Originally Posted by
stevenash
How so?
The Rams first round draft picks they gave up I guarantee you will not be top ten first rounders.
They'll be mid teens or later picks, both of them. They were 13-3 last season, they had the 29th pick, they didn't even have a first rounder last draft. What did you expect LA do with those picks anyway? Love him or hate him Goff is the QB for the next decade. Gurley? Once again love him or hate him you're not going to upgrade that RB in the draft. They have three solid receivers, Robert Woods, Brandin Cooks, and Cooper Kupp. That's a solid trio of pass catchers, the Rams don't need offensive skilled position help from any near future draft.
The Rams o-line is fine, Goff isn't getting sacked that much, he gets protection, he wouldn't be passing for 300+ yards every week if he wasn't getting any blocking. They don't need o-line help from any upcoming draft either.
So ask yourself if you were the Rams GM where do I need help?
Rams just lost Talib their starting cornerback for the year with rib problems. Their need is at corner.
Talib if he returns healthy is 33 years old. You know what they call a 33 year old cornerback? Grandpa.
10 years ago when he was paired with Ronde Barber in Tampa Bay they were all world, I'm not disrespecting Talib by any means. He was a multiple pro bowler but he's at the end of the line.
Talib was a hell of a corner 8 years ago, but he's past his prime.
Timing is everything in life and you have this pressing need to replace your biggest need.
At the same time you need to replace this pressing need the best lock down CB the NFL has seen since "Prime Time" is available.
Mind you Ramsey was a top five overall first round pick just a few years ago, the way I see it is you're giving up a lesser round first round pick for a better first round pick that now has a couple of years of pro experience under his belt and now is polished, tossing in another first round pick is not all that bad after all now, is it?