PS addition, Eric Kendricks

[RamWoodie]

Perhaps all of this is being over-thought??? Even players "ebb and flow" in their play. Kendricks is decent and playing a 3-4 defense requires LBs.

I'll be in "wait and see" mode for now.

 

[BonifayRam]

Teams value different positions to different degrees.
The Rams don't put ILB at a huge premium in terms of dedicating salary cap/high pics.
Would be nice to get a direct answer as to why.....but, its probably nothing more than with so many 3 safety packages, dime packages etc....there just aren't that many snaps for two ILB.
At 34 can Kendricks cover at all?
Does anyone see him taking snaps from Speights?
I don't, just curious.

Snead & Company indicated to us, as Ram fans, where they wanted to invest & value highly in long-term actions

In 2025, the DB was a walking injury unit blended in with URFA & off-the-street players that cost my team a lot in the end.

DB Kam Curl was injured in the 1st game of 2025 & continued to play through all the pain. Curl is an absolute IRON Man for this D last season. Result: Snead gave his $36 mil for 3 seasons. This safety will be making over $15 mil in the 2027 & 2028 seasons. Anyone have issues with that?

DB Quentin Lake was injured for most of the latter half of 2025. Snead showed us what he values and signed another safety to a 3-year deal for $38 million. Snead did the above when he was sitting on an improving 2nd-day 2024 draft selection, DB Kamren Kinchens, plus 3rd-season reserve DB Jaylen McCollough. He also has DB's Max Pulley, Tanner Ingle & super hitter rookie Nick Anderson lurking.

To add to what Snead desires, the DB mega signings of McDuffie for $124 mil. & Jaylen Watson for $51 mil.

Where do ILBs fit into the conversation?

 

[fearsomefour]

Snead & Company indicated to us, as Ram fans, where they wanted to invest & value highly in long-term actions

In 2025, the DB was a walking injury unit blended in with URFA & off-the-street players that cost my team a lot in the end.

DB Kam Curl was injured in the 1st game of 2025 & continued to play through all the pain. Curl is an absolute IRON Man for this D last season. Result: Snead gave his $36 mil for 3 seasons. This safety will be making over $15 mil in the 2027 & 2028 seasons. Anyone have issues with that?

DB Quentin Lake was injured for most of the latter half of 2025. Snead showed us what he values and signed another safety to a 3-year deal for $38 million. Snead did the above when he was sitting on an improving 2nd-day 2024 draft selection, DB Kamren Kinchens, plus 3rd-season reserve DB Jaylen McCollough. He also has DB's Max Pulley, Tanner Ingle & super hitter rookie Nick Anderson lurking.

To add to what Snead desires, the DB mega signings of McDuffie for $124 mil. & Jaylen Watson for $51 mil.

Where do ILBs fit into the conversation?

Out most successful D unit to date this season has been dime....often with extra safeties on the field.
It makes sense really.....improved atheltism and if they are good tacklers, improved tackling as well.

 

[Twopointtry]

Would be nice to get a direct answer as to why....

Prior to the Eagles game, I mentioned that to my eye there is something obviously wrong with Nate Landman. Watch every Ram defensive play and just focus on Landman and I think you'll see what I mean. His injury has turned him into a "bad" player. Give him credit for trying to push through and playing hurt but he's been a weak link. At a minimum, we need an "insurance policy" in case he can't return to form, otherwise we could be playing the entire 2026 season with a black hole at ILB. Omar Speights got hurt in the 1st game as well, so I think it is just Snead planning ahead just in case we need to plug in someone new due to injury issues.