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Gary Russell spent the preseason with the Raiders. The Rams had a workout with the free agent today.

by Ted S. Warren - AP

Gary Russell spent the preseason with the Raiders. The Rams had a workout with the free agent today.

Due diligence or outright concerned about roster depth, the St. Louis Rams brought in a few players to workout today.

We mentioned the news this morning that former Steelers RB Gary Russell was at Rams Park today. Joining him were RBs DeShaun Foster and Carey Davis, another former Steeler, along with LBs Tank Daniels and David Herron.

I doubt that's the last players that the Devaney and Co. visit with as they tweak their roster prior to the Seattle game. These workouts will also be handy down the road in case they need to quickly plug a gap due to injury. On top of that, they've got to be concerned about RB depth. Gado had a nice preseason, but he's dealing with what could be a painful injury. Another blow to those ribs and he could be on the bench. Behind Gado is Darby, who failed in the preseason to build on the promise he showed last season. I don't mean to be a hater about Gado either, but I wonder if there's not a dropoff between what he's capable of doing in the preseason versus live rounds.

The Rams have six LBs on the active roster and two on the practice squad (K.C. Asiodu and Dominic Douglas). They're already without Larry Grant, who looks like a nice option as a rusher at SLB, for this week and probably next.

The biggest, most obvious question for a Rams roster tweak is adding another WR. Right now, the Rams have just four receivers on the active roster and one (Sean Walker) on the practice squad. The report from the PD (linked above) says Devaney and the Rams are interested in former Eagles WR Greg Lewis, a system, route runner type with some yards-after-catch ability.

Former Giants WR David Tyree's agent said recently that the Rams were among a small group of teams with some interest. (I think I'll pass).

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Deshaun

Hell, give the old Carolina cast off a shot, if he stays healthy he could be a decent 3rd guy. Can’t we sign an old timer like Harrison? Yeah I know we are looking at young guys but he could give us a sure handed option in 4 receiver sets. Just say NO to David “The One Hit Wonder” Tyree.

They will notice and they will giggle.

by papapegasus on Sep 8, 2009 6:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I agree about Tyree

He has done one thing in his career.
Other than that catch he has only started in 5 games in his career and he has been playing for five seasons. He also doesn’t even have 700 yards in his career. A number that our RB may very well eclipse this season.
I say Harrison for WR and Russell or Rhodes for RB.

by Carneros on Sep 8, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

But that one thing he did was soooooo sweet!

but yeah – agree – NO on Tyree.

Free Brandon Wood!

by gorams77 on Sep 9, 2009 12:50 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Gary Russell

Loking at past stats and his preseason total, this guy looks pretty good at 5.5 yds per carry and 3 scores.

That and his return ability as thr steelers used him at that role in the 2008 postseason… so he has some experience in the postseason too.

GO RAMS

by VTramsFan on Sep 9, 2009 6:29 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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