Rams waive Nick Hampton
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Seriously, I don't know if there is a position switch or not.
I have been a fan of Desjuan Johnson for some time now because, whenever he plays, I think he flashes ... either makes a play or is close to doing so. And, I have been frustrated with him not getting regular work.
Was a defensive lineman in 2023 and 2024 but was surprised to see him at Edge for most of the Pre-season.
Sunday was only the second time he has been game-day-active this season. I noticed him out there; and have now re-watched the game twice. Saw plenty of 4th quarter action when the Rams emptied the bench. However, when I re-watched the game a 2nd time, noticed he was on-the-field a fair amount of snaps in the first half ... almost exclusively at Edge, backing-up Verse and Young ... played as much as Stewart. I thought Johnson was very productive on Sunday.
Hope to see more of that but I have no idea if we will.
@XXXIVwin ...
Seriously, if it's available and fans have the time, I think re-watching a game without any anxiety over the outcome (focusing on just the game-action ... and fast-forwarding through everything else) is a great way to hone-in on specific aspects of the game like unit-play (especially the O and D Lines) and individual-paly.
If you had anxiety during THAT game I’d hate to be there when we’re losing. Pro tip: Stay away from the GDT.
I agree ... I meant In General.
For example, I have been a fan of Desjuan Johnson, and been disappointed he has not been game-active. When I watched the game live on Youtube / Sunday Ticket I knew he was active against the Cardinals.
However, it wasn't until I re-watched the game that I focused on him in the fourth quarter, in what amounted to garbage time. When I re-watched it again (Sunday Ticket does a Play-Only version that can be viewed in about 35 minutes), I was looking for Johnson on every defensive snap, and realized he played a lot over the first three quarters ... almost entirely at Edge ... and he looked very solid to me.
While I am a huge fan of this Forum (great moderators with, maybe, one notable exception ...
), I'm Not personally a fan of the GDT. Find it difficult to concentrate on the Game, and I think some posters miss stuff.
I wonder why they didn't announce the expected TuTu move at the same time.
Am I jumping the gun and another move is coming?
Am I jumping the gun and another move is coming?
Yeah, he was playing Edge in preseason and looked good. I have been surprised that he hadn't been active.
Totally agree... a re-watch (especially while using slo-mo) is a great way to focus in on specific players and see how they REALLY performed on a given play. Also agreed that a re-watch is especially helpful when focusing on individuals on the OL or DL.
A good run stuff, for example. Often with the big scrum of bodies in the middle it's hard to tell which player is making the stop. A few times against the Cards, I'd rewind a bit to see that it was big 'ol 95 (Poona Ford) with the stop.
Agree ... that's why I feel so good about McClendon at RT; and, I am a big fan of Tyler Davis.
When I re-watch these games, those guys have stood-out to me.
Right. I wonder if the Rams had him slim down a bit if they're using him more at Edge?
BY and Verse are listed at 258 and 260.
Who knows... the listed weights are often off by a country mile. Aaron Donald recently revealed that, in 2018, his actual weight was 30 pounds (!!) less than his listed weight.
(And don't get me started about Tutu's weight as a rookie... @Loyal kept insisting Tutu was big enough, but I never believed him)
Johnson was a D-Lineman in 2023 and 2024 ... but he's playing a lot at Edge in 2025.
Similar to Michael Hoecht who played D-Line until 2022 when he started playing Edge; and over the last couple years he is pretty much exclusively at Edge.
As far as weight ... hmmm ... that's tough because weights are often not updated.
For three-plus years, the Rams' Team site had Alaric Jackson at 285 when he was 330-plus.
I don't know but I'm guessing that Hoecht dropped some weight after moving to Edge.
WestCoastRam
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Well the particular gamma radiation AD was taking doesn't turn you green...Yeah, but AD was the incredible hulk without turning green.
I don't think it matters after Stewart. We're basically three deep and have been whether they had Hampton or not.
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I had no idea that people thought Hampton was so bad. I thought he was good on special teams and his 7 or 8 snaps on D I rarely saw anything terrible. A lot of anger directed at a backup.
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I'm not saying they added anyone. I probably should have worded it better so that's my fault. Its possible the Rams feel comfortable with someone on our current roster to take his spot or that they have the confidence to find someone else to add better depth to the roster than Hampton if they go that route.
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That's what I don't get. Prior to the last couple days I put no thought at all to our 4th olb. Seems others worried about him. As well as Limmer and Dolic.