Liked, but don't love, this draft overall.
I trust and respect the brain trust, and have no doubt they know better than I, but it sure seems like they tried to get a bit cute a few times. Not quite to the degree Fisher did - where he always seemed to be trying to show he was the smartest guy in the draft room - but still a little too cute for me.
I think they should have found a way to grab some more inside linebacker and edge rush help. Mack Wilson was there for the grabbing, and even Coney from Notre Dame, who went undrafted, could have been helpful.
Again, having so said, I do like seven out of the eight we got, even if I may have went a different way with some if of the picks.
Rapp is a really high-floor, sure-tackling safety - borderline plug and play. I think I liked Addersley more, but not by much.
Henderson sounds better now that I've heard more about their expected role for him. It's hard to remove him from the disappointment in having to select a running back, and the presumed statement this makes about Gurley. But, on his own, in a Kamara-type role, I like him.
Evans and Edwards are both guys that looked better in 2017 than 2018 - position change and shoulder injury as the reasons/excuses. The industry draft rags (Lindy's and Athlon's) both liked them quite a bit, and I have faith in Kromer ... So, I'll trust them. They don't both have to hit to make this draft successful from an OL perspective, but it would be nice if they did.
Long sounds like a scout's dream. And the Rams love short shuttle numbers. His measurables have him closer to fourth or fifth round overall, but the people in the know have him higher than that, so again, I'll trust them.
I know everyone seems to love Gaines here, but he just seems to have been overdrafted by about a round. I'm sure they had info someone else was coming for him, but grabbing Mack Wilson here would have stirred me better, and then still getting Gaines later with the draft choice they gave up would have been so much better. Having so said, he looks like the will clog up the middle on the first two downs, so I'll take it.
As for Scott and Allen ... I get that they like them both. Can't help by feeling a WR like Hall and a line backer like Coney wouldn't have been better picks. Hopefully they'll pan out, but I think they'll have to really stand out on teams to even make the roster at all.
Still, I'll give this draft a 'B'. But that's largely based on trust in the head office for scouting talent. I could definitely see a more objective party going lower than that.
