Anyone know Shelton's grade? He looked awful to me. I was not a fan of his the first time around. He was very meh, and now he is years older, so perhaps he will only be worse this time around. He won't kill you, but ideally should not be starting. He's really just a useful backup IMO. But we paid him $12 million almost fully guaranteed! I would have rather ran it back with Limmer and spent that money elsewhere. Although not perfect, Limmer gives us more weight/anchor in the middle. I think people are bias against Limmer because he sadly got owned 2 plays in a row, at the most important time, against an elite DT in Jalen Carter, which likely prevented the Rams from a Super Bowl appearance. But Limmer wasn't bad last year. Particularly when you consider he was rookie. He should be improved as a sophomore with more experience making NFL calls and picking up on NFL stunts from opposing d-linemen. Would I like to update from Limmer? Yes. But I'd be surprised if Shelton is an upgrade.
The Rams draft insanely well, which has resulted in lots of talent at a cheap price. If we didn't fumble our pro level signings and re-signings so frequently, and instead were cap efficient with those dollars, imagine how unstoppable we'd be?
