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LA Rams have agreed to be this summer's participants on HBO's Hard Knocks.
The NFL really is the mafia. I can't believe that a team was blackmailed into using its draft pick in a particular way.
If I'm a Titans fan I'm absolutely ecstatic this morning.Awesome. Great trade for Titans.
That's a franchise-altering trade in a positive way.If I'm a Titans fan I'm absolutely ecstatic this morning.
Yup. They already have their QB. Now they can build a ton of depth. Other AFC South teams must be sick to their stomachs today.That's a franchise-altering trade in a positive way.
They have the franchise QB, they have good weapons on offense, so they can use the picks to build the trenches and add playmakers on defense...so long as they don't butcher the picks they're in a position to be a much better football team going forward.That's a franchise-altering trade in a positive way.
As a Titans fan, I couldn't be happier.If I'm a Titans fan I'm absolutely ecstatic this morning.
That would be interesting -- though since they are QB hunting, and moving, maybe the charts go out the window.Anyone have an updated draft pick value chart for this trade?
Perhaps. But not until this man is out of the way:Wow, good for Tennessee. They are going to be good.
Funny, they probably have a 3rd rounder coming their way for losing Janoris Jenkins in 2017.the difference of a mid 3rd round pick
A lot of people won't be happy once they realize they're now going to get every Titans game instead of the best games of the week.Wow, alot of people in my home state will be happy to hear this. A kid from Bismarck, ND is going to be the #1 draft pick.
I question these estimates:Tenn gets:
2016: 1st #15 - 1050
2016: 2nd #43 - 470
2016: 2nd #45 - 450
2016: 3rd #76 - 210
2017: 1st ~#18 - 900 (estimate)
2017: 3rd ~#82 - 180 (estimate)
total: 3260
Rams get:
2016: 1st #1 - 3000
2016: 4th #113 - 68
2016: 6th #177 - 20.6
total: 3088.6
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/draft/draft-trade-chart/
What does it mean? Not much. Doesn't seem hugely lopsided by the chart alone, about the difference of a mid 3rd round pick. The better then Rams do in 2016-2017, the better the trade is for them, too.
You assume they start the rookie QB. They are going to get better?2017: 1st ~#18 - 900 (estimate)
2017: 3rd ~#82 - 180 (estimate)
If I'm a Titans fan, I'm sad every morning.If I'm a Titans fan I'm absolutely ecstatic this morning.
Given Jeff Fisher's history, 8-8 is probably the most likely outcome. Any year. No matter what team.I thought about that a bit, and originally had them slotted in 2017 at their respective 2016 draft spots. Then I figured they are likely to improve on 7-9. So I gave them one more win, and a respectable 8-8 record. Do we all think that 8-8 is unrealistic?
The Rams will have a competitive defense in 2016 and a rookie QB. Will they still have a competitive defense in 2017 or 2018 when their shiny new QB is broken in and entering his prime NFL years? I'm no expert on the contact details of the Rams defense but it's a reasonable guess that they won't be resigning or extending everyone that makes their defense competitive. And how can they both restock the D and improve their offensive weapons for their new QB at the same time?Funny, they probably have a 3rd rounder coming their way for losing Janoris Jenkins in 2017.
This trade is not the "dumbest" in history. Rams need to get a QB as they move into LA. They have a competitive defense. They needed to take a gamble. Sure if I were the Titans that's a trade you make every day, but that's only because they have Mariota and don't "need" the #1 pick.
All bets are off if they pick Wentz instead of Goff, IMHO.
This gave the Rams the third toughest schedule of 32 for 2016 based on last year's winning percentages:I thought about that a bit, and originally had them slotted in 2017 at their respective 2016 draft spots. Then I figured they are likely to improve on 7-9. So I gave them one more win, and a respectable 8-8 record. Do we all think that 8-8 is unrealistic?
Given Jeff Fisher's history, 8-8 is probably the most likely outcome. Any year. No matter what team.
Correction, 2 feet from sending the game to OTFisher has five 8-8 seasons and four 7-9 seasons, with a 7-8-1 season throw in for good measure. His average wins per season over his 21 seasons is 8.04 wins. But he was 2 feet from a Lombardi, so he's got that going for him.