The Los Angeles Rams (on paper) strengthened their defense and special teams this offseason, and many would consider those two areas the biggest weaknesses of the Rams, now that those issues have been sured up (again, on paper), the team has flexibility with what to do with their first-round pick.<\/p>\n
They could go upgrade any of their positions, they could take somone to develop (not sure that makes as much sense in 2026 for L.A.), they could trade back for more picks. Once again, like last year, the Rams have put themselves in a position to move like water. They can target who they want, or they can let the board come to them, maybe both?<\/p>\n
We have some time before the draft, but as long as L.A. still has that 13th pick come draft day, expect all sorts of rumors and guesses as far as how the Rams will draft or what they may use that pick for.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAs a result, their roster holes are shrinking by the day, leaving wide receiver as the team\u2019s top remaining need. Luckily for them, there\u2019s still the draft, and the Rams hold the 13th overall pick \u2013 a prime spot to add a playmaker.<\/p>\n
ESPN\u2019s Mel Kiper Jr.<\/a> released a new mock draft on Tuesday after the first wave of free agency, and he has the Rams taking Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson at No. 13.\u201c<\/p>\n \u201cStuard, 27, most recently played for the Lions, making 19 total tackles while playing in all 17 regular season games last season. He was also a standout on special teams for Detroit, posting a career-best 83.0 special teams grade according to Pro Football Focus.<\/p>\n Prior to that, he spent three seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, producing 58 total tackles while starting in 51 of 53 regular season games.\u201c<\/p>\n \u201cAdams is the perfect fit for the team and his leadership is underrated. I know Father Time gets everyone but he\u2019s not done yet. He wanted to play 2 more years and is getting his wish. HOF WR no doubt but I think he comes to ball out this season and is more motivated than ever because of the rumor\u201d -Jballa2005<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI think looking at Adams you\u2019d have to ask a few questions:<\/p>\n \u201cDo the Rams need the cap space that he creates?<\/p>\n As of now they don\u2019t. If they trade for a better player than they might, but at the moment they are in a healthy position with the cap so there\u2019s no need to shop him. With some players it could be the future cap space that is enticing, but since they don\u2019t get any future cap savings this is not the case.<\/p>\n Do the Rams get better by trading him?<\/p>\n I think at this point the answer is no. The impact he had in the Redzone was drastic last year. The amount of attention he garnered on the goal line was crazy. Teams would often double team him as the season went on, making the box that much lighter. This freed up a lot of space for Williams and Corum to work. It wasn\u2019t a coincidence that the amount of FGs increased when Adams went out injured. As of now, trading him makes the Rams worse.<\/p>\n Can they get a replacement?<\/p>\n They could attempt to in the draft, but this is no guarantee. Also, they don\u2019t need to free up cap space to replace him in this way. Whomever they pick at 13 will virtually cost them the same on their rookie deal and they have plenty of space for their draft class. There is not an upgrade with the existing free agents.<\/p>\n There are only two scenarios that make sense to trade Adams. One, they get a godfather offer from a team that is so good that they can\u2019t turn it down. Two, they trade for an upgrade at the position and need the cap space his trade would create.<\/p>\n At the moment, neither are true, and one was only possible if an AJ Brown trade happened. This is probably why the Rams even explored the possibility. That doesn\u2019t seem to be happening now, so trading him away would create an unnecessary massive hole in the offense that was number one in the league last year with Adams on the field. Do the Rams need to find an eventual replacement? Yes, as Adams isn\u2019t getting younger, but trading him away doesn\u2019t help with that. It only makes the Rams a worse team in 2026, with minimal to no benefit beyond this season.\u201c -KYRamFan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles Rams (on paper) strengthened their defense and special teams this offseason, and many would consider…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":817296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2079],"tags":[7,1014,58,4200,2444,2611,6,424],"class_list":{"0":"post-817295","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-rams","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-los-angeles","10":"tag-los-angeles-rams","11":"tag-los-angeles-rams-news","12":"tag-losangeles","13":"tag-losangelesrams","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-rams"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116245181187063474","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=817295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/817295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/817296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=817295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=817295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=817295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}