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Where Rams stand with their many free agents
By Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/26409/where-rams-stand-with-their-many-free-agents
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The offseason here is for the Los Angeles Rams and now that we know where they'll be playing their home games for the long term, things have settled down enough to spend our weekends answering a few of your Twitter questions.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @nwagoner and fire away with any Rams-related questions you might have. Please use hashtag #RamsMail so I can see them.
On to your questions.
Ram Jam @RamsFansUnite
we know Jenks and Rams paused talks until now, what's the latest on contract offers w/him, Tru, Barron, Rodney, etc?
@nwagoner: By now, you've probably seen that the Philadelphia Eagles have been active in signing some of their own players to contract extensions. As always, you'll see a lot of that going on around the league in the coming days and weeks. Of course, the Rams are in a unique position where they have a whole lot going on at the moment. Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demoff is hard at work on facilitating the team's move to Los Angeles, though senior assistant Tony Pastoors is more than capable of handling negotiations. At this point, there doesn't appear to be anything imminent, but things can come together quickly so we can't rule out the possibility of the Rams getting some things done before free agency in March. The other thing to remember is that with free agency this close, a lot of agents and players will wait to see what the market bears before re-signing unless their team comes with a huge offer. Janoris Jenkins, for example, will likely wait until that three-day negotiating window opens before making a decision. The upcoming scouting combine is also a hotbed of discussion for teams and agents so for the bigger names on the Rams' free agent list, it's more likely that potential pre-free agency deals would wait until then. It's also worth noting that teams can begin using the franchise and transition tags on players around then as well.
Andy Chihuahua@punnini
Do you know when the Rams will decide on the color scheme of their uniforms/organization once they move to LA?
@nwagoner: This is probably the most-asked question I've gotten since the NFL approved the Rams' move. People love their uniforms and, understandably, the fans in Los Angeles would like to see the old Rams colors -- be it the blue and yellow or the blue and whites -- brought back. The thing is, the NFL has strict rules on when a team can change color schemes and uniforms and requires its teams to offer plenty of notice for such a change to take place. The Rams have obviously been planning on a move for some time so I'm sure they've had the wheels spinning, and Demoff has said recently that the team has had conversations with the league about uniforms for 2016 and beyond. So it's not out of the realm of possibility they'll have something new for next year, but it remains to be seen how quickly such a decision will be made, especially considering how many other pieces of business they must take care of right now. My understanding is the Rams are hoping to incorporate some of their traditional colors, keep the horns on the helmet and come up with something new that mixes nostalgia with the future.
By Nick Wagoner
http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/26409/where-rams-stand-with-their-many-free-agents
EARTH CITY, Mo. -- The offseason here is for the Los Angeles Rams and now that we know where they'll be playing their home games for the long term, things have settled down enough to spend our weekends answering a few of your Twitter questions.
As always, you can find me on Twitter @nwagoner and fire away with any Rams-related questions you might have. Please use hashtag #RamsMail so I can see them.
On to your questions.
Ram Jam @RamsFansUnite
we know Jenks and Rams paused talks until now, what's the latest on contract offers w/him, Tru, Barron, Rodney, etc?
@nwagoner: By now, you've probably seen that the Philadelphia Eagles have been active in signing some of their own players to contract extensions. As always, you'll see a lot of that going on around the league in the coming days and weeks. Of course, the Rams are in a unique position where they have a whole lot going on at the moment. Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demoff is hard at work on facilitating the team's move to Los Angeles, though senior assistant Tony Pastoors is more than capable of handling negotiations. At this point, there doesn't appear to be anything imminent, but things can come together quickly so we can't rule out the possibility of the Rams getting some things done before free agency in March. The other thing to remember is that with free agency this close, a lot of agents and players will wait to see what the market bears before re-signing unless their team comes with a huge offer. Janoris Jenkins, for example, will likely wait until that three-day negotiating window opens before making a decision. The upcoming scouting combine is also a hotbed of discussion for teams and agents so for the bigger names on the Rams' free agent list, it's more likely that potential pre-free agency deals would wait until then. It's also worth noting that teams can begin using the franchise and transition tags on players around then as well.
Andy Chihuahua@punnini
Do you know when the Rams will decide on the color scheme of their uniforms/organization once they move to LA?
@nwagoner: This is probably the most-asked question I've gotten since the NFL approved the Rams' move. People love their uniforms and, understandably, the fans in Los Angeles would like to see the old Rams colors -- be it the blue and yellow or the blue and whites -- brought back. The thing is, the NFL has strict rules on when a team can change color schemes and uniforms and requires its teams to offer plenty of notice for such a change to take place. The Rams have obviously been planning on a move for some time so I'm sure they've had the wheels spinning, and Demoff has said recently that the team has had conversations with the league about uniforms for 2016 and beyond. So it's not out of the realm of possibility they'll have something new for next year, but it remains to be seen how quickly such a decision will be made, especially considering how many other pieces of business they must take care of right now. My understanding is the Rams are hoping to incorporate some of their traditional colors, keep the horns on the helmet and come up with something new that mixes nostalgia with the future.
