wv wrote:

Ok, well….has any QB ever become a topflight player in the NFL who only had 15 starts in college AND was 6’1 inches tall

i hate the pick. i’m not sure there’s anything that can convince me otherwise.

i understand the logic. and if it was a better qb or at least a better profile i’d feel more comfortable with the pick. but all due respect to simpson and daniels, he seems more like the next chase daniels than the next brock purdy (who had 46 starts in college).

the only way he sees the field is if stafford goes down in which case it doesn’t matter. the rams are screwed they’re not going to win with a rookie qb who only has 15 starts in college under his belt. it’s not gonna happen. it’s just a bad move. again. i understand the logic but for a better qb.

they shoulda just traded down if possible.

zn wrote:

The idea that this draft was all about the 2026 window was obviously wrong.

yeah i see a lot of people ripping the pick only because it’s a tight end they picked. i don’t mind that they picked another tight end given that they intend to run more 13 personnel. i just don’t know that klare was the right tight end.

but i could be wrong. he was buried under a talented group of skill position players at osu. he looks athletic enough on tape. and from reports i read he may be a better blocker than stowers at this stage. he didn’t participate in the testing numbers at the combine or pro day due to an ankle injury although he did participate in drills.

he also has limited experience as a tight end. converted to tight end his junior year in highschool and only played seven games his first two years at purdue which is probably why he transferred to osu and stayed one more year. off of his last year at purdue, he was projected to be one of the top tight ends in college as a fourth year junior.

this pff article was interesting. his last year at purdue was more impressive than his year at osu. based off 2024 i am comfortable with him as a receiving tight end. he did improve as a run blocker in 2025 and actually graded out higher than either sadiq or stowers in that category but regressed substantially in his receiving.

https://www.pff.com/news/draft-consensus-top-three-tight-end-prospects-for-fantasy-football

ted hurst. sigh.

kyle louis. sigh.

anthony hill jr was right there. i’m sad. great chance to be a day one starter for this team.

i want ted hurst. but i could see kyle louis too. i like what i read about louis. he’d be real interesting to see in this defense.

zn wrote:

-McVay ‘absolutely’ backed pick. Sources make sense of press conference demeanor

i actually do believe this. after watching him speak i don’t see how mcvay doesn’t love this guy.

i think him acting the way he was on tv really was him not wanting to upset stafford. or at least trying to balance excitement with making sure stafford knew he was still wanted.

mcvay looks like he got punched in the face by les snead.

i understand the need for a backup qb. trade back and pick him then.

i’m having a hard time wrapping my head around this pick. it feels like a tutu atwell pick.

• This reply was modified 2 months ago by InvaderRam.

Zooey wrote:

Also they are planning on picking #32 next year, and next year Stafford will be 38 – and may wish to retire.

well they must know that stafford intends to retire???

i don’t like this pick. or they must not have liked the top end of this draft? quality picks can still be gotten later in the draft. especially at receiver.

wv wrote:

InvaderRam wrote:

yeah. i don’t see him staying healthy either.

I just dont know that it makes any sense to stay at 13. Just seems like it was a bad spot to land on. Its too far down for an elite guy, maybe.

Maybe they can trade down and pass on Lemon, but still get Omar Cooper or Denzel Boston. I dunno. Just not sure there’s much difference between 13 and 20.

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trading down would seem like the smart choice. problem is teams below them may realize this as well. unless a team just absolutely falls in love with a player and has to have him.

i wouldn’t mind seeing the rams go defense if they stay at 13.

i feel like wrs could be found later in the draft.

zn wrote:

Well for Puka’s own sake, I hope this works. Forget his contract. Forget the Rams. Puka steered into dangerous Antonio Brown territory, and for his own sake, he needs to get out. That’s not a place to be.

yes. as far as rams news goes this is as bad as it gets.

apparently it’s real. puka is checking himself into rehab.

https://theramswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/rams/2026/04/01/rams-puka-nacua-rehab-allegations-bite-off-field/89427012007/

wv wrote:

I wonder how Davante Adams feels about being considered for a trade ?

I mean, McVay gushed over him when they got him. He lead the NFL in TDs.

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well he sounded so fortunate to have landed with the rams at the end there and talked about how players needed to not take for granted being with this organization.

but i also can’t believe that he was so naive as to believe there was a real family atmosphere here. i mean a quick glance at the rams regime under mcvay and snead shows they are more ruthless than most.

i think he wants to win and this place is as good a chance as any, and he can make a lot of money doing so. so i think he’s probably fine. a younger less mature player might not have dealt with it as well.

i hope.

canadaram wrote:

I am just assuming that Puka is a jerk at this point, or immature.

i’m hoping it’s just immaturity.

if it’s cte related then that’s really concerning.

this just gets worse. wonder if this changes the rams’ draft strategy.

wv wrote:

OK, give him 43 million a year. Not bad for a 5th round pick, making one million, thirty thousand a year.

But there needs to be a special puka-clause in the contract — he’s not allowed to say anything spontaneously. Or do anything, spontaneously.

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i wish there was another way to do the salary cap, so it was easier to keep your guys. i read somewhere suggesting that the qbs be put on their own separate cap. and then the other players with their own cap. i don’t know. it’s a shame that the rams will have to lose some of these guys they’ve drafted and developed.

then again. maybe that means getting trent mcduffie becomes that much harder. or watson.