Random Ramsdom 4/30: Former Rams edition

by VanRam on Apr 30, 2009 3:46 PM CDT in 2009 Off-Season Comment 5 comments

Hey, I know that guy! Some of the more infamous one-time Rams have been making headlines, very small headlines, lately. That and

When former first round picks go bad...Lawrence Phillips heads to trial on his assualt charges. 1996 was a great draft for the Rams. The team's first three picks: Phillips #6, Eddie Kennison #18, and the great Tony Banks at #42.
One of the Rams third round picks from 2006 and known malcontent, TE Dominique Byrd, has been invited to camp by the Arizona Cardinals.
A former fourth round pick, WR Shaun McDonald, signed a contract with Pittsburgh today. After playing in Detroit that's got to be a nice change. Good for McDonald.
Grant Wistrom will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, class of 2009.
Ever see Torry Holt's finger? Check this out.

Minicamp starts tomorrow with rookies getting the chance to mingle with the team's veterans. Here's a complete schedule of the Rams offseason.

May 1-3 (rookie, voluntary minicamp);
May 19-21, May 27-29, June 1-2 (OTAs);
June 5-7 (mandatory minicamp);
June 9-11, June 15-17 (OTAs);

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Impact Players

Another piece for Random Ramsdom, here’s a link to a Mike Sando post that talks about which NFC West rookies will have the most impact this year. He provides links to whatifsports.com’s list of top 100 impact rookies for 2009. We have 2 players on that list, not to good for the top 100, but both are in the top 15, with J Smith at #6 and JL at #15. Some other players in the NFC West – Crabtree at #1, Aaron Curry #5, Chris Wells #19, and Rashad Johnson #28. Drops off after that but good look into who will provide for their teams in 09’.

Don’t think the list is accurate, decide for yourself by checking out the 08’ list.

by Caruso on Apr 30, 2009 6:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't think they are very accurate.

Stewart was alright I guess and Mayo was pretty good, but everyone that they predicted was pretty insignificant. 3 Rivers , 4 Dorsey, 6 Ellis, 7 Kelly, 8 Hardy, and 9 McFadden did not do anything for their teams, while the can’t miss ones (well at least the ones I had on my fantasy team at one point) 46 Matt Forte and 83 Slaton… On second thought, that 08 list is pretty damn inaccurate. I wouldn’t trust the 09 list based on the 08 list. And this has nothing to do with football, but their according to their computers, Portland Trailblazers had a 21.7% chance to make it to the Finals while the Lakers had an 18.6%? Obviously their algorithms are stupid and it’s no wonder Ive never heard of them before.

by heinzketchup on May 1, 2009 6:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

addition

now I see theyre from FOX… no wonder I don’t like them

by heinzketchup on May 1, 2009 6:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I had never seen...

Torry Holt’s finger before. That thing is pretty freaking crooked. Thanks for posting the link.

by Hetfield72 on May 1, 2009 9:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Bryd

Ah yes, Dominique Byrd, part of what I like to call the infamous “MV3” of third round picks in ‘06. Byrd, Jon Alston, and Claude Wroten. Fortunately, for the Rams, Wroten slipped because of his drug usage and we able to land Byrd “because of concerns about his knees.” (That was Mel Kiper’s quote.)

I remember one game where Byrd almost made a special teams tackle- I gave him a standing ovation. If we could just reassemble the MV3…

Remember the great 2004 and 2005 Rams teams...

by Marmie is the best on May 1, 2009 9:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs