LA Rams Up! A Los Angeles Rams Podcast

Slow news days on the NFL front, so let's have some fun. ESPN's Bill Barnwell wrote a fun article laying out what a 100-team NFL might look like. I scaled it back a little, and came up with a 64-team league - without looking at Bill's proposal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have another 13 random thoughts - with a couple related to the LA Lakers included. We also continue our preview of teams that are relevant to the Rams 2024 success. In this case, a team the Rams play late in the season. The New York Jets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Walia's World, Paul chimes in on how the secondary may look if Tre White can't go; how Michael Hoecht's role might change with a sudden plethora of pass rushers, what Chris Shula will bring to the Rams D, and the evolution of Sean McVay's use of different offensive formations. Paul also takes a hack at my Fearsome Four Questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We scroll through Rams news and notes across the web. And let's talk about four Rams we perhaps haven't been paying enough attention to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rams Up Roundtable gang talks, McVay, injuries, and a bunch more. And let's get into the Rams use of the Pistol formation. You liked it last year? Expect a lot more of it in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our series of syncing up with Ram fans from across the country - and the world. This episode, Jon Perry , a life-long Ram fan from Richland, Washington joins Mark to talk Rams football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We share a slew of random thoughts and observations about the Rams and the NFL; salary cap talk, free agents still out there, six Rams that have uncertain futures with the team, and much more. And a salute to the Say Hey Kid. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our loop around the NFL. This episode we checking in on a team a lot of folks thing are on track for a possible playoff spot after adding the top QB in the draft - the Chicago Bears. Lots of Rams news and notes too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's have a discussion about the 32 likely NFL starting quarterbacks. How many of them can we truly trust to walk out on to the field on Super Bowl Sunday and secure a win for their team? We also look back at an impactful Ram who wore #68 - Kyle Turley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rams News and News, plus some tidbits from across the NFL. And we continue checking in on some of the top teams in the NFC. This week: the Philadelphia Eagles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian, Mark, and Paul talk all things Rams: upcoming joint practices with the Chargers, Texans, and Cowboys; Behind the Grind Episode 2; Matthew Stafford; how the Rams rookies look; and a handful of other topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the 2024 minicamp starting, let's have some fun and reacquaint ourselves with some obscure facts about the current Rams roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News and notes regarding the Rams, and a few other random topics as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to start checking in on some NFC contenders. We start with the Dallas Cowboys. Plus some news and notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News and notes, mostly about our Rams. We push back on PFFs inside linebacker rankings on behalf of our own Ernest Jones. And how about Episode 2 of Behind the Grind! Great insight in to the Rams 2024 draft, from the area scouts down to how those first few rounds unfolded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We love what the Rams did in the 2024 draft. Paul Walia gives a shout out to three other teams that he thinks nailed it as well. Plus, Mark and Paul share their five favorite Rams of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Syncing up with Scott to check in on our NFC West rivals. What changes are coming for the Cardinals, 49ers, and Seahawks on the defensive side of the ball? How did the Rams offense fare against them last year and what is the prognosis for our Rams in 2024? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's get through some Rams news & notes, and get reacquainted with our QB2, Jimmy Garoppolo. We also check in on the Rams salary cap situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We haven't taken the pulse of fan bases in a couple of months - since before OTAs and the NFL draft. So let's check in on other teams; which fan bases are pumped, which ones are pissed, and which ones are perplexed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We touch on a bunch of random subjects this episode - including player news, the Rams schedule, a little bit of roster talk, and power rankings across the web. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was quite a challenge selecting the four names for the Rams Mount Rushmore. But here are the four players that I think are deserving. Let me know what I got wrong - there are sure to be some differing opinions on this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last episode we began our countdown of the Top 50 Rams of all time. The countdown continues: #s 25-1. Next up, we'll share our Mount Rushmore of Ram greats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is sure go get things stirred up a bit. I begin my countdown of the top 50 Rams of all time. This episode, we share numbers 26-50. We'll follow that up with #s 25-1, and we'll culminate it with my Mount Rushmore of Rams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I've heard plenty of arguments on both sides of this - which of these two rivals can field the better all-time roster. Well, let's take a close look at this, position by position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rams have mostly made good decisions on when to move on from players. But there have been a handful of players that they might have given up on too soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's never too early to take a look at draft prospects the Rams might be interested in for next year's draft. Scott Richmond shares a few names to take note of for our Rams. Scott also lays out his