What we learned from McVay and Snead’s pre-draft conference call

Les Snead and Sean McVay touched on a number of topics ahead of the draft.

Rams seeking offensive playmakers in draft

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The Rams won’t have Todd Gurley and Cooks in the mix next season, which leaves a void in the playmaker department. When healthy, Gurley was arguably the best running back in the NFL, and Cooks’ speed isn’t matched by many players in the game today.

So with those two players gone, the Rams are looking for playmakers in the draft, and not specifically just wide receivers.

“It doesn’t exclusively have to be that receiver position,” McVay said. “It’s players that have an opportunity to make plays when the ball is in their hands and ultimately, it’s about scoring points. There’s a lot of different playmakers that come from different position groups in this draft and that’s something that we’ll see how things play themselves out.”

Snead also acknowledged that it’s a “very deep receiver draft,” adding that “there’s a lot of quality players.” The Rams don’t have a first-round pick, but Snead is open to adding a receiver later in the draft.

“It’s imperative for us, our scouting staff working with our coaching staff to maybe get beyond some of the household names that make this draft deep, that are probably going to go in the top-32 and find some of those players that have a skill set that can fit in to Sean’s offense and help us continue gaining yards, getting first-downs and scoring touchdowns,” he said.