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  • #149192
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    Over.the.Cap.com just lowered the Rams estimated 2024 cap space again.

    Now it’s 27.7 M (rounded up slightly).

    They will not be able to do much with that.

    They also do not list Shelton as an FA. His last year is 2024 so he’s a Ram in 2024. Spotrac.com also says he’s under contract in 2024 (https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/los-angeles-rams/coleman-shelton-25548/) That, however, contradicts some other reports.

    Shelton aside, the big Rams internal UFAs remain as follows: Dotson, Wentz, Robinson, Witherspoon, Johnson, and Fuller. Unless they get more cap space from Noteboom and Allen, they will not be able to sign 3 of those, more like 2 at best.

    #149195
    Avatar photoBilly_T
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    I liked it better when the Rams were supposed to have 60 million in cap space.

    #149196
    Avatar photoBilly_T
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    My latest mock draft. One of my best. As per usual, the normal, regular caveats apply. Not likely to have so many trade opportunities, especially. But, what the hey. It’s fantasy GM stuff, and the trades were all by the book.

    I traded down a lot. Waited to see who was available, and if there were plenty of guys who could help the Rams (clustered), I dropped down but stayed within that bloc. Didn’t always work. But it usually did.
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    Trade Recap
    Los Angeles Receives:
    2024: Round 1, Pick 25
    2024: Round 3, Pick 88
    2024: Round 6, Pick 203
    Green Bay Receives:
    2024: Round 1, Pick 19
    Los Angeles Receives:
    2024: Round 1, Pick 28
    2024: Round 4, Pick 128
    2024: Round 6, Pick 197
    2024: Round 7, Pick 245
    Buffalo Receives:
    2024: Round 1, Pick 25
    Los Angeles Receives:
    2024: Round 1, Pick 30
    2024: Round 4, Pick 133
    2024: Round 7, Pick 247
    Baltimore Receives:
    2024: Round 1, Pick 28
    Los Angeles Receives:
    2024: Round 2, Pick 55
    2024: Round 5, Pick 156
    2024: Round 7, Pick 238
    Miami Receives:
    2024: Round 2, Pick 52
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    My Selections:
    30
    Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
    CB | Missouri LogoMissouriTRADE

    55
    T.J. Tampa
    CB | Iowa State LogoIowa StateTRADE

    83
    Zak Zinter
    IOL | Michigan LogoMichigan

    88
    Jermaine Burton
    WR | Alabama LogoAlabamaTRADE

    128
    Braelon Allen
    RB | Wisconsin LogoWisconsinTRADE

    133
    James Williams
    S | Miami (FL) LogoMiami (FL)TRADE

    152
    Javon Solomon
    EDGE | Troy LogoTroy

    153
    Jaylen Wright
    RB | Tennessee LogoTennessee

    156
    Ben Sinnott
    TE | Kansas State LogoKansas StateTRADE

    176
    Trevin Wallace
    LB | Kentucky LogoKentucky

    190
    Gabe Hall
    DL | Baylor LogoBaylor

    197
    Cedric Johnson
    EDGE | Mississippi LogoMississippiTRADE

    203
    Kitan Oladapo
    S | Oregon State LogoOregon StateTRADE

    211
    Ethan Driskell
    OT | Marshall LogoMarshall

    216
    Layden Robinson
    IOL | Texas A&M LogoTexas A&M

    217
    Javon Baker
    WR | UCF LogoUCF

    238
    A.J. Barner
    TE | Michigan LogoMichiganTRADE

    245
    Drake Nugent
    IOL | Michigan LogoMichiganTRADE

    247
    M.J. Devonshire
    CB | Pittsburgh LogoPittsburghTRADE

    #149197
    Avatar photoBilly_T
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    Burton gives them a true vertical threat, with Brandin Cooks speed. A bit bigger, but still should add some good weight.

    Drafted two corners in a row cuz the Rams need them, and the “value” was there. My guess is the Rams won’t do that.

    Braelon Allen is a monstrous running back. Roughly 6’2″, 245. Should run under 4.5. Could really help Rams in short yardage/goal line, and punish defenses late in the game, especially. Drafted another RB, Jaylen Wright, primarily cuz he’s a 4.3 guy and just 21 for the season. Decent size at 210. Rams haven’t had that kind of back since Gurley.

    James Williams is a huge safety, nearly 6’5″, and I think the Rams would love moving him around, playing DB and linebacker. Good athlete for his size, too.

