[ramsman34]

Canuck. Allen played well today. The stiffs to his left and right, did not. A Jax played well also. If I have time I will do the all-22 and just watch the OL. But we are ok at 3 positions. LT, C, RT. I think Bruss will end up being a good starter at RG. Anchrum and Arcuri should develop into good depth/spot starters and Anchrum possibly a really good player to plug in at LG. Evans’ head concerns and he’s not the greatest OG anyway.
The Rams need to acquire much better interior OL and then build better depth quality in the draft. IMO

[CanuckRightWinger]

Sorry 34, but Brian Allen is a marginal NFL OC IMO.

There is a reason that McVay wisely....very wisely, chose that end-around to Cooper Kupp, with our 3rd String TE blocking for him, to get that critical 1 yard on Fourth&One versus the Bengals in the 4th Quarter, in our own end, in SBLVI....

.....because there was no fucking way on green earth that we were gonna get the First Down running behind Brian ZeroPush! Allen on that crucial SBLVI play, sportsfans!!

[ramsman34]

You know Canuck, can’t really disagree. He is serviceable certainly. I’m just saying the overhaul cannot be the entire OL this year. We don’t have the cap space, the draft capital, or the trade partners to pull that off. For an elite OL it will take 2 years, IMO. The SB window will be closed by then. So I am saying serviceable and above average at spots with cohesion, health, and a better run game design/better backs or back play and we can win. As we saw last year. We won’t the SB right? And we did it with these guys + a declining Whit and slightly above average Corbett. Feel me?

[max]

I get it. Everyone who has been claiming the Rams were just fine at OL this year now realize they got it wrong.

Only natural to say “well, what were we supposed to do?”

Only 2 teams in the NFL have a worse point differential than Rams, Detroit and Steelers. That’s how bad we are this year.

Not sure how we avoid a losing record this year.

[ramsman34]

I get it. Everyone who has been claiming the Rams were just fine at OL this year now realize they got it wrong.

Only natural to say “well, what were we supposed to do?”

Only 2 teams in the NFL have a worse point differential than Rams, Detroit and Steelers. That’s how bad we are this year.

Not sure how we avoid a losing record this year.

We were relatively fine prior to injuries. Failed at replacing Whit, I’ll give you that and Bruss was supposed to replace Corbett failed due to injury and who knows how that woulda played out. But it’s not like they had/have endless resources to get what you and others suggest done. They paid the superstars. They made a business decision and it isnt working out as the OL is now a shell of what they penciled in and frankly was probably average if it all worked out anyway. Like I have been saying, can’t have it all. They weren’t a great OL last year and we still won it all. Can’t really fault them for not totally changing their business plan/model.

Let’s see what happens before the trade deadline. Then we will pretty much know if there is hope or we are done.

Playoffs 4 out of 5, 2 SB appearances, 1 championship. That speaks volumes and this season isn’t even halfway complete.

Let’s see what happens. But ya, the OL is THE problem right now. (Not being sarcastic, they really are the glaring weakness).

[ramsman34]

What WERE they supposed to do, exactly??

[PARAM]

We were relatively fine prior to injuries. Failed at replacing Whit, I’ll give you that and Bruss was supposed to replace Corbett failed due to injury and who knows how that woulda played out. But it’s not like they had/have endless resources to get what you and others suggest done. They paid the superstars. They made a business decision and it isnt working out as the OL is now a shell of what they penciled in and frankly was probably average if it all worked out anyway. Like I have been saying, can’t have it all. They weren’t a great OL last year and we still won it all. Can’t really fault them for not totally changing their business plan/model.

Sure you can. Clearly. We'll be able.to afford a great OL when Donald, Ramsey and Kupp come off the books. Then the complaint might be "they didn't plan well to replace those guys".

Green Bay has a good O line. How they doing tonight? Yeah, they don't have good skill guys.

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What WERE they supposed to do, exactly??

They were supposed to draft Humphrey, not pay ARob, pay Corbett or trade for a quality OG, not pay Noteboom.

[CanuckRightWinger]

Oh look!!

....it's a prediction about future Ramsnation sentiment from Pennsylvania.....y'know, the guy who called out all of his fellow RFUers who were fretting about the robustness of the 2022 OL, as:

"feeble-minded chicken-littles",
"thinking you are smarter than McSnead",
"having Alzheimer's",
"dwelling in the past",
"underestimating Noteboom and Allen"......etc etc etc

Hey, with that kind of a record at feckless prognostication, pardon me whilst I go home, have a beer, and take a nap.....and totally discard PA's attempt at being Nostradamus II.

[ramsman34]

They were supposed to draft Humphrey, not pay ARob, pay Corbett or trade for a quality OG, not pay Noteboom.

Well sure. Hindsight being 20-20. They thought they drafted a plug and play replacement for Corbett, they whiffed big time on Humphrey. They had tape on Boom showing quality performance against playoff caliber opponents and who was going to play LT if not Boom?, who was out #2 WR supposed to be? And if you say VJ at #2 then serious drop off at #3.

See what you’re saying, don’t see plausible solutions.