Zach Allen

[Russ Smith]

Just beat the blocker I believe

So he's top 10 AND had 3 batted passes. Impressive

 

[BritCard]

So he's top 10 AND had 3 batted passes. Impressive

He's actually 4th so far in the league for DT's.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

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Is Aaron Donald not a Tackle?

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Is Aaron Donald not a Tackle?

He isn't. He is an interior lineman which makes it even more impressive. There has never been an interior lineman that can do what he does. He is the best defensive player of all time, and we have a 3 time defensive player of the year on our team.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

He isn't. He is an interior lineman which makes it even more impressive. There has never been an interior lineman that can do what he does. He is the best defensive player of all time, and we have a 3 time defensive player of the year on our team.

I thought D Tackles were interior linemen and D Ends were. well, on the end of the line.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I thought D Tackles were interior linemen and D Ends were. well, on the end of the line.

You are right. I was thinking about how bad Beachum has been for us so I was thinking of the tackle on the offensive side of the ball. Carry on.

 

[wa52lz]

He isn't. He is an interior lineman which makes it even more impressive. There has never been an interior lineman that can do what he does. He is the best defensive player of all time, and we have a 3 time defensive player of the year on our team.

Joe Greene begs to differ

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Joe Greene begs to differ

He'd be wrong. Put anyone out there you want, Reggie White, JJ Watt, Joe Greene, anyone. They didn't or can't do what Donald has.

 

[BritCard]

Is Aaron Donald not a Tackle?

He hadn't played in Week 4 when this came out

 

[Russ Smith]

He isn't. He is an interior lineman which makes it even more impressive. There has never been an interior lineman that can do what he does. He is the best defensive player of all time, and we have a 3 time defensive player of the year on our team.

He really is remarkable. My friend was at the game last night her BF got free tix. The BF is apparently a 49ers fan they had a few Rams fans near them and the fans were commenting all night how the 49ers were afraid to not double Donald. She said my BF finally turned around and said it's not fear it's they're smart, they understand the only chance the Rams have to win this game is to have Donald wreck the game causing turnovers.

I still think he's a dirty player but man is he a great player

 

[Crimson Warrior]

Probably helping Zach a little to have JJ as a teammate/mentor.

But super, super happy to see Allen develop into a star. I'm all about the front seven, and this is great news for the team.

 

[Chopper0080]

$$$

 

[Cheesebeef]

Man... I really hope Keim gets ONE of our young up and comers signed to extensions this season. If we go to go into the off-season with Zach Allen, Murphy and Hollywood Brown all becoming FA, that's a freaking disaster in the making.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Man... I really hope Keim gets ONE of our young up and comers signed to extensions this season. If we go to go into the off-season with Zach Allen, Murphy and Hollywood Brown all becoming FA, that's a freaking disaster in the making.

Not to mention 3/5 of our starting offensive line.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Man... I really hope Keim gets ONE of our young up and comers signed to extensions this season. If we go to go into the off-season with Zach Allen, Murphy and Hollywood Brown all becoming FA, that's a freaking disaster in the making.

I believe that the Cardinals picked up the 5th year option for Brown. So that gives them some leeway.

Marquise Brown has 5th-year option picked up by Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals on Friday picked up the fifth-year option of newly-acquired wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown.

arizonasports.com

 

[Cheesebeef]

I believe that the Cardinals picked up the 5th year option for Brown. So that gives them some leeway.

Marquise Brown has 5th-year option picked up by Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals on Friday picked up the fifth-year option of newly-acquired wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown.

arizonasports.com

ah. didn't see that. that's good.

 

[Chopper0080]

Not to mention 3/5 of our starting offensive line.

With Rodney Hudson being one of the two, we should probably plan for 4/5

 

[Krangodnzr]

With Rodney Hudson being one of the two, we should probably plan for 4/5

Josh Jones will pretty much have to start.

 

[Chopper0080]

Josh Jones will pretty much have to start.

With the financial decisions the Cardinals will need to make, yes, but that is his FA year so you will have to pay him for one year of production if he does well. I don't know how much you can count on Hudson and Pugh as good as they are. Especially if the season is not a great one (record/injuries). Unfortunately, that leaves some very big holes. Maybe Ford and Hernandez can work out at G. They are vets, they are physical, and hopefully they both get some run this season to confirm they work. The difficult part is that both are FAs so you are going to have to pay them decent money. Smith and Harlow likely battle for the C spot which is a bit scary.

You also have Zach Allen, Watt, Byron Murphy, and they will probably need to extend Brown to create cap space as he is a 13 mil hit and you want him under contract for 2024 when you have to make a decision about Hopkins.

 

[kerouac9]

Man... I really hope Keim gets ONE of our young up and comers signed to extensions this season. If we go to go into the off-season with Zach Allen, Murphy and Hollywood Brown all becoming FA, that's a freaking disaster in the making.

To be fair to Keim he did get Jalen Thompson re-signed to a deal and extended Humphries (still only 29!).

 

[Chopper0080]

2023 is going to be another weird off-season

We already have 9.23 is dead money. You can add Watt's 7.2 voidable year to that. Same with AJ Green's 1.25. That is 17.68 mil in dead money right now. If Rodney Hudson retires, add 5.28 to that number. We have 36 mil in cap space right now, Hudson would free up another 5.27. So, 40 mil but several roster holes. Getting Allen and Murphy done now would provide some clarity for the team and the roster which is why I would hope Keim would do it but he and I rarely see eye to eye. Brown should get an extension because they will need the space.

The big issue is that we will have multiple OL to replace but also our two best defensive linemen and best CB, and all three are within our 5 best defensive players of the roster and two are under 26.

 

[Krangodnzr]

2023 is going to be another weird off-season

We already have 9.23 is dead money. You can add Watt's 7.2 voidable year to that. Same with AJ Green's 1.25. That is 17.68 mil in dead money right now. If Rodney Hudson retires, add 5.28 to that number. We have 36 mil in cap space right now, Hudson would free up another 5.27. So, 40 mil but several roster holes. Getting Allen and Murphy done now would provide some clarity for the team and the roster which is why I would hope Keim would do it but he and I rarely see eye to eye. Brown should get an extension because they will need the space.

The big issue is that we will have multiple OL to replace but also our two best defensive linemen and best CB, and all three are within our 5 best defensive players of the roster and two are under 26.

Not many teams have a ton of cap space either.

 

[Shane]

Not many teams have a ton of cap space either.

Cap space who needs cap space?

Signed,

Rams

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Cap space who needs cap space?

Signed,

Rams

You don't need cap space if you have an owner that will subvert cap space into signing bonuses. We don't.

 

[oaken1]

He isn't. He is an interior lineman which makes it even more impressive. There has never been an interior lineman that can do what he does. He is the best defensive player of all time, and we have a 3 time defensive player of the year on our team.

lol... AD is good.

Prime Time was better