Are the Rams finished with Alex Barron?

by Ryan Van Bibber on Dec 7, 2008 8:17 AM CST in News

If you're keeping score at home, Rams right tackle Alex Barron added another chapter to his saga of disappointment. According to the Post-Dispatch, he will ride the pine today, with Adam Goldberg starting in his stead, for showing up late to a team meeting. That would explain Goldberg getting the first team reps in practice on Friday.

The odds of him remaining a Ram for the 2009 season got much slimmer. Adios. The Rams, as talent barren as they are, can't afford to keep half-effort type guys on the roster, and Barron's career can only be summed up by missed expectations, missed by a mile.

Will he stay benched? If he does play again this season, how will he respond to the benching? That's partly up to Adam Goldberg, but we could start getting some answers about next year's offensive line.

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Should the Rams part ways with RT Alex Barron before the 2009 season?

Yes- he's the very symbol of this team's struggles

26 votes

No- he's good enough to keep and doesn't get injured

31 votes

57 votes | Poll has closed

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Disappointing

Barron’s been disappointing, there is no doubt. He’s shown a considerable lack of effort and the term “head case” comes to mind. But he has a lot of talent. He’s not Tony Madrich. I think if he had a decent enough cast around him he might wake up and be the player we expected…it’s too early to bail.

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by brik on Dec 7, 2008 10:58 AM CST reply actions

One More Year!

Barron is a free agent after 2009.
If we let him go before 2009, we may have to replace two starting tackles,this offseason which would be very difficult.
Let’s see how he plays in his contract year and then let him play somewhere else in 2010.

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by jroman on Dec 7, 2008 11:46 AM CST reply actions

False starts up or down?

there any numbers comparing his penalties this year and last?

by mpire on Dec 7, 2008 12:16 PM CST reply actions

he's on pace for his usual showing

by Ryan Van Bibber on Dec 7, 2008 1:19 PM CST up reply actions

Barron's actually played pretty well this year

and it seems as though he’s actually learned how to count, although telling time still seems to be an area for improvement.

Bottom line. The Rams won’t cut him because of two reasons. First, he’s our best offensive lineman, he’s still young, and he’s getting better. Second, they are going to be replacing 3 or maybe 4 other o-line spots in the next 2 years, so to cut a player who is the best of the bunch and never gets hurt is just a bad idea.

Alex Barron is not the problem on this team (all of the qb abuse has come either up the middle or from the blind side). He’s not necessarily a solution, but he’s a pretty good piece of the puzzle. He’s worked hard over the past 3 years and I prefer to keep him around.

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by Tackle Box on Dec 7, 2008 12:40 PM CST reply actions