I'll go with my same prediction: we stay pat with that fourth, unless we trade future picks or current players for a higher pick.

Angry Ram said:

Titans.

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Boom.

nighttrain said:

i watched every Lions game last season. Young and inexperienced on offence with the exception of Goff and the tight end T J Hockenson. Literally no one to receive except Hockenson and Amon St Thomas. Jameson Williams should be huge for Lions offence. Lions were competitive and should/could be at or around .500 this season
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I did too. He's still the same low ceiling, TO prone qb he's been in recent years. They'll win more game this season by default, they play the AFCE and NFCE, and the NFCE just got tougher with AJ Brown going to Philly.

Yes. I'm still salty about 2020. Very much so.

OldSchool said:

Not the same depth chart list for that team this time last year. Which is the point our guy Brad Holmes has done a masterclass in upgrading that roster after Patricia and the previous GM destroyed the team.

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Look I get it. I really do. Things are looking better in Detroit. They are. Bit for me It's just that, on paper listed out as bullet points doesn't mean squat. Most of the players are still from the last group. We'll see. Prove it on the field not in April as a bullet list.

Guessing which draftee Snead trade for and wear the blue and yellow in two years from now.

What I find very interesting is that what I was told about the Rams looking long and hard at OG prospects to draft in the 3rd or 4th rounds has been validated. I was told OG, edge and to a lesser degree, CB were their main focus in that round. If the top guys in that cluster are gone they will trade down if possible for a 4th and hopefully 5th round pick. That probably is still the case. It shows that the Rams hope to fill that OG spot for the long term via the draft knowing that the guy will probably need a year to be coached up.

I think they expect to take Stout (punter) in the 5th.

bubbaramfan said:

Until Perkins can throw an accurate pass more than 20 yards, it's Wolfords job.

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Yeah, I love Perkins, but his arm is questionable. I need to see some growth this year in preseason or they will keep Wolford for another year and add somebody like a Kyle Sloter from the USFL and look towards next year to draft a viable backup.

Hopefully the catcher will have on his Kupp when Cooper fires in the first pitch

Seemed to me some of those bad throws were cases of him being late on the throw snd just not able to get it there after his WR beat his guy.

Hopefully he improves his game management some more this yr...he seemed to get better as the season went along last yr. Even his INT in the end zone during the SB was at least on 3rd & long and not 3rd & 2.

Drove me nuts on some of those Hail Mary's when he threw them on 3rd and short in games where he had to sustain drives.

RamFan503 said:

Wait. You've never tried fruit loops?

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I meant to say never had them in ice cream. I like the chocolate from Coco Puffs mixed with softened vanilla ice cream. I had Fruit Loops all the time as a kid. Now I prefer Apple Jacks.

Psycho_X said:

I expect the unexpected now when it comes to Les Snead.

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Allen2McVay said:

If I "expect the unexpected", is the "unexpected" still "unexpected"?

Or does it now become the"expected"? Thereby, making it "I expect the expected".

To which one would reply ... DUH

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RamFan503 said:

Yeah... I'm not really arguing with you. Just doing some nit picking.

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Yeah me neither.

I do miss Knotsberry Farms. Always loved going there when I was a kid. That restaurant they had, not sure if it's still there, had the best chicken dinner I'd ever had. Half breasts wooooooo!

This year there are only about 16 true first round talents.. and none of the top guys would have been drafted in the top 5 of last year's draft. There is some solid depth though. Lots of 3rd round kinda guys.

Lol

PhillyRam said:

The only thing is they cant push too much to next yrs cap because last I looked, OTC has the Rams with something like $25M of cap room next yr with only 38 players under contract. I think they are projecting a cap of $220M vs this yrs $208M.... And still need to sign OBJ.

So likely the cap won't get too much higher than that projection so next yrs cap situation will be worse.

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Next year? We talking about next year? Carpe diem Ramily!! Carpe diem!!

Riverumbbq said:

The Rams have options to increase the number of draft picks, although trades appear the only way to make it happen. We may see Les move up and down at various spots, it should be fun to observe.

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It’s become more fun for me to observe from a distance and just check my phone now and then while I do other things. My days of watching the draft after the first round are past. I can’t believe I ever spent that much time on it.

ottoman89 said:

Is it me or does it seem like defensive coaches have the most conservative offenses? That just sticks in my head. And I'm sure I'm 100% wrong.

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They do. Protect the ball at all costs! I don’t recall any defensive coaches with high flying, risk taking offenses. The most successful one may have been Belichick when Randy Moss was on the team. But it was still the same concepts with tons of short passes to runningbacks.

Which brings up another dilemma when hiring a defensive coordinator to be your head coach. If they get a good offensive coordinator that lights it up, they lose them the following year. A defensive coordinator would help himself out by being on the offensive staff for a few years.

My interpretation is that he's been caught fucking a sister of the cloth again.

Only this time it was a different one and they knew (for reasons unknown) that their romance would soon be wended and he wanted to give her a child.

I'm not 100% sure that's what's going on, but I'm quietly confident.

Nice work. I cannot wait!

Honestly it's kind of weird they didn't move Rapp. If the guy had been playing for Wade he might be looked at much differently. I get that teams know they can just draft one on the cheap every year, and that probably factors in here. But also I suspect the Rams still like Rapp's game. Nothing I can point to but I have this feeling they still think they can get high end play out of him.

They've been right plenty on shit like this too so I lump this one into the box that holds some other odd toys like past OL discussions, TE depth, etc.

Either way if they hit on a corner we're probably gonna have a top defense because AD boosts that rush a bit. Corner's a really big one they gotta get right. If they do that then I think they can get away with some shit.

MachS said:

Hoping for the best here. Maybe we think about releasing Wolford to open up #13 for OBJ. Just in case he wants to see the extra little push by us showing our commitment lol.

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Just take him on a private jet ride. It worked for Von Miller.

KA210927 said:

I was super high on Toney coming out so it’d be a dream if the Rams somehow got him as their WR #3 but sadly I am not sure it is realistic. This dude I think could be a star if he was in the right spot. He is electric.

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Not for sale

IMO that could mean:

1. They are looking at an OG that can start at RG
2. A punter who is not a developmental type, i.e. Stout
3. An edge capable of playing in rotation as a situational rusher

These positions could be addressed in their first 3 rounds. If they don't take an edge then IMO they might be looking to trade for one either Hunter or someone like him.

The problem with DBs is that playing in the secondary is technique heavy and the only position they would be looking at is CB to play as a nickel or dime and a backup on the outside. Also, STs players are normally overlooked but their 6th and 7th round picks could be targeted there.

dieterbrock said:

Saquon Barkley? For 7.2 mill? Yeah, no effing thank you. Can probably get Sony Michel for less than that spread over 2 years.

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I’d like this with possible a trade of D Henderson. Then a late round RB pick up.