GAME DAY Rams vs Chargers Aug. 17

[JonRam99]

Speights is going nowhere


View: https://youtube.com/shorts/GCOVeoQdcyQ?si=vEjERt5nrJcQt0r6

 

[WestCoastRam]

I don’t know, I’m hoping the light bulb has finally gone on for Bruss. He’s looked pretty good all through camp and seems to have formed a strong bond with Limmer. I’m think if they try to move him to the practice squad he gets snatched up.

I could be wrong about him not getting picked up! I'd throw a couple bucks at it that I'm not though.

I think the most likely thing (call it 80/20) is that he has gotten better AND we cut him and he goes to PS.

 

[Mojo Ram]

73 Fouts > 75 Bradshaw

Someone at Fox please get that old forgetful stuttering slurring good ole boy off the show plz

 

[bubbaramfan]

It's a Numbers crunch at OL. They can only protect 2 or3 on the PS. Jackson, Jackson, Avila, Dotson, Havenstien, Noteboom, Limmer are locks. Thats 7. I think Z Thomas and McClendon are safe. Thats 9. Will they keep 10 or 11?

 

[WestCoastRam]

View: https://x.com/JourdanRodrigue/status/1825966697842618837


Whelp, given that I weight Jourdan's opinion so much, I'm gonna see myself to the door on Bruss convo. Maybe closer to 50/50 he's on roster. Let's see him at the other guard spot! Still not sure he gets grabbed by a team unless it's one we practiced with if cut.

10/10 no notes on Speights.

 

[Loyal]

Agree that he's not any good but Dan is 73, and that may be a factor because I always thought he was a solid analyst on regular season games in the 1990s and early-2000s. There's a time to just step-away.

That being said, the next quality local broadcasting team that covers pre-season football, will be the FIRST quality broadcasting team I have watched and heard. The lack of objectivity, consideration of the opponent and football analysis is startling to me. Furthermore, the lack of practical experience (common among most local broadcast teams because they mostly only do pre-season games) is obvious.

Plus, they probably know next to nothing about the players on the field except for the laundry they wear.

 

[Loyal]

Speights is going nowhere


View: https://youtube.com/shorts/GCOVeoQdcyQ?si=vEjERt5nrJcQt0r6

Woah! Speights has become a new favorite player! I can't wait for a Deebo collision!

 

[fanotodd]

I'm really interested to see if Limmer makes the 53.. seems like a lock and seems like a guy who can really play in the league. Future ramifications are definitely interesting. If they decide to save some money next year, who knows? After 25, it's very cheap to move on from Jackson, for example.

I don’t see how Limmer would survive a PS designation. There’s gotta be at least one team out there that needs a Center. I don’t know how the Rams are gonna keep him, honestly. He was graded as an eventual starter at the NFL level. By next year…who knows?

Remember when we were all screaming and pounding the table for the Rams to draft a Center? Now they could have TWO quality players at Center.

 

[PhillyRam]

I don’t see how Limmer would survive a PS designation. There’s gotta be at least one team out there that needs a Center. I don’t know how the Rams are gonna keep him, honestly. He was graded as an eventual starter at the NFL level. By next year…who knows?

Remember when we were all screaming and pounding the table for the Rams to draft a Center? Now they could have TWO quality players at Center.

Actually, if Limmer pans out as he appears to be doing, I can see Avila's time at center being brief. If Jonah Jackson has an injury plagued year they can move on from him next year if needed and still save $3.5M in cap...they take a $10M dead cap hit, but it saves some cap space. Avila goes to LG and Limmer becomes the C.

 

[Kupped]

I don’t see how Limmer would survive a PS designation. There’s gotta be at least one team out there that needs a Center. I don’t know how the Rams are gonna keep him, honestly. He was graded as an eventual starter at the NFL level. By next year…who knows?

Remember when we were all screaming and pounding the table for the Rams to draft a Center? Now they could have TWO quality players at Center.

