0 comments by Will Horton on 3/4/2011
The Rams lose a big playmaker, but was he already partially lost in Spagnuolo’s system? Scene: Washington, DC. Reporters huddled en masse around a nondescript conference room while the clock ticked down on the NFL’s last-ditch bargaining session. Somewhere amidst the speculative tweets questioning whether owners and players would announce an extension to their deadline […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/3/2011
Further Reading nflplayers.com: Lockout Steps usatoday.com: Timeline of NFL Labor Disputes Charles Baschnagel, Williams College: An Analysis of the Effects of the 1993 NFL Salary Cap on Competitive Balance and League Revenue
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/2/2011
Judge David Doty, the man who saved football… again? I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things. — Benjamin Franklin In 1992, the Honorable David S. Doty, S.S. District Judge, District of Minnesota, saved football. In March […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/28/2011
For a man who just set a combine record in the broad jump, Julio Jones isn’t about to brag. “Just wait, there’s more” he seems to say. For a month of mock drafts, Julio Jones safely slid down to the Rams at #14 as various scouts and bloggers and such touted and jostled various players […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/24/2011
The National Football Post says that Julio Jones has “as good a stiff arm as I’ve seen since Eric Dickerson.” Ask top CB prospect Patrick Peterson how it tastes. We haven’t done much writing about Julio Jones here at the Herd, perhaps because we don’t want to jinx the potential of the Rams taking him […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/23/2011
Jacquizz Rodgers hides well from D-linemen, hopes to be found by scouts. The NFL Combine is gearing up with 330 draft-eligible players vying for something fewer than 250 draft spots, with fractions of measurement potentially making the difference between a first rounder and a second, or between being drafted and getting a workaday job while […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/22/2011
Will Donnie Avery be a key part of the Rams’ plans in 2011? Collective bargaining agreement be damned, Billy Devaney and the Rams are working to bring Mark Clayton back before the NFL’s year (and ability to negotiate with our own free agents) ends March 4th. The fact that the Rams and Clayton like each […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/20/2011
The biggest-impact move of the offseason so far is generating a wide array of reactions. ojrams21 Preciate all my Rams fans our there for all your support! God’s will is being done, so you never know what will happen… When Oshiomogho Atogwe came back to the Rams after his free agent odyssey, the deal was […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/17/2011
Oregon State DT Stephen Paea While there may not be a Ndamukong Suh in the draft this year, the draft pool of talent might be deepest on the defensive line. At least, so says Doug Farrar in his latest article for Football Outsiders, who has identified seven “near-certainties” to be picked in the first round. […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/16/2011
Illinois DT Corey Liuget: Legit 1st round pick? ESPN’s Mel Kiper shook up his draft board with his latest mock draft. Most notable difference for the Rams? WR Julio Jones disappeared before the #14 pick rolled around, sending Devaney and company in search of the mythical “BATFAN” — the best available talent that fits any […]
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Julio Jones is almost a slam-dunk mock draft pick for the Rams. But would he be able to contribute right away in McDaniels’ offense? CoachTruck Rams question: with mc d as OC does that lessen the need for WR seeing as he seems to make what ever he has look great? Faithful RamsHerd reader
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/15/2011
As a corrollary to this morning’s article, here is a complete (and updated) list by position of the Rams’ pending free agents to be, with their salary in 2010 noted. If there is no free agency, each of these players would report back to the Rams, who would then decide whether to pay them 120% […]
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Mark Clayton would love to return to the Rams. He may not have a choice without free agency in 2011. There’s a lot of doom and gloom being reported on the NFL labor talks, as many cognoscenti in the media predict that there won’t be any urgency until Training Camp, and no agreement until Labor […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/10/2011
Ryan Burns, in his latest Football Sickness podcast, said of the labor talks: “I’m like Milton Bradley and dinosaurs when it comes to the Lockout. I refuse to believe it exists.” This carefully architected attitude of disbelief allows us to imagine the Rams taking big steps forward — Bradford soaking in the McDaniels offense as […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/9/2011
ESPN’s latest Outside the Lines segment is a compelling look at a question that faces us not just as football fans, but as parents: is the game too violent for young kids? How old should you be before you strap on pads and helmets? It’s a question that Chris Long, one of the stars of […]
