The Rams select Baylor OT Jason Smith with the second overall pick
by Ryan Van Bibber on Apr 25, 2009 3:24 PM CDT
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PrintThe trade talks were fast and furious, but ultimately nobody took the bait. Devaney tried right up to the end to swing a trade.
All the excitement of trade possibilities, makes this pick a little anticlimactic. However, this is a good move for the Rams. They took the best OT in the draft, and one of the better players in the draft (a draft lacking star power at the top) with their pick. Smith fits the character mode of the team's new direction. This is a guy that will work his tail off to justify this pick, and I think his weaknesses heading into the league can be corrected with good coaching, something the Rams seem to have now, finally.
The Rams now have a good, young core for their offensive line. Signing C Jason Brown this offseason, and, now, they've added a young OT. No starter on this line is over 30; in fact, LG Jacob Bell is the most senior member of the line at 28 years young. Steven Jackson should be happy.
Now, does Barron stay on the left side and Smith to the right? That makes both OTs switching positions. Hmm.... Does Barron stay beyond '09?
He's also a rodeo man...only in Texas! What about the other possibilities? Monroe may really have been a push, but Smith should be one of the young locker room leaders Spagnuolo is looking for. Curry's a great kid, but too much of a question mark at #2. Sanchez, well, that might have been nice, but would have tied up LOTS of money at QB for a team with LOTS of needs...and burned the bridge with Bulger too.
To those of you disappointed by no trade happening... Don't worry. I suspect Devaney will swing a trade to pick up extra picks in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.
We've still got the open thread going for the rest of the draft down below. Let's talk Rams/Jason Smith/trades that coulda been here.
[Note by VanRam, 04/25/09 4:37 PM EDT ] Devaney said on STL radio, ESPN 101, that they were never close to a trade. Probably shouldn't be all that surprised.
Here's Sando on the Smith pick:
The Rams had it backwards when they poured money into quarterback Marc Bulger and running back Steven Jackson without arming either player with a strong offensive line. Smith will have a hard time providing what Pace gave the Rams for all those years. But he'll probably start on the Rams' line this season and for years to come. That's a start.
[Note by VanRam, 04/25/09 4:55 PM EDT ]
Another point, the word "safe" is being used with a slightly negative connotation to describe the Rams pick of Jason Smith. I disagree. Yes, a trade down would have been better, but were you prepared to see Adam Goldberg starting at RT this season? What's the point of having a new QB if you don't have the tackles to protect him? Bulger would have started in 2009 had the Rams taken Sanchez, but the Rams would have completely thrown away their $$ on Bulger, since he would have been on his back most of the time, and another season like the last two would have made trading him impossible. As it stands, they can get a QB next year, start him or hang on to Bugler, if he can get back to shape (and there's reason to think he can with a better line) and let the new, rookie QB do his internship.
What do you think about the "safe" pick?
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If the trade value wasn't there
then I gotta support this. Building from the inside on offense. 2nd rounder is going to be huge.
Jay Zygmunt, now that you have fired yourself, please have yourself hired by Seattle. Thanks.
I know you're not AWOL
glad you’re here though.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Apr 25, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Nothing has changed in St. Louis....
It’s always been about offense in St. Louis and it looks like it always will be. We have no attitude on defense and we get no respect from other teams in return. Teams are going to run all over and through us. I’m guessing we win 5 games next year. Our defense sucks and we did nothing big this offseason to fix it. Spags is in for a rude awakening when he finally realizes we don’t have Pierce, Tuck or Kiwanuka on the defensive side of the ball.
by RamsMan83 on Apr 25, 2009 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
they tried to make the trade
and that would have been ideal. there just were no defensive players worth taking there. Curry maybe, but even then, they have to move his position to MLB, and that’s a high pick for a MLB. Hence the trade down, to the middle of the draft, where they could have grabbed a MLB.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Apr 25, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed...
However it looks like Alex Barron will be our starting LT. That means Smith moves to RT. I would rather take my chances moving Curry from Outside to Middle, rather than pick a LT at 2 just to play him at RT.
Barron's contract is up
after this season, so who knows what happens. They can always draft a RT later in this draft or next. Honestly another OT wouldn’t be a bad pickup in this draft.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Apr 25, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm fine with the pick
I preferred Curry, but I’m fine with Smith.
However, my worst nightmare occurred when, 2 picks later, Curry went to the Seahawks. I’m not happy about that.
Also, who’s running the Bengals? Really? Andre Smith over Michael Crabtree? Really? C’mon.
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I'd have to think there's a good chance.
And with this goofy espn coverage, i should know in about 10 seconds.
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If so...
