Yeah, I tend to think free agency will be where they target to upgrade the Edge spot opposite Young. But Verse would be a good value at 19. Seeing him pop up as high as 11th or 13th elsewhere. Things can and will change of course.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Seeing how that played out my thought was I would hope the Rams move back 5-7 spots from from 19. And there the guys I'd most want to target (as of January 24th...) are McKinstry, DeJean and yeah possibly Nix. But I wouldn't take a QB at 19.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Without question I keep him for 2024. Give him a 2nd round RFA tender ($4.6M). Is he the long term answer at LT? Maybe not. Probably not? But what he is is a solid piece of the overall unit and a guy that probably has not yet peaked. He has a very good OL coach and I would expect further development from him. Now that said, they might come across a good value at LT in the 1st or 2nd roundby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
If OTC is accurate (and they're usually pretty close): 1st- 19th overall 2nd- 52nd 3rd- 83rd 4th- none 5th- 151st 5th- 152nd 5th- 175th 6th- 189th 6th- 210th 6th- 215th 6th- 216th 7th- noneby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
The vast majority of players signed the first few days of FA end up being contracts teams either regret or that the player never sees the back half of. Rams have some needs and they now have money. But let's not start with the "why aren't the Rams doing anything?!" if/when they don't jump in right away. Plus hopefully a big chunk of their cap dollars go to keeping Jackson (RFA) andby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
They should keep Jackson under the RFA tender (2nd round?) for 2024 regardless. But then they still have the flexibility to draft a LT in the 1st or 2nd rounds if the value presents itself.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Hope they go all the way. Never, ever the 49ers...by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
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OL as a unit certainly. But ILB > RG in my opinion. Again my hope is to keep both longer term.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Obviously it would be great to have both of them back. But in an either-or scenario I'm extending Jones first for another 4 years. If Dotson does command the projected 4-year/$72M ($18M APY) that would land the Rams a 2025 3rd round pick which they'd be tempted to take. But...if it's just $36M guaranteed that could be feasible- assuming a bigger portion of that is put in 2025 vs. 2024- whileby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Using their career 'Approximate Value' ratings they now have Donald second to only Merlin Olsen in Rams' history. Hard to argue. And if he has another similar season in 2024 he might just be #1 a year from now. Havenstein now ranked 36th in team history and Kupp 39th, BTW.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
You have to- in part- grade rookie classes on a curve. Houston's class has been very good but their two biggest standouts were the 2nd and 3rd overall selections. The Rams' class started at 36 overall and went from there. Not even close. Avila had a better rookie season than Scruggs. Nacua better than Dell. Young better than Horton. Etc. Because they made the right call (after Carolina'sby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
As big a need as it is for the Rams, I'm never in favor of drafting a kicker in the top 150 overall. 2nd half of the 5th round and beyond in my opinion...by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I agree. A lot of these guys- and Penix is a great example- need time to be coached and developed. That championship game brought up real, real concerns about Penix. He crumbled under pressure, lost all mechanics and decision-making, etc. Now, he will test well when throwing at the combine, his pro day, private workouts, etc. No question. But he screams 2nd (or high 3rd?) round pick to me andby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I'd give Jackson a 2nd round RFA tender (at $4.6M) to return at LT while still very much keeping their options open to draft a LT as high as the 1st or 2nd rounds. Release Noteboom and Allen (saving $9.9M in cap space). McClendon needs to be developed by Wendell to be able to be the new 6th man- which I think he can be. Keep Shelton in place while drafting a center in the middle rounds.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I agree. She is the one who had custom made jackets for all 3 girls saying "Detroit Born, LA Raised" and trotted them out on the field for photo ops pre-game. Not saying you boo 5-year olds (but maybe they were booing Kelly?) but she just loves the spotlight. It's annoying.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Don't mess with a good thing. I hope Shelton is back at C and they draft one somewhere in the 3rd-5th rounds.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
For those that played enough snaps to qualify: OG Steve Avila- 34th among 80 OG WR Puka Nacua- 8th among 128 WR DL Kobie Turner- 10th among 130 DL Edge Byron Young- 72nd among 118 EDGE P Ethan Evans- 11th among 33 Pby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
If you remember, at that point in the 2023 Draft there were 7 QBs taken over less than 40 picks in the late 4th/early 5th rounds. I wasn't really high on taking Bennett either. I preferred Haener from Fresno State (who went the pick right before Bennett) and Tune from Houston (who went 11 picks later to Arizona) as a project QB. But the Rams were far from alone in scooping up mid-round QBby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Addressing your biggest weaknesses gives the biggest overall lift. It's Edge and CB for me as the offseason's top 2 priorities. Everything else is a distant 3rd+.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I think typically these are ~9 month injuries now. Depending on when their bye week is, I'd say don't count on him until week 9 or 10.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Answer is it depends on things like how much they can carry over from 2023, what the final cap number is, etc. But the general situation is "good"- they have plenty of $$ in 2024 and 2025 for what they need to do.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
$4.6M. I do think he has earned that. Rams can match any external offer or get a 2nd round pick.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Headscratchers always happen in the top 15. Someone (or two) of great value will be there at 19. Just depends on the position(s). Trading back several spots and nabbing Cooper DeJean (23rd or so?) is intriguing to me. Rams' STAR position player in the making?by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Gives them all sorts of flexibility. Ideally a consensus top-15 player is there for them at 19. With 7 day three picks they don't need to move back at all from their picks in the 1st-3rd. But can if the situation/value presents itself. And they also have the draft capital to easily, for example, move up 5-6 spots in the 2nd or 3rd rounds if they wanted.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
I'd be all for McCarthy or Nix in the mid-2nd.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
He's certainly earned a raise from the $1.17M he made this year. Would he come back for $3.5M (3X increase) in 2024? I'd do that.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
If Over The Cap's latest comp. picks projections (w/ Mayfield giving the Rams a 5th) are accurate. 1st- 19th overall 2nd- 52nd 3rd- 83rd 4th- none 5th- 152nd, 153rd, 176th (comp.) 6th- 190th, 211th, 216th, 217th (last three comps.) 7th- noneby LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com
Agree. At WR, I'd like to bring back Robinson as the WR3 for another year or two. Main reason to draft a WR this April is to look ahead to 2025 when Kupp will be 32 and Atwell and Skowronek are UFA.by LMU93 - RamsFootballFans.com