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    Clifton Ryan Signs 1-Year Tender

    DT Ryan signs his Rams tender
    By Jim Thomas
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Starting defensive tackle Clifton Ryan signed his one-year tender Tuesday morning as a Rams restricted free agent. Ryan was tendered at the second-round level by the Rams; at his experience level, that means he will be paid $1.684 million this year.
    Ryan, 26, is coming off the most productive season of his 3-year NFL career. He led Rams defensive linemen in tackles (60), and recorded a team-high nine tackles for loss in 2009.
    Now that Ryan has signed, the only Rams restricted free agents who have yet to sign their tenders are safety Oshiomogho Atogwe and offensive tackle Alex Barron. Neither Atogwe or Barron has been present for any of the Rams’ offseason conditioning program work. Ryan has been a regular attendee.
    Not a surprise, but a good thing. Ryan is a solid, if unspectacular, player.
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    An uplifting and interesting post on Clifton Ryan ...
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    I found this on the RRF board and was astonished at how well Cliff Ryan compares to other defensive players on the Rams and other teams as well. I hope I am not breaking any rules by posting this ..

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    Who? OH... Clifton Ryan!

    How about that guy? 18 solo tackles, 3 assists, 2 sacks (should have had another credited).

    Not bad for a NT
    Amazing for a Rookie NT
    Unbelievable for a Rookie NT who has played only half (or fewer) of the snaps.

    To put that in perspective:

    (Tackles-Assists-Sacks)

    18-3-2 for Clifton Ryan (NT)
    7-4-0 for Adam Carriker (DT)
    13-3-1 for La'Roi Glover (DT)
    16-3-1 for Leonard Little who plays most every down and is a DE
    22-8-2 for James Hall who plays nearly every down and is a DE

    Okay, it's time. Let's compare our Clifton Ryan to the best NT in the game today, Jamal Williams of the San Diego Chargers:

    13-1-0 for Jamal Williams (NT)
    18-3-2 for Clifton Ryan (NT)

    And Jamal Williams plays on a better team, plays more snaps, and has had 10 years of seasoning.

    I think it's obvious that if Clifton Ryan played as much as Leonard Little, he would be utterly blowing them all away in stats, including both of our thought-to-be decent DE's--and DE's are in a MUCH better position to accumulate those stats than a NT.

    What Ryan is doing is simply amazing. He's probably the best D player we have (sorry WW fans). He's certainly playing his position as well or better than any player on the team this year, D, O, or ST's.

    Do you guys realize what Ryan is doing!? This is a Kurt Warner-like story that will go unnoticed for a couple of very obvious reasons. Okay, Jimmy Kennedy wasn't injured to bring in Ryan, but WE were severely injured watching Jimmy play NT. Then Ryan came in.

    Dayum. It took Jamal Williams years to get to this level. After four years, Williams accumulated season-long stats of 2-2-0. After five years, he was still way behind Ryan.

    Eat your heart out, San Diego. We have Clifton Ryan.

    PS: Why isn't Clifton Ryan playing more downs?


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    -10-25-2007, 09:42 PM
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