    Trevin Wallace is a freakish athlete, which they need at linebacker. Big enough to play some edge, too, though I drafted two of them.

    I think they likely get 10 guys from this group, at least, who can contribute as rookies. The two corners should start. Williams and Wallace, too.

    #149198
    Avatar photoBilly_T
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    Also:

    The mock simulator for the Rams doesn’t include the 3rd round comp for Morris yet. Draft order overall will likely change in a month or so, here and there.

    https://www.nflmockdraftdatabase.com/mock-draft-simulator

    #149199
    Avatar photozn
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    My latest mock draft.

    Thanks for that though personally, I’m not up enough on this draft to be able to say much.

    I do have a question. I’ve heard that this is an unusually loaded draft. Have you hear that?

    #149200
    Avatar photoBilly_T
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    Thanks for that though personally, I’m not up enough on this draft to be able to say much. I do have a question. I’ve heard that this is an unusually loaded draft. Have you hear that?

    Yes. So far, it appears to be very strong, with a lot of talent available mid to late when the Rams usually do their best work. But this is the year to have multiple early picks, too. Cuz there seems to be a fall off in elite talent quickly at edge and tackle, especially, which is actually kinda normal. A fall off for tight ends, too. Really just two special guys: Brock Bowers and Ja’Tavion Sanders.

    The Rams can find starters at corner and safety, most likely, through 4 rounds . . . Later may get dicey. Linebackers through five. I think some promising edges will still be there in the #160-170s, like Cedric Johnson and Brennan Jackson. And if the Rams want to get some Braveheart action, there’s the aptly named Braiden McGregor from Michigan.

    Of course, it’s still too early to know how teams will stack their boards. They change dramatically after the Combine and Pro Days — generally speaking, more outside the Top 50 than inside it, with a few exceptions. One of the players I’m seeing making a crazy jump up boards already is Darius Robinson, from Missouri, who’s gone from a likely 4th or 5th rounder to a possible 1st, with a lot of help from the Senior Bowl. He’d be excellent for the Rams cuz he can play all across the line, including edge. A legit 6’5″, nearly 290. Probably could lose or gain weight as needed.

    Also: If the Rams want to take a gamble on greatness at tackle, there’s Kingsley Suamataia (BYU), who may be the most athletically gifted, freakish linemen his size in a generation. Right now, he’s probably a late 1st, early 2nd rounder, so McSnead might hear some screams from the fanbase if they stick and pick him at #19. Trade down, and it makes a ton of sense. He may need a redshirt year, but you just don’t find many human beings who can beat 21mph on the GPS tracker at 6’6″, 318. He did that last year, according to Bruce Feldman’s freak list . . . and is up to 325 now. Incredibly strong, agile, etc.

    Anyway, yeah, this is looking like a very good draft, and it would have been even deeper if several top 100 prospects had entered the draft, as expected. The Portal and NIL money have changed things a good bit for college kids.

    #149201
    Avatar photozn
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    Over.the.Cap.com just lowered the Rams estimated 2024 cap space again. Now it’s 27.7 M (rounded up slightly).

    An exchange. This is even murkier than I first thought.

    A post from Elvis:

    Going by Spotrac, it’s $35.3 mil which is down from $48 mil a few weeks ago. What do we think accounts for the difference? The Rams have added a 3rd round pick but that certainly doesn’t add $13 mil to the projected 2024 cap…

    Me@moi .com: I don’t know exactly what’s going on but it appears that everyone keeps changing their estimates of what the 2024 cap will be, and I think that’s it.

    #149202
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
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    Also: If the Rams want to take a gamble on greatness at tackle, there’s Kingsley Suamataia (BYU), who may be the most athletically gifted, freakish linemen his size in a generation. Right now, he’s probably a late 1st, early 2nd rounder, so McSnead might hear some screams from the fanbase if they stick and pick him at #19. Trade down, and it makes a ton of sense. He may need a redshirt year, but you just don’t find many human beings who can beat 21mph on the GPS tracker at 6’6″, 318. He did that last year, according to Bruce Feldman’s freak list . . . and is up to 325 now. Incredibly strong, agile, etc.

     

    if he is that i don’t think he’ll be available late first or second. but then. maybe someone will be willing to trade up to get him giving the rams the opportunity to pick up another draft pick. or they just pick him at 19.