Then the Rams will win 4 games next year. 4. With Fitz, Boldin, Housh and possibly Crabtree in our division, our secondary is going to be abused tremendously. Plus with the addition of Curry to Seatle, we might not win one divisional game next year. But since we didn’t win one last year, it shouldn’t hurt so bad.
I'm not too concerned about it.
My sights are set on 2010.
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That wouldn't be the worst thing that could happen...
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well
there’s nothing that says Crabtree is going to be a success yet either. …or Curry. The Rams already play against some stout LBs. And if they can get their pass rush working next year…to some extent… it’ll mitigate those WRs a little bit. Besides, Boldin won’t be a Cardinal in ’09.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Apr 25, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm gonna laugh my ass off
if Jacksonville picks Crabtree to play ahead of Holt.
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looks like my ass will stay connected to my body.
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I'm not enjoying seeing the draft picks on camera
laughing which shows they just got picked before the Commish announces it. Can we not wait 2 more minutes? Are we this impatient?
And I guess the Commish is tweeting (is that the correct term?) I heard on the radio he told Stafford he wished him a long career and “you look good in blue”.
Wtf?
I needed to know this?
Really?
Technology will be the end of civilization……
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Espn spills the beans again.
It’s crabtree.
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Wow
I know its been bad as a rams fan for the last few years but there is an awful lot of pessimism already and we are only at pick 13. Can we at least wait till day one is over before claiming doom of the team?
I don't get it.
Everyone was gung-ho about Devaney and Co. taking over the draft, they make a safe, logical selection that fills a glaring need, and tons of people go nuts.
How do some people not understand how this was, at the very least, a solid pick? The O-line and D-line have been the causes of our demise the past couple of years; we needed to shore up both. With no D-linemen worth taking in the top 5, we took the best OT in the draft.
Devaney clearly said that whatever pick they took this year would not be based on need, but would be their highest-rated player. Several scouts had Jason Smith rated above Curry, so who says the Rams didn’t as well?
Seriously?
Show me what scout said that Smith was a better overall player than Curry. I guarantee you they don’t have a job anymore. but then again, it probably was a Rams scout, so he probably got a promotion. They just said on NFL Network that Curry is the best LB they have scouted in 10 YEARS. Jason Smith is not even good enough to break away comparisons from Monroe, so he obviously isn’t the best player available. Curry was the only ‘safe’ pick in the draft.
And besides, our D-Line was NOT the reason we did terrible last year. Our LB corp is in shambles and did nothing to help out our D-Line.
Yes, seriously.
Believe it or not, scouts do not agree on evaluations 100% of the time. In scouring the internet prior to the draft, I noted several reports that questioned Curry’s lateral mobility and hip fluidity, as well as his ability to rush the passer. While many scouts do think he is the best player, some do not.
Our D-line was a huge part of our terrible overall defense. They lack a true nose tackle and size, and consistenty get pushed back off the line. While Clifton Ryan is OK there, Carriker has not impressed, and a new infusion of talent would help greatly. Would a LB help as well? Of course; MLB is a large weakness. To ignore the problems on the d-line, however, is simply wrong.
Hmmm....
So what did we do last year and the year before? We addressed the problem by taking 2 D-lineman. They are sufficient. Not great, but sufficient. In the past 2 years, we did nothing to help our paltry LB’s.
Will you still be
so angry if we get a LB with our 2nd rounder? It’s a distinct possibility at this point…
Depends...
Rey Mag will go soon, probably to our beloved friends, the Pats. That leaves 9 picks between us and Laurnitus. If he is gone, before our pick, we are in big trouble.
Who is going nuts?
Am I missing something? I see 2 guys on this board that are unhappy.
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I'm not just talking about here.
I frequent the Post-Dispatch forums as well, and several people are indeed going nuts, calling for the resignation of Devaney, etc.
People tend to be more even-keeled here.
Take this as a valuable little piece of advice.
Stay the hell away from the P-D boards and laugh at every thing you read there.
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You know, I really should.
90% of the posts there are either part of a flame war or simply nonsense.
For some reason I keep going back…..call it morbid curiosity.
what you just said is 100% accurate.
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Why wait?
All of our division rivals have already picked, except the Super Bowl runner up Cardinals. Not to mention the Redskins, Packers, Saints, Texans all got upgrades on defense. We are in for a long season.
No guts - No glory
A true Linehan type move picking an OT. Now we can watch Curry pummel us for years at Seattle and Crabtree bomb us at San Fran. Maybe we’ll get the 1st pick next year so we can squander it too.
You make good points.
I think I’m gonna be a Seahawk fan. That team is AMAZIING
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I feel sorry for Jason Smith...
He just joined a team that has only made one single pre-draft upgrade (Butler) to a Defense that allowed 29 points per game last season. I’m cancelling my Direct TV subscription. Who wants to watch STL win 2-3 games for the 3rd year in a row.
