight defensive lineman last year?

1) A.Donald - 917 Def Snaps
2) N.Suh - 891 Def Snaps
3) M.Brockers - 683 - Def Snaps
4) J.Franklin - 301 Def Snaps
5) E.Westbrooks - 180 Def Snaps
6) D.Easley* - 62 Def Snaps
7) T.Smart - 6 Def Snaps
8) S.Joseph - 0 Def Snaps

Easley was IR'd Oct 2, 2018

 

[Ram65]

1) A.Donald - 917 Def Snaps
2) N.Suh - 891 Def Snaps
3) M.Brockers - 683 - Def Snaps
4) J.Franklin - 301 Def Snaps
5) E.Westbrooks - 180 Def Snaps
6) D.Easley* - 62 Def Snaps
7) T.Smart - 6 Def Snaps
8) S.Joseph - 0 Def Snaps

Easley was IR'd Oct 2, 2018

They had him listed here as as a LBer so I missed those snap counts. I guess they didn't replace him and added Fowler later.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/2018-snap-counts.htm


They have him as WILL and OLB so I guess he really wasn't being used as defensive lineman. They were going to use Fox on the outside before the injury. I remember now that they thought moving Easley to OLber would take pressure off the bad knee or knees. That didn't work as he only played three games. Now, the Rams have Mathews as as an added pass rusher with Fowler. Looks like they went with 7 defensive lineman.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/E/EaslDo00/fantasy/2018

 

[oldnotdead]

Peko's best days are behind him. I doubt he could provide better depth than either of the two guys they have. Because of his familiarity with Wade's defense they might keep him in mind as a during the season injury contingency but IMO not much more than that.