INJURY: Rams Suffer More Key Injuries, Will Rams Trade Receiver, Will Rams Unleash Rookies, and More

INJURY: Rams Suffer More Key Injuries, Will Rams Trade Receiver, Will Rams Unleash Rookies, and More

The Rams suffer another key injury. Will they address it with the trade? Also, five big questions the Rams have to answer after the buy. That’s coming up next on Locked on Rams. You are Locked on Rams, your daily Los Angeles Rams podcast, part of the Locked On podcast network. Your team every day. What is up Ramly and welcome to another episode of Locked On Rams your daily podcast covering your Los Angeles Rams free and available your podcast. Locked on Rams part of locked on podcast network your team every day. We’re also available over on YouTube. So if you haven’t yet, do us a huge favor. Hit the subscribe button, hit the notification bell, hit the like button for your Los Angeles Rams. We are getting very close to 20,000 subscribers. We might even be there. Let’s see. Let’s get the Let’s see. This This will This will make people want to subscribe. Just get the exact amount here. We’re at 19,996. Okay, let’s go away. I’m calling my aunts. I’m calling family members. 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Right now, new customers can bet just $5, and if your bet wins, you’ll get $300 in bonus bets to use across the app. All right, Travis. So, we’ll see how long we can get into this episode without bringing up the Los Angeles Dodgers and what we saw last I guess it’s already over. I I was going to say I want to talk about Yamamoto being up in the pen one day after he threw a 100 pitches in back-to-back completed games. Go check out Lockdown Dodgers. Harry and I broke it all down. It was uh my god, what a what an unbelievable baseball game. Just as as good as it absolutely gets. I don’t know. I don’t know where Otani is from, like what part of the the galaxy that they found this guy, but he needs a he needs a new league to get called up to because that dude is not normal. So many walks for Otani last night. I thought Decoy was going to get jealous. Like I mean my man like got in his steps. I want to see his his uh his his steps, his Fitbit. I mean dude dude like put in like 30k steps like he went to Disneyland or something yesterday. But let’s talk about our favorite football team, the Los Angeles Rams. The Los Angeles Rams will be without another member for this upcoming game and for a stretch of time and that is wide receiver 22 Atwell. They placed him on the injured reserve yesterday. He won’t be eligible to return until at least week 13 against the Carolina Panthers. He was dealing with a hamstring injury earlier in the season. He missed week six. He planned just 10 snaps in week seven, but the injury just didn’t improve during the by-week and he’s now on the IR this year. He has four catches on nine targets for 164 yards. Had the one big touchdown against the Colts. He did sign that one-year $10 million deal to return to the Rams this off season. So interesting. I mean, this is a guy where you think that you’re hoping, okay, it’s because he’s not getting targets is why he’s not being productive, but right now he’s dealing with an injury. And it’s it’s interesting to kind of shape this one. Yeah. You know, he’s had a year, I think, that has been pretty good. You know, certainly been more impactful this season than he’s been at any other point in his career. Um he he’s made some big plays like you mentioned the biggest one against uh against the Colts that was kind of the walk-off shot for the Rams to give. But by the way the Colts only loss of the season like the the further we get into the year and the Colts are still sitting on one loss the more and more impressive that that play becomes the more and more impressive that victory becomes. Um I I I think that my thoughts on 22 Outwell are fairly well established here on on Locked on Rams. the the everydayers know that I’m not the biggest 22 fan in the world, but I I think it’s it is a loss to be sure. They’re they’re going to miss him. He has been effective uh through the first seven games of the season for them. Now, the good news is is they have options, right? They can turn to Jordan Whittington. They can turn to Xavier Smith. We saw Katana Mfield get in the uh get in the end zone for the first time in in Baltimore. So, it isn’t like they are, you know, stuck in the mud without a good option with that third wide receiver. There are plenty there. But, you know, I I know we’re going to talk about some of the other things getting ready after the buy, but there’s still the question about Puka and and whether or not he’s 100% healthy, whether or not he’s going to be ready to go, whether or not he’ll be as effective as he typically is. So, you know, being down another starting wide receiver is always something to be concerned about, but I I I do think it’s something that the Rams can certainly manage around. Certainly, I think you look at where this Rams team is. Just look at week seven with Puka Nakua out. Guys got opportunities and guys stepped up. Mumfield got