Draft Talk

[shopson67]

I think you're reading the rumor wrong. That trade would almost guarantee that they are trading up for Leonard Williams if he falls. Literally the only player worth giving up a young, developed first rounder to move up 3 spots for especially considering the gap it would create on the roster.

That still sounds like an awful trade

Makes more sense, but now you're giving up a player and a pick for a player. Is Williams enough of an improvement over Brockers to give up #10?

 

[SJ76]

I still don't see a lot of value of taking Scherff at #10 if he's there when AJ Cann and Tomlinson are pretty close and will be there in the 2nd round.

NO reason NOT to swing away with that first pick and get a LG in the 2nd.

 

[SJ76]

Brockers and our #10 for the Bears #7?


That's basically trading two 1st rounders for 1 first rounder.


I don't think so

 

[Retroram52]

This rumor is just that. Somebody's fantasy derived while they were sitting on the toilet.

 

[RamsFan88]

If they throw in Kyle Long, then I'd take it.

 

[Clayton]

More Walterfootball rumors:

-There has been a lot of recent buzz regarding Stanford offensive tackle Andrus Peat. We spoke with a team picking in the top five that has Peat as their No. 1-rated offensive lineman. They say that they won't take Peat unless they were to trade down and he was the best player available, but they still rate Peat ahead of Iowa's Brandon Scherff. Scherff has been the consensus top offensive lineman in the draft and viewed as the favorite to be the first one selected. That could still be the case, but there is a lot of buzz about Peat going in the top half of the first round, and he could easily go in the top 10 to the Giants or Rams at picks nine and 10, respectively.

-In terms of getting feedback from general managers for my final mock draft, one interesting recommendation was to have Wake Forest cornerback Kevin Johnson going off the board in picks 9-16. Their team had Johnson rated second behind Michigan State's Trae Waynes. They thought that Waynes would go somewhere in the top 12 and that Johnson will be up next to a team that wants cornerback help. There is a quiet buzz around Johnson in talking with teams. We know other teams picking in the teens that have Johnson in the mix for their selection. He could go higher than many expect on Thursday night.


Looks like Kevin Johnson might be added to the list of players that the Rams could use to trade down if Waynes gets taken early. Lots of teams are looking at CB.

 

[SJ76]

More Walterfootball rumors:

-There has been a lot of recent buzz regarding Stanford offensive tackle Andrus Peat. We spoke with a team picking in the top five that has Peat as their No. 1-rated offensive lineman. They say that they won't take Peat unless they were to trade down and he was the best player available, but they still rate Peat ahead of Iowa's Brandon Scherff. Scherff has been the consensus top offensive lineman in the draft and viewed as the favorite to be the first one selected. That could still be the case, but there is a lot of buzz about Peat going in the top half of the first round, and he could easily go in the top 10 to the Giants or Rams at picks nine and 10, respectively.

-In terms of getting feedback from general managers for my final mock draft, one interesting recommendation was to have Wake Forest cornerback Kevin Johnson going off the board in picks 9-16. Their team had Johnson rated second behind Michigan State's Trae Waynes. They thought that Waynes would go somewhere in the top 12 and that Johnson will be up next to a team that wants cornerback help. There is a quiet buzz around Johnson in talking with teams. We know other teams picking in the teens that have Johnson in the mix for their selection. He could go higher than many expect on Thursday night.


Looks like Kevin Johnson might be added to the list of players that the Rams could use to trade down if Waynes gets taken early. Lots of teams are looking at CB.

A lot of good but not great CBs in this draft too. I like how they say quiet buzz about Johnson, yet they are adding it to their rumor list as is everyone else.


With the draft 24 hours away, you're going to hear it all. But the fact is, no one knows what the top 5 is going to be so once we get those top 5 picks, then we'll all know where to go from there.

 

[chy1127]

Rams still talking to Barksdale everyday per JT.

I read that also. Dangerous game. If we draft an OT early, the offer will be less. If we don't he will want more.

 

[27mtrcougar]

LOL! Kevin Demoff on Brockers trade rumor.... Better chance that Wainwright pitches this week then us trading Brockers.

 

[Vitamike]

BTW - According to an unnamed GM, Scherff has a glass eye!

 

[RamCub]

La'el Collins - leaving the draft from Chicago to go back to Louisiana to provide alibi in girlfriend's murder. He's cooperating in every way and the police have some information already to rule him out as a suspect.

 

[Battlelyon]

Another rumor Rams and Dolphins swap 1st, Dolphins get WR Parker and Rams get some Flowers

 

[LongtimeRamsFan42]

Another rumor Rams and Dolphins swap 1st, Dolphins get WR Parker and Rams get some Flowers

That's the kind of trade I want us to make. We'd be sliding back only a few slots, grab an extra pick or two in the process and still get the guy they want.

 

[shopson67]

La'el Collins - leaving the draft from Chicago to go back to Louisiana to provide alibi in girlfriend's murder. He's cooperating in every way and the police have some information already to rule him out as a suspect.

Some teams are reportedly taking him completely off their draft boards. The timing of this is awful, but the team willing to take a chance if he slides into day 2 could be paid off HANDSOMELY. Of course, if he ultimately gets arrested, you wasted a pick.

 

[Battlelyon]

Some teams are reportedly taking him completely off their draft boards. The timing of this is awful, but the team willing to take a chance if he slides into day 2 could be paid off HANDSOMELY. Of course, if he ultimately gets arrested, you wasted a pick.

Not to mention the media attention that goes with the pick.

 

[RamCub]

Collins" agent now wants him to be allowed into the supplemental draft.

 

[shopson67]

Not to mention the media attention that goes with the pick.

If he's innocent and only being questioned to identify other potential suspects, there would be no legitimate negative media attention.

 

[RamCub]

They are going to do a paternity test on the baby that was born at the hospital after the mother died.

It he turns out to be the father, it will help if he has never met the suspects before in his life.

Don't want another Rae Carruth situation.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Congrats on drafting Sean Mannion. He could turn out to be a starter for 10-12 seasons if Foles leaves as a free agent.

 

[Retroram52]

The baby died yesterday.