Trading down a few spots and getting Newton is one of several very good scenarios for them.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm highly skeptical. But teams need 4 QBs to start camp so let him be one of them. Go from there day by day. $795k cap savings if released in August.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I watched a lot of UCLA football back then and thought he was going to be a good player. I also thought Jimmy Kennedy was "good value" in 2003...by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
The first guy I really liked in this Draft process (for the Rams) was DeJean. My favorite player in this Draft is Mitchell but seems so unlikely he'll get near 19. Just feels like when so many mocks project a guy to a specific team (i.e. Latu to the Rams) it typically doesn't happen.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I agree bleak is a strong word and they don't need to go DL in the 1st round. But it also could make sense if the draft falls a certain way given that (a) between Donald and Jonah Williams they have a void of 1,500+ snaps on the DL to fill and (b) Brown is a free agent next spring. If they do take Murphy or Newton I'd prefer it be after a trade back 3-5 spots to add another top 90 pick.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Love that kid. Went to my high school in Las Vegas so I've known about him for a while. And I could easily be wrong but I can't see trading up for him when they have a pretty good shot at Thomas at 19 and you're also talking about the great WR depth in this Draft.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I put his odds of playing in 2025 as 50/50. Depends on how this season goes and how he feels physically come next February. I would be shocked if he is still playing in 2026 though.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
This draft has less depth overall and the team is also just not in a place like a year ago (or like in, say, 2012) when they need "bodies." They need quality. I think (hope?) they want to end up with 5 selections in the top 99 and then also move out of some of those day 3 picks- either to move up from one of their spots in the 5th or just get that much higher. This doesn't feel likeby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
True. Remember in 2011 Robert Quinn was drafted a month before his 21st birthday...by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
At least one will be there. Likely 2 or maybe 3. Take the best one...by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
CB Quinyon Mitchell DL Braden Fiske TE Theo Johnson K Joshua Kartyby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Jay Feely started the 34-7 loss at Dallas in 2011. The snap-over-the-head Tony Romo game was 2007.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Was there with about 12 college friends for my 40th birthday. Through a connection one of them had with StubHub we got upgraded to a luxury suite, access to the Owners Club for pregame, halftime and afterward (open bar, great food, incredible....). After the game we're all hanging out in there as some Cowboys' players and coaches file in. Very casual setting. I said F it and walked right up tby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Everyone talks about 1975, 1983 and now 2023 as their top Draft classes but 1980 shouldn't be overlooked. 4 quality, long-term starters and several short term role players.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I'd prefer one of the top 3 Edge rushers at 19 too. I also hold out hope that Mitchell somehow slips to 19 because I'd take him there in a second. But a DT like Murphy or Newton, whether at 19 or after a trade back, certainly can't be dismissed. They have 1,500 snaps to backfill for between Donald and Williams leaving. The entire front 7 needs additional help- shorter and longer term. Edgby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
One of my personal favorite 1980s Rams. One of those good-not-great players on some very good Rams' defenses. Probably among the top...75 (or so?) players in Rams' history? But certainly, trading those picks to move up from 20 to 9 for him is....debatable.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I'm not moving back in the 1st round without getting a top 99 pick back. And from a trade value standpoint that's what the Rams should get. In this scenario the Rams should get #88 back from GB, not 126. #91 at minimum.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
They very well could draft a WR in the top three rounds who slots in as the WR4. But it would be more with an eye on someone who could have a much bigger role in 2025. Robinson is only on another one year deal and if Kupp has more injury issues they could move on from him then. So you're drafting a WR4 for 2024 but really more a WR3 for 2025 and beyond. Which is really how you're supposed toby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
It's a good point. Hardly a premier player but not enough talk about needing to replace Williams (600 snaps last year), not just Donald, on the DL. That's why I don't dismiss at all the idea of taking Murphy or Newton. Ideally after a small move back but maybe that's greedy. Desjuan Johnson should take on a bigger role in 2024 too of course.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Use him on passing downs (at DE or DT). Rushing only. Get him out of the base defense at OLB...by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Could be right. Evans could very well emerge at least as a solid backup. I lean much more toward drafting a RB in the 5th or 6th rounds as well. Too much else is a priority and also good value in the top 100.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I wouldn't complain about Murphy and Braswell at 19 and 52.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I think it's a position you backfill every year in the Draft (outside the top 50 overall and mostly on day 3). With Williams starting and Rivers the RB2 they have a good combination but Evans seems very much TBD so adding competition with him is good. I did a mock yesterday where Jaylen Wright ended up their pick at 99 and I'd be OK with that too...by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
They need an Edge guy, no question, to team with Young and put Hoecht into more of a depth/situational role. But their 'needs' go well beyond that. The entire defensive front 7 needs bolstering. Edge, DT, DE. They have to approach it from the standpoint of finding the BPAs across that group, not just at Edge, or they could find themselves reaching.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
It's not a matter of them saying "we need to go get a DT to replace Donald in round one." But his departure, along with Jonah Williams leaving, creates a lot of snaps and production that needs to be backfilled. And guys like Desjuan Johnson can only be counted on so much to take on bigger roles. Personally, if they do take one of the top DTs (Murphy or Newton), I'd prefer it be afteby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Donald is of course impossible to "replace" per se. But on the Rams' DL it's more than him. Jonah Williams played almost 600 snaps a year ago. Not insignificant. He was a nice role player (49 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks). Johnson should take on a much bigger role in 2024 but they still have a lot to fill on that DL rotation as a whole. Whether that includes a 1st round DT like Murphy orby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Agreed. He's pure depth and no guarantee to even get out of training camp. Bolstering the top-line future of the WR position will be totally unrelated.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Johnson is really only a bottom of the roster guy. But he can play ST (137 snaps there w/ Tampa). I still think they will add a WR in the top 3 rounds- mainly with an eye on 2025. They could end up with a WR corp that is: Kupp Nacua Robinson Draft pick Skowronek Johnson And send Atwell somewhere for a 2025 6th rounder or something.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Given the talent in this Draft and their core focus areas- Edge, CB, DT, WR and OL- moving up just isn't needed. I think a smallish (3-4 spots) trade back is far more likely.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com