September 08, 2023 09:46AM | Registered: 14 years ago Posts: 3,429
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Rams’ cupboard bare? Are you serious?
43, after Donald, Kupp and Stafford, who do we have on our team that has made a pro bowl? Who do we have that anyone that doesn't frequent this board knows the name of? Tutu? Akers? Hardly cornerstones you build a team around.
We have our ring, but the rebuild needs to be done through the draft. We've drafted some decent players, and a lot that weren't so decent. The fact that we had a small army of FA through here this off-season, and not a one made the team is concerning. And to the point of this post, Holmes seems to be getting more juice from his draft picks than we are. So does Schneider and Lynch. Don't know that I trust Sneads drafting to rebuild this team. We haven't drafted a true star in six years. And now that we finally have a draft coming that we can make real picks in, I greatly fear another 2012 draft, where we get meat and potatoes players and let stars slip.
Several things. And before I start, let me say that I’m a huge Holmes fan, myself. Huge…
Holmes has had drafts with multiple high 1st rounders while Snead has had lower picks to work with, including no 1sts. Context is important.
Snead brought in some elite talent by trading those high picks. Point being that picks are not the only way to build a roster.
Are draft picks that make the Pro Bowl our only measuring stick? Especially with 3rds through 7ths? Not realistic.
Snead’s roster is loaded with quality starters and depth on both sides of the ball even now. Maybe only 3 elite level players, but numerous quality starters throughout. Guys that every winning team needs on their roster. Not gonna list them but they’re there.
I’ll put up Snead’s roster building results (emphasis results) against most GM’s around the league over these recent years.
I think you are missing my point.
I understand the difference between our not having first round picks vs others who do. Really. And after trading those picks for FA who got us to, and helped win a Super Bowl, we are now left without those FA and trying to fill the basket with late round picks. I get it.
But the rub was that we were supposed to be good enough to use the picks we've had to backfill the talent to keep this team competitive. And you and I are about to find out what that looks like, and just how many "quality starters" we have. I know we disagree about the talent level around the pillars right now. The three GMs I named, two of which are direct competitors, have had much greater success finding talent in the same late rounds we have not done so well in. There's a reason that the league pundits pretty much agree that this is a team of nobody's around the three pillars. I know you like to come here and say they, and people like me, don't have a clue of what we're talking about. I'm a Rams fan, and am not here to engage in team bashing, but I'm also too old to not be honest with myself about where I think things are going. Snead is a great horse trader, and won the dance with horses he traded for. We just disagree that he knows how to build a team through the draft. Seattle went from being given no chance last year, to being the front runner this year not through FA acquisitions, but because of their draft (and they weren't all first round picks). When I see us actually do that, then I'll come along to your way of thinking.
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