Rams open as 5.5 pt favorites over the Chargers

[Boltjolt]

I think it was a 15. Not great. Not brutal.

I think the wonderlic is overrated in terms of football anyways. Marino and LT got a 13 and both in the HOF.

[Fleet]

I think the wonderlic is overrated in terms of football anyways. Marino and LT got a 13 and both in the HOF.

I know it is. Gore got a 4 i think. I just cant think of any good reason for James to drop. He looks like the DROY at this point.

[Boltjolt]

I know it is. Gore got a 4 i think. I just cant think of any good reason for James to drop. He looks like the DROY at this point.

True but it happens. Glad we were the recipients. Glad teams put too much thought into things like Keenan's knee injury and overvaluing QBs lol.

[Rugger05]

I know it is. Gore got a 4 i think. I just cant think of any good reason for James to drop. He looks like the DROY at this point.

Only reason I can think of is most NFL defenses do not value safeties as much as they used to. Look how long most safeties were on the free agent market. James was a complete gift to the Chargers and he will be the gift that keeps on giving for a long time

[Fleet]

Only reason I can think of is most NFL defenses do not value safeties as much as they used to. Look how long most safeties were on the free agent market. James was a complete gift to the Chargers and he will be the gift that keeps on giving for a long time

But hes so much more than just a Safety. He can play the boundary. Hes played well there. He can play LB. The versatility is endless. And this was no secret about him.

I think guys just drop. Team needs are often the culprit. We were all shocked when Ingram dropped to us. No real reason other than maybe a tweener concern.

For whatever reason im glad teams passed over these guys. Yes Allen as well.

[La Costa Boy]

I heard zip about his Wonderlic during draft season. I did hear as R05 said that teams were down on safeties this go around. I think we were just a fortuitous bunch of slobs!

[La Costa Boy]

2018 1st round (if I counted correctly) 4 Linebackers, 4 Corners and 2 Safeties. 2nd round was 3 LB's, 6 corners and 1 safety. So out of the first 64 picks, 10 were corners or 16%, 7 were LB's or 11% and only 3 were safeties or 5%. It's easy to see what GM's value from that little snippet so i think we were just a bunch of lucky SOB's where Derwin was concerned. Also don't forget that Kyzir was listed as a safety coming out and I don't believe I have ever seen him line up anywhere but LB. Am I wrong?

[like54ninjas]

2018 1st round (if I counted correctly) 4 Linebackers, 4 Corners and 2 Safeties. 2nd round was 3 LB's, 6 corners and 1 safety. So out of the first 64 picks, 10 were corners or 16%, 7 were LB's or 11% and only 3 were safeties or 5%. It's easy to see what GM's value from that little snippet so i think we were just a bunch of lucky SOB's where Derwin was concerned. Also don't forget that Kyzir was listed as a safety coming out and I don't believe I have ever seen him line up anywhere but LB. Am I wrong?

3 safeties in Rd1.... Fitz, Derwin, & the older Edmunds brother.

[La Costa Boy]

The board I looked at had Minkah listed as a "DB"..........

[like54ninjas]

I think the wonderlic is overrated in terms of football anyways. Marino and LT got a 13 and both in the HOF.

[like54ninjas]

The board I looked at had Minkah listed as a "DB"..........

True enough...he did translate to NB as well.

[blueman]

I thought there was a lingering injury concern with James leading up to the draft?