Wrapping up the Rams 2009 draft

by VanRam on Apr 26, 2009 5:29 PM CDT in 2009 NFL draft Comment 69 comments

The draft is over for the Rams, seven rounds, seven picks. They addressed some needs with good players at high picks, and took a few raw prospects to finish it out. We'll spend more time parsing the results down the road, by days and years. My biggest takeaway is that they strengthened both the offensive and the defensive lines, a big need.

The high picks, though not necessarily exciting and leaving some room for debate, filled huge holes on the Rams starting roster with players that are widely expected to be instant contributors and grow into core veterans.

The first three rounds went like this, with comment:

R1, #2 - OT Jason Smith: There's some grumbling about this one, with fans divided between OT, Curry and Sanchez. Ultimately, though, given the glaring weakness that the Rams line has been and a key cog available at this spot, that grades out at that spot (in this draft), this pick made sense. Smith and Jason Brown will be the leaders of this young unit, holding their fellow linemen accountable for their play and giving their best on every down, on that there doesn't seem to be much room for argument. Smith might have to start on the right side, a la Jordan Gross in Carolina, to hone his trade, but he could just as easily top Barron for the LT job.

R2, #35 - MLB James Launinaitis: Maualuga had his fans with this pick, but the Rams went with the three-time (or two?) All American from Ohio State, and now have a guy who can instantly contribute, filling gaps, flowing to the ball and making their run defense better. He's also good in coverage, which will help the backfield.

R3, #66 - CB Bradley Fletcher: This pick turned some heads. I was kind of hoping for D.J. Moore here, but the new direction of the Rams defense calls for physical, aggressive corners...a good quality to have in a division featuring some big receivers. The story from inside the war room is that the Rams think Fletcher is ahead of where Justin King was when they drafted him last year, and King was one of camp's surprises until a toe injury sent him to IR for the year. Could we see him at nickel some this year? With his skills, he's an interesting player for blitz packages too.

R4, #103 - DT Dorell Scott: Besides a MLB, the Rams defense needed a big body tackle to play at the nose position. At 312 lbs, Scott can still add 10-15 lbs, which will help him tie-up double blockers. This is something the front four needs, badly, and it allows Carriker (who really needs to have a good season) to line up over a single guard and moves Clifton Ryan out of the NT position and back to an UT role. Scott dropped on draft boards with a slow start to his senior season, but the entire Clemson team struggled, resulting in a coaching change that brought out the player who really shined in his second and third seasons. This is a position that they didn't need to draft early on, and Scott should be able to be part of the rotation at DT right away. I like this pick, and along with Laurinaitis, it really should solidify the front seven.

And here's where a theme develops...the Rams start taking some raw prospects that need a little bit of refining to be a complete player. That's what you want in these rounds, where you can't count on getting ready-made starters to fill needs.

R5, #160 - WR Brooks Foster: What the Rams really need at WR is a true #1, a dynamic playmaker. Those guys were gone by the time their second round pick rolled around (I think they needed a MLB more). Foster's a fine pick for the 5th round, where you're getting guys that you hope can develop, at least to provide depth. Foster is physical and joins the ranks of the Rams possession receivers, like Burton, Robinson, Stanley, etc. Like I said before, I think they'll still need to add an experienced WR before the season, and weight their options in free agency and the draft next year to get the kind of #1 guy they need.

R6, #196 - QB Keith Null: A little more perplexing... Why? Did the Rams really need a QB this bad? I know they're not looking for a starter in the 6th round, but they might have been able to get this guy off the street. He played under Ryan Leaf, but at least with a 6th round pick he won't achieve Leaf's notoriety. I think they got a third QB who fits their West Coast system, fits better than Berlin, probably. He's a good passer, except deep. His upside is a competent backup in an offensive system like this.

R7, #211 - RB Chris Ogbonnaya: Giving bloggers and fans a name they'll struggle with each time they try to spell it, the Rams took a RB who has skills as a runner and receiver. He just never got to show them much in Texas' offense...except against Missouri. He could be a bit better than Kenneth Darby and a make Brian Leonard expendable at some point. Change of pace back. This is a good pick for the seventh round.