    #149203
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
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    One of the players I’m seeing making a crazy jump up boards already is Darius Robinson, from Missouri, who’s gone from a likely 4th or 5th rounder to a possible 1st, with a lot of help from the Senior Bowl. He’d be excellent for the Rams cuz he can play all across the line, including edge. A legit 6’5″, nearly 290. Probably could lose or gain weight as needed.

     

    interesting. i wouldn’t mind seeing him in a rams uni.

    #149206
    Avatar photoBilly_T
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    Invader,

    I tried to respond to your post yesterday, but it was blocked, probably cuz of the link. So I’ll just post the names alone. As in, right now (pre-Combine, pro days, etc.), this is an average of the slotting for the offensive tackles. Just a guess, but they’re not gonna all go in the 1st. Too many of them.

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    Joe Alt OT Notre Dame

    Olumuyiwa Fashanu OT Penn State

    Taliese Fuaga OT Oregon State

    JC Latham OT Alabama

    Amarius Mims OT Georgia

    Troy Fautanu OT Washington

    Tyler Guyton OT Oklahoma

    Jordan Morgan OT Arizona

    Kingsley Suamataia OT BYU

    _____

    Latham is a bit different, in that he really can only play right tackle, unless he drops weight from 360. But, sheesh. Who’s gonna want to face him, when he’s leading the charge on a running play? The others likely can play both. Most, however, are seen as franchise left tackles.

    #149207
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    Just a guess, but they’re not gonna all go in the 1st. Too many of them.

     

    you know who i like on that list? tyler guyton. converted from defensive tackle. probably a bit of a project but had a fantastic senior bowl practice. don’t know about his speed but big and long.

     

    espn has him going to the rams at 19.

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    #149209
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    by the way billy t. espn has kingsley going on the second round so he might be there. this might be the draft for the rams to hand pick their left tackle of the future.

     

    that same mock draft shows dejean being available at 19 who i’d love to see on the rams as well.

    #149210
    Avatar photoBilly_T
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    Just a guess, but they’re not gonna all go in the 1st. Too many of them.

    you know who i like on that list? tyler guyton. converted from defensive tackle. probably a bit of a project but had a fantastic senior bowl practice. don’t know about his speed but big and long.

    Ageed. Guyton has a lot of fans among scouts too. He’s very athletic as well. But, yes, some are saying he’s a bit of a project, as you mention. He might do well playing initially as a right tackle, then switching over to the left side. Who knows?

    I just wish this was the year the Rams had three 1st rounders, like in 2001, when they picked Lewis, Archuleta, and Pickett. They could draft a franchise tackle, edge, and corner — arguably their top needs. If one of those picks were early enough, they could probably trade down, pick up another second, and have five picks in the first two rounds. :>) With that bounty, they could double up on corners, and go with best available safety, running back, or wideout, perhaps.

    Yeah, I know. Draft nerd stuff. But it’s fun to play amateur GM.

    #149211
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
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    also there’s this kid from yale. kiran amegadjie. interesting prospect. 6’5″ 326 pounds. 36 3/4″ arms. interested to see how he tests out. but supposed to be very athletic. explosive on tape.

     

    actually just read he had a season ending quad injury. invited to senior bowl but wondering if he’ll be able to test.

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    #149214
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
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    If one of those picks were early enough, they could probably trade down, pick up another second, and have five picks in the first two rounds.

     

    maybe they still should trade. even if it only means a third rounder or even a fourth rounder. just stock up. the rams have found some gems in the middle rounds as we all found out.

    #149215
    Avatar photoBilly_T
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    by the way billy t. espn has kingsley going on the second round so he might be there. this might be the draft for the rams to hand pick their left tackle of the future. that same mock draft shows dejean being available at 19 who i’d love to see on the rams as well.

     

    My preference is for the Rams to trade down a bit. If Green Bay would move up from 25, the trade value chart gives the Rams #88 and #203 too. With the 1st pick, they could still grab a top tackle, or corner, probably a top edge at that slot.

    Cooper DeJean is highly thought of. Big, athletic corner. But I think I’d take Quinyon Mitchell over him, at least now. Gotta hear more ab0ut medicals, interviews, and testing stuff, etc.

    As mentioned, other tie-breakers for me are age, team captain, freak list, etc.

