Boy, the Ravens signing Hendrickson this morning is a bad look for them. It sure looks like trading for Crosby was Plan B, and they shafted Crosby, the Raiders, and everyone else who was playing that round of poker. That front office is going to get yelled at during the next owners’ meeting.

InvaderRam wrote:

well. if on the field, the rams defense doesn’t live up to expectations, that would reflect very poorly on shula. there’d be no one else to point the finger this time.

maybe the rams could get another linebacker. maybe some dline depth, but they’ve done about as much as you can do. it’s up to shula to make this work.

^^^This is accurate^^^

wv wrote:

Yeah, Crosby is still a Raider. Wonder if the Rams would spend their 13 pick for Maxx Crosby?

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He’d have to take a pay cut to the vet minimum.

Anyone who spells his name “Maxx” with two Xs is just too much of a coward to spell it with three.

zn wrote:

HoldenCantor@HoldenCantor
Cardinals apparently “struck out” with Jimmy G, my sense is Jimmy wants to be back with Sean McVay and the Rams. They’re in talks to bring him back. Anything can happen but he should be back.

That’s interesting.

I mean… AZ is not a desirable destination at this point because they suck and there would be a lot of losing, and then AZ will draft a QB next year anyway. In LA, there’s a chance of starting for a Super Bowl contender. Less money, I would think, but better situation. I don’t suppose, at this point, that he’s going to have years and money offered to him. Nobody is desperate enough, I wouldn’t think, to give him any security. I had just kind of assumed he would be gone this offseason, but I think I just explained to myself why he’s staying.

wv wrote:

Purdy,
Juszczyk,
McCaffrey,
Kittle,
Jennings,
Mike Evans.

Not bad.

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I’ve been thinking about this for a few hours, and what I’ve concluded is that the Rams should just beat the shit out of them. That’s all.

Zooey wrote:

wv wrote:

Zooey wrote:

Hey, now. The Saints just signed Travis Etienne, and the Chiefs already got Kenneth Walker.

Who the hell is going to draft Jeremiyah Love?

Titans or Commanders it looks like.

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But I don’t like those teams. I hate both of them, actually.

I just asked Chat GPT, and THEY said the Patriots would take him at #7.

And I don’t like that any better.

I used “THEY” because I am not sure how ChatGPT identifies, and I was trying to play it safe.

Hey, now. The Saints just signed Travis Etienne, and the Chiefs already got Kenneth Walker.

Who the hell is going to draft Jeremiyah Love?

This reminds me of taking Verse and Fiske. Adding two quality players who already have a working familiarity with one another. I don’t know how much difference that makes in the secondary, but it sure doesn’t hurt.

zn wrote:

Ramsoholic@ShayTweetedThat

RB-LA,SF, Sea/Ari tie

I don’t know about that. McCaffrey is better than Williams. Corum may be better than Robinson.

canadaram wrote:

That’s a couple of CB’s who can play man.

And tackle running backs.

I guess we will just absorb the Chiefs’ secondary then.

Rams agree to sign former Chiefs CB Jaylen Watson: Sources

By Jesse Newell and Dianna Russini
March 9, 2026Updated 9:48 am PDT

Former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson has agreed to a free-agent deal with the Los Angeles Rams, according to league sources.

Watson, who turns 28 in September, was 31st on The Athletic’s ranking of the top 150 free agents and the No. 3 cornerback.

The 6-foot-2 corner was a success story for the Chiefs after they selected him in the seventh round of the 2022 draft. Watson started 21 regular-season games the last two years while only missing the others because of injuries.

Also notable: After suffering a fractured ankle that cost him most of 2024, Watson rushed back ahead of his projected injury timeline, returning for the team’s playoff run that culminated with a Super Bowl 59 appearance.

Watson has given the Chiefs consistent outside cornerback play while also serving as a willing tackler in the run game. He is also versatile, showing a specific ability to thrive in man coverage thanks to his physicality.

Per Pro Football Focus, Watson was one of just two 2025 cornerbacks who played half their team’s coverage snaps and did not allow a touchdown. The other was Pittsburgh’s Joey Porter Jr.

In addition, Watson’s 69.0 quarterback passer rating allowed when targeted ranked eighth best among those 69 qualified corners in 2025.

Watson has an intriguing backstory. During college, when he was between schools and working on an academic issue, he briefly worked for his mom at a Wendy’s in Augusta, Ga., while earning $7.25 an hour. He later signed with Washington State and was drafted by the Chiefs after playing three seasons there.

InvaderRam wrote:

zn wrote:

Here’s what I hope they don’t do. Trade for Max Crosby. It would cost too much considering it would mean bringing a 4/3 end to a 3/4 team, which would require all sorts of changes to work out. Not denying Crosby is a great player, but, his greatness does not outweight having to re-wire an entire defensive system just to fit him in.

i’d prefer they didn’t either.

but I do wonder if they should address the front seven with that first rounder. i remember you saying that mcduffie might be even better with a top notch front seven.

rams have a good front seven but could they make it even better? i don’t think reese or bailey will be available. i don’t know about bain. but if snead likes him, i’ll trust their judgement on this.

two guys i like are styles and faulk. both are young and full of potential. different positions of course. but both could fortify this defense.

There’s merit to that idea because they aren’t going to be able to keep that DL together much longer.

But if Sadiq gives the Rams another ridiculous weapon on offense, the Rams can just overwhelm everybody. With a beefed up secondary, Sadiq would be the “All In” move.

This year is a “first” for me. I don’t remember EVER thinking that the Rams were entering the season without needing significant “patching” somewhere. I like their chances to play for another ring in SoFi next February, and we haven’t even had the draft yet, or even started FA. I can’t imagine being unhappy with the offseason. I’m already happy with it. I’m just going to sit back and enjoy whatever they do, I think.

zn wrote:

zn wrote:

Here’s what I hope they don’t do. Trade for Max Crosby.

And they didn’t. Or, can’t even if they wanted to. Crosby to Ravens. So, we are saved.

And he’s staying in the AFC. Not going to CHI, as whatshisface was wishing for.

Good deal.

zn wrote:

Zooey wrote:

Since they got McDuffie, it seems like the Rams have already addressed their single biggest need. They need more CBs, but it’s a deep draft there, and the Rams don’t have to aim for a blue chip now.

Or they could trade down. The draft is deep, deep, deep at both WR and CB.

I don’t know which I prefer. Rock star at 13? Another top CB at 13? Trade down and get good players at both CB and WR and/or TE?

I told the Rams, it’s all good–they can’t go wrong, so they should do what they want. No directives from me this year.

Trading down is also acceptable. I’m good with anything, too.

The Rams are in a very good spot. This is a championship roster as of today. Whatever they do is only going to improve them.

zn wrote:

I uncreated a thread so had to move this here.

Cowherd’s mock draft:

Mansoor Delane, CB, to Washington at 7
Love, RB, to Saints at 8
Fano, OT, to Chiefs at 9
STyles, LB to Bengals at 10
Bain, DE, to Dolphins at 11
Faulk, DE to Cowboys at 12
Macai Lemon, WR to Rams at 13
Kenyon Sadik, TE, to Ravens at 14

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Since they got McDuffie, it seems like the Rams have already addressed their single biggest need. They need more CBs, but it’s a deep draft there, and the Rams don’t have to aim for a blue chip now. I think WR is the next biggest need, but that bit about Lemon interviewing badly makes me wary of him. Sadiq is intriguing. He also seems to comp closely with Brock Bowers whom we know McVay wanted.