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RELEASE
Scott Wells
Jake Long
Kendall Langford
Jo-Lonn Dunbar
Eugene Sims
Isaiah Pead
(No real surprises yet. Westbrooks takes Sims' spot on the roster.)
RESTRUCTURE
Sam Bradford
(Better than anyone we're going to get on the market.)
CONVERT
Lamarcus Joyner (CB - FS)
Maurice Alexander (SS - OLB)
(Joyner is going to be my starter at free safety. He has the ball skills, and he's a ferocious hitter as well. Alexander gives us a fresh look at OLB and possibly gets some snaps in Dunbar's former role.)
RESIGN
Kenny Britt
Cory Harkey
Mike Person
Shaun Hill
(Britt wants to come back, and he deserves a long-term deal. Harkey does not replace Kendricks (but I'll get to that in a moment), but he's an important part of our offense, so he stays. Person and Hill are there for depth.)
SIGN
Clint Boling
Tyson Alualu
(Boling will immediately start for us at guard, while Alualu is a solid pass-rushing DT who can also move out to end on rushing downs.)
TRADE
William Hayes and 2015 fifth round pick to Dallas Cowboys for 2nd round pick.
#10 overall pick (Brandon Scherff) to Miami Dolphins for #14 overall pick and 3rd round pick.
Zac Stacy to Buffalo Bills for fifth round pick.
(Even though the Cowboys are still in the playoffs, they don't have much at DE. So they upgrade with Hayes, while we get a second in return. The Dolphins run a power O, but need linemen even more than we do. The Bills without C.J. Spiller are one-dimensional, and with Ryan now at the helm, a back like Stacy is very attractive.)
DRAFT
1st - Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford.
2a - Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia.
2b - Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota.
3a - Markus Golden, DE, Missouri.
3b - Rashad Greene, WR, Florida State.
5th - Joey Mbu, DT, Houston.
7th - Josh Shaw, CB, USC.
(Peat solves our problem at right tackle, where I feel that he would fit just fine in a ZBS due to his amazing footwork and massive size. Gurley is a once-in-a-generation running back on the same scale as SJax. Williams is a Witten clone with more athleticism; he replaces Kendricks. Markus Golden fills in the essential left end role that Hayes leaves behind. Rashad Greene is purely BPA; out of all of the receivers in this draft, I feel that he is at least the 4th best (behind White, Cooper, and Parker). Mbu is the guy who allowed former Rams - and Houston - players Sammy Brown and Philip Steward to record their stats: a solid run-stuffer. Shaw is a huge character risk, but in the seventh round, I'm willing to take it.)
Thoughts would be deeply appreciated. Thank you, and as always, GO RAMS!
Scott Wells
Jake Long
Kendall Langford
Jo-Lonn Dunbar
Eugene Sims
Isaiah Pead
(No real surprises yet. Westbrooks takes Sims' spot on the roster.)
RESTRUCTURE
Sam Bradford
(Better than anyone we're going to get on the market.)
CONVERT
Lamarcus Joyner (CB - FS)
Maurice Alexander (SS - OLB)
(Joyner is going to be my starter at free safety. He has the ball skills, and he's a ferocious hitter as well. Alexander gives us a fresh look at OLB and possibly gets some snaps in Dunbar's former role.)
RESIGN
Kenny Britt
Cory Harkey
Mike Person
Shaun Hill
(Britt wants to come back, and he deserves a long-term deal. Harkey does not replace Kendricks (but I'll get to that in a moment), but he's an important part of our offense, so he stays. Person and Hill are there for depth.)
SIGN
Clint Boling
Tyson Alualu
(Boling will immediately start for us at guard, while Alualu is a solid pass-rushing DT who can also move out to end on rushing downs.)
TRADE
William Hayes and 2015 fifth round pick to Dallas Cowboys for 2nd round pick.
#10 overall pick (Brandon Scherff) to Miami Dolphins for #14 overall pick and 3rd round pick.
Zac Stacy to Buffalo Bills for fifth round pick.
(Even though the Cowboys are still in the playoffs, they don't have much at DE. So they upgrade with Hayes, while we get a second in return. The Dolphins run a power O, but need linemen even more than we do. The Bills without C.J. Spiller are one-dimensional, and with Ryan now at the helm, a back like Stacy is very attractive.)
DRAFT
1st - Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford.
2a - Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia.
2b - Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota.
3a - Markus Golden, DE, Missouri.
3b - Rashad Greene, WR, Florida State.
5th - Joey Mbu, DT, Houston.
7th - Josh Shaw, CB, USC.
(Peat solves our problem at right tackle, where I feel that he would fit just fine in a ZBS due to his amazing footwork and massive size. Gurley is a once-in-a-generation running back on the same scale as SJax. Williams is a Witten clone with more athleticism; he replaces Kendricks. Markus Golden fills in the essential left end role that Hayes leaves behind. Rashad Greene is purely BPA; out of all of the receivers in this draft, I feel that he is at least the 4th best (behind White, Cooper, and Parker). Mbu is the guy who allowed former Rams - and Houston - players Sammy Brown and Philip Steward to record their stats: a solid run-stuffer. Shaw is a huge character risk, but in the seventh round, I'm willing to take it.)
Thoughts would be deeply appreciated. Thank you, and as always, GO RAMS!