Maybe that 8 figure contract will help him sleep at night...
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Before you call DirecTV....
Let’s see what they do in the second. I too am furious that we keep upgrading an offense that wasn’t terrible last year. Our defense was worst than our offense. I have already decided that I will not go to the Rams/Redskins game this year cause of the Smith pick.
But if they choose ANYONE that has ANY AFFILIATION with the offensive side of that ball with the second round pick, I too will cancel my DirecTV subscription.
I agree that our defense must be upgraded,
but how can you possibly say that the offense “wasn’t that terrible last year?”
We were tied for 30th in the NFL with 14.5 points per game. That is absolutely atrocious.
Obviously there were 2 teams worse than us!!!
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we had to upgrade the OL
Adam Goldberg starting at OT? Does anyone remember how bad the offense has been the last two years? You can count on one hand how many times we scored more than 20 points, and we’ve been one of the most sacked teams every year for awhile.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Apr 25, 2009 5:44 PM CDT reply actions
Not so fast my friend
Our defense allowed an average of 29 points per game last year. If that doesn’t make you draft defense then I don’t know what will
How about having the 30th ranked offense?
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the Rams have so many needs that
they can’t address them all thru the draft. and the second pick was bound to disappoint someone.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Apr 25, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
trading down would have been great, BUT
when no other team wants to trade with you, it can’t be done.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Apr 25, 2009 5:44 PM CDT reply actions
Who’s going to pass to Crabtree?
Because San Fransisco picked him, that automatically means we are going to get abused? Please. Crabtree or no Crabtree, the 49er’s are going to need a LOT of help to be good this year.
I heart Scotty L.
(in 2006)
As stated before
Go to nfl.com and look up the stats from when the 49ers played against us. In 2 games, we gave up over 450 yards and 4 TD’s to Shawn Hill. Our defense will find a way to make their QB look good.
I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!
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Uh...
Nov. 16.
213YDS, 2TDS
Dec. 21.
216YDS, 2TDS, 3INTS.
429 yards, 4 tds, and 3 ints?
I don’t think that makes him look good.
I heart Scotty L.
(in 2006)
There are Liars, Damned Liars, and Statistics.
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The Dec. 21st matchup was actually his worst game by QB rating the entire season.
I heart Scotty L.
(in 2006)
Nov. 16
Bulger is sacked 4 times on the day.
On top of that, the team was without RB Steven Jackson, making the offense pretty one-dimensional, not hard to defend against.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Apr 25, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
DEC. 21
Bulger sacked 3 times.
Rushers tackled for a loss 3 times.
and who can forget the penalties, the Rams had 7
by Ryan Van Bibber on Apr 25, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Bulger is gonna be sacked alot anyway...
…cause he has NO mobility. But he does avoid a lot of sacks by throwing INT’s. And we could’ve had Sanchez……
GO 49ERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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They still won the game based on the passing game that had Issac Bruce as their #1 receiver.
Not to mention, in the second game, Frank Gore was hurt. So with Frank Gore hurt, who was their leading rusher?
A guy by the name of SHAWN HILL. LMAO! He had 4 rushes for 45 yards!!!
That's right, we allowed Shawn Hill to rush for 45 yards on us.
Our defense was worse than I thought.
How does Shaun Hill rushing have anything to do with him attacking our secondary.
I heart Scotty L.
(in 2006)
I you can't figure it out yourself then I'm not going to tell you.
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STUFFED
the Rams o-line was stuffed at a rate of 29% last year, 29th in the league. Stuffed is the number of running plays resulting in zero or negative gains on a first down or less than one-fourth of the yards needed for a first down on 2nd-4th downs.
by Ryan Van Bibber on Apr 25, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Meaning...
If Frank Gore is out, we can put additional help in the secondary and he still got 2 touchdowns off of us. And the leading receiver was Isaac Bruce. We couldn’t even stop our cast off, old WR when they didn’t have another threat. That’s how bad our secondary was.
which CB would liked to have seen the Rams take at #2?
by Ryan Van Bibber on Apr 25, 2009 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Ummm...........
Oh wait! I know this one!!!
Uh…wait…….
Hmm….
Does anyone know who’s dog that is over there?
Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky and I went horseback riding, but there weren't any horses around? Anyway, Brasky throws a saddle on my back and rides me around Wyoming for three days. Well, wouldn't ya know it, my stamina increased with each day, and I develop tremendous leg muscles. So anyway, Brasky decides to enter me into the Breeders Cup under the name Turkish Delight. And Im running in second place, and I'm running, and I break my ankle. So anyway, they're about to shoot me. Then someone from the crowd yells out, God bless him, Dont shoot him, he's a human.
So are we talking about Shaun Hill rushing or Shaun Hill passing here? I’m still confused.