    #149216
    Avatar photoBilly_T
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    Again, I’m not sure if teams still use this, but here’s a pretty good trade value chart, based on the Jimmy Johnson model:

    https://www.drafttek.com/nfl-trade-value-chart.asp

    Also just a guess: The team that calls around to make a trade is probably at a bit of a disadvantage, when it comes to making deals. The team fielding calls probably gets the better deal, especially in Round One.

    #149217
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    Moderator

    You guys keep discussing the LOTs for round 1. But Jackson was solid after the bye. For example the Lions led the league in pressure percentage, and averaged 11 per game. In the playoffs Detroit got 7 pressures against the Rams, 6 against SF, and 11 against Tampa. That doesn’t mean Jackson is Trent Wms. but it does mean that the Rams OL with Jackson is effective and solid. So do they need to spend their first pick on a left OT? I could see taking one in the first 3 rounds to replace Noteboom as the 6th OL and to develop into a solid one to play either left or right OT down the road. But I don’t see it as an immediate priority.

    I’m more with BT on this. For high picks, I would rank DE, LB/edge, CB, and RB above a left OT at this point.

     

     

     

    #149218
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
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    gotta pick the best player available for me. if it happens to be tackle you do it. if you can get a potential franchise left tackle you do not pass on that. jackson is not that.

     

    although honestly at this point i’m in favor of trading down. there’s so many prospects better to get extra picks and target as many positions as you can.

     

    the guy from yale i mentioned is definitely not a first round pick. and since he can’t test in the preseason due to injury he might even be available in the third round. trade down and just accumulate more picks.

    #149220
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    gotta pick the best player available for me. if it happens to be tackle you do it. if you can get a potential franchise left tackle you do not pass on that. jackson is not that. although honestly at this point i’m in favor of trading down. there’s so many prospects better to get extra picks and target as many positions as you can. the guy from yale i mentioned is definitely not a first round pick. and since he can’t test in the preseason due to injury he might even be available in the third round. trade down and just accumulate more picks.

    Okay that clarifies it, though I think I am generally more positive about Jackson than you are.

    #149222
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
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    Okay that clarifies it, though I think I am generally more positive about Jackson than you are.

     

    i think you are too. i mean i’m satisfied with how he’s done, but i’m not against upgrading that position. but yes there are other positions that are more of a need.

     

    but trade back and get five picks in the first three rounds? that may be the best option if they can find someone to trade with.

    #149224
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    but trade back and get five picks in the first three rounds? that may be the best option if they can find someone to trade with.

     

    I want them to trade up and take a defensive tackle.

    Kidding. 😎

    #149234
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    Daniel Jeremiah@MoveTheSticks
    If you need to remake your offensive line, this draft is going to provide that opportunity. Talent and depth is there to make a major impact next year.
    #149242
    Avatar photoBilly_T
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    Riffing off of Jeremiah’s comment a bit:

    I definitely think the Rams should draft several O-line guys. One can debate when. But they should stock up. The depth is there, and it would also give them added flexibility to further strengthen the line in “outside the box” ways. For instance, some scouts think Avila would be better at center than guard, and a likely All Pro there. He’s very good at guard right now, and there’s the “aint broke” risk of moving him. But if the Rams draft, say, two guards with starter potential, they could move Avila to center, get much bigger and tougher up the middle, and protect Stafford more at the same time. Ideally, they’d grab a tackle or two as well. Perhaps slot two early picks for tackle and guard, and two later picks for the same combo. Or, just one scheme versatile player late, followed by seriously aggressive and swift UDFA signings. IMO, they let a lot of talent slip away after the draft last year.

    Right now, no center appears to warrant a pick before the 3rd round. But there are several guards who probably do, and even more tackles. This may be the deepest draft for good to elite tackles in years, and IMO, the Rams would be foolish to pass on all of them. Then again, they’d be foolish to pass on good to elite corners, and good to elite edges, and they just don’t have the picks to upgrade all of those spots.

    As much as I love the draft, and playing amateur GM, I have no doubt that it must be damn hard to actually run one in the real world. All of it is really a gamble, and no player is a sure thing. So ya gotta play the percentages, and remember Heisenberg’s Uncertainty principle, which has always applied to NFL team-building, whether people realize it or not.

