G/C at 31?

[Poppinfresh]

If the Rams stay at #31 and take on OL in the first round IMO it will be a tackle. Noteboom can stay at guard and the new guy learns behind Whit.

If they stay at 31 and draft on the line, I'd think they'd look at a guy like Dalton Risner, who is probably best suited in the interior.

 

[BonifayRam]

Plus, remember we have;
Fowler
Matthews
Ebukam, (very highly rated per snap).
Okoronkwo
Lawler
Young
All experienced players rotating in as that "4th" defensive lineman.

I'm definitely starting to lean towards O line at 31....

...or corner.

Yes Wade is going to fortify his Six Pack DL from his fresh youthful LB'er cadre. Most of them have starting experience on the exterior of the DL in college. Fowler/ Young/ Lawler/ Ogoronkwo all played up front in the DL. Mathews rushed from the left side of the DL most of his early career in all the passing situations.

Wade is loaded with versatile DL'ers. Donald can play any post in the front seven. Brockers has played all the DL positions. Smart has also rotated in @ all three posts & started @ NT too. Joseph-Day is a pure NT period. Franklin-Myers played both the 5 tech & 3 tech along with both OLB'er posts as a ROOKIE! Morgan Fox has played both 5 tech & 3 tech posts & was moved to starting strongside OLB'er post before being injured.

I still remain open as to what position that #31 pick will be. There is only one true SWING OT prospect, IMO that I would take @ #31 & that's Bama's Jonah Williams who is projected to be an OG in the NFL. He will be a top 20 pick. The best OL'er @ #31 is LG/RG/OC Garrett Bradbury. If he is off the board I would prefer a trade down. If that is not possible then go get the best prospect @ DL/CB/ER/LB on the board.

 

[wolfdogg]

I trust the rams to make the right pick so if they choose an olineman I'm ok with that but noteboom is the heir apparent. We dont have that luxury at DT. Brockers is likely gone unless he takes a pay cut in 2020 and that leaves us with Day. Given the last 2 years of being routinely gouged by opposing backs id like to see a new DT that can change that. Draft a guard in the 3rd. There's a better chance of getting a difference maker at guard in the 3rd than there is at DT.

 

[Rams43]

I’m just gonna say it...

If Snead stays at #31, I see him letting the draft come to him. Meaning that he will take BPA that fits the Rams schemes. Period.

Sure, it could be OL, but it could be any other of maybe 11 different positions, too.

I do think that OL will be addressed in this draft, but maybe not at #31.

If I were forced to predict the most likely positions at #31 I would have to say that DL or Edge would be the choice, strictly depending on who fell.

But I’m fully prepared to see Snead go in any of at least 9 different directions at #31 and still be happy.

 

[rams1fan]

Based on team visits my guess is either C or OLB at #31. If we trade back then maybe a safety.

 

[Kevin]

If they stay at 31 and draft on the line, I'd think they'd look at a guy like Dalton Risner, who is probably best suited in the interior.

Ok but why first round? Noteboom and Allen will be starters next season and they were both middle round picks.

 

[rams1fan]

Ok but why first round? Noteboom and Allen will be starters next season and they were both middle round picks.

I think they would like a plan B at center. They brought in McCoy and Jenkins for a visit for a reason.

 

[Kevin]

I think they would like a plan B at center. They brought in McCoy and Jenkins for a visit for a reason.

Allen has been on the roster for a full year. McVay said the team will roll with Noteboom and Allen so I don't think they feel plan B is a first round priority.

 

[pmil66]

If the Rams end up taking a G/C at 31, have to believe they could not trade down, and that was the top player left on their board by a few spots. Reaching rarely works.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

The Rams have a center for next season, who looked good and only takes under .4% of the cap space for the next 3 seasons. Should they use their 1st (the highest pick they've had since before McVay) to upgrade him, or should they use the pick at any of the many other positions that they will have free agents at after next season? Keep in mind that while Bradbury has played guard in the past, it's been a while and it's his center skills that are getting him ranked. A guy who can play tackle and guard as a backup next season is needed to play guard the season after - but so is DT, edge rusher, cornerback, safety/nickelback, etc. There's going to be much better value for the Rams need. Unless a defensive player they want falls, I expect a trade back where they can get a good OL to develop, or a DT a bit later, or any of several other players.

