No trades and No WR?? How could the draft look?

[shopson67]

I came across this mock and really like it with no trades. OT Martin is really shooting up the boards and they even went as far to say yesterday at the senior bowl that he may be the first OT taken.


Round 1 (from WAS) – Jadeveon Clowney – DE – South Carolina

St. Louis doesn’t need a defensive end. That is the argument everyone will make looking ahead to this pick. It’s fair to point out the Green Bay Packers didn’t need a quarterback when they took Aaron Rodgers in 2005 either. Jadeveon Clowney is one of those transcending talents that is just too good to pass up. Putting him in a rotation with Robert Quinn and Chris Long could alter the landscape of the NFC West.

Round 1 – Zack Martin – OT – Notre Dame

Athleticism goes a long way in the pros but so does intelligence. Zack Martin is not the most gifted offensive tackle but he is a technician with good enough balance, solid footwork and plenty of power. He does everything right, is never caught out of position and always seems to get his guy blocked. Those kinds of players are underappreciated, but the Rams should and will take notice given their needs up front.

Round 2 – Deone Bucannon – SS – Washington

Safety is one of the true need areas for the Rams. It’s not that the position is terrible but they do lack a true playmaker at that position who can take advantage of the pass rush. Deone Bucannon is a big, physical player out of Washington who loves to set the tone with his fierce hits. Don’t be fooled though, he’s also quite adept at taking the ball away.

Round 3 – Victor Hampton – CB – South Carolina

Jeff Fisher loves defensive backs who often have the tag “pesky” attached to their names. That often means they are physical, tough and don’t shy away from contact. Corteland Finnegan and Janoris Jenkins are perfect examples. The team can use more depth in that area. Victor Hampton is not the biggest but he boast very good athleticism and a mentality that he will throw his body around to stop the offense, by ground or air.

Round 4 – Andre Williams – RB – Boston College

He’s not a pass catcher or known for his blitz pickups but if a team is looking for a true running back in the old school sense, Andre Williams is that guy. The NCAA leading rusher for 2013 has that thickly built body backs need. He shows good patience and vision to find the hole and plenty of power to take and hit and keep gaining yards. On top of that he has great buildup speed. Durability is a question mark though, which is why he falls to the 4th round.

Round 5 – Brandon Coleman – WR – Rutgers

Tavon Austin provided the speed angle for the St. Louis Rams receiving corps in 2013. Now they need another element for Sam Bradford: size. Getting a big, physical target who can go get jump balls or battle defensive backs for tough catches would be ideal. Brandon Coleman is not a finished product out of Rutgers but at 6’6″, 220 lbs he is impossible to miss on a football field. While not overly fast or agile, he is quite intelligent and knows exactly what he can do.

Round 6 – Ryan Carrethers – DT – Arkansas State

Though they showed improvement in the second half of the season, the Rams can’t leave this 2014 NFL mock draft without bolstering their run defense. That means getting some size and strength up front. Ryan Carrethers out of ArkansasState is quite a load at 330 lbs. He’s not going to provide much help at collapsing the pocket but with enough quickness and strength he can plug holes to prevent teams from running whenever they please.

Round 7 – Andrew Jackson – ILB – Western Kentucky

Keeping with the physical mentality, St. Louis doesn’t need immediate help at linebacker but there is nothing wrong with adding depth at such a physical position. Andrew Jackson isn’t the most athletic kid out of Western Kentucky but he is a classic thumper, able to make sound tackles and deliver hard shots to ball carriers who come within his vicinity. He’s not worth much in coverage, but he still has value.

Zach Martin is shooting up the boards because of Senior Bowl week. He's ranked the best of tackles playing in the Senior Bowl, so suddenly he's moving up. This is all so predictable. Someone will wow at the track meet, then they'll be moving up. Then the pro days will even stuff out a bit. The draft starts, and the teams shake everything up by not ranking the players like the "experts" at all.

 

[Retroram52]

Case in point, Dee Ford.

 

[shopson67]

Yep. Dee Ford was very impressive in the Senior Bowl.

 

[27mtrcougar]

Zach Martin is shooting up the boards because of Senior Bowl week. He's ranked the best of tackles playing in the Senior Bowl, so suddenly he's moving up. This is all so predictable. Someone will wow at the track meet, then they'll be moving up. Then the pro days will even stuff out a bit. The draft starts, and the teams shake everything up by not ranking the players like the "experts" at all.

Maybe... But last year Eric Fisher was ranked in the mid 20's overall before the senior bowl and ended up going #1

 

[ksudodger]

Another guy shooting up boards is Sammy Watkins running mate (and someone more like what the Rams REALLY need in a WR, Martavis Bryant. Bryant is 6'5", 225, runs good routes and can go up and get jump balls. If we can find a way to get him in say round 3 or 4, that would allow us to get some real big needs shored up early.

 

[ksudodger]

Just a report, one mock draft has us making a deal with Cleveland where we give them the #2 and a 6th rounder for #4, a 2nd and a 3rd.
That mock had us selecting Matthews,Dix,Shazier(with Clevelands pick), Su'a Filo, Jeremy Hill (Clevelands pick), Mettenburger, Bryant and George Uko...only thing missing there is a CB IMO.

 

[Clayton]

Yep. Dee Ford was very impressive in the Senior Bowl.

He was very impressive on the football field, too. Or at least from the 3 games of Auburn that I saw

 

[Silas]

Unless it is a complete smokescreen, some of the shit Snead has been stating lately is absolute lunacy and again presents the notion that these tools are going to trade way down and miss out on some offensive weapons we desperately need. This is what I was afraid of and I hope it is all a smokescreen because right now they are leaning on the edge of effing yet another draft completely up!!

I've said before that the Rams need to draft the best playmaker available and stop this trading down crap. All the maneuvering in past drafts hasn't even got the Rams to an 8-8 mark.

 

[shopson67]

I've said before that the Rams need to draft the best playmaker available and stop this trading down crap. All the maneuvering in past drafts hasn't even got the Rams to an 8-8 mark.

What playmaker are you drafting at #2 overall?

 

[jacobarch]

I've said before that the Rams need to draft the best playmaker available and stop this trading down crap. All the maneuvering in past drafts hasn't even got the Rams to an 8-8 mark.

It's called a complete overhaul. And the Rams are far better now than they have been in the last 8 years. So I'll be patient and believe that fish and co. know their stuff.

 

[Silas]

I don't have a number 2 pick yet.

Maybe you are correct that all these draft picks will pan out, but I haven't seen much of it yet. 7-9 doesn't cut it for me.

 

[Retroram52]

If we do this draft right, we could turn a corner. If we don't and when I compare our progress with the rest of the division, we had better get this draft right or we are going to be the fourth man nearly every year for awhile until FAs and cap issues wreck the present talent level with everyone else.

 

[mutigers1fan]

You don't draft for next season, you draft for the next 5.

 

[shopson67]

I don't have a number 2 pick yet.

Maybe you are correct that all these draft picks will pan out, but I haven't seen much of it yet. 7-9 doesn't cut it for me.

You can pick anyone except for 1 player from the entire draft. Most likely not going QB, so the only other player that may not be available would be Clowney.