Taking a Look at the 2010 Depth Chart
by Tackle Box on Apr 25, 2010 11:47 AM CDT
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Wow. We've added a ton to the roster and to be quite frank, I feel this year is more difficult than last year to see where all of these parts are going to fit as opposed to last year. Nevertheless, we'll take a look here and see, in my best guesstamation, how things should pan out.
Since the Rams really seemed to focus on the offense, at least in the more prestigious rounds of the 2010 NFL Draft, we'll start there. Frankly, if I (we?) learned anything the last couple of days, we now know that Billy Devaney and Coach Spags are unpredictable but definitely have a plan. Overall, I like this draft. Are there some areas I'd have liked to see addressed either earlier in the draft or simply anywhere in the draft? You betcha'. But, sometimes that is easier said than done, and for a lot of the picks, it seemed to me, they truely were going Best Talent Available.
While I read some on here complaining about filling needs that already seemed filled (I'm guilty of that with the Gilyard pick), the more I thought about it, I don't think it matters as much when the team was so bereft of top end talent as the 2009 St. Louis Rams. A lot of our starters are better off being depth guys and while you might have been wondering why we didn't really address the LB unit, maybe strengthing another position was the better move at that point in the draft.
Who knows really, and that's the fun part. We get to watch now for a year and see guys develop in and around this roster. So, enough of my little personal recap of the Rams draft. Let's get on to the Depth Chart...
The Offense
Quarterback
Sam Bradford
Thaddeus Lewis - NDFA
Here is one of those positions where its almost impossible to predict where these guys will fall come the first game of the 2010 NFL Season. In all honestly, any of those guys not named Mike Reilly or Thaddeus Lewis could start that first game against the Cardinals. I'm sure we'd all be estatic if Bradford were under center, but there's no guarantee. There's always the grim possibility he's not signed in time or that the coaching staff simply wants him to observe a couple of games before getting out there. My gut tells me, if signed, he'll be the starter. They've already gushed about how well he did in film sessions so if he's up-to-speed on the dicision-making stuff, he'll have no problem out playing Null and Feeley in the preseason.
Running Back
Steven Jackson
Keith Toston - NDFA
DeMaundray Woolridge - NDFA
Alex "Highlight" Henderson - signed to a tryout contract
Obviously, if Brian Westbrook, or any other FA signs with the Rams, this will probably push everyone behing SJax down a rung but as of right now, this is how we look. Ogbonnaya could improve his position ahead of Darby, but as of right now, I think Darby has the edge.
Fullback
Technically, Daniel Fells is listed as a FB, and he'll probably line up there on occasion, but this position belongs to Mike Karney as long as he's healthy. I doubt we see any additions.
Wide Receiver
Mardy Gilyard
Travis Brown
Brandon McRae - NDFA
Rod Owens - NDFA
We've got ourselves a list here, don't we. And really, the lack of a legit, stud #1 receiver is all that is missing (2011 Draft????). This is a pretty good and deep unit and considering how thin this position was at this time last year is fairly impressive. If Sam Bradford and Spags want to throw the ball, there's definitely a whole host of targets he'll be able to look for.
Tight End
Daniel Fells
Michael Hoomanawanui
Fendi Onobun
Eric Butler
Jamie McCoy - NDFA
Here's a position where I felt Devaney and Spags could have added something special in the 3rd round, but they didn't and this is what we have. Fells can catch and Bajema can block. Hoomanawanui can block and catch a little and Onobun can be really impressive running his 40-yard. There's definitely some upside and potential here but little to get really excited about.
Offensive Tackle
Roger Saffold
At this point, Alex Barron has to either feel the flames touching his backside or he's in a coma (he might be in a coma). There's every possibility the Rams cut/trade/whatever Barron before the season starts to make room for Saffold but in all reality, they'll probably keep him, start him against the Cardinals, and then replace him in the starting lineup with Saffold by Week 6.
And how awesome is Adam Goldberg?
Offensive Guard
Roger Allen
Frank Haley
If Mark Setterstrom can finally stay healthy (a big IF), he could really shine on this line. He's definitely got the talent, but apparently was not blessed in the realm of durability. Who knows about John Greco. We've all been wanting to see the talent for a couple of years and have been left, for the most part, lacking. Between Bell, Setterstrom, and Greco (and Goldberg), there's some pretty good talent here. However, two injuries to any part of the O-Line might strain this Guard group a little too thin.
Center
This is Jason Brown's position.
So, there's a look at your 2010 St. Louis Rams offense. It's definitely improved and should be a lot deeper in areas than last year. Even though they didn't add a legit backup to Jackson, an improved (and healthy) line, the addition of Sam Bradford, and a very deep receiving corps should take some defensive pressure away from Jax. This unit should give their opponents a little more to worry about come game-planning time.
Defense
Defensive Tackle
Ryan Clifton
Dorell Scott
C.J. Ah You
Legler Douzable
This is one of those positions a lot of people would have preferred Devaney and Spags would have upgraded, if not in the first round, somewhere in the top 3 or 4 rounds. Well, it didn't happen. Maybe Spags is looking at the addition of Robbins along with a healthy Gibson and a year older version of Scott and thinks this unit will be improved enough, at least until next draft. There are a lot of guys there that have actual NFL experience, so that is a positive.
Defensive End
Hall Davis
George Selvie
Eugene Simms
Gotta be looking for a big year from Chris Long. He'll have James Hall to help him out and then a bunch of question marks. Personally, I'm very intrigued by George Selvie. This selection probably peaked my interest more than any other selection in the 2010 Draft. This guy has legit skills, and has performed well at a very high level. He might need some coaching or maybe just a little less attention from blockers. Whatever it is, he'll have an opportunity in this unit.
Linebacker
Na'il Diggs
Josh Hull
Simoni Lawrence - NDFA
Right now, it's pretty much James Laurinaitis and ??? To be honest, David Vobora has played pretty well outside and now that he's healthy again, should help Laurinaitis out. The acquisition of Diggs helps out too. Did the Rams solve their LB woes? Too tough to tell. The unit stills seems really thin to me, but once again, health (LB, DE, DT) will play a major role here.
Cornerback
Jerome Murphy
Marquis Johnson
We still don't have a good enough CB to push Bartell in to the #2 position which I feel he's much better suited to fill. Nonetheless, the Rams did strengthen and deepen the unit with the acquisition of Dockery and by drafting Murphy and Johnson. Hopefully, Fletcher is healthy and can continue where he left off. If he does, then this unit becomes, at the very least, respectable. Murphy is a big presence and very may well excel under Spags.
Saftey
Jeromy Jones - NDFA
Honestly, I fully expect O.J. Atogwe to be on this unit soon. He's gotten no offers. I expect him to be signed by training camp.
With Atogwe signed, this unit become much better. Hopefully, Jones will emerge as a dependable backup to Atogwe since that seems to be the only weak spot of this unit. Once again, our safties will be counted on to make our CBs look better.
So, there's a look at our 2010 St. Louis Rams defense. Much less flashy in terms of additions when compared to the offense, but when you factor in the number of injuries this unit suffered last season, you have to expect an improvement.
Overall, this entire team is much deeper than it was last year and there appears to be more talent. These are good things. If this team can stay healthy and grow (this is a very young team), they'll be in a great position to swing for the fences a couple of times in the 2011 NFL Draft.
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pretty deep
we are definitely looking better this year. would like to see them go after westbrook as you noted. all together, if bradford can preform well, as other highly touted qbs have in recent drafts, we might have a pretty decent team. solid line, when healthy. our receivers, while lacking a true 1, are very deep and can stretch the field somewhat. look for gibson and robinson to have big years with surefire sam throwing to em. i’m excited for the season!
by Michael James Gregory on Apr 25, 2010 11:56 AM CDT reply actions
Great write up
It’s refreshing to read the posts, because I was just in another thread reading comments and so many of them are unreasonable.
Things like this:
“If I were in the war room I would kick Devaney’s @$$!!!!! lmao” or
“Worst draft ever!!!!!! Team ruined. They didn’t draft X (insert player whose name poster knows)”
I think Feeley is the presumptive number 2, based on his experience and knowledge of the offense. I would rank the receivers exactly the way you did. I don’t know if it hurts Amendola that Gilyard is a returner, too. We’ll see.
i love how average fans think they know more than the GM's
all we have are Youtube highlight clips and scouting profiles published online.
Just because you don't watch college football don't assume no one does
I watch a buttload, too much if you ask my wife. That aside I like our depth at CB and safety, you can’t have too much quality backups there. There’s no mercy for a drop off with other offenses recognizing when a starter isn’t in the lineup. I always like our depth on the D-line and it’s better now after the draft, especially at end. O-line addition obviously is more than adequate. I think we’d be fine with our RB depth as long as Darby and Ogby can step up like they should.
Hopefully Bradfords ability to make quick decisions will show that we had some diamonds in the rough at WR. Hopefully we stay healthy. Hopefully.