I view a center/guard as interchangeable. Kromer likes interchangeable interior linemen too. Maybe McCoy would make more sense, but I view Allen as a guard/Center. Blythe can do either too. I think Bradbury could too, but he'd be the better Center.

I agree that there are future needs in many places, and OG/Center is one of them. I don't understand why that bothers you so much. Or why you dislike BradBURY, so much. But whatever. Ill be happy with quite a few different options. It won't bother me if they take a Center, a guard, a DT, a DE, an OLB, an ILB, a Corner, or a Tackle, or a Safety. But, I do think one injury to the OLine will be more devastating to the Rams chances of making the playoffs than any other position group, unless they draft a first year starter type, who can compete with Allen and Blythe, and the loser can be the backup. One article even stated that they'd like to keep Noteboom at Tackle and draft a guard. If I'm picking between players and I have one (a center) rated highly in round 1, and two guards rated as mid round 2, I'm not picking the lesser player unless I get a good enough compensation to trade back in return, which isn't always a given.

And I guess by your logic there would be no reason to draft an OLB because they got Okoronkwo last year, nor an ILB, because they drafted Micah Kiser last year. So if Bush is sitting there at 31 they should pass. Ditto Ferrell.

 

[So Ram]

Yes Wade is going to fortify his Six Pack DL from his fresh youthful LB'er cadre. Most of them have starting experience on the exterior of the DL in college. Fowler/ Young/ Lawler/ Ogoronkwo all played up front in the DL. Mathews rushed from the left side of the DL most of his early career in all the passing situations.

Wade is loaded with versatile DL'ers. Donald can play any post in the front seven. Brockers has played all the DL positions. Smart has also rotated in @ all three posts & started @ NT too. Joseph-Day is a pure NT period. Franklin-Myers played both the 5 tech & 3 tech along with both OLB'er posts as a ROOKIE! Morgan Fox has played both 5 tech & 3 tech posts & was moved to starting strongside OLB'er post before being injured.

I still remain open as to what position that #31 pick will be. There is only one true SWING OT prospect, IMO that I would take @ #31 & that's Bama's Jonah Williams who is projected to be an OG in the NFL. He will be a top 20 pick. The best OL'er @ #31 is LG/RG/OC Garrett Bradbury. If he is off the board I would prefer a trade down. If that is not possible then go get the best prospect @ DL/CB/ER/LB on the board.

What about Lindstrom or McCoy ??
Williams would be a good plug in guy at RG with Noteboom playing LG ? Both player could slide to tackle on both those sides.
Blythe would be the perfect backup at either guard or center. I think those would be an excellent way to solidify the Offensive Line for awhile , giving Demby time to mature as well.

 

[So Ram]

Yes Wade is going to fortify his Six Pack DL from his fresh youthful LB'er cadre. Most of them have starting experience on the exterior of the DL in college. Fowler/ Young/ Lawler/ Ogoronkwo all played up front in the DL. Mathews rushed from the left side of the DL most of his early career in all the passing situations.

Wade is loaded with versatile DL'ers. Donald can play any post in the front seven. Brockers has played all the DL positions. Smart has also rotated in @ all three posts & started @ NT too. Joseph-Day is a pure NT period. Franklin-Myers played both the 5 tech & 3 tech along with both OLB'er posts as a ROOKIE! Morgan Fox has played both 5 tech & 3 tech posts & was moved to starting strongside OLB'er post before being injured.

I still remain open as to what position that #31 pick will be. There is only one true SWING OT prospect, IMO that I would take @ #31 & that's Bama's Jonah Williams who is projected to be an OG in the NFL. He will be a top 20 pick. The best OL'er @ #31 is LG/RG/OC Garrett Bradbury. If he is off the board I would prefer a trade down. If that is not possible then go get the best prospect @ DL/CB/ER/LB on the board.

