Why the Rams have traded away so many first-round picks: An inside look at Los Angeles' unique draft strategyThe Rams have gone against the grain and it's a draft strategy that has worked well for them
By Jonathan Jones
In the spring of 2016, before he executed the trade with the Tennessee Titans to grab the No. 1 overall pick in that year's draft, Rams general manager Les Snead walked up to director of college scouting Brad Holmes and asked him two questions.
Would you trade up for a quarterback? If so, who?
Without hesitating, Holmes replied in the affirmative and gave Jared Goff as his top quarterback prospect. Then Snead walked off without hearing any explanation.
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