his first career touchdown. Terrence Ferguson got his first career touchdown. Devonte Adams stepped up was big with three TDs. You’re gonna get Puka Aua back. Jordan Whittington’s another guy you can lean on. But having said all that, they don’t have what Tutu brings, which is a deep vertical threat that really just takes the top off an offense other than the guys that are at the top with Devonte and Puk and Nuim of course do those things. But it’s interesting because I think if you’re Shawn McVey, we know that hey, we saw more 12 personnel. We even saw some 13 personnel. So really, you would think that this probably opens things up for another receiver. I think truly this opens up things for a tight end and his name is Terence Ferguson. Hopefully, if that’s the case, but then the next kind of question becomes, I mean, Mumfield’s interesting, too. We can do some things. But the next question becomes, we saw what they did with the injuries to Darius Williams and Kelly Witherspoon. Bring in a cornerback in McCreary. Do you consider bringing in a receiver not just to maybe fill in Vutu can do, but also just see if he’s a impact guy? You’re going to do a crossover with the great Ross Jackson, the greatest boss of all bosses. Should get him a mug. That be Yeah, exactly. Give him the Michael. I saw him yesterday, by the way. I I kind of feel I kind of feel sad. I was like I was like I was like Steve I was like first of all I said Michael Scott and that’s always a big buzzkill right to start with that to start with that and then I’m like no Steve Carell but it was like very like oh man I I kind of felt like oh gosh I hope this didn’t ruin the office for me. You know what I mean? Well the the story the the Dodger stadium where the stars were out right there were a million famous faces in that ballpark last night. Yeah. I look, I I agree with you that maybe another wide receiver is something to to throw into the mix. I I think that the Rams are going to be aggressive. You you mentioned this a week or so ago that when we’re talking about maybe upgrading the quarterback position that you kind of, you know, double down on what you’re already good good at. We were talking about pass rushing at the time, but look, you got Devonte Adams, you got Puka Nakua. If you could throw a third weapon in there with Matthew Stafford having the ability to do what he’s still doing and having the season that he’s having, that would be uh really something interesting to see. But I I keep going back to what we saw even last week with no puka. They hit 10 different people with passes. I mean, they they are really spreading it around. Now, Baltimore’s defense is a wreck. And I don’t think you’re going to get a great look at at at something in New Orleans that’s going to give you a feel for what it’s going to be like moving forward. But after New Orleans, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa, like you’re going to you got a gauntlet of good NFC teams that are coming up. So, I I don’t hate the idea of doubling down what you’re already pretty good at and and kind of going at it from there. And if it, you know, we’ve seen it before, we talked about it yesterday. It’s why you got to be an every day that when they kind of got a whiff of a of a chance to go win a Super Bowl or make a run at a Super Bowl, they don’t wait around and think that they’re going to be good enough. They go and make sure that they’re good enough. And I I think that would be a really interesting move for them to make. Absolutely. I think it definitely gives them another wrinkle possibly. And just I think when you look at Rams receivers for Shawn McVey, you have to be able to do everything. You have to be able to block. You have to be able to to run and just make catches and have strong hands. But also think too if there is a special and you got to be able to to process offenses and be in the right place at the right time for sure. I also think too that there also is always room where if you do one thing that’s really good, they’ll kind of look past some of the versatility things to try to kind of kind of respect that. And I think the reason why I brought up uh Ross Jackson, the New Orleans Saints, is you got a guy that could be dealt and that is Rasheed Shahed. And he’s interesting cuz he does a lot of things that are are 22 Atwellish. And I mean, if you look at wide receiver leaders on uncatchable air yards, he’s that’s a kind of a wild stat, I know, but he’s third with 308, meaning that uh their QB definitely is not getting the football the way they need to. So, I mean, yeah, it’s trade season. I I’m a little kind of I’m a little kind of bugging out and like this, you know, it’s like the money’s burning a hole in your pocket type thing as far as just trying to improve your roster. And it just it wouldn’t surprise me if they kind of went out there and just did something. They don’t need to. They probably won’t. I mean, Brian Thomas Jr. is the pipe dream, I think, because he is the could be the present and the future and does a lot of really amazing things for that could do a lot