So, that's the draft, solid if a little unspectacular. They solidified their offensive and defensive lines with legitimate players, and I like that. I maybe would have liked to see another LB in the later rounds...like maybe the 6th, but I don't have too many quibbles with it now.

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grading how the rams did in the draft, plz

"Score some damn runs, or the baby pandas die"

by sergey606 on Apr 26, 2009 5:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Like I stated in a thread earlier

I think we totally MISSED on this drat. Sure, Jason Smith is a hoss and could be a great OT for a long time, but we got scared. Sanchez is what the Rams needed. Warner was a leader, as well as faulk, holt, bruce ect. The Rams have nobody(SJ has to stay healthy first to be a leader) on offense that makes us just say “Hes going to lead our team”. Sanchez proved over and over again that he has the heart and emotion that can lead a team, and thats what the Rams need; the complete opposite of Bulger. I think taking Sanchez at #2 and then getting E. Britton(who I think is a complete stud and not far from Smith). If we could have traded Bulger for a 2nd,3rd or even a 4th I would have done it or just keep him for this year and then get rid of him. Anybody with me on this?

by Jombari on Apr 26, 2009 5:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I watched ever USC game I am a huge fan, And even I can see how Super Overrated Mark S is. He is a Leader I will give him that. But a 1st Rounder and a legit NFL QB, NOPE he is not.

by Damacles11 on Apr 26, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Devaneys talks about his choices..

Go to stltoday.com and go to rams then jeff gordon blogs.. It’s almost comical what is on there… Null for instance couldn’t believe he was drafted… Only Carolina had him in, he never talked to the Rams, and he was in the Cactus Bowl which is the Div II all star game and he was there as a stand in… thats the kind of picks we were used to when the Cards were still here…

by Uncfan1 on Apr 26, 2009 5:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

a look at what could have been

QB- Mark Sanchez
RB- Steven Jackson
FB- Mike Karney
WR- Donnie Avery
WR- Any of the other WR’s
TE- Randy McMichael
LT-Alex Barron
LG-TBD
C-Jason BRown
RG-Jacob Bell
RT-Eben Britton

That would have been a very exciting team to watch. I also think we could have traded Bulger for a 2nd and gotten a WR to put in that 2nd spot like Robiskie

by Jombari on Apr 26, 2009 6:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

No team would have gave up a Scond rounder for MArk Bulger. A lot of teams are starting to see the Value in trading down; and out of the first round like the Pats do ever year. Second round picks are very valuable.

by Damacles11 on Apr 26, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is another half of the team

That’s what could have been if Defense didn’t matter.

by JoeyBombs on Apr 26, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"I also think we could have traded Bulger for a 2nd and gotten a WR to put in that 2nd spot like Robiskie"

Well, you’re wrong.

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.

by Tackle Box on Apr 26, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would have liked a WR in the 3rd round, the DT is fine in the 4th, maybe tried and move up to take CB-Victor Harris in the 5th, then QB-Painter in the 6th and take a flyer on RB- Jennings in the 7th…

Devaney said they have no plans to get a vet WR after the draft, thats not what I wanted to hear…. and they didn’t get a solid # 2 to compliment Jackson…

by Uncfan1 on Apr 26, 2009 6:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I totally agree. I would have loved to see the Rams go after a WR in the 3rd, and then gone after that CB in the fifth. Other than that, I dont really have a complaint with the picks at all. I think the defense will be tremendously better. Laurinitis is a die-hard football player and never takes a play off. That is why I think they chose him over Maualuga. The DT pick up is great and I think will be a great addition allowing Carriker and Ryan to move to where they can succeed.