How many offensive linesman do you think go in the first round ?

 

[So Ram]

Based on team visits my guess is either C or OLB at #31. If we trade back then maybe a safety.

Not sure I see it that way ?? Offense & defense of line & CB .

DT & OG/OT instead of center & OLB

 

[So Ram]

Allen has been on the roster for a full year. McVay said the team will roll with Noteboom and Allen so I don't think they feel plan B is a first round priority.

Not sure The Rams pass on McCoy , but I think he can play guard as well as Center.

 

[LA_Rams_#29]

I agree we need to add some interior O-Line depth in this draft..

the way I see it.... the optimal situation with those first 3 picks...the 1st and the 2 late 3rds..... out of those 3 picks I'd want us to get a DT.... an ILB....and a G/C … in that order... I think we can afford to keep that O-lineman 3rd on that priority list because of the guys we have ready to go for us next year in Noteboom and Allen.....and I think we can get a solid guy at that position late in the 3rd....

 

[OldSchool]

I think we need depth on the OLine not a starter. Allen and Noteboom are ready to start and I feel more comfortable with them over the options we have on the DLine after Donald and Brockers. Also we saw what happened to our defense when Talib went down so I think a CB is a much bigger need than most people are saying around here.

 

[NERamsFan]

I just personally think our first three picks will be a combo of DL, OL, & CB. An ILB could be had later on, but I'm confident our first three could go something like:

1) Simmons (Love the kid, would hate to see a trade down and a team like NE snipe him)
3a) Nate Davis OL
3b) Derrick Baity CB

Then after the draft, bring in Groy during period where comp picks no longer effected ( I think this was our strategy with him all along) to compete to interior role!

 

[Akrasian]

I view a center/guard as interchangeable.

But that's not the case. There are skills needed at center that aren't needed at guard. Thanks to that, there are some who are good center prospects who may not be good guard prospects, at least not as good. There are some players - like Bradbury - who are outstanding center prospects worthy of a first round pick, but who are maybe worthy of a second round pick as a guard. I'm not alone in thinking that, NFL teams have long acted that way.

I do want the Rams to take two OL in the draft, and have said so repeatedly. The earlier pick should be a T/G prospect, to take Noteboom's spot as a backup, and to start at one of the guard spots in 2020. The other should be a guard who has a little experience at center, but not his best position - to hopefully replace Blythe in 2020 if not sooner. The Rams like to have 7 active OL, so having versatility is important in the backups.

And I guess by your logic there would be no reason to draft an OLB because they got Okoronkwo last year, nor an ILB, because they drafted Micah Kiser last year. So if Bush is sitting there at 31 they should pass. Ditto Ferrell.

Since I have repeatedly said that Obo shouldn't be counted on, since he hasn't even been in a full pads practice yet, and that Kiser as the default starter is risky, since he literally got zero snaps with the defense in games, despite being active for all 16 games and the Rams having issues with their ILBs last season, I'm not sure why you would say that - except to try to claim things the opposite of what I have actually said. In fact, I have REPEATEDLY said that edge is a need. If Obo works out, great. All he's shown is that at a priority position he was picked at #160, looked good without pads, and then got hurt and did not heal in time to play, costing him a season. He's not a factor if somebody decent falls to the Rams. I have repeatedly called for the Rams to upgrade at ILB re: Kiser. I would love for him to work out, but he has shown in games that Wade doesn't have enough faith to even give him a snap. It's sort of hilarious that you accuse me of supporting Kiser - there have been multiple threads where I was attacked for saying he should be upgraded.

If you are going to accuse me of things, please don't accuse me of literally the exact opposite of what I have posted repeatedly.

 

[rams1fan]

Not sure I see it that way ?? Offense & defense of line & CB .

DT & OG/OT instead of center & OLB

Just going by the team visits. The only top CB they brought in is Layne.