Billy_T wrote:

If Dallas Turner is there at #19, the Rams should pounce.

i would love for that to happen, but i think he’s gone by then. they’d have to trade up to get him.

as far as defensive backs. someone’s gonna slip. i still like cooper dejean and it seems like he’s a prime candidate to slip down the draft. it might be better for the rams to trade down and keep accumulating draft picks.

zn wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

one thing i could see them doing. if they are interested in taliese fuaga. they probably have to trade up for him. but if they were to draft him then they let dotson go. plug fuaga at right guard. hav at right tackle. alaric at left tackle. sign him to a multi-year contract. avila at left guard. shelton at center. and what i like about it is you plug fuaga at rg but then he’s a logical candidate to replace hav the next year. his combine tape looks amazing. very quick. supposedly very impressive in interviews.

How does them signing Dotson impact your thinking on this?

i don’t think they go this route anymore. most likely draft a prospect in the lower rounds. i’m now leaning toward edge rusher, cornerback, wide receiver. i’m not as high on latu as some people are. but what do i know? and projections right now are leaning that way.

i like chop robinson. he’s toolsy to borrow a term from baseball. i wouldn’t mind seeing a cornerback either. wide receiver would be out of left field but it might make sense long term.

i could see a scenario where rams draft powers-johnson. now THAT would be intriguing… what a potentially scary iol THAT would be.

• This reply was modified 1 year, 1 month ago by InvaderRam.

zn wrote:

Now they are shaping up to have a great IOL.

dare i say the greatest interior oline i’ve seen since watching the rams?

one thing i could see them doing. if they are interested in taliese fuaga. they probably have to trade up for him. but if they were to draft him then they let dotson go. plug fuaga at right guard. hav at right tackle. alaric at left tackle. sign him to a multi-year contract. avila at left guard. shelton at center.

and what i like about it is you plug fuaga at rg but then he’s a logical candidate to replace hav the next year. his combine tape looks amazing. very quick. supposedly very impressive in interviews.

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Billy_T wrote:

Quinyon Mitchell* would be a great 1st rounder. Could be the Rams’ lock-down corner for years. But I’d take Dallas Turner, the edge rusher, before him, if he falls.

i would love to see those guys on the rams. but yeah. i don’t see them being available at 19. but who knows. maybe a trade up? personally i’d want turner.

the offensive tackles look really good. and there should be one available at 19.

it sounds like shelton is likely to come back so i’d prefer a tackle.

i read my previous post and it wasn’t very well written.

but if they do decide to move on from dotson the rams need to draft online early and often.

watching the combine right now. lots of talented olineman. amarius mims looks electric. wow. draft him in the first round if he gets that far.

i’m a little worried they won’t be able to keep dotson.

oline testing and drills at the combine today.

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well one thing also about nacua.  he needs to somehow learn how to absorb less punishment.  like coop he tends to get banged up.  he got a little lucky last year in that he didn’t miss any games i don’t think.  but he was getting hit a lot.  and there were times you could see he was really hurting.  i don’t know if you can learn that or not.  but i do worry about his health.

and then yes.  the hands and the route running needs to be improved.  but those are things that can definitely be worked on.

Zooey wrote:

The Dodgers own LA.

i could not agree more. whether they suck or whether they’re good dodgers fans will always be there to support their team.

a lot of people say it’s a lakers town but it’s simply not true. i’ve been to lakers games when they sucked and it’s dead. the fans only truly show up when they’re winning championships. but the dodgers? i’ve never been to a dodger game and dodger fans don’t show up. part of it is i think the affordability of games. and the atmosphere. yes. dodger stadium is amazing. it’s great to go to during the summer. take in a game. just soak in all the people in the stadium hanging out and having a good time. drinking a beer. lakers are just a little less accessible. personally i’m not willing to throw down that much cash to see them play. yeah. i agree. there’s just something amazing about socal summers. catching a baseball game. and rams are even less accessible. too much money. it’s too hard to afford anything more than the occasional game every now and then. i bought season tickets the year they came back. but since then i’ve only been to one game because i had to see sofi. just an aside note. la coliseum is amazing. i love that stadium.

i did meet one man. rabid rams fan. had season tickets every year since they came back but followed them since he was a kid. but he hated the dodgers with a passion. i asked him why. apparently he was born and raised in chavez ravine. could never forgive them for taking his home from him.

Zooey wrote:

LA has 2 NFL teams, 2 MLB, 2 NBA, 2 NHL, 2 MLS, 2 NCAA FB. Never mind all the non-sports attractions. That’s just the competition for sports identity.

as well as college sports. usc and ucla being the top two universities. but also pepperdine and others i’m probably forgetting.

but it’s not just the rams. whenever i go to the dodgers cardinals games in la there is a large contingent of cardinals fans. always. i’ve been there when the giants come to town and there’s a swath of giants fans attending. not quite to the degree of rams games but the dodgers are the dodgers. it would take a long time for the rams to reach that kind if status in this town.

zn wrote:

Ian Rapoport@RapSheet

The #Rams are expected to hire Jerry Schuplinski as a senior offensive assistant, source said. He did excellent work developing Michael Mayer in the #Raiders TE room last season and has also coached QBs as well.

maybe he and caley can continue to develop davis allen. they’re gonna need him next season.

saw this on reddit. apparently scheelhaase was working with mostly freshmen his first year as a coordinator.

In Scheelhaase’s only season as offensive coordinator, the Cyclones averaged 26.2 points per game — up from 20.2 in 2022 — and went 7-6 overall in 2023, 6-3 in the Big 12 Conference.

Somebody here also mentioned it was with a bunch of freshmen.