Rams Failed in 2026 Draft Approach
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To you. But if the Rams believe so then they'll probably make a move won't they?
So far that 2024 WR draft class sure hasn't panned out like the pre-draft hype seemed to have suggested.
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Doesn't mean they are good either lol......we have who we have though and hopefully someone in that group steps up because the Rams could use any boost to help us continue to win games.
Team needs don't influence player availability, but if they believe the desperation is a much as you seem to believe we could hear of attempts to do something from a credible source even if it doesn't pan out.
True. But it doesn't mean that they aren't good either. And maybe it's just teammate speak, but even Davante seems to speak highly of Mumpfield. And I value his opinion far more than Joe Fan.
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You mean, like bringing back Tutu Atwell? Or bringing in Alex Bachman? Because by any measure, those are desperate.
Nah, no one has a hard time understanding the difference. That smacks of arrogance.
Your subjective observation is opinion and you know that. You're smarter than this. I'm not gonna go back and forth here. Smh...
The evidence from the field.
WR targets the last 10 regular season games.
Puka (8 of 10 games) 99 targets @ 80.5% of snaps in those 8 games
Davante (5 of 10 games) 49 targets @ 75.5% of snaps in those 5 games
Mumpfield (9 of 10 games) 25 targets @ 44.7% of offensive snaps
Xavier (5 of 10 games) 9 targets @ 39.9% of snaps
Tutu (6 of 10 games) 8 targets @ 25.0% of snaps
Whittington (8 of 10 games) 3 targets @ 23.2% of snaps
TE's
Higbee (8 of 10 games) 38 targets @ 60.0% of snaps in those 8 games
Parkinson (9 of 10 games) 37 targets @ 70.4% of snaps
Allen (10 of 10 games) 20 targets @ 50.6% of snaps
Ferguson (4 of 10 games) 16 targets @ 44.2% of snaps in those 4 games
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It's awesome that Adams likes him but it doesn't mean anything until the guy produces. I hope Adams is right and understand valuing his opinion, but again, the proof is in the pudding. I hope the kid does prove many of us wrong but color me not impressed at all yet. It's early though.
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No.. I actually believe you can clearly identify failure points.
Now.. if you want to debate the approach to the WR situation, that’s one think. The status of the GROUP is seriously compromised in a way that was easy to see coming.
Seriously.. play it out this way… if Adams is out 10 weeks.. and they lose games because the offense stalls.. you really think there would be an argument that it’s one’s opinion that the group was not built in a sufficient way? Could you argue that to the owner if you built the team?
Well to be fair, Tutu was brought back for 2 reasons. Hunter's release opened up a roster spot and they wanted to stay with the plan of this year's draft by redshirting CJ Daniels.
Backman was promoted from the PS because they released Xavier and serves as the PR/KR but doesn't see the field as a WR.
They effectively have 1 WR to be the #3 guy and 3 WRs to be the #4 guy due to the heavy volume of snaps in 13P.
It's pretty clear when 3 of the 4 TEs have a higher percentage of snaps (by far) than the #3 WR and the 4th TE has practically the same percentage as the #3 WR. Throw in the 2 RBs who have (wisely) become more involved in the passing game (percentage of targets nearly doubled from 2025 to 2026; from 64 of 581 targets to 56 of 271 this year) and the need for WRs is seriously diminished.
Is that a case of chicken - egg?
Are the RBs getting more targets because the talent at WR is low or are they getting more targets because they're on the field so much more than the #3 WR due to 13P? If I were to guess, I'd say it's the latter.
RB snap %'s this year.
Kyren 67.9%
Corum 29.7%
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Huh? Trading a RB they planned to cut for a speed threat that knows the offense and all three WR spots is desperate for a 3rd WR? Or just smart roster building for a team competing for a title.
And please tell me you don't really believe that the team brought in a 30 year old WR in Bachman with 5 career receptions due to desperation at the WR spot and not due to his return experience. C'mon.
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It’s really not and it’s clear not having a good enough option to reduce workload has already lead to losing Adams.
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Desperate to find anything useful.
Because they didn’t have it in the roster.
And still don’t.
Production at WR is next to impossible in this offense without being featured. And barring injury to both, that was and is never going to happen with Adams and Nacua on the roster and Matthew Stafford at QB.
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Shrug.
Bring back a guy they kicked to the curb because they didn’t have anyone better.
Made no moves in the return game after a season that featured catastrophic failures… possibly costing the team a Super Bowl.