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I wouldn’t be surprised if the Rams trade down, but I can see them taking advantage of the 1st round pick to fill a need on the O-Line that will likely be missing a star left tackle come next season.Rams Head Coach Sean McVay Says L.A. will look at adding RB in NFL Draft | Clutch PointsBut Todd Gurley’s knee is fine y’all.2019 Rams Mock Draft Roundup: Eighth edition | The Rams Official SiteAnother Mock Draft round up straight from the official team source for your reading pleasure.Rams Select NT Dexter Lawrence in Draft Wire’s latest mock | Rams WireA nose tackle would be a good choice for a 1st round pick to give the best defender in the NFL some support.Times have changed for Rams entering 2019 NFL Draft | Ramblin’ FanFor the first time in a long, long time, the Rams are not looking for players to help build / rebuild the franchise. The core is already there, now we just need to add depth and shore up some positions. While it makes for a quieter off-season, it’s still interesting to see what Sean McVay & Co. consider important as the continue to mold the team into McVay’s vision.Rams CB Aqib Talib isn’t buying Cleveland just yet | Clutch PointsThe Cleveland Browns are an interesting team this offseason to be sure, but I’m with Aqib Talib on this one. Only time will tell if they’ll make the best of what’s on paper or if they’ll squander away the talent on their roster like in seasons past.Rams partner with shelter to soldier to train local rescue dog | The Rams Official SiteWHO’S A GOOD BOY! The favorite name for this pup on Twitter as of this writing is Cooper (Pup). So good.4 Rams players who could be traded during 2019 NFL Draft | Rams WireOnly two of these seem likely to me. Tyler Higbee and Troy Hill. The other two? Forget about it. The Minnesota Vikings had just secured their new quarterback with the splash move of the NFL's offseason. Coach Mike Zimmer was busy working on addressing another area that needed an upgrade.The same day Kirk Cousins was introduced with his $84 million fully guaranteed contract, Zimmer was watching video of some of the top defensive tackle prospects in the upcoming draft. Then the solution literally walked into his office to greet him. Sheldon Richardson was at team headquarters on a free agent visit, which the Vikings didn't let him leave without signing him to a one-year, $8 million deal .As important as Cousins has been and will continue to be Los Angeles Rams Jerseys Stitched , the value of adding Richardson can't be overlooked. His presence on the interior at the position next to the nose tackle commonly called the "three technique" has provided a critical boost to the defense in both stopping the run and rushing the quarterback."Sheldon's done a great job of coming in here and kind of fitting into our culture and the way we do things," Zimmer said, crediting Richardson as well as defensive line coach Andre Patterson.According to SportRadar, Richardson is fourth among all NFL interior defensive linemen with 21 quarterback pressures, behind Aaron Donald (53), Fletcher Cox (26) and Geno Atkins (25). Richardson had two sacks last week against Green Bay, a bonus from a position where disruption in the backfield is the priority.The three technique is a less-heralded role on the team than the premier edge pass rusher or the ball-hawking safety. But it's essential to Zimmer's scheme to keep the linebackers free to roam from side to side, limit the rushing yardage up the middle, and reduce double teams on the defensive ends. The Vikings seek first-step and lateral quickness from their three technique, which gets its name from a long-ago-established numbering system for designating alignments by defensive linemen."He does those things really well, but the thing that kind of surprised me a little bit is the power that he has with it Greg Gaines Jersey nfl draft ," Zimmer said. "The good three techniques I have been around have all kind of had those qualities."Richardson, a first-round draft pick by the New York Jets in 2013 out of Missouri, was the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year before eventually falling out of favor and being traded to Seattle. After one season with the Seahawks, Richardson was widely considered the best available player at his position on the market last spring. His decision to sign with a contending team on a prove-it contract has set him up well for a much bigger payday."It's a blue-collar organization," said Richardson, who turned 28 on Thursday. "One of the main reasons why I like the organization is nobody is a prized possession here. No politics. They don't play their draft picks sometimes. You can pay a guy a lot of money, but he won't play if he's not up to par."The Vikings play at New England on Sunday, with pressure on Tom Brady a must for slowing down the Patriots and their prolific attack. The defense has been especially successful lately at generating a rush from the front four without having to send an extra blitzer or two from the linebackers or defensive backs."That's how we want it, too," Richardson said. "We're happy when they get it, but it's like Womens Greg Gaines Jersey , 'Man, that could've been us.' Usually when those guys get sacks, we turn into offensive linemen basically."The Patriots have plenty of experience defending him, of course, from the eight times they faced the Jets over his first four seasons."He's a great player, and he was certainly a problem when he was in this division," coach Bill Belichick said, adding: "He's strong. He's hard to knock off the ball. He's smart. He reads blocking schemes well. He's quick and athletic and explosive on the pass rush, and he can run through guys and he can run around them."