Overall, the Rams are going to be better, I think significantly better. Unfortunately, a good WR in the third could have helped round out a great pick up of need filling in this draft.

by kickasskeever on Apr 26, 2009 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

damn

Jennings was taken by the jags

"Score some damn runs, or the baby pandas die"

by sergey606 on Apr 26, 2009 6:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I know I am bummed too Jennings would have been a nice compliment to Jackson.

by Damacles11 on Apr 26, 2009 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

What you guys are suggesting

is that the Rams should have done some real gambling in this draft. That might have worked, but it also could have been a disaster. If you take Sanchez, you have no way of knowing if one of the decent OTs would have been there at pick 35. Most mock drafts had Britton going in the first round. If you then trade Bulger for another second rounder (assuming some team would make that trade), you get a WR like Robiskie who is not expected to be a stud WR.

So you end up with a rookie at QB who only started 16 games in college. He might be great, but he might end up like the Cardinals USC star QB – sitting on the bench. You could end up with a second level guy at RT to go along with Barron, and you have another contributor at WR, but not a #1 guy. That just sounds like an awfully risky gamble to take. If it falls apart the team is set back for another couple of years, and everyone says what dummies we have in the front office.

I think it makes much more sense to get some really solid guys in this draft to help with our offensive and defensive fronts, then worry about fixing the skill positions next year. We all knew we couldn’t solve it all in one year.

by andyrose on Apr 26, 2009 6:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I would add

that drafting a solid, reliable OT this year means that we don’t have to do that in the 1st round next year. It gives us flexibility. I was hoping we could trade the pick for additional picks. It didn’t end up panning out that way. That being the case, I’m glad we have a player whose skills are likely to transfer into the NFL.

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by Toddius on Apr 26, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

I think Smith was the right pick. Sanchez is too risky and we need to build the O-Line. Next year is when we can get a stud QB or WR. The Null pick is still pissing me off and I still can’t figure it out. Why would we pick this guy when obviously no one else would have drafted him? I would have much rather seen the Rams take a shot on someone with upside. Null’s upside is that he’s a 3rd string QB. Oh well. Overall I love the Smith and Laurenitis picks and the DT looks decent. All 3 can step in and make an impact right away.

by ksmooth on Apr 26, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We can still get Kory Sheets as an undrafted FA

by JoeyBombs on Apr 26, 2009 6:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

We can also get some better QB prospects than Null, like Graham Harrell

by JoeyBombs on Apr 26, 2009 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

VAN RAM REQUEST

I am humbly requesting that someone do an entry on this topic, it would have to come from a Jason Smith supporter(i dont mean jock strap)…..as a matter of fact it would have to come from a STRONG supporter(im a supporter, but not a strong supporter). Can you enlist a JS supporter to do a story on how Jason Smith the former tight end turned tackle will not end up like Robert Gallery former tight end turned tackle. Compare the two side by side and find differences that would give us assurance and explain whu one is not like the other………….thank you

3k for Rams asst GM.....someone make it happen!

I have proof TackleBox IS Jim Haslett

by JordansDad on Apr 26, 2009 6:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I think Jason Smith will be fine, I would have liked Arron Curry more. But Smith will do fine

by Damacles11 on Apr 26, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The real Crappy part is, Our division had very good drafts. All the teams in this Division got much better.

by Damacles11 on Apr 26, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Have you read the other division team

fan posts? I read some of the Seattle one. They aren’t unhappy, but aside from Curry they don’t seem to think they got much but some good depth. And they lost Petersen and probably will lose Hill before the season begins, so they lost two good LB and got one in return. Arizona got Chris Wells, who seems to be hurt a couple of times a year. The 49ers got Crabtree, but beyond that they didn’t even have many picks.

Why do our fans always think we did a terrible job? I would bet if we got Sanchez, Smith, Laurinaites, Curry and Crabtree some would still be complaining that we didn’t have ten more picks to provide more depth. C’mon guys. This wasn’t a bad draft. We got some solid players that will help. Next year we’ll fill the other holes and then we should be tough. Shaw, Zygmunt and crew took several years to destroy a Super Bowl team and screw the team up. The new guys can’t reverse all that damage in one year. Let’s see how it shakes out before we start crying.

by andyrose on Apr 26, 2009 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"Our division had very good drafts. All the teams in this Division got much better."

