[Elvis]

[Elvis]

Little Stan gets Snead's mini me, makes sense i guess.

I read somewhere McVay and Snead were lobbying on Gladstone's behalf.

When i saw how many people they were interviewing i figured he wouldn't get it but he did...

[ramsman34]

Good for him. Seems like a bright dude.

[Dare]

I also heard where the Ram FO was quietly lobbying for James. I have two thoughts on this. When they did it with Morris it was because they wanted him gone and that way they would get 2 comp picks. They already knew they had the next DC already on the staff and they also wanted to divert attention (IMO) from others they wanted to keep. They really like Ray Farmer and they might have been trying to protect him.

The Rams are pragmatic in that way but it also helps them recruit new people who know just like the assistants know that time spent in the Rams organization is time well spent in career advancement. Teams are looking at the success of Holmes in Detroit and wanting to emulate that kind of turnaround.

There is no question that Gladstone was an important part of the draft process. But I'm sure the Rams already know who his replacement will be. People think that team building begins with the HC. I disagree completely. Team building and maintaining that team begins with the GM. Successful teams have top GMs. Get a good GM and the rest will follow. The Ram's successful drafts the past two years was not going to go unnoticed.

The Bills are another example of it. They hired Brandon Beane in 2017 and in 2018 he surprised a lot of people when they drafted Josh Allen, a raw but talented QB in the top 10 of the draft. He built the roster around his center piece QB and they are perennial contenders since.

Trent Baalke the previous GM came from the Niners where he initially had success but not so much for several years thereafter. Khan seems to have an affinity for the 49er organization which seems to be on a personal level.

[Elvis]

Or maybe, and hear me out, Rams have a great culture where they genuinely want their people to succeed whether it's with the Rams or elsewhere? Maybe that's why such high quality people want to work and coach for the Rams?

[actionjack]

Little Stan gets Snead's mini me, makes sense i guess.

I read somewhere McVay and Snead were lobbying on Gladstone's behalf.

When i saw how many people they were interviewing i figured he wouldn't get it but he did...

Really?? I was pretty sure Coen would hire him after he got the second interview.

This is a substantial loss, hopefully the Rams were prepped for this.

[Elvis]

[Elvis]

[Elvis]

Rams announce new titles and roles for 12 members of player personnel staff

Mar 11, 2025
Stu Jackson
Senior Staff Writer

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – The Los Angeles Rams have announced new titles and roles for 12 members of their player personnel staff.

Here's more about those changes, and each of those staff members' history with the organization.



John McKay has been promoted to assistant general manager. Joining the Rams as a scouting assistant in 2016, he held that role for five seasons (through 2020) before serving as director of pro scouting from 2021-24.

Nicole Blake has been elevated to director of scouting, strategy and analytics. She most recently served as a scouting strategist for the Rams from 2022-24, and one season as a scouting strategy consultant (2021).

Ray Farmer has been promoted to senior advisor to the general manager. He most recently held the title of senior personnel executive from 2021-24; prior to that, he served as a scouting consultant for the Rams in 2020.

Taylor Morton has been promoted to senior personnel executive and deputy chief of college scouting staff. He served as a senior personnel executive the previous eight seasons (2017-24). Prior to that, Morton was director of player personnel for four seasons (2013-16) and the director of college scouting (2012).


Five area scouts also received new titles:

Billy Johnson has been promoted to senior scouting executive. Previously an Area Scout from 2016-24, he was responsible for the Southeast region as well as Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee and Kentucky during that time.

Brian Hill has been elevated to national scout. Previously an area scout from 2015-24, he was responsible for the Midwest region after he covered the west coast area for two years. He joined the Rams as a scouting assistant and held that role for two seasons (2013-15).

Michael Pierce has been promoted to national scout. Previously an area scout from 2017-24, he was responsible the Southeast region including states such as Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina during that time. Pierce assisted with free agent workouts and draft meetings in his first two seasons with the Rams.

Vito Gonella has been elevated to regional scout. Previously an area scout from 2017-2024, he was responsible for the western region of the U.S. during that time. Prior to that, Gonella served as a scouting assistant/analyst for two seasons (2015-16).

Cedric Jones has been promoted to regional scout. He was previously an area scout for the Southwest region from 2017-24 after spending three and a half years consulting for the team in a scouting capacity.

On the pro personnel side, Matt Waugh has been promoted to director of pro personnel. He previously served as a pro scout for the Rams over the last six seasons (2019-24), and before that a pro scouting assistant for the team from 2017-18.

Additionally, Michael Young has been named pro scout. In Young's previous role as a scouting apprentice over the last five seasons, he assisted with U.S. regions including the north, northeast, midwest and west.

Kellen Clemens, who previously served as a scouting consultant, has been named special assistant to the general manager/analyst. Clemens had a 12-year NFL career as quarterback which included stints with the Jets (2006-10), Rams (2011-13) and Chargers (2014-17) after being drafted 49th overall by the Jets in the second round in 2006.