{"id":62886,"date":"2019-04-06T16:21:43","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T20:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=62886"},"modified":"2021-03-13T14:32:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T19:32:35","slug":"david-pindell-rams-mobilize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/04\/06\/david-pindell-rams-mobilize\/","title":{"rendered":"David Pindell: Los Angeles Rams Can Mobilize For The Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recent signing of ex-Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> Blake Bortles<\/strong><\/a> puts the Los Angeles Rams<\/a> in a good and safe place at quarterback. As a Jaguar, he was decent enough and had moments of greatness. Recalling the last head-to-head match-up between the two teams in 2017, the experience difference was glaring. The Rams won impressively but I walked away realizing how much better\u00a0Jared Goff<\/strong><\/a> needed to be. Bortles outshined at simple things like selling play-action. With at least one off-season under the tutelage of the seemingly magical Sean McVay<\/strong><\/a> and staff, it\u2019s quite possible that Bortles could look better than ever if needed. He will certainly have the receiving core for that accomplishment.<\/p>\n

How the L.A. Rams Can Mobilize for the Future With David Pindell<\/strong><\/h1>\n

After improving leaps and bounds in 2017, Goff further improved on his abilities in 2018. His starting status probably will not and should not be threatened heading into the team\u2019s 2019 campaign. So indeed, the Rams are safe at the position of quarterback. But truth be told, his major shortcoming has been exposed in that time. His becoming extremely fleet of foot in the pocket is doubtful. Goff is simply not gifted that way.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, players like Russell Wilson<\/strong><\/a>, Patrick Maholmes,<\/strong><\/a> and the newly-appointed Raven King, Lamar Jackson<\/strong><\/a>, continue to normalize what was once a forbidden tree few teams confidently snatched fruit from. Everyone believed the Seattle Seahawks<\/a> were rebuilding in 2018 yet there they were in the post-season. This was almost solely Wilson’s doing. I won’t even bother going there regarding Mahomes and his predecessor. Still, the point I make is obvious. The surrounding talent rarely remains on one team and merely being safe<\/em>\u00a0at quarterback may not always be enough. Yes, that last Rams game was a prime example.<\/p>\n

Could you relive Super Bowl LIII without thinking a Drew Brees<\/strong><\/a>\/Mahomes showdown would be a much tastier main course to go with those delicious party trimmings?<\/p>\n

Rams fans get that an NFL draft first-pick overall deserves to have all opportunities to succeed exhausted before a change is considered. Mind you, I\u2019m not necessarily talking change. I\u2019m talking more in-game adjustment options in a changing game.<\/p>\n

Rams Could Still Use More Versatility<\/h2>\n

The reality is, at some point in the McVay era, the Rams brain trust will likely embrace the rising truth. The quality of player at the NFL level has not only improved, it’s changed for good. Defensive players, mainly, are better trained and conditioned entering the NFL making them stronger and faster than ever. The depth and capability of defensive linemen set to be drafted this year alone strongly suggests this is a growing trend bound to become closer to the norm than the anomaly.<\/p>\n

The NFL asks more of its linebackers, safeties, and defensive ends. The requirements of a quarterback are practically rewriting itself. One major reason is that offensive linemen aren\u2019t and probably cannot evolve the same. They depend on their mass to be successful as much as their smarts, hand, and footwork. A growing number of teams will need to offset the increasing gap between defensive and offensive greatness in the trenches. This is what dual-threat quarterbacks who can see the field on the fly to extend plays do. We all know that in football anything can happen at any time. Well, the current depth of the Rams offensive line is not solid. Additionally, let us not forget that Goff and the Rams have a contract issue arriving by next off-season.<\/p>\n

Imagine playing Russell Wilson and the Seahawks four of the 16 weeks. The Rams could come close to doing just that if Kyler Murray<\/strong><\/a> goes first overall to the Arizona Cardinals<\/a> and is as good as advertised. That\u2019s two-thirds of the Rams division match-ups including dual-threat starting quarterbacks, likely for years to come. And if their post-Rodger Saffold<\/strong><\/a>\/John Sullivan<\/strong><\/a> ability to block takes a dip to mere league mediocre the Rams might mirror those teams without the luxury of mobility to bail themselves out. Let\u2019s face it. How successful are the Seahawks during the Russell Wilson years without Russell Wilson with the blocking they’ve had?<\/p>\n

Enter David Pindell<\/h2>\n
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David Pindell of UConn has two private workouts coming up. He tore up his pro day st 4.54 in 40 and 6.8 3 cone and 10 ft broad. One is at both Qb and wr and other is at wr. He is going to be a fast rising wr\/ath prospect could be the next josh cribbs or Julian Edelman pic.twitter.com\/UlWMNmZC9U<\/a><\/p>\n

— Coach Schuman (@coachschuman) March 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n