The most accurate quote of the day despite what their fansites say.

by edpjr on Apr 27, 2009 12:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So, if other fansites complain about their drafts

they’re batshit insane. But if you and a couple of other people agree that the Rams screwed the pooch while the rest of the division just fortified their teams for years to come securing playoff berth after playoff berth, then they’re smart and accurate.

Sounds like a load of shit to me…

by Tackle Box on Apr 27, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Virtually everything you say sounds like a load of crap....

You’re an apologist for a front office that made poor draft choices this year. I hope Smith blocks well for Bulger while he tries to find somebody to throw to except Avery. And if Marc gets hurt, hey, we’ve got Mr. Null now.

by edpjr on Apr 27, 2009 11:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right, I'm an apologist.

Take a look at the things I wrote this past season and tell me I’m an apologist again.

by Tackle Box on Apr 27, 2009 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

if he ends up like Gallery

I will kill a kitten.

"Score some damn runs, or the baby pandas die"

by sergey606 on Apr 26, 2009 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I Will Hold You To That

I was a Curry guy too, but im most def gonna root for J Smooth……….I would really like that analysis though………..I guess I can do it if i have to, but Van Ram and 3k seem much more knowledgable

3k for Rams asst GM.....someone make it happen!

I have proof TackleBox IS Jim Haslett

by JordansDad on Apr 26, 2009 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

When can you start signing undrafted Free Agents?

by JoeyBombs on Apr 26, 2009 6:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

May 1st

3k for Rams asst GM.....someone make it happen!

I have proof TackleBox IS Jim Haslett

by JordansDad on Apr 26, 2009 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

All I have to say is...

Null is the next Tom Brady

by Caruso on Apr 26, 2009 7:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Coached by Ryan Leaf. Ahhhhhhh

by Damacles11 on Apr 26, 2009 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Leaf

lost his coaching job when he asked a player for a pain pil(according to yahoo sports)…………

3k for Rams asst GM.....someone make it happen!

I have proof TackleBox IS Jim Haslett

by JordansDad on Apr 26, 2009 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is he dating a supermodel too….???? Next Tom Brady we wish..

by Uncfan1 on Apr 26, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

not like tom

was dating supermodels before that ’01 season.

"Score some damn runs, or the baby pandas die"

by sergey606 on Apr 26, 2009 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

At least Brady had played at a big time school and competition… Who knew there was a West Texas A&M D-II school… If this guy makes it as a starter someday they may have to make a movie… Kurt Warner the sequel…

by Uncfan1 on Apr 26, 2009 7:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

VAN RAM REQUEST

3k for Rams asst GM.....someone make it happen!

I have proof TackleBox IS Jim Haslett

by JordansDad on Apr 26, 2009 8:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Amazing how people grade drafts a day after

Please, nobody knows how good a draft or player is gonna be. I guarantee all of ya’ll swear Kurt warner is good but from my vantage point, unless he has a ridiculous amount of talent around him, he sux. Check his new york days. Smith isnt a sexy pick but we now have a solid line and Bulger will now have time to throw and Jackson can control the game with hard running and a balanced pass attack. Until the season starts and ends, everyone’s draft is a A-F grade.

by Tre-Nitty on Apr 26, 2009 8:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Whew

I’ve been busting my ass on my 2010 mock draft. I’m going to try to have it out by Thursday for the radio show. It’s gonna be tough though…

Jay Zygmunt, now that you have fired yourself, please have yourself hired by Seattle. Thanks.

by 3k on Apr 26, 2009 8:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

My thing is all these people r bashing the rams and saying they should have picked this person or that person, man jus let the season come and we will see then. If all of you know who to pick then y aren’t you all GMs……..

by RAMS WE DA BEST on Apr 26, 2009 10:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Just cuz people are GM’s doesn’t mean they are good at it or know what they are talking about, just like draft experts… Matt Millen and Mel Kiper are perfect examples…

by Uncfan1 on Apr 26, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

well they must be doing something right they r getting paid to do it. this is the first draft for the new coaches lets wait till the season is done before we talk dirt about them thats all i am saying

by RAMS WE DA BEST on Apr 27, 2009 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not GM's

just fans with opinions

3k for Rams asst GM.....someone make it happen!

