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I lied. So, there's some things I'd do differently, so...well, here it goes:

Trades:

#99 overall to the New York Giants for #108 overall and #143 overall.

(Stealing from jrry, as the Giants should be interested in a third for some of their picks.)

Draft:

#31 overall - Jeffery Simmons, NT, Mississippi State.

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(Simmons is probably the best player we can get at this spot (unless Greedy somehow falls to us), so I'll gladly take who would be a top ten prospect in this class, were it not for the off-the-field problem and his recent ACL injury. He's matured since then, hasn't shied away from admitting his role, and has become a team leader. On the field, he's a monster who has been compared to prime-Ndamukong Suh. Next to Donald and Brockers/John Franklin-Myers, that would be a nightmare to defend when he gets healthy.)

#94 overall - Jachai Polite, OLB, Florida.

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(Polite might just fall to this pick after the way he's bombed this entire process, culminating in running a 5.04 forty at his Pro Day. That doesn't change the fact that he would immediately dominate as a pass-rusher in the NFL, especially given that Donald is on the team. He's athletic enough to bend, but he also has a sophisticated plan when he rushes the quarterback. If he falls here, we should take him.)

#108 overall - Devin Singletary, RB, Florida Atlantic.
(Singletary is very small for a running back. He's also harder to tackle than a greased seal and has the instincts, patience, and stop/start to be a solid 1a option out of the backfield. He's my favorite running back in this class for those reasons, but his size and forty will scare teams away. Their loss, our gain.)

#133 overall - Chuma Edoga, OL, Southern California.

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(I struggled for fate knows how long with this pick. I knew it had to be an offensive lineman. I puzzled over Edoga, Jordan, Davis, Cajuste, Benzschawel, Deiter, and other lesser linemen. Howard - my favorite mid-round offensive lineman - was long gone, as well as Scharping, McGary, and a whole host of others. I decided to say, "Fuck it," and chose Edoga.

Edoga doesn't look like your typical offensive lineman. He's short and around the 300 lbs. range. He's got serious technique issues. But he has a rare ability to excel at left tackle. He's athletic and flexible, And he has underrated strength and leverage due to his height. I hope I did this pick right; I literally spent at least a day on it.)

#143 overall - Sheldrick Redwine, FS/SS, Miami.

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(Redwine has become my favorite mid-round safety. He has the physicality, ball skills, and athleticism to be a future starter for us. His inconsistency is the main problem; it's killed him in coverage, and might be a problem in the pros. Overall, though, with the amount of talent he has, he's well worth a fifth.)

#169 overall - Diontae Johnson, WR/KR/PR, Toledo.

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(Johnson is small and a bit of a diva. That much is known. What's also known is that he's one of the most dynamic playmakers in this class, with an ability to score at any down, any distance. He's also a surprisingly-solid route runner. All in all, well worth a fifth.)

#203 overall - Stephen Denmark, CB, Valdosta State.

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(Okay, I thought that this cornerback class sucked beyond the third round. Honestly, though, Denmark made me change my mind - at least, in his case. He seriously reminds me of Richard Sherman in that he's a huge wide-receiver-turned-cornerback. He's also seriously fast, and loves to play physical, whether it's tackling or press-man. He's sushi-raw, though, and his technique needs to be built from the ground up. But given how new he is to the defensive side of the ball, and his outer-space-high potential, that's worth a sixth.)

#251 overall - Sione Takitaki, ILB, Brigham Young.

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(Takitaki is one of my favorite prospects in this class. He went from an immature guy who got kicked off the team as a freshman to a mature team captain in his senior year. He plays like his hair is on fire, like every down is his last. He's faster than his timed speed, and he's athletic enough to play inside linebacker in coverage schemes. For a seventh round pick, that's good enough for me.)

Undrafted Free Agents:

Hjalte Froholdt, OC, Arkansas.

(Froholdt has the potential to play guard and center, but he'll likely find his home at the latter. He's intelligent and technical in his style of play, even though he doesn't overpower the defensive line. He'll be a priority free agent, and I hope we get him.)

