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It seems like they basically ignored Littleton and knocked the Rams lack of OLBs in two places.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/sto...tion-groups-need-fill-roster-holes-2018-draft
Pro Football Focus - ESPN Insider
Roster situations will often dictate NFL teams' priorities while drafting.
With the 2018 NFL draft fast approaching, we identified the worst position groups in the league by using a combination of Pro Football Focus grades, context from our analysis team and advanced numbers from the PFF database. All told, this should give us an idea of which teams will be targeting specific players and positions to fill roster holes.
Edge: New York Jets
Runners-up
Los Angeles Rams: Samson Ebukam and Matt Longacre -- who only have 1,025 career snaps between them -- are slotted to be Nos. 1 and 2 on the depth chart. Adding a piece on the edge to an already-loaded defensive front could launch this defense into the next stratosphere, though the Rams aren't on the clock until the third round (87).
Linebacker: Indianapolis Colts
Runners-up
Los Angeles Rams: There's an argument to be made that trading starting linebacker Alec Ogletree to the Giants was addition by subtraction; he graded 38.9 overall last season and has not graded above 51.0 overall since his rookie season in 2013. But it does leave a gaping hole for a defense that plays a 3-4 scheme and needs a true edge-rushing presence.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/sto...tion-groups-need-fill-roster-holes-2018-draft
Pro Football Focus - ESPN Insider
Roster situations will often dictate NFL teams' priorities while drafting.
With the 2018 NFL draft fast approaching, we identified the worst position groups in the league by using a combination of Pro Football Focus grades, context from our analysis team and advanced numbers from the PFF database. All told, this should give us an idea of which teams will be targeting specific players and positions to fill roster holes.
Edge: New York Jets
Runners-up
Los Angeles Rams: Samson Ebukam and Matt Longacre -- who only have 1,025 career snaps between them -- are slotted to be Nos. 1 and 2 on the depth chart. Adding a piece on the edge to an already-loaded defensive front could launch this defense into the next stratosphere, though the Rams aren't on the clock until the third round (87).
Linebacker: Indianapolis Colts
Runners-up
Los Angeles Rams: There's an argument to be made that trading starting linebacker Alec Ogletree to the Giants was addition by subtraction; he graded 38.9 overall last season and has not graded above 51.0 overall since his rookie season in 2013. But it does leave a gaping hole for a defense that plays a 3-4 scheme and needs a true edge-rushing presence.
