Icing the Blogger

Intersting question.  Personally, I'm fine with our linebackers.  Chillar isn't the greatest, but paired with 'Spoon and Pisa, he's definately fine.  Plus, he plays his ass off, which is big in my book.

And I think our cornerbacks (for the first time in history, possibly) are pretty good as well.  Need to add depth though.

Safties are alright.  Haven't really looked at the upgrades available yet so I'm gonna hold off on an opinoin.

D Line.  

Well, let me first say that if we lose Curtis to free agency, I'm gonna be in the camp (if not leading it loudly) to draft a reciever.  And not just any reciever.  A BIG one.  And there's some big one's out there.  Also, Ginn, Jr. might fall due to the ankle injury that knocked him out of the big game.  He's not as big as I'd like but he's a hell of a reciever.  Either way, at 13, I think at least one of the top recievers will be available.

So, I guess that means I'm leaning towards free agency for the D-Line.  Or maybe not.  There still might be something available when the Rams draft in the 2nd that is starting material.  Might be, might not.

And I've definately jumped on the Hollis Thomas bandwagon.  I just think a big ass like his would be welcome in the middle of the line.  Plus, as I said before, he's from St. Louis, so he might be willing to take a little less to retire close to home. (if you get a chance to watch the Bears/Saints game this weekend, try to focus on him for a couple of series.  Great push and really clogs up the middle.)

As far as end, I'd love to see Freeney, but I think I've heard he's all but Franchised.  Other than him, I figure Justin Smith is the next best (or maybe even better) and then maybe Bryan Thomas.  

Of course, this all hedges on whether or not Curtis returns.  If he does, I'd still like to see a WR drafted with one of the top 3 picks, then again the Saings drafted Colston 4 spots away from the last pick of the draft so....you never know.

I'm not sure how highly I regarded him.  He's part of the Notre Dame/Brady Quinn overhype machine.

Still thins the crop out a bit though.

Anyhow, as far as the rams off season goes:

Their defense has been bad for the last... well, has it ever really been THAT good? 2001 was just a good coordinator (L. Smith) motivating a bunch of lifeless bodies to work together as a team. In the years that followed Marmie might have stunted the effectiveness and chased off other defensive players (Wistrom, Fischer...) to the point where I don't remember the last time we kept a running back to under 100-yards rushing.

I had to vent.

If I were the GM, I would draft a stud at DE, if available. Trade up, do whatever you gotta do to get some young talent at that position.

Use 2nd/3rd rounders to fill out the depth on the d-line and linebackers.

I would go after a star at middle-linebacker through free agency. We have lacked a motor guy who wraps up tackles at MLB ever since London Fletcher mysteriously disappeared. Sure, Witherspoon might get the job done there, but he's out of position and undersized (Fletcher was too, i know, but he still was a gamer).

I would definitely look at getting a run-stuffer at DT... Someone big who can make a tackle, fer chrissake.

Playoffs

I am just more of a casual fan this playoff season, but am rooting for the Colts. I hope Peyton passes for 500 yds against those self-righteous, dynasty wannabes...

Just my $0.02