Brandin Cooks to Rams for a 1st: blockbuster

[MrRiceGuyRJ]

HATE! Of all the things we could do with our 1st round pick, we're doing another 1 year rental for a guy that had even less upside than Sammy? FML. Not a fan at all

 

[MadGoat]

Wait a minute .can the Rams pick up his option?

He's playing on it in 18. Same class as AD and Beckham.

 

[InnovatedMind]

HATE! Of all the things we could do with our 1st round pick, we're doing another 1 year rental for a guy that had even less upside than Sammy? FML. Not a fan at all

Less upside? LOL

 

[RamsOfCastamere]

Im usually against short receivers but Desean Jackson was successful under McVay, so why not Cooks?

My homer is kicking in.... I'm warming up to this.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

I like Cooks a lot. I wish the Rams hadn’t used a first to get him though.

New England traded a first and third to get him from New Orleans. This was with two years on his contract. I would think with one year left, his value would be a little lower.

Ive said this a million times. People didnt want to listen.

You and me both. Losing Sammy was a big blow to the offense and McVay doesn’t think Reynolds can replace him.

 

[IowaRam]

Goff and Cooks are buddies

For some reason Goff and Watkins never really ever seemed to connet

 

[dolphinlover123]

Well the offense just got better and we wont have to worry about the void Sammy left.

I guess no LVE but I hope they move up with those 4ths and get a starting LB though.

The time between the combine and draft is flying by due to all the rams action. Usually its seems like an eternity but the moves so far have kept things rolling right along.

Definitely entertaining

 

[SoCalRam78]

First move they've made I'm not a fan of.

Frankly getting a little sick and tired of these back end of rookie contract deals. Rams just got smoked on the Watkins front essentially giving up a second rounder for a less than stellar year and then seeing him walk. Now chasing good money after bad and doubling down for Cooks who is in the SAME position as Watkins. Meanwhile, outside of free agents, the Rams haven't shown any ability to lock up their own guys on long term deals unless it's for a player they don't want like Ogletree. They can't just franchise guys every year.

The next three off seasons Rams are looking at FAs Donald/Cooks, then Gurley/Peters, then Goff and that is with 3 free agent O-lineman next year and Joyner without a long term deal.

Draft choices matter. You have to trust your scouting department. They better find some guys in rounds 3 and 4.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

Put it in perspective. For any team other than New England, getting to a Super Bowl is very difficult. The Rams are all in, doing everything they can to get there and win it. They have the coaching staff. Now they have the right players. Get one under their belts and then figure out 2019 next winter.

 

[André]

Rams new Linebacker philosophy is simple.

Score more points than they do.

Ummm ... I actually think it's more like, "you have two seconds to throw, and we have a top, if not THE top, secondary in the league. Good luck."

We can grab filler for the linebackers, and have improved everywhere else. The top scoring offense in the NFL will be better with experience (Goff, Kupp, Everett all can be expected to still improve), and we replaced a talented guy (Watkins) with another talented guy (Cooks).

We can debate the cost (wish we had a second to have given away instead), but I don't think we can debate the overall result for this year: a better team across the board than last year, with a weaker linebacking core, that can still be addressed by using fifteen fourth round picks and twelve sixth rounders.

There is a window and McSnead are going for it.

 

[lockdnram21]

Ive said this a million times. People didnt want to listen.

Me to everybody kept saying lb with 1st pick and I was saying we could be the pick

 

[Loyal]

Seriously...I said this elsewhere. I won't mourn for what we never had. The Rams lost Watkins and gained a #1 WR with three straight 1000 yards seasons in Brandin Cooks. We are going deep into the playoffs, imo.

 

[Rammerforlife]

Not crazy about this. What was his season like with patriots. Didnt think it was that good. Could be wrong. Must've felt he's better than any rookie they would have chosen in the first round. Maybe they were thinking wide rec. First pick instead of linebacker. They must feel they can get good linebacker rd. 3,4.they have got to have a few choices in mind that will be there later on and "pleased with LB's on the roster". Wish i felt more confortable with this but l'll trust McSnead #RAMSFANFORLIFE

 

[Loyal]

I will say one thing we better win the big one this year ... or I can see McVay and co
Getting mauled in the media

that was going to happen without this deal.

 

[MachS]

Relatively easy move for Les and I'm not surprised we've been talking to them for a bit.

As long as we resign him, it's a fantastic move. One of the best speed receivers in the game, still only 24yrs old, better than Watkins from an injury and production standpoint. Better than OBJ and the risk/reward associated. Much safer move, again AS LONG AS WE RESIGN HIM.

After losing Sammy the way we did and it costing a 2nd, my gut tells me Les doesn't make this move unless we will resign him.

Very happy because now our offense can continue the dominant ways. A little mad only because we will now be weak at edge rusher. Really wanted Landry or Key at 23 but I trust Wade.

I guess the plan is to keep our foot on the pedal offensively, get a lead and let AD and Suh wreck people's lives.

 

[Loyal]

50% of 1st round picks don't work out anyhow so in Snead and McVay I trust.

Agreed. We just got almost a sure thing #1 WR....

 

[Flatlyner]

I'd have felt a ton better had there been a 3rd rounder coming back rather then another 4th.

 

[OC--LeftCoast]

I like it, so does Mannion lol

If this doesn’t confirm the Rams are “all in” next season then I suppose I don’t know what will

They (unlike seemingly most of you) apparently feel fairly decent about their second level of defense tho I’d venture to guess they will add a player or two

I see this draft focusing on OL and ILB

 

[Turducken]

Goff and Cooks are buddies

For some reason Goff and Watkins never really ever seemed to connet

Mannion and Cooks go way back (if that matters)

 

[ReekofRams]

Plus, It's not effectively a prove it deal. Watkins was injury prone coming to us. I think Snead/Demoff try to sign this guy to a deal early, where they wouldn't do that with Watkins last year...

Not would they want to do that with Odell considering his questionable attitude issues.