Can the Rams' draft be successful without a trade?

IMO, I think Saffold is fine at LOT. I think offensive scheme played a bigger role in his poor play in 2011. McDaniels vertical downfield attack system simply did not fit the personnel of this offense. His system required the WR,s to get off the line quickly,separate, and get open. With the exception of Lloyd; this receiving group was not up to those tasks.
This put additional stress on the O-Line who had to( as a requirement of McDaniels offense) sustain blocks for longer periods of time. Which is not their strong suit. Bradford was sacked a number of times b/c the plays took too long to develop.
It looks as if the new regime is going to implement a more QB friendly offense with elements of a power running game.
The Rams in that case would look towards not only the draft but also FA to to build a foundation for this type of offens. FA’s that may be considered:

OLT Jared Gaither, Chargers. He was solid in pass protection for Phillip Rivers and is only 26.

C Samson Satele, Raiders. Solid interior lineman.

OG Carl Nicks, Saints. One of the better OG’s in The NFL.

RB Mike Tolbert, Chargers. Tough inside runner with soft hands as a receiver.

The FA’s can allow The Rams to use earlier draft selections for the skill positions. Using the 1st pick for Blackmon and the 2nd selection for RB Doug Martin who has displayed skill at blitz pickup.
Adding larger and more physical OG’s, will open running lanes and passing opprtunities downfield. With a serious running attack safeties and lb’s will be drawn in to defendi the run which leaves one on one matchups with Lloyd, Blackmon , or Amendola.
I strongly rec* this post. Different views are IMO, very productive. Nice Job!

Matt Kalil + Jeffrey = Win

This what i thought all along about our #2 pick. Can’t pass on a FRANCHISE OT!!!

“On Frank Cuosomano show, Fisher said that he will build up the team from the o and d lines.”

I envision Fisher taking a RB by round 3 however, hopefully one who is much faster than Steven Jackson.

another wr that intrigues me that could fall to #66 is dwight jones.

but im with Ram_Redemption in thinking that WR is not the biggest concern right now for this team. and here are a couple reasons why:

1. lance kendricks had a rough rookie season, we shouldnt count him out right now.
2. last year everyone wanted just one more wr to pair with amendola. see brandon lloyd.
3. The leading receivers on the two teams in the super bowl:
round 1 – nicks
round 2 – branch gronkowski
round 3 – manningham
round 4 – hernandez
undrafted – welker cruz

may fall to the second round and I would be on board with that combination. I think I like other OLB prospects better than T. Lewis. If Alshon isn’t available there, I think I’d prefer Z. Brown OLB at that spot and pick up McNutt or the kid from GTech. or Cal. in round 3. Although, I may have seen enough of 3rd round receivers for awhile.

why dont we either trade up to make sure we get luck or take blake griffin the third from baylor at 2. realistically id love to see us trade with the browns who badly need a qb and even though sam bradford hasnt shown me he deserves all that money or that he can be a franchise qb i think we should say screw it and load up on picks say we trade our number 2 overall pick for the browns two numbers 1s and maybe we also demand a second or third rounder i have heard loads of this gets their two number ones and cribbs but the cold truth is all we could use cribbs for is punt kicks reutrn and hes too pricy for a mediocre role. we need picks now and to either go all in or continue rubuilding. steven jackson cant continue this pace forever and he deserves a championship we could trade him for a pick or two but that leaves bradford to alot more heat and more prone to injury as defenes no longer have to fear the running game from the rams. we have in my mind 4 gapping holes needing to be plugged. we need another DE to compliment chris long a shut down CB no bartell isnt good enough he actually hopefully retires he is too prone to injury we need a dominant WR and most importantly either we plug middle with a solid DT for future purposes or we switch and go to a 3-4 and draft another ILB we are too soft up the middle. we cut alot of the vets robbins etc we have a basic d corpse mikelll dahl butler laurenitis and sometime quinn but we are still too soft and our offensive line is like a wet soft piece of cardboard

I would substitute Rainey for Thomas. Rainey is kind of high profile, so he might be gone. 7th round is a flyer anyway, so I’m o.k. with your guy too. I’m pretty sure Jeffery will fall to the second as he seems to be getting bigger and slower. I’d be tempted to take Z Brown instead and concentrate on one of the 3rd round WR talents. Hate to give up on Jeffery, but I’m not seeing him having an NFL brain. Reminds me of Mike Williams from USC many moons ago. Just a slight stretch on some of the players, but I can see the draft falling exactly like you have posted. I would consider it very successful if Alshon is motivated and Lewis plays to his potential. Really great, thoughtful post.