Author: Ian Miller

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Ian is a journalism student at San Diego State University. I write about the NFL and fantasy football at Gridiron Heroics.

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Bleacher Report listed one player each NFL team should trade in an article. Author Brent Sobleski named running back Darrell Henderson as the Rams’ candidate.  I have the mindset that the Rams should retain Henderson beyond this contract year. An extension doesn’t have to be earth-shattering numbers. With so many questions surrounding the health of the Rams, the team should keep him around. Henderson is part of the injury-plagued group but is the least unpredictable. The Rams have Cam Akers, but he is a wildcard Cam Akers tore his Achilles tendon last year. An injury like that can take years for a…

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The preseason allows teams to glance at the play of their roster in action. More often than not, it is more of a glimpse at depth players as they fight to make the 53-man roster. When the preseason concludes, teams cut down on their roster size for the season. Players might end up on the practice squad, or they could be out of a job entirely. That depends on if another team liked what they saw out of the player. Subsequently, a trade could happen for a cut candidate. Players get jumbled around often in the NFL. This offseason is…

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The Los Angeles Rams have a stacked roster. The team is talented but lacks depth at pivotal positions. Quarterback is perhaps the most valuable position in football today. The Rams have a spectacular one in Matthew Stafford, but what happens if he is injured? Injury is not a fun topic of discussion, but it is part of the game. Additionally, Stafford has an injury history. He played through injuries more often than not, but having the ease of mind that he could rest up would do wonders for the team. Currently, the team backup is John Wolford. Wolford led the…

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Tutu Atwell is someone that Los Angeles Rams fans hoped would make a mark as a former top draft pick for the team. As a rookie, he played in just 10 offensive snaps. Atwell was likely to appear in more than 10 snaps for the offense but he had season-ending shoulder surgery in November. https://twitter.com/StuJRams/status/1455310181802274816?s=20&t=iWvyq1r6PIWwVZhWuvaZrg As a result of this poorly timed injury, Atwell finished the season without a catch. He only time he touched the ball was in the return game, where he had 15 total returns for 141 yards. If nothing else, Atwell was a good return man…

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The Troy Hill trade during the 2021 NFL Draft left many baffled by the Cleveland Browns’ decision to trade the cornerback for a fifth-rounder in the 2023 draft. However, this decision motivated Hill. “To be honest, the whole fact of me getting traded – I was already motivated from last season, but just me getting traded, especially for a fifth-round pick, I feel some type of way, I feel disrespected,” Hill said via his introductory video conference.  The disrespect Hill felt seems as if it will be a motivational factor for the soon-to-be 30-year-old corner. “I’m definitely motivated being able to…

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The Los Angeles Rams have a star-studded roster with numerous All-Pro and Pro Bowl-caliber players. The Rams have Jalen Ramsey, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald, Bobby Wagner and Cooper Kupp to name a few high-level players. Although the roster is loaded, one positional group was called the best in the league. The receiver room was placed below the top five. However, the d-line is properly ranked. According to Ben Linsey of Pro Football Focus, the Rams tout the best defensive line group in the NFL.  https://twitter.com/PFF/status/1545068455963070464?s=20&t=EvnGQ_7i5CD9aZxrH4i0Pw Aaron Donald is elite The headliner of this positional group is, of course, Aaron Donald. Donald is…

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Odell Beckham Jr. is a vastly talented wide receiver, but he has an injury past. Over the past couple of seasons, Beckham tore his ACL twice. He tore it in 2021 with the Browns and it happened again in the Super Bowl. He is unlikely to be ready to play by the start of the season. That is when Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson believes Beckham will sign with a team – after the season begins. During his appearance on the You Pod To Win The Game podcast, Robinson named five suitors for the receiver. Los Angeles Rams He mentioned the Rams during the…

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Jalen Ramsey was recently named the top cornerback in the entire league for the second consecutive year. The poll consisted of votes by league executives, players and coaches. Surprisingly, one AFC executive labeled the Rams corner as “overrated”. This comment left Ramsey upset and dumbfounded. What else is there to do than go to Twitter and publish your résumé? The answer: Not much because that is what Ramsey did. https://twitter.com/jalenramsey/status/1545424515793973250?s=20&t=YOhva7nhskmoeFK9peE-Jw Not only does Ramsey have all of these accolades to his name, but his play on the field also backs it up. In his first six seasons, Ramsey has 15 picks, 74…

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Sean McVay is undoubtedly one of the top head coaches in the NFL. He cemented his status this last season after his Los Angeles Rams won the Super Bowl. He is one of eight coaches in the league to win it all. That is pretty illustrious since there is only one championship game each season. As McVay enters his sixth season as head coach of the Rams, he is rated favorably by Cody Benjamin of CBS. https://twitter.com/Farzin21/status/1542567289932976129?s=20&t=nnHga2Iwp8pRtO-zxjJcJg McVay is ranked second amongst all of the coaches in the league. The only man he sits behind is Andy Reid, Kansas City Chiefs.…

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The Los Angeles Rams traded for Von Miller at around the halfway point of the 2021 season. The veteran, injured at the time of the trade, produced for the team when it mattered the most, the postseason. In the playoffs, Miller averaged a sack per game en route to the Rams winning it all. Miller landed on the Bills Playoff Von Miller is still a force to be reckoned with despite his age. That is why he got the big bucks by the Buffalo Bills. The Bills are a perennial threat to go deep into the tournament. Now with Miller, the…

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