PS looks about as expected. Glad Neal and Waters made.
Practice Squad
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No AJ Arcuri..Blaske & Hance I like it.
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Proving once and over again why your a wise Ram fan.....I like it very much too.
This might be why AJ Arcuri is no longer under contract. #72 the new guy who just showed up late just before preseason appears like the reason @Memento.
Blake Hance was a four year starting LEFT OT, who started 43 college games for Northwestern. Breakdown: 8 in 2015, 13 in 2016, 9 in 2017, and 13 in 2018. Hance started 2 NFL games at left tackle (LT)—both for the Cleveland Browns in 2021, against the Rams and Cardinals.
Hance only played in the first 2 pre-season games & got 97 snaps. Our OL coaches must have seen enough by that time & did not showcase him for the rest of the NFL in game #3 at all. The 36 yr old DQ has a bonified back up for himself as new 30 yr. Swing OT.
Any ROD'er who has PFF premium might be able to give us Hance's ratings of his 97 2026 preseason snaps???
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First of all, Marshall Faulk has NOTHING to do with this.
Second, CMC is just below Faulk in overall talent and career, but go ahead and spoil your point by grossly exaggerating (couldnt carry his jock)
Third, now we're looking at CHAMPIONSHIPS, as criteria for how good a Running Back is? Thats high-level Football thinking right there. Ill be sure and let Barry Sanders and Adrian Peterson know that Kenneth Walker is now better than BOTH of them.
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Hamilton almost rivaled Forbes in run defense, IMO.
Fourqurean honestly wasn't much better. Watched a lot of the preseason games (except for the Chargers game because of irl reasons), and I'd say that Hamilton was much better in coverage than any corner (yes, even Lampkin; Lampkin was incredibly grabby and was lucky not to be flagged on some of the plays he was a part of.), and most of the corners' run defense was about the same.
Now, granted, I like both of them, and I would've taken both of them on the practice squad, maybe even over Lampkin (who concerns me a great deal in both coverage, the aforementioned grabbiness, and run defense - and thus special teams as a gunner - as well) as far as younger prospects go. I just found it surprising that AZ wasn't signed on; I'd rather take the small chance at Purgatory than the first ring of hell we know (Lampkin).
He just showed no ability at pass blocking.
And he never seemed to get any better with coaching.
I would add Nick Andersen to that. Glad he's back as well
I'd rather Limmer be sent to the practice squad and not McMahon. McMahon was much better than Limmer this preseason, he's always been the superior pass-protector, and he's earned that backup interior job. Yes, he's undersized, but no less than Jason Kelce took him under his wing. Even Dedich isn't around 300 lbs., so you don't need to be a massive person to play O-line; you just have to have technical know-how and just the right amount of athleticism.
Now that's a good practice squad. I like every name on that list. Well, punter I don't care about because it's a punter but he's a freebie so whatever.
- S Nick Andersen
- WR Alex Bachman (Veteran)
- OL Austin Blaske
- P Jack Bouwmeester (International)
- RB Dean Connors
- CB Nyzier Fourqurean
- OL Blake Hance (Veteran)
- S Tanner Ingle
- DT Tim Keenan III
- CB Cam Lampkin
- DL Larrell Murchison (Veteran)
- ILB Elias Neal
- DL Bill Norton
- OLB Darryl Peterson III
- WR Brennan Presley
- TE Dan Villari
- RB Jordan Waters
Rams sign 17 players to initial 2026 practice squad
The Rams signed 17 players to their initial practice squad on Monday following the release of the initial 53-man roster on Sunday.www.therams.com
That PS might be very important for 27' & 28'. With the recent small draft classes, and next years will likley only be 5 picks as well, some of these players will be counted on to fill some roles next year.
This is more likley with the possibility of some small cap/roster reset next year if Stafford & Adams retire, along with Donald of course. Not to mention the number of FAs that will likley be lost.
Guys like Villari might be the 5th or 4th TE next year. Some of those OL might become reserves next year. Keenan hopefully sticks around to contribute next season. Maybe Rivers is finally replaced by a young back like Connors and or Waters.
Then they can focus on premium positions like CB, WR, and OT in next yrs draft.
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Today's "Nostradamus Award" goes to @CGI_Ram for correctly predicting that Connors would be a cut, clear waivers, and land back with the Rams on the PS.
I was really concerned that Connors would be signed elsewhere. But as is so often the case, McSnead knew what they were doing.
I was kinda hoping they'd cut Rivers and keep Connors on the 53. But they didn't have to.
I'll be curious to see if Connors develops into a legit NFL player.
You’re overthinking this. I simply don’t share your opinion. That’s okay . Right?
Now, both of you are right in some respects. CMC never played with a two time MVP at QB with great speed receivers and an OC who could scheme with the best. But Faulk was great for a relatively bad Colts team, averaging 1600 yards from scrimmage/year with ten TDs, and was one reason that Warner put up great numbers.
Nobody super significant. Al'zillion Hamilton is really the only one I would have liked. Maybe Rohan Jones and Tru Edwards. Nikhai Hill-Green was interesting at first, but didn't show enough to be kept. But honestly, it went pretty well overall.
There are 2 ways to look at the practice squad.
1. We're glad none of our players were taken by other teams.
2. None of the other 31 teams thought any of our practice squad guys were good enough for their 53 man roster.
- take into account there are some pretty bad rosters in the league.
1. We're glad none of our players were taken by other teams.
2. None of the other 31 teams thought any of our practice squad guys were good enough for their 53 man roster.
- take into account there are some pretty bad rosters in the league.