Tutu was picked for speed. Otherwise they don’t draft a 5’8” receiver just for his hands.
Jacob Harris had no football skills at all but he was tall and very fast.
Snead still has his picks where he uses the measurables over the talent. In Tutus case he was productive in college but that same level of production rarely translates to the NFL.
I could go on with the rest of them but you said you could only think of one. There were more than one.
Back to the original discussion. It has been reported and is widely known by anyone who follows the Rams draft that the Rams specifically targetted players that fought the odds and succeeded. They also looked for players that were in leadership roles.
This last draft wasn’t just variance. They had a plan and executed it. I hope they continue to emphasize these character traits on every pick from here on out because that was the running theme throughout this draft and it’s been Snead’s most complete draft of his career.
Man.. you just don't read. And you're fundamentally wrong about some of these takes.
Tutu was absolutely a skilled receiver, if you had watched any of his college stuff, you'd know that. People on here automatically went, "Tavon Austin!" but he's not that. He runs routes and catches the ball. Tutu's red flag was A LACK OF PHYSICAL TRAITS.. being too small. His skill, character, production.. all that, was solid!!
Jacob Harris was ABSOLUTELY A TRAITS PICK AND I'VE SAID THAT!! Jesus.
They had a plan LAST DRAFT... and Logan Bruss got hurt.. and didn't look good before that.
The certainly had a plan in the 2017 draft.. and the results were exceptional. Lots of experienced players with solid character in that draft as well.
Akers and Van Jefferson were guys you could easily drop in the middle of this draft class as far as profile. Terrell Burgess too.. guess what? They didn't work out.
It's variance. Some years they make the wrong pick.
Want to know how quickly it goes from an incredible draft to an average draft or worse?
Rams drafted an edge guy who had GREAT PHYSICAL TRAITS.. but didn't have great college production and was an older prospect. What if Young just wasn't a guy who could grow?
Rams drafted a WR with a history of injury.. what if Puka got hurt in training camp?
These are the razor's edge type successes that don't necessarily reflect big changes in philosophy.
You're confusing results with process.
That doesn't mean that there aren't tweaks and refinements every year.. changes in personnel in the scouting department, etc.. you know.. things that can CONTRIBUTE TO VARIANCE.
