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4 hours ago, XClown1986 said:

I believe I just read somewhere that the Rams don't do Top 30 Visits. I mean, it makes sense from the standpoint of trying to keep information close to the vest.

I think the Rams mainly care about on field ability and will take thier chances with the off field stuff 

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17 hours ago, Aussie Tank said:

I think the Rams mainly care about on field ability and will take thier chances with the off field stuff 

I think the rams mainly just wanna try and show everyone how smart they are by not “doing it the old way.”

there's nothing particularly remarkable about their drafting and yet we’re forced to endure the We Do Things A Bit Differently Around Here schlock from their minions in the media 

 

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On 4/13/2026 at 3:52 PM, Aussie Tank said:

I think the Rams mainly care about on field ability and will take thier chances with the off field stuff 

 

On 4/13/2026 at 10:51 AM, XClown1986 said:

I believe I just read somewhere that the Rams don't do Top 30 Visits. I mean, it makes sense from the standpoint of trying to keep information close to the vest.

 

6 hours ago, csx said:

Its quite easy to see the Rams visits 

 

What I heard three or so years ago, one of the higher ups spilled the beans to one of reporters(Jay glazer??). 

Basically the rams as a org, they feel the players are coached up on answering questions and they also have been training combine drills, thus its a "false" sense of the player now. They have done a great job of drafting in ALL rounds if you look at recent history, lots of hits in the 4th, 6th, 2nd etc. They just feel their method is more "pure" and not a coached up player that repeats " Im all ball, hardest worker, love ball, etc" Plus that 4.41 was 95% the working on the block start in underwear... .

 

If you checkout their drafting history, its one of the most unique in the land. Cause they did struggle for a good period, but once they made the switch, they became one of the best drafting teams even without 1st rounders. They traded 9 out of the last ten 1st, before they picked the demon verse. Oooo and they focus on bigger schools, even the backup on OSU is thought of more than Elon blind kids star..

 

I see their success, but I want as much info as possible. So using combine and 30 visits would be tools for learning about each player.  

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36 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

we havent shown any interest in Sadiq, it would be a huge move away from the norm to pick him without using a top 30 on him

Not just top 30 visits. There have been no reports/evidence we have met with Sadiq in any capacity. Him being the pick would be extremely unusual at this point.

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On 4/14/2026 at 9:28 AM, Growl said:

I think the rams mainly just wanna try and show everyone how smart they are by not “doing it the old way.”

there's nothing particularly remarkable about their drafting and yet we’re forced to endure the We Do Things A Bit Differently Around Here schlock from their minions in the media 

 

Like their draft room on draft day being some mountainside resort, etc.  

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3 hours ago, firefox1234 said:

Not just top 30 visits. There have been no reports/evidence we have met with Sadiq in any capacity. Him being the pick would be extremely unusual at this point.

when I see his video highlights, I see him hurdling defensive players.  Nice, but the NFL will put a stop to that-I see fluff, not top 20.

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