your take on the draft?

i’m a little underwhelmed. i like the noteboom and okoronkwo picks. that’s about it.

still think they need a tight end.

but i could be very wrong. i don’t watch college football much at all really so what do i know?

I think they did pretty well considering they did not draft until the 3rd round.

They got some OL guys, one or two of whom may emerge as starters. And they got a fistful of guys for the outside of the defense, and one run stopper LB. I figure if they get a guy or two out of all those DE/OLB types, this draft is a win.

Depth on both lines. Addressed weakness at stopping the run. A lot of competition for edge rusher. That combined with the rebuilt secondary and the addition of Suh and Cooks makes this a pretty good-looking football time right now.

The Rams are going to get a lot of love in the pre-season bullshit lovefest.

Put them all on roids and win the SB in 18. Or 19. Whatever.

Obviously, The Rams are looking at the Oline in 19. Well done.

I love what the Rams did this weekend. Snead stayed away from the Auburn players and I really think he kicked the rest of the league’s ass.

I’ve always been envious of 3-4 teams who can pick up guys who are a little too small that turn into pass rush terrors. I think the Rams did just that with Obo.

I’m really impressed with the first 3 defensive players that Snead took. They all have athletic numbers and were really productive in college. The Franklin kid didn’t play in a big conference but he was still put up some nice stats.

Someone, I think it was Pat Kirwan, wrote an article about how explosive players have a score of 70 if you combine the vertical, bench press, and broad jump. An elite athlete like Donald registered a score of 77.

Here’s Obo & Franklin:
Franklin-Myers: 69
Obo: 75

And Kiser outperformed Ogletree on EVERY combine test, except the broad jump.

I really wouldn’t be surprised to see any of those 3 defensive guys step in this year and make good plays. All 3 of them seem like they could help provide the foundation of a 3-4 defense for a good bit.

Noteboom’s quick feet are really impressive when I watched a little of his play on youtube. That quickness is verified by his short shuttle (which should be .5 seconds slower than the 40 time for players who have good quickness.)

Noteboom put up a sub 5.00 40 time, which seems to be important for LOT prospects, & backed that up with a 4.44 in the short shuttle. For comparison’s sake, GRob’s 40 time was 4.92 but his shuttle was 4.86.

Noteboom also looked really good in space on a play or two from his bowl game. It’s easy to see him making some plays in the screens that the Rams were successful with last year.

I have no idea about the center, but he seems a little small. We’ll see about him.

Cal wrote:

And Kiser outperformed Ogletree on EVERY combine test, except the broad jump.

and in production in college. i didn’t know anything about him, but the more i read the more impressed i am.

it should be interesting. how this defense develops. and if kiser and ogbo can make an impact this season.

zn wrote:

Outside of Noteboom, this draft seemed to be all about solid role players.

i think ogbo could surprise. not this year. but in the future. he’s got a chance to be a good player. more than just a role player. but yeah. i agree.