at this point. the only way i don’t see the rams picking offensive line is if marcus mariota drops.

they might end up starting 2. i think they need to at least sign one free agent. the more i think about it it’s absolutely vital that they draft oline in the first round i prefer that they draft a guy who can play multiple positions. that would be scherff, collins, or erving.

then draft another in the second or third. problem is third rounders i’m assuming are more likely developmental guys. that’s why they need jones or someone who had been in the system to step up.

this draft can’t come soon enough. i want to know what our starting offensive line is going to look like in 2015. if they can hit on an offensive lineman the way they did with aaron donald. i mean that could make the whole season. robinson, saffold, and stud would be huge. shoot. as deep as this oline class is, they could hit big on two.

barksdale may be ordinary, but i think continuity can’t be underestimated in this case. replacing 3/5 of the oline doesn’t sound like a recipe for success to me. he’s a solid right tackle who’s been in this system for a couple of years. he’s still young. put two stud rookies in there. and i think there’s a good chance of success.

or they could get the two stud rookies and put jones or barnes at center.

i think the important thing is that you have as many guys who are familiar with each other as you can.

i think i’d prefer scherff over peat or clemmings.

do the rams have a true number one receiver. or just even a 1000 yard receiver among this group?

i’ve got my doubts about britt although he was on his way to a breakout season before his injury. quick was too before he got injured.

i guess we’ll find out.

Agamemnon wrote:

Another Cosell podcast on offensive linemen

that was a lot of information. they seem to have some disagreement on collins although both think he can definitely play guard. farrar has a second round grade on erving. they love hroniss grasu. like a lot.

i’d really like it if the rams came out of this draft with one center prospect. i’d prefer erving. because i think he’d be able to play guard too. not sure if grasu could play guard.

it is nice isn’t it? before the internet or just around the rise of the internet, i’d have to go out and buy draft magazines to find all this information. but even then. we didn’t have access to the wealth of videos that get circulated around.

the thing that appeals to me most about guys like collins is their positional versatility. gives the team a lot of flexibility in terms of filling in gaps on the oline. especially in this day and age when those positions seems to go through so much flux.

i’d rather go for that guy than a guy who is strictly a tackle. maybe that’d be different if i was looking for a left tackle or even a center. but right now i’m looking at versatility.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 11 months ago by InvaderRam.

Agamemnon wrote:

laram

There are at least 3 other lineman that I like as much if not more than Scherff.

Cooper is not a top 10 wr in MY book.

He scares nobody.

He doesn’t have great size, he doesn’t have great speed,he doesn’t have great quickness, he doesn’t have great hands.

My top 10 wr you better have to gameplan for him. With Cooper I’d put my #2 corner on him and call it a day.

He’s overvalued in MY estimation.

I’d take a trade down, get an extra pick and better value.

i don’t think i’d agree with that. i think cooper will be better than bailey. i see him as an isaac torry type receiver. doesn’t wow you with the measurables but will be extremely productive. and the rams don’t have that right now in the wr corps.

but i also see the value in drafting a quality lineman there too.

i’d take collins over scherff personally. or trade down and pick erving.

nevermind. ag has been posting these. ha!

cameron erving

marcus mariota

Agamemnon wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

i would give it serious consideration. if i could pull it off with just a fourth rounder, then i’d look to draft offensive line in the second round.

but i’m also a guy willing to trade down and pick gurley. and i know we’d disagree on that as well.

Well, that is all a matter of how much we value players not on what is the correct strategy. imo So, your opinion is valid.

well i think your opinion is completely valid too!

haha!

Agamemnon wrote:

I don’t really believe in trading up. The cost is almost always too high and who knows the player might drop. I would have traded up for two players, Jackson and Green. Green never got close enough for me to really consider, though. Or you could consider trading up like for a red chip or blue chip player if you aren’t in the range, maybe. Short answer, NO, I am not trading up for Cooper. Mostly cause I am happy to draft Collins. Although I take Cooper if he drops.

i would give it serious consideration. if i could pull it off with just a fourth rounder, then i’d look to draft offensive line in the second round.

but i’m also a guy willing to trade down and pick gurley. and i know we’d disagree on that as well.

PA Ram wrote:

If the Raiders come, what are the odds of one city having 3 incompetent NFL owners in a single generation. Geez!
by Bob in Denver 4:11 PM

You made me laugh out loud with this one. And imagine what the stadium would look like, with a ring of honor for Cardinals, Rams, and Raiders!

This is kind of sad for a team’s legacy, particularly the players involved. They become memories of a ghost town. Yes–they may be appreciated for what they did but their attachment to the city is dead, really, because the team itself is dead and if anything people probably would prefer not to think about the team that left them.

And the new city? Well, the GSOT never happened there.

I feel like a nomad fan for a nomad team.

Speaking for myself, it doesn’t matter. I’ve always been a nomad fan–never picked the local team to follow. But there are people who do, and I appreciate that. Kids who grew up going to games with their mom and dad and part of that experience is WHY they are fans.

I know some people could care less about the fans of St. Louis and will be quick to say that the fans of St. Louis didn’t care about THEM when the Rams moved from L.A.

I get that.

But the process and practice of moving NFL teams should make everyone a little sick.

not so much the relocation. but yeah the process of holding a city hostage. trying to squeeze as much as you can out of them. that sucks hard.