ramsww wrote:As for “they like the young guys” I can’t agree. While no where near worth cutting, Young & Hamilton are NO WHERE NEAR being capable starters. They are ALL we have. I understand the cap and never mentioned Clowney. Van Noy had 5 sacks per yr for the last 3 yrs straight. Could have helped.
Cameron DeSilva seems to be saying EXACTLY what I’ve been saying and Snead quoted here in the article says it all. I’m NOT knocking their decisions, I just think we may still sign someone in that rehab or long in tooth category at a reasonable (affordable) price.
Snead:
“I could simply say, ‘Oh yeah, we’ll definitely take a really good, experienced outside linebacker,’ right? You’d probably always be in the market for that,” Snead said. “Now, their availability, I bet is a lot – our wishes for that is greater than their availability usually this time of year, but that’d be an interesting analytics study. If we take all the OLBs who are on the street today and then see how they do from this point forward. I think you get what I’m saying, but we would, again, always take an experienced outside linebacker who can affect the game, either on the line of scrimmage in the run game or the passer.”
There’s no doubt the market at edge rusher has dried up, but the Rams had opportunities to add a veteran (or two). Jadeveon Clowney, for instance, just signed with the Ravens for $2.5 million. Justin Houston got $6 million from the Panthers this summer. The Rams had chances to bring in help, but they obviously didn’t feel the available players were worth their contracts.
The Rams could end up regretting their prudent approach at this important position. When Aaron Donald is getting triple-teamed and his impact is being felt less because the Rams don’t have anyone to draw attention away from him, it’s going to hurt the defense.
There’s still time for Los Angeles to add help – Melvin Ingram, Carlos Dunlap and Malik Reed are all available – but it doesn’t sound like that’s in the cards for this team.
No offense, but Cameron D doesn’t know anymore than I do about the Rams position.
Also, you think the “non premium” edge players “would help”. Do you know if the Rams tried to sign them? Do you know how much cap space the Rams had and what these vets are asking for in a contract.? Do you know they are better than who we have more so than the Rams do? You say our young guns shouldn’t be cut but who should be - someone would have to be cut to bring on anyone.
The Rams are not signing some average player and losing one of their developmental guys. The guys you listed have experience. But they are not what the Rams are looking for at the $$ those players want. Or, they would have been signed.
Snead said sure we’d love a great OLB. He knows about ALL the players you listed and then some. And he didn’t sign any of them.
I think he and the Rams know better than you or me or PA, etc. PA and I just seem to see it more like the Rams do than you do.
That’s ok. You are passionate about your position. But you don’t know that the rookies “are nowhere near starting caliber”
But we are all going to find out.
Now, if the Rams can somehow make a trade for Brian Burns or similar?? Hell ya, do it. But, it will come at a steep price in players we have to cut and draft picks given up and then contract extension offered.