Turf Show Times 19 hours ago
Game Planning the Draft: Can Rams find another diamond in 6th round?
Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports Will Rams find another diamond in the rough in the sixth-round? The Los Angeles Rams will have 11 picks in the 2023 NFL Draft. With needs all over the roster, any and all options will be on the table when the Rams are on the clock. With the current state of the Rams, it can be argued that the 2023 draft is the most-important of the Les Snead era since 2017. With the stakes that are on the table, I thought it be a good exercise to “game plan” the draft. What will be the best positions available at each Rams selection, who will be the five...
Turf Show Times 20 hours ago
David Edwards signs with Bills, further cementing the new-look Rams
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Guard signed to a one-year deal in Buffalo Another day, another loss for the Los Angeles Rams in free agency as they see guard David Edwards sign a one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills. The #Bills have signed free agent OL David Edwards to a one-year contract. A former 5th-round pick of the L.A. Rams in 2019, Edwards was a 4-year starter for the Rams. He missed 13 games last season due to a concussion. Played his first 2 NFL seasons under Bills OL coach Kromer.— Chris Brown (@ChrisBrownBills) March 23, 2023 Edwards’ exit creates...
Turf Show Times 20 hours ago
Report: Rams restructure Brian Allen, free $3.2 million in cap space
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports LA saves $3.2 million in 2023 with financial move Early Thursday morning, the Los Angeles Rams reworked center Brian Allen’s contract, freeing up $3.2 million in 2023 cap space. The financial move now gives Los Angeles $11.5 million in cap space for this year. Rams Rework C Brian Allen's Contract, Add $3.2M In Cap Space https://t.co/qEW0pHX9Ee pic.twitter.com/qCfBlXC264— NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) March 23, 2023 Officially, Allen agreed to a $3 million pay cut in return for $3 million in guarantees for the 2023 league year....
Turf Show Times 22 hours ago
5 draft prospect kickers who could end up in L.A.
Photo by Lance King/ It’s back to the well for a kicker competition Projecting kickers for the next level seems to be one of the hardest positions to evaluate. It is only because the kicker position is considered an afterthought that teams don’t often pressure themselves into drafting them before the last two or three rounds, as when they do take those “sure things” at kicker it seems to be that maybe you’ll find the next Roberto Aguayo (second round pick in 2016) than the next Adam Vinatieri. The Los Angeles Rams are among the teams that haven’t prioritized...
Turf Show Times Mar 23, 2023
Random Ramsdom: Should the Rams reunite with Robert Quinn?
Photo by Harry How/ Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 3/23/23 LA Rams should reunite with this 102-sack edge rusher (ramblinfan) “Getting to the passer is a knack Quinn has never lost, even though his half-season with the Eagles ultimately proved fruitless. Quinn failed to register a sack in six regular-season games and two postseason contests after being traded from the Chicago Bears for a fourth-round pick back in October, but that needn’t deter the Rams from exploring a possible reunion. Quinn still makes sense for the Rams because of his fit in a hybrid 3-4...
Turf Show Times Mar 22, 2023
Rams top-15 plays of 2022 season: No 3, Aaron Donald records 100th sack
Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK Aaron Donald made history in Week 3 The Los Angeles Rams 2022 season and performance by the team as a whole may not have electrified fans, but there is no dispute that there were still electrifying plays over the course of the 17 games. Despite the team playing with a losing record for the majority of the year and the lineup being devoid of starters, fans (or at least myself) witnessed signature moments for young and veteran players. Sometimes we take for granted the moments in players careers or a franchise’s seasons. As...
Turf Show Times Mar 22, 2023
Brandon Powell to sign with Vikings, reunites with Kevin O’Connell
Photo by Steph Chambers/ After losing three key specialists from 2022, Rams will also need a new return man Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, receiver and return specialist Brandon Powell intends to sign with the Minnesota Vikings as an unrestricted free agent after spending last year with the Los Angeles Rams. Following Matt Gay and Riley Dixon, this essentially means that the entire special teams unit for the Rams is being overhauled, including getting a new coordinator next season. Former Rams’ free-agent WR Brandon Powell reached agreement today a one-year deal with...
Turf Show Times Mar 22, 2023
Rams yet to make a move in free agency, do they plan to compete?
