Analysis of every draft pick by Snead/McVay

[btfd16]

Who are all these guys? I'm still waiting for Rokevious Watkins to plug into a starting role.

 

[Kevin]

Analysis or opinion?

 

[Merlin]

The 2019 draft was not good. Snead cannot have a draft like that here.

This strategy brings in difference makers in trade so what you need to do is hit on starters. Cheap starters who are not liabilities.

Also the Rams are more astute at some groups than others too. Their grasp on DBs is outstanding. OL not so much though they hit on Edwards.

They may be onto something here. But to pull that off we need a 2020 draft here.

 

[Riverumbbq]

Justin Lawler played his rookie season of 2018 and was IR'd both in 2019 and 2020. He should probably be a 'C' and not an 'F'. If he returns healthy for 2021 he'll likely be cheap competition to help fill in for losing Fox to free agency.

 

[FrantikRam]

Analysis or opinion?

Opinion, but the idea was to list all the players and have anyone/everyone chime in.

 

[FrantikRam]

The 2019 draft was not good. Snead cannot have a draft like that here.

This strategy brings in difference makers in trade so what you need to do is hit on starters. Cheap starters who are not liabilities.

Also the Rams are more astute at some groups than others too. Their grasp on DBs is outstanding. OL not so much though they hit on Edwards.

They may be onto something here. But to pull that off we need a 2020 draft here.

How do you figure that it wasn't good? I think it was a great draft.

 

[FrantikRam]

Demby has started games as well and been inactive and his reviews on game tape are not too different from Allen yet he gets an F. I get what you're trying to do I just think the grading system needs to be tweaked.

Everett has largely been to most a disappointment but is a B similar to Reynolds who has seen even fewer snaps and less production.

I'm not trying to be critical of you but when I think of a B graded draft pick I think of something a little more than what we've seen from those two guys. I appreciate the effort just would grade a little diffrent.

Sure, no worries.

I also capped it at "starting player" - didn't say how good they'd be. Reason I did that is because we've had four straight winning seasons.

Once you get enough high end talent in the NFL, you only need to be able to hit on "role players", which has been the situation we're in for the past few years.

We dipped a little, probably from the poor 2018 draft, but this past draft looks to be a great one with Akers leading the way.

The overall point I was trying to make is that the Rams have probably had league average draft hauls over the past four years - which is actually amazing because we haven't had a first round pick.

 

[yrba1]

Who are all these guys? I'm still waiting for Rokevious Watkins to plug into a starting role.

Would be genuinely amusing to see Stedman Bailey in McVay's offense.

 

[Soul Surfer]

Not every pick can be a starter, nor is it intended to be, so I think your grading scale is flawed.

We should beat him with a stick.

 

[Merlin]

How do you figure that it wasn't good? I think it was a great draft.

Damn. Meant to say 2018 draft. Long on shitters and short on solid starters. Not a fan of that haul.

 

[FrantikRam]

Damn. Meant to say 2018 draft. Long on shitters and short on solid starters. Not a fan of that haul.

Lol that's what I thought. Yea I agree - I think SJD is a beast though, which gives it some redeeming quality that after the first two years wasn't there.

 

[Merlin]

SJD is a good nose yeah. He tends to struggle vs the 9ers though which drives me batshit.

I'm really tired of us losing in the trenches to those fuckers.

 

[TexasRam]

I don't know if this is all inclusive, and your point is about current players, but Snead joined the Rams in 2012.

Among current; Donald, Hekker, McQuaide

Pro Bowls
Hekker 12, 15, 16, 17
Gurley 15, 17, 18
McQuaide 16, 17
Goff 17, 18
Pharaoh Cooper 17
Littleton 18
Donald every year

Yea I’m talking current. Which in 4 years that’s not great. Big part of it is the get rid of first rounders approach.

Lots of special teamers in that list when we look at 8 years of drafts.

Basically Gurley Goff and Donald in 8 years of work.

Goff was only possible because we sold 2 1st 2 2nds and a bunch of other picks

So in 8 years non special teams Pro bowlers drafted without selling picks and moving up are Gurley and Donald.

8 years? Ouch.

 

[rams1fan]

I don't know if this is all inclusive, and your point is about current players, but Snead joined the Rams in 2012.

Among current; Donald, Hekker, McQuaide

Pro Bowls
Hekker 12, 15, 16, 17
Gurley 15, 17, 18
McQuaide 16, 17
Goff 17, 18
Pharaoh Cooper 17
Littleton 18
Donald every year

The interesting thing with your list is that if you exclude special teams the only pro bowl players are 1st round picks. Basically that would say that snead in nine years has only drafted a blue chip player in the first round.

 

[I like Rams]

We should beat him with a stick.

Found one

 

[Soul Surfer]

Found one
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Ummm....I said, "stick".

 

[I like Rams]

Ummm....I said, "stick".

Ahhh....damn selective reading