2012 NFL Mock Draft: Is This A Dream Scenario For The Rams?

No linebacker, no defensive tackle, and we take a tackle in round two while everyone says that after the main three there is a huge drop in talent.

I like Blackmon, but I really do not see him being that much of a difference maker. There are a slew of WR’s in FA, why not pay one of them and stock up elsewhere?

Lets break down the rams players shal we. Ok so offence, defence and special teams. Right now i feel that our defence and special team player are pretty good. The biggest problem is our offence. We dont really have one. You win games by scoring points. Most teams tend to do that on offence. So we need to really fix that. So here are my 2012 nfl draft pick for the rams.

1st round. Matt Kalil T: I believe matt kalil is a must for the rams right now. He will help us in two ways. Keep bradford upright and allow our biggest playmaker on offence jackson to make more plays. Score more points and win more games.

2nd round. Travis Lewis OLB: Travis is a really good player. If anyone has ever gone to any ou games you would know. He has had a bad year this year. So if he is there in the second round he is a must! This guy could be a pro bowler right out of the gate.

3rd round. William Vlachos C: Our oline is pretty bad and we need to help jackson even more. He is our offence and we really could use a upgrade on the oline overall.

4th round. Lonnie Edwards G: Again our oline is BAD we need to bring in some guys to give bradford time and open holes for jackson.

5th round. Terrance Ganaway RB: We need a young back to come in for jackson every now and then.

7th round. Conner Vernon WR: practice squad pick

7th round. Jarrett Lee QB: practice squad pick

Blackmon might be a help, but I think we can groom Danario Alexander into our #1 or #2 6’5" 220 that’s a good size receiver. Danario has the speed and can out jump some of the best. So in the off-season he get that knee cleaned out rehab it to it’s full strength and get him started running routes and trainning himself to be that.

I hope that the Rams keep DX but with his injury track record, we need another legit #1.

I know alot of people want a Tackle. I understand that but did we not learn anything from the Jason Brown pick? I remember before the year everyone was talking about what if we would have drafted Desean Jackson a few years ago? We need a big play WR to grow with Bradford, Lloyd only has a few good years left. With the new Rookie pay scale whether we pick a WR or Tackle it will probably come out to being around the same price, why not go after a big-play WR? We can get a Tackle in free agency MUCH cheaper than if we went after a big play WR in FA. Tackles come alot cheaper (in FA) than WR do, so why not use the draft pick to grab a big play WR for cheap?? That is my reasoning for drafting Blackmon in round 1, I know alot of you wont agree with me but thats just how I feel. It is also alot easier to find a steal at Tackle later in the draft than a game changing WR, look at Saffold in round 2 two years ago.

will be drafting #2 or #3 I will be disgusted if we don’t trade down and gather additional picks. This team can’t afford not to grab additional draft picks thanks to the pathetic drafting in recent years by Devaney. Personally I think keeping the pick and drafting Kalil will be a mistake. Why? Because OT’s go down with injury in the NFL on a regular basis. Has anyone counted how many are done for the year? I know just off the top of my head the Rams, Chargers, Chiefs (waived and moved to Chargers), Packers, Bears and SeaHawks all lost at least one starting OT this year. That is probably only half the teams. Speaking of the LT from the Chiefs who was waived after a false start against the Steelers and signed by the Chargers, did anyone pick up the analyst on Sunday night (Collingsworth?) who mentioned that the Chargers felt the waiver pick up was one of the best ever? Where was Devaney? It’s not like we didn’t need a LT at the time. Can’t recall the tackles mane but he is #71 on the Chargers and has been protected Rivers blind side since he joined them. WTG Devaney!

Anyway, a lot of mock drafts have the Hawks selecting Landry Jones. I don’t buy it for a minute. I think Carrol wants Matt Barkley in a big way and will be willing to trade up for him. Normally, I wouldn’t suggest trading within your own division but if the Hawks were willing to give us their 1rst rounder + and extra 2 and 3 (or 4) it would probably be a bigger risk for them than it would for us. So, if we could pull an extra 2 & 3 from Seattle or anyone who has a pick around 14 or 15 in the 1rst round, here is my mock.

1) David DeCastro OG – If anyone has been around all year you know I have been hyping him from the start of the year. He is the real deal! I am less enthused by Martin. He is nice but definately not a top 15 pick IMO. I would rather have DeCastro anyday.

2 Rams pick) Lamar Miller RB – Time to prepare for our S-Jax successor.

2) SeaHawks pick) Brandon Boykin CB and Returner – I would prefer Minnifield but I think he will be gone by now. Boykin could be gone as well.

3 Rams pick) Levy Adcock OT – Moving up the draft boards and may be gone by now. If not, you have to take him here. I think he can be a starter in the NFL and although Kalil is nice we have waayyyy bigger needs than using the 2nd pick of the draft on a LT. After Kalil the two tackles I like are Reiff and Adcock. Not as wed to Martin.

3) SeaHawks pick) Marvin McNutt WR – A big powerful WR to go nicely with Lloyd. McNutt can make an impact in the NFL unlike our two 2011 picks.

4) KaWann Short DT

So, can anyone who has weathered the storm of watching our O-line this year get excited with a 2012 model of Adcock, Dahl, DeCastro and Saffold? S-Jax and Miller running behind that line and Amendola, Lloyd and McNutt taking care of receptions? I sure can. The defense is bolstered somewhat by the additions of Short at LT and Boykin at CB. Special teams is definately upgraded with Boykin returning kicks.
Then, with money saved from the Jason Smith contract, go out and get an OLB or two in free agency and another DT.

I am here to tell you this team can be turned around rather quickly but it all starts with “TRADING” that early 1rst rounder and getting additional picks. IMO, it is the only way to significantly improve this team in 2012. There are too many holes to fill otherwise. If Levy Adock is moving up rapidly then I have no problem with taking him early in the 2nd round and switching out Lamar Miller for Chris Polk with our early 3rd round pick. It can be done but we need to jettison Devaney and get someone in their who knows what the flock they are doing.

in the event we don’t make a trade which knowing the Rams is probably what will happen, I am onboard with drafting Blackmon over Kalil. I think the Rams can draft a OT in the 2nd or 3rd round that won’t be a huge drop off from Kalil. I see no WR in the 2nd or 3rd round that will have an impact in the NFL like Blackmon. If he can be anywhere close to what A.J. Green is giving the Bengals we would be loving life with Blackmon.

that Barkey is returning to USC. That is probably ok since the demand for RG3 should escalate! TRADE THE PICK!!

a team wants at #2 or #3. As long as we can get an extra 2 and hopefully a 3 or a 4th rounder to go with the 1rst rounder swap I am good. I think we could see a smile return to Sam’s face if he has Adcock, Dahl, DeCastro and Saffold protecting him. The money saved from jettisoning Jason Smith should bring in several quality UFA’s. Throw in a healthy Danny A. and a big strong possion receiver like McNutt to go with Lloyd and I think we are on our way offensively.

I’d like us to relly focus on the Def Secondary after the 1st 2 rounds unless we trade down ad can get Claiborne w/@ the 10th pick…other than that I’d like for us to get Justin Blackmon and LaMichael James anyway we can