Turf Show Times · Oct 7, 2023
Rams ‘model the way’ on how to draft players into immediate opportunities
“F them picks” is misleading. The only reason the Los Angeles Rams earned the reputation of not caring about draft picks is simply because Les Snead hasn’t actually used a first round pick on selecting a prospect since trading up for Jared Goff in 2016. Admittedly, that is a long time to go without using a first round pick as intended or expected. But the Rams have actually used a lot of draft picks under Snead, including 14 rookie prospects in 2013, and the strategy is proving that you don’t need a day one pick to find a day one player.
In fact, the Rams have three players who are playing like they should have been first round picks, they just didn’t go that early.