I heart Scotty L.
(in 2006)
The sad part is, either one cost us the game.
Everyone remembers the final of the 17-16 SF win. The last few minutes of the game, Bruce caught the deep pass and they won.
Really?
Then what else was there? Like I said, the only run game they had was Shawn Hill! I guess the center really whooped up on us and cost us the game. Please! our secondary cost us the game.
What about offense? If they would have scored more, it wouldn’t have mattered.
I’m guessing you think that Gus Frerotte cost us the game against Seattle a few years back because he fumbled at the goal line?
Lets blame our special teams for not blocking Josh Brown’s kicks in 2006. That Special Teams squad totally cost us the playoffs.
One play does not cost the team a game when they had plenty of other opportunities to do what is needed to win, on both sides of the ball.
I heart Scotty L.
(in 2006)
they burned our butts twice in 2008
and it looks like more to come since we have NO defense or offense..
Probably.
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Not drafting Curry will Haunt US
Even more so now that he is a Seahawk, That was the worst case scenario. And it Happend
I thought Crabtree going to the Seahaks was the worst case scenario.
I’m getting my “worst case scenario’s” confused….
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Crabtree is a system WR
His size is nice, but Texas Tech puts out alot of system players that don’t do all that well in the NFL.
FYI
The Giants won’t miss Plaxico.
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Yup. This could be the best pick of the first round.
"Attaway to stomp 'em. Stomp the piss out of 'em. Stomp 'em when they're down. Kick 'em and stomp 'em. Attaway to go boys. Pound that old Budweiser into you and go get them tomorrow." -- Joe Schultz
I'm a nuclear engineer, and in our biz we'd call this draft, so far, ....
a worst case scenario. Seattle got Curry and SF got Crabtree. Both these guys will torch us in the NFC West for years to come. We got yet another 300 lb O-Lineman to try to protect an aging and immobile Marc Bulger. And, even if he’s protected, he’s only got two 2nd year guys to throw to. So while there’s no more Bruce’s, Holt’s or Curtis’ to pass to, there’s always Klop. Yecch! And our pitiful defense, with it’s one quality addition; Butler, may only allow 27-28 points per game in 2009 versus 29 last year. At least we have a good punter. Yessir, we’re the greatest show since Smurfs.
So Crabtree, a rookie, is certainly better then two second year guys?
All I am saying is that the Rams researched this. They poured money and manpower into scouting, and overall, they didn’t like him, or didn’t think he fit the philosophy of the team.
I heart Scotty L.
(in 2006)
Then I guess it's official.
Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky and I went horseback riding, but there weren't any horses around? Anyway, Brasky throws a saddle on my back and rides me around Wyoming for three days. Well, wouldn't ya know it, my stamina increased with each day, and I develop tremendous leg muscles. So anyway, Brasky decides to enter me into the Breeders Cup under the name Turkish Delight. And Im running in second place, and I'm running, and I break my ankle. So anyway, they're about to shoot me. Then someone from the crowd yells out, God bless him, Dont shoot him, he's a human.
rams need to trade up to take Rey Mag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is exactly what we need
by rams since day1 on Apr 25, 2009 6:28 PM CDT reply actions
yea but Is Curry still available….No.
Im saying he is exactly what we need because we went with Smith instead of Curry in the first.
by rams since day1 on Apr 25, 2009 6:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I’d agree. I’m just saying I don’t think he fits perfectly.
So much for Ziggy.
It’s going to be close!
I heart Scotty L.
(in 2006)
well i mean he is a big hitter that plays MLB so for him to fall to us would be great.
by rams since day1 on Apr 25, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions
im surprised by the Hood to Steelers pick
by rams since day1 on Apr 25, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions
i actually heard about him earlier today and from what i watched he is pretty good and somewhat underrated
by rams since day1 on Apr 25, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions
PLEASE TAKE REY!!!! I SEE NO WAY HOW THEY COULD PASS ON HIM!
WE GET BOTH A GREAT OT AND MLB IN THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS….WOULD BE GREAT!
by rams since day1 on Apr 25, 2009 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions
No not him James L. i would have rather had Rey!!!!!
by rams since day1 on Apr 25, 2009 6:40 PM CDT reply actions
my only problem is that Rey was rated so highly as a mid first round pick, and for him to fall to us in the second was crazy!!! which is why i was so excited to see him avalable for us.
I dont know i like Laurinaitus but to get a MLB with first round potential and still get J. smith would have been a dream come true.
by rams since day1 on Apr 25, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
well im still satisfied with Laurinaitus
by rams since day1 on Apr 25, 2009 6:42 PM CDT reply actions
trade back into the second to take barden yes?
by rams since day1 on Apr 25, 2009 7:04 PM CDT reply actions
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