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He cant still be hurt can he. Why is he inactive again. Why draft a TE with a mid second round pick to just be inactive. Our TEscare doing zero basically he can be no worse imo.

I think its a matter of making him earn his spot.

Slickjack wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 12:33 pm I think its a matter of making him earn his spot.

Pretty hard to do if you don’t play

Maybe he’ll be their secret weapon in the second half of the season…

this drives me nuts about McVay.....why use these high picks on guys and not play them?

McVay has a mental issue when it comes to tight ends

There really is something wrong with him when it comes to dealing with a tight end, he doesn't really target them much, when he does usually good things happen so I don't get it

He obviously values the position because both Higby and Parkinson's are making a ton of money, so who the hell knows what the hell he's doing

therealheadslap75 wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 5:33 pm McVay has a mental issue when it comes to tight ends

There really is something wrong with him when it comes to dealing with a tight end, he doesn't really target them much, when he does usually good things happen so I don't get it

He obviously values the position because both Higby and Parkinson's are making a ton of money, so who the hell knows what the hell he's doing

Once the ball is snapped Stafford determines where the ball will go. Stafford determines how fast and when to move on to the next read and when he will try to force the throw. Mcvay isn't going to call a one read offense for a experienced talented guy like Stafford. Once the ball is snapped, Stafford has every receiver available to throw too. We seen a example of this vs Tampa in the playoffs, the Rams SB year. Kupp was running a clear out route, wasnt even supposed to get the ball and got it for game winning catch that set up the fg. This is nothing new, Stafford has had a career of locking onto a wr or two. Ask Lions fans

Utah Rams Fan wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 12:48 pm

Slickjack wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 12:33 pm I think its a matter of making him earn his spot.

Pretty hard to do if you don’t play

McVay has been consistently merit based and right now Parkinson and Davis are playing better and more suitable blockers. I am glad they have a plan for when Higs is gone, this will likely be his last year with the Rams.

Everybody knows better then the coach

The man who’s job depends on the team performing well ie:winning games

How many wins as a Head Coach do you all have in the NFL?

Utah Rams Fan wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 12:48 pm

Slickjack wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 12:33 pm I think its a matter of making him earn his spot.

Pretty hard to do if you don’t play

Exactly. The ferguson situation is perplexing and looking bad for mcsnead .IF our TEs were lights out producing it would be understandable but so far , higs , allen and parkison combined might have 7 catches total for 5 yards ! WTF .

Slickjack wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 5:53 pm

Utah Rams Fan wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 12:48 pm

Pretty hard to do if you don’t play

McVay has been consistently merit based and right now Parkinson and Davis are playing better and more suitable blockers. I am glad they have a plan for when Higs is gone, this will likely be his last year with the Rams.

PArkinson and Allen aren't doing SQUAT bro . Higs even less. Ferguson can't be any worse than those 3 .

Because Mcvay has 82 regular season wins at least plus 8 playoff wins!

I’m gonna go out on a limb and say all you geniuses combined have zero

Am I wrong?

brasilrams wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 6:14 pm

Slickjack wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 5:53 pm

McVay has been consistently merit based and right now Parkinson and Davis are playing better and more suitable blockers. I am glad they have a plan for when Higs is gone, this will likely be his last year with the Rams.

PArkinson and Allen aren't doing SQUAT bro . Higs even less. Ferguson can't be any worse than those 3 .

Come on Bro, you know how important blocking is and Allen has two TDS.

Slickjack wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 6:17 pm

brasilrams wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 6:14 pm

PArkinson and Allen aren't doing SQUAT bro . Higs even less. Ferguson can't be any worse than those 3 .

Come on Bro, you know how important blocking is and Allen has two TDS.

I get it , maybe they want ferguson to improve the blocking . But couldn't he be on the field as a receiver here and there at least ? Red shirting the rookie until late in the season or next season is not the way to go , imo.

LARAMFAN52 wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 6:16 pm Because Mcvay has 82 regular season wins at least plus 8 playoff wins!

I’m gonna go out on a limb and say all you geniuses combined have zero

Am I wrong?

I am 1-3 in fantasy so far this year.

We might have to face the fact that Turd Ferguson just isn't that good. He probably can't block worth a lick. What sucks about him being inactive is that the Rams probably could have drafted a good CB in that spot. A corner that would be PLAYING NOW.

Does Ferguson have a shelf life? Starts to degenerate if not aged by a certain week?
We're spoiled based on what Kupp and Puka did their rookie seasons. That is rare, especially fir a reciever. Please keep in mind , people were complaining about Kyren being a wasted pick also when he had only 40 carries his rookie season. Travis Kelce had 15 catches his rookie season.

Give it time folks. It will happen. Stafford managed to complete 29 passes yesterday.

