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jemach
Summing up what I think we will see this week...
1) I'm in Dallas and will be attending the draft festivities Thursday outside of the stadium. Unfortunately, tickets are sky high and with no #1, I would never pay to see the draft inside. Weather forecast --- sunny and 73.
2) I believe Snead will look for a way to trade up in the draft. I agree and I have this uneasy feeling its for Tyrell Crosby. Not that I don't like Crosby, its that I like next years crop of OTs better. Obviously by next draft season that opinion could change (and will) I just see ILB and Edge needed so much more.
3) My top three positions for our first pick include edge rusher, inside linebacker and tight end. While I prefer to draft BPA, we are picking in an area where you start filling holes unless someone drops. I think these three areas are our biggest holes. For me its really OLB or Edge, I get that you want a TE badly and if one really good one falls I guess it could happen, but that almost screams failure on McVays part, and I don't think they will give up on Everett that quickly.
4) I see possibly two trade ups. There aren't just enough roster positions to justify using all the picks we have available at this time. I really see McSnead targeting 4 or 5 guys and trading up and down to get those guys. I can see moving up from the 6th to the 5th and back from the 6th to the 7th.
5) Other picks may include edge rusher, inside/outside linebacker, tight end, offensive line, running back. I don't see picks at quarterback, wide receiver, 0 gap defensive tackle, cornerback, safety. I think a S/CB combo guy is def. in play for some reason. And what I mean by a combo guy is like JJ3 from last year a guy that has played CB and S in college or a guy that played CB in college and could switch to S in the pros. I'm not so sure on the WR either. Maybe like you and a TE, I am hoping for a bigger endzone guy.
6) I think the #1 pick in the draft will be Sam Darnold...even though I don't think he is all that.I like Darnold and agree he should be the pick. If I knew how unlikeable Rosen really is/isn't I would say he should be the pick. He is the best thrower in the draft with the cleanest footwork. His quirkiness and injury history muddies the water though.
My other thoughts a few days from the draft -
1. The safest 3 picks are Chubb, Nelson and Barkley.
2. There are not 32 first round talents in this draft. I have 25, Taven Bryan on my bigboard is the last 1st rounder, Billy Price is the 1st of the 2nd round tier. If I am picking 24 to 32, I am trading down like crazy.
3. In a perfect world I would add a 2nd rounder and another 3rd rounder to the picks I already have. I could make serious hay with a 2nd, 2 3rds and 3 4ths.
4. There will be at least 1 pick where Rams fans go: what? who?
5. If the Rams can get 1 of: Jewell or Kiser and 1 of the following: Carter, Turay, Okoronkwo, Armstrong, Nwosu or even Fitts then it will have been a successful draft.
6. I think the Rams draft at least 1 project OT and a OG/C combo guy later on in the draft.
Don't waste your time looking back, you're not going that way. - Ragnar Lothbrok
