[safer]

I think the Iowa OT, Wirfs is a guy we should really look at. He's long, with great feet. He's valued very close to where we pick at #52 (2nd round) this year. He would give us another guy who can play OT or OG. Think Noteboom, but more aggressive. With just this addition and getting Noteboom and Allen back would give us quality depth across our Oline. We then have FIVE guys who can play OT----- Big Rob, Note, Edwards, Evans and Wirfs. And most can play OG too. As for the others, probably only Allen could not play OG.

[CanuckRightWinger]

I agree with safer that it makes good sense to go OLine early in this 2020 for Les Snead.
I mean, on Offense we are loaded at WR, RB and TE right?
So my advice to McSnead…."Draft OLine early AND often!"

On D, we seem loaded both at CB and the Safety spots.
We need help on the Front Seven......and that's a whole other thread eh!

[safer]

Canuck, as for our front 7 on D, I see NT as, by far, the most pressing need. IF we re-sign Littleton, I'm ok with all of the young bucks we have at lber on our roster. I'd be willing to take a chance on that group. Our back 4 might be one of the top 5 units in the league. I am really high on Troy Hill as a true cover corner. We got lucky on that one.

[JackPMiller]

We don't have a first round pick. And we don't have enough in trade capital to trade up into the first round either. By the way, Tristan Wirfs will be gone by the mid-first round. A Tackle/Guard that could be in our range will be Lucas Niang of TCU.

[AvengerRam]

When scouting OL, I put a premium on where they played their college ball.

Big 10 and Notre Dame have a great track record.

ACC and SEC are hit and miss. I'm weary at times of the guys coming out of powerhouses like Alabama and Clemson, as their skill players may make the OL look better than they really are. Still, these conferences have produced some good players.

PAC 12 guys... generally pretty good. Stanford and UCLA in particular have been good pipelines.

Big 12... NOOOOOOO!!!!! Biggest source of OL busts in my opinion.

Small schools... tough. I like to see how they do in the Senior Bowl or East/West Shrine Game.

[CanuckRightWinger]

Here's a coupla Bust OT Schools to avoid:

Jason Smith of BAYLOR....2009 Billy Devaney and Steve Spagnuolo
Greg Robinson of AUBURN...2014 Jeff Fisher and Les Snead

How could the Rams braintrust of two different regimes screwup TWO Second Overall Picks like that??????!!!!!!

[safer]

I dunno..ask the Chargers GM (Butler?) who drafted Ryan Leaf #2

[river]

2020 Sparq Results :

https://3sigmaathlete.com/sparq-ranking ... ning-back/

[JackPMiller]

If A'Shawn Robinson pans out, one player I really like is Logan Stenberg OG Kentucky. David Edwards is the future at LT, I would love to see this Stenberg next to him. Maybe draft a player like Hunter Littlejohn Center Indiana in the 6th round.

We can still get a Alton Robinson Edge Rusher Syracuse or Kenny Wilkes Edge Rusher Michigan State possibly with our 3rd round pick. Also, Lamar Jackson CB Nebraska with our 3rd round comp pick.

Who knows what we can get with trades as well? Say if we trade Malcolm Brown, Troy Hill, and/or Robert Woods.

An RB that I have been looking at, if his foot pans out is, Patrick Taylor Jr. of Memphis. A possible 7th rounder to UDFA. He is listed 6'2"1/2 223

[river]

River's newly revised 2020 Mock Draft :

Our team shifts gears under new DC Brandon Staley while McVay also hears another voice in his head from new OC Kevin O'Connell. As the Rams move into their brand spanking new multi-billion dollar 8'th wonder of the world stadium, and Kroenke's legacy to Los Angeles, ... Snead/Demoff & McVay will deliver the goods by shaking up the roster to begin a decade of dominance. Expect subtle changes to our defensive scheme, nothing likely radical. McVay will continue calling the offense, although hopefully O'Connell will have his ear with trying to maintain a more balanced game plan.

