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Well, gentlemen. (And the not-so-gentle, and not so manly) Draft time approaches. As draft day 2018 beckons, ROD fans are weighing in as to how we should spend all those 4th and 6th rounders.
Should McSnead go for an edge rusher? A middle backer? Offensive lineman? Best available athlete surprise? (TE, RB or, gasp...a CB?)
It is said, that if a team can pick up two good players in a draft, that draft can be considered a success. Sounds like a low bar to set. When each NFL team has, on average, five to ten picks a year, and teams of scouts looking at the hundreds of college candidates each year, it would seem that they could hit on many of those picks.
But the fact is, many drafted players never make the team. First rounders often bust. Seventh rounders and undrafted players often make teams and have successful and productive careers. Just a pair of good players. That is success. Two guys, that have a long, successful career.
So examining the Rams historical drafts, under this standard, which drafts are the top ten drafts of all time? Which Ram drafts have had the best two-man pairings, all time? My question is not which drafts have been the greatest, or deepest of all time. Then, perhaps, we would be talking about the 1975 draft, 1977, 1980 or 2012.
The question I undertake in this post is this: Which two-man groupings, drafted in the same year, are the greatest in Ram history? Below, working up to number one, I humbly submit my list:
(Edit: there are other very good picks in these years, I chose what I thought to be the best pairings. Deacon Jones, and a ham sandwich is a good pairing in itself. I found that there was another very productive player that year that qualified them for this list.)
10. 1977. Nolan Cromwell and Vince Ferragamo
9. 1972 Lawrence McCutcheon and Larry Brooks
8. 1985 Jerry Gray and Kevin Greene
7. 1976 Jackie Slater and Carl Ekern
6. 2014 Aaron Donald and LaMarcus Joyner
5. 1961 Joe Scibelli and Deacon Jones
4. 1970 Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds and Rich Saul
3. 1971 Isiah Robertson and Jack Youngblood
2. 1962 Roman Gabriel and Merlin Olsen
1. 1983 Eric Dickerson and Henry Ellard
Should McSnead go for an edge rusher? A middle backer? Offensive lineman? Best available athlete surprise? (TE, RB or, gasp...a CB?)
It is said, that if a team can pick up two good players in a draft, that draft can be considered a success. Sounds like a low bar to set. When each NFL team has, on average, five to ten picks a year, and teams of scouts looking at the hundreds of college candidates each year, it would seem that they could hit on many of those picks.
But the fact is, many drafted players never make the team. First rounders often bust. Seventh rounders and undrafted players often make teams and have successful and productive careers. Just a pair of good players. That is success. Two guys, that have a long, successful career.
So examining the Rams historical drafts, under this standard, which drafts are the top ten drafts of all time? Which Ram drafts have had the best two-man pairings, all time? My question is not which drafts have been the greatest, or deepest of all time. Then, perhaps, we would be talking about the 1975 draft, 1977, 1980 or 2012.
The question I undertake in this post is this: Which two-man groupings, drafted in the same year, are the greatest in Ram history? Below, working up to number one, I humbly submit my list:
(Edit: there are other very good picks in these years, I chose what I thought to be the best pairings. Deacon Jones, and a ham sandwich is a good pairing in itself. I found that there was another very productive player that year that qualified them for this list.)
10. 1977. Nolan Cromwell and Vince Ferragamo
9. 1972 Lawrence McCutcheon and Larry Brooks
8. 1985 Jerry Gray and Kevin Greene
7. 1976 Jackie Slater and Carl Ekern
6. 2014 Aaron Donald and LaMarcus Joyner
5. 1961 Joe Scibelli and Deacon Jones
4. 1970 Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds and Rich Saul
3. 1971 Isiah Robertson and Jack Youngblood
2. 1962 Roman Gabriel and Merlin Olsen
1. 1983 Eric Dickerson and Henry Ellard
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