Pulling a Robinson
by ram_rod on Feb 11, 2010 1:59 PM CST
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It's all fun and games until your team is consistently the worst in the NFL. This is something we all know very well.Billy Devaney and the front office received a lot of praise last year for finding diamonds in the rough (in the form of both players on other teams, and in the draft). Players like Laurent Robinson, Danny Amendola, Bradley Fletcher and Brandon Gibson all made contributions to the team and they are part of a young, promising nucleus of players that should set the team of for success. There is no reason to think that the Rams will not employ a similar strategy this year. Here are four players that might be worth taking a look:
1) Trent Edwards, QB, Buffalo
He did struggle earlier this year and was eventually replaced by ex-Ram Ryan Fitzpatrick, but I wouldn't necessarily say it is all his fault because he played for the Bills (this is an argument we should be used to by now, being Rams fans). Even in the midst of this so-so season, he completed 60.1% of his passes and threw 6 touchdowns vs. 7 interceptions. Nothing to brag about, but it could have been a lot worse. He had a good year in 2008 where he flashed plenty of potential. He could definitely use a change of scenery after falling from grace and could somewhat cheaply if the Rams made a play for him. He could certainly be a Drew Brees type of acquisition, someone who joins the team nucleus and helps the team play better in the long run. Not only that, but the Rams have plenty of young quarterbacks who they could trade in additions to picks for the QB starved Bills.
Could it happen? Certainly.
2) Devin Aromashodu, WR, Bears
Here is a player that has bounced from team to team for the last few years. When Devin Hester went down, he had a nice 4 game stretch where he played pretty well. You never know what is going to happen when Mike Martz comes to town, but the Bears look like a team that has quite a few promising wide receivers (Knox, Hester and Devin Aromashudo), so they might be able to try and pry one away.
Could it happen? Possibly.
3) Richard Seymour, DT, Raiders
He was blindsided by the trade to the Raiders at the start of the year and still seems to hate the Patriots. His family still lives on the east coast and he'd most likely love to move to a team that is closer to them then Oakland. It might be tough to convince someone who wants to win to join a 1-15 team, but a sit down with Coach Spagnuolo would probably help quite a bit to ease his mind. In addition to that, I doubt anyone would want to stay in Oakland longer then they can.
Could it happen? Possibly.
4) Quentin Groves, DE, Jaguars
Two years ago there was some hope that the Rams would draft this guy. They didn't and it seems to have been the better move. Some people don't even know if Groves can make the team next year because he just isn't big enough to be a consistent pass rushing threat at DE, but with a defensive line specialist as your head coach and a linebackers coach as your defensive coordinator, It seems logical that the Rams could find somewhere to put him. It might be tough for the Jags to jettison such a young player, but given the fact that he hasn't produced anywhere near what they wanted (or needed) him to, it's a possibility the Rams could make a play for him.
Could it happen? Certainly.
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Seymour played well for the Raiders, is "only" 30
He stepped right into the lineup and was a disruptive force on the D line. I was skeptical when they brought him in but I was very pleasantly surprised. He brought a lot of energy, he was a good team mate, he got teammates and fans fired up, and he’s not over the hill yet. Everyone knows linemen play well for longer than running backs, 30 is too old for a RB but not for lineman.
I think he’d do really well on the Rams and it’s refreshing to hear his name in all the speculation we have going on here.
That said, I’m guessing winning is far and away more important to him than anything else you can name, for the simple fact that he’s had a healthy taste of winning and feels like he belongs on a championship team.
I can’t imagine he’d consider a 1-15 team — even a promising one like the Rams — because he literally knows better.
I’d like to be proven wrong on this one.
I agree that winning is probably his biggest concern
But he did say began to enjoy his time in Oakland. I also saw a quote from him that he was looking at 31 teams (every team except the Patriots).
Like I said, I think a sit down with the coaching staff would do wonders to quell his “I want a winner” idea. The Rams played hard and had chances to win quite a few games, but could only pull out one because of their lack of talent. One more season of talented drafting and free agency (whatever happens in that mess…) could help the Rams quite a bit to help secure 4 or 5 more wins in a season.
The House of Spears reigns supreme
Long, Seymour, Suh/McCoy...(and anyone)
Has a very nice sound to it. He penetrated very well on Oaklnads’s line, with minimal prep (no camp, etc)
by CoachConnors on Feb 11, 2010 3:45 PM CST up reply actions
Long, Seymour, Suh...defense junkies may now salivate profusely
How bout this to boot. What if we get a 1st rounder for Atogwe from a safety starved team, i.e-Cowboys, and use that pick to grab either Weatherspoon or Brandon Graham? Weatherspoon is a friggin’ stud. I’m curious about how we would use Graham, though. I hear a lot of people saying he’s more of a 3-4 OLB than a 4-3 DE.
by Brendan W on Feb 12, 2010 3:01 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
It's a possibility
There are a few teams out there that need coverage safeties. I’ve seen several mocks having the Boys taking Mays, a pure hitter, in the first. I don’t agree with that notion since they have already had that style player in Roy Williams.
I don't disagree with you
But I think it is going to be interesting to see who wears the pants in that coaching relationship. Aromashodu is the least likely of the four, but I think it all depends on how well they can adjust to his offense.
The House of Spears reigns supreme
I agree
Aromashodu is pretty much the only real WR on the Bears.
Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
Edwards intrigues me
He seems to offer the least baggage of potentially available QBs. I wonder what the Bills would seek in return. Anyone know anything about the Bills wants/needs? I forget they even exist for the most part.
by BruinHalo on Feb 11, 2010 4:39 PM CST via mobile reply actions
i wouldnt mind Edwards
I think it’s defiantly something to look into. If he comes at the right price it’s worth a shot just hopefully he’s not another Boller. It’d be interesting to see how the draft goes if we pick up a qb like him or the others in the free agency as well.
Trade Boller for Edwards?
Apparently Buffalo has about given up on Edwards and many see them as drafting a QB this year. I know it seems unlikely, but you never know if you don’t ask.
Boller had a 1 year deal
So he wouldn’t work. I’d think either Keith Null or Mike Reilly plus a pick (4th?)
The House of Spears reigns supreme
No way would I give them anything of value for Edwards.
He hasn’t shown that he has what it takes to be a starter in the NFL. That’s why I was proposing sending them one unproven veteran for another. I know Boller isn’t signed, but I think that could be arranged if the trade was possible.
Edwards
I can understand where you can see comparisons to what happened to drew brees from the chargers to saints but that is BOLD. Thats like saying we are taking a receiver in the late rounds, from a small school, so he has the ability to end up like marques colston. We need to invest in a qb for the future. The longer we put it off then the longer we are going to be bad. A new QB is going to take time to be developed into out system. Taking a qb that is struggling because he is playing on a bad team and placing him on a worse team is a terrible idea all around.
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