[moklerman]

Sucks.

I'd rather see them do that, now, and open up future cap space, than keep them just to keep them.

Perhaps but it's hard to get past the fact that they did it to themselves and that all this "medicine taking" now, is going to suck in the short term.

Dead money, strapped cap, so many new faces...2020 is not looking good in the standings. Hard not to think that it will be a lateral move or step back.

[ramsman34]

Perhaps but it's hard to get past the fact that they did it to themselves and that all this "medicine taking" now, is going to suck in the short term.

Dead money, strapped cap, so many new faces...2020 is not looking good in the standings. Hard not to think that it will be a lateral move or step back.

Maybe, and zero flex to do anything about it except in the draft, which is not something to count on production wise. But, we also get to see just how well they have drafted and developed the guys who will be counted upon to step up.

It could go pretty much 3 ways: they get back to their 11+ winning ways, they are middle of the road and out of the playoffs again, or they tank completely and we are back here next season with bigger problems/less hope for 2021.

[actionjack]

I wonder if Leonard Floyd's contract could be waived or something? The team never made his contract official. Could Robert Woods be on the move as well? I would not be shocked if he is traded.

Floyd isn’t going anywhere, McVay was hyping him on the recent jb long podcast

[ramsman34]

Floyd isn’t going anywhere, McVay was hyping him on the recent jb long podcast

Neither is Woods, his contract is a bargain. Goff restructuring or some other cuts are coming. Heck might even ask Hav to restructure.

[moklerman]

Depends on how well they draft and how much the Oline goes, in my opinion.
There's a shit ton of talent on this roster. Higbee blew up last year and they're gonna run more 12 personnel.. I say the offense improves from last year but doesn't get to 17-18 levels.

Defense? That'll be interesting to watch.

A lateral step? Well.. two field goals more and they could've been 11-5.

I'll take it.

I agree it hinges on the o-line. Even with Cooks in the lineup last year the threat of him going deep was diminished because there wasn't enough time. Maybe that's a big part of what this all about. Gurley wasn't a threat to defenses, nor was any other Rams RB and the deep threat wasn't there either.

But depending on Whitworth is a huge gamble IMO. I think he was a great acquisition for this regime and paid huge dividends. But re-signing him now, out of what seems like desperation, doesn't look good at all. Depending on guys who weren't looking too good before losing them to injury doesn't look good either.

Basically, everything they tried last year with the o-line didn't work out too well. Not as a unit, anyway. Whitworth's wheels didn't fall off last year but they were certainly wobbly and not looking good. 2 more years? Color me skeptical.

Our interior's been so bad that I don't even know what to look at with those guys.

Havenstein's supposed to anchor the RT spot but overall, isn't really proven. I wonder if we'll get to see them take some snaps before the season starts this year or if McVay will wait until live action to see how they're functioning?

[UtahRam]

I wonder if Leonard Floyd's contract could be waived or something? The team never made his contract official. Could Robert Woods be on the move as well? I would not be shocked if he is traded.

If we trade Woods I'm going to take up BASE jumping and my first jump will be without a 'chute.

[AvengerRam]

I wonder if Leonard Floyd's contract could be waived or something? The team never made his contract official. Could Robert Woods be on the move as well? I would not be shocked if he is traded.

Why do keep going back to this?

They’re not trading Woods.

[AvengerRam]

How about not drafting a WR and hoping for a WR like Dezmon Patmon of Washington St. will be there for us to sign as a UDFA? I'd prefer that.

That is a seriously odd plan, particularly given your apparent desire to trade Woods.

[Horny Mcbae]

33M in dead money between Cooks and the moron. That’s a pretty big shit sandwich we have to eat.

I hope we aren’t saying the same about that Goff contract one or two years from now. You guys remember how we spat at and laughed at those other teams fans who said we would have cap issues when we extended these players before we really had to. Ya....

Having said that doing something about it is better than just having it play out. One thing I like about Les is how aggressive he is.

[Horny Mcbae]

It's ugly, but this stuff happens. Salvaging a 2nd, to me, isn't bad, especially when it's been pretty obvious since the end of last season they were planning to run a lot more 12 next year.
If the Oline turns around and they bring in one more RB.. I think the offense will be just fine. McVay, on JB Long's podcast, sure sounded like he thinks Hav will turn it back around.

I hope you’re right. We won’t know until actual games are played. I guess we went for it with those moves because we thought we had our window open with Goff on his rookie deal and made a Super Bowl. Now it’s time to reconstitute.

I will definitely listen more carefully to the folks who said we shouldn’t extend these players before we had to. The damn injuries (decreasing output) to both of them makes it look like much worse than it actually is.