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:shocking: Shocking
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I agree with you that it might be time to move on from Higbee as the "main" TE. He dropped way too many passes last year. However, do we have a TE on the team that can both run block and run good routes?
McElroy? Not too sure about him. And he definitely needs a full year playing before he may/will become a good TE.
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Different kinda toughness....
Catching a pass...in traffic...with the expectation of getting hit is different....it's like a sacrifice....
That's what we're here to find out....I putting Hemingway in line for the first look...and this new guy second. Everett looks like an offensive weapon to me...not much of a blocker.
I don't know how many chances you give a TE like Higbee to prove he's not what he's shown?
No one is....but he's huge...he's hungry...he's older...and he's a top notch athlete at his size, 6'6, 260 lbs....
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Almost no way he's on the roster in 2019If I were Lamarcus Joyner & I wanted to remain a Ram after this season I would be looking to sign a new long term contract that would help him in his future here & help the Ram team getting a few of the top players signed & under long term contract too. His $11.3 million cap hit is way above what this under 5-8 DB brings to the Ram defense now after the signing of two pro bowl corners & the best Nickel Back in the NFL
I thought he was gonna play OLB last year...I could have sworn he was smaller than Longacre...and could make the switch easier.
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Only way LJ is on the Ram 2019 roster is he signs a Ram friendly contract...NOT going to happen...Wade is going to find a new starting safety from his new rookie cadre or move Aqib Talb from corner to safety in order to elongate prolong his long NFL career. Rams could use a star all pro ball hawk playing deep. Like Ronnie Lott, Rod Woodson & Charles Woodson type move....Talib is already our biggest DB & his size would come in handy.
Fox was smaller than Longacre in college. Fox carried a Michelin around his waist last season. Both are the same height though. Matt is a UFA in 2019 & Morgan is only a RFA so Morgan stands to be here @ a low $$$ for 3 more seasons whereas Matt only has one season here under contract.
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yeah....I figured he was REALLY lying when he claimed he'd play for free.
you think Longacre's back is ok?
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From what I see here down in the deep south through the swarm of yellow flys, cotton fields & deep red Clay road dust ......I have no ideal.
But what I do know is Matt has fought through a bunch of stuff to get to the NFL & play...discarded & highly overlooked because he does not have a NFL body but its very hard to see deep inside what a man desires to do & achieve in life & I would bet this young man Matt will overcome the pain & have a better 2018 season than he had in 2017!
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Seeing Longacre up close...he's a big man....not overly muscled...but big...big calves...big forearms...big dude.:mrburnsevil:discarded & highly overlooked because he does not have a NFL body but its very hard to see deep inside what a man desires to do & achieve in life & I would bet this young man Matt will overcome the pain & have a better 2018 season than he had in 2017!
I'd sit in a foxhole with him anytime....
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https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2018/...s-roster-preview-taurean-nixon-denver-broncos
CB Taurean Nixon needs to grab the bull by the horns
The perennial practice squad DB is looking for a chance to break through on the Rams’ defense.
By kristianramirez
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Taken by the Denver Broncos with the 251st overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft, Los Angeles Rams CB Taurean Nixon didn’t initially win a spot on Denver’s active roster. He landed on the Broncos’ practice squad but was promoted to the active roster prior the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots in January of 2016 but didn’t see any snaps for Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips’ No-Fly Zone with CB Aqib Talib . While still a part of the roster for the Super Bowl 50 win over the Carolina Panthers, Nixon was one of the inactives for the game.
Bouncing around the roster and practice squad for 2016 before being waived in the summer of 2017, he played in two games and was credited with a single tackle.
The Jacksonville Jaguars picked him up off waivers in June 2017 only to be placed on injured reserve the following month. Over the next six months, he’d be waived by the Jaguars, picked up by the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts for their respective practice squads before finally making his most recent practice squad appearance for the Rams in late December.
Suffice to say, Taurean Nixon knows how hard it can be to eke out an NFL career at the margins.
Roster Battle
It’s a tough year to be an aspiring cornerback in the LA Rams’ locker room. Offseason pickups Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters are locked into the starting jobs. Slot CB Nickell Robey-Coleman is a lock for his role having re-signed on a three-year deal in March. CB Sam Shields, who we picked up from the Green Bay Packers, could be a strong contender for the other #2 spot depending on his medical readiness.
That effectively means that the other four CB candidates and Nixon are competing for a practice squad / occasional activation spot. That’s a position that Mr. Nixon should be very comfortable in.
Expectations
Assuming he makes the practice squad in his final year of eligibility and gets activated for throwaway game in December, expect him to make his second career tackle. It’s been two seasons since his last one. It’s time to end the drought.
Chances of making the final roster (.01/10)
I’m being generous here. This number should be zero, but there’s always a chance.
CB Taurean Nixon needs to grab the bull by the horns
The perennial practice squad DB is looking for a chance to break through on the Rams’ defense.
By kristianramirez
Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images
Taken by the Denver Broncos with the 251st overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft, Los Angeles Rams CB Taurean Nixon didn’t initially win a spot on Denver’s active roster. He landed on the Broncos’ practice squad but was promoted to the active roster prior the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots in January of 2016 but didn’t see any snaps for Defensive Coordinator Wade Phillips’ No-Fly Zone with CB Aqib Talib . While still a part of the roster for the Super Bowl 50 win over the Carolina Panthers, Nixon was one of the inactives for the game.
Bouncing around the roster and practice squad for 2016 before being waived in the summer of 2017, he played in two games and was credited with a single tackle.
The Jacksonville Jaguars picked him up off waivers in June 2017 only to be placed on injured reserve the following month. Over the next six months, he’d be waived by the Jaguars, picked up by the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts for their respective practice squads before finally making his most recent practice squad appearance for the Rams in late December.
Suffice to say, Taurean Nixon knows how hard it can be to eke out an NFL career at the margins.
Roster Battle
It’s a tough year to be an aspiring cornerback in the LA Rams’ locker room. Offseason pickups Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters are locked into the starting jobs. Slot CB Nickell Robey-Coleman is a lock for his role having re-signed on a three-year deal in March. CB Sam Shields, who we picked up from the Green Bay Packers, could be a strong contender for the other #2 spot depending on his medical readiness.
That effectively means that the other four CB candidates and Nixon are competing for a practice squad / occasional activation spot. That’s a position that Mr. Nixon should be very comfortable in.
Expectations
Assuming he makes the practice squad in his final year of eligibility and gets activated for throwaway game in December, expect him to make his second career tackle. It’s been two seasons since his last one. It’s time to end the drought.
Chances of making the final roster (.01/10)
I’m being generous here. This number should be zero, but there’s always a chance.
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That sounds like it was written by his agent.
If all that is true he should have been a first-rounder.