of things for this offense. But it’ll be interesting to see at least their fielding calls. I’m not even going to try to ask you to explain to me what uncatchable air yardage is or whatever whatever it is you said. That that is that is you should look it up. It’s pretty funny. Yeah. I I I can’t I just learned about it yesterday, not gonna lie. Look, I’m still I’m still dealing with OPS and war in baseball. I can’t I can’t I can’t come around to to whatever you got going on with uncatchable air yards. I do know that they’re gonna they’re I don’t think that the Rams are done. I I don’t know. A wide receiver I think would be a little bit of a surprise, but I think you’re on to something when it comes to them making a deal at the deadline. I I don’t think that what we have today getting ready for the Saints will be what you have getting ready for the NerS a week from now when when we’re on the other side of the deadline. I agree. And the only thing I like, Shahita, would be from a a draft capital cost, it’ be something similar to McCreer. You wouldn’t have to break the bank for him and do some interesting things. But coming up next, we’ve got the questions that the Rams need to answer after the by-week. That’s coming up next on Lock on Rams. I’m Cody Ro from Lockdown Broncos and this episode is brought to you by Pelaton. Pelaton is shaping the future of fitness with the brand new Pelaton crossraining tread plus powered by Pelaton IQ. This is Pelaton’s most advanced equipment yet, giving you realtime guidance and endless ways to move. Whether you’re running, lifting, or you’re crossraining with your favorite instructors like Alex Tusant. It’s training reimagined to make your workout more personal. 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Was at the Dodger game. met Eric yesterday who’s a big fan of Travis Rogers. Big fan. I think I I think I scheduled you to to host his birthday party. Sorry. He’s going to give you a small fee, but he he he’s all in. So, shout out to Eric yesterday. I always love being these Rams fans at Dodger Stadium. But, uh here in our second segment, Travis, we’re going to kind of get into some of these questions the Rams have to answer after the by-week. And this one is a topic that I wanted to lead with for you. do the first one cuz I know you love this topic and you love special teams and you love talking special teams. You’re like the special teams guru. And the question is, do you correct this field goal operation? How do you correct it? Joshua Cardi, he’s had multiple kicks blocked. He’s missed makeable kicks. If you look at just the overall numbers, the Rams, they’re 31st in field goal DVOA. And that is not good in close games, especially down the stretch with the postseason right around the corner. That’s something you need to clean up if you are going to be a legitimate Super Bowl contender. I I don’t know if you know the answer to this off the top of your head, DMAC. Who who who’s worse than the Rams at kicking field goals? I I mean, I I want to know who’s worse than a team that’s had 58 field goals blocked in seven games. I can’t I can’t imagine who’s worse than they are because I’ll get back to you. I’ll get back to you on that one. But yeah, I’m curious to know myself. Yeah, that is that’s wild. I I think you put your finger on it. I I think that’s the number one thing looking at this team moving forward. You know, Puka’s health is obviously something that is important for them. I think that Matthew Stafford and continuing to be healthy and doing what he’s doing, maybe getting Rob Havenstein back is is something that you you keep your eye on. Getting better at corner um um past the buy, I think, is is is important. But you’re right, the most important thing is what is up with their kicking game and and and I don’t think we got an answer to it in Baltimore. I know he made all of his pats, but they we saw it right in the first quarter on their opening drive on a on a fourth and I think it was a fourth and three from the six yard or what whatever it was. I’m going by my memory. It was a situation where 98% of the time somebody kicks a field goal there, puts points on the board early, you have no idea how the game’s going to un unfold at that point. And the Rams basically said, “Forget it, man. We’re going to go for it.” They did it again later when they threw the ball to Terrence Ferguson on a fourth down play from about the 30 yardd line. So clearly Shawn McVey has feelings about his kicker or or his kicking operation. I don’t even know if it’s Card’s fault to put my my finger on it. It may be the protection. It may be the cadence that’s too predictable. It could be a million. Chase Blackburn is the one that should be most worried about, you know, looking for something else to do because cardio will land on his feet. He’s a pretty good kicker, I think. But yeah, for for me, that is by far the most interesting thing because there’s not a ton of time to fix it. If they go out there against the Saints and it looks like hot garbage. I mean, you’re going into that kicker carousel where you have