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Strauss: A draft Fishball lovers can appreciate

St. Louis Rams head coach Jeff Fisher, left, and General Manager Les Snead, right, introduce first-round draft pick Todd Gurley during a news conference at the NFL football team's practice facility Friday, May 1, 2015, in St. Louis. Gurley, a running back from Georgia, was picked tenth overall by the Rams. (AP Photo/Whitney Curtis)

If you appreciate the direction Jeff Fisher has taken the Rams the last several years, you probably endorse what the franchise did the last three days in the NFL draft.

A team that lives to pound the ball put a potential franchise rusher at the top of its board then addressed its most glaring need by seeking quality through quantity.