St. Louis Rams Off Season

[T-Hawks]

ACQUISITIONS
Lance Kendricks
Kenny Britt
Nick Foles
Case Keenum
Akeem Ayers
Nick Fairley
Garrett Reynolds
Joe Barksdale

NFL DRAFT
Round one- Brandon Scherff OG Iowa- Scherff is the perfect fit for us. He is a player that fits our ground and pound scheme. He will slide in at guard and be opening giant holes for Mason day one.

Round two- Devin Smith WR Ohio State- Smith brings something to our WR corps that no one else does on the roster. He is a premier deep threat that can take the top off of the defense. He reminds me of a taller Desean Jackson. Foles was deadly with Jackson. With this we cut Givens and get an upgrade over a player that lost his edge out there and needs to turn in the wings. With a superior Smith out there defenses will have to worry about being beat deep, and this will open up stuff for Austin.

Round three- Donovan Smith OT Penn State- I have really liked what I have seen with Smith. He will be a swing tackle between Robinson and Barksdale. Smith can develop behind them, and he would be solid depth behind the starting bookends. He has great size, and great foot quickness that really helps him keep up with the speed edge rushers. After watching the Senior Bowl, I came away most impressed with Donovan Smith than any other player. Smith will be a steal. Watch his tape.

Round four- Shaquille Mason C Georgia Tech- I find Mason the most appealing of all the centers in the draft. He fits our ground and pound scheme the most out of all the centers in the draft. He might be the most powerful player in this draft. He has played in an offense in college that ran it almost every play. Mason can compete with Jones and Rhaney for the starting center, and I feel out of the three we will be pleasantly surprised with one of them.

Round six- Brandon Bridge QB South Alabama- I know a lot of people will not support this pick, but I believe Bridge is worth the risk. We need to pick a quarterback to develop behind Foles. Why not pick the most athletic and physically gifted quarterback in the draft. Bridge has an amazing arm and athleticism. He can sit behind Foles this year and we might get a gem. You never know.

Round seven- Mark Glowinski OG West Virginia- Glowinski gives the Rams even more depth at the offensive line. Glowinski is a mean nasty guard that would be a great value in the seventh round. This draft gets us great depth along the offensive line.

DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE
QB- Nick Foles, Austin Davis, Brandon Bridge
RB- Tre Mason, Zac Stacy, Benny Cunningham, Trey Watts
WR- Kenny Britt, Brian Quick, Devin Smith, Tavon Austin, Stedman Bailey
TE- Jared Cook, Lance Kendricks, Corey Harkey
LT- Greg Robinson
LG- Brandon Scherff
C- Shaquille Mason
RG- Rodger Saffold
RT- Joe Barksdale
OL Depth- Donovan Smith, Garrett Reynolds, Barrett Jones, Demetrius Rhaney, Mark Glowinski, Brandon Washington

DEFENSE
DE- Robert Quinn, Chris Long
DT- Aaron Donald, Michael Brockers
DL Depth- Nick Fairley, William Hayes, Eugene Sims, Ethan Westbrooks
OLB- Alec Olgetree, Akeem Ayers
MLB- James Laurinatis
LB Depth- Jo Lonn Dunbar, Darren Bates
CB- Janoris Jenkins, Trumaine Johnson, EJ Gaines, Lamarcus Joyner, Brandon McGee, Marcus Roberson
FS- Rodney McLeod
SS- TJ McDonald
S Depth- Mark Barron, Maurice Alexander, Cody Davis

SPECIAL TEAMS
K- Greg Zurlein
P- Johnny Hekker
LS- Jake McQuade
PR- Tavon Austin
KR- Benny Cunningham

 

[ramfan46]

I love the draft except for Scherff and I really like him, just not at 10. I love Devin Smith in the 2nd and Mason in the 4th with Bridge in the 6th.

Bridge caught my eye while watching the combine. He has the natural arm talent that you can't develop to go along with great size and mobility. Just a question of can he understand pro concepts and command the game. Great draft though. I'd be really happy with a roster like this.

Devin Smith is my crush of the week. He would be a major upgrade over Chris Givens and insurance in case Bailey and Austin never fully develop.

 

[T-Hawks]

Devin Smith would change this offense so much. He can take the top off the defense like no players I have ever seen. He can track the ball and is great at making acrobatic plays. This pick will also revolutionize Tavon Austin. Austin gets a lot of attention right now that is why he is not that effective. Imagine if defenses had to worry about Smith going deep. That could open up some quick screen plays for Tavon to get some big yards in space. Luckily the Rams have met with Smith at the Senior Bowl.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Bottom 3 - Yeah
Top 3 - meh

If that was the Rams top three picks I would be very disappointed. I like Scherf and he may be the pick at ten but I hope it plays out better than that.

They should have better options in round 2 than Smith. I think he is a third or fourth round talent. He is not a natural pass catcher, not a great route runner. He is Chris Givens Part 2 IMO.

Donovan Smith has a poor work ethic. He is pulling the wool over everyone's eyes this offseason. I don't want to draft a depth player in round 3. I want a starter.

Shaq Mason is alright in round 4, though I think there may be a more starter ready Center on the board in round 2/3 and the Rams may need an instant starter. I do like the player though.

Bridge is as good a developmental Qb as you can get in round round 6. I would flip the picks though. Glowinski has starter potential with some coaching. Bridge will definitely sit on the bench for an entire year.