TRADE FALLOUT: What the Rams-Titans trade means for the 2016 NFL Draft. The blockbuster deal means the Rams are going after a quarterback, with Wentz the likely choice. It means the Titans get a chance to rebuild in a hurry, and it somehow means the Cleveland Browns are kind of screwed. The Rams are expected to draft a quarterback, but they apparently haven’t decided who.
The Rams don’t know who they’re going to draft with the No. 1 pick
Oh well, it’s not like they gave up a gazillion draft picks to get it right.
TOO HIGH OF A PRICE? The Rams forgot the lesson of the RG3 trade. The Rams were the poster child for why a bunch of picks can be better than one high pick. Now they’re giving up a bunch of picks for one high pick, even though the NFL draft’s QB class hasn’t drawn rave reviews.
IT'S STILL A JEFF FISHER TEAM: Even Rams fans are still predicting a 7-9 finish to the season. Trade or not, there's only so much optimism for a Jeff Fisher-coached team. But at least the fans are pretty excited about the trade.
TENNESSEE'S NEW PICK: Who will the Titans take at pick 15? Good question. At least, Mel Kiper approves of the Titans trade.
NEW DRAFT ORDER: Here’s the complete 2016 NFL Draft order, updated in the wake of Thursday’s big trade.
THE SCHEDULE IS OUT: The 2016 NFL regular season schedule it out! And of course it was all announced in a prime-time television spectacle.
HARVIN RETIRES: Percy Harvin retires from pro football. He’d had a standing contract offer from the Bills (and others) for several weeks.
TROUBLE IN NINER LAND? Brian Baldinger hears problems between Chip Kelly, Trent Baalke. That report comes with a big question mark attached to it, but would anyone really be that surprised?
KAEPERNICK TRADE UPDATE: Former GM thinks Colin Kaepernick-to-Broncos is done, pending 49ers drafting quarterback. He seems to think the salary issues we have heard about are not nearly as big a problem as we might think.
THE NEXT GREAT LATE-ROUND RUNNING BACK: DeAndre Washington owes his NFL future to a torn ACL. DeAndre Washington says a torn ACL during his freshman year at Texas Tech for instilled the kind of mentality that could make him the next great late round NFL running back.
RED FLAGS: There is no formula for how GMs judge NFL prospects with red flags. Teams do their homework on NFL prospects, but it’s often about luck more than anything.
OFFENSIVE WEAPON: Navy's Keenan Reynolds is more than just one of the NFL Draft's most interesting prospects. Let's talk to the greatest service academy player since Roger Staubach. He has a lot of options, per usual.
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