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They’re giving up either a fifth- and sixth-round pick in 2022 or the compensatory fourth-rounder they’ll get for losing safety John Johnson in free agency. That seems like a lot to give up for a former Georgia tailback with multiple injuries including a potentially degenerative knee condition, especially given that the Rams aren’t very far removed in the grand scheme of things from escaping a contract with a former Georgia tailback with multiple injuries including a degenerative knee condition.
In the coming days, plenty of young and healthy and capable tailbacks will be available as rosters fall from 80 to 53. Other veterans can be had with no sacrifice of draft picks, like Frank Gore and Adrian Petersen. (Todd Gurley — the aforementioned other former Georgia tailback — also is available. But a reunion was always highly unlikely.)
As one league source put it, “Great trade for New England. The Rams hate to draft these days.”
Indeed they do. With no first-round pick next year or the year after, that compensatory fourth-rounder would have come in handy. Now, it’s being used on a running back who is entering the final year of his rookie contract, because he didn’t do enough in his first three seasons to get the Patriots to pick up the fifth-year option.
The Rams hate to draft these days??
Rams Draft Picks by year
9 -2021
9 -2020
8 -2019
11- 2018
8- 2017
They've had more than 7 in every single McVay draft. They will have either 9 or 10 in 2022 at this point.
It took 2 minutes to get those numbers.
I guess Florio couldn't be bothered.
He has it in for the Rams....his articles are almost always negative when it comes to the Rams
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/25/2021 11:15AM by RamBill.
