Rams 2nd round pick, Max Klare, TE

Is there a name for an offense that uses 0 WRs and 4 Tight Ends?

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i don’t hate the pick. i don’t love it either.

if they were going to pick a tight end, i wanted it to be sadiq or stowers. when the rams picked simpson, sadiq was obviously out of the question. i was hoping stowers would be there, but he got picked early.

not a bad pick. and maybe it was just getting lost on that star studded team.

i think he and ferguson could eventually be a good duo, but they’re very unproven. and like has been mentioned, three of their five tight ends could be gone next year.

He runs with more authority than Ferguson.

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zn wrote:

The idea that this draft was all about the 2026 window was obviously wrong.

yeah i see a lot of people ripping the pick only because it’s a tight end they picked. i don’t mind that they picked another tight end given that they intend to run more 13 personnel. i just don’t know that klare was the right tight end.

but i could be wrong. he was buried under a talented group of skill position players at osu. he looks athletic enough on tape. and from reports i read he may be a better blocker than stowers at this stage. he didn’t participate in the testing numbers at the combine or pro day due to an ankle injury although he did participate in drills.

he also has limited experience as a tight end. converted to tight end his junior year in highschool and only played seven games his first two years at purdue which is probably why he transferred to osu and stayed one more year. off of his last year at purdue, he was projected to be one of the top tight ends in college as a fourth year junior.

this pff article was interesting. his last year at purdue was more impressive than his year at osu. based off 2024 i am comfortable with him as a receiving tight end. he did improve as a run blocker in 2025 and actually graded out higher than either sadiq or stowers in that category but regressed substantially in his receiving.

https://www.pff.com/news/draft-consensus-top-three-tight-end-prospects-for-fantasy-football

this is a write up of klare. you have to scroll down along with the video it references.

https://cjfreel.substack.com/p/147-carnell-tate-max-klare-and-eric

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Well, I dont get why you think the third rounder is a guard? He started all his college games except one at Tackle.

Cause to me, 6’4 = Rams guard.

Moving college tackles inside to guard is an old NFL thing.

his length isn’t ideal for a tackle. doesn’t mean he can’t, but most likely his ideal position is guard.

they said he can play all five positions. my secret hope is he can play center?

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But I will say that the Rams arguably DID go for it when the acquired McDuffie with their first round pick, and snagged the other dude whatshisface in free agency.

So they’re sitting there with the 13th pick that they paid very little to acquire. And, as we know, it usually costs a lot to get a good QB. Brady and Purdy are exceptions, but that’s 2 QBs in the past 25 years. You either have to give up a lot of capital, or you have to go through a dark patch as a team.

If Simpson actually develops into Bulger, we will come around to loving this pick.

The algebra is tricky. Lots of unknowns.

Their approach was rational, and forward-thinking, and kinda bold. And yes, Ty Simpson could turn out to be a good QB, down the road.

But what if that good-future-QB-pick costs the Rams a Super Bowl this season? What if Davante or Puka go down. (Puka plays like a tasmanian devil, and Davante is old)

I agree with the Seahawk fans 🙂

I would have prioritized picks that are plug-and-play and make an impact THIS season. Lemon seemed like one of those guys.

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zn wrote:

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But what if that good-future-QB-pick costs the Rams a Super Bowl this season? What if Davante or Puka go down. (Puka plays like a tasmanian devil, and Davante is old)

Arguably, they just needed the corners. They managed to have the #1 offense in the league last year with the receivers they have–including PN and DA missing time.

In the final 2 games against Seattle, they faced a super bowl defense that was 6th in yards and 1st in points allowed. And in those 2 games averaged–on just offense–534 yards, 32 points, and 0 turnovers.

Their problem was defense, and the weak spot was CB.

Yeah, they fixed their glaring weakness. True. And so they looked at the 13 pick with that in mind and they concluded they didn’t need to add a WR.

I dont agree with that approach. That number one offense could be better with M.Lemon. Especially if there are injuries.

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zn wrote:

True. But the point is, with a good defense they wouldn’t need the offense to be #1 every game. We already saw how having the #1 offense didn’t matter against Seattle since the Rams also had what turned out to be the #17 defense.

The defense should be better. Indeed.

They coulda made the offense better with a stud WR. Instead they picked Simpson.

Seattle is right there with the Rams. (Not to mention the Bears, Lions, Packers, 49ers, Eagles…) I think they coulda used another great WR.

Ok, I’ve said my piece on this issue.

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