So Now that Watkins is Headed for the Chiefs...

[OldSchool]

At least he didn't go to a division rival, though this much of an over pay from them would be been amazing to see.

 

[Loyal]

Unless you guys can provide a source that isn't just opinion about EJ Gaines and whether he would have been dumped. IT'S ONLY OPINION. You can 'different opinion" the hell out of this post too if you want. but it's a fact unless you can provide something solid from the Rams that says different

 

[Loyal]

The Bills run a zone-based defense. Scheme matters.

so does smart trading...

 

[jrry32]

Your sleeping on how much thr threat of him being on the field opened up for everybody...we need a #1 receiver

No, we don't. Sammy's speed did open things up for others, but there are plenty of deep threats capable of doing the same. At the end of the day, McVay >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sammy.

 

[OldSchool]

Unless you guys can provide a source that isn't just opinion about EJ Gaines and whether he would have been dumped. IT'S ONLY OPINION. You can 'different opinion" the hell out of this post too if you want. but it's a fact unless you can provide something solid from the Rams that says different

Articles have been posted countless times with Wade saying he was a good player just not a scheme fit.

 

[pmil66]

What is the point of confusing the issue by comparing two different Horns regimes. Fisher paid Tavon the huge contract---it had nothing to do with Sean. Given the realities of looming contract deals with our top core players (i.e., Aaron, Todd, & Jared), there is limitations on what they can afford to pay Sammy and remain competitive & flexible salary cap-wise.

McVay wanted Sammy back, just as Fisher wanted Tavon back. Snead & Demoff are still in place. Going forward we shall see how that Rams handle the next core. Im not confident on Donald, as he is up first. If he is looking for market value, Rams are in trouble.

 

[jrry32]

so does smart trading...

How many games did we win last year? How many games did we win the year before That?

E.J. Gaines had no future here. He doesn't fit the scheme. You're welcome to complain all you want, but we got something for a player who was on his way out. That's smart trading.

 

[1maGoh]

Yeah, our draft just changed somewhat..imo. If Watkins was that worthless to Sean McVay, then there would have been no great effort to re-sign him if he thought Reynolds and Thomas were the answers.

Now all of the top corners in the NFL will be focusing on Robert Woods when they play us, and I am not sure our offensive output will be the same as last year.

If we can sign the Robert Woods of deep threats (full effort, skill set to fit the role, not elite talent) then Woods becomes the decoy and everyone else prospers. It's a zero sum game of sorts for the defense and it's part of why the offense works. We don't need, obviously, inhuman levels of deep threat greatness. Just someone who can make them pay when they roll coverage to Woods because he's perceived as the real threat.

 

[jrry32]

McVay wanted Sammy back, just as Fisher wanted Tavon back. Snead & Demoff are still in place. Going forward we shall see how that Rams handle the next core. Im not confident on Donald, as he is up first. If he is looking for market value, Rams are in trouble.

If McVay badly wanted Sammy back, he'd be back.

 

[OldSchool]

Your sleeping on how much thr threat of him being on the field opened up for everybody...we need a #1 receiver

We have two #1 receivers, we just have to develop one of our young seep threats or add a new one.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

When we were at U of W we met with Vea but not Pettis. That should answer a lot of questions here.

By all reports they were meeting with Pettis also. Did you read that Pettis was lying about the Rams wanting to meet him?

 

[ausmurp]

Sucks. I'm not counting on Reynolds. He looked overwhelmed last yr and we had so many solid picks we cannot count on him eorkiwoout too- that just doesn't happen teams don't hit on every pick. Odds are Reynolds will bust out.

Hope we sign Jimmy Graham.

 

[lockdnram21]

We have two #1 receivers, we just have to develop one of our young seep threats or add a new one.

Who?

 

[lockdnram21]

No, we don't. Sammy's speed did open things up for others, but there are plenty of deep threats capable of doing the same. At the end of the day, McVay >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sammy.

No your right I wouldn't have given him 16 either but IMO we still need a # 1 or hope Thomas or Reynolds can fill that void

 

[Merlin]

Nothing else on the market is attractive. And this WR class is going to be overpriced in the draft in terms of teams reaching a bit to get the guy they want, vs the talent they'll be getting for where they're taking it.

Rams gambled and lost on him, time to move on developing their guys and maybe upgrading the TE room as a way to ensure Goff has what he needs.

 

[dieterbrock]

I'd do the Sammy Watkins trade all over again, even if it means losing him.
How quickly some forget how bad the Rams were for so long. Yeah Sammy was a large part of the improvement in the offense and why we won 11 games and made the playoffs.
I'd gladly trade the results from last season for an 8-8 year, no playoffs but have a 2nd rounder this year

 

[Merlin]

McVay wanted Sammy back, just as Fisher wanted Tavon back. Snead & Demoff are still in place. Going forward we shall see how that Rams handle the next core. Im not confident on Donald, as he is up first. If he is looking for market value, Rams are in trouble.

We don't know that they're in trouble for sure as of right now. I suspect that Demoff might not be up to the task of managing the cap of a winning organization, but let's wait and see. As I pointed out in another thread with ridiculous and tbh hilarious comments/results, as of right now there is a concerning trend where Demoff has not been able to retain the Rams' best players. Whether that continues, who knows, but hopefully by the time this offseason is over he will have demonstrated that is no longer a concern.

 

[Psycho_X]

Nothing else on the market is attractive. And this WR class is going to be overpriced in the draft in terms of teams reaching a bit to get the guy they want, vs the talent they'll be getting for where they're taking it.

Rams gambled and lost on him, time to move on developing their guys and maybe upgrading the TE room as a way to ensure Goff has what he needs.

Agreed, nothing on the market intrigues me more than Reynolds and Thomas at this point if everyone is signing where people are saying they will. Grab a guy they like in day 2 or 3 maybe at WR and if we grab someone like Burton to team with Everett that would help a lot. Les has pulled off some magic at CB but he's still got a lot of work to do to fill the holes created by themselves.