The Feb. 2018 Rams draft thread

wv wrote:

What happened to their 2nd round pick? Are they still dealing with the Goff trade-up? Or was that the Watkins trade?

I dont like that mock at all. No LT? Really? Aint gonna happen that way.

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It was given up due to part of the Watkins trade.

JackPMiller wrote:

Cut
Robert Quinn – $11.4 million
Mark Barron – $7 million
Roger Saffold – $6.5 million
Tavon Austin – $3 million

Resign
Lamarcus Joyner
Sammy Watkins
Derrick Carrier
Dominique Easley
Jake McQuaide
Tyrunn Walker
Matt Longacre
Malcolm Brown
Troy Hill
Cody Davis

Extend
Aaron Donald – Hopefully works for both parties

Players to sign
Kyle Fuller CB Chicago Bears
Jelani Jenkins LB Houston Texans
Mason Foster LB Washington Redskins
Shamarko Thomas S Buffalo Bills

*Draft
1. Martinas Rankin OT Mississippi State
3. Kendrick Norton NT Miami(Fla)
4. Kevin Toliver CB LSU
5. Darius Jackson 3/4 OLB Jacksonville State
6a. Mason Cole C Michigan
b. Brendan Mahon G Penn State
c. Brandon Fracyson CB Virginia Tech
7a. Kellen Soulek DT/DE South Dakota State
b. Jeremiah Briscoe QB Sam Houston State

* -only did a temporary Rams drafting. I will have a full NFL draft when at the end of April. Days of the draft.

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That draft looks sensible to me, but I wouldnt cut Saffold. Why cut a great guard (who can swing to tackle) who knows the system?

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JackPMiller wrote:

Cut
Robert Quinn – $11.4 million
Mark Barron – $7 million
Roger Saffold – $6.5 million
Tavon Austin – $3 million

They will be fine in terms of the cap without any of that.

JackPMiller wrote:

nittany ram wrote:

JackPMiller wrote:

Cut
Roger Saffold – $6.5 million

There are 18 guards in the NFL making more money than Roger Saffold.

$6.5 million for a guard that Brian Baldinger called the “best left guard in the league” seems like a pretty good deal.

Saffold has one year left on his deal, and I believe Saffold wants to be paid like 5 years, $15 million per year and $50 million guaranteed. Just a feeling.

And you let him play that year rather than throwing away a quality guard who is an anchor for a still young and developing team.

No guard in the league gets 15 M. The high end for guards right now is in the 10-12 M range, and that’s only a handful of them, and they’re all younger than RS. By the time RS is a free agent (2019 off-season) he will be in his 10th year.