brucebruce
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I'm not a fan of the first two picks either however it's easy to pick players once you see them perform at the NFL level. "Should've picked/ traded up for X" is weak.
Poona Ford out for season
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I'm not a fan of the first two picks either however it's easy to pick players once you see them perform at the NFL level. "Should've picked/ traded up for X" is weak.
I brought up the need to address our glaring weakness at linebacker before the draft.
Yeah but when you are right on who you wanted to draft - it just makes it that much harder on me.
In 21 - I was yelling for the center that went to KC.
Then this year I was yelling for a trade down for Concepcion or Boston.
However, after the third round, I have no clue who to draft. I just know who I want in the first or second rounds.
Oh well.
And I wanted this guy
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Despite having the week off, star rookie LB Jacob Rodriguez still leads the NFL in PFF defensive stops (unsuccessful play for offense) with 28, five ahead of second place.
Rodriguez's 62 total tackles are second to Alex Singleton's 64, who has played an extra game.
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Despite having the week off, star rookie LB Jacob Rodriguez still leads the NFL in PFF defensive stops (unsuccessful play for offense) with 28, five ahead of second place.
Rodriguez's 62 total tackles are second to Alex Singleton's 64, who has played an extra game.
This last draft isn't off to a great start. And the Rams not addressing that WR role outside the hash, nor the NT weakness behind Ford, were significant oversights of the offseason. I'd add ILB, but we've been making do without those guys for so long it feels normal lol.
Speights and Dolac should be the ILB.
Landman is only good on 1st down.
Speights is playing out of position as the off ball LB.
And Dolac is a really good off ball LB (if yesterday is any indication - I doubt PFF scores except when they are really high or really low and 91 is an incredible score for Dolac yesterday - if that is the accurate score).
Edit - Dolac only had 13 snaps yesterday but must have been really good on those 13 snaps.
We pounded the table for a few things in this last draft / FA:
- Starting CB1
- Quality pass-catcher (TE or WR)
- Quality off-ball ILB with range
- Back-up NT to Ford
- Back-up / Swing OT
FA was incredible, signing McDuffie, Watson, and of course M.Garrett, and coaxing AD99 out of retirement. But TBH, NONE of the draftees are currently contributing, with Klare getting all of 1 (!) snap this season so far. I get it, rookies gotta sit & learn & meanwhile Fannin Jr. has 25 receptions for 257 yards and 3 touchdowns. Is McVay's offense ThAT complicated? A-Jax gets suspended, but Trost isn't plugged in?
Still glad we got #15 in the first, 100%. But surely there was a way to get at least 1 - 2 picks to contribute this year.
Dolac has improved I think. He's always had the movement and some anticipation, but he was fully in the scheme and playing fast yesterday. That was the kind of game that gets you more snaps.
Landman has to know what's coming at this point. Though again Dolac seems a bit fragile to me. So we'll see if he can hold up. I am hopeful.
5 million dead cap for Landman this offseason.. but dirt cheap to release after 27.
Will be interesting to see if Dolac's performance leads to anything.. who knows, maybe they give Landman another week to recover just to see.
They are near the end of that transition in departing the love affair that began with him successfully peanut punching the ball early last season. Rams convinced themselves they found a major value but once he got paid he instantly reverted to who he has always been. Which is a journeyman backer. I know it wasn't a major mistake in cap or money, but I am still irritated they fell for that shit.
This next draft they really need to identify and draft a good young backer. SF has shown that you can find these types in round 3 range, so it doesn't take a high pick necessarily. Just bring one in who has the raw skills you want and hope he develops.
I am tired of watching this defense struggle off ball. Improving ILB would be a relatively cheap way of helping this defensive unit take a big step forward. Also add a third CB to the mix because you can never have enough of them.
Also, cant wait for the day the "peanut punch" is banned. Cheap-ass play, IMO.
brucebruce
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At the very least if you miss the ball and forceably hit the player, it's a PF and ejection.
I also like Dolac but he's only 6'1" and 222 pounds. A bit small for a LB.
And players without special athletic attributes (offensively).
They seem to look harder at the fringe attributes like intelligence, love for the game, hard working. All great traits, and it worked fantastically to rebuild in ‘22…but clearly there is a lack of special players offensively. Maybe more clearly to my eyes than other fans see.
Agreed. Though there are small dudes who can ball at ILB, like Fletcher for example. Dolac just seems to get dinged up quickly.
ILB is like RB. You gotta be one tough SOB to handle the pounding and also have that body type that can avoid injury to some extent.
Dolac is worthy of starting somewhere.
He was dinged for his size in the draft. But so have many great "football players", and Dolac is a great off-ball ILB with plus range, and great instincts. Go watch his college tape.