Rams have a long list of guys who will be unrestricted or restricted free agents. Definitely can't sign them all. There are some we know will be gone. But some others we want to keep.
Right now there is an abundance of tight ends. But if this is Parkinson's, Allen, and Higbee's last year they leaves only two. I have a feeling Higbee might retire after the year. I'd like to keep Parkinson for a couple more years. Not sure how the team feels about that. Allen would probably cheap to re-sign. If we only lose Higbee we'll be in good shape. But I don't know if they can re-sign Parkinson after the way he played down the stretch. I'm sure other ``teams noticed that.
Puka's a no brainer. I know they want to wait, and the franchise tag is an option. But he's the best receiver in the league. Smith-NJigba might have the yards, but Puka does a lot more and averaged more yards per game. Adams probably won't be back. So we might wanna target a WR early in the draft.
I think there should be several priorities. They need Dotson as an anchor on the right side. I'd like Avila to return but I'm not sure that's in their long term plans. Not sure about Shelton. They seem to like him more than the fans do. And the line as a whole was pretty good. He was 20 percent of that. Not sure about McClendon. He played better than expected at right tackle. Do they think Trost could be the future RT?
Bottom line, they aren't re-signing them all. We'll have to see what transpires and who they prioritize. My guess is a few guys who might be cheap to sign will be back next. Allen and Shelton might be cheap enough on one year deals. They don't move the needle a lot but they do provide depth. My wish list is Puka, Young, Turner, Dotson and Parkinson. My hope list is Avila, McClendon and Allen.
Right now there is an abundance of tight ends. But if this is Parkinson's, Allen, and Higbee's last year they leaves only two. I have a feeling Higbee might retire after the year. I'd like to keep Parkinson for a couple more years. Not sure how the team feels about that. Allen would probably cheap to re-sign. If we only lose Higbee we'll be in good shape. But I don't know if they can re-sign Parkinson after the way he played down the stretch. I'm sure other ``teams noticed that.
Puka's a no brainer. I know they want to wait, and the franchise tag is an option. But he's the best receiver in the league. Smith-NJigba might have the yards, but Puka does a lot more and averaged more yards per game. Adams probably won't be back. So we might wanna target a WR early in the draft.
I think there should be several priorities. They need Dotson as an anchor on the right side. I'd like Avila to return but I'm not sure that's in their long term plans. Not sure about Shelton. They seem to like him more than the fans do. And the line as a whole was pretty good. He was 20 percent of that. Not sure about McClendon. He played better than expected at right tackle. Do they think Trost could be the future RT?
Bottom line, they aren't re-signing them all. We'll have to see what transpires and who they prioritize. My guess is a few guys who might be cheap to sign will be back next. Allen and Shelton might be cheap enough on one year deals. They don't move the needle a lot but they do provide depth. My wish list is Puka, Young, Turner, Dotson and Parkinson. My hope list is Avila, McClendon and Allen.
