The 2024-2025 Los Angeles Rams Draft and FA Thread.

[Retroram52]

Sorry dude, you are wrong on all three. Avila was drafted in the Second Round in 2023, the other two were drafted in the Third Round after 2017.

 

[shopson67]

Ávila, Bruss and Noteboom all taken 3rd round or earlier since 2017.

It’s not like they haven’t tried when they’ve been drafting 2nd round or later every year except last year.

Talking 1st round. Greg Robinson, Alex Barron, Jason Smith...

 

[Retroram52]

Also, when your scouting department is getting poached almost as much as your coaches every year, it is tough to remain consistent on the scouting front.

Not using it as an excuse, but it is reality for our Rams.

Oh I agree and we can see the after effects of the loss of Gladstone from us to the Jags. The Jags are having a good draft because of it.

 

[Retroram52]

I already mentioned Greg Robinson, Dude. Missed on Barron and Smith. Touchete!

 

[Retroram52]

Talking 1st round. Greg Robinson, Alex Barron, Jason Smith...

Talking before the Third Round between 1996 and 2017.

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

Talking 1st round. Greg Robinson, Alex Barron, Jason Smith...

Don’t remind us Shop.

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

Sorry dude, you are wrong on all three. Avila was drafted in the Second Round in 2023, the other two were drafted in the Third Round after 2017.

I said they were drafted 3rd round or sooner.

Can’t draft in the 1st when you don’t have a 1st round pick for 8 years

 

[Retroram52]

I said they were drafted 3rd round or sooner.

Can’t draft in the 1st when you don’t have a 1st round pick for 8 years

Yea I read that but ya missed the cut-off time of 2017! Yea, I saw "since 2017"! So I get it you were adding to the trivial point that the Rams just struggle mightily when they try to take a good O-lineman on or before Round Three. It can't be that hard but these two just seem to find a way to eff it all up when it comes to O-lineman.

 

[Retroram52]

They even missed on Milum who dominated the Senior Bowl this year. Gladstone orchestrated a trade and snatched him right on up the pick before the Rams took Stewart.

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

Yea I read that but ya missed the cut-off time of 2017! Yea, I saw "since 2017"! So I get it you were adding to the trivial point that the Rams just struggle mightily when they try to take a good O-lineman on or before Round Three. It can't be that hard but these two just seem to find a way to eff it all up when it comes to O-lineman.

I agree Retro

They have a bad track record with OL.

Maybe that’s why they feel it’s better to address it in FA like Dotson, or UDFA.

I’d rather they draft what they are good at and address other needs in FA or trades, then to keep wasting picks on guys they don’t know how to evaluate.

And the only real OL need is Havenstein’s eventual replacement, and that doesn’t have to happen this draft. The other positions have been address recently with Dotson, Avila, Limmer, etc.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

They even missed on Milum who dominated the Senior Bowl this year. Gladstone orchestrated a trade and snatched him right on up the pick before the Rams took Stewart

Nothing Rams could do about that.

They don’t have the ammo to do trades lacking a 5th rounder and having a bunch of 6th rounders ( which will work for tomorrow, but not in the 3rd ).

 

[Retroram52]

Yea, you are correct but I am of the Don Klosterman school of drafting and that being you always take the BPA no matter how stacked you are.

 

[DJ Fieri]

How you guys doing?

 

[Retroram52]

Well we shall see what shenanigans happen tomorrow. There are still quite a few ILBs still left like Kiser, King, Bassa, and Stutsman.

 

[Retroram52]

How you guys doing?

Trying to figure how the ShitFerBrains Twins took an Edge when we don't need one. But we are good I suppose.

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

Yea, you are correct but I am of the Don Klosterman school of drafting and that being you always take the BPA no matter how stacked you are.

But if they don’t know how to properly evaluate certain positions, how are they to know those guys are BPA?

Also, who says those players are BPA? A bunch of mock draft guys, some sports analysts?

Are we really going to draft based on how Kiper ranks the players? Because I sure the hell wouldn’t. The guy’s been more wrong than right. I don’t even know how he still has a job.

Remember Mayock? Was the Kiper equivalent on the other network. Played himself into a job in the NFL. Turns out, he didn’t know crap about evaluating talent.

 

[ANGELAKERAMS]

Well we shall see what shenanigans happen tomorrow. There are still quite a few ILBs still left like Kiser, King, Bassa, and Stutsman.

I like Chris Paul Jr.

But I might be the only one.

 

[Retroram52]

You are right. There are probably a handful of people in the NFL that can evaluate talent the old-fashioned way and many of those dudes are retired. So it is back to bullshit-against-a-wall approach and see what sticks. What many do today is watch tape and that is it. well shit that ain't gonna cut it.

 

[Retroram52]

Paul Jr is still available as well.

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

I have to say, while I didn't expect the pick of Stewart, I don't hate it. You can never have enough guys who can pressure the QB and he can definitely do that!!! We will be able to rotate pass rushers and keep them fresh.