    ;>)

     

    #149246
    Avatar photozn
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    Assessing the Rams’ top free agents and whether they factor into 2024

    Jourdan Rodrigue

    https://theathletic.com/5252700/2024/02/06/los-angeles-rams-unrestricted-free-agents-priority/?source=emp_shared_article

    Let’s have the same conversation the Los Angeles Rams front office and coaching staff are having, shall we?

    As the offseason begins, the Rams will ascertain priority free agents and whether they can be feasibly re-signed — or whether they fit into the team’s roster-building strategy in general. Additional variables to consider include compensatory picks received for departing players and the Rams’ resources. They will have around $40 million in workable cap space, a number that will fluctuate throughout the spring (and the Rams always set aside about $10 million for draft picks).

    General manager Les Snead and coach Sean McVay have both indicated in recent weeks that the Rams could lean on a disciplined approach at least through the first wave of free agency. That will start in-house, where some free agents could get extended — but may not, depending on how competitive their markets are.

    Here are the top free agents, and whether the Rams should, could or can re-sign them:

    Kevin Dotson, RG

    Dotson, for whom the Rams traded in August, quickly became a part of one of the strongest interior offensive line tandems in the NFL alongside rookie left guard Steve Avila. He will likely have a competitive first voyage into free agency.

    Snead has publicly acknowledged the team’s desire to extend Dotson, but also the realities of his potential options. Because they have a first-round pick (that could become multiple high second-round picks, knowing Snead’s history) they may not be willing to get into a lengthy negotiation with Dotson and a team with more resources.

    “I would bet that he’ll definitely have a marketplace, for sure, people are gonna want him to come play football for them — we’re one of those teams,” Snead said last month, adding that the process could take some time. “But I can say, too, agents will call (and) we’ll start engineering and designing kind of a blueprint, more of a timeline of communication so that each step of the way they know where we stand.”

    Continuing to invest in their offensive line, whether via an extension for Dotson, elsewhere in free agency or the draft or all of the above, should be a priority for the Rams into 2024.

    Coleman Shelton*, C
    A point of clarity on Shelton: He is not yet technically an unrestricted free agent, though could become one if he decides to void the last year in his contract. He has until late February to decide, shortly before the new league year begins. If he declines to void 2024, he will have one year left on his deal.

    Shelton, a former undrafted free agent, became the Rams’ full-time starter at center through the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

    Ahkello Witherspoon, CB

    Witherspoon took a chance on himself with a low-cost, one-year deal in free agency last summer. It could pay off because of his play throughout 2023 (though he suffered slightly from a groin injury late in the year). Cornerback is a position that the Rams often look at in their compensatory pick calculation because the nature of the position often commands a higher salary.

    Witherspoon led the Rams with three interceptions and ranked No. 9 in the NFL in pass breakups with 14. He also recovered two fumbles.

    The Rams are thin at reliable cornerback despite investing in the draft two years ago. Witherspoon was their most consistent player (and their only corner above 6 feet). They’ll need to add here in the spring, whether via free agency, trade or the draft.

    Demarcus Robinson, WR

    After the Rams’ Week 10 bye, and in partnership with a healthy Matthew Stafford, Robinson broke out with 356 yards and four touchdowns. The veteran receiver became the Rams’ No. 3 option, in tandem with third-year receiver Tutu Atwell. Robinson could quietly be an achievable signing for the Rams later in free agency if he’s available for a lower-cost deal. The coaching staff internally praised his fit in the offense by the end of the season as well as his infectious energy with teammates.

    The Rams will also need to focus some attention on the draft to continue supplementing this position, regardless of whether Robinson is extended.

    Jordan Fuller, S

    Fuller, a sixth-round draft pick in 2020, quickly secured a starting role as a rookie that only was derailed when he suffered from significant ankle and hamstring injuries at the end of 2021 and into 2022. In fact, Fuller earned a pay escalator on the final year of his contract because he had played so many snaps as a late-round rookie. He was also a team captain in two of his four seasons in Los Angeles. The problem? The Rams do not usually extend safeties, preferring instead to draft in the middle to later rounds and develop players at that position. Undoubtedly new defensive coordinator Chris Shula, who helped identify and then coached Fuller, would like to keep him around. But Fuller could have a competitive free agency between now-Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris and Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley (Fuller played for him at Ohio State) or even the Detroit Lions, whose GM Brad Holmes was a key voice in drafting him in Los Angeles. The Rams are not likely to be financially competitive at this position, though have previously entertained extensions for safeties if they are close to the minimum (Fuller can likely get more elsewhere).

