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The Rams didn’t need to add great talent. They already have plenty." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteTurf Show Timesa Los Angeles Rams communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpSectionsLibraryMastheadCommunity GuidelinesNFL OddsStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteSections 2019 offseason2019 free agency2019 NFL DraftFull ArchiveLibrary 2019 NFL calendar2019 Rams regular season sched2019 Rams preseason schedMasthead Community Guidelines NFL Odds StubHub ✕Filed under:2019 Los Angeles Rams Regular Season2019 Los Angeles Rams Offseason2019 NFL DraftPro Football Focus grades for 2019 Los Angeles Rams Big And Tall Nicholas Scott Jersey , rest of NFC West validate Rams’ trades down in 2019 NFL DraftNew,57commentsThe Rams didn’t need to add great talent. They already have plenty.CDTShareTweetShareSharePro Football Focus grades for 2019 Los Angeles Rams, rest of NFC West validate Rams’ trades down in 2019 NFL DraftAs we headed toward the 2019 NFL Draft, I pointed out the significant deficit the Rams had incurred in the last four offseasons between the numbers of players and draft picks the Los Angeles Rams had sent away and those they had brought in. With a deficit of about 13 players and/or picks, the Rams had a major hole in the middle of their offense (not at the top) that they needed to begin to address substantively. I thought the easiest and best way to do that was to trade down in the draft which is precisely what the Rams did under General Manager Les Snead’s supervision.But one point I wanted to make that I never got around to was a second reason the Rams could afford to, and thus should, trade down.They had as much top-tier talent if not more than anyone.In the 2018 NFL Top 100 as voted on by the players themselves, the Rams were one of two teams (along with the Minnesota Vikings) to have seven players selected. Perhaps more relevant at this point is that six of those seven players are returning. And it’s not just that the Rams have a legitimately wide top tier. It’s that it’s wider at the top than anyone. While the Rams had two players in the top 10 From China Nicholas Scott Jersey , the Vikings had none. And the Steelers had two in the top 10 but six in the top 100 overall.Suffice to say, the Rams have as much top talent and as much at the top as anyone in the NFL. While I meant to make that point heading into the draft as motivation to trade down and fill in spots that likely populate a hypothetical list from 101-250, Pro Football Focus tweeted out their ratings for projected starters across the NFC West that they have rated 80 or higher on their 100-point scale while noting honorable mentions over 75.Not surprisingly, the Rams lead the way. By a large margin.The Rams have eight starters (three on defense, five on offense) rated higher than 80: DL Aaron Donald (95.0), LT Andrew Whitworth (86.1), QB Jared Goff (85.9), WR Robert Woods (85.9) Ndamukong Suh Jersey , S John Johnson III (83.7), S Eric Weddle (83.7), RT Rob Havenstein (81. and WR Brandin Cooks (81.2).Looking across the division, the Seattle Seahawks have six players over 80, the San Francisco 49ers four and the Arizona Cardinals with just two.But widening the gap is the number of players rated 75 or higher but less than 80 that made PFF’s honorable mention cut.The Seahawks didn’t have one such player. The Cardinals and Niners each had one apiece.The Rams have five.CB Nickell Robey-Coleman (79., WR Cooper Kupp (77.4), RB Todd Gurley (77.4), TE Gerald Everett (76.6) and CB Aqib Talib (76.6) all come in at that second tier.The combined totals from both tiers?The Cardinals had three. The Niners had five. The Seahawks had six. The Rams had 13.And that’s just stark Brandin Cooks Jersey , quantified evidence of why the Rams didn’t need to hold pat at #31. We’ve got plenty of talent that lines up with the caliber of prospect you can get at that point in the draft. And not only do we have plenty of it, we have significantly more of it than our competitors especially, as PFF’s ratings show, within our own division.We don’t need top talents anywhere near as much as other teams across the NFL.We have tons of it already. The spiky euphoria of Day 1 has come and gone. Todd Gurley and Cooper Kupp can still play football. Now what?" 2019 Los Angeles Rams Training Camp2019 Los Angeles Rams training camp July 28 practice live updates threadNew,4commentsThe spiky euphoria of Day 1 has come and gone. Todd Gurley and Cooper Kupp can still play football. Now what?CDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:2019 Los Angeles Rams training camp July 28 practice live updates threadTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailLos Angeles Rams QB Jared Goff approaches fans at training camp in UC Irvine, Jul. 29, 2018.Hiro Ueno, Los Angeles RamsJuly 28Practice begins at 4:00pm PTAutographs: Quarterbacks Aqib Talib Jersey , Tight Ends<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="fIg0ih">2019 training camp previewsCountdown to Camp #5: Final shot for some RamsCountdown to Camp #5 Question: Who will be missed the most?Countdown to Camp #4: Rams continue to land star veteransCountdown to Camp #4 Question: Which star vet will have the most impact?Countdown to Camp #3: Out with the old, in with the newCountdown to Camp #3 Question: Which rookie will have the most impact?Countdown to Camp #2: Gurley’s kneeCountdown to Camp #2 Question: Will Gurley have more or less than 200 carries?Countdown to Camp #1: Super Bowl hangover?Countdown to Camp #1 Question: How many losses would constitute a Super Bowl hangover?<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="Z4t99i">One in the books. And an important one, symbolically.The Los Angeles Rams docked Day 1 without any injury news while getting RB Todd Gurley and WR Cooper Kupp back on the field.Now, it’s time to dispose of the pleasantries and get to work.InjuriesNothing from yesterday. Good job, errbody!However, the Kansas City Chiefs’ Head Trainer did tweet this yesterday AM:Might wanna tighten up the next two days as the players re-acclimate their bodies to football.OffenseWe can start settling in a bit more into the rigor of training camp. The sheen of novelty is gone. Work has to get done.Let’s see now that we’ve washed off the layer of spectacle off what awaits today.DefenseDoes DL Aaron Donald need to be out there?I’m serious.What’s to be gained from him doing training camp work?Donald missed the last two camps holding out for a new contract. He got that contract, duly deserved. But the last two seasons, he played spectacularly. What is there to gain from him working in drills Marcus Peters Jersey , having him go against the Rams’ interior linemen? Or more specifically, how does what is there to gain balance up against what the risk is?I wouldn’t have a single gripe were Donald to just split time today with fan activations and then work the sidelines.The last two years proved Aaron Donald doesn’t need training camp.As a Rams fan, I wish training camp didn’t need Aaron Donald.<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="kdSfVR">Make sure to hit us up on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with updates if you’re in person.A Twitter List by TurfShowTimes<hr class="p-entry-hr" id="lg0hkA">