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Originally Posted by ram1906
I tend to agree with MSNBC...but not as low as D+. But I will say if you remove C Long from the draft, which was a no brainer, then the D+ is accurate. the Rams were so locked in on their board and the ascertion of how they thought the draft would fall that they missed an opportunity to get an A. If Avery was "their guy" they could have gotten him later...maybe not round 3, but later. Lofton , the LB from OU was sitting there, and with Culberson as our WLB no one can deny that immediate need.
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I'll deny it. First of all, Tinoisamoa starts on the weakside. Culberson would more likely be strongside. Chris Draft was arguably better than Tinoisamoa when he was in last season, and he's big enough to play strongside linebacker if need be. We need/needed depth at linebacker but not necessarily a starter.
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Originally Posted by ram1906
With any draft savy we could have jumped back in and still got Avery. Yes this is pretty far fetched, but so wa taking Avery as the 1st wide reciever in the draft. Most draft experts have us attacking that lb need in 09...we could have been a yr ahead and still came out with a"speed" wr....
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I think Avery would have been off the board by pick 11 of round 2 at latest--when the Broncos took a not quite as speedy, not quite as productive Eddie Royal. For that matter, the Packers took Jordy Nelson at pick 5 of round 2, and he's another player I wouldn't expect most teams to rate higher than Avery. Jerome Simpson of little old Coastal Carolina went ahead of most the players pundits said would go at the top.