zn wrote:

[from the article linked above]: Donald shared a video from their workout and it looked as intense as you’d expect.

i really wish donald would come back. he and verse would be something else.

emmanuel forbes. i like that we keep hearing his name. i almost forgot about him. he was widely ranked as a first or second round caliber draft pick and a top 5 to top 10 cornerback in that draft class. wow. i just wonder why washington gave up on him less than halfway through his sophomore season. i see articles citing lack consistency and progress. but he was only in his second year. were there attitude issues? but then i read nothing of that with the rams. if he succeeds with the rams that’ll look real bad on the commanders.

Zooey wrote:

My guess is that the Rams were targeting Colston Loveland with the Panthers’ pick.

Look at who was drafted in the next 10 picks, and of all those guys,…it’s Loveland.

it couldn’t have been tetairoa mcmillan? that’s who the rams were supposedly targeting.

i agree. and i can’t wait to see what he does in his sophomore season.

well. basically it means while he doesn’t have high straight line speed he should have plenty of quickness and change of direction ability which should translate on the field where you aren’t running in a straight line. it should also help getting in and out his cuts when running routes and help him get separation from defenders.

his 40 time is similar to kupp’s. but also equally similar, his short shuttle and three cone times are on par with kupp’s. he doesn’t have kupp’s size, but he would also not be required to be a number one type receiver.

now agility numbers don’t necessarily guarantee success, it’s a piece of the puzzle. but i’m sure his mental makeup is off the charts given that the rams give that high priority. if his football instincts are on par with his physical ability and his character, i gotta think he’s a steal at 7.

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i really really like this pick. i really like a lot of these picks, but i think stewart and paul jr could take this front seven to a whole new level. not even taking into account the levels of improvement that verse and fiske could make in their second year. and the addition of ford too. almost forgot again.

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i didn’t know where to put this but apparently the rams hired anthony robinson from the titans. sorry if this was already posted.

zn wrote:

Run defense. Ford, Paul, Landman, Dolac.

i keep forgetting about ford. should be significant upgrade over brown iii.

chris paul jr and dolac both should be pushing speights for that starting lb position, and you figure landman should at least be solid.

don’t know about most excited ever, but at least an upgrade over last year.

zn wrote:

I wonder how often in all of NFL history a team would have 3 players on a list like that.

i noticed that. pretty cool.

doesn’t even include turner.

and not that i expect stewart or paul jr to be in the top 10, but they should add some depth and variety to the pass rush.

zn wrote:

Just for clarity here’s the whole tweet. The parts missing in your post are red in this one:

but also. he says he was one of four to achieve those marks in the last five years. does anyone know who the other three are? i’d be interested to know.

zn wrote:

But plenty of units have limited depth.” That position group for the Rams according to Schatz is wide receiver.

amari cooper and keenan allen are both available. are they fits? are they even affordable? and isn’t cornerback supposed to be thin too?

zn wrote:

wv wrote:

I like this Covey kid. He doesnt look like a burner, but he looks like he has great vision and quickness.

Yeah. Having watched nothing but those highlights, it’s evident that his “superpower” is sudden short area quickness/slash/abrupt open field acceleration.

40 time was only 4.50.

but his short shuttle was 4.09 and his 3-cone was 6.73.

so yeah. he’s got short area quickness to spare.

ok. i take it back. maybe even right away?

the pass rush win rate on true dropbacks. graded higher than guys like the boss brothers, garrett, and hendrickson? sounds impressive. and then they said he was easily the toughest guy on that michigan team? i see shades of aaron donald. not saying he’ll reach that level of greatness but maybe a guy teams underestimated because of his lack of size. wasn’t a big time prospect coming out of high school because he only played two years.