Fisher/Snead projection:
10 – trade down with San Diego,
picking up their 1st and 3rd round picks. I'm
imagining a move up for Todd Gurley. Pretty generous deal, huh? Hmm,
why would E.S. Kroenke want to be nice to the Chargers?
17 – La'el Collins, G, LSU. Ereck
Flowers if they don't have an agreement with Joe Barksdale, but I
kind of think they do.
41 – Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA. They're
much freer to make this move with Barksdale signed. If Nick Foles
lights it up the first 8 weeks, I have little doubt they'll re-sign
him, but Hundley can be the insurance policy and long-term plan.
They'll rely on Chris Weinke, who's worked with several notable
mobile QBs, to coach him up. Change this to mock draft favorite A.J.
Cann if they don't have Barksdale.
72 – Ramik Wilson, LB, Georgia. I
don't know where the heck they plan to put him, but the Rams are said
to be interested in Wilson by a number of reliable sources. This'll
have to be a QB if my Hundley idea falls through.
83 - (projected, from San Diego) Reese Dismukes, C, Auburn. Because
he's from AUBURN, and Fisher/Snead are always reliable for picking
players from my “Please avoid” list every year.
119 – Gabe Wright, DT, Auburn.
Actually, the NFL Network guys love this guy, and I can't believe
he's still there in the 4th on the 7-round projections I'm
using.
215 – Zack Wagenmann, DE/LB, Montana.
The Fisher/Montana connection strikes again.
227 – Anthony Jefferson, SS, UCLA.
Fisher can never have too many safeties, and Jefferson was credible
in the NFLPA Collegiate All-Star Game.
RamView-as-GM projection:
10 – Andrus Peat, T, Stanford. For my
projective purposes, the Rams do not re-sign Barksdale, so I take the
most pro-ready tackle in the draft here.
41 – Ali Marpet, C, Hobart. This may
be a reach to make Plasticman do a double-take, but the Rams really
need to come away with a decent center, and the top three tend to
project as gone by #72. If Cam Erving falls to here, the Rams should
take about four seconds making up their mind on the pick. Marpet's
already creeping into the top 50 in some projections anyway. He's got
the athleticism and versatility you want from a 2nd-round pick and
was considered the best offensive lineman at the Senior Bowl.
72 – Garrett Grayson, QB, Colorado
State. Peter King has Grayson to Denver at 59, but I'll just gamble
here that he's wrong. I'd be willing to trade up for Grayson, though.
Very accurate, has a very nice deep ball and comes from a real, adult
pro-style offense. Sorry, but I'd hate to get stuck taking Bryce
Petty at 72. If the Rams can't get Grayson or Hundley, they might as
well stick to the QB-of-the-future non-policy they've had the whole
Fisher era.
119 – Gabe Wright, DT, Auburn. No,
seriously. I can't believe he'd be available here.
215 – Andre Davis, WR, South Florida.
I'm a big (yes, Auburn's) Sammy Coates fan and wanted to get the Rams
another WR sooner, but I'll settle for the big kid who looked good at
the Shrine Game here. 6'2” 210 and will remind you of Brian Quick
on a good day.
227 – Nick Easton, C, Harvard. You
know what they say? You can never have too many centers? Easton was
probably the best player at the NFLPA game, he has credible size at
6'3” 303, and it may be a stereotype, but smart linemen do tend to
last a long time in the league.
I didn't draft a guard, but Marpet
could end up there, or the Rams can kick Barrett Jones or Demetrius
Rhaney over, or (probably inadvisably) rely on Garrett Reynolds, or
still sign Justin Blalock. I like a lot of the guards in this year's
draft, and not drafting one in my projection is a flaw, but I doubt a
fatal one.
Let's get the Bucs on the clock
already!
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