Iosua Opeta, OG, Weber State.

(Opeta is strong. Very strong. He put up an astounding thirty-nine reps of 225 at the Combine, and he's a workout warrior. He doesn't have the length necessary to be a tackle, but he'll be an excellent fit at guard. He'll be a priority free agent.)

Yosh Nijman, OT, Virginia Tech.

(The last of the offensive linemen, Nijman is a physical freak. He has the potential to play left tackle, but his technique leaves so much to be desired. I'd still love to get him as a priority free agent.)

Kendall Blanton, TE, Missouri.

(Would it really be a Memento mock without a hometown player? Blanton is no Okwuegbunam, but he's a better blocker than AO, and that's what you hope for as a backup tight end.

Roster:

(Bold are rookies, italics are starters.)

QB - Jared Goff, Blake Bortles.
RB - Todd Gurley, Malcolm Brown, Devin Singletary, John Kelly.
WR - Brandin Cooks, Robert Woods, Cooper Kupp, Josh Reynolds, KhaDarel Hodge, Diontae Johnson.
TE - Gerald Everett, Tyler Higbee, Kendall Blanton.
OL - Andrew Whitworth, Joseph Noteboom, Brian Allen, Austin Blythe, Rob Havenstein, Chuma Edoga, Jamil Demby, Hjalte Froholdt, Iosua Opeta, Yosh Nijman.
DL - Aaron Donald, Michael Brockers, John Franklin-Myers, Jeffery Simmons (PUP), Tanzel Smart, Sebastian Joseph-Day.
LB - Cory Littleton, Micah Kiser, Dante Fowler, Jachai Polite, Clay Matthews, Samson Ebukam, Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Sione Takitaki, Justin Lawler, Trevon Young.
DB - Aqib Talib, Marcus Peters, Nickell Robey-Coleman, Eric Weddle, John Johnson III, Marqui Christian, Kevin Peterson, Sheldrick Redwine, Travin Howard, Stephen Denmark.
ST - Greg Zuerlein, Johnny Hekker, Jake McQuaide.

Let me know how I did!

Say we announced we agreed to terms with 2 players on Monday, within reason, who are they for you?

Mine w/projected AAV:
WR - Rashid Shaheed $14/AAV - Perfect 3rd WR for us and elite returner. Helps ALOT that it also takes away from the shecocks.
CB - Jaylen Watson $12.4/AAV- between him and Dean I went with youth. I'd be thrilled with either

Runner up: Devin Lloyd but hes well outpriced for us IMO ($20m/AAV).

FYI - Tutu's projected AAV is 2.2m.....

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Dont shoot the messenger. This is per Greg Cosell who is as unbiased as it gets. I am sure Sean is right up there.

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We went up 1.5 games on win total afier mcduffie trade.

Who do you like at 207, 231, 250 and 251?

This is not a deep draft and I’m thinking this will be more difficult this year.

Sam Roush TE from Stanford. Solid blocker but not going to wow anyone. Doubt he’ll make it to 207 but if we hadn’t resigned Higbee I would have considered trading a late pick to move up a bit to get him.

De’Zhaun Stribling WR from Mississippi. Decent size, good run blocker and the deep speed you can’t coach if it isn’t there.

Jeff Caldwell WR from Cincinnati. Blew up at the combine. Size speed combo means he is doubtful to be available at 207. Can he block and why so little production on a team that put up decent offensive numbers?

Pat Coogan - Center from Indiana has been mentioned in quite a few mocks on this board. Seems to have dropped in the rankings this offseason.

Kaleb Proctor DT-undersized DT with quickness. Can shoot the gap.

Micah Morris OG-athletic guy with legit size. Plays high but seems to do well in pass protection.

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For grins and giggles

Not sure what he has left but we need a 3rd WR and he needs a ring much like OBJ. Sign him if he clears any felony charges or Evans or whoever and use 13 for Sadiq or an OL. That would be some firepower for Matthew.

A truly good man and a legend of the game.

RIP

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Had made the assumption we were likely looking into a corner at 13 ... not as likely now. Who do you see as a possible choice now that they have McDuffie?