    Carson Wentz, QB

    I have Wentz listed not because he’d necessarily be a priority for the Rams but because their backup quarterback position remains a question into 2024, without certainty that fourth-round draft pick Stetson Bennett will return from the non-football/illness list. Wentz, 31, would be a reliable backup and played well in a Week 18 win at San Francisco.

    Let’s understand, though, that a quarterback with Wentz’s experience could want to try to start somewhere and there is precedent, after Baker Mayfield’s blueprint of a “quarterback reset” in Tampa Bay following his brief time in Los Angeles in 2022. Even if the Rams want to retain Wentz, it might be out of their hands. Time will tell. Regardless, they need to solidify Stafford’s backup.

    Last month, they signed quarterback Dresser Winn to a reserve/futures contract.

    Brett Maher, K

    I wouldn’t call Maher specifically a priority free agent for the Rams, but his placement here is symbolic of a real need to figure out their kicker in 2024 after a disastrous 2023 season in which they went through five different kickers (Maher twice) and left 38 points on the board due to missed field goals and extra points. If Maher can be that player, great! They also signed kicker Tanner Brown, who was with them in OTAs, to a reserve/futures contract in January.

    Notes

    Starting left tackle Alaric Jackson, outside linebacker/defensive lineman Michael Hoecht, inside linebacker Christian Rozeboom, receiver Tyler Johnson and defensive lineman Jonah Williams are all restricted free agents, which means the Rams could issue a contract tender instead of an extension. Receiver/return specialist Austin Trammell and running back Ronnie Rivers are exclusive rights free agents.

    Others: Running back Royce Freeman, safety John Johnson III, tight end Brycen Hopkins, offensive lineman Tremayne Anchrum, defensive ends Earnest Brown IV and Larrell Murchison, cornerback Duke Shelley, long snapper Carson Tinker and inside linebacker Troy Reeder are also free agents.

    #149248
    Avatar photoInvaderRam
    Moderator

    A point of clarity on Shelton: He is not yet technically an unrestricted free agent, though could become one if he decides to void the last year in his contract. He has until late February to decide, shortly before the new league year begins.

     

    so he’s not necessarily a free agent yet? well that changes things if he decides to stay.

    #149204
    Avatar photoBilly_T
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    Also: If the Rams want to take a gamble on greatness at tackle, there’s Kingsley Suamataia (BYU), who may be the most athletically gifted, freakish linemen his size in a generation. Right now, he’s probably a late 1st, early 2nd rounder, so McSnead might hear some screams from the fanbase if they stick and pick him at #19. Trade down, and it makes a ton of sense. He may need a redshirt year, but you just don’t find many human beings who can beat 21mph on the GPS tracker at 6’6″, 318. He did that last year, according to Bruce Feldman’s freak list . . . and is up to 325 now. Incredibly strong, agile, etc.

    if he is that i don’t think he’ll be available late first or second. but then. maybe someone will be willing to trade up to get him giving the rams the opportunity to pick up another draft pick. or they just pick him at 19.

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    This is pre-Combine, of course, so it’s highly provisional. But here’s the average slotting for offensive tackles at the moment:

    https://www.nflmockdraftdatabase.com/big-boards/2024/consensus-big-board-2024?pos=OT

    Joe Alt OT Notre Dame

    Olumuyiwa Fashanu OT Penn State

    Taliese Fuaga OT Oregon State

    JC Latham OT Alabama

    Amarius Mims OT Georgia

    Troy Fautanu OT Washington

    Tyler Guyton OT Oklahoma

    Jordan Morgan OT Arizona

    Kingsley Suamataia OT BYU

    ____

    Obviously, they’re not all gonna be chosen in the 1st round. Several will fall to the 2nd. Also, Latham is basically only a right tackle, unless he drops 30 pounds or so. He’s freakish, too, at 360. Suamataia and the rest should be able to play either tackle spot.

    #149263
    Avatar photoZooey
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    I definitely think the Rams should draft several O-line guys

    If they keep Stafford healthy, they have a shot at the Super Bowl. Depth on the OL is important. And luck.

    Their chances improve with some secondary excellence.

    After that, RB depth and pass rush come into play.

    Everything else is gravy/insurance.

    #149264
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    Everything else is gravy/insurance.

    I think they need another pass-rushing DT.

    History demonstrates conclusively that 2 are never enough.

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