[JackPMiller]

Sorry but much of this makes little sense. First cutting Will Hayes and Saffold will give 5 million in dead cap while saving the rams 6.5 million. Just at a glance this seems counterproductive at best, but in reality cutting the best online we have (by a large margin) on this team seems crazy. Hayes I feel isn't a great fit for this defense but with more dead money than cap savings I think it's doubtful, especially when his entire 5m salary can be dropped in 2018 with no cap hit.

Kendricks dropped more passes than you want to see no doubt. But overall he is a good football player that is above average as a blocker and a receiver. His 4.25m salary is on the lower end of a tier 3 te. In other words the rams are getting about the expected production out of kendricks for this pay. Most of these te's actually make closer to 6 million so kendricks is actually a bit of a bargain, especially considering top tier guys are making 8-10 million. I see his production easily increasing in the new offense.

I'm hopeful of higbee but didn't see anything that makes me think he's ready enough to show lance the door.

minimal pay cuts to 3 guys that just signed extensions? No point. And as mentioned above all 3 of those contracts can be dropped in 2018 if they aren't working. There isn't a reason at all to mess with them now. In fact almost every high salary player the rams have can be parted with in 2018 for zero or very low dead cap hits.

How is 40m guaranteed a hometown discount for Tru? Jenkins only got 29m in guarantees last year. Sound more like prison rape..if we can't get him closer to 10m per year with 25m in guarantees let him walk. There are other options in free agency and a deep cb crop in the draft. Same at safety..shouldn't overpay for McDonald either...very deep free agency group, probably even find an upgrade.

Your outside free agent list doesn't interest me much at all. Maybe Kirkpatrick, but he is already on social media talkin smack about not playing for the rams because he wants to win... and honestly he's not all that. Decent player but hardly elite.

I sure hope their are better options in the draft. I want nothing to do with elflein anywhere near the top of round 2. I think he's overrated by fans and could actually last to round 3 or 4. I see an average at best player in the NFL.

Malachi Dupree has interesting tools (size/speed) but too rich for my blood in round 3 (if we are even lucky enough to get that pick back) serious lack of production and looks like a project. Better options at wr/ol/ or cb should be available imo.

Wheeler looks terrible, please no.

Clement I like but would rather see them re-sign benny cheap, like him better as a change of pace/receiver.

First, I'm trying to find ways to get extra money for our cap.

We desperately need a Center, and Elflein will be a 2nd rounder. If not by us, but some team, ala New England will take him.

With Chad Wheeler, he is a 4th round compensation pick. When you get to that part of the draft, there are major flaws in his game, that need to be worked on. I was going to put Jordan Morgan of The Kutztown University, he can play either LT or LG, but he supposedly is looked at as a mid 2nd to mid 3rd round player at LG.

Tru you know some team is going to want to pay him like $13-14 million with a $$40 million guarantee. Speaking of Dre Kirkpatrick we are a losing team that has a losing culture. Nobody wants to sign here, unless we overpay. The guys I have, outside of maybe Kirkpatrick who said he does not want to be here, those guys are not getting huge deals, and won't cost a lot.

I like the two WRs from LSU, Malachi Dupree and Travis Doral. This history of LSU WRs is always intriguing. They play a whole lot better in the NFL, then they did in college.

Clement is a really good player. Will be cheaper than Cunningham. Plus, it is the 6th round, brings value.