I’m more than a little concerned about our LB depth. What if JL went down. I have high hopes for Josh Hull, and Simoni Lawrence.
Where are we going to get help at TE? Hopefully from Onobun because Hoomanawanui is jsut another Bajema I think. He’s certainly not a premier receiving threat. Hopefully Fells continues to inprove and Darcy Johnson is a pleasant surprise, I gotta admit I don’t know much about him.
i watch college football a lot too
but its still a very limited representation of what a player does.
+1000
there’s no subsitute for ebing at the game where you can watch a guy (or a line) over and over again, as opposed to the TV that follows the ball.
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 Apr 25, 2010 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions
i fully expect gilyard to return kicks and amendola to be cut
if we keep six receivers (and i think we will) my six are (in order):
robinson
avery
gibson
gilyard
burton
foster
if we go with five, burton/foster will be cut. i really want to see what foster has coming out of the gun though because he didn’t really get a chance to prove himself last year.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 25, 2010 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions
amendola has nothing to worry about
gilyard is a very, very average punt returner. he returned 36 punts for only 202 yards and 1 td averaging 5.6 ypr. it’s his kickoff return skills that we get, he returned 42 kickoffs for 1281 yards and 2 td’s averaging 30.4 ypr. amendola will keep his punt return job while gilyard returns kickoffs.
I guess after a 1-15 season you are happy with any improvement ,but not all of us are
Funny thing is no one can have a different opinion then you or you get bent out of shape really fast ,lol this is not just for you Toddius but to all who support this as being a A or B graded draft
the fact of the mater is that a C is the highest grade for this year draft and that is only because we took Bradford.Now I know time will tell but the truth is inevitable we took average players and we are slightly improved ,Van I know you are not part of this group I am referring too ,but I have to say one thing when we are talking about our CB’s I think Bartel sucked last year,and I hope it was due to his injured leg and Fletcher did show some promise but we don’t have a real starting shut down CB on this team,and our FS and SS not the best pass defenders,so I don’t see what we did to really improve our DB’s this year,sure we want OJ back but we had OJ last year too ,I don’t see how we are going to stop teams from passing on us all day long,and that is providing our defense can stop the run still with out a OLB to give some help for J.L who is still left all alone in the middle ,I know many agree with me and many do not but this is a blog and that is what we do here ,exchange opinions ,but you boys take things to a personal level when someone is not agreeing with you.If you don’t like what your reading skip and go to the next post if you can not reply with some facts and reasonable restraint ,lets not get personal here because that is a two way street.so don’t give it if you cant take it,
I DONT GET IT WHY YOU GET MAD WHEN I THINK THIS IS A C DRAFT
what makes your opinion more right? cause Spags and Davaney made the choices ? many GMs and coaches make mistakes every year.If they did not we would not be in this position we are in don’t you think? So lets not get mad we all love the Rams,but lets be glad that we have all the different point of views to compare and in time we will se who is right and who is wrong.In the mean time Go Rams
your being a hypocrite
Funny thing is no one can have a different opinion then you or you get bent out of shape really fast
the fact of the mater is that a C is the highest grade for this year draft
that’s not a fact especially since, oh geez, they haven’t even started playing yet
I thought we could have had a much better draft (trade down second, pick up OLB, pick a real TE), but I have a feeling we drafted BPA until the 5th round at which point we just drafted based on upside….
"You’ve got to play every game like it’s your last because it’s definitely survive-and-advance or don’t survive and school," Tiller said.
by stlcardsfan4 on Apr 25, 2010 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions
its not calling him names
i just called him out… hypocrite isn’t derogatory, if your a hypocrite, your a hypocrite…
its not like calling you a douche cause i know nothing about you, but he directly contradicted himself there
"You’ve got to play every game like it’s your last because it’s definitely survive-and-advance or don’t survive and school," Tiller said.
by stlcardsfan4 on Apr 25, 2010 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not mad about anything, man
Just voicing my opinion. I could be wrong about anything. I’m not too worried about it. I think it’s early too grade the graft. That’s it. You think it was a bad draft. I’m okay with that, too. You might be right. I hope you aren’t. I’ll be alright either way.
I’m not sure what I said that indicated I was mad. I’m not. I was just saying that I think some of the panic is unreasonable.
I actually understand why you’re upset. I did sort of quote you with the kicking Devaney’s @$$ thing. Maybe that was rude to do. I apologize for that. I stand by my opinion that that’s an unreasonable reaction – but I’m not trying to call you out on an internet message board or anything like that. Same team.
