CB Kevin Dockery checking out Rams

by Ryan Van Bibber on Mar 18, 2010 3:55 PM CDT in 2010 St. Louis Rams offseason

Restricted free agent CB Kevin Dockery is visiting the St. Louis Rams, according to this report from Pro Football Talk. Adam Schefter reports the same thing.

Dockery plays Spagnuolo's style of physical, man coverage well. He's been mostly a nickel corner with the Giants, including the two years Spags spent there as defensive coordinator. This could be a good add for the Rams, upgrading their nickel spot between a healthy Bradley Fletcher and Ron Bartell, and making a decent replacement should one of those guys have to miss some time.

This continues the Rams theme of upgrading their depth via free agency, a smart course, if rather unsexy.

Dockery was not offered a RFA tender by the Giants.

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You're kidding me?

This guys been in the league for four years and he can’t afford a suitcase or a decent duffle bag?

by NachoD on Mar 18, 2010 4:08 PM CDT reply actions

thats so not as cool as a black garbage bag though

by RamsFan7 on Mar 18, 2010 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Garbage bag, Nice Jacket, Walking papers after 4 years in the NFL... Priceless!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like a good depth pick up to go with 1.Suh and 2.Tebow.

by FightingAmish on Mar 18, 2010 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions

I agree!

When I saw the picture I had a coaching vision……..handing him a suitcase………..

by Jas the Mace on Mar 18, 2010 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions

you can take the man out of the ghetto

but if you can get his luggage on the plane and the plane goes down, that luggage may be the only luggage to survive the fall.

"SJAX" - The extra strength cleaner that fights off that Stubborn, Stingy Defense

by moy on Mar 18, 2010 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Whats the matter? Was he a former teammate of Tatum Bell?

by dbcouver on Mar 18, 2010 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions

nice

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.

- John Wayne

by Tackle Box on Mar 19, 2010 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions

Keepin' it real.

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.

- John Wayne

by Tackle Box on Mar 18, 2010 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions

LMAO god I love this community, I really do

Thank GOD for TST… may she live forver!!

"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi

by VTramsFan on Mar 18, 2010 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions

doubles as a rain poncho

that’s how the rich stay rich, my friends.

The blind stares of a million pairs of eyes, lookin hard but won't realize, that they'll never see the C. And when I'm rollin by, you can't see me!

by CoachConnors on Mar 22, 2010 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions

Supposing he can play as you say VR

I have no problem with that signing. It’s a good pickup to help the defense. A good OLB and some Mid round defensive lineman and they can go all out for offense in the draft…

The House of Spears reigns supreme

by Eric Nagel on Mar 18, 2010 4:31 PM CDT reply actions

Supposing of course, we sign him.

The House of Spears reigns supreme

by Eric Nagel on Mar 18, 2010 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions

exactly.

my hope would be that they don’t sign him with the intent of making him a starter.

he is an upgrade over most the replacement CBs that trotted through here last season, no?

Turf Show Times

by Ryan Van Bibber on Mar 18, 2010 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions

If by replacement CB's you mean

King Justin and the Quincinator, then yes!

The House of Spears reigns supreme

by Eric Nagel on Mar 18, 2010 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions

We need CB depth

Without having to give up a draft pick as compensation, it’s like getting a free draft pick. At least I have CB depth on our needs list. I’d take him for back-up money.

by dbcouver on Mar 18, 2010 5:09 PM CDT reply actions

I like this move a lot

Per fas et nefas - Latin translation="By Any Means Necessary"

by Habte E on Mar 18, 2010 5:18 PM CDT reply actions

i sorta like the move also, at least the guy was good enough for Spags in NY, and he can’t be worse then what we are used to, can he?

If practice makes perfect....
Yet nobodies perfect.....
Then why practice ???

by peteyweestro on Mar 18, 2010 8:21 PM CDT reply actions

One Question

Who is the dipshit to snap a photo of a guy getting laid off LMAO… oh wait… tehnically he’s not gone yet… but still, what a freakin’ pic LOL

"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall." - Vince Lombardi

by VTramsFan on Mar 18, 2010 10:59 PM CDT reply actions

I was about

to ask why we were thinking about signing the homeless guy in that photo. He looks like he sleeps on a burned out couch left in an alley, and begs for car wash tokens of Vandeventer.

by mooseknuckles41 on Mar 19, 2010 2:52 AM CDT up reply actions

I figure the pic was taken when players were cleaning out their lockers.

Wasn’t there one of Bulger (and he’s still on the roster)?

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.

- John Wayne

by Tackle Box on Mar 19, 2010 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions

All kidding aside...

…if the Rams can sign the fiesty Dockery, I agree that he will be a good pickup and lessen out need to draft help in the secondary. In one of one my 2009 football magazines I looked under the comments for Dockery and he is described as “the best athlete on the team as the tough-coverage No. 3 cornerback.” Sounds like the type of grit that we need to add to this team.

by NachoD on Mar 19, 2010 12:44 AM CDT reply actions