Aussie Joe

Do the Rams have a better chance of winning the SB in 2021 with Stafford ( then Goff )? Vegas seems to think so as they have reduced their odds from 18/1 to 13/1... There is no doubt that McVay has an ego you couldnt jump over, but he has delivered some results since he has been in the coaching role at the Rams.. I think we would all agree that he is not an idiot, however he has all his chips in now and his window for success is only 2-3 years.. 29 other teams ( at least ) arent going to win the Superbowl either in that time frame... Look .. I dont have a dog in this fight so I dont really care what happens ( provided on how it might effect the BIlls) ... but I just think its interesting to see if Stafford really has been a victim of circumstances of playing at a badly coached and managed team this past 10 years and if he was in a better situation he can show us all something. more... thats what I am interested in seeing...

You realise that there is an element of a salary dump at work as well right? The price the Rams are paying is inflated because Goff's guaranteed money is terrible... As I said upthread... Im curious to see how Stafford goes with the Rams ( I expect them to be better), and Goff goes with the Lions ( I expect them to be worse..) but time will tell...

Star's salary guaranteed in 2021 so they wont be cutting him

Gee. they going to give up there 2nd as well to jump the Jets?? Nah...

Who is that player because I dont see him on the team now... although to be fair I dont see him on many other teams either... Back to the topic.. Matt Barkley ( and his wife) seem like good peeps but I'm about ready to see who else might be available to step into the role... I'm hoping Fromm might be the guy, although his development is no doubt been put behind schedule given the past year's disruptions...

Personally I think Stafford is better but I will be watching both teams closely .... my prediction is that the Rams improve and the Lions get worse with their new QB’s ..

On the other hand ... Detroit might have the no 1 pick in 2022... wouldn’t surprise me...

I will be watching him closely this year in Detroit to see how many games he wins there...

I was having a look at the 49ers and Seahawks message boards... they seem to think differently...

Most people will say it will be worth it if they win one SB... even if they then are a rabble for the next 5 years after... Personally I would prefer to go about ultimate success in a more conventional way like the Bills are doing as you set yourself up for a longer window... However... the Rams Management the past 4 years or so have shown that they aren’t idiots if you look at their record over that time compared to the rest of the League.. I think this move makes them better in 2021 than this year and the NFC is weak.. Does it make them better long term? No way but that’s the road they have chosen to go down..

And yet they regularly make the playoffs each year ... including going 10-6 this year and winning a post season game..

Yeldon is most likely gone so they need to replace him for starters... i think they try to find someone with one of those Day 3 picks and bring him in to compete with Moss, Devin and Williams.. Think it’s likely that Devin is at least No 3 on that list so he will likely take on the Yeldon healthy game day scratch role if he doesn’t get better in the off-season..

Yeah.. someone will do better than $960K a year which is what he is currently being paid... To echo Beane.. He has earned the right to test the market I guess

I just watched the interview... what are your thoughts about what he said about Brown? I wouldn’t say it was an endorsement... something along the lines that he “ would figure it out in the off-season”...

A wise man once said that Schedules are never as hard, or as easy as they appear...

Almost as expensive as Kelce you say?

I dont disagree with the holes you have identified, but 5 new players is a big number ( considering their draft position and Cap limitations) and they will need to be fortunate to fill them all in one off season... They also may have further holes to fill if they lose Milano and Williams..

Anyone here could do that...

Brady had some bad plays too I recall..... The TD before the half was terrible but it didn’t decide the game by itself..

Im hoping Josh is thinking that he just got his ass handed to him and he needs to get better.... not that his numbers were pretty good and compared to other players in their first championship game he didn’t do too badly... Do we need to find a silver lining in every thing?

Do we have the stats from when they were down 38-15 and before garbage time started?

I’ll make this my last comment as we have a difference of opinion ... I think that Toney is a good player but considering they have Diggs, Beasley, Davis and can bring back Brown and McKenzie if they want to at WR.... how much can Toney add to that group when the cost is a first round... ? It’s a moot point anyway as he is likely gone by 30... As boring as it might be... I’ll take the Defense player in Round 1 or even a quality RB in Round 1 would be a better investment IMO...

Boring answer is you need to see how FA shakes out.... If Williams, Milano and Feliciano are not retained than they all need to be replaced with good pickups ..... In terms of a straight out upgrade I gotta say DE ... can they find some money to buy one in FA? Probably not enough... so let’s hope there is some one they like at 30 sitting there ...

Lot of the “experts” mocking us a CB at 30.... Im not so sure and expect they will go in a different direction in the first... I could see them drafting a CB rounds 3-4 and having them compete with Wallace and Jackson ...

They need more than Star back on D.... maybe a Round 1 pick on D mightn’t hurt as well to replace Milano if they let him go or help at DE which desperately needs it...