Edge Rushers

i’m thinking more and more like landry has to be the guy. he’d be a steal at the rams’ pick. but most likely rams would have to trade up to get him.

if not him i want rashaan evans. he’s mainly an inside backer, but i also read that he has been used as a situational edge rusher. or possibly trade down.

but they need a pass rush.

JackPMiller wrote:

I’d rather wait till the later rounds to get our edge rusher. Chad Thomas, Lorenzo Carter, Darius Jackson and Tyquan Lewis are expected to be 3rd day picks. Carter and Thomas areexpected to be mid 3rd to mid 4 round picks.

I’d prefer to trade out of round 1, if possible, and go into the 2nd round, and draft a future LT.

a possibility. ideally you’d have insurance for whitworth. but as of now i don’t think that’s going to happen. you don’t trade for 2 corners with 2 years left on their contracts and not be in a win now mode. i fully expect them to go all out in rebuilding the defense this year. those wade defenses always had a ferocious pass rush to go with those secondaries. i don’t think you mess around. i think you try to get that guy early.

at first i was thinking they could sign a guy, but that’s a lot of money.

i could see this happening. they could sign a nose tackle in free agency. i think you could sign daquan jones from tennessee for 4-5 million a year?

then draft rashaan evans in the first round. i really want landry, but i think he’ll be gone. he’s too good. teams are gonna put on his junior tape, and someone’s going to draft him before 20. but i like evans too. he’ll replace ogletree. he’s better against both the run and pass than ogletree is. and his intangibles are through the roof. tough and intelligent. old school mentality. but his skills are new school. he can play multiple roles for a team and has even rushed off the edge some for alabama. had 6 sacks last year. 15 career sacks. like i said he can rush off the edge but also blitz from the inside.

then in the third round you draft a josh sweat. i believe he’s gonna drop due to medical issues. probably won’t have great long-term prospects. but might be good for three years at least. i keep reading he was misused in college. and so i think his production is a little misleading. other than his knee, he’s got it all. explosive and athletic. supposed to have a good motor. and extremely long.

that’d give you

brockers jones donald
ebukam evans barron sweat
peters joyner johnson talib

that’s a helluva starting 11 right there.

but then who knows what they do in free agency. maybe they find some bargain free agents. and then they find their future lot with the first pick. i could see that too. and then still draft a josh sweat in the third round.