LA Rams Up! A Los Angeles Rams Podcast

t's just Mark and Ian for this roundtable, and they cover a lot of ground. The signing of free agent cornerback Tre' White; the contract dilemma with Ernest Jones; Stetson Bennett; Jimmy G; and a bunch of rule changes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fairly slow day in Rams World, but we have a few news items. We're also going to talk about an edge rusher we have been ignoring, and compare him to the other top two prospects at that position in the draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Entering free agency, Edge Rusher was a position group most Ram fans were concerned about. Nothing has really changed, and now we've lost our biggest impact player on defense to retirement. Plus, the free agent market is drying up. Let's talk about Edge Rushers one more time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our last LA Rams mock draft, we experimented with trading back. In this draft, we identify 8 players, one of which we MUST have, and trade up to get one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're close to wrapping up our tour of Rams position groups. This episode, let's talk safeties. With Kamren Curl signed, do the Rams still bring John Johnson back? Is Quentin Lake going to be a full time safety or continue playing the star position? Do the Rams draft a safety and, if they do, how long do they wait? What prospects should we have our eye on? We also review Chad Reuter's latest 4-rou...

The Rams develop pods of draft prospects they want to target in each part of the draft. I took a hack at it and put together an 8-player pod the Rams should be thinking about drafting - or moving up for - in the first round of the NFL draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up for discussion in today's Rams Up Roundtable: Does the Jimmy G signing make sense? Where do Rams deploy Kamren Curl? How excited are you about the new Stafford documentary? Thoughts on the Rams draft strategy? And a few more words on the greatest defensive player in the history of the NFL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We took a break from our assessment of Ram position groups while free agency was kicking off. Let's get it started again by taking a look at the Rams situation at cornerback. Are any moves forthcoming after adding Darious Williams? Will they still target cornerback in the draft and, if so when? And what prospects might they draft? We also have another Player Focus: Getting to know the new Rams saf...

With the retirement of Aaron Donald, Paul Walia changed things up in our 8th Mock Draft. He traded back in the 1st round and came away with some difference makers for this remodeled Rams defense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rams World got derailed the other day with the news that Aaron Donald was retirement. Let's get caught up on all of the moves impacting the Rams, and see how the Rams are doing with my roster shopping list. We also have another segment of Who's Pumped, Who's Pissed, and Who's Perplexed: taking the pulse of NFL fan bases across the league after Week 1 of Free Agency. Learn more about your ad choice...

The Greatest Ram of them all - perhaps the greatest player in the history of the NFL - has called it quits. Aaron Donald, the formidable #99 who has terrorized NFL offenses for ten years, announced his retirement. Ian, Paul, Tom and Mark share their thoughts on AD's incredible career - and where the Rams go from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rams addressed one of their remaining needs by signing free agent safety Kamren Curl. I have NFL rankings for you, plus one question for each team. And we bring back our Player Focus segment - getting to know Colby Parkinson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Perfect timing for another Rams Up Roundtable. Lots to talk about including the additions of Jonah Jackson and Colby Parkinson, the return of Darious Williams, as well as what remaining work Les Snead and Sean McVay have to do to round out this roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Day 2 of the legal tampering period was a little less exciting then Monday, but the Rams were still able to add an accomplished cornerback. A very familiar face, Darious Williams, returns to the Rams. I also highlight some other interesting signings and revisit my Rams Free Agency Shopping List. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rams made a minor splash on the first day of legal tampering, reaching deals with former Detroit Lion guard Jonah Jackson and former Seahawks tight end Colby Parkinson. Jackson, an excellent run blocker, solidifies the interior of the Rams offensive line. Steve Avila will move to center, with Kevin Dotson at right guard. Parkinson is an unexpected signing, and may mean the Rams don't expect Ty...

Things are going to start getting crazy with the free agency legal tampering period starting. And we have the results of our 7th mock draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With free agency just a few days away, lets start considering some names for our Rams. We'll continue this conversation over the next few days and into our weekly Roundtable - who might the Rams add as they prepare for another Super Bowl run. Lots of news and notes too, including the awarding of five 2024 compensatory picks to our Rams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

The Rams have signed guard Kevin Dotson to a 3-year $48 million contract, securing the services of one of their top performers last year. They will also be locking down left tackle Alaric Jackson. Meanwhile, linebacker Christian Rozeboom, OLB Michael Hoecht, and defensive tackle Jonah Williams will be allowed to hit the free agent market. The Rams still have some work to do, but they have taken a...

For this week's Rams Up Ruminations, I have Thirteen Thoughts to share. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another roundtable, this one focusing on all of the craziness starting across the NFL. Cap casualties, franchise tags, and prepping for next week when all hell breaks lose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This draft-centric episode, I take a hard look at which players 1) The Rams should have no interest in trading up for 2) Who they should consider moving up for 3) Who I would draft but only if they fall to #19, and 4) Which prospects I might trade up from our #52 spot in the 2nd round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have some random news and notes to share, but the focus of this episode is the results of our 6th Mock Draft. Paul Walia was back to make all the picks, and I think you're going to like them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out our results from Mock Draft #5. For this one, we brought back Scott Richmond to make the picks. His assumptions were that Kevin Dotson had not returned to the Rams, but the Rams were able to bring back Akhello Witherspoon, Jordan Fuller, and Coleman Shelton. Scott also proposed that the Rams had signed the Dolphins free agent edge rusher Andrew Van Grinkel. Learn more about your ad choic...

We've talked depth charts and position groups. We've talked free agency and the draft. Let's talk about a handful of current Rams that could step up and make contributions this year. They may not be stars, or even starters, but they all have the potential to help this team make a deep playoff run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's make a list of all the holes in the Rams roster as free agency approaches. Some can be addressed in the draft, but the Rams will have to be active in free agency this year to remain competitive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices