I keep saying this, but the problem with Tate is that he's not your typical high pick wideout. Usually those guys check all the boxes, from being the number one in college to logging in that big freak range for their workout. The problem with this wideout group is that dude isn't in it. I don't have a problem with them moving up a little for him, however he's not good enough to draw that next year top pick so it would have to be a small jump up.
Styles meanwhile... I think checks all the boxes at the mike role. He fills hard vs the run, he can stack and shed, he's durable, he's a top athlete for the position, and he has anticipation to ensure his speed isn't wasted. Good drops on pass downs. Straight up four down backer who will anchor a defense for years at a high level. So that's why I think he's the dude for us in this draft up top. Because so many of those big safety conversion projects are typically chase or 4-3 WILL types at best. Styles is the one who converted and thrived in the role. He's gonna be a stud in the NFL. I think he's an extremely safe pick and a need.
But if we move up for him and suffer major injuries, watching another team sit on our pick in that QB draft is going to suck ass. I simply would not take that chance. It is tempting though, for him.
Theineman would play deep middle. Day one. He's got shit we haven't seen at safety in a long damn time. Meaning the ability to range sideline to sideline with ball awareness and anticipation.
As safeties go the box types are a dime a dozen. The deep middle studs are rare though and he might be one of them.
Everyone is all over Downs' nuts in this draft, and I think he's going to be a stud in the NFL, but I expect he's going to do a lot of box work and that is simply not as valuable as ballhawking on the back end. Can he do that? Probably. But there's a reasonable chance Theineman ends up the best safety from this class and it is a need for the Rams.
We do not have a true free ranging ballhawk on this roster. Our safeties are not bad, but we don't have that dude.
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