no idea what’s coming out. And and maybe maybe uh uh Cardi is the best bunch, but I don’t know if you change long snappers. I don’t know if you change special teams coaches, but that has to be better because the they will lose a playoff game because of their kicking if they continue to do this. Yeah, absolutely. And I love what you said right at the very end cuz I think that’s the most important thing is that we’ve seen them lose games because of kicking against potential playoff teams. The Eagles, if you make a kick towards the end of that game, you’re a six in one team. If you don’t miss that extra point where the extra point was blocked against the 49ers, the Rams, they could have played for a field goal to win rather than a touchdown late in that one. And you’re just in a better position. When you’re playing good teams, when you’re playing playoff teams, more often than not, it’s going to be a close game that’s going to come down to a couple possessions late in the game. And if you don’t have a a good field goal kicker and special teams you can trust. You mentioned it on this show a lot of different times. It’s not just making or missing kicks. It how it’s how it impacts Shawn Day calling this offense. And that’s the thing that really kills it. Yeah, for sure. That when when you know that you can’t kick, it changes everything. It changes your decisions. It changes your play calls. It changes, you know, the the the the dynamics and the attitude of your offense. It it’s it’s everything. And, you know, the defense is getting off the field constantly. If the offense isn’t putting up points because they can’t and again, you look around the NFL, the the numbers change. Like, if you if you have a 50 yard field goal or less, you have to make those. Like, that’s not just a luxury. That that is an almost a necessity. and the Rams are are foregoing 30 yard field goals, 35 yard field goals, 40 yard field goals. So that’s a ton of points you’re leaving on the table. Um, and like you said, it it the trickle down to every other part of your offense is is real, right? You’re putting more pressure on Kyron Williams. You’re putting more pressure on Matthew Stafford and Adams and Dua and everybody there knowing that you can’t kick. And I I I kind of wanted just going back to the the uh the the Jacksonville game before the the buy was let’s let’s try if once that game was clearly decided, let’s try to kick some long field goals to see what happens. Let’s see what it looks like. And they didn’t do it is, you know, it’s still a huge mystery to me. There’s no doubt about it. And we know that the most frustrating locked on Ram show is one where special teams cost them wins. And we don’t want to deal with that. We you’re watching this episode, you lived through Brett Maher and consider yourself a survivor of that era. We don’t want to go through that again. All right, this next question. Okay, you say Travis? Well, I was just going to say that like the Mah thing is a good one. We’re going through it again with the Cardi era right now, but think about how good it was when Greg the leg was here. Think about how good it was when Matt Gay was here. Like when that when that piece is figured out, it it’s just it’s smooth sailing. you know that you got points in your back pocket and when it’s not figured out the stress level’s through the roof. Do you think that he that he patented and trademarked Leatron? Like he had to have, right? Should have. I mean, if he didn’t, he missed a huge opportron. Greg the leg. All all of some reason I like the simplicity of Greg the leg better. You know, they’re both great. Well, Greg the leg, you’re a little too young, but if if there’s anybody in the locked on ram every day or community that’s listening to this, uh if you’re somewhere around, you know, 45 to 55 years old, you will remember Superto, which was this thing you banged on its head and it would kick field goals through your living room. And so I always thought of Greg the leg as like a human version of Superto. I’m got I got to get a s That’s going to be a stocking stuffer for me. I’m going to put that I I need me a super toe. That just sounds that just sounds like a lot of fun. On a Sunday afternoon when football ends, I could I guarantee you you will spend multiple hours super towing rubber footballs through your living room. You will do it, dude. I literally stopped at a liquor store um this weekend and I bought this thing where it’s a it’s a basketball hoop in a little plastic shell and I bought for $2 and you flick your thumb to try to get the little ball through it with like it’s I’m easily amused. Oh, so that’s it. Oh my god. Superto. You bang Superto on the head and he launches that football across your living room and it’s it’s an incredible amount of fun. I’m going to go to my local KB Toys. Is KB Toys still around? RIP KB Toys. I You’re going to have to go on eBay. Those things are like vintage 1970s or or if not earlier. We’re headed to the Bay for for a super toe. Now, the next big question, this one kind of hurts me a little bit just because uh