I have proof TackleBox IS Jim Haslett

by JordansDad on Apr 27, 2009 12:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think we did good and cant wait to shut all the haters up

by RAMS WE DA BEST on Apr 26, 2009 10:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Brian Leonard will never be expendable! Never!

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Apr 26, 2009 10:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Leonard was always expendable

by edpjr on Apr 27, 2009 12:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Should I have added /sarcasm?

I thought it was implied, but oh well.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Apr 27, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gone but not forgotten

I am a Rams fan living in Texas. After the last two seasons, you can imagine how hard it is wearing my Rams jersey around here. I hope for the best for the Rams, I’ll always be a fan (same with the Cardinals, although when I wear my Pujols jersey down here, I not only get respect, I get the “greatest player ever to play” comments). I’d like to be able to say that about a new Ram. I just don’t see it in this draft. I do think the staff definitely picked for the team needs and didn’t gamble. I hope it’s enough to get us back into the playoffs. Go Rams!

by dmyerstek on Apr 26, 2009 11:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Draft grade = C-

…at best, and that sure doesn’t help a woeful team in a division where opponents just picked up Michael Crabtree and Aaron Curry. And who can explain that 6th round QB pick??? Somewhere Jay Zygmunt, Scott Linehan and Jim Haslett are smiling… I don’t think I can pay for another year of Direct TV to watch the Rams lose all six division games and 7 or 8 of the rest. Sheeet!

by edpjr on Apr 27, 2009 12:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

true fans stick with there team when the r on top and when they r at the bottom

by RAMS WE DA BEST on Apr 27, 2009 12:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I've been sticking with the Rams since the days of...

Roman Gabriel, Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen (1969). But why should I falsely praise a disappointing draft like a lot of Johnny-Come-Lately fans?

by edpjr on Apr 27, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Rams

The Rams have at least two good recievers Donnie Avery Keenen Burton and maybe Derek Stanley depending on his health and who knows who those street recievers they have on there roster now.
As for a quarterback the Rams still need to find a quarterback of the future Keith Null is no one I have heard of and Chase Daniels from Mizzou wasn’t even selected I would if
I was the Rams try to give him and offer. He was awesome with Mizzou.

The Rams are so much over their head in cap room with Bulger, Long and the like that
they don’t have the money to spend on real good recievers and quarterbacks.

by rronstl2841 on Apr 27, 2009 1:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Long fits sprags scheme to a tee. he will be the rams version of justin tuck

by RAMS WE DA BEST on Apr 27, 2009 1:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, at 263 lbs...

he’ll give those opposing 300 lb+ O-Linemen fits. Not!

by edpjr on Apr 27, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

How much does little weigh. for a die hard fan u sure r sounding like a hater

by RAMS WE DA BEST on Apr 27, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

same as long. long is jus in his second year give him time u cant expect things to be done now

by RAMS WE DA BEST on Apr 27, 2009 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah he will give team fits...............

same weight at osi umenyiora from the giants and what does he do give teams fits. it takes coaching to bring it out and u will see a different long this year trust it

by RAMS WE DA BEST on Apr 27, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

rong

Long came in at 285 last year as a rookie, his bigger faster and stronger then his father ever was and im sure he put on some lbs for this season

by james535 on Apr 30, 2009 7:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

how r u right and...

…all the other sports websites (including the Rams) wrong about Long’s weight? Did you get scales and weigh him? He’s listed as 263, and that’s very likely what he weighs.

by edpjr on May 1, 2009 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Monday Morning Draft Guru

Man, I don’t know about day 2. I really liked the Jason Smith and James Laurinaitus picks on Saturday. Some people could say that the Rams should have taken Maleuga but there are some character concerns with him and Laurinaitus looks like a clean cut straight up guy. I’m wondering if him and Chris Long are going to have that “My dad can kick your dad’s a$$!” conversation.

