Random Ramsdom, 3/19: Meaning in the meetings
by Ryan Van Bibber on Mar 19, 2010 9:18 AM CDT
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PrintMeetings, meetings, meetings...the St. Louis Rams have been taking in all kinds of meetings this week as they work through the offseason.
We mentioned yesterday meetings with free agents RB Willie Parker, FB Jason McKie, and CB Kevin Dockery. Recent meetings have included/will include a couple of defensive ends: Tampa Bay's Jimmy Wilkerson and Jacksonville's Reggie Hayward.
Hayward is 31 and injury prone, having played just one game last season prior to hitting IR with a broken leg, probably better against the run than as a pass rusher, though he had 4.5 sacks in 2008. Wilkerson, 29, is a much more intriguing player. He has 11 sacks and three forced fumbles over the last two seasons. Wilkerson would be a nice add if the Rams can get him.
GM Billy Devaney and offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur met with Sam Bradford in Florida yesterday...and Dr. James Andrews. Devaney and Spags have also met with Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy, and you can likely expect all of those guys in St. Louis for a visit before the draft. I'd say the sit down with Dr. Andrews, the renowned surgeon who performs surgery for many top athletes, was as important as the meeting with Bradford.
Bradford will hold a private workout with the Rams on April 12.
In other news...
The Chicago Sun Time says that a run at Oshiomogho Atogwe is not in the Bears' offseason plans. Makes you wonder if it's just because they've spent their money already or just aren't interested.
The Rams are scouting safeties in the draft. They've met (no clarification whether it was a visit to STL or on-site chat) with Oregon SS T. J. Ward. Though he is listed as a SS, he plays the ball well, according to his scouting report. The former CB played FS in 2008, before replacing Patrick Chung in 2009. He excels in run support, and ran a 4.46 second 40 at his pro day. Ward is projected as a 3rd or 4th round pick.
The more I think about it, the more I think the Rams are willing to part with Atogwe, or at least risk parting with him, because he doesn't fit well into the new system, being too one-dimensional.
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Plus Atogwe is
a good player and the Rams really like to field a team of mediocrity
You beat me too it!!!!!
um…….yeah……….
btw, refresh my memory again on how many Pro Bowls Atogwe’s been to?
What’s that?
None?
Really?
But he’s worth $7+ Million dollars a season?
Really?
He is?
Really!?!
Really?
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
they will try to sign him for less than he thinks he is worth
he is great against the pass but not so great in run support, minus the occasional fumble he creates.
"Plus Atogwe is a good player and the Rams really like to field a team of mediocrity" lol, said but true.
Maybe Bradford will be the spark we need to begin the rise to average+
i'd try to keep him
He’s probably are best player on defense (JL maybe its debatable) and still is a solid player. I for one really don’t want to gamble we almost have a pretty good secondary we need one more corner back to battle it out with bartell. His injury did concern me he might shy away from run support with that shoulder. That’s why you go for Suh and really get this front into gear.
by keeperskillz24 on Mar 19, 2010 12:29 PM CDT reply actions
He doesn't fit the Rams plans...
If the Rams defense plans to get less takeaways than last year.
I think the individual takeaway stats
are not a very good indicator of a player’s quality.
In my eyes, it takes as much ‘being at the right place at the right time’ (that’s how Larry Brown won a Superbowl MVP title) as it takes ball-hawking ability.
Forced fumbles ? I think a much better indicator would be a FF/missed tackles ratio. And I don’t think OJ would be near the top in that category.
A FREE SAFETY SHALL NOT MISS TACKLES !!!
the rams got burned on lots of deep plays last year
where the FS was the last line of defense
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by Ryan Van Bibber on Mar 19, 2010 1:37 PM CDT reply actions
Or another CB if playing dime or nickel...
Regardless, we could use some help in our secondary for sure.
It appears no one is too excited about picking up Togs.
I think he is seriously overestimating his value. Although he is a good safely, he just isn’t in the category of the top guys. I’m hoping he eventually wakes up and agrees to a deal for maybe $4 million a year for three or four years and gets down to business.
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