LB Sonny Styles?
TE Kenyon Sadiq?
WR Makai Lemon?
Still going after a CB and doubling down on the secondary?
S Caleb Downs if he falls?

Who do you think the Rams take?

This is exciting!!!!!

I think Trent McDuffie would be a HUGE addition for us. I’m okay with losing the 29th pick.

We might be trading back our 13th though now…

I am going to be killed by some for (re)raising this, but it's quiet, and I am not sure we properly debated this:

"A football-move in the NFL, as per the 2025 rule change, is defined as a ball carrier both tucking the ball away and turning upfield, combining two actions into one"

I ask because Kupp not only didn't reach the 1st-down marker, but also did not complete a "football-related move" prior to the ball being jarred free by the ground. He caught it and was down before he made the move with the ball coming out as part of the process. That is clearly an incomplete pass, and I would feel mighty lucky if a call like that went our way. On both fronts, it should not have been ruled a first down.

My first instinct was incomplete pass, so, in real time, without the benefit of replay, how exactly did the officials decide there was a football move as his momentum brought him forward towards the line? I rewatched the game last night, at great pain, and yet again, didn't see it, do you?

Are we being gaslighted by the NFL, commentators, and the past official calling the game live on air?!

I have advocated for taking Kenyon Sidiq on many different threads for weeks now. This article sums up all the reasons very well. I know they need a DB, and in this draft one can be acquired with pick #29. I don't believe all the Ty Simpson chatter; if they come out of the first round with Sidiq and a great young DB it's a home run.

Now that we have many of the testing results, I’d be interested to see what everyone’s top 13 is. Obviously that is because we pick at 13 and, according to what your board is, we are guaranteed to get a shot at (at least) one of your top 13. For this exercise, we are going to assume that everyone’s health checks out fine. Past injury history is still a factor, but, clean bill of health currently for this exercise.

Mine:

1. QB Mendoza – Takes care of our future QB problem
2. S C.Downs – A blue chip stud to anchor our secondary. Can play nickle, FS, or SS for us.
3. CB McCoy – No knee injury and he is talked about as a blue chip player. Could be our new Ramsey for our SB run.
4. CB Delane – Just a stud CB. Just behind McCoy but no slouch either.
5. LB Styles – I have him above Reese because he is a proven all world MLB who I think could rush the passer on the edge, similarly to his teammate.
6. Edge Reese – Excellent athlete, lacks experience at edge for me to put higher
7. EDGE Bailey – Just a freaky guy that knows how to get after the QB
8. EDGE Bain Jr – He is pretty similar to Verse, which is not a bad thing
9. RB J.Love – He would be amazingly fun in our offense, would need a trade of one of our backs for this to work IMO. He'd be ranked higher if I knew we had a trade lined up.
10. S Thieneman – I knew this guy was a balled, I didn’t know he would blow the combine up this emphatically. This guy could and should be tried at CB some and could play the nickle as well as either safety position easily.
11. WR Lemon – He measured better then I expected. My favorite WR in this draft. Another WR in the mold of Puka out there would not suck.
12. WR Tyson – Probably the best all around WR in the draft. Injury history is pretty bleak however.
13. TE Sadiq – Was always intriguing but the combine was legendary. The offense he was in at Oregon did not utilize him as much as perhaps it should have.

Realistically, I couldn’t be mad about any of the above players being our pick at 13. How does yours look?

Draft Day 2026 goes like the following:

1. Raiders - Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
2. Jets - Arvell Reese, EDGE/LB, Ohio State
3. Cardinals - Francis Mauigoa, OT, Miami
4. Titans - Sonny Styles, LB, Ohio State
5. Giants - Caleb Downs, S, Ohio State
6. Browns - Monroe Freeling, OT, Georgia
7. Commodes - David Bailey, EDGE, Texas Tech
8. Saints - Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame
9. Chiefs - Kenyon Sadiq, TE, Oregon
10. Bengals - Rueben Bain, EDGE, Miami
11. Dolphins - Carnell Tate, WR, Ohio State
12. Cowboys - Mansoor Delane, CB, LSU

Phone isn't ringing and no one wants to trade up.