Photo by Brandon Sloter/Icon Sportswire via How much heavy lifting will be left for whichever stars remain on the roster? Who do the Los Angeles Rams plan to be when the 2023 season starts? A new beginning that feels more like the mid-2010s Jeff Fisher teams that were just hoping to find out if they had any hidden gems worth keeping for the long haul? Or a 2020 type Sean McVay roster that may not compete for a Super Bowl but could be one or three pieces away by the following season? The enigma that is the Rams current offseason—13 months removed from winning a Super...
Turf Show Times Mar 22, 2023
Which cornerstones might the Rams be looking to add in 2024 free agency?
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports Are the Rams planning a run at Brian Burns next year? The Los Angeles Rams have taken a non-traditional approach to this year’s NFL free agency period, clearing off their books. Instead of trying to reconfigure and reload the roster for a second Lombardi in three years, the Rams have appeared to pivot and seem content remodeling their roster for a 2024 run. In just one week, Los Angeles released Leonard Floyd ($19 million dead cap), Bobby Wagner ($7.5 million dead cap), and traded Jalen Ramsey ($19.6 million dead cap) to the Miami...
Turf Show Times Mar 22, 2023
Rams lose another player in free agency, on verge of parting with entire 2019 class
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via With David Long signing in Las Vegas, there is almost nobody left from the draft 4 years ago The last time the Los Angeles Rams had a pick in the draft as high as they currently do was 2019, but ultimately Les Snead traded down several times before finally picking Taylor Rapp 61st overall. The Rams made eight selections that year, including four on day two, coming off of the heels of reaching the Super Bowl with Jared Goff and Todd Gurley. Four years later, with David Long, Jr. now signing with the Las Vegas Raiders, Snead’s...
Turf Show Times Mar 22, 2023
Game Planning the Draft: Will Rams wait until day 3 for a center?
Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports The Los Angeles Rams will have 11 picks in the 2023 NFL Draft. With needs all over the roster, any and all options will be on the table when the Rams are on the clock. With the current state of the Rams, it can be argued that the 2023 draft is the most-important of the Les Snead era since 2017. With the stakes that are on the table, I thought it be a good exercise to “game plan” the draft. What will be the best positions available at each Rams selection, who will be the five best players available, should the Rams make a trade or stay...
Turf Show Times Mar 22, 2023
Yannick Ngakoue would be perfect complement to Aaron Donald
Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports Donald needs help after release of Leonard Floyd With the Los Angeles Rams in shambles as the team works through a tough remodeling phase, the team’s stars are tasked with carrying the franchise into a new era. One of those superstars includes Aaron Donald who has lost teammates like Jalen Ramsey, Bobby Wagner and Leonard Floyd since the start of the new league year. What Donald needs is someone to help get him through this transition. Enter pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue who hasn’t seen much of a market so far in free agency. Ngakoue is...
Turf Show Times Mar 22, 2023
The Rams offense could catch the league by surprise
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via If the o-line can improve, the LA offense will be able to put up points in bunches Last season was a rough one, to say the least, for the Los Angeles Rams, as they posted the worst record for a defending champion in NFL history. There are few silver linings to look to following a season as poor as last year’s campaign for the Rams, but the reality is that it does not get much worse than what this team went through. Throughout the season, the offensive-line went through what seemed like a different starting five every single...
Turf Show Times Mar 22, 2023
Random Ramsdom: New ST coach Chase Blackburn will start from scratch
Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/ Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 3/22/23 Rams’ special teams unit will have completely new look under Chase Blackburn (RamsWire) “New special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn is going to have a special teams group that looks completely different than the one the Rams fielded last season. We don’t yet know who will be kicking or punting for the Rams, or even returning kicks when the season begins, but it’s obvious Blackburn and McVay didn’t love the group Los Angeles already had in place. The only one who may have been hard to...
Turf Show Times Mar 21, 2023
Mel Kiper mock draft: 12 best prospects available when Rams are on clock
Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Who did Kiper leave on the board for day 2? ESPN’s Mel Kiper posted his third mock draft on Tuesday and though these picks will be wildly inaccurate—especially after the top-five—as they are for everybody ever year, it does give L.A. Rams fans a chance to dream a little bit more than in past seasons. Because the Rams have pick 36 in the second round, it puts Les Snead closer to the first round than the team has been since 2019. That year, the Rams still decided to trade down multiple times, not selecting anyone until...
