LA Rams 2020 free agency strategy likely 2021 comp picks

Les is more … communicative

The session started out by laying out the team’s approach to the 2020 NFL Draft. Now through the end of March 2020, the scouting department will be wrapping up assessing the class of 2020 by attending the collegiate Pro Days. Each college/university holds a Pro day to afford all collegiate football players from that school to drill, test, and meet with NFL scouts and executives as a one-day version of the limited invitation NFL Scouting Combine.

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After the Pro days, Snead and the scouting department will meet with the coaching staff in April to finalize the LA Rams draft board to layout the priority of each potential NFL Draft prospect. That aligns with head coach Sean McVay’s decision to keep his new coordinators in Los Angeles and skip the 2020 NFL Combine.

Snead also discussed a belief that the Rams will not be using either a franchise or transition tag in 2020. Snead states correctly that using the tag designation consumes a great deal of the team’s salary cap.  In 2020, the Rams cannot afford to pay a significant amount to any one player. Snead described wanting to err in free agency on giving his players the chance to test their market value in free agency.

With so much buzz over projected free agents like defensive end Michael Brockers, inside linebacker Cory Littleton, and outside linebacker Dante Fowler Jr., there is little expectation for a home-team discount. One to three of them could likely establish the market price for 2020 free agents in 2020.  The LA Rams simply cannot afford to enter bidding wars over any player.