Rob Havenstein’s been so great for this team for so long. Over the last decade, he has been a rock for this organization. He’s been managing ankle injury all year. Hasn’t been as effective as we’ve seen him in the past. Warren McClendon has done a respectable job in his role. And what I look at is we saw last year the Rams, they made an attempt to go back to Jonah Jackson because they paid him because he had the experience. And then we saw they kind of move some things around with Bo Liur. I don’t expect them to be that aggressive with Rob Havenstein just because the back of the the football card has a bigger track record. Could be a health reason. I still trust him. I don’t think he’s he’s cooked or anything like that. But if we get deeper into the season, you see the same results. I do think it could be a conversation that they do have. I I there’s depth there now wi that if Havenstein is unable to do it physically or if look we may be at the point where McClendon’s just a better option and and maybe not may maybe Rob comes back and plays like Rob. I mean he’s a he’s a Rams legend. He’s been around forever and he’s a warrior for sure but you know the the time comes for everybody at one point or another. So I if that’s where we are, I think we can feel pretty good about McClendon at this point because quite frankly, Doug, that you and I haven’t talked about him very much. I think speaks volumes. You know, when it comes to the offensive line, the less we say, the better it is. And we haven’t spent a ton of time talking about those guys. That’s good news. That’s a really good point. And it’s good credit to this organization for building that depth and having that depth. I mean, Coleman Shelton hasn’t been fantastic as they had hoped he would be, but you’ve gotten enough. And in the fact that Matthew Stafford isn’t lying on the ground, rolling around getting hit constantly is really a testament to how how this offensive line has played. I do think they have a lot of levels they can get to. They can definitely level up a lot, but the building blocks are certainly there. There’s no doubt about that. 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The blocking grades were actually impressive considering that’s not what he’s known for. And it shows that he’s really put in a lot of work and he’s a willing blocker at the very least, but the snap counts against the ners four, Ravens 17, Jaguars 34. So if you noticed, trending up and Higgby had a couple drops on third down. Do you think that they take the the leash off of off of Terrence Ferguson because it feels like that’s something that has been a part of the plan for a while now. It does feel like it’s trending in that direction. I I I agree with you. They’re using him a little more. Th those other guys are getting, you know, a few less reps. I think that the big question is what you said a second ago is does the offensive line continue to block effectively enough to where you can have a tight end who maybe is not a blocking, you know, uh, machine, right? That’s what makes Higgby so valuable. That’s what makes Davis those guys are pretty good offensive linemen as well as tight ends that can catch some some passes. So Fergus needs to continue to get better there. he needs to continue to do the work that he’s done because when it comes to making plays, he he’s on a level of his own relative to those other guys on his team. You saw that. I mean, that is that is an athletic tight end down the field making a whole bunch of plays. Um, you know, that catch that he made to to score the touchdown. Tyler’s not making that play. Davis Allen’s not making that play. Kobe Parkinson’s not making that play. So, he he’s he’s got a skill set that’s different than the other guys, but he’s got to do the basics first. And I do feel like we’re starting to check more of those basic boxes. And look, if there is more 12 personnel, if there is 13 personnel, that’s a brutal matchup for whoever they’re dealing with, you know, having him, much less Dvonte and Puka out there as well. So, I’m really interested to see if they use more of those formations because when they do it, Ferguson feels like he’s going to be open a lot. Yeah. And I think too it’s if he is going to be a part of this team for a stretch run and their goal is to win a Super Bowl, he has to get really comfortable now. He has to build a lot of chemistry now. You can’t wait until the end of the season to say, “Okay, let’s use this guy as our secret weapon.” That’s not how it works. You got to feel find rhythm and time. You got to find the plays that work for him. And it’s just going to make this offense tougher to prepare for, especially when Puka is back healthy. Devonte Adams is clicking on all cylinders and the running game is better than they’ve been. And that’s another one, too. I mean, you could probably make an argument that Jarquz Hunter should probably potentially get some get some time at running back. I mean, that’s kind of a deeper cut, but there’s Jarquz Hunter. Even when 22 Atwell comes back, even though he’s not a rookie, I mean, when