Rams Trade For #1 Pick!!!!

Rams trade up to acquire No. 1 pick from Titans

Conor Orr NFL.com

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000652822/article/titans-have-traded-the-no1-pick-to-the-rams

The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms to trade the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft to the Los Angeles Rams.

In a stunning development that shakes up the top of the leaderboard and almost definitely gives the Rams their next quarterback of the future, the Titans ended the day with an impressive stable of picks. The Rams came up farther (No. 15) than any team in NFL history to acquire the No. 1 pick and that came at a steep price.

Tennessee gets: Rams first-round pick (2016), two second-round picks (2016) third-round pick (2016), first-round pick (2017), third-round pick (2017).

Rams get: Titans first overall pick (2016), Titans fourth-round pick (2016), Titans sixth-round pick (2016).

Around The NFL will have much more on the development shortly.

It’s way too much.

But then…maybe they trade down again. There’s 3 qbs they could take, presumably, and maybe they trade down and take their guy after giving someone else a different guy.

They gave up a lot, but at least they’re serious about finding a QB.

Keenum is not the answer, unless the question is whether we want to keep missing the playoffs.

The Rams don’t even need a great QB, just a good one. Hell, even above average would work. Somehow, this team has to get out of the bottom of the league in QB and WR stats. The passing game is pathetic. An upgrade at QB is the best solution to that problem.

The Rams are paying a steep price, but without a decent QB this defense, running game, and special teams will continue to win 7-8 games.

I guess we’ll see where this goes. Who knows? Maybe even more maneuvering will occur before the draft.

Zooey wrote:

Too steep a price, imo. I don’t like it.

It’s a huge roll of the dice.

This trade would make sense if there was a projected Peyton Manning level QB in this draft.

But there isn’t so it doesn’t.

It was a Kroenke marketing trade, not a football trade. imo

Winnbrad wrote:

nittany ram wrote:

Zooey wrote:

Too steep a price, imo. I don’t like it.

It’s a huge roll of the dice.

This trade would make sense if there was a projected Peyton Manning level QB in this draft.

But there isn’t so it doesn’t.

Yep. Agreed. It’s a huge price and a big risk. But what’s the alternative? 7-8 wins is all we’re going to get out of the current lineup, imo. Maybe, with some luck and health we win 9.

I think it’s a risk the Rams have to take.

On the other hand, I’m not 100% certain the Rams keep the #1 pick. Snead has been wheeling and dealing more than any GM in the league for the last few years. Anything could happen between now and the draft.

EDIT: Sorry. I screwed up the quote thingy.

You make a good point about shaking up the status quo. No-one should expect significant improvement on offense if the Rams are just going to trot out the same marginal QBs again. But did they have to move up all the way to number 1 to get one of these good (but nowhere near elite) QB prospects? That is too steep a price for any “not-ready-for-primetime-player” not named Bill Murray.

I agree with Ag. This is more about Stan wanting to make opening day in LA the biggest extravaganza he possibly can.

Love the idea of it regardless of what they gave up.

Won’t know if I truly love it until I watch the number one pick play.

I am on Team Wentz, BTW.

wv wrote:

Isiah58 wrote:

The Rams have to deal with Russell Wilson for the next 10 years. The needed a guy that can give them a shot. Three years from now, no one will miss those picks but they will be happy if they got their guy at QB.

Well, its bold, I’ll grant you that.

I would have done things differently myself,
but strangely, and unaccountably Snead did not
consult with me.

The Russell Wilson thing, cuts both ways to me. Yeah,
it points out how important a good QB is to a team,
but then…he was drafted in the Third round. The seahawks
didnt give up a gazzilion premium picks for him.
They just chose wisely in the third round.

w
v

Would the Rams have preferred to get their QB in the third round? Absolutely. But it is like a lottery ticket, right? How many third round QBs have been picked in the last 15 years? How many have become Russell Wilson? Can it be done? Yes. Is it something that you can plan on? Probably not. Its not a perfect solution, but if they are right the cost is insignificant. If they are wrong, well, maybe those same draft picks would have been wrong too. Let’s hope they choose wisely and the QB becomes the next Big Ben or even Phillip Rivers.

Isiah58 wrote:

Would the Rams have preferred to get their QB in the third round? Absolutely. But it is like a lottery ticket, right? How many third round QBs have been picked in the last 15 years? How many have become Russell Wilson? Can it be done? Yes. Is it something that you can plan on? Probably not. Its not a perfect solution, but if they are right the cost is insignificant. If they are wrong, well, maybe those same draft picks would have been wrong too. Let’s hope they choose wisely and the QB becomes the next Big Ben or even Phillip Rivers.

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Well the important thing iz,
I wont have to wait around for two hours on draft night
waiting for the Rams pick.

People need to factor that in,
i think.

w
v

They just gave up three starters, though.

I dunno. I was warming up to Lynch at 15.

In any event, this tells us that they aren’t in love with Mannion.

Mannion is our Kirk Cousins.

schefter reporting they are leaning toward goff.

Horrible trade. Here’s why…

1. They gut the better part of two drafts to take one unproven rookie and if it’s Wentz, a rookie that for all intents and purposes played against minor league college competition. He also ran the read option in college and, I’m guessing here, was not trained to read a defense. Most QBs coming out of college these days are similarly challenged.
2. The future…they’ll be paying the price for up to six years. Players taken this year and next would be the nucleus of the team five years down the road. This team will be dependent on expensive free agents or other teams cast offs to fill out the roster in the coming years. And we’ve seen that scenario play out in the recent past. Didn’t work out too well.
3.There is no one on Fisher’s staff that can up-coach this kid and have him ready to play in Game one, or build a game plan where he can succeed right away, in my opinion. And this QB WILL start no matter what.

And what of Mannion? They never even gave that kid a chance.

This is a fucking disaster of epic proportions. A desperation move if I ever saw one.

Ozoneranger wrote:

.There is no one on Fisher’s staff that can up-coach this kid and have him ready to play in Game one, or build a game plan where he can succeed right away, in my opinion.

Disagree strongly with that one.

I don’t buy into the arguments that this is some retrograde, backwards coaching staff.

I think the fact they went 7-9 with a young plus injured up OL and a melted down qb is testimony to how much better this staff is than many seem to think.