zn wrote:

doesn’t have long arms

his arms measure 33 3/4″. that’s pretty long. 34″ would be ideal, but his arms are long enough.

his 40 was only 4.77. but his 10 yd split was 1.65. that’s fast. not elite but fast. quinn’s was 1.64.

and his 3 cone was 6.84. again. fast.

Agamemnon wrote:

I like Sweat and Armstrong. And this guy, 195. Hercules Mata’afa, EDGE, Washington State.

sweat if they want to swing for the fences. that guy has all the potential in the world it seems like.

rams did have armstrong on one of their personal visits i believe… so that would definitely not be surprising. he’s another guy who might have been misused in college. had a huge 2016 season.

i personally like okoronkwo. i think his athleticism is better than people think. 6.84 3 cone drill at his pro day which is phenomenal. rams have visited with him.

Zooey wrote:

Pfffft.

Okay.

I don’t know.

Never heard of this guy until a coupla hours ago.

But if he seriously takes over at LOT from Whitworth?

Okay. Steal. Big, big steal.

I will take him as a 2nd stringer.

Starter at LOT? Yeah. Steal.

I am not optimistic enough for that, though. But that is me, not Noteboom.

i’ve known about this guy for awhile. i saw his name still on the board but was so focused on edge rushers that i didnt realize he was still available.

never seen him play, but his numbers really stand out. has it all.

i’m hopeful, but i also realize the stats regarding third rounders don’t favor him. still. maybe he can eventually be the rams’ right tackle.

left tackle? if that were to happen. yeah. big time hit.

i think they’ve played this draft well so far. traded back. still got a good oline prospect. and there are some good edge rushers still available.

Hram wrote:

Bets for the 4th round?

i’d like to see them draft a tight end and an edge rusher. best player available with the third pick.

second round is now over.

armstrong, carter, sweat, and okoronkwo all still available.

i like all these guys.

i don’t like key.

22 picks until rams third rounder.

zn wrote:

Titans took Landry.

i read that he had some medical issues which caused him to drop.

i don’t think any edge rushers were picked in the first round. good for the rams.

i can’t even stand it right now. i’m bored.

my dog was a hemophiliac. we adopted him from a shelter, but they had no idea he had that problem aside from some bleeding problems when they pulled his baby teeth.

he’d have episodes every now and then, but neither we nor the vet had any idea what was going on. then last year, he became paralyzed from his midsection down. at first they thought it was just a herniated disc, and we opted for surgery. but when they cut him open, that’s when they realized he had a blood disorder. they couldn’t get the bleeding to stop. we gave him some plasma treatments, but he wasn’t getting better.

i had to make the decision to put him to sleep. if he did survive, which wasn’t even guaranteed, his quality of life would have been poor.

in short. it really really sucked.

zn wrote:

“This is not your typical draft,” said one veteran club official Sunday. “The second, third and even fourth rounds are gold.”

Well that’s lucky for the Rams.

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interesting.

i really want to see okoronkwo in horns next year.

this guy has almost everything. he’s got length, explosion, quickness.

only things he lacks is 40 speed and prototypical size. but with his long arms and his short area quickness, i don’t think it matters.

and most of all this guy has produced in college.

JackPMiller wrote:

85 ER Kemoko Turay Rutgers 6-5 253 4.6 –
86 ER Dorance Armstrong Kansas 6-4 257 4.8 83.81
87 ER Ogbonnia Okoronkwo Oklahoma 6-2 253 4.7 92.04
88 LB Darius Leonard South Carolina St 6-2 234 4.7 –
89 ER Duke Ejiofor Wake Forest 6-4 270 – –
90 OT Geron Christian Louisville 6-5 298 5.3 –

91 S Marcus Allen Penn St 6-2 215 4.5 86.09
92 TE Ian Thomas Indiana 6-4 259 4.7 82.09

right around where the rams pick first (#87).

Agamemnon wrote:

$6,892,000(Donald’s wage this year) – $775,000(5th year minimum wage) = $6,117,000 X 5years = $30,585,000. The Rams take Donald’s wage this year and convert it to signing bonus. They can do this for 5 years. He gets ~$31 million dollars this year.

sign him already dammit!

pay the man!

i want to see him play his career as a ram.

• This reply was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by InvaderRam.

zn wrote:

Part of the Patriots’ success under Belichick in the salary-cap era has been maintaining financial discipline and building a strong middle class on the roster

yeah i mean. it’s not like he doesn’t pay his players. the patriots do spend to the salary cap like everyone else, no?

so it’s more like he spreads it around more equally. i mean. that’s not so bad is it?

i bet he’s a great hugger.

but seriously. i’ll be pissed if they don’t extend this guy. let’s get this contract done already and then move on to cooks.