can’t wait to see suh line up next to donald.

and then to see the new secondary?

after last season ended i wasn’t too sure about how wade was going to improve the defense. now it looks like a potentially great one on paper.

that surprises me. i read somewhere last season where he was better against the run than you might imagine. but i didn’t think he was that good.

how was he in pass defense?

zn wrote:

I think Goff will be better, though it’s not clear how much better. Either way they can win with what he already was last year.

and you gotta figure kupp gets better. and you could even see everett getting better. i wouldn’t count on it, but it would definitely be a plus.

all i can say jack is that you would be missed more than any seven round mock draft you could post.

i imagine you’d be doing mock drafts in that great mock draft room in the sky…

Agamemnon wrote:

Edge rushers might not be a strength, but I don’t see them as a flaw.

yeah. just not enough info at this stage. but i think they’ve got a chance to be good. i like ebukam and okoronkwo.

it’d be nice if he could play two more years.

Agamemnon wrote:

This approach worked fine last year when the draft talent and the Rams needs matched. But this year it didn’t. The Rams didn’t make bad picks, but I think they could have better picks.

i think you’re thinking specifically edge rushers.

i woulda done the same. ebukam, sweat, and okoronkwo woulda been a good rotation i think.

i think they coulda gotten allen later.

i did like the noteboom pick. a lot. i understand what jake was saying about crosby being a little more versatile. i don’t see noteboom playing guard. but the potential for me woulda been too hard to pass up. i think he’s got a real chance to be able to play left tackle. and i don’t know that i’d pass that up in the third round.

i’m also not sure about franklin-myers. although i admit i haven’t seen these guys play.

but again. and maybe it’s just me being too narrowly focused. but i thought the rams had a chance to build a vicious front seven. maybe it still is. but josh sweat could have been a real find in the fourth round. instead he goes to a very strong philly team who – if things go right for the rams – will be the main obstacle to the rams getting to a superbowl.

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interesting video there. see him dropping into coverage a little bit. and he’s got a motor.

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:

No, 34″ is good arm length, but it’s GREAT arm length for a guy that’s six feet tall. He’s got longer arms than Buckner and Armstead despite being 7 inches shorter.

well. again. 34″ is long even for a guy that’s 6’5″. his height and the leverage he can create being so low to the ground. and the length. combined with the agility. i wonder how good he can be.

melvin ingram
6’2″ 264 lbs
31.5″ arms 9.625″ hands
40 – 4.79 (1.62 10 yd split)
short shuttle – 4.18
3 cone – 6.83
vert broad – 34.5″
broad – 109″
bp – 28

50 games 111 tackles 30.5 tfl 21.5 sacks 1 ff 0 fr

ogbonnia okoronkwo
6’2″ 253 lbs
33.75″ arms 9″ hands
40 – 4.77 (1.65 10 yd split)
short shuttle – 4.39
3 cone – 6.84
vert broad – 38″
broad – 121″
bp – 27

35 games 162 tackles 33 tfl 20 sacks 5 ff 2 fr

so he got outperformed in the short shuttle but is on par in terms of 40 speed and the 3 cone. plus, he displays significantly more explosiveness than ingram looking at his vertical and broad jumps.

and most importantly he’s got a length advantage over ingram.

zn wrote:

He didn’t play football until his sophomore year in high school, so it’s possible he will learn to be more than just a pass rusher.

that’s also interesting and something i did not know.

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.