He needs to play. Higs looks old. Allen looks ok. Parkinson had a good day yesterday. but Fergesun will be TE1 once in. I say get him in there. more 12 man.

RAMFAN71 wrote: ↑September 29th, 2025, 7:22 am He needs to play. Higs looks old. Allen looks ok. Parkinson had a good day yesterday. but Fergesun will be TE1 once in. I say get him in there. more 12 man.

What the top 3 TE's are is slow. Im guessing again, but I would say Ferguson isn't a very effective blocker right now. Which is big to McVay. Now why he can't put him out there in more obvious passing situations I don't know. Surely at this point Ferguson is a better option in those situations. When's the last time you saw a Ram TE catching a downfield pass?

If you draft a second round pick as your key pick since you dont have a 1 you better get it right. To me he should be playing the current TEs have done basically nothing so why not try him over Parkinson.

He is still a big body, and I'm sure he can block on some level. He can be used for sure in situational plays.

he probably is struggling with blocking....again you can't continue to draft guys high and not play them. hopefully he will get active here in the weeks to come

I am NOT dropping him from my Dynasty league...

another frustrating aspect of this is the Rams just don't throw their TE's much so why waste this high of a pick. Last week Ferguson was on the scout team as Tyler Warren.....SMH

For the most part Rams rookies picked between rd 1 through 3 start or contribute early.

Cam Akers contributed as a rookie
E Jones contributed his rookie year and was a huge contributor his 2nd year
Van Jefferson contributed as depth his rookie year and alot his 2nd year
Avila started week 1
Kobie Turner started and contributed right away as a rookie
Byron Young started and contributed right away as a rookie
Verse started week 1
Fisk was a immediate contributor week 1
TuTu was the starting KR week 1 until he suffered a season ending injury
Corum contributed mid to late season as a rookie

This thing with Ferg could be contributed to him missing alot of camp due to injury. My guess is he will be contributing no later than the bye week.

Slickjack wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 5:53 pm

Utah Rams Fan wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 12:48 pm

Pretty hard to do if you don’t play

McVay has been consistently merit based and right now Parkinson and Davis are playing better and more suitable blockers. I am glad they have a plan for when Higs is gone, this will likely be his last year with the Rams.

Yep, and it normally takes longer for TE's to develop. There are anomalies like Bowers but those guys are rare. Colston Loveland was the 10th overall pick and only has 3 receptions for 43 yards. He didn't play last week but those stats are meager for a top draft pick.

Ferguson, Hunter, and Mumpfield will get their shot in due time.

brasilrams wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 6:18 pm

Slickjack wrote: ↑September 28th, 2025, 6:17 pm

Come on Bro, you know how important blocking is and Allen has two TDS.

I get it , maybe they want ferguson to improve the blocking . But couldn't he be on the field as a receiver here and there at least ? Red shirting the rookie until late in the season or next season is not the way to go , imo.

Also knowing his assignments so he doesn't get Stafford killed....I absolutely believe this is the way to go....remember when Ferguson came out, one of the knocks on him was his blocking ability. He was one dimensional.

The Rams didn't really draft him for this year....they knew his limitation....they drafted him to coach him up

Which TE to bench? Higbee knows the plays, average blocker and Stafford trusts him.
Park is the better blocker of all the TEs and has been playing decently.
Allen has made some plays, has improved as a blocker and has a year under his belt.

Imo the Rams see him as a hybrid a TE/WR. The Wrs been healthy and the TEs been healthy enough to play.

Ferg will eventually have his day but as of now "he isn't ready, but is getting there", per Les Snead

Then comes the question.. Why did they draft him? As Les has said in the past, the rams dont always draft for the upcoming season. My guess is Mcvay and the TE coach seen what happened last year with the injuries to Higbee, and he felt that Ferg was the right fit to use as depth this year and start next year

It's just hard to see your team be 21st in redzone TD efficiency with Davante Adams on your roster and your high round 6'5" 256lb hybrid WR/TE draft pick in street clothes. If we are looking for fixes...might this be one? Or do we just keep jamming everything to Puka?

Idaho_Ram wrote: ↑September 30th, 2025, 3:16 pm It's just hard to see your team be 21st in redzone TD efficiency with Davante Adams on your roster and your high round 6'5" 256lb hybrid WR/TE draft pick in street clothes. If we are looking for fixes...might this be one? Or do we just keep jamming everything to Puka?

I understand but the rams redzone issues are bigger then not having a rookie te active.

Rams redzone issues is the cause of multiple penalties including a few that took points off the board, missing open wrs, refs not throwing the flag for dpi, throwing too much and poor blocking.

As far as Puka getting so many redzone opportunities along with Adams. They are the rams play makers, who Stafford trusts.