By now the Rams have the top 13 of their board (and of course much more than that) all finished up I am sure. And will undoubtedly know who the pick will be depending on how it goes no matter what the scenario is. So I'm curious what your boards look like. If you had to stack one, where you would follow that priority come hell or high water by selecting the top name on it, what would your board be.
Gonna put mine up, which of course looks nothing like any of the teams I am sure, nor does it look like any of the media boards that I know of. Not that I'm reading those sites. I really don't but here we go. Also to the colors: Blue Chip, Top 15, Bottom 15 in the first round of a draft of good quality throughout.
1. QB Mendoza (remarkable consistency, all the tools)
2. RB Love (rare talent with production)
3. ILB Styles (rare talent with production)
4. Edge Bailey (on the bubble as a blue chip but his tape is great)
5. S Downs (he's gonna be a box safety)
6. Edge Bain (arm length knocks him down)
7. CB Delane (definite top 15 type)
8. WR Tate (mid first type so on bubble to my eye as a top 15)
9. S Thieneman (has top end tape ranging the middle which is harder to find than box safeties)
10. OT Freeling (he's here because I think he has a chance to LT in the NFL)
11. OG Ioane (I would take him before the OT conversions in Fano and Mauigoa who are also going to be OGs)
12. ILB Reese (he's here on the strength of his athletic profile, i.e. upside plus versatility)
Let me say first I'm over all these fucking Edges with short arms. I like some who are on the board here but I don't want another Edge who can't finish. Also I penalized the injury risk types and they're not in the mix for me at 13.
If McVay wants a WR: I would go Boston. Won't cry if it's Lemon or Cooper but not the way I'd go.
If McVay wants a DL: I would go Miller or McDonald. Miller can 5T for you so I'd give him the nod. McDonald is better at just destroying the interior blocking schemes. But both these guys shut down run games on the interior at a high level and that is something we need to free up previous investments in that defensive front.
If McVay wants a swing OT who can move to OG to replace Avila after the season: I would go Mauigoa or Fano. Both have a chance to be excellent OGs. By the way this OG group as a whole is really good, given the short arm pandemic in this draft with some of the better OT options likely moving inside on top of a strong group. So you don't have to go OG early unless you really like one of these dudes. Lastly Proctor is a massive OT but I think he's going to be a very good RT in the NFL. I don't think he's a blind sider.
If McVay wants a QB: I would try to dissuade him from taking Simpson at 13.
Gonna put mine up, which of course looks nothing like any of the teams I am sure, nor does it look like any of the media boards that I know of. Not that I'm reading those sites. I really don't but here we go. Also to the colors: Blue Chip, Top 15, Bottom 15 in the first round of a draft of good quality throughout.
1. QB Mendoza (remarkable consistency, all the tools)
2. RB Love (rare talent with production)
3. ILB Styles (rare talent with production)
4. Edge Bailey (on the bubble as a blue chip but his tape is great)
5. S Downs (he's gonna be a box safety)
6. Edge Bain (arm length knocks him down)
7. CB Delane (definite top 15 type)
8. WR Tate (mid first type so on bubble to my eye as a top 15)
9. S Thieneman (has top end tape ranging the middle which is harder to find than box safeties)
10. OT Freeling (he's here because I think he has a chance to LT in the NFL)
11. OG Ioane (I would take him before the OT conversions in Fano and Mauigoa who are also going to be OGs)
12. ILB Reese (he's here on the strength of his athletic profile, i.e. upside plus versatility)
Let me say first I'm over all these fucking Edges with short arms. I like some who are on the board here but I don't want another Edge who can't finish. Also I penalized the injury risk types and they're not in the mix for me at 13.
If McVay wants a WR: I would go Boston. Won't cry if it's Lemon or Cooper but not the way I'd go.
If McVay wants a DL: I would go Miller or McDonald. Miller can 5T for you so I'd give him the nod. McDonald is better at just destroying the interior blocking schemes. But both these guys shut down run games on the interior at a high level and that is something we need to free up previous investments in that defensive front.
If McVay wants a swing OT who can move to OG to replace Avila after the season: I would go Mauigoa or Fano. Both have a chance to be excellent OGs. By the way this OG group as a whole is really good, given the short arm pandemic in this draft with some of the better OT options likely moving inside on top of a strong group. So you don't have to go OG early unless you really like one of these dudes. Lastly Proctor is a massive OT but I think he's going to be a very good RT in the NFL. I don't think he's a blind sider.
If McVay wants a QB: I would try to dissuade him from taking Simpson at 13.