they go to him, he makes plays. I mean, should you stretch the field and use 22 Atwell? So, that’s they they have a lot of a lot of ways where you you don’t this offense hasn’t peaked because they haven’t explored every avenue, and I think they’re still in that process. I I I do too. I think what’ll be really interesting is if slash when Puka is back this week against New Orleans, how many targets does he get, right? Because, you know, like like we talked about before, 10 guys caught a pass against um Jacksonville. That that that’s incredible distribution. That means everybody’s available. That means everybody’s in it. That means everybody’s engaged. And certainly, you know, Damonte Adams catching three touchdown passes is going to keep him happy as well. But if we come back out uh against the the Saints and see the the the ball going to Puka Nakua 10 tw 10 10 12 14 times a game then all of a sudden they become a little bit moreed one-dimensional and we’ve seen that happen before. So I I’m excited to have Puka back. He clearly is incredibly important to what they’re doing. But can they continue to spread the ball around even if their best guy is back on the field and and and getting a ton of attention in the process? That’s certainly going to be something to look for. And the last one that we’ll do today, you’re going to love this one. I saved this one for last just for you because you’re a uniform afficionado. One of the big questions is how will those midnight mode jerseys look on the field when they wear them against the Seahawks in week 11? So, when we first dropped them, it was like, okay, pretty solid. They’ve really grown on me. Like, they’ve really grown on me. I I I I I I asked you to look at the shoulders, how they fixed it with the horn. I actually have a theory. I have a theory that these are actually the first edition of what will ultimately be the new Rams uniforms following this current set. I think what they’re going to do is you’re going to see a a Rams Royal and Soul and the modern throwbacks they call them, but they’re going to have this horn that’s the right way because this horn is fire. It really is. So, that’s just a theory that I have, but it gives them consistency and I I kind of think they’re banging. Like, honestly, like I I’m probably going to cop. I I I understand what you’re saying, and I do like the horn on the sleeve, and that’s a good uh fix. Here’s the thing, and this is just me. I And by the way, when I go to Rams, I see a ton of these jerseys. They’re clearly they’re they’re clearly resonating with Rams fans because they’re scooping them up and people are buying them. I don’t love it when a team that is not black, right, that one of their primary color, like if you’re the Raiders, sure, have black jerseys, but when you are a team that does not have black as one of their primary colors in their palette, when you start rolling out black jerseys, not my favorite thing in the world, we’ll see. I I’m I’m keeping an open mind, but um I I’m going in slightly skeptical just because generally speaking, I’m not a huge fan of black jerseys. They’re they’re super dark. It’s like like midnight, right? It’s like sometimes I think they look like dark like a super dark version of blue I guess. Yeah. I I guess in like kind of the new trend for the Nike jerseys have that like perforated on the holes kind of on the numbers. So they’re kind of organanish as far as like the numbers go, right? But I don’t know like unis like the Ducks did last weekend. Let’s go with those. Bro, just when you think that they can’t like do anything to top themselves, they can’t somehow do. I got to bring the big I got we had we got to resurrect the big redhead to see those. Bill Wal love those those Grateful Dead ones. But okay, last one though and admit that these are the these are the best uniforms of all time. These are the Eric Dickerson Roman Gabriel level Ram jerseys compared to the Dodgers City Connects. They look like fun. Nothing’s wor Nothing’s worse than a Dodger City Connect jersey. Look, the the Dodgers have some of the best beards in sports and then they throw on their cake confetti thing and I I I can’t stand them. I I hope they go away forever. Okay, so then we in agreement there. So, in fact, you like them better than those. I think that’s that that’s a good sign. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. No, look, first of all, the Dodgers shouldn’t even do a City Connect because the Dodgers are the Dodgers and they don’t they don’t they don’t do stuff like that. They shouldn’t. Um, but no, the the Rams, whatever we’re calling those, midnight edition or whatever, those are way better than the cake confetti ones. Totally agree. They’re going to be I’m going to get Travis one for Christmas. Uh, but that’s going to do it for this episode of Locked on Rams. My name is Doug McCain. You can follow me on X and Instagram at DMAC_LA. You can follow the people’s channel, Mr. Travis Rogers, Travis Rogers. Until next time, whose house? fought on Ram’s house.

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