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They let a.lot come to them which took much patience. i think the D will take a few weeks on the field to form up but I have high hopes that this bunch, healthy, is a strength.

I never saw people give Simpson much credit. I really haven’t cared or looked at him. But I am going to go with McVay seeing what he is looking for and acting on it. And thinking he knows his stuff so let’s see in a year or two.

I am a fan. What he does draft wise allows them to be more in the moment. To make sound decisions faster. Less pressure from the clock because you are prepared and you trust the analysis Q: What if we trade out of a slot and lose 5 slots? We like these players A: 85% chance that at least one of players A B and/or C will still be there. And they can debate that in 30-60 seconds probably because they have done their homework. And because they are getting good information. Im trying to think of a real expensive trade up and can’t really. They move around and are aggressive but conservative with the stakes, these trades haven’t been blockbuster. OTOH Dan will spend blockbuster money on FAs no problem. Fwiw I like the way they balance the draft and FA.

That is possible. I suppose the fact that he didn’t get picked up at a better price (for him) and was sitting there having to accept a prove it deal, might say he was already at least halfway there. To crickets. I have a feeling he will get playing time and a chance to show he is capable. He could parlay this season into a contract here if it goes well for him. A prove it 2027 at RT could happen too. We have no clue what will unfold in the next 12 months right now.

I haven’t done Proton because I have an email there, free version. My most modern laptop went down w/ a busted screen and I am unsure of the password. The iPad counterpart also was mangled in a freak accident. Unrepairable. No help there. if you reset your password Proton takes your previous data and just zaps it. You lose access to it. I guess I preferred not using it and maybe remembering or locating the password vs zapping my inbox and sent mail and all that stuff. I am gonna just cross my fingers and hope the information that the new servers will see gmail no problem, is the reality.

Btw it was proposed in a post that we should trade Walker if he doesn’t beat Freeling out - we should not trade any talent from the OL. If he gets unhappy, maybe a different situation

Are we serious? He wins two straight division titles and there are actually still people who don’t want to re-sign him?

There is big winning and there is not as big winning. LA is in big winning mode. Now. We are in that other one.

Can you imagine? I mean back to back division titles? Extend Bryce now before he gets three! Never mind the losing record.

I cut the rest of the post to respond to this… I think that is his best path to staying. No guarantee he will will be capable though, as of today. Any deal has to be incentive based at least to start with. Make it through a year and we will revisit.

Yeah we laid it all out before the draft. You just can’t assume anything at all positive on Icky and Moton is aging and deconstructing and very expensive so doesn’t figure for long term. A single injury to Moton or Walker would have left us in a bad hole - with a QB that must be evaluated and therefore must be protected. I just had to be LT is at all possible.

Good for him I guess. Their QB situation has been pretty messed up for a while which does little for him.

I know I saw Dan pre draft say they were down (from 600) to 200 players on the board and usually would be around 150 or 160 by draft day. I would like to know how many they started with this year. I found it interesting that they made a group of players that they would pick for day three. I didn’t hear it all right but they might have said that we would not trade out of the pick if they were there. Made it sound like they targeted every player we took 1-7, going into it Which I would think would be rare. But exactly what you would hope for.

Not a ton that I have seen but the team has fresh media Q&A from today up on YouTube - Canales, Scourton, they usually put several out. I watch most of the Scourton one it was kind of boring honestly. But if you hunger for the content it is digestible.

okay I found this and it sounds like my hopes for the first surgery being not such a great job seems like it could be actual reality. I only hoped because that would give a better chance for recovery and ia a possible scenario so I just thought it could be possible. Had no real evidence of it. But I’ll be damned. This is a detailed report of Brooks’ surgery and the condition of his knee after the failed repair. https://x.com/jmthrivept/status/2055743129408704806?s= Sparked by some very good questions by @CoachspeakIndex, here’s some info on Jonathon Brooks: 1. Speculation that the first graft/ACLR by Dr. Cooper didn’t “take” or at least was too lax, leading to failure and re-tear. Brooks dealt with issues cutting, progressing in his rehab into the early stages of 2024 and then re-tore it late 2024, requiring a second ACLR in January 2025 (essentially revision). Notably, CAR prolonged Brooks’ rehab process through Sept-Oct due to issues progressing into the next stages of rehab. 2. Second surgery performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who has extensive experience with revisions. He did a double bundle technique, harvesting graft from Brooks’ left patellar tendon and a strip of his right IT Band (his right patellar tendon had been utilized for the prior graft in 2023. The double bundle technique significantly increases rotational stability of the knee, leading to a stronger and more secure graft/reconstruction. Also to note, Brooks’ surgery wasn’t significantly delayed, meaning that the tunnels from his prior ACLR were in good shape and they didn’t need to perform bone grafts to fill in (would have delayed 2nd surgery by 5-6 months). Essentially, reading the tea leaves tells me that everything else except for the graft itself was still in good quality within his knee. Good sign for future. 3. Typically, you see a performance increase anywhere from 16-20 months post-revision. Brooks will be ~21 months out from his second surgery by the time Week 1 hits. His knee should be more stable and stronger this time around, with adequate time for healing and return to all movement patterns. I’m not viewing this situation as a typical “Player __ had TWO ACL tears, he’s cooked” situation. Rather, I’m viewing it as the first procedure failed, but the second procedure is significantly stronger and should allow him to return to form this time around. I don’t know why it posted as a link but there it is.

He is on rehab for his 3rd surgery for a torn ACL. And no one questions his return to form. PPL taking his return to previous ability as a given is really weird to me.

I was responding to a post that specifically mentioned Freeling. The Rams pick is relevant to their off-season as a whole and is noteworthy because it is anti win now which these other moves are. Go gatekeep somebody else.

XL earned his criticism but some people just do not like him. I won’t defend him other than to say he isn’t alone in his empty headed short circuit moments.

They already invested pretty aggressively in the secondary. And Garrett elevates any defense. NFC W should be tough.

I just saw this on YouTube One of the top 2-3 wins and the most fun games to watch we have had in a while. Not only did Rico go off when handed off to…. there is a huge play by him as a pass receiver here. This was definitely his best game of 2025. I think when we went in on Brooks the tipping point was his receiving game. That is a thing Rico brought (great signing) and we will be fine if Brooks can make contributions that way. Too much yakking here is the clip

Not really fair to exclude our two big FA upgrades and other additions but yeah this is a huge coup for the Rams. At this point what they did to upgrade their defense is probably stronger than what we did and we did a lot. That move at QB has to be yet to be determined. Of course you trust McVey but that was awful high. So good for them. I mean, our hand was forced by Icky’s injury - I am not complaining about Freeling being g the pick.

I said the same thing. That draft was all hands on deck make Bryce work. And it wasn’t about the future it was all about the 2024 season. McConkey was seen as redundant due to AT. They thought they could use XL right away alongside AT. Again the mindset was we are running Chinese fire drill with the main consideration being prop up Bryce Young. At all costs. It makes sense if you accept that it was a instant gratification thing based around Bryce. Which I totally do.

It has been so long I don’t remember if I disliked Goodell before the evidence destruction, but I had (and have) an extreme dislike for him over that.

The chat comments- I think k gemma posts here Otherwise I think Simms has it 100%. Sounds like the horrible group of Bryce haters we have here. like he read some of our posts Yes Bryce is better than he was but like we said two years ago after 2023 he could get twice as good and it still doesn’t get him out of the hole

And this after all the video evidence that was so damaging Goodell destroyed it. Kraft must have stuff on alll of them.