Super Monday

by Ryan Van Bibber on Feb 2, 2009 7:03 AM CST in 2009 Off-Season

Some game, huh? I can (or can't) remember a lot of Super Bowls that pitter out long before the last three minutes. It's no surprise that Kurt Warner's been involved in three Super Bowls that were all decided in the fourth quarter. Not having seen the guy play every week in a few years - not really counting the twice a year we've seen him recently - you can really appreciate what a gamer he is, like him or not.

Now, with the 2008 season out of the way - oh, I guess there is the Pro Bowl, meh - we can get back to the Rams offseason. Free agency is weeks away, and I suspect Spagnuolo, the new pro personnel department and the new bevy of coaches are busy deciding which players to keep and which player to pursue in free agency. Guess what we'll be talking about this week...

There's also a little thing called the draft coming up, and the rookie scouting Combine starts on Feb 18. The NFL has now released the list of players that will participate in the event. Should be lots to talk about, no?

A quick programming note. I'm compiling a free agent database and a mock draft database (well, tables really) and will have those up this week. Mostly, I thought they'd just be handy to have around here...save us opening a new tab for a Google search every 10 minutes.

I also wanted to invite some reader participation for draft hype/prep. I know we have a lot of people around these parts that watch college football or at least follow the draft. I want to encourage you to create fanposts about prospects you like, guys you'd like to see the Rams take in the draft, anybody. The goal here is to gather as much info and opinion about players that we could be seeing with a ceremonial Rams jersey come April and have that opinion/information in one easy location. 3k and I will throw up plenty of draft stuff, but since this is a community site, it makes the most sense to get as many opinions/analysis as possible. Not only does it give us something to refer to whilst debating, it opens eyes to other possibilities. For instance, if someone can convince me there's reason to take someone other than an OT with the #2 pick... Then, we'll have a little mock draft contest in March; stay tuned for details.

And finally, the last Super Bowl poll of the year...

Poll

Should Kurt Warner retire after his third Super Bowl?

Yes

29 votes

No

88 votes

117 votes | Poll has closed

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Absolutely not

He oughta come back for one more year—he’s got a talented young team around him, great options to throw to, and the NFC West will still be very winnable for the Cards next year. Why not give it one more run at a championship while there’s still gas in the tank and somewhere to go???

by bigwood25 on Feb 2, 2009 8:34 AM CST reply actions

I think

you could justify a position other than OT, although it makes the most sense. I don’t think you could justify a WR at the spot. OT is the safest thing you could pick there. Get somebody to anchor that line for a long time. Build a long term team. A QB is probably the riskiest/sexiest thing you could pick right there – Matt Stafford is a high risk, high reward type pick.

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by Toddius on Feb 2, 2009 8:58 AM CST reply actions

The reason you don't take a OT with the first pick

There isn’t 1 SURE THING.

Last year, everyone knew Jake Long would be a sure thing.

This year, every mock draft has the Rams taking a different OT.

That just shows me that no one is dominant enough to take with the 2nd overall pick.

With that being said, I’m all for Crabtree.

Cardinals showed just yesterday why a dominant WR could be of value.

With Avery all ready in place, we could have a new Holt/Bruce combo.

Get the offensive line fixed in free agency or deeper in the draft or even next year.

by Option27 on Feb 2, 2009 10:48 PM CST reply actions

well said Option!

Crabtree would be an excellent option………Smith being 6’4 scares me, not because he’s so big, but cuz he’s so small for an offensive tackle……..I think Pace has one more year left in him……….if we cant get Gross from Carolina then let Pace play one more year and draft a left tackle next year………Crabtree/Avery would be a great combo, I know some say “how will Bulger get them the ball if he has no line?” how would this look LT Pace LG Bell C Birk RG Greco RT Barron(or someone better later in the draft)?…..I dont think it looks too shabby….if we can pick up Gross it would be even better………..On defense, if we can get one of the Baltimore linebackers, sign both Atogwe and Bartell, take a great CB with the 2nd pick…..I think this will cover the defense………..with the rest of the picks, get a fullback(i say draft one with the 3rd or 4th pick) a possible future QB, and then some d backs and linemen, hopefully we can find a real “sleeper” in the later rounds…that pretty much got it covered? I should be a GM!

by JordansDad on Feb 3, 2009 1:23 AM CST reply actions