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I don't want to get into the QB stats since there's already another thread for that, but the overall expectations are what I'd like to discuss. Here's my take on what we're looking at:
1. Goff. QBs historically are just not going to dominate out the gate. But he will have a good team around him and the question is whether he can QB a solid offense. My expectation is yes; he will upgrade our offense overall.
4. Higbee. TEs tend to need about a year to start really showing what they can do in the passing game and he's probably going to need it too. That said this is a guy who if they hit on him it will be a grand slam. His talent really is impressive and he's got the hands a lot of other freak athlete TEs don't have. My expectations on him are that he'll be thrown into a slot rotation with Cooper early on and that he has a very good rookie season with more and more snaps through the season. Rams can maximize his value if they ease up on the blocking stuff and let the guy do what he's good at as a rookie.
4. Cooper. The most "sure thing" of all our picks. My expectation is he is our starting slot receiver, with Tavon taking the outside more permanently. Also good on special teams which cements his roster spot. He'll probably mix in with Higbee and both these guys are going to get a lot of work.
6. Hemingway. Love the name, since he's my favorite writer. But this is Fish and Snead's secret find of a TE that they were going to pick in round 4 to replace Cook, before a better option slid there. He is raw and a big projection, but he does have better hands than Cook did so who knows maybe he'll be viable sooner than expected. Still, my expectation is special teams and bottom of the roster, probably inactive for many weeks as well.
6. Forrest. Like with Hemingway this is another projection pick where the Rams thought they saw something most other teams probably did not. Good thing with this guy is they are much better at finding the raw guys on defense than they are on offense. So it might work out. Either way, this dude has special teams written all over him and my expectation is if he doesn't win a job on teams he will be cut.
6. Thomas. I'm trying to temper my enthusiasm with this guy because his film is ridiculous. They want this guy on the roster behind Britt and pushing him, but the problem is he's going to need to bring it on teams to ensure the roster spot. I do think he's capable of winning a starting wideout position, btw, but that is unlikely. My expectation is he ends up with heavy teams contributions his rookie season much like we saw with Marquez last year, and if not he might not make the cut.
1. Goff. QBs historically are just not going to dominate out the gate. But he will have a good team around him and the question is whether he can QB a solid offense. My expectation is yes; he will upgrade our offense overall.
4. Higbee. TEs tend to need about a year to start really showing what they can do in the passing game and he's probably going to need it too. That said this is a guy who if they hit on him it will be a grand slam. His talent really is impressive and he's got the hands a lot of other freak athlete TEs don't have. My expectations on him are that he'll be thrown into a slot rotation with Cooper early on and that he has a very good rookie season with more and more snaps through the season. Rams can maximize his value if they ease up on the blocking stuff and let the guy do what he's good at as a rookie.
4. Cooper. The most "sure thing" of all our picks. My expectation is he is our starting slot receiver, with Tavon taking the outside more permanently. Also good on special teams which cements his roster spot. He'll probably mix in with Higbee and both these guys are going to get a lot of work.
6. Hemingway. Love the name, since he's my favorite writer. But this is Fish and Snead's secret find of a TE that they were going to pick in round 4 to replace Cook, before a better option slid there. He is raw and a big projection, but he does have better hands than Cook did so who knows maybe he'll be viable sooner than expected. Still, my expectation is special teams and bottom of the roster, probably inactive for many weeks as well.
6. Forrest. Like with Hemingway this is another projection pick where the Rams thought they saw something most other teams probably did not. Good thing with this guy is they are much better at finding the raw guys on defense than they are on offense. So it might work out. Either way, this dude has special teams written all over him and my expectation is if he doesn't win a job on teams he will be cut.
6. Thomas. I'm trying to temper my enthusiasm with this guy because his film is ridiculous. They want this guy on the roster behind Britt and pushing him, but the problem is he's going to need to bring it on teams to ensure the roster spot. I do think he's capable of winning a starting wideout position, btw, but that is unlikely. My expectation is he ends up with heavy teams contributions his rookie season much like we saw with Marquez last year, and if not he might not make the cut.
