Thoughts on drafting OT and C with 1st two picks

[Bootleg]

Of course who wouldn't want Mahomes or Stafford as their QB? But getting and paying an elite QB is super difficult and super expensive. And drafting is such a crap shoot.

I always have this argument with my buddies, but I think the value method to build a championship team is to focus on a stud O-Line through free agency and the draft. The QB can be a mid round pick or a former first rounder down on his luck, like Darnold or Daniel Jones for example. Behind a stellar O-line, I think most NFL caliber QBs would become stars. And if they don't, there's plenty more to choose from.

So yes. Draft O-line. Pay O-line. Then find a QB that will stick.

 

[Soul Surfer]

We have been middle of the road on our Centers for five or six seasons and I'm sick of it.
This loss can actually be traced back to that fact.

 

[RAMSinLA]

Stafford has to get rid of the ball so fast we can't get very many deep plays. It's probably why we don't see Atwell when we play against good Defensive lines. We are not as bad as the Bengals O-line but one guy goes down and it falls apart. The Rams need to consider that Havenstein may be retiring soon.

 

[RAMSinLA]

I wonder if the Rams could find someone someplace that can play center or guard before the season is over. Maybe trade Atwell for a big lineman.

 

[HitStick]

Why not try and get the best tackle and move jackson to rt and get a qb with the other pick

Because Jackson isn’t a problem. Draft a center and get Big Robs replacement in the second or third.

All this draft two first round lineman stuff is kind of knee jerk IMO. Rams went up against a top line and the one that got abused on the highlight special teams play was only in there because of injury. Stafford wasn’t running for his line or getting abused. The Runningbacks had holes. It’s like we’ve forgotten what a bad offense line is.

 

[sloramfan]

yes and yes

go rams

slo