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Yeah. It can be done. But longer odds for sure. Whitworth, Bakhtari and Armstead are upper tier guys. Dawkins and Villaneuva are in the top half of LT in the league.
I think the Rams could reasonably move up from the late 1st round to the late 40s overall. Trading the 3rd round comp. pick they get for Holmes plus a 5th could do that. To get higher than that is a steeper price- trading both 3rds could get them up into the first 5-6 picks of the 2nd round. Tough call. I think they'd resist giving up too much to move up given how much they covet picks in the 50-150 overall range. I think they'd prefer a smaller move up.
They have a lot of homework to do for next spring, that's for sure.
Yeah, the odds aren't great but I honestly didn't expect to find that a 1/3 of the league's starting LOT were drafted outside of the 1st round. That's at least a little encouraging to me.
But I actually expect them to fill the 2022 LOT hole with free agency. When is the last time they relied on a rookie at a critical position?
I agree, dz. The FA route seems more like the Rams preference, although a trade of player-for-player is probably my number 2 choice. This might be very doable given the Rams loaded roster. Would only require matching up with a team whose assets and needs merged perfectly with those of the Rams, a classic win-win move.
Good point. Let me rephrase. I expect them to find a vet free agent or acquire an under the radar vet in trade. Both of those options are going with vets which my unscientific guesstimate puts as 80% likely. I only think there is about a 20% chance they roll with a rookie LOT starter in 2022.