I feel like a year from now.. with a full year of NFL weights, coaching, etc.. he'll absolutely be ready to start. Will be interesting to see how it all plays out. Champagne problems.

 

[dpjax]

View: https://x.com/JourdanRodrigue/status/1825966697842618837


Whelp, given that I weight Jourdan's opinion so much, I'm gonna see myself to the door on Bruss convo. Maybe closer to 50/50 he's on roster. Let's see him at the other guard spot! Still not sure he gets grabbed by a team unless it's one we practiced with if cut.

10/10 no notes on Speights.

That 2nd string O Line looked especially good against the Cowboys, not as good but still not bad against the Chargers, so I'm very interested to see how they do against the DeMeco Ryan led Texans.

 

[Noregar]

Actually, if Limmer pans out as he appears to be doing, I can see Avila's time at center being brief. If Jonah Jackson has an injury plagued year they can move on from him next year if needed and still save $3.5M in cap...they take a $10M dead cap hit, but it saves some cap space. Avila goes to LG and Limmer becomes the C.

Agreed, I have Heard that Limmer has been seen practicing with the 1's with Avila at G. Get the best 5 on the field.

 

[Noregar]

I think it is no coincidence that the Rams are much stronger in the middle and especially center since Wendell (a former center) has become the OL coach. Having a great OL coach is so crucial to an offense's success. Hope they can keep him around for while. I also think having Munchack around is great asset as well.

The Rams Offensive Line is in very food hands and it shows.

 

[bubbaramfan]

Where did you hear that? Not buying it. J Jackson is close to coming back and has been doing the walk-thoughs with the first team. Havenstien has been doing the walk throughs also.

They're not benching J Jackson.

 

[PhillyRam]

I think it is no coincidence that the Rams are much stronger in the middle and especially center since Wendell (a former center) has become the OL coach. Having a great OL coach is so crucial to an offense's success. Hope they can keep him around for while. I also think having Munchack around is great asset as well.

The Rams Offensive Line is in very food hands and it shows.

I think the 22' season finally made McVay realize that he needs a strong interior OL if he wants Stafford to be more than a 2 or 3 yr player for the Rams.

They have since spent draft capital, a trade, and FA $$ to sure up the interior OL.

 

[Allen2McVay]

Where did you hear that? Not buying it.

Maybe the same source that said Tutu was dressed and on Special teams against the Chargers.

Some posters ran with that.

 

[Noregar]

Where did you hear that? Not buying it. J Jackson is close to coming back and has been doing the walk-thoughs with the first team. Havenstien has been doing the walk throughs also.

They're not benching J Jackson.

I need to preface what I noted above is that I think a healthy Jackson is the starter period (with Avilla at Center) but if Jackson cannot go (being that he is injury prone) the best combo might be Limmer at center and Avilla back to guard. This must be in consideration since Limmer is getting some first team reps at center with Avilla at guard. I would rather see this combo with Noteboom in reserve at tackle than Noteboom at filling in a guard.

 

[bubbaramfan]

Where did you hear Avila at G and Limmer at C reps with the 1st team? I have a source at camp and they haven't seen that. Not saying they haven't done that, Recently or weeks ago?

 

[Noregar]

Where did you hear Avila at G and Limmer at C reps with the 1st team? I have a source at camp and they haven't seen that. Not saying they haven't done that, Recently or weeks ago?

It is recently. I heard it this morning on the LA Rams Up podcast. https://www.youtube.com/@laramsup.
I have not seen it firsthand but it makes sense with Limmer's strong showing in the first two preseason games.

 

[PhillyRam]

The development of Limmer and maybe even Leveston, is huge because Avila, Dotson, and Jackson all hit FA in 3 yrs...March 27'. So if Limmer is a hit, they can get buy if they only re-sign Avila, which I assume would be their priority.

An addendum here...

Bruss only has 1 accrued yr, so he is a RFA in 26', meaning he would also be a UFA in 3 yrs.