PFT report: Devaney upset Atogwe's name was floated

by biggilybird on Mar 26, 2010 3:40 PM CDT

-This was posted on NBC sports PFT by Greg Rosenthal.

One reason that Rams G.M. Billy Devaney came out so strongly against the Donovan McNabb trade rumors was the inclusion of safety O.J. Atogwe's name.

Speaking on Bernie Miklasz's radio show, Devaney wasn't happy that Atogwe's name was mentioned. Devaney said the Rams are trying to sign Atogwe long-term, and they don't want any "bad rumors" to create collateral damage.

The floated rumors, then, were not just premature. They were ill-conceived.

Including Atogwe's name forced the Rams to dismiss the report publicly and potentially damaged the chances of a future trade.

The reason I post this is because Devaney says there are talks of a deal being worked on, but as far as I know there hasnt been anything out of atogwe's camp or the Rams office in regards to a deal being worked on until this report.

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OJ

Great player, but needs to make some improvements from last season:

1) Don’t let receivers get behind you.

2) Teach the younger players how to strip the ball and intercept passes. It seems like you were one of a few defenders on the Rams with this capability (no offense to Mr. Little or Animal Jr.).

3) Take better angles when in run/blitz support.

Not worthy of a top 5 FS salary. 6th best, sure.

by 81 Witness on Mar 26, 2010 4:13 PM CDT reply actions

I wonder

how he would play with better CB play in front of him and a consistent partner at SS. Even just more pressure from the D-line could have made him look like a superstar. It’s one of the issues with so many facets of our team – talented players looking less capable because they don’t have enough support.

You don't seem to want to accept the fact you're dealing with an expert in guerrilla warfare, with a man who's the best, with guns, with knives, with his bare hands. A man who's been trained to ignore pain, ignore weather, to live off the land, to eat things that would make a billy goat puke. In *St. Louis* his job was to dispose of enemy personnel. To kill! Period! Win by attrition. Well, *Steven Jackson* was the best.

by 3k on Mar 26, 2010 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions

the woes of a bad team..

people who would normally shine get exposed due to increased pressure on them. Then the fans blame the guys who are really the problem and then work their way to the guys affected by the problem until just about everyone on the team is being criticized, scrutinized, and over analyzed.

by Bralidore on Mar 26, 2010 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions