Tim Barnes

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I'm okay with this. It's gonna be nigh impossible to sign Blalock, Wiz and/or Barksdale for both money reasons and want reasons (do they even want to come to the Rams). If we could get one of these guys and get Barnes back and have Reynolds as a 3rd tackle we will have a good amount of flexibility going into the draft.
 
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You know what's better than a competent starter?

Evidently a bunch of backups.
 
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V3 said:
You know what's better than a competent starter?

Evidently a bunch of backups.
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How did Barnes do when he started when wells has been injured? I don't really pay attention to centers
 
WestCoastRam said:
I'm okay with this. It's gonna be nigh impossible to sign Blalock, Wiz and/or Barksdale for both money reasons and want reasons (do they even want to come to the Rams). If we could get one of these guys and get Barnes back and have Reynolds as a 3rd tackle we will have a good amount of flexibility going into the draft.
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I don't think the money reason is that big of a deal. JT mentioned the other day that the can convert Robert Quinn's 10 million dollar roster bonus to a signing bonus and it saves 8 million against the cap without changing any actual dollars to Quinn.
 
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V3 said:
You know what's better than a competent starter?

Evidently a bunch of backups.
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Their likely adding a half a dozen or so guys to the offensive line between now and training camp. Signing Barnes doesn't mean they aren't going to pursue someone else.
 
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Sum1 said:
I don't think the money reason is that big of a deal. JT mentioned the other day that the can convert Robert Quinn's 10 million dollar roster bonus to a signing bonus and it saves 8 million against the cap without changing any actual dollars to Quinn.
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Totally true but it does get a bit away from the "pay-as-you-go" way of doing business and I have a sense from reading that they don't want to have to do that kind of thing unless they feel like they have to... plus when you consider 2015 free agents on this team, getting away from pay-as-we-go will bite us next year.
 
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WestCoastRam said:
Totally true but it does get a bit away from the "pay-as-you-go" way of doing business and I have a sense from reading that they don't want to have to do that kind of thing unless they feel like they have to... plus when you consider 2015 free agents on this team, getting away from pay-as-we-go will bite us next year.
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I don't think that gets away from it in this situation. I think you are still "paying as you go" since it would be paid up front now just as it would if it were a roster bonus since he obviously will be on the roster this coming season. I think it would be different if we were talking about next years roster bonus being converted to a singing bonus now.
 
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Their likely adding a half a dozen or so guys to the offensive line between now and training camp. Signing Barnes doesn't mean they aren't going to pursue someone else.
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Just less money to use for an actual starter.
 
WestCoastRam said:
Totally true but it does get a bit away from the "pay-as-you-go" way of doing business and I have a sense from reading that they don't want to have to do that kind of thing unless they feel like they have to... plus when you consider 2015 free agents on this team, getting away from pay-as-we-go will bite us next year.
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Thank you! Everyone keeps mentioning that we can just convert Quinn's money but they don't seem to understand that that's just going to create issues later on and we'll have a lot of players to start re-signing soon from all those extra draft picks.
 
Let's just hope they don't decide to go with a line like 2012. I'm willing to be paitent with them, but Snead and Fisher have failed to build a line.
 
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He doesn't seem like the best value pick at #10.
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Cooper and White want be there even so Fish would probably not pick them like last year. Would rather have shreef.
 
We are not picking at #10. We trade down for a late (second half of round one) and a two. We take 2 OL with the first two picks then a QB with our other second. And do it again in the 3rd (OL)
 
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Unless Barrett Jones is a bust, the only conversation i'm hoping the Rams are having with Barnes is ... 'Good By'.
 
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