I was pretty pleased with how we stuck to our board on day one and hoped for the best for Sunday. I was gone most of Sunday and had to catch up at the end of the day to see who the Rams got and I gotta tell you, I was floored with who we wound up with. When I went to bed on Saturday night and we were set to make the second pick of the morning on Sunday I figured since we needed a big receiever and Ramses Barden was on the board that he would be taken. Instead we take a cornerback Bradley Fletcher?!! I honestly did not think that we needed another corner. In the next round we got Dorell Scott. I figured that we needed to use our 4th rounder on DT depth. Scott may turn out to be an OK pick but I really had my eye on Sammie Lee Hill. This pick is OK but the jury is still out. Then in the next round we take a middle of the road receiver in Brooks Foster. If we had taken Barden in the third we could have had a better receiver and then we could address safety depth with this pick. Michael Hamlin was on the board at this time. He would have been an excellent addition. The next pick chapped my hide. Keith Null? A quarterback in the sixth round that wasn’t even listed in any of the draft publications I had. I felt we should have used this pick to bring in Devin Moore, the running back from Wyoming. He could have been the lightning to Steven Jackson’s thunder in the Darren Sproles-mode. Then our last pick was another player I couldn’t find in my draft books. Chris Ogbonnaya? If we would have taken Moore in the sixth we could have used our last pick to add offensive line depth. Guys like Jason Watkins, Joel Bell and Andy Kemp were still available for the Rams last pick. I’m sorry, I know it’s a little early to be critiscizing what the Rams war room accomplished but day 1 was an A and day 2 was a flat out D-minus. I hope it pans out but I doubt it.

by NachoD on Apr 27, 2009 2:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You didn't know we needed another Cornerback?

Really? Have you looked at our roster recently?

by Tackle Box on Apr 27, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Neither did I,

and I have looked at our roster lately. Sure we could use one, but not before a pass-rushing DE, or a good WR, both were left on the board. Best available was not Fletcher. I agree A on day 1, D or D- on day 2.

by dbcouver on Apr 28, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We had/have 1 corner back who can be counted upon for next year.

His name is Ron Bartell.

After that, there’s Tye Hill, Justin King and Jonathan Wade. That’s it. Cornerback was a desperate area of need. Much more so than a pass-rushing DE since we have Little and Long and frankly, our receiving corps is not too shabby and has a bit of depth to it. It might be young depth, but it’s talented and a high draft pick of a WR wouldn’t change anything.

by Tackle Box on Apr 28, 2009 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We're weak at CB and nobody can count on Tye Hill.

by edpjr on May 1, 2009 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lets trade marc bulger for glenn dorsey picks and cassel wiht 2010 pick of first round. We can trade avery for holt on jags and become an excellent team win the superbowl 2009.

H to the Izzo
V to the Izza
-The cool Jay Z.
Not the one we hate.

by ram_rod on Apr 27, 2009 2:13 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Be real

Be real Nobody wants Marc not even for a trade everyone in the nfl has seen him play and how jumpy he is The Rams are stuck with him until his concract runs out the only choice we have is protect him which that is what the Rams have done to the best of their ability this year. Now will have to see how things go with that. We can look to the draft next year and see if they can get good quarterback

by rronstl2841 on Apr 27, 2009 8:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chase Daniels

Chase Daniels Quarterback from Mizzou was signed by The Redskins

by rronstl2841 on Apr 27, 2009 7:57 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

He is the same weight at Little and look what he did gave team fits. People jus need to accept that we r realbuliding and get over it

by RAMS WE DA BEST on Apr 27, 2009 11:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

The cornerback we took is the real deal

for Spag’s type of defense. He can get up in the receivers face and press him all over the field. Ask Illinois’ star receiver from last year how it went when they played. He probably wouldn’t be the right guy for a team that plays off the receivers and counts on the corners to chase them down, but that isn’t the Spagnuolo style of defense.

We picked up several big offensive linemen in free agency today. We also got a real good defensive end that D’Marco Farr was pretty excited about. The story isn’t over when the seven rounds of the draft end. Free agency is where a lot of good players are found.

by andyrose on Apr 27, 2009 11:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs