What do you, personally, want to see Rams accomplish by trade deadline?

[So Ram]

The SuperBowl is NEVER a question with a chance as long as you have a chance to make the Playoffs. The Niners are a good example.

Talked to a Niners Fan today. He said 9 of the 11 defensive plays have or are injured. Bosa getting hurt is(was) a blow . Trent Williams has been hurt & is a Top 5 Tackle.

The Rams have players coming back & getting healthy. They are in a good spot. The Cowboys game was the toughest one to watch. Thought I had it taped so didn’t have to watch.

Thinking just getting healthy for the 2nd half of the season is a good start & let Les Snead do his magic.

Williams is going to surprise some Ram Fans. Dude is quick & will find the right jokes. HENDO looks fresh.

Love Higbee - he knows how to keep guys going at the right time. Big Rob just grinds!!

 

[jrry32]

While I agree that I wouldn’t give up a ton of picks to add someone I disagree with your comment about competing for a title.

-The NFC is wide open and we will start getting some of our injured players back so I expect us to play better

-With the likes of Donald, Ramsey, Kupp, Wagner, Stafford and Jones why should we be thinking of taking a backseat to anyone in the NFC.

-The NFC East doesn’t scare me-especially their QBs in a playoff atmosphere. GB and Tampa look like crap and it looks like neither team can stand their starting QB. The Niners? See Grabmypole and Shanny’s playoff history.

-in my opinion now is the time to go for it. No one in the NFC has our star power or battle tested roster. If we can tweak a couple of pieces without blowing all our picks I see a very realistic road to the Super Bowl if we continue to get our injured players back.

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Agreed. The playoffs are a different ballgame. We've proven we can run that gauntlet. The window is closing. Keep going all in.

 

[jrry32]

One other name I'll throw out is Kadarius Toney. He's had some injuries, and the new regime in New York doesn't like him. He can be a bit of a headcase, but he's an absolutely electric playmaker on offense who can do all sorts of damage with an OC willing to adapt his offense to Toney. One of the most unique athletes I've ever seen. Has somewhat similar ability to Deebo Samuel in terms of his ability to play WR and HB and just make plays.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waueO_vl51I

 

[MachS]

One other name I'll throw out is Kadarius Toney. He's had some injuries, and the new regime in New York doesn't like him. He can be a bit of a headcase, but he's an absolutely electric playmaker on offense who can do all sorts of damage with an OC willing to adapt his offense to Toney. One of the most unique athletes I've ever seen. Has somewhat similar ability to Deebo Samuel in terms of his ability to play WR and HB and just make plays.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waueO_vl51I

Toney or Elijah Moore would be fantastic adds.

 

[OnceARam]

I think we still run the 3-4 under though right?

I think we run a 5-2-4 at this point.

 

[OntarioRam]

O-line, o-line, o-line, o-line. Anything else is by far a secondary concern in my view.

I would like another edge next. I am not sure we have enough draft capital / tradeable assets to acquire one though.

RB is perhaps a more realistic position for the Rams to bolster. Hopefully, our strong pro scouting team can get to work and identify someone that will really excel here in McVay's system. I have hope that might be Williams once he is back from IR. But Hendo is so injury prone that I would like to see us add another body. Many quality RBs can be had on the cheap. It seems the Rams almost landed McCaffery, but with our o-line's ragtag shape, CMC's injury prone history, and the assets it would take to acquire him, I am glad we passed. I am not so sure we have the horses on o-line to run it back. I would not re-build this season, but rather re-tool, we have another few years to compete for a Super Bowl with this roster's prime players (AD, Kupp, Ramsey, Stafford), but with all the o-line injuries I do not think this is the year to push all our chips in, either.

Lots of people wanting WR. I'd prefer to bring back OBJ, if feasible money-wise, rather than trading for anyone, as I'd prefer to not give up any assets.

 

[jrry32]

O-line, o-line, o-line, o-line. Anything else is by far a secondary concern in my view.

There likely won't be any worthwhile OLs available. I've been only able to identify three potential trade candidates:
1. Isaiah Wynn OT Patriots
2. Matt Hennessy IOL Falcons
3. Graham Glasgow IOL Broncos

I'd be fine with acquiring any of the three. But I'm not sure their teams will trade them.

 

[Allen2McVay]

There likely won't be any worthwhile OLs available. I've been only able to identify three potential trade candidates:
1. Isaiah Wynn OT Patriots
2. Matt Hennessy IOL Falcons
3. Graham Glasgow IOL Broncos

I'd be fine with acquiring any of the three. But I'm not sure their teams will trade them.

Agree. I was also thinking about Riley Reiff.

Reiff was an insurance signing but Chicago is going with a rookie LT and a 2nd-year RT. He's a free agent after the season. I would guess the rebuilding-Bears would take almost anything. Rams may prefer Nsekhe.

 

[Merlin]

Ben Cleveland (2021 round 3 pick) had a poor spring for the Ravens and just came off the injury list in early Aug. Powers took his job too so maybe they're willing to move him. Cleveland's problem has been injuries but he is one big boy and quite young still at 24.

 

[Ram Ts]

Trying to look at the glass half full and be an optimist, here is what I see as the reasons why good things could come the rest of the Rams season (btw, I could easily see a very bad 11 game result):

1. OL improvement: getting Allen back with the Jackson improvement at LT and others - I could see them gel and be a decent enough OL. They don’t need to awesome, just provide Stafford some time and not get killed; while occasionally opening some holes;

2. RB: Williams is a revelation and perfect fit for the offense in the 2nd half of the season. Plus we pickup a big RB for late round pick to help pound out those short yardage plays and extend drives.

3. Van back at WR opens things up down field and helps Arob. Not to mention more usage of Tutu. Oh yeah, and the return of OBJ.

4. Defense adds a pass rusher via trade and turns this very solid D into an elite D.

5. CBs: young DBs further develop. The extra pass rush in #4 allows our CBs to play tighter and we start to cause a bunch of TOs and pick 6s.

 

[Malibu]

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We need a running back, but to get a top RB I think is a luxury we don't need. Any trade that isn't for edge should be to shore the position up. The only thing that really slows down a high flying Offense is getting in the face of the QB. If it isn't edge than the next best thing would be another great CB so we can give the front time to get there and blitz a lot more.

I totally agree. We won the Superbowl with marginal running game but we had an exceptional DL/OLB play. Getting Burns makes the most sense for us but not for Carolina he is a future star for them. Only way he becomes available is if he tells Carolina hw wants out.

CMC maybe great in the short run but he is injury prone and has a lot of mileage on him and a very expensive contract next year. We made a mistake in not signing Von upfront to several years and we paid the price but we won a Superbowl. Same situation with CMC good short run bad long term. Burns is a longtime solution and a great one.

As for the rest of possible moves let's get OBJ and if we can't we need to know before the deadline because we can't assume he is coming so we need to focus on other things.

 

[Allen2McVay]

One other name I'll throw out is Kadarius Toney. He's had some injuries, and the new regime in New York doesn't like him. He can be a bit of a headcase, but he's an absolutely electric playmaker on offense who can do all sorts of damage with an OC willing to adapt his offense to Toney. One of the most unique athletes I've ever seen. Has somewhat similar ability to Deebo Samuel in terms of his ability to play WR and HB and just make plays.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waueO_vl51I

Live in NYC and have seen both play, and inter-act with the media.

Toney, who prefers to go by his rap name of Yung Joka is a real handful, and that may never change. He has also been unable to stay healthy. However, he is electric with the ball in his hands. You're right about the new regime of Schoen / Daboll not showing ANY favorable treatment to the Giants' former high draft choices.

Moore's trade request yesterday REALLY caught the Jets and New York Media off-guard. He's smooth and very talented; and had not previously done any complaining. The Jest are playing well with a strong, aggressive defense, and a solid running game. They are not asking a ton from Zach Wilson just yet, so there are not a lot of passes to be spread around. Corey Davis, Garrett Wilson and Moore should represent an elite-trio at WR if the pass offense and Zach Wilson can develop.

I will be very curious to see if either organization moves either of these two second-year WRs.

