Roger Saffold

[MarkyMark]

I just don't understand


Report: Rams didn't offer Rodger Saffold a contract last offseason
By Cameron DaSilva | 4 hours ago

Rodger Saffold played the first nine years of his NFL career with the Rams, starting games at every offensive line position except center. He hit free agency last offseason and the Titans signed him to a four-year, $44 million deal that was presumably too rich for the Rams’ taste.

As it turns out, Los Angeles didn’t even try to re-sign Saffold when his contract expired last March. According to Peter Schrager of NFL Network, the Rams didn’t make an offer to Saffold last offseason.

To make matters worse, Schrager says all Saffold wanted was to be a Ram for life.



Saffold was one of the longest-tenured players on the team and not only was he a leader in the locker room, but he was one of the most important players on offense. Next to Andrew Whitworth, Saffold was a road-grading left guard who was also good in pass protection.

Losing him was a significant blow to the offense and his departure is part of the reason Jared Goff and Todd Gurley regressed in 2019.

The Rams didn’t have a ton of money to spend and also lost Lamarcus Joyner in free agency, but the reported lack of effort to keep Saffold is shocking, to say the least.

The good news for Saffold is A) he got paid, and B) he’s one win away from playing in his second consecutive Super Bowl.

 

[BonifayRam]

Report: Rams didn't offer Rodger Saffold a contract last offseason

Cameron DaSilva
4 hours ago


Rodger Saffold played the first nine years of his NFL career with the Rams, starting games at every offensive line position except center. He hit free agency last offseason and the Titans signed him to a four-year, $44 million deal that was presumably too rich for the Rams’ taste.
As it turns out, Los Angeles didn’t even try to re-sign Saffold when his contract expired last March. According to Peter Schrager of NFL Network, the Rams didn’t make an offer to Saffold last offseason.

To make matters worse, Schrager says all Saffold wanted was to be a Ram for life.

Saffold was one of the longest-tenured players on the team and not only was he a leader in the locker room, but he was one of the most important players on offense. Next to Andrew Whitworth, Saffold was a road-grading left guard who was also good in pass protection.
Losing him was a significant blow to the offense and his departure is part of the reason Jared Goff and Todd Gurley regressed in 2019.

The Rams didn’t have a ton of money to spend and also lost Lamarcus Joyner in free agency, but the reported lack of effort to keep Saffold is shocking, to say the least.

The good news for Saffold is A) he got paid, and B) he’s one win away from playing in his second consecutive Super Bowl.

Report: Rams didn't offer Rodger Saffold a contract last offseason

According to Peter Schrager, the Rams didn’t try to keep Rodger Saffold.

theramswire.usatoday.com

I'd say if this isn't proof enough that Cameron DaSilva follows ROD, i'm not sure what it would take ...

FYI there were offers made to other Rams but the OL was not:

Tyler Higbee, TE
Signed a 4 year $29 million contract extension with Los Angeles (LAR)

Jared Goff, QB
Los Angeles (LAR) exercised a $22.783 million option for 2020

Jared Goff, QB
Signed a 4 year $134 million contract extension with Los Angeles (LAR)

Troy Hill, CB
Signed a 2 year $5.25 million contract extension with Los Angeles (LAR)

Bryce Hager, ILB
Signed a 1 year $805,000 contract with Los Angeles (LAR)

Clay Matthews, OLB
Signed a 2 year $9.25 million contract with Los Angeles (LAR)

Cory Littleton, ILB
Assigned a 1 year $3.095 million tender by Los Angeles (LAR)

Dante Fowler Jr., OLB
Signed a 1 year $12 million contract extension with Los Angeles (LAR)

Eric Weddle, FS
Signed a 2 year $10.5 million contract with Los Angeles (LAR)

 

[yrba1]

Hindsight is 2020 (pun intended) and most of us really bought into the idea that Kromer is a magician who can turn ground beef into filet mignon (turn any linemen into a reliable cog in the trenches); sadly wasn't the case.

 

[SteezyEndo]

Goff is good but he isn’t a 134 million dollars good. That is the problem. Where is John Titor when you need him?...

 

[Loyal]

Goff is good but he isn’t a 134 million dollars good. That is the problem. Where is John Titor when you need him?...

That was the going rate, wasn't it? If you want to dumpster dive for a QB that's cheap, you get what you pay for. If you want a QB that can get you to a Super Bowl (we can argue whether that's true for Goff or not, but Snead and McVay believed that) then you have to pay for that. It's just that way.

 

[tomas]

Report: Rams didn't offer Rodger Saffold a contract last offseason

Cameron DaSilva
4 hours ago


Rodger Saffold played the first nine years of his NFL career with the Rams, starting games at every offensive line position except center. He hit free agency last offseason and the Titans signed him to a four-year, $44 million deal that was presumably too rich for the Rams’ taste.
As it turns out, Los Angeles didn’t even try to re-sign Saffold when his contract expired last March. According to Peter Schrager of NFL Network, the Rams didn’t make an offer to Saffold last offseason.

To make matters worse, Schrager says all Saffold wanted was to be a Ram for life.

Saffold was one of the longest-tenured players on the team and not only was he a leader in the locker room, but he was one of the most important players on offense. Next to Andrew Whitworth, Saffold was a road-grading left guard who was also good in pass protection.
Losing him was a significant blow to the offense and his departure is part of the reason Jared Goff and Todd Gurley regressed in 2019.

The Rams didn’t have a ton of money to spend and also lost Lamarcus Joyner in free agency, but the reported lack of effort to keep Saffold is shocking, to say the least.

The good news for Saffold is A) he got paid, and B) he’s one win away from playing in his second consecutive Super Bowl.

Report: Rams didn't offer Rodger Saffold a contract last offseason

According to Peter Schrager, the Rams didn’t try to keep Rodger Saffold.

theramswire.usatoday.com

I'd say if this isn't proof enough that Cameron DaSilva follows ROD, i'm not sure what it would take ...

Snead is a bigger fool than I thought (Evaluating/drafting offensive Linemen) - McVay better wake-up or will never sniff another Superbowl.