Yav Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 13 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: yowzer...didnt he get like $40 guaranteed? Meh, Rams can make that $40.00 back with one sale of beer at the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Couldn't make a stop at the Orchids of Asia on the morning of the SB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Wait...."arthritis"?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wppete Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/03/02/report-todd-gurley-has-arthritis-in-knee/ Todd Gurley surely has something wrong with his left knee, no matter how aggressively the Rams will try to deny it. A new report has provided the first concrete diagnosis. Jeff Howe of TheAthletic.com reports that Gurley has arthritis in the knee. It’s the same knee that underwent an ACL repair in 2014. If the report is accurate, what will the Rams do about it? Coach Sean McVay discussed stem-cell treatment options for the knee this week at the Scouting Combine. If Gurley has arthritis that comes from a loss of cartilage, microfracture surgery presumably would be a possibility. However, the Rams have said that Gurley won’t have surgery. The good news for Gurley, but the bad news for the Rams, is that Gurley’s contract gives him a high degree of financial security. As of the third day of the 2019 league year, he’ll have $34.5 million fully guaranteed and another $9.5 million still guaranteed for injury. So the overriding question is whether and to what extent the Rams will get a return on their $45 million injury-guaranteed investment in Gurley. He generated more than 1,800 yards from scrimmage through the first 14 games of the year, but then it all started to fall apart for Gurley, with two missed regular-season games, a solid performance in the divisional round against Dallas, and two lackluster showings in the NFC title game and Super Bowl LIII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Oh wow...that's terrible news for Gurley...still will probably be OK for a few years but he might never be the same back again... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Wouldn’t be shocked to see the Rams draft a RB in rounds 1-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristocrat Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 So no physical before the deal? I mean he was the league mvp for most of the year and then just stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Isn't this the same thing that sidetracked Terrell Davis' career in Denver? Terrible news for Gurley and the Rams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Not a surprise, but also not a career killer, at least for a few years. Anyone with a serious knee injury is going to be a candidate for arthritis at some point. If every NFL player who ever had an arthritic knee were considered 'damaged goods', the league wouldn't have enough players to fill 32 rosters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 45 minutes ago, Lurker said: Not a surprise, but also not a career killer, at least for a few years. Anyone with a serious knee injury is going to be a candidate for arthritis at some point. But if the arthritis emerges early in their career, it can be a career killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putin Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 21 minutes ago, Formerly Allan in MD said: But if the arthritis emerges early in their career, it can be a career killer. A shot of steroid before the game ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 RB's just don't have long careers hardly anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logic Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Everybody praised the Rams for being proactive and extending Gurley's contract early. After seeing CJ Anderson offer superior production when he went in and now seeing Gurley's potential long-term knee troubles, that early extension suddenly doesn't seem like such a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardyBoy Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Logic said: Everybody praised the Rams for being proactive and extending Gurley's contract early. After seeing CJ Anderson offer superior production when he went in and now seeing Gurley's potential long-term knee troubles, that early extension suddenly doesn't seem like such a good idea. Prob depends on how the deal is structured. Goeff is still on his rookie deal, so if they front loaded Gurley, it would make the last years of the deal cheaper for the qb contract, than waiting to resign him when his contract expires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klos63 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Isn't this something that needs to be listed on the weekly injury report? Should this be an issue with the league? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bills2ref said: Wouldn’t be shocked to see the Rams draft a RB in rounds 1-3 Why when you can find a good one in the late rounds or even as a UDFA? Or even off the scrap heap late in the year like they did in Anderson Edited March 2, 2019 by matter2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetermansRedemption Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 1 minute ago, matter2003 said: Why when you can find a good one in the late rounds or even as a UDFA? Or even off the scrap heap late in the year like they did in Anderson Well, if you want a gamebreaker like Gurley is (was?) then you rarely find one of those in UDFA. IMO this would be a pretty good year for the Rams to try to grab one. They seemingly don’t have a super lot of holes to have to fill through free agency and the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Just now, Bills2ref said: Well, if you want a gamebreaker like Gurley is (was?) then you rarely find one of those in UDFA. IMO this would be a pretty good year for the Rams to try to grab one. They seemingly don’t have a super lot of holes to have to fill through free agency and the draft. Priest Holmes and Terrell Davis come to mind but other than that you are probably right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 And so it has...and so it has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 This could jeopardize my run at a fantasy 3-peat. Another reason to find a RB in the draft rather than handing the vault keys to Bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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