[Elvis]

Well the site is updated in terms of who is on the staff, with Staley & Co. added, so my bet is that they just did not edit Waldron's entry, but he is still the qb coach.

I don't know what to tell you but he's not.

Check the Rams site. He's the passing game coordinator, nothing else:

Aaron Kromer
RUN GAME COORDINATOR/OFFENSIVE LINE

Shane Waldron
PASS GAME COORDINATOR

Listen to today's PC, McVay was quite clear.

[Elvis]

Yes Kromer is still run game coordinator and Oline coach while Waldron is now only the passing game coordinator.

[Hacksaw]

sonofbums kid still on the payroll.

[Elvis]

sonofbums kid still on the payroll.

Wes and McVay are good friends going back to DC which is partly how McVay got Wade in the first place so i don't find this surprising...

[Hacksaw]

Wes and McVay are good friends going back to DC which is partly how McVay got Wade in the first place so i don't find this surprising...

I didn't know this. A bit awkward now comes to mind though.

[Hacksaw]

The secret to the Los Angeles Rams’ turnaround is to emulate the Minnesota Vikings
By Sosa Kremenjas@QBsMVP Feb 6, 2020, 2:11pm CST

The 2018 and 2019 Minnesota Vikings — much like the 2018 and 2019 Los Angeles Rams — were two completely different teams, even with the majority of their roster remaining the same.

The 2018 Vikings were an 8-7-1 football team that was below average offensively, but fielded a dominant defensive unit. The 2019 team improved to a 10-6 record, finished second in the NFC North, made the NFL Playoffs, knocked off the New Orleans Saints in the Wild Card round, ultimately lost in the Divisional Round to the San Francisco 49ers, and fielded a top-8 offensive unit and top-5 defensive unit.

The team flipped a switch overnight. The defense didn’t improve a ton, though they didn’t need to. Head Coach Mike Zimmer has fielded great defenses year-after-year, but it was the offense that went from below average to a fantastic unit in just one offseason. The offense went from scoring 22.5 points per game (PPG) in 2018, to 25.4 PPG in 2019, improving from the 19th ranked offense to 8th.

You’re probably asking how, and why it’s relevant to the Rams. Let me explain.

The Vikings fielded much of the same offensive roster from 2018 to 2019. The main difference was the shakeup along the offensive line. Here are the units compared:

2018:

LT: Riley Reiff
LG: Tom Compton/Nick Easton
C: Pat Elflein/Nick Easton
RG: Mike Remmers/Nick Easton
RT: Brian O’Neill

2019:

LT: Riley Reiff
LG: Pat Elflein
C: Garrett Bradbury
RG: Josh Kline
RT: Brian O’Neill

As you can see, the Vikings identified the offensive line as a weakness, and specifically targeted the position group as a unit they wanted to upgrade. They were successful in doing just that by signing Kline in free agency to a three-year $15.5m deal, drafting Bradbury in the first round of the NFL Draft with the 18th-overall pick, and moving former third-round pick in Elflein from center to left guard.

Ultimately, these moves drastically improved their offensive line. The Vikings allowed journeymen in Compton and Easton to walk in free agency, and released the highly-paid Remmers only two years into a five-year $30m contract.

Now, I do need to also mention that starting RB Dalvin Cook went from playing in 11 games in 2018 to 14 games in 2019. Obviously, having a stud running back is going to play a role in the production of the running game, but let’s take a deeper look at the improvement of the offense across the board.

https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2020/2/6/ ... odd-gurley

Of course OT's are a bit tougher to replace.

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Is it possible their only OL targets in FA are Whitworth and Blythe? Sign both and very little has changed. The question is, what are their opinions of Noteboom, Allen, Evans, Edwards and Corbett? The answer will come in free agency and the draft. But with all the capital they used in drafting four of them and trading for the other, I wonder if they don't target other areas, should they resign AW and/ or AB.

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Is it possible their only OL targets in FA are Whitworth and Blythe? Sign both and very little has changed. The question is, what are their opinions of Noteboom, Allen, Evans, Edwards and Corbett? The answer will come in free agency and the draft. But with all the capital they used in drafting four of them and trading for the other, I wonder if they don't target other areas, should they resign AW and/ or AB.

I don't see much cap room for adding an additional OL FA. Maybe a cheap pick-up like Blythe was.

But I also think they will draft OL regardless of what they think of Noteboom, Allen, Evans, Edwards and Corbett.

That is, drafting OL won't necessarily tell us what they think of those 5 youngsters.

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I don't see much cap room for adding an additional OL FA. Maybe a cheap pick-up like Blythe was.

But I also think they will draft OL regardless of what they think of Noteboom, Allen, Evans, Edwards and Corbett.

That is, drafting OL won't necessarily tell us what they think of those 5 youngsters.

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True, drafting OL might not tell us what they think of those 5 but not drafting OL might tell us a lot. How many picks do they have? 6 ?

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True, drafting OL might not tell us what they think of those 5 but not drafting OL might tell us a lot. How many picks do they have? 6 ?

It's an issue of need. I think Snead is the type who throws picks at a weakness until it is a strength, and OL is one of the major weaknesses. In fact I think they could afford to pick only OL, DL, and LB. They won't do that...but they could afford to do that.

The main thing about OL is that until it is at least just solid, it holds other things hostage.

Rams have 6 picks if they get a projected 4th round comp pick for Saffold.