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Athletic released one today:
Personally, don't like it at all. A guy that could maybe potentially play OT (but likely to play inside) is not something we should be taking at 26. If you are taking a OL, they really need to be an OT, which is our need. We are pretty stout and paid inside.
26. Los Angeles Rams: Armand Membou, OT, Missouri
The Rams could be looking at two new starting offensive tackles, and Membou (6-3, 315) has positional flexibility. He started for two seasons at right tackle but has the build for a potential move to guard, either in the short term or permanently. Either way, after measuring in with 34-inch arms at the Senior Bowl, he should have a shot at playing tackle fairly early in his NFL career.Personally, don't like it at all. A guy that could maybe potentially play OT (but likely to play inside) is not something we should be taking at 26. If you are taking a OL, they really need to be an OT, which is our need. We are pretty stout and paid inside.
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As a Mizzou fan, no, absolutely not. Membou played right tackle for us. He has never played left tackle in his college career. He does not have the athleticism nor size needed, and I refuse to take someone I know will only be a right tackle at most in the first fucking round.
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We're set at OG, so this one makes no sense. Membou might stick at OT, but there's no way we should be taking an OL at #26 who isn't a slam-dunk OT.
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If a player doesn't meet the 6'4" or 34" arm measurables there are questions about a move inside. I get it, but this doesn't take into account the players feet.
Membou would be an excellent choice at #26, IMO.
But this is one of the first so-called draft expert mocks I've seen where he lasts that long.
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Josh Simmons
Ohio State · OT · Junior (RS)
If Matthew Stafford and the Rams move forward together, continuing to build a fortress around the veteran quarterback has to be a top priority.
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Josh Conerly Jr.
Oregon · OT · Junior
I’m still getting used to seeing the Rams make picks in the first round after their seven-draft gap from 2017 to 2023! The team pored resources into the defensive line in the last draft. They flip the script and take care of the offensive line in the first round this year.
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Either of those OT's would be solid choices. I am starting to think neither of them last to 26 however. Simmons was on course to be the best OL in the entire draft before his knee injury, and would likely be a steal at 26.
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I don’t think we take an OT if we end up keeping AJ.
McVay will go for explosiveness in the offense.
McVay will go for explosiveness in the offense.
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Darius Alexander
Toledo · DT · Senior
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Mock drafts tend to frustrate me because you can tell these pundits don't really know anything about the team (in their defense, it's hard to know a lot about all of these prospects and all 32 team needs). But the amount of guards/ "meh" tackle prospects that they mock to us is noteworthy. I'd rather just have Jackson.
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Me too. A little anxious about 26 though. Receivers will probably dry up by then.
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The Athletic Writers Mock:
With Simmons & Golden on the board. I think I'd rather go with Simmons who may be the best OT in the class (by a margin potentially) if we are going OL in the first. If Golden runs well at the combine, he might be the right pick also. Note that the whiners took Warren at 11 (kind of a head scratcher) and Loveland goes at #20.
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I'm under the firm belief we will sign Alaric Jackson and surprising every mock I've seen has an OT coming to us for the first round.
I'm surprised but Grey Zabel is really growing on me if we are going to take a OT in the first and to give him a redshirt year he can play guard as well.
I'm generally against taken a small school guy that high but he seems like an exception at a postilion that translates.
I'm surprised but Grey Zabel is really growing on me if we are going to take a OT in the first and to give him a redshirt year he can play guard as well.
I'm generally against taken a small school guy that high but he seems like an exception at a postilion that translates.
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Most of the OL guys i see think he's just a guard and a very good one.
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I understand that but like his versatility and he can definitely play OT on both sides.