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May 7, 2019 at 7:08 am #101049
wvParticipantJohn Stallworth did not have a good 40 time, i see:
May 7, 2019 at 11:02 am #101059
Billy_TParticipantI didn’t catch the 40 time for Stallworth. Did you?
I do remember Jerry Rice ran a 4.6, or a bit higher. But he ended up arguably as the greatest receiver ever.
“Playing speed” obviously counts more. Too bad they can’t time all of these guys in full uniform.
Interesting video overall. Crazy to get 4 HOF guys in one draft. Liked the strategy of finding small school gems. I noticed that the Rams seemed to go that route with their UDFAs. Not all of them. But most of them.
May 7, 2019 at 3:01 pm #101070
joemadParticipantgood scouting and team development in Pittsburgh, plus good draft day trades to get Stallworth……… Donnie Shell was also signed that season by the Steelers as an un-drafted player.
Rams notables: drafted Cappelletti and Bill Simpson in 1974…. Rams made a great trade to get Cappeletti.
“”Traded • Roman Gabriel to Eagles for • Harold Jackson • Tony Baker • 1974 first round pick (#11-John Cappelletti) • 1975 first round pick (#11-Dennis Harrah) • 1975 third round pick (#67-Dan Nugent) on 1973-06-08″””Rams made an even better trade in 1975 Traded • John Hadl to Packers for • 1975 first round pick (#9-Mike Fanning) • 1975 second round pick (#28-Monte Jackson) • 1975 third round pick (#61-Geoff Reece) • 1976 first round pick (#8-Dennis Lick) • 1976 second round pick (#39-Pat Thomas) on 1974-10-22
1974 Draft had 17 rounds 442 picks …
good draft site: URL = https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1974.htm2019 draft had 7 rounds… 254 picks
May 7, 2019 at 6:12 pm #101077Billy_TParticipantgood scouting and team development in Pittsburgh, plus good draft day trades to get Stallworth……… Donnie Shell was also signed that season by the Steelers as an un-drafted player.
Rams notables: drafted Cappelletti and Bill Simpson in 1974…. Rams made a great trade to get Cappeletti.
“”Traded • Roman Gabriel to Eagles for • Harold Jackson • Tony Baker • 1974 first round pick (#11-John Cappelletti) • 1975 first round pick (#11-Dennis Harrah) • 1975 third round pick (#67-Dan Nugent) on 1973-06-08″””Rams made an even better trade in 1975 Traded • John Hadl to Packers for • 1975 first round pick (#9-Mike Fanning) • 1975 second round pick (#28-Monte Jackson) • 1975 third round pick (#61-Geoff Reece) • 1976 first round pick (#8-Dennis Lick) • 1976 second round pick (#39-Pat Thomas) on 1974-10-22
1974 Draft had 17 rounds 442 picks …
good draft site: URL = https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1974.htm2019 draft had 7 rounds… 254 picks
When it comes to trades, with rare exceptions, I’m a team-first guy. As in, I’m thinking more about the team getting better, or remaining competitive, than about attachments to individual players.
I likely had more of the latter when I was really young, just starting out on my road as a fan of the Rams, Lakers and SF Giants, especially. But with age, comes “wisdom,” and sore backs, shoulders and joints all around, so I’ve changed a bit.
Hated the Gabriel trade at the time. But, you’re right. It looks pretty good in hindsight. Was fine with the Hadl one, and it fit good strategy for me. Trade your assets when they’re likely on the back nine of their career, but can still bring in a nice return for the team. Again, with exceptions . . . like, essential for team morale, locker room, etc. etc.
This is why I’d do the unthinkable right now, if I controlled the Lakers. I’d trade LeBron for as much as I could get, now, in hopes I’d have a shot at Zion or more. And if Milwaukee offered me the Greek Freak for LeBron, straight up, I’d jump for joy, do somersaults, and figure some way of fast forwarding the sun to make it all happen sooner.
May 7, 2019 at 10:07 pm #101085
znModeratorfrom Which teams had the 10 worst draft classes this century?
Eric Edholm
2006 St. Louis Rams
Picks: 1 (15) DB Tye Hill; 2 (46) TE Joe Klopfenstein; 3 (68) DT Claude Wroten; 3 (77) LB Jon Alston; 3 (93) TE Dominique Byrd; 4 (113) DE Victor Adeyanju; 5 (144) WR Marques Hagans; 7 (221) LB Tim McGarigle; 7 (242) OG Mark Setterstrom; 7 (243) OG Tony Palmer
Worst pick: Hill
A former track star with 4.3 speed and an all-ACC pick, Hill appeared to be a solid choice in the middle of Round 1 for a Rams secondary that needed talent. It also looked smart when they traded back four slots to take Hill, adding an early third-round pick to their till. Hill started out well as an All-Rookie selection before two straight season-ending injuries in Years 2 and 3 threw his career off kilter. He’d play a mere 40 NFL games when it was all said and done.
And the pick looked worse later when we saw who the Rams passed on at 11 (Jay Cutler and Haloti Ngata) and at 15 (Greenway, Hali, Mangold) and who they took at No. 63 (Wroten).
Best pick: Adeyanju
For the 113th pick in the draft, Adeyanju wasn’t too bad. He was a contributor to the Rams’ defense for the following four seasons, starting 26 of his 53 games there and running back a fumble 89 yards for a touchdown as a rookie. But he was just a guy in his four NFL seasons, so for Adeyanju to be the best of the Rams’ 10-man class that year – which included five picks in the top 93 overall – well, that’s not good.
Overall: The 2006 draft was not a banner class, but the Rams had chances to draft Ngata, Jahri Evans, Whitworth, Jennings, Brandon Marshall (the wide receiver), Kyle Williams, Jones-Drew, Elvis Dumervil and others. They got none of those players. They also had three seventh-round picks, and none of them were named Marques Colston. The two tight ends and one receiver they took combined to catch 49 passes for 588 yards and three TDs in their careers, and Colston bettered those totals in each of his nine NFL seasons with the New Orleans Saints.
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