Rams need?

if i had to rank, i’d say.

defensive back (safety and a corner needed)

offensive line (left tackle and a center)

wr/te (i include them together cuz really either one would do in this offense. mcvay loves tight ends)

outside linebacker

defensive end

me personally. i think they’re better off signing cheap veteran talent at offensive line and one premium signing at wide receiver. i don’t think drafting more young guys is going to help much. get somebody who’s ready to step in day 1.

draft defense. this is a strong draft for defense. you can draft a guy and reasonably expect him to start right away.

after watching the defensive backs today, i’m confident they can find a starter at corner, safety, and outside linebacker at least. if they just stay disciplined and stick to the draft board. they could put out a great defense next year if they draft right.

on offense, if they can make key free agent additions at wide receiver and offensive line and if goff can improve, they should be fine there. draft an offensive lineman who needs to be developed. or draft a wide receiver who isn’t quite ready to step in and start. they’re no better than they were last year.

Rams need?

To win.

Anyway I agree with the posts already written in this thread but just want to add that IMO so many different things went wrong last year that it is actually very difficult to tell, at least when it comes to the offense, where the Rams stand in terms of talent. They are young and went through a strange year, so it’s hard to say what they have. Are any of the young linemen redeemable? Are any of the young receivers viable? Is Gurley recoverable? Can Goff progress? It’s actually hard to answer any of that.

Plus they face a draft that is relatively deficient in their apparent areas of need on offense, but just overflowing with defensive talent. Because they franchised Tru, they also don’t have much in the way of resources for free agency, either.

Here’s an example of how messy all this is and hard to figure out, on offense. Last year behind the same line, Keenum operated with virtually half the sack percentage that Goff ended up getting. That looks to me like Keenum was handling protections and spotting blitzes pre-snap like a veteran and Goff wasn’t. Well how much of that was on the OL? How much of it was on Goff and can he get a better handle on that stuff. And given that kind of murkiness (though this is just one example), how close or how far are they on the OL to coming through finally and being stable? I have no idea.

So, I am confused. What the Rams need, then, is just to be far less confused about all this than I am.