One thing ZT is missing in copying the Rams model

[THE PISTONS]

(05-13-2019, 10:09 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Sure it is.

When you don't have first round picks you don't have as much to be excited about the draft.  Doesn't matter what you did with those picks, they are still gone.  

Pistons was trying to claim that the Rams acquired all of these players and still had as much draft value to be excited about as the Bengals.  That just is not correct.

LOL. The Rams had an AWESOME DRAFT in McVay's 1st season:

Everett, Cupp, and Johnson were a decent haul in his 1st season as HC for having no 1st Round pick. 
-Cupp had 868 yards receiving as a rookie. 
-Everett graded out by PFF as the #5 TE this past season.
-John Johnson who they drafted in the 3rd Round graded out as the #7 Safety by PFF last year. 71 Tackles as a Rookie and 119 Tackles last season with 4 Int's. He's a future Pro Bowl Safety. Here is an article about how he is a dynamic cover safety: https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-john-johnson-iii-has-evolved-into-a-dynamic-cover-safety-for-the-rams
-Josh Reynolds is a fast WR with potential.
-Samson Ebukam their 4th Round pick who is an OLB had 40 Tackles this past season and he has 5 sacks over 2 years.



I'd say that they did VERY WELL without a 1st Round pick!

Our 1st Round pick in 2017, Ross has 210 yards receiving TOTAL in 2 seasons.
I'd say we hit on Mixon and possibly Lawson IF he can stay healthy...which was his knock in college.