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Rams all-decade team: Defensive tackle

The St. Louis Rams are closing the decade a little differently than they started it. From the highest-flying offense the NFL has ever seen to a team struggling through a one-win season. It's been an up and down decade for the Rams, and there's been lots to remember along the way. Let's look back and fill out our roster cards for the decade's best players: The Rams All Decade team.

Starting with the 2000 season and running through the current one, we'll go position by position and get our All Decade starting lineup. Today, we'll start with what might be one of those positions that won't be as obvious as some of the others, quarterback for instance, and jump in with the defensive tackles. 

I think a lot of us would like to see D'Marco Farr on this list, but the 2000 season was his last in the league and it was a rough one since he started just  games as Jeff Zgonina replaced him in the lineup. The later half of the decade doesn't have much to offer at the DT position, unless you were making a list of less-than-memorable DTs (better revisit the ten worst picks of the decade for some of those names). I'm only including players who started at least one season during the decade. The candidates, listed with the dates of the tenure during the decade with the Rams and stats from those days, are:

Jeff Zgonina: 2000-2001, 6 sacks, 91 tackles, 22 assists.

Ray Agnew: 2000, 4 sacks, 24 tackles, 8 assists

Brian Young: 2000-2003, 8.5 sacks, 94 tackles, 26 assists

Damione Lewis: 2001-2005, 10.5 sacks, 78 tackles, 27 assists

Ryan Pickett: 2001-2005, 6 sacks, 176 tackles, 63 assists

La'Roi Glover: 2006-2008, 12 sacks, 87 tackles, 27 assists

Adam Carriker: 2007-2008, 2 sacks, 43 tackles, 10 assists

Clifton Ryan: 2007-2009, 3 sacks, 75 tackles, 21 assists

Ok, vote for your top Rams DT of the decade. We'll take the first and second place vote getters for the All Decade team.

Poll
Vote for the Rams DT of the decade
Jeff Zgonina
63 votes
Ray Agnew
6 votes
Damione Lewis
21 votes
Ryan Pickett
125 votes
La'Roi Glover
86 votes
Adam Carriker
9 votes
Clifton Ryan
23 votes

333 votes | Poll has closed

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We have to pick one?

I’d rather not see the ghosts of Christmas past…

I believe in 2010

by Eric Nagel on Dec 19, 2009 11:49 AM CST reply actions  

Brian Young

Isn’t available as an option in the poll. Well at least not on my computer.

by whirlwind31 on Dec 19, 2009 5:44 PM CST reply actions  

That's who I was wondering about...

…Give me Brian Young and Zgonina.

"I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber."

"Everything negative- pressure, challenges- is all an opportunity for me to rise."

-Kobe Bryant

A mantra for all athletes.

by TrojanRam on Dec 19, 2009 7:06 PM CST via mobile up reply actions  

Looking at that list

its no wonder we could never stop the RUN!

I Want The Rams Back In LA....The More They Lose The More Of A Chance That It Will Happen....Sorry St Louis You Cant Keep A Team(Twice)...Rams Come Home....We'll Be Here For You When You Do

by JordansDad on Dec 19, 2009 11:10 PM CST reply actions  

We haven't had a quality DT in years

Suh anyone?

"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi

by VTramsFan on Dec 20, 2009 1:11 AM CST reply actions  

Yarr.

Me cant’s wait furr dee ides of April. Long live King Kong Suh.

Question: what’s your favorite nickname so far?

A. King Kong Suh
B. Ndominate
C. Suh-nami
D. Suh-perman

Any others for the big fella?
By the way, the Dallas win tonight (last night) helped us in the SOS big time. One of our opponents got a L(but the Saints’ L counts for T.Bay as well). The kicker is that they also played Dallas, which got a W, so it’s a net win for us. I hope they win one more just so we don’t have to deal with this SOS BS.

"I was just letting the shots fly. You know, I don't leave any bullets in the chamber."

"Everything negative- pressure, challenges- is all an opportunity for me to rise."

-Kobe Bryant

A mantra for all athletes.

by TrojanRam on Dec 20, 2009 2:27 AM CST via mobile up reply actions  

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