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The NFL Draft is here and it starts tonight! In order to try to get you geared up I wanted today’s Random Ramsdom to ask a very important question. Is this the most exciting draft of the Sean McVay Era? If last year’s draft was the most important, and that argument can absolutely be made, then is this draft the most exciting? LA still has their first round pick, they are coming off of a winning season, and a thrilling playoff loss. Has there been a draft to be more excited about as a Rams fan since McVay has been at the helm?
I think it’s a fair question. Question two: Do you know the first player ever drafted in the Sean McVay era? No hints, but you probably know the answer. Feel free to comment below! Let’s get drafting! Spoiler: The answer is Gerald Everett. Correct me if I am wrong! Thanks for checking out Turfshowtime! Maybe Les Snead is reading this one.
“Twenty years ago today**,** the Chargers selected Eli Manning with the first pick in the 2004 NFL draft and then traded him to the Giants for No. 4 overall pick Philip Rivers after Manning threatened to sit out the season. “It was my decision,” Manning revealed in 2021, shedding light on what went down. “I was just worried about the Chargers organization at the time. Manning’s call or not, it was a move that worked out, generally, for both teams — Manning went on to win two Super Bowls with the Giants, while Rivers put together a (likely) Hall-of-Fame career and kept the Chargers in contention year after year before leaving the franchise as LA made the pivot to Justin Herbert at QB 1.
The season after the Chargers brought Herbert to the Golden State, LA’s other team made a blockbuster trade that involved a pair of first-round quarterbacks changing teams when the Rams shipped former No. 1 pick Jared Goff and a package of picks to the Detroit Lions in exchange for former No.1 quarterback Matthew Stafford. Much like the Rivers-Manning swap, the move has largely worked out for both teams, as the Rams won the Super Bowl three seasons ago and the Lions were a game short of reaching the big game this year (and probably should have made it.)”
“Barring a trade, the Los Angeles Rams will have a chance to draft one of their top 20 players in the 2024 NFL draft on Thursday night. Sitting at No. 19 overall in Round 1, the Rams are in a great position to land an impact player in the first round of the draft.
They’re working through various scenarios to determine who might be available at No. 19 overall, but it’s...
