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Originally Posted by Direckshun
Thank you, I'll do my best. All told you had a great critique, but of course GMs are going to do nothing but brag about their own Drafts. I've never heard a GM say "well shit, I really reached everywhere, didn't I?"
I don't like Dorsey as your #1 pick. I believe he'll live up to it, and I do think he'll improve the Rams' DL, but the Rams have a fairly sturdy DT corps. It could be deeper, but the starters are young and talented. What they completely, embarrassingly lack is pressure on the QB. You can drastically improve that with a #2 pick on an elite DE, either Gholston or (preferrably) Chris Long. You can do that some with an elite DT, but the Vikings are proof that elite DTs + iffy DEs =! sacks.
Baker in the second is bulletproof. Great pick, really all your focus on OL in this Draft is necessary and will yield large results. I don't think Barton projects to tackle in the NFL, he's much more of a G prospect, but he can really play anywhere along the line, providing the Rams with immediate depth and an eventual starter. Pollack was a great pick, obviously, especially atop the 4th.
Caldwell I struggle with. I don't believe he was worth the pick but hey, that's on you. I can't blame you for the pick but I wouldn't have picked him up 'til a little later in the Draft. Especially if you think he's going to be your slot guy, because I've seen no evidence that he's tough enough or strong enough to consistently go across the middle. But he's a great athlete from a great school, so I don't disparage your pick too much.
I think I would have taken three or four other free safeties before gambling on Grant in the 6th. He's not an awful pick like the one CC made directly afterwards, but I would have gone elsewhere.
All in all, I 100% loved what you did with your team's OL. Everywhere else I waffle. Dorsey will make your team better but I would have gone elsewhere. Caldwell and Grant might have been premature.
I'd give it a C+, maybe a B-.
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Thank you for the critique, obviously, we disagree a little, but it's all good. I think Dorsey allows Hall and Little to do their jobs better. I also tried to look at the draft as a long-term solution, not just about this year. With all the holes on the 2nd worst team in the NFL, I didn't expect to solidify every position. I think Dorsey is better than Chris Long, he won't have the sack numbers, but, he'll have just as much impact on pressuring the QB from the inside instead of the outside. I also see Dorsey helping solidify the Rams running game, too, something Chris Long won't be able to compete with Dorsey with. Edge goes to Dorsey. Brick wall, my friend, brick wall.