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Bradford vs Suh revisted

May 15, 2019 12:53PM
Oh what fun we had discussing the choice of Suh versus Bradford with number one overall pick! I wonder how many posters got suspended on that topic alone?

The Rams were coming off a 1-15 season with the bottom-ranked O and the 29th ranked D, so there was clearly an opportunity for either to help.

I wanted Suh, but in the end I guess there was no choice but to take the potential franchise QB. Couldn't trade out due to the rookie wages at the time, so Devaney really was hamstrung, despite Bradford's injury history. My guess is the defense-minded Spags would have preferred the once-in-a-decade Suh.
Personally, I blame Luck for deciding to return to Stanford for his senior year. That would have made the decision much easier.

Funny how it played out. We ended up with both (at different times). Made it to the Super Bowl with Suh, but I think Bradford had a bigger impact on the Rams' fortunes while he was here than Suh did.

In looking back, I don't think Spags ever recovered from losing Shurmur and that loss contributed to Bradford's struggles. We'll never know if the Rams would have had a better record with Suh, or whether Bradford would have had more success in a better system with a different coach, like McVay for example. (Although McVay would have been 23 at the time and that might not have gone well either.)

Lots of other what ifs. Had the Rams taken Suh, they probably wouldn't have traded away the #2 to pick to the Redskins for a draft haul and instead used it on a QB. Fisher might not have taken the Rams job, given the potential franchise QB Bradford was a big reason Fisher signed on.

After thinking about this a bit, I do think that we would have been better off with Suh and rolling the dice on another QB, whoever that would have been. But my sad realization is that we were just so bad overall, it didn't matter who we took!
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  Bradford vs Suh revisted

Ramadune902May 15, 2019 12:53PM

  Revisit that #2 pick - Greg Robinson

Rams_81379May 15, 2019 03:02PM

  Re: Revisit that #2 pick - Greg Robinson

SoCalRAMatic459May 16, 2019 02:48AM

  some considerations on the GR pick

zn360May 16, 2019 05:04AM

  i just dont buy it

PHDram259May 17, 2019 06:11AM

  Re: i just dont buy it

zn260May 17, 2019 08:23AM

  again it cant

PHDram240May 17, 2019 08:40AM

  Re: again it cant

zn233May 17, 2019 08:51AM

  slogan?

PHDram238May 17, 2019 09:07AM

  Re: slogan?

zn502May 17, 2019 09:33AM

  Re: slogan?

PHDram225May 17, 2019 10:02AM

  Re: slogan?

zn239May 17, 2019 10:45AM

  Re: slogan?

PHDram243May 17, 2019 11:10AM

  one quick thing--correcting an omission

zn276May 17, 2019 05:27PM

  Sure

PHDram225May 17, 2019 06:04PM

  Demoff

snowman418May 17, 2019 08:25AM

  Re: Demoff

zn261May 17, 2019 08:48AM

  Re: Demoff

snowman279May 17, 2019 09:26AM

  Re: Demoff

zn238May 17, 2019 09:40AM

  well...

PHDram474May 17, 2019 09:21AM

  Re: well...

Rams43297May 17, 2019 09:34AM

  Re: well...

snowman388May 17, 2019 09:36AM

  Re: well...

zn259May 17, 2019 09:43AM

  really?

PHDram427May 17, 2019 10:04AM

  C'mon

snowman253May 17, 2019 10:11AM

  Re: C'mon

PHDram281May 17, 2019 10:16AM

  Re: C'mon

snowman296May 17, 2019 10:18AM

  Re: C'mon

PHDram397May 17, 2019 10:56AM

  maybe co #2

snowman246May 17, 2019 09:35AM

  kroenke

PHDram233May 17, 2019 10:09AM

  power

snowman248May 17, 2019 10:13AM

  Re: power

PHDram456May 17, 2019 10:20AM

  Re: power

snowman280May 17, 2019 10:39AM

  But pretending isn't an option...

jemach200May 21, 2019 03:47AM

  Re: Bradford vs Suh revisted

LMU93265May 16, 2019 04:28AM

  Bradford's last 3 seasons 25 TD 9 Ints

JoeMad305May 17, 2019 06:50AM

  His knee is shot

moklerman256May 17, 2019 05:25PM

  Re: His knee is shot

LMU93240May 20, 2019 05:59AM

  Re I don’t get why so many look back

Speed_Kills275May 17, 2019 10:18AM

  Amen brotha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ferragamo79244May 17, 2019 06:41PM

  Losing Shurmur hurt but

Atlantic Ram335May 19, 2019 04:55PM