I’ve been thinking about it, and I think the Rams can’t just splurge on this draft. They need a plan because they definitely cannot keep the defense together. And they need to restock the WR room as well.
The secondary is locked up, and so is Landman. But they are going to suffer attrition on the DL for sure. I would think they would be looking for guys there. And a QB plan for the post-apocalypse.
Well it just depends how much they wanna ‘go for it’ this year, as opposed to staying relevant long term. Its a tricky tension/balance. I mean if they are kicking the tires on the Eagles AJ Brown what does that hint at?
Also, if McVay is thinking about leaving with Stafford how much would he care about ‘the future’?
I’m just not sure there is a middle-way here. I think maybe they have to go all-in OR they can stay relevant year after year.
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Kicking the tires on AJ Brown means the Rams believe they need to restock the WR room.
And the thing is that they are already all-in for this year. They just went all-in by enlisting the Chiefs’ secondary. I think the only way they go even more all-in is by drafting a weapon at #13 (or higher): Love, Sadiq, or maybe Tyson. Then they need to reserve something for mid-season if they have to make a move for OBJ or Von Miller. I doubt that Love is the guy unless he falls into their lap and their other targets are gone. Even then, they may trade down. They may do that anyway if they feel like they are already all-in, and they want to repopulate for the post-apocalypse.
But, really, none of the picks – except possibly the first one – are for this year. They don’t have any holes anymore. They don’t need any more starters beyond maybe WR#3 and a LB better than Speights, but they’re set everywhere. I just found out that they tendered Xavier Smith on March 2, so he’s back, I guess. It’s depth and development. All of it. Because there just aren’t any job openings except WR#3. They have Whittington and Mumpfield there. I don’t think they love that, though.
