April 29, 2020 10:21AM
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JYB
The Rams apparently believe in developing 3rd through 5th rounders.

Yes, that seems to be their strategy. And while they've been pretty successful with it overall, it's difficult to get an elite talent that way. The kind of elite OLTs that are regularly in the pro bowl and can be counted on year after year. Whit's been really solid for this team, but nobody puts him in the elite category. It's not a question of investing a high pick in an OL just for the sake of doing so or to placate fans, but to sprinkle in a couple of those elite talents on the line.

I like what they've done with the O-line generally over the years -- the line was very good in 2018 -- but believe that if they really want to get over the hump, they need to have a borderline great O-line. And it's tough to do that with mid round draft picks and FAs.

JMO.

Name the last "elite OL talent" on a winning superbowl team.

You can name some good ones. And odds are just as good that the good ones you name were not originally picked in the 1st round.
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  Explaining why Rams didn't address offensive line in NFL draft

RamBill1008April 27, 2020 10:59AM

  Re: Explaining why Rams didn't address offensive line in NFL draft

droopy310April 27, 2020 11:20AM

  Re: agreed, my complaint was not taking Jones....

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  Re: agreed, my complaint was not taking Jones....

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  Is it?

PHDram349April 27, 2020 07:21PM

  Re: Explaining why Rams didn't address offensive line in NFL draft

3030314April 27, 2020 11:46AM

  I've been thinking about that pick

OzRam312April 27, 2020 11:59AM

  Re: I've been thinking about that pick

3030247April 27, 2020 03:32PM

  Funny how fans believe the "next guy" is always going to be better

RockRam278April 27, 2020 11:54AM

  AND too often don't seem to believe in player development

Suh-weet!227April 27, 2020 06:21PM

  Re: Explaining why Rams didn't address offensive line in NFL draft

JYB270April 27, 2020 02:25PM

  I'm not sure this is accurate

PHDram301April 27, 2020 07:05PM

  Re: I'm not sure this is accurate

zn249April 27, 2020 07:12PM

  My bad

PHDram204April 27, 2020 07:23PM

  Re: I'm not sure this is accurate

JYB230April 29, 2020 06:25AM

  Re: I'm not sure this is accurate

zn310April 29, 2020 07:09AM

  Re: I'm not sure this is accurate

JYB173April 29, 2020 09:39AM

  Re: I'm not sure this is accurate

zn152April 29, 2020 10:21AM

  Re: I'm not sure this is accurate

JYB172April 29, 2020 02:38PM

  Re: I'm not sure this is accurate

zn140April 29, 2020 03:06PM

  you don;t need to do build just on high picks

zn196April 29, 2020 05:00AM

  maybe, but it's not a low risk approach

max169April 29, 2020 05:16AM

  that's not true, really

zn155April 29, 2020 05:46AM

  Look at them all...

max267April 29, 2020 06:10AM

  I always look at them all

zn250April 29, 2020 06:55AM

  Re: I always look at them all

max149April 29, 2020 07:14AM

  Re: I always look at them all

zn169April 29, 2020 07:39AM

  Its not mutually exclusive...

max151April 29, 2020 08:07AM

  Re: Its not mutually exclusive...

zn191April 29, 2020 08:37AM

  Boudreaux Lamented

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  Re: Boudreaux Lamented

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  Re: Explaining why Rams didn't address offensive line in NFL draft

badgerdms394April 29, 2020 07:43AM

  +1 (NM)

zn159April 29, 2020 07:56AM

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JYB177April 29, 2020 09:54AM

  Re: Explaining why Rams didn't address offensive line in NFL draft

zn158April 29, 2020 10:19AM

  Few things to it....here is my theory

Rampage2K-453April 28, 2020 07:27AM

  Re: Agreed!!

AlbaNY_Ram175April 29, 2020 05:32AM

  Really agree w/your take on 1st three pix

Suh-weet!152April 29, 2020 01:11PM

  perspectives on drafting OL, Corbett, others...

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  Rams Superbowl window - the BIG difference

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