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Now we need a Center and help on the DLine. I’m assuming a Center or 3-4 DE will be picked with our 2nd round pick.
i wonder if they’d take mcdowell if he got to them. i also wonder how they rank kpassagnon.
also maybe sanbagger gets his wish and elfein becomes a target with that second rounder.
me: pretty much sounds like a younger, less expensive Garcon.
i don’t know about in terms of style or anything, but statistically his first four years are comparable to garcon.
I love the Whitworth signing. Whitworth, GRob, C, Saffold, Havenstein looks like a pretty decent o-line depending on what they do at center.
I think they might have overpaid for Woods whose production makes him seem like a younger version of Britt but he may not have hit his ceiling yet and they needed a WR so it’s all good…
oh i like the whitworth signing. just not sure yet about the woods signing. but maybe he gets better. could be a late bloomer like garcon was. he’s been solid so far in his career. and he’s still young.
i think this sets them up well for the draft.
a little underwhelmed, but with what garcon was getting i’m fine with it. this is a not too expensive deal for a somewhat productive guy who will only be 25 come april.
he probably is what he is though with not too much room to improve. but maybe.
at this point i’d be over the moon if they could add one of the premium tight ends in this draft or just draft defense for rounds 2-4.
either way i’ll be happy.
i’ll say this. he’s performed at a high level, and while he’s 35 years old, his body hasn’t been beaten up like your typical 35 year old nfl body has. he came into the league as a 25 year old. he’s only been playing at the professional level for 11 years. and olineman can typically play longer anyway, so hopefully he’s taking care of his body.
and this draft class was pretty horrible at tackle.
ok now this is just ridiculous. looked up tj watt’s short shuttle and 3-cone times.
short shuttle was 4.13 seconds. 3-cone was 6.79.
ridiculous. both place him in the top 2 for his position. combine that with his relentless motor. this guy has only been playing his position for 2 years. imagine what he’d look like in 2 more years. and if he’s anything like his brother, he lives and breathes football.
yeah. this defensive class is loaded. one could easily get 4 starters on defense this year without a first round pick. that’s how strong this defensive class is.
tj watt. brother of jj watt. so yeah. he’s gonna get hype. but here’s the thing. wade phillips coached jj in houston. that’s one thing. he’s only played linebacker for 2 years. converted from tight end. so he’s raw. but if he’s anything like his brother, he’s going to be a relentless worker. wade’s gonna like that.
he also might drop considering the amount of talent in this year’s class of linebackers and edge rushers.
the only drawback i can think of is his injury history. he’s had problems staying healthy.
6’4″ 252 pounds
33.125″ arms
11″ hands
40 – 4.69s
vert – 37″
broad – 128″
ss – ?
3-cone – ?i’d take him in round 3.
I like Engram and would not be opposed to that….and, that might spell the end of Kendricks which I’m not opposed to either
i don’t know that it would mean the end of kendricks. i think it’d be more the end of higbee and/or hemingway. i’ve read differing things on engram as a blocker. even if he was capable, i’d think he would be used mainly as a receiver his rookie season.
my guess is he goes in the first round. the only thing holding him back is if someone really falls in love with njoku and the strength of the defensive class pushes him down. edge rushers are going to go fast and furious in the first round. defensive ends too. defensive back could possibly be stronger than either of those positions. so that might push engram down into the rams’ range.
i like hodges too. unreal explosiveness on tape from what i’ve read (ya know everything i write should be taken with a grain of salt cuz i don’t really watch college sports. i just read about it). and it shows in the testing too. 39″ vertical and 11’2″ broad jump (a record by the way for tight ends)! that’s crazy given that he’s 257 pounds. but he too is not much of a blocker. he’d be used out wide and in the slot i suspect. much like a jimmy graham. in fact, if you measure them side by side, they’re very similar – in terms of size, speed, and explosiveness. the catch with hodges is he’s only played the position for three years. he came to va tech as a quarterback. so he’ll probably slide into the second round. that could actually work to the rams’ advantage, but he’s a project somewhat.
mcvay, however, might have a particular affinity to tight ends having coached there and featured them as well in his offense as a coordinator. he’s at least partly responsible for having developed jordan reed. reed and davis both loved him at washington.
i just don’t see the talent at wide receiver that i do in the tight ends. part of me feels like the rams should try and develop higbee and hemingway who both seem to have talent, but how does one ignore the athleticism at that position this year? if the rams really want to upgrade their skill position players, that would be a good place to start in my opinion. again, given the mcvay offense and the role tight ends played in it the last two years.
