St. Louis Rams to try out AFL kick returner: Random Ramsdom, 7/23

by Ryan Van Bibber on Jul 23, 2009 9:12 AM CDT in St. Louis Rams news

The Rams are bringing in a CB to audition for the kick returning job, a look at third year wide receives, and Oshiomogho Atogwe's favorite super hero...the morning in Random Ramsdom.

Terrance Sanders earns tryout with Rams - Sanders, an Eastern Illinois product and current member of the AFL's Boise Burn, will tryout with the St. Louis Rams for a kick returning job this week, which will determine whether or not he gets an invite to camp next week. The cornerback leads his AFL team with 80.5 tackles.

Do third year wide receivers break out? - A lengthy look at whether or not the old fantasy football axiom that WRs break out in their third season holds any water.

Atogwe patterns Game after Hulk - Franchise free safety SMASH! Thank goodness Atogwe's a damn site better to watch play football than those awful Hulk movies Hollywood churned out in the last ten years.

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3rd Year Wides vs.

Like most of you, I have long been aware of the propensity for third year WR’s to finally put it all together. It’s just about the fantasy football equivalent of an urban legend by now, and skill players simply have the spotlight on them in real life much more than others do.

But I have to wonder if it’s really much different for any other positon. I’ve noticed it takes DE’s 2-3 years (e.g. Mario Williams 2, Chris Long..let’s just say more than 1). I think most LT’s take at least 2 or 3 to hit their stride, and actually now that I think about it most OL’s off all kinds need that long. The old NFL conventional wisdom used to be it took a QB 5 years, according to Art Rooney and Chuck Noll, because of the complexity of the position.

A rare rookie exception occurs of course, but isn’t it natural to expect a player at any position would need a couple years adjust to the next level, for a variety of physical and mental reasons?

Lived in LA during the Rams and Raiders days. Now based in NorCal, I am still a die hard Rams fan and Raiders season ticket holder.

by CoachConnors on Jul 23, 2009 12:22 PM CDT reply actions