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.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by InvaderRam.

jordan willis
6’4″ 255 pounds
33.5″ arms
9 7/8″ hands
40 – 4.53s (1.54s 10 yard split!!!)
vert – 39″
broad – 125″
ss – 4.28s
3-cone – 6.85s

very solid production. high motor. he’s not going to even go in the first round i don’t think.

rams have needs at secondary, but they also need to bolster the pass rush and run defense in my opinion. there are plenty of athletes here to choose from.

i’d almost rather they go all in on defense this draft.

bolster the offensive line through some cheap fa additions. and address wide receiver by making one big signing – say a pierre garcon. if they could somehow pull off a trade for brandin cooks – even better. and then develop what they have. they have some talent on offense – they’re just young. guys like cooper and higbee and hemingway and spruce. they’re young. can’t give up on them.

but make this defense even better than it was last year. this is the year to do it. they cannot fall into the trap of just drafting offense for the sake of drafting offense.

sanbagger wrote:

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.

• This reply was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by InvaderRam.

i don’t have a problem acquiring more offensive linemen. just not in the second round. not even the third round.

just not worth it. not when you can get a cornerback which would be much better value for your pick. or a defensive lineman. and there will be plenty there.

the more i read and after this first round of workouts, i’m becoming more convinced that this is an extremely weak offensive class.

i was thinking oline in the second round, and while it’s urgent that they fix the offense, i’m now thinking they should just draft defense. it’s so deep in corners and defensive line, they should just go with strength and try to develop what they currently have on the roster.

i got this feeling that defense is gonna blow this combine out of the water.

drafting on need is going to kill this team.