 

[Malibu]

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Save our picks. Realistically we're not going to compete for a title with this roster after the injuries and FA losses. Two players wont make a big enough difference. I think for once we should save our picks, get our guys healthy, and try our best to make the playoffs. To me it doesn't make sense to trade a 2nd and a 3rd because it wont get us over the hump.

Let's assume we go with your pov let's save our picks. I keep hearing this bad philosophy and here's why. We kept our second rounder and had another 2 years ago netting Tutu and Van to me neither are blowing the league away last I checked. I'd rather use my 2nd and next year's 2nd roughly similar for Burns plus something else.

The reason why drafting players vs using the draft picks to acquire players is a bad strategy is because even the 1st round player 50% are Busta. There were 12 players taken in front of AD. Conversely in the same year we drafted a total bust at the #2 pick in the entire draft in Robinson. Acquiring elite players takes the guesswork out of making the team better and when you want to win now most draftees take 2 years to blossom.

The downside to acquisitions is cost, but sometimes like Corbett/OBJ the player doesn't fit with the teams system or the player is just unhappy and the cost isn't much.

 

[Merlin]

I totally agree. We won the Superbowl with marginal running game but we had an exceptional DL/OLB play. Getting Burns makes the most sense for us but not for Carolina he is a future star for them. Only way he becomes available is if he tells Carolina hw wants out.

If all they do is add Burns our chances of repeating jump considerably. Because our defense would almost surely be a legit top 5 group with a real blindside threat.

But if they add a RB on top of that who can grind out tough yardage I think we are in business. That will help mask the OL weaknesses.

 

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[Mackeyser]

I’ve been seeing two moves for the Rams… Isaiah Wynn and D’Ernest Johnson

 

[Flatlyner]

A Toney trade is interesting. Toney is a different kind of athlete, freak of nature type. He would be worth a LOT more if he could actually stay on the field. Missed 6 games and parts of others last year, has only been eligible to play in 2 games this year and was used extremely sparingly. He could be an absolute monster in the right offense. That said, super fragile and somewhat of a headcase (reportedly).

 

[jrry32]

Live in NYC and have seen both play, and inter-act with the media.

Toney, who prefers to go by his rap name of Yung Joka is a real handful, and that may never change. He has also been unable to stay healthy. However, he is electric with the ball in his hands. You're right about the new regime of Schoen / Daboll not showing ANY favorable treatment to the Giants' former high draft choices.

Moore's trade request yesterday REALLY caught the Jets and New York Media off-guard. He's smooth and very talented; and had not previously done any complaining. The Jest are playing well with a strong, aggressive defense, and a solid running game. They are not asking a ton from Zach Wilson just yet, so there are not a lot of passes to be spread around. Corey Davis, Garrett Wilson and Moore should represent an elite-trio at WR if the pass offense and Zach Wilson can develop.

I will be very curious to see if either organization moves either of these two second-year WRs.

I know a lot about Toney from his time at UF. Toney isn't a bad kid. He's just a different sort of guy. The right coach can find a way to motivate him and keep his head in the game. The wrong coach won't. He's a guy who needs to be the right environment.

I’ve been seeing two moves for the Rams… Isaiah Wynn and D’Ernest Johnson

I'd be very happy with both guys. I think D'Ernest Johnson's skillset would play so well in this scheme. The Browns run a lot of zone, and he has looked good running it. He's a one-cut runner who has a lot of burst and lateral agility. Great feel for cutback lanes too.

A Toney trade is interesting. Toney is a different kind of athlete, freak of nature type. He would be worth a LOT more if he could actually stay on the field. Missed 6 games and parts of others last year, has only been eligible to play in 2 games this year and was used extremely sparingly. He could be an absolute monster in the right offense. That said, super fragile and somewhat of a headcase (reportedly).

He can be fragile, and he is an odd guy. But he's as dynamic as they come. I'd take the risk if NYG is open to trading him. He moves like a different breed on the field.

 

[Memento]

I think we still run the 3-4 under though right?

We do, but I don't know if Sweat fits. He's always been a part of a 4-3; a 3-4 would require an adjustment period.

 

[jrry32]

Okay, I'm a little salty we let James Robinson go to the Jets for a mid Day 3 pick.