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Disclaimer: For those of you who don't like this thread for whatever reason, you don't have to post. Please just don't come in here and scold us people who do want to take part as if we're rooting against the new Rams picks by not taking or as if second guessing the FO is a criminal offense. It's unnecessary. This is just a fun exercise for people to express their own opinions.
With that out of the way, you're the St. Louis Rams GM and you get to make the call on who we draft. Who are you taking with the picks we have this year? Note: You get to choose if you want to do the trade down with Carolina, trade Stacy, etc. Here is the Draft Tracker so you can find the players available at each spot:
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/tracker#dt-by-round-input:1/dt-tabs:dt-by-round
Here are our original picks:
10.
41.
72.
119.
215.
227.
Here are our picks if you do the Carolina trade but not the Stacy trade:
10.
57.
72.
89.
119.
201.
215.
227.
Here are our picks if you do both the Carolina and Stacy trades:
10.
57.
72.
89.
119.
201.
215.
224.
227.
You get to choose which path you want to take. Do you want to make all the trades, just one, or none of them? And then you get to choose who you want with each pick.
Here's what I'd do (I'm trying not to pick with hindsight...basically, I'm not going to assume to know that Clemmings will fall to Round 4 or Hundley to Round 5)...both trades:
10. Todd Gurley HB Georgia - I'm good with this pick. It's clear the Rams want to run the ball and Gurley is one of the best talents in this draft. If the knee checked out okay, which I'm assuming it did, I'd certainly take him here.
57. T.J. Clemmings OT/OG Pittsburgh - I'm beyond relieved he lasts to this pick. Breathing a sigh of relief that I can get one of my favorite prospects in the late 2nd.
72. Garrett Grayson QB Colorado State - Another sigh of relief as I would have taken him at #57 if Clemmings was gone but I'm so high on Clemmings that I couldn't pass on him there.
89. Mark Glowinski OG West Virginia - A.J. Cann going off the board hurts but I like Glowinski as a solid starting OG at the next level. I would take Collins but with the whole murder hanging over his head, I just can't do it.
119. DeAndre Smelter WR Georgia Tech - One of my favorite sleepers, I'm elated that he's still here in the 4th. Kid has first round talent but is also dealing with an injury. We bring him along slow.
201. La'el Collins OT/OG LSU - If he refuses to sign, oh well, it's a 6th rounder. But I offer him as much guaranteed money and as big of a signing bonus as I can to coax him into signing. At this point in the draft, the risk is worth it.
215. Ifo Ekpre-Olomu CB Oregon - Another guy dealing with an injury but might as well take a shot on his talent here. See how he can develop at CB.
224. Donald Celiscar FS Western Michigan - Draft him to convert him to FS. Love his feet, his twitch, and his physicality but may not have the long speed to stay at CB.
227. Taiwan Jones SLB Michigan State - Big and very strong, didn't time well in his speed but is reportedly a high character player that is unafraid to attack blockers and stack blocks up in the hole.
With that out of the way, you're the St. Louis Rams GM and you get to make the call on who we draft. Who are you taking with the picks we have this year? Note: You get to choose if you want to do the trade down with Carolina, trade Stacy, etc. Here is the Draft Tracker so you can find the players available at each spot:
http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/tracker#dt-by-round-input:1/dt-tabs:dt-by-round
Here are our original picks:
10.
41.
72.
119.
215.
227.
Here are our picks if you do the Carolina trade but not the Stacy trade:
10.
57.
72.
89.
119.
201.
215.
227.
Here are our picks if you do both the Carolina and Stacy trades:
10.
57.
72.
89.
119.
201.
215.
224.
227.
You get to choose which path you want to take. Do you want to make all the trades, just one, or none of them? And then you get to choose who you want with each pick.
Here's what I'd do (I'm trying not to pick with hindsight...basically, I'm not going to assume to know that Clemmings will fall to Round 4 or Hundley to Round 5)...both trades:
10. Todd Gurley HB Georgia - I'm good with this pick. It's clear the Rams want to run the ball and Gurley is one of the best talents in this draft. If the knee checked out okay, which I'm assuming it did, I'd certainly take him here.
57. T.J. Clemmings OT/OG Pittsburgh - I'm beyond relieved he lasts to this pick. Breathing a sigh of relief that I can get one of my favorite prospects in the late 2nd.
72. Garrett Grayson QB Colorado State - Another sigh of relief as I would have taken him at #57 if Clemmings was gone but I'm so high on Clemmings that I couldn't pass on him there.
89. Mark Glowinski OG West Virginia - A.J. Cann going off the board hurts but I like Glowinski as a solid starting OG at the next level. I would take Collins but with the whole murder hanging over his head, I just can't do it.
119. DeAndre Smelter WR Georgia Tech - One of my favorite sleepers, I'm elated that he's still here in the 4th. Kid has first round talent but is also dealing with an injury. We bring him along slow.
201. La'el Collins OT/OG LSU - If he refuses to sign, oh well, it's a 6th rounder. But I offer him as much guaranteed money and as big of a signing bonus as I can to coax him into signing. At this point in the draft, the risk is worth it.
215. Ifo Ekpre-Olomu CB Oregon - Another guy dealing with an injury but might as well take a shot on his talent here. See how he can develop at CB.
224. Donald Celiscar FS Western Michigan - Draft him to convert him to FS. Love his feet, his twitch, and his physicality but may not have the long speed to stay at CB.
227. Taiwan Jones SLB Michigan State - Big and very strong, didn't time well in his speed but is reportedly a high character player that is unafraid to attack blockers and stack blocks up in the hole.
