Surprise player(s)?

[snackdaddy]

Allen playing well would be huge for this team. Blythe was a liability in pass protection. More of the same will just suck.

Blythe was beat out by a rookie in KC. Is the rookie that good? Or is Blythe that bad?

 

[PARAM]

Surprise player?

Jr Reed

 

[Malibu]

Chris Garrett, JR Reed, JJ Koski come to mind.

 

[BonifayRam]

Blythe was beat out by a rookie in KC. Is the rookie that good? Or is Blythe that bad?

Blythe really needs large smart tough OG's beside him.....if not he will not do well enough to start in an NFL OL for long. Blythe's best skill is his brain!

 

[Pupped]

I think the main issue would be we really need three CB. Long is heading towards free agency and he needs to prove himself as well. It could mean just a short term deal for D Will though so we can draft another cb. I think like RB we should draft a CB almost every year just to keep training and cycling them.

This is year 3 for Long, so they'd have him next year as well.
And.. with 11 picks likely next year.. I'd think they could squeeze another CB in there.

 

[Pupped]

Can any of you recall a Rams team that had so many potential surprise/impact candidates for a season? I cannot.

Even just from a single draft class. It's kind of nuts tbh. Guys all over this roster that are of that criteria. Maybe that's a bad thing idk but holy shit am I excited about this year's team.

Yeah... it is one of those. . "is this a bad thing" situations, isn't it?
Because we're talking about so much *potential*, but we need these guys to be players. That's not skepticism, just caution... but I love what the Rams are doing in their roster-building process and drafting. This team looks like it could be really good now and in the future.
Gotta keep developing and, unfortunately, as you know all to well, sometimes guys plateau. Evans seems to be a great example of that. But the Rams seem to be flexible and nimble enough to adjust to those issues as they arise.

 

[nighttrain]

Blythe was beat out by a rookie in KC. Is the rookie that good? Or is Blythe that bad?

C'mon Man, Blythe is terrible, especially second level blocks, he cannot make them
train

 

[BonifayRam]

This is year 3 for Long, so they'd have him next year as well.
And.. with 11 picks likely next year.. I'd think they could squeeze another CB in there.

Rams failed to draft any corners in the 2020 draft most likely due to having Ramsey/ Hill/ Williams & Long on board. went & got two starting type safeties though in Fuller & Burgess.

I don't think that the word squeeze fits in my small mind on what mostly Snead will do @ corner in 2022......flood fits better for me at least 2 to 3 corners will be taken. Williams is a sure bet to be departed, Long has yet to prove nothing positive about being able to start, CB Robert Rochell might turn into something it is still an unknown.

The rest are all UDFA & WWC's .....Donovan Olumba, Brontae Harris, Kareem Orr, Tyler Hall & Donte Deayon. I still maintain that the weakest unit besides the RB cadre is the corner room after the two starters.

 

[dang]

Chris Garrett, JR Reed, JJ Koski come to mind.

Can’t wait to see how the young guys mature over the next year or 2 including above plus EJones, Jefferson, Atwell, Rochelle, BBrown, Anchrum, Fuller, Harris, Akers (thougts and prayers), and the list goes on….

 

[tomas]

The surprise player is DE Jonah Williams--- but will he make the 53 man roster?

 

[Pupped]

The surprise player is DE Jonah Williams--- but will he make the 53 man roster?

He's made an impression.
But, do you keep him at 26 years old or Eric Banks at 23?

 

[tomas]

He's made an impression.
But, do you keep him at 26 years old or Eric Banks at 23?

Maybe If they keep two QBs.

 

[Jacobarch]

As a fan of ROD for yrs and a Rams fan for my lifetime......I would say for View attachment 47530

there is no question as to which (@ this point anyway) is the surprise player.......It has to be the reemergence of our new starting center Brian Allen. New QB & Center are big changes guys & gals!

My biggest surprises on the positive side........

ILB Kenny Young remaining the starter
Interior UDFA Rookie OL'er Jordan Meredith
Reconstructed OLB Justin Lawler exceptionally strong TC & preseason performance
DE Jonah Williams

Maredith looked abysmal vs the Raiders. I dunno what you're seeing there.
Lawler was good in game 1 and invisible game 2. He's a rotational player nothing more
Young is a surprise but not really, he played well towards the end of the season once he settled into his position.
DE Williams, haven't paid any attention to him but i will next game. What number is he?

 

[Jacobarch]

Blythe was beat out by a rookie in KC. Is the rookie that good? Or is Blythe that bad?

probably a bit of both. Blythe is a good backup but that is all. One good thing about Blythe is he doesn't have many presnap penalties or miffed snaps to the QB. I actually don't recall any bad exchanges from him. But that isn't saying too much for a professional Center.

 

[OldSchool]

Would Lewis being healthy count as a surprise player?


View: https://twitter.com/JourdanRodrigue/status/1430950309468143621

 

[Ram Ts]

Lewis? Is that the guy who is only in his 2nd year that 50-75% of RODs want immediately discarded like trash?

hey, I’m concerned about his injuries too and LT viability. But let’s give the dude a chance.

 

[CGI_Ram]

He's made an impression.
But, do you keep him at 26 years old or Eric Banks at 23?

Banks is real interesting. Still raw. So, I pick him.

 

[Jacobarch]

Lewis? Is that the guy who is only in his 2nd year that 50-75% of RODs want immediately discarded like trash?

hey, I’m concerned about his injuries too and LT viability. But let’s give the dude a chance.

You gotta be on the field to get a chance...Sorry but if he ain't playing he wont get much of a chance from anyone.

 

[Merlin]

Would Lewis being healthy count as a surprise player?


View: https://twitter.com/JourdanRodrigue/status/1430950309468143621

I'm sure he's gonna turn it up now that the final week of cuts is upon us. He has to be feeling a little pressure at this point.

 

[Merlin]

Lewis? Is that the guy who is only in his 2nd year that 50-75% of RODs want immediately discarded like trash?

hey, I’m concerned about his injuries too and LT viability. But let’s give the dude a chance.

So which of our OLBs would you cut to ensure he's got a spot? Giving him a chance means someone else isn't getting one.

I'd rather have Garrett than him. I'd rather have Oko than him. I'd rather have Hollins than him. All because they can actually be up for the games.

The dude's a perennial tease. It's gonna suck to see a guy who could actually help us in that rotation get cut to make room for him.