thoughts on the Rams 2024 roster, and which players might be on the bubble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's talk Rams football with a Ram fan from Puebla, Mexico. Ernesto Salgado fell in love with the Rams during the 1979 Super Bowl and has been a dedicated fan since then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rams signed Running Back Boston Scott the other day, and they also signed an intriguing undrafted free agent linebacker, Omar Speights. And we shouldn't underestimate linebacker Olakunle Fatukasi's chances of making this roster. Let's get to know all three a little better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm not calling this a prediction of what the Rams 53 man roster will look like. That's bordering on silly, given there will be some changes over the next two months. In fact, there was one just yesterday , with Ben Skowronek getting traded to the Texans. This is just my early hack at the 53 man roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things are looking much better for a few of the Rams position groups after the NFL Draft. Mark, Ian, Tom, and Paul assess the Rams depth chart, and throw a few other things on the table for discussion as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The picks the Rams made in the NFL draft - and the position groups they ignored - can tell us a lot about what they are thinking moving forward. We also have a LA Roundabout segment - checking in on other So Cal sports teams. The Rams, in fact, might be the only team on the LA sports landscape that exceeded expectations over the last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last episode, Mark provided a high level look at the Rams UDFAs. This episode, Paul weighs in on the UDFAs that he thinks have a real shot at helping the Rams this season. Paul also checks in on his Puka Power Prospects. And Mark and Paul take a look at the Arizona Cardinals impressive draft haul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rams have added 16 undrafted free agents. I take a look at each one of them and assess who among them might have a decent shot at making the final roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did the NFL draft upset the pecking order in the NFC? Which teams appeared to hit home runs and which teams missed the mark? It's time to share our Post-Draft NFC Power Rankings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We here at Rams Up went back on forth on the merits of drafting a kicker, and in the end we are happy the Rams selected Stanford kicker Joshua Karty. But there's still a decent argument for passing on place kickers in the NFL draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ian, Paul, Mark, and Tom take one last look at the Los Angeles Rams 2024 glorious 2024 draft. Les Snead went defense early, and focused on the trenches on both sides of the ball. Every need appears to be addressed - even place kicker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's take an early look at the San Francisco 49ers draft. We also look back over past drafts - what players have we selected in previous years from Florida State, Michigan, Miami, Washington State, Clemson, Texas, Arkansas, Stanford, and Kansas State? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2024 NFL draft is behind us. Let's take another look at the Rams draft class and how it all went down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rams made six more picks on day 3 of the NFL draft. The Rams Up gang chimes on on all the picks and provides some overall thoughts on the Rams ten players the Rams drafted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After addressing EDGE in the first round as we expected, the Rams followed up with a defensive tackle, another strategy we predicted. They surprised us by selecting a running back with their first pick in the 3rd round, but grabbed the safety we mocked to the Rams just last week with the 99th pick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There were rumors the Rams were trying to move up into the Top 10, but they stuck at #19 and selected Florida State edge rusher Jared Verse. The roundtable gang discusses the pick and what to expect in Round 2 from our LA Rams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rams Up Roundtable brings it home with one final mock draft before the real thing. Ian, Tom, Paul and Mark collaborate on all the picks. If Les Snead adds a group like this, the Rams might just be primed for a Super Bowl run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In most of our recent drafts we've been focused on defense - specifically EDGE and defensive line. Some viewers and listeners have implored us to get aggressive and draft a difference maker on offense. So let's see how that turned out. Paul Walia also shares some more sleeper draft prospects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it possible to share too many mock drafts? Heck no! Here's #12, with Scott Richmond and Paul Walia collaborating on the picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We mock draft the first three rounds, using all possible strategies as we draft a wide receiver, edge rusher, and defensive tackle. It's a great exercise to determine which approach is best for our Los Angeles Rams. We also take a moment to celebrate the career and life of one of the greatest quarterbacks of the 1960s, Roman Gabriel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What the Rams do in the 2024 draft might depend on what happens in those first 10, 15, or 18 picks. Let's explore a scenario where they trade out of the 1st round, but then use a few of those picks to add additional selections in the top 100. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The countdown to the 2024 NFL draft has begun. We have some news and notes, mostly about the draft and the results of a mock draft that had the Rams trading up to draft one of the Big Three receivers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang's all here - Paul, Tom, Ian and Mark get into the Rams depth chart on the offensive side of the ball. What work is left for the Rams in upcoming draft to make sure McVay's offense can run on all cylinders, all season long? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices