I see they also signed WR, EJ Williams from Indiana. He’s taller with decent straight line speed. So far Williams and Peterson from Wisconsin are the players that I’m at least somewhat familiar with. I like them both. I could see them making the practice squad this year.

EDIT: actually, I’m not sure if Williams signed with the Rams, might a Raider. Wait and see I guess.

• This reply was modified 5 months, 1 week ago by canadaram.

Zooey wrote:

Both Seattle and San Francisco fans are happy about the pick. Radio people in NoCal are very pleased.

I was listening to PFT Live this morning and Chris Simms said the same thing. He is friends with Kyle Shanahan and mentioned that Shanahan said he was bothered/worried by the fact that the Rams had the 13th pick were going to add a player who would be immediately impactful to an already good roster.

I agree that the pick makes sense though. I was hoping that the Rams would get a QB in the first round the year that they took Verse. I thought Stafford only had a year left back then. If they are picking late next year, it will be tough to find Stafford’s heir apparent. Hopefully Simpson doesn’t have to see the field this year.

Ross Tucker has several pre draft discussions about Ty Simpson. Cosell mentions McVay specifically as part of his talk.

CD and Eisen in a pre draft discussion about the Rams potentially drafting Simpson:

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canadaram wrote:

didn’t know it was going to be the Rams until he saw the area code on his phone when the Rams were in the clock.

So that tells us one thing.

He has a mind that can immediately identify at least 32 different area codes.

Exactly. Why else would I share that information? Mendoza only knows 7 of them.

Just listened to Ty Simpson being interviewed on Sirius’s draft coverage. Ty said he never met with McVay pre draft. Looking forward to meeting and learning from both McVay and Stafford. Knew he’d go in the first round, didn’t know it was going to be the Rams until he saw the area code on his phone when the Rams were in the clock.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZS9JeSyDW/

FWIW, Chris Simms has Boston as his number 1 receiver. So, at lease one pundit likes him more than the other receivers. I’m always looking ways to make myself feel good about a pick.

In a draft supposedly rich with receivers, I am all in on the Rams drafting 2 even if they do it in the first 3 rounds. However, I will be annoyed if they trade up to pick one. I am no expert, but I think they can stay put or even trade back in the first and find a decent option.

Whether it be Puka’s off-field behaviour or his cost, or a combination of his cost and behaviour, I will totally get it if the Rams feel that they have to move on from him. Either way, finding a couple of receivers before the end of July seems like a good idea right now.

Chris Simms receiver rankings.

A bit of an alternative perspective compared to what we have seen repeatedly about the 2026 receivers so far.

Chapters:
(0:00) Texas is in the Sweet 16, so Chris is wearing…a St. John’s jacket?!?
(8:40) BREAKING NEWS: Jaxon Smith-Njigba signs record extension
(13:15) Simms 2026 Draft WR Rankings
(15:45) WR #1 Denzel Boston (Washington)
(26:40) WR #2 Jordyn Tyson (Arizona State)
(38:50) WR #3 Chris Brazzell II (Tennessee)
(47:20) WR #4 Carnell Tate (Ohio State)
(59:00) DraftKings: 1st WR drafted
(1:00:35) WR #5 Zachariah Branch (Georgia)
(1:09:35) Recapping Chris’ Top 5 WR

wv wrote:

Did Maxx Crosby fail his physical with the Ravens? I’m seeing blurbs online about that, but i dunno whether its rumors or what.

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That’s bananas. How does this potentially impact their cap and all the FA that they intend to sign starting tomorrow. Are they going to be desperate to offload him?

Seems like decent value, assuming he can play more games than he misses. I too hope this doesn’t shut the door on drafting Sadiq.

Now that the Rams have already used their 2nd pick of the first round on a veteran CB, I wonder if any team that is interested in Ty Simpson will feel the need to jump up ahead of the Rams and pick Simpson at 12. I doubt it happens as Simpson seems more like a late first rounder or an early 2nd at this point, but who knows. Assuming the Rams have no interest in Simpson, I’d love for that to happen as it will push either a quality receiver or a DB down to LA.

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from The Athletic, Everything we learned about all 32 teams at the 2026 NFL combine: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7077535/2026/03/02/nfl-combine-2026-takeaways-free-agency-plans/?campaign=17105581&source=athletic_targeted_email&userId=603890

Los Angeles Rams

The Rams really do not value the combine. General manager Les Snead and coach Sean McVay have routinely not attended the annual event, but it was jarring to spend most of the week in Indianapolis and to see almost no presence from the franchise and to hear about that absence from staffers on other teams. Los Angeles does risk giving up some intel — namely in meeting with lots of prospects, a process that is more limited after the combine — but it does speak to the franchise’s resistance of groupthink culture in order to find specific fits to draft and develop in their schemes and cultures that can pounce on market inefficiencies. It can be seen as a bit of an arrogant approach, but it’s hard to argue with the track record that has taken mid-round players such as Cooper Kupp, Puka Nacua, Byron Young and Quentin Lake and turned them into stars. — Nate Atkins

Perhaps the entire front office has read Gladwell’s Talking to Strangers, and as a result feels like you just can’t trust what you learn from your interactions with unfamiliar people in these contexts.