5 Thoughts Post New England (from an ex-baller)

[majrleaged]

I haven't seen RB highlights like this since Gurley.
This kid would be a terror on this team.
That said, a beastly WR at X might have even more impact.

25 touches a game and he would pull up the safeties cause he is a threat to take every touch all the way. You think we would have trouble going deep with what we have? There is more than one way to stress the back end of the D.

 

[majrleaged]

Problem is, almost every playmaker in college is a tackle breaking machine w/ speed. That usually changes once they get to the pros where there's speed everywhere and tackling is a whole helluva lot better.

You really think we're going to put more draft capital in RB's? I don't think so.

I'm just stating my preference. Plus, there is breaking tackles and then there is breaking tackles. Arm tackling or not wrapping up, won't do it with this kid.

 

[Merlin]

Aston Jenty from boise state. I would give up a lot to draft him. He is a tackle breaking machine with speed. He would change everything.

He really is something. Elusive in space plus the extra gear. But his contact balance is what puts him over the top. Gonna be a great pro.

 

[majrleaged]

With Kyren Williams under contract for another year in 2025; and Corum under contract for three more years after the Rams used their 3rd round pick on him this past April ... plus the Rams not having their 2nd round pick in 2025, you want them to draft a running back?

Not A running back. That running back.
But that is just dreaming. He will go in top 2 or 3 and like you said. We have no 2nd to sweetin the deal.

 

[DzRams]

Jefferson was not a take the top off wr. Like all our WRs he could get open deep, but he wasn't drafted to take the top off.

He was drafted for that X WR position. Go back and listen to Snead, McVay, and how the Rams reporters talked about him. He was supposed to be that vertical threat. And that's where he played.

 

[majrleaged]

He was drafted for that X WR position. Go back and listen to Snead, McVay, and how the Rams reporters talked about him. He was supposed to be that vertical threat. And that's where he played.

I'll take your word for it. So you would pay Higgins 20+mil What you going to pay Puka?

 

[Allen2McVay]

Not A running back. That running back.

OK ... I get it ... Just think that, At Best, it would be strengthening a strong position.

Personally, I would rather see a weaker position strengthened, with the best available player at Cornerback, Wide Receiver, Offensive Tackle, run-stuffing Defensive Tackle, Off-Ball-Linebacker or Tight End.

With likely only one pick in the top-75, the Rams could address just one of those positions.

Assuming they draft between #16-#22 overall, they are not going to get the top-rated CB, WR or OT. However, they could be in a position to get their highest-rated-player at any or all of the other three positions.

I think CB is the greatest need among impact positions. WR is high on my list only because Kupp and Nacua play so physical, the odds of them both playing a full schedule seem small to me; and except for Whittington, all the other WRs will be free agents. Left-OT will be a huge hole unless Alaric Jackson is re-signed.

A run-stuffing-DT (don't expect Brown to be re-signed) would solidify a team strength ... the defensive-front.
A quality off-ball-LB would be a huge addition but I don't think the Rams value that position enough to use a mid-first-round-pick there.
The right TE (don't expect Higbee back) could be a huge asset, and could effectively fill the role that a top-WR prospect would serve.

Those are three positions where the best prospects sometimes are not drafted until the middle of Round One

 

[DzRams]

I'll take your word for it. So you would pay Higgins 20+mil What you going to pay Puka?

Puka is under contract until 2026. His soonest eligibility for an extension is after the 2025 season. By that point, Kupp is probably gone.

I'm paying Puka market rates. There's no issue with paying two WRs big money. Remember, they tried to sign Evans to big money last year. If they had been successful, they would be paying large amounts now to Kupp and Evans.

 

[Memento]

Personally think that Raheim "Rocket" Sanders in the later rounds is a more cost-efficient option than Jeanty in the first.

We need good cornerbacks (plural; I wouldn't even mind triple-dipping in this draft) a lot more than we do a running back.

 

[majrleaged]

OK ... I get it ... Just think that, At Best, it would be strengthening a strong position.

Personally, I would rather see a weaker position strengthened, with the best available player at Cornerback, Wide Receiver, Offensive Tackle, run-stuffing Defensive Tackle, Off-Ball-Linebacker or Tight End.

With likely only one pick in the top-75, the Rams could address just one of those positions.

Assuming they draft between #16-#22 overall, they are not going to get the top-rated CB, WR or OT. However, they could be in a position to get their highest-rated-player at any or all of the other three positions.

I think CB is the greatest need among impact positions. WR is high on my list only because Kupp and Nacua play so physical, the odds of them both playing a full schedule seem small to me; and except for Whittington, all the other WRs will be free agents. Left-OT will be a huge hole unless Alaric Jackson is re-signed.

A run-stuffing-DT (don't expect Brown to be re-signed) would solidify a team strength ... the defensive-front.
A quality off-ball-LB would be a huge addition but I don't think the Rams value that position enough to use a mid-first-round-pick there.
The right TE (don't expect Higbee back) could be a huge asset, and could effectively fill the role that a top-WR prospect would serve.

Those are three positions where the best prospects sometimes are not drafted until the middle of Round One

Makes sense, but what if the Rams decided they already were really good on Dline, like they were, and didn't draft AD. Of course they didn't have to trade up or anything, so it is different that way. I just think there is more than one way to cover weaknesses. Score more helps the D. Sure would be fun to watch what Stafford and Kupp and Puka would do with a threat like that in the back field. Imagine a healthy Gurley on this team.

 

[Allen2McVay]

Makes sense, but what if the Rams decided they already were really good on Dline, like they were, and didn't draft AD. Of course they didn't have to trade up or anything, so it is different that way. I just think there is more than one way to cover weaknesses. Score more helps the D. Sure would be fun to watch what Stafford and Kupp and Puka would do with a threat like that in the back field. Imagine a healthy Gurley on this team.

Excellent point on Aaron Donald.
DT was not a major need when the Rams drafted him.


I went with Wahlberg over White Goodman ...

 

[Merlin]

There's no doubt that the Rams need an X wideout, a LT, and a CB more than the other positions. But what we need more than anything else is difference makers. We need to get those elites scattered around the roster again. Those guys elevate the JAGs.

Last draft added one, maybe two elite players. We'll see though, long way to go. So at this point if we're sitting in the draft and there's a so-so player at a position of need but also an impact player at a position of non-need I would take the impact player. In fact that's probably best used as a universal rule, even if you think that position is solid already.

Rams will be high on Jeanty. It's the last thing we need but I could see them positioning for him and taking him if he gets there.