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Post Draft Perspectives?

badnews
Loyal said:
@badnews congrats to you about your daughter's wedding. Before preseason and up to the draft, I was pretty sure we were sucking for "luck.' I don't feel that way today, because:

*most are great character guys who love football.
*All have skills but need good coaching to develop them
*It appears that we have good coaches led by Sean McVay
*Our top pick has the ability to shore up our Oline, which will make Jackson(LT), Allen, Akers, Stafford, Atwell and Kupp better
*I love, love, love the Steve Avila pick. I've thought the last three years that McSnead didn't value the Oline positions by taking a versatile guard/center high n the draft. I thought for sure we would take a skill position player that was new and shiny and not a meat and potatoes guy. Did I say I love it?

Now, it may be true that the season is lost early this year because too many games are lost before the midpoint of the season, waiting for the large number of rookie starters to play up to their potential. Cynically, it gives Snead a great excuse for a bad team performance in 2023, while also making our first, 1st round pick in many years very valuable in 2024. The big question for me will be if Snead will allow the 1st round pick in 2024 to be there for us....or will he trade it for a known quantity skill player for Stafford's benefit?
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Thanks Loyal. This is exactly what I was looking for.
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Memphis Rams Mock Draft 2.0

I agree with your predictions that the Memphis Rams may look at a player at the tight end position in the first round of the draft. That position is very important to the team, and I think they can find a great candidate to help them strengthen their game. I also really like your pick at the guard position in the second round. This could be a big step forward for a team that needs extra defense next season. However, I think the Memphis Rams team should also look at the wide receiver and linebacker positions. Those positions are also important to the team, and I think they can find great players in those areas during the draft.
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Good draft: my take

oldnotdead
The more I break down this draft the more I think I can see what Snead and McVay are thinking when they drafted 3 edges.

Young: Starter replacing Floyd

Hampton: Starter as their SAM LB. In a Tampa 2 zone scheme, Hampton has the speed and athleticism to fill that short to intermediate zone normally filled by the MIKE. But Jones lacks the speed and athleticism to play that role. They tried to use a 3rd safety but they were too light to come up and fill on runs and not fast enough to cover.

Mathis: Replaces Keir Thomas behind Hoecht and can play in rotation. Gives the Rams an early down option to Hoecht who is still learning the position. Mathis would be better at setting a hard edge on early downs and giving them pass rush pressure on early down passes.

Allen Davis TE: I think he is hoped to be the successor to Higbee. Unlike Higbee, Davis can block and still gives them a receiving TE.

Right now the only one of the drafted players I see not making the roster would be Johnson.
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What's on your Draft Day Menu ?

CGI_Ram
My chilli is almost done. I like to cook the chilli meat sauce for 4+ hours without beans.

As it gets within 1hr… I add the beans. The beans I simmer in chicken broth for an hour or two prior to adding.

I’ll combine these soon. The meat sauce has been cooking 5hrs. Beans over an hour simmering.

How did your draft menu item turn out?

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And… Combined…

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Best Left for 2nd

CGI_Ram
JYB said:
I also think Richardson is worlds better than Lance. Richardson's throwing motion alone is vastly superior. He throws a very nice ball, actually. But going at 4 was a shocker.
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Memento said:
Richardson very well might be Trey Lance, but he could also be Patrick Mahomes, except more athletic than Mahomes. Richardson might be the most gifted quarterback to go into the NFL since Cam Newton on draft day, maybe even moreso, considering his athletic gifts and what he can do with his right arm.
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One thing I do like about Richardson; he wants to work hard and seems like he has a great attitude… Guys like that usually find success.
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Snead & McVay discuss Day 2 ...

Merlin
"8 picks out" from 36 was the Bengals selection of Myles Murphy. There's confirmation I think that he was a move-up target. Good chance of it at least.

Taking that thought a step further they may have intended him in that dual 3T rush role on the interior on pass downs he alluded to. The technique they line up of course may change based on matchup but guessing that between Myles Murphy and Kobie Turner there may have been a couple more guys they envisioned in that role who didn't line up for them in the draft.

By tomorrow I'm sure Sean will be giving Trader Les a hard time for not wearing his poker face. Because generally Sean doesn't give up shit lol.
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Snead

OnceARam
Nah, Sneed is fine.

His only misstep was not answering a question on a draftees musical talent in the manner that the reporter wanted him to. She's a good reporter and was looking for a unique story line. Nothing wrong with that but if anything she should learn to read the room and the situation a little better.

Sneed was definitely excited about how well the draft was going. Nothing wrong with that.
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Are the Seahawks ahead of us in the division?

Merlin
They're gonna be tough. Even with Geno behind center. Their offense is loaded in skill spots outside of QB.

But their weakness during recent years has been that OL, and it's still gonna be an achilles heel for them this year. Here's their depth chart:

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Lewis is solid but AD can work his ass. C and RG are weak. Tackles are good. So we gotta be able to feast on that interior to stop them. Do that, and they'll remember that they have Geno Fucking Smith at QB.

Defensively I think they're gonna make a jump. But they were shitty overall last year in points allowed. I figure they'll be harder to pass on, but I'm not afraid of their defense.

Should end up being a tough ass divisional battle.
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Could the Rams move back to 4-3 in this draft?

oldnotdead
Raheem is wedded to his Fangio combo front. He needs 3-4 DL to make it work. Raheem got rid of Gaines because of it. If Morris was going to revert to a 4-3 he would have kept Gaines and ditched Brown.

The problem is not just the scheme now, it's how it's played. A Fangio style DL is not an attacking front by definition, it's a read/react front that gives all the advantage to the offense to dictate. Which is why most teams like Detroit don't use it. If your defense is reading they will be caught flat-footed and by definition be at least a step slow to react. Why do you think the Rams have problems getting off the field defensively? It's also why so many of those first tackles are misses.

McVay obviously does not break down the film of his own defense. If he did it would be painfully obvious what the problem is. I think he does know on some level and his quick hiring of Pleasant is his way of coping and hoping not to fire his friend.
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