Boffo97,
IMO, fans go way overboard when it comes to pre-draft quotes and potential smokescreens. Besides, the organization's expressed take on the WR position and even Bradford this offseason started in January, remained consistent, and simply made sense. The Snead comments (provided earlier) were even before the deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft. Even conspiracy theorists would be hard pressed to find anyone in the NFL or draftnik media that thinks that the offseason "liars season" starts that early.
And while you say the Rams don't have a #1 WR, or might, or don't know yet, the organization said and continues to say that they don't need one. Jeff Fisher's term with the Titans even tells us the same.
All that said, I agree with the organization and question(ed) the Rams interest in adding another young rookie WR to a mix of others still developing. And that could be Watkins or anyone. Again, there's little to no chance that this team didn't see another WR that they really like in 7 rounds of one of the deeper WR draft classes in years.
And you have every right to think that Snead was telling the absolute truth when he said what he said. But just because someone else doesn't share that interpretation, it doesn't mean they weren't listening. It simply means they have another opinion on how to interpret what was said. And frankly, I think liar's season begins right after a team plays their last game of the season.
As far as Fisher's record in Tennessee goes, he also had that record of no first round offensive linemen. Things change.
I'm not sure why you keep wanting to stretch the discussion back out to 7 rounds. You think no one in the draft was worth replacing someone we already have for. I think only 2 people were. Both those people were gone by the time the #13 pick rolled around. I kept saying over and over again (and I know not everyone in the Watkins camp agreed with this) that it wasn't about adding just any good WR. We have good or potentially good WRs. It was about adding a great one.
And if Fisher honestly wouldn't add a great receiver to a team if there WASN'T a better player available, then I don't think Fisher is the answer as coach. You disagree. That's fine too.
All I'm saying is that there's not one definitive truth here. All we know was that they took Robinson over Watkins, Matthews, and everyone else but Clowney. Beyond that, it comes down to whether or not you believe the Rams ever had interest in Watkins. The Snead quote doesn't convince me otherwise, especially given the evidence to the contrary.
I guess I'm mostly just confused with you seemingly denying that you're saying there's one right answer and everyone else was wrong, combined with saying that everyone who didn't take Snead's statement at face value "wasn't listening". I don't have an issue with you. Just trying to understand you a bit better.