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[Battlelyon]

Not only is he a great punter, but he's a really cool guy!!! Not sure if you all follow him on twitter, but you should!!!

Yeah, he has some great tweets too. I follow him and his mom on Twitter, his mom follows me on Twitter.

 

[Battlelyon]

 

[Vitamike]

I like this, but shouldn't it say 'Future home of the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers' by now?

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

Holy Crap!!! that's one hell of a transformation when finished!!!

 

[Battlelyon]

Is It Unfair to Blame Todd Gurley For Struggling in 2016 With Los Angeles Rams?

Is It Unfair to Blame Todd Gurley For Struggling in 2016 With Los Angeles Rams?

by Dan Parzych9 hours agoFollow @DanParzych

A recent report claims former members of the Los Angeles Rams coaching staff believe Todd Gurley has nobody to blame but himself for a disappointing 2016 season.

There’s plenty of blame to go around when it comes to what went wrong for the Los Angeles Rams during their disastrous 4-12 finish in 2016, but Todd Gurley will always be seen as one of the biggest factors after a successful rookie season the previous year. As if failing to record a single 100-yard game during his sophomore season wasn’t already frustrating enough, it looks like Gurley is taking quite the criticism from some of his previous coaches for his production being down.

Bleacher Report’s Jason Cole reported on Friday that former members of the team’s coaching staff claim Gurley has nobody to blame for himself for what took place during the 2016 season. One of the most interesting takes from the report is the part where Cole discusses how Gurley missed most of the offseason program for the Rams to participate in other activities, like hanging out with rapper Jay-Z instead.

Of course, the most interesting quote may be the part from the one coach who pointed out it was the same offense from his rookie season, so why would it be any different?

Be sure to check out the rest of Cole’s report on Gurley as it will certainly be interesting to hear how the running back responds to this criticism. Expectations may have been high for Gurley at the beginning of his sophomore season after earning Rookie of the Year honors in 2015, but it’s unfair to put most of the blame on one individual.

In fact, the argument can be made that Los Angeles could have taken some of the load off Gurley with stronger weapons in the passing game for Case Keenum or Jared Goff since players like Tavon Austin are clearly far from the answer. Maybe if this actually happened, Gurley wouldn’t have been the victim of seeing opponents stacking the box more often than usual since it was obvious he was the most dangerous, and sometimes only, weapon on the Rams’ offense.

 

[Battlelyon]

Q&A: Rams General Manager Les Snead talks rookie Coach Sean McVay, draft needs and free agents at the Senior Bowl

Q&A: Rams General Manager Les Snead talks rookie Coach Sean McVay, draft needs and free agents at the Senior Bowl

For the second time in two years, the Rams are in the midst of major transition.

In 2016, the franchise moved from St. Louis to Los Angeles. The Rams drew more than 90,000 to the Coliseum for an exhibition against the Dallas Cowboys, but fan interest waned by the end of a 4-12 season that included the firing of coach Jeff Fisher.

New Coach Sean McVay, 31, is in the process of assembling his staff and assessing a roster that could have a far different look when quarterback Jared Goff, the top pick in the 2016 draft, begins his second season. McVay has hired veteran Wade Phillips to coordinate the defense.

Rams General Manager Les Snead attended Senior Bowl workouts this week in preparation for the NFL draft, which is scheduled for April 27-29 in Philadelphia. He sat down with Times reporter Gary Klein in Mobile, Ala., and answered questions about several topics.

What’s it been like to work with Sean McVay?

Exciting, because you see the young head coach but you also see him bring this unbelievable energy and passion to the job with that thought of how he wants to put together his staff and the puzzle there and what he’s trying to accomplish. … You’re working together to problem-solve, come up with solutions, come up with decisions and try to come up with what’s best for the Rams…. You can feel the chemistry developing based on just rolling up your sleeves and going to work and making your first decisions together.

You’ve dealt with people in your peer and age group and coaches who were older. This is a young coach. Has that been different for you?

