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After some back and forth with @jrry32 and looking at what the Rams FO has done sends a message that they want to be aggressive in winning now. And that has to address the QB position. Keenum is a very good backup, but I have to agree with @jrry32 that he's not a full time starter.
Before I post my trade which includes a bit of a half round Mock, let me just post some observations as prelude.
The Rams are being aggressive. It would be inconsistent for them to send away mainstays like Chris Long (who may return to form after some unlucky injuries) and James Laurinitis (who had to play on a bum arm after Ogletree went down and then got dinged for playing with one wing for 10 games) and then engage in half measures in other areas.
Most of the FA QBs we talked about won't be available. The only one left we talked about that hasn't already basically found a home and honestly I'm not sold that Chase Daniels is PROVEN to be better over a season than Keenum. That's a projection. If Chase Daniels was a proven starter, he wouldn't be behind Alex Smith in KC who's not exactly 2013 Peyton Manning.
Which takes us to the draft where there's plenty of chance we get Aced out of the top 3 picks. Not that that bothers me because I don't see Goff or Lynch as options for us.
Goff, I don't see for us because I see him as a quick deciding West Coast QB and we just hired Groh to go with Boras to install the Manning/Gase offense and to move away from the WC. Goff doesn't have the arm for the new offense.
Lynch isn't going to play this year and the aggressive nature of the moves predicate a move for someone who's going to be productive this year.
Thus, my thinking. What scenario would allow us to get a QB? Is there one?
Yes. Carson Wentz not only fits us, but fits us like a freaking glove. I'd say he's worth much more than this trade scenario, but he'd be worth making the starter from Day 1 and working hard to make it work.
But how to make it work?
Several things have to fall into place which I will talk about in the Mock. First, the Trade:
Los Angeles Rams trade: 2016 1st Round (15) and both 2nd round picks (43) (45) to the Dallas Cowboys for their 1st Round pick (4) and their 4th round pick (98). The value of the Rams picks is 1970 and the Cowboys picks is 1904. That premium isn't terrible for trading up for a QB. They gain a pick and the value of a middling 4th in the bargain. In a draft with big depth in the front seven, to end up with 3 picks in the second will allow the Cowboys to really restock.
DRAFT:
Tennessee Titans:
Laremy Tunsil, OT. Tennessee can get DL help at the top of the second, but they can't get this help where they need it most there. Joey Bosa is surely tempting, but as someone in Tennessee noted (I'm paraphrasing), "in the SB, the team that won protected the QB and got to the QB".
Cleveland Browns:
Jared Goff, QB. Hue Jackson needs a field general and while Wentz tempts him greatly, the decision making of Goff wins him over as does his confidence which will be needed because retooling the "factory of sadness" won't be an easy fix.
San Diego Chargers:
Joey Bosa, DE. This card is waiting at the table as soon as Tunsil is taken by the Titans. The Chargers are holding their breath, hoping a blockbuster trade doesn't happen. It won't and they get their DROY candidate.
Los Angeles Rams:
Carson Wentz, QB. Fisher and Snead went big and decided to go all in on offense, forgoing two 2nd round choices in pursuing the guy they think can be the Franchise QB to go with their Franchise RB. The Rams FO hopes his athleticism, big arm and touch will take this offense and the team to the playoffs and beyond.
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Dallas Cowboys
Paxton Lynch, QB Jones and crew realize they need someone to train with huge upside. This guy could be their guy. They've seen life without Romo and it's no life at all. They need a plan and they can't wait until he's down/out to try to find one. With three 2nd round picks, they can go all defense and still get potential starters.
Now... I realize that this is pretty slim. A number of things have to happen, but having one path to a QB beats none...
And this is a legit path as opposed to hoping Wentz/Goff/Lynch falls to 15 without trades...
Before I post my trade which includes a bit of a half round Mock, let me just post some observations as prelude.
The Rams are being aggressive. It would be inconsistent for them to send away mainstays like Chris Long (who may return to form after some unlucky injuries) and James Laurinitis (who had to play on a bum arm after Ogletree went down and then got dinged for playing with one wing for 10 games) and then engage in half measures in other areas.
Most of the FA QBs we talked about won't be available. The only one left we talked about that hasn't already basically found a home and honestly I'm not sold that Chase Daniels is PROVEN to be better over a season than Keenum. That's a projection. If Chase Daniels was a proven starter, he wouldn't be behind Alex Smith in KC who's not exactly 2013 Peyton Manning.
Which takes us to the draft where there's plenty of chance we get Aced out of the top 3 picks. Not that that bothers me because I don't see Goff or Lynch as options for us.
Goff, I don't see for us because I see him as a quick deciding West Coast QB and we just hired Groh to go with Boras to install the Manning/Gase offense and to move away from the WC. Goff doesn't have the arm for the new offense.
Lynch isn't going to play this year and the aggressive nature of the moves predicate a move for someone who's going to be productive this year.
Thus, my thinking. What scenario would allow us to get a QB? Is there one?
Yes. Carson Wentz not only fits us, but fits us like a freaking glove. I'd say he's worth much more than this trade scenario, but he'd be worth making the starter from Day 1 and working hard to make it work.
But how to make it work?
Several things have to fall into place which I will talk about in the Mock. First, the Trade:
Los Angeles Rams trade: 2016 1st Round (15) and both 2nd round picks (43) (45) to the Dallas Cowboys for their 1st Round pick (4) and their 4th round pick (98). The value of the Rams picks is 1970 and the Cowboys picks is 1904. That premium isn't terrible for trading up for a QB. They gain a pick and the value of a middling 4th in the bargain. In a draft with big depth in the front seven, to end up with 3 picks in the second will allow the Cowboys to really restock.
DRAFT:
Tennessee Titans:
Laremy Tunsil, OT. Tennessee can get DL help at the top of the second, but they can't get this help where they need it most there. Joey Bosa is surely tempting, but as someone in Tennessee noted (I'm paraphrasing), "in the SB, the team that won protected the QB and got to the QB".
Cleveland Browns:
Jared Goff, QB. Hue Jackson needs a field general and while Wentz tempts him greatly, the decision making of Goff wins him over as does his confidence which will be needed because retooling the "factory of sadness" won't be an easy fix.
San Diego Chargers:
Joey Bosa, DE. This card is waiting at the table as soon as Tunsil is taken by the Titans. The Chargers are holding their breath, hoping a blockbuster trade doesn't happen. It won't and they get their DROY candidate.
Los Angeles Rams:
Carson Wentz, QB. Fisher and Snead went big and decided to go all in on offense, forgoing two 2nd round choices in pursuing the guy they think can be the Franchise QB to go with their Franchise RB. The Rams FO hopes his athleticism, big arm and touch will take this offense and the team to the playoffs and beyond.
.
.
.
Dallas Cowboys
Paxton Lynch, QB Jones and crew realize they need someone to train with huge upside. This guy could be their guy. They've seen life without Romo and it's no life at all. They need a plan and they can't wait until he's down/out to try to find one. With three 2nd round picks, they can go all defense and still get potential starters.
Now... I realize that this is pretty slim. A number of things have to happen, but having one path to a QB beats none...
And this is a legit path as opposed to hoping Wentz/Goff/Lynch falls to 15 without trades...
