I like Snead and generally give him the benefit of the doubt, but why the eff do you trade a sixth-round pick for a low seventh-rounder and the last pick in the draft? Just to get the distinction and public relations benefits of selecting "Mr. Irrelevant"?
In fact, I'm not liking what the Rams have done overall in this draft and I actually wanted the Rams to address the O-line in this draft. The Noteboom selection was alright and I love the Demby pick, but I'm scratching my head on Allen, who seems like someone who could be had lower. We're going to undoubtedly regret passing up on more talented players at that spot. I even like Allen's character makeup.
Kiser and Okoronkwo seem like decent selections, but I have question marks on Franklin-Myers, Kelly, and Joseph. Franklin-Myers has intriguing potential, but also seemed like a project that should have been available later. Kelly seems like good value but RB depth could have been addressed much later in the draft, especially since we acquired picks in the 7th round. Joseph is another intriguing project with impressive athleticism, motor, and toughness but still in need of physical development.
Now the Rams have traded down even further with their next 2 selections for who knows what. We'll see what Snead ends up accumulating in the aggregate in the end but he seems to be getting too cute for the team's own good.
I hope we come away with ILB Jack Cichy and TE Thomas Jordan.