My wife has joked, ‘Who are you going to hang out with more, him or [69-year-old] Wade?’…. It’s just a joke but what’s interesting is this is a young man’s sport, so in our business some of the most important people in the organization are, heck, 21 or 22. You’re used to being around and feeling youth. …. I know he’s young, but he seems like 40-something, and that’s probably in maturity and the way he goes about his business and his knowledge of football.

 

[Battlelyon]

He talks like he won't go after Jeffrey or Jackson, 2 good veterans instead of 1 great veteran is his mantra

 

[Retroram52]

This crap starts with the Limp Biscuit who continues to foster a culture of a lack of discipline and accountability. If you are a professional and you are hanging out with a jerk-off like Jay-Z instead of working at your craft like say a Kevin Greene, Walter Payton, or Peyton Manning, you deserve to have some of the blame and criticism directed at you by coaches. And that goes for all employees of this train-wreck of a franchise!!

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

This crap starts with the Limp Biscuit who continues to foster a culture of a lack of discipline and accountability. If you are a professional and you are hanging out with a jerk-off like Jay-Z instead of working at your craft like say a Kevin Greene, Walter Payton, or Peyton Manning, you deserve to have some of the blame and criticism directed at you by coaches. And that goes for all employees of this train-wreck of a franchise!!

Speaking of Kevin Greene, he was hired by the Jets yesterday

 

[Retroram52]

That is bad news. McVay should have hired this guy to work with Wade Phillips and be the DC of the future.

 

[Battlelyon]

Want something to read?

http://documents.latimes.com/read-1946-rams-lease-coliseum/

 

[Battlelyon]

Great article

How the media helped overturn the NFL’s unwritten ban on black players

 

[Rambunctious]

This crap starts with the Limp Biscuit who continues to foster a culture of a lack of discipline and accountability. If you are a professional and you are hanging out with a jerk-off like Jay-Z instead of working at your craft like say a Kevin Greene, Walter Payton, or Peyton Manning, you deserve to have some of the blame and criticism directed at you by coaches. And that goes for all employees of this train-wreck of a franchise!!

Yeah Retro spot on...it's unbelievable a member of the former coaching staff complaining that Gurley screwed off during the off season. Are they kidding? Who's in charge? If you ask me the last 5+ seasons the Rams have looked like a team where no one worked during the off season. That is on the leaders of the team. Seems to be a lot of butt hurt people complaining and pointing a finger, but I have a feeling things are going to change. The more I read about the new coaching staff the more I like it.

 

[Retroram52]

That is exactly what was happening. Did you notice that the team took an accelerated path to even a worse condition when Snisher got rid of the leaders such as C. Long, and J. Laurinaitus even though their careers were not going anywhere because of injuries and this losing mentality culture being fostered by the FO? This may not have been the whole story but it certainly contributed to many players blowing off the off-season!!

 

[Battlelyon]

John Lynch is the new 49ers GM

 

[Retroram52]

Saw that Battlelyon. Don't know if that is going to work out but it appears to be a new trend since John Elway is so successful in Denver. We should follow suit and can Snead and hire Eric Dickerson as our GM.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/s...ring-back-matt-millen-memories-021033339.html

 

[Retroram52]

Watching the Pro Bowl and there is Janoris Jenkins playing corner. Hindsight is always 20/20 and Jenkins did ask for a bit too much money but obviously it worked-out for him in New York and I was one of those critics that stated when we cut him lose that he would fail and screw-up in the Big Apple. Obviously, it is crow-eating time for moi!

 

[Retroram52]

I like the fact that they went back to a more respectable format getting rid of those knucklehead coaches of commentators like last year. They have the respective losing coaches in round two losses coaching the squads and players are actually playing competitively.

 

[Retroram52]

Hekker is booming punts and A. Donald is giving the AFC Pro bowler O-lineman fits like he has done every year since we had a blind squirrel moment and took the BPA a couple of drafts ago.

 

[Retroram52]

A. Donald reminds me of a slightly larger version of John Randle.