Re-Sign :

LT - Andrew Whitworth
C - Austin Blythe
K - Greg Zuerlein (1 year show-me contract)
RFA - Morgan Fox
ERFA's John Kelly, Johnnie Mundt, Coleman Shelton, Jake Gervase
All current Practice Squad members.

Free Agent acquisitions :

DT/NT - A'Shawn Robinson
LOLB - Leonard Floyd

Departing Free Agents :

Cory Littleton
Donte Fowler
Michael Brockers
Mike Thomas
Blake Bortles
Bryce Hager
Marqui Christian


Cuts :

S - Eric Weddle
RB - Todd Gurley
WR - JoJo Natson
LOLB - Clay Matthews
OLB - Josh Carraway
SCB - Nickell Roby-Coleman
DT - Tanzel Smart
C - Jeremiah Kolone
S - Dont'e Deayon



2020 NFL Draft :

2) #52 - DE James Lynch, Baylor
3a) #84 - OT Lucas Niang, TCU
3b) #104 - Compensation Pick - ILB Troy Dye, Or.
4) #126 - RB AJ Dillon, B.C.
5) N/A
6) #199 - WR Kadarius Toney, Fl
7) #234 - OG Michael Onweno, Mi.

I believe the Rams may be able to trade back our 2'nd round pick for a later 2'nd, then trade up in the 3'rd in order to secure both Lynch & Niang.

Draft Class - $4.3 mil.


2020 Rams 53 Roster :

OFFENSE (25)

QB :
Goff
Wolford

OL :
Whitworth
Havenstein
Noteboom
Niang *
Onweno *
Edwards
Evans
Brewer
Corbett
Allen

RB's :
Henderson
Malcolm Brown
AJ Dillon *

TE's :
Higbee
Everett
Mundt
Blanton

WR's :
Cooks
Woods
Kupp
Reynolds
Webster
Toney *


DEFENCE (25)

DL :
Donald
Robinson**
Lynch *
Gaines
Joseph-Day
Any 2 of - Fox, Lawler or Copeland

ILB's :
Kiser
Dye *
Patrick
Howard

OLB's :
Ebukam
Okoronkwo
Floyd**
Polite
Holland

CB's :
Ramsey
Long
Hill
Williams
Alexander

Safeties :
Johnson
Rapp
Gervase
Scott


Special Teams (3) :

Hekker
Zuerlein
McQuaide

Practice Squad (10) :

RB - Kelly
ILB - Reeder
C - Trewyn
C - Shelton
DE - Lawler or Copeland
OG - Demby
QB - Kellen Mond, Tx A&M (UDFA)
S - Myles Dorn, UNC (UDFA)
CB - Stanford Samuels III, Florida State (UDFA)
OG/C - Sean Pollard, Clemson (UDFA)



* Denotes drafted rookie
** Denotes newly acquired Free Agent


OL Depth (10)

LT - Whitworth, Noteboom, Niang, Edwards, Brewer
LG - Corbett, Edwards, Evans, Onweno
C - Blythe, Allen, Corbett
RG - Brewer, Edwards, Onweno
RT - Havenstein, Evans, Niang, Noteboom

DL Depth (7)

3T - Donald, SJD, Robinson
NT - Robinson, Gaines, SJD
5T - Lynch, Fox, Copeland, Robinson

OLB Depth (5)

SLB - Floyd, Polite, Holland
'Buck' RDE/ROLB - Ebukam, OBO, Holland

There are going to be some great battle challenges for players trying to make the final 53, one that has me particularly intrigued is going to be at 5T DE, can Fox hang onto his rotational role, or might Lawler returning from IR prove better, ... then there's the bigger upstart Practice Squad player Marquise Copeland who perhaps more physically fits the position of a 3-4 DE, so this and pretty much all the LB'er competition is going to be quite fun to watch play-out this pre-season. May the best men win, ... and GO RAMS !

As always, jmo.