I know conventional wisdom around here is to trade down - but that would be a mistake in my view. We have the draft capital to pick 3 or 4 potential starters at positions of need, including a potential pro-bowl talent at the top of round 2
The two most recent success stories at undrafted RB are Priest Holmes and Arian Foster. You're right it doesn't happen often. I'd love for it to happen for the Rams but breathing is way more important than holding my breathe...lolRarely do you find a starting RB post draft FA. We have enough draft captial to add one come Friday night (Day 2). But I am with you, and hope we can add a OLmen that can starter in year 1 though its reporting that most if not all prospects will need some time before starting.
THIS. I want us to draft a center to learn under Blythe if not start, and an ILB/BPA, but preferably ILB..
To tell you the truth I'd be happy with the rams to leave the 2nd round with a good centre and ilber.
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Your chart does kinda prove my point
I think you might be exaggerating the only time he has moved up.
As I said, we can move up without losing picks
We do have the ammo to move around in order to take players at different spots
I agree with Memphis above - though I am not as high on the EDGE players. I see RB WR and OT as positions where there maybe great value in trading up a few spots
Agree completely.
There has been a lot of discussion about trading down which I don’t much agree with. One way to explain why is to look at what the Rams did last year. Essentially the Rams traded down from 1st round No. 31, then down, then down, then up, to end up with 1 second and 3 third round picks. They landed in a position very similar to the picks they have now. However, our two second round picks this year are significantly higher than the second and top third last year.
What’s interesting was the strategy (as explained at the time in a post draft article on the Rams site https://www.therams.com/news/inside-the-draft-room-four-trades-four-picks-on-day-2).
First, Snead and McVay wanted multiple picks in the top 100. “Both Snead and head coach Sean McVay referred to selecting multiple players in the top 100 as one of Los Angeles' primary objectives in this year's draft. As Snead put it, Los Angeles had been able to acquire solid, starting-caliber players like wide receiver Cooper Kupp and safety John Johnson in that range recently, and felt they could draft the same kind of quality individuals.”
Second, the Rams had identified Rapp and Henderson as the top players they hoped to get with their two highest picks. They rolled the dice on trading down to 61 to get Rapp (his slow 40 after an injury caused his stock to drop), then traded up to get Henderson at pick 70 in exchange for picks 94 and 97.
In short, Snead and McVay were going after multiple top 100 picks but even more so after impact players. I expect them to follow the same approach this year.
Last year trading down with our 1st made sense for this strategy. The major difference now is that we already have the picks in hand for the same approach, with no need to trade down. We also have two higher picks in the second in a year where outstanding prospects at two or three positions we need seem likely to be available. Nor do we have an obvious way to add more top 100 picks unless we trade a player for a pick. What this presents instead is an opportunity to more or less use the picks we have for impact or best available players.
Of course, Snead loves to maneuver for minor advantage, and could roll the dice as he did for Rapp and others. (I personally hope he doesn’t unless he’s really careful.) Or he could trade up for a really good player.
There is another reason this is a good strategy. The Rams have lost three 1st round Pro Bowl players this offseason: Gurley, Cooks, and Fowler. We’re not going to replace them with another sixth round pick. We need to use the picks we have to get the best players we can if we want to continue to have a championship contending roster.
Here’s how our picks compare last year as completed after trades to now. Pretty similar but more high end opportunity in the second this year.
2019:
Round 2, No. 61 (Taylor Rapp)
Round 3, No. 70 (Darrell Henderson)
Round 3, No. 79 (David Long)
Round 3, No. 97 (Bobby Evans)
Round 4, No. 134 (Greg Gaines) DT
Round 5, No. 169 (David Edwards)
Round 7, No. 243 (Nick Scott)
Round 7, No. 251 (Dakota Allen)
2020:
Round 2, No. 52
Round 2, No. 57
Round 3, No. 84
Round 3, No. 104
Round 4, No. 126
Round 6, No. 199
Round 7, No. 234
Trading up for the right player is fine with me. Trading up for a HB? No bueno.
I sent you a bet and put your money where your mouth is! Or ROD dollars! Bragging rights for the year on the line.
I’d bet you a 12 pack but UK customs are asses to ship anything through, also you’d get taxed!
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Yeah but I don’t see the running back being a big factor moving forward in this offense to warrant that high of a pick when more essential needs are there.
Absolute NO to trading up. You never know what you are getting, and two at-bats are better than one. IE - see Greg Robinson. Plus the Rams could use more players, not less.
Even though our offense flows through the run? You can't use play action effectively without a strong running game.
That said, a great OL can make even an average back look great - see CJ Anderson for details. Is that what you want us to target?
that statement is so crazy to me. The Rams are only missing Roger Saffold &
John Sullivan . Gurley just got CUT ??
I don't know anyone here who thinks he's an OG after last season. To include myself. In fact I don't think he's a LT either, I think he's a career depth player.Talk about him being a G all you want, but I think Noteboom takes over for Whit at some point.
Phillip Lindsay in Denver went undrafted. Rams found Benny Cunningham undrafted the same year they grabbed Stacy in the 5th round. You can find a back that has a good role using round 4-UDFA capital.The two most recent success stories at undrafted RB are Priest Holmes and Arian Foster. You're right it doesn't happen often. I'd love for it to happen for the Rams but breathing is way more important than holding my breathe...lol
Phillip Lindsay in Denver went undrafted. Rams found Benny Cunningham undrafted the same year they grabbed Stacy in the 5th round. You can find a back that has a good role using round 4-UDFA capital.