Rams likely lose Clayton for the season; will take a look at Devin Thomas
by Ryan Van Bibber on Oct 10, 2010 4:55 PM CDT
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PrintIt seemed like things might be different, but on the same day that the St. Louis Rams bellyflopped in Detroit they may have also lost their best wide receiver. Mark Clayton hurt his knee extending for a catch. As his knee collapsed, it might have taken the Rams season with it.
It's being reported now that Clayton's done for the season.
Clayton might be lost for the season with what's being reported as a torn patella tendon, the kneecap. Stay tuned for details, but it doesn't look good. With Avery and Clayton out, the Rams have a real need for bodies on the outside, flanker and split end. Laurent Robinson would ideally be the man, but he's been a huge disappointment this season after showing some real potential last year. Brandon Gibson would also be a candidate if only he could catch a ball with any consistency.
Damn shame San Diego wanted the moon for Vincent Jackson. Too late now anyway, the Rams need the draft picks.
Looking elsewhere for answers, they've called on recently released Washington receiver Devin Thomas. Drafted one spot after Donnie Avery in the second round of the 2008 draft, Thomas never, ahem, caught on in DC, though those were rather tumultuous times in suburban Maryland. Thomas will be in for a workout this week.
Could Thomas help the Rams? That depends. He was kind of a Combine wonder kid with a 4.40 forty that made teams take note, but hasn't done much in the NFL. He was also one of those players who had just one notable year in college. The Shananhans seemed to think he had a lack of interest in practicing and earning his spot with the team. Considering how much we keep hearing about receivers not being ready, you wonder if they can really afford to take on a project right now. Thomas has the potential to work on the outside and fills a need for the Rams.
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Hahaha
midgets.
"If Dr. Frankenstein were to steal body parts and construct a perfect QB, the final product would look like Bradford. He has John Elway's size, Dan Marino's arm, Kurt Warner's accuracy and Stephen Hawking's brain."
It didn,t take long
for the Rams to come back down to earth, it,s been awhile since winning back to back games. But despite Sam Bradford,s early sucess he still needs WR,S to throw to, and with the lack of play makers and no back up RB we will once again be picking in the top 5 AJ Green could still be in the mix.
RAY
He would have a good corps if Avery and Clayton didn't get hurt.
Every year it seems that injuries screw up our team.
Dude
I wasn’t a believer in that before but there it is. I’ve seen it with my own eyes, you have got to have a target to throw to. Christ, what a mess, why do all the Rams get injured so much, is there some curse that needs exercised or something?
you dont even know
its been this for like 5 years straight now!!! My only hope was bradford coming out ok and he did.. thank you jesus lol
I don't know where you've been
but we’ve been down on Earth the whole time. The Rams back-to-back wins gave us a legit reason to hope so that was the reality last week, it just took a turn for the worse this week.
"If Dr. Frankenstein were to steal body parts and construct a perfect QB, the final product would look like Bradford. He has John Elway's size, Dan Marino's arm, Kurt Warner's accuracy and Stephen Hawking's brain."
Statistically we faired well
Yea, we got our asses kicked but the numbers say we were par for the course. Just a reminder of how far we need to go and with Clayton gone it looks to be a bit further.
The only thing comparable to a Rams win is a 49er loss!
by DevsLaRams on Oct 10, 2010 6:01 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Just use Danario and Onobun more.
I just watched the Chargers game and the size of those guys is half their offense. Whenever Rivers is getting pressured he just throws up a jump ball. Having big guys is their biggest asset, aside from Rivers, who takes full advantage of it. If we do sign Thomas, having him, Danario, Robinson, and Onobun could really stretch the field, while Gibson, Amendola and Hoomanawanui work the short routes. Robinson could be classified as a short route guy I guess. He once ran a 4.4 40 but I don’t know how much speed he has lost through injuries.
Darcy needs to go because:
Onobun > Gates... And because Darcy sucks.
And Gilyard in the short game
Use Clayton’s spot for Danario and release Darcy for Thomas.
Darcy needs to go because:
Onobun > Gates... And because Darcy sucks.
Sheet
From my heart my friends, I now know what it is to be a Rams fan. I joined this fraternity when Sam got drafted and I haven’t had to feel the pain that you have had to endure for several years.
This loss hurts like a dagger in my heart, and I really don’t want to kick my wife and son even though I have those recurring thoughts. You are a strong bunch, because you have endured a lot of losses and as a noob I almost lost it over 5 games. I’m so upset over losing Clayton, my God he was the only receiver that we had who didn’t need super glue on his gloves
.
I have no idea what they are going to do now, but I have to join the group begging for a wideout. Hey this loss hurts, but I am going to hang in there and hope that it is a lesson for this team. Humiliation is usually a good motivator if you have any competiveness in your blood, which I think this team does. At least it wasn’t a division loss and I still have hope for the season.
Agreed.
I still think DE is just as big a need from the lack of pass rushers today, but I’m 100% on the AJ Green train. Did you see the elite college receivers yesterday? None of them disappointed. Posey, Baldwin, Jones, Hankerson, Floyd, Childs and especially Alshon Jeffery.
"If Dr. Frankenstein were to steal body parts and construct a perfect QB, the final product would look like Bradford. He has John Elway's size, Dan Marino's arm, Kurt Warner's accuracy and Stephen Hawking's brain."
i was at that game
and after clayton went down, the rams just didn’t have the same fire. the defense was horrendously awful. it was so bad that i left in the 3rd, and i’m still shell-shocked that we lost to the lions – THE LIONS – by that score. this one will take a while to forget. i sure hope the team doesn’t start a downward slide.
I didn't get to watch the game
but when I heard the score at half, my jaw dropped.
I made the mistake of being a little bit hopeful this week. I knew we hadn’t proven anything yet, and I was a little worried about this one, but I was hoping that Spags has been prepping them right. I guess I’m back to hating Shurmur.
THIS year's the year. I hope....
Gibson should be put on the practice squad
If he can’t catch the ball, he shouldn’t be in this league. I thought Bradford showed a lot of poise with nothing to work with. After back to back great games, I thought our coaching was pretty bad. Might wanna get back to the drawing board against the Chargers
suh
would get that INT i was hoping we could silence him all game. or the whole lions offense for that matter.
DROPS
made me sick today. Clayton would have made some, and and then the it’s just contagious. Too much to put on Amendola. Somehitng has to happen, and quick at wideout, or we’re in big trouble.
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