The Rams need a starting offensive tackle. Everyone knows it. Drafting offensive tackles also qualifies as a relatively safe practice. General Manager Billy Devaney and head coach Steve Spagnuolo have sounded like play-it-safe types in recent months. They’ve talked about building along the lines and avoiding players with character risks.
OK, but what if they think they can find a starting tackle after the first round? What if Devaney takes a more aggressive approach to the draft? His mentor, Bobby Beathard, routinely traded away first-round choices while with the Chargers in the 1990s. Trading back appears much less likely for the Rams given the current financial stakes associated with the top choices, but none of us knows for sure precisely what the Rams’ new braintrust thinks of its existing talent.
The Rams’ obvious needs at tackle, receiver, defensive tackle and linebacker open multiple scenarios. They could even take a quarterback.
Devaney’s Chargers once used the second overall choice for Ryan Leaf. Spagnuolo and Rams offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur were with the Eagles when Philadelphia selected Donovan McNabb second overall. Spagnuolo’s most recent mentor, Tom Coughlin, won a Super Bowl with a quarterback his organization acquired in exchange for a top-five pick and other choices.
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