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ferragamo79
2015 had 2 legit starters and for many drafts the majority of those players are not even on the team (or NFL). 2013-2015 (not that long ago) only 3 players are on the team out of all those drafts. By the way, that is with extra draft picks.
Many players McVay has picked up though free agency: Suh, Peters, Talib, Weddle, Matthews, Fowler, Whitworth, Sullivan. Simply put, more than those drafts.
That said, you yourself mentioned a 40% hit rate, which is 2 or maybe 3 players making the team out of each draft. Many are saying all these players will now make the team from recent draft when a 40 year history of drafts says, no. They are not being red shirted, simply they can't beat out a starter (which I understand a 6th round probably wont) . I just don't see many of the 6 6th and 7th rounders being here, especially since they never started and the majority never even saw the field. I think most will be bounced by the new draft class. You roll the dice and hope you hit gold or they can develop.....most do not.
It';s 40% overall, not each draft. And in terms of 2015, Brown's a starter still. He was not cut because he was a bust, he was cut to make cap room for Fowler, though it was the suspension that made him expendable.
McVay does not pick players up. That's collaborative. He doesn't have the time nor training to be personnel director on top of being head coach and de facto offensive coordinator. ALL personnel pick-ups by the Rams involve Snead. If the pick-ups are good then a large portion of the credit goes to him.
And in terms of who Snead/McVay added after 2016, they would not be winning if they did not already have key players in place like Littleton, Donald. Brockers Saffold, Hav, Goff, and Gurley, to name a few. Imagine this team in 2017 without Goff, Gurley, and Donald--no qb, no star RB, no star defender. It's a much harder road to winning if you suddenly have to come up with those three things.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/22/2019 05:17PM by zn.