TWO QUESTIONS

Who would you take?
Who do you think the Rams would take?

So early in the AM today I had a very odd dream. I was in London for some sort of work-related seminar, a two-day event.

The first day went off without a hitch, the second was a bit more interesting. I was struggling to get packed up and ready to fly home and still make the event. I'm running late so of course the cab decides to meander it's way through town, ultimately dropping me not where I'm supposed to be but in some random--nice but random--bar/restaurant.

Where I meet up with my old friend, Jeff Fisher who is crazy suprised to see that I'm in town. We talk a while and he invites me to dinner that evening beofe my flight leaves.

And the alarm goes off, I wake up and wonder "WTF was that!?"

Key losses:
Jimmy G-string (it’s time)

Curl and Durant ($$)
DW and Spoon (upgrade)

Havenstein (retired)
Higbee ( he signs with the titans as they try to build a winning culture by by signing a vet with a ring)

Key additions:
Jalen Watson (CB) he’s projected to get somewhere around $12.5-14 mil/per. I suspect it might cost the Rams more than that due to a bidding war. $15.5-16 per?

Marcus Mariotta (QB) Kingsbury vouches for him. He’s seen the field a lot more than Jimmy g in the last 3 years. Has he ever played on a good team?

McCreary re-signs.

No change in my 1rst round picks because I, as many others here, like the idea of grabbing a WR and a CB with the first two picks. I know everyone has “their guy” for those picks, so I’ll just stick with mine.

(WR) Denzel Boston
(CB) Brandon Cisse
All other picks have changed
Now that that’s out of the way…

2/61 (OT) Caleb Tiernan (N’western)
This is a big dude at 6-7,325. Excellent technique and plenty of starts. The Rams need three Tackles to play 20-21 games. I have seen too many games where T3 has had to play on the left side and the offense has fallen off the cliff.

3/93 (S) Zakee Wheatley (Penn st)
Excellent tackler. Kam Curl’s replacement. He will have a solid NFL career somewhere.

5/167 (CB) Hezekiah Masses (Cal)
The best CB nobody is talking about? He’s big enough at 6-1 and covers like a blanket. Excellent closing on the ball. This guy might not make it to the 167th pick, but he would be a great pick if he did. I would not mind seeing the Rams trade up a bit to grab him. Another possible 5th round sleeper.

6/205 (DL) Devin Eastern (Minn) The Rams have both Turner and Fiske coming up for new contracts in the next couple years. Plus, the Rams could use some more beef on the DL.
At 6-4,296 Eastern fits. Solid producer at Minn. Strong with a quick get off at the point of attack.

6/208 (LB) Lander Barton (Utah)
6-3,233, he has the production and wears a “C” on his uni. His highlights begin with him catching passes! Both ways? A Ram type.

7/232 (G) Giovanni El-Hadi (Mich)
Good push on contact. Anchored a top program. Developmental pick for the IOL.
I don’t see the Rams signing both Avila and Dotson. Be prepared.

7/250 (KR/PR) Karden Wetjen (Iowa)
He was the best return man in the country last year averaging 27 yds on PRs and 30 yds on KRs. Why not take a look?

7/256 (QB) Kelvin Durham (JCS)
Big kid with a nice touch on the ball. The question is can he drill a pass to the sticks on a comeback or out on 3rd and 8.

The main areas of focus here was keeping a top OL to protect #9 for as long as he wants to play and remaking the secondary.

As for who gets re-upped in the next two years, who knows? I just wanted to have some protection, knowing not everybody will get a new deal.

Would you sign Brandon Aubrey and i know it sounds ridiculous but what a weapon. The guy can give you pts instead of a punt. Mevis was fantastic but can he hit the Bombs like Aubrey?? Probably wont happen but im drinking and dreaming. Probably shouldn’t be but fuck it. While im at it I would l love to see Mike Evans in horns. Yea i know.. idiot right? ✌

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