Selvie is too small
He’s a shade under 250. I don’t see him playing DE for us.
The House of Spears reigns supreme
that's interesting
I really didn’t think they would do that, because of Spag’s history of playing strange alignments like 4 DE’s, but he does have size more like a LB than a DE. If he turns into a Will, I hope the boo birds recognize the need fill.
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 Apr 25, 2010 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm a boo bird and I promise
I’ll be first in line. I would like nothing more than to be proven wrong.
character! good for you
being wrong is human, I do it all the time, and no one should be reluctant to admit it happens. but some are.
I’ll admit I’m wrong when I recognize I’m proven wrong. Getting me to recognize it might be the challenge, haha! I like to think for myself and not simply “follow”
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 Apr 25, 2010 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions
By the way you may remember this
There was a post about 3 months ago on the draft that we were commenting on. I remember someone asking how we’d feel if we got Suh and Clausen. I remember thinking, ‘no F’ing way would that happen, so why bother’ but I replied that would be great, as did you I believe. Can you believe it could’ve happened?
It never, ever goes how I want it to
I go through that grief every single year, to some degree. It go so bad with the Raiders I coudn’t even watch. This year they did amazingly well, and made me seriosuly question if Al’s son hasn’t stepped in and started the transition (it’s been in the worls for some time now)
Even in the Rams good old years, I grieved over spots.
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 Apr 25, 2010 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions
been in the works for some time
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 Apr 25, 2010 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm also grieving, over the Suh-Clausen possibility, but
I may yet be proven wrong about that. I sort of hope I am…if Clausen and Suh both turn out great, I’ll hurt real bad. If I turn out to be wrong about Clausen and he sucks, it’ll hurt a lot less.
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 Apr 25, 2010 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
selvie
come down field at u on special teams, lites out. Lot of these guys will have to contribute to make the squad. Gona be interesting can’t wait long way off tho
selvie
will contribute in special teams for sure until he bulks up a bit to be a key role player on the line.
lites out
awesome way to put it. I’m intrigued how he will be used, rush specialist/LB and follow in Little’s foot steps?
I winced at the D-line
but, like everyone else, I’m hoping things work out
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.
if only we got a DT, then i'd be fine with it
"You’ve got to play every game like it’s your last because it’s definitely survive-and-advance or don’t survive and school," Tiller said.
by stlcardsfan4 on Apr 25, 2010 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions
There's a good chance someone shakes free of a roster in the coming months.
That might provide an upgrade.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
hopefully
"You’ve got to play every game like it’s your last because it’s definitely survive-and-advance or don’t survive and school," Tiller said.
by stlcardsfan4 on Apr 25, 2010 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
You'd think the Patriots will have to cut
some people to add their 1 billion draft picks. And you know how we love ex-Eagles. Some of those guys are sure to shake free some time soon;)
i feel the 3rd linebacker
spot is our biggest question mark, Na’il Diggs is 32 years old and only had 38 tackles in 14 games last year…i guess he would be a better option the Paris Lenon, but we didn’t add a lot of depth or talent
Diggs has been around awhile
so even though he is near the end of his career he can still provide some veteran leadership/role for the younger kids.
Go Rams!
"We can't run. We can't pass. We can't stop the run. We can't stop the pass. We can't kick. Other than that, we're just not a very good football team right now." --- Bruce Coslett, New York Jets Head Coach circa 1990s
I feel that we won't use 3 linebackers a lot
I think that the addition of Murphy we could see a lot of nickel and with our 3 late round DE, I think Spags want to use one as a edge rusher like he use to do with Tuck. And on running down I think that Diggs, Grant or Hull can do a good enough job
The theme for this year is clearly "Return to Respectability"
Honestly, I think this draft goes a long way towards that. We probably won’t win the division or make the playoffs, it will be a victory just to get 7-8 wins. However; I think we are clearly a better team, and will NOT have the first pick in draft next year unless half the team is on the IR list. Next year we will be more attractive to quality FA’s, and with another draft and seasoning under Bradfords belt, a competing team for the division and hopefully the playoffs.
by Mean Machine II on Apr 25, 2010 1:59 PM CDT reply actions
I think the W-L record is a poor barometer of things in general
Granted, we only won 1 game last year and it was a very bad roster, but we had several bad breaks in very winnable games (which is the only way to go through an NFL season and end up 1-15).
The odds of repeating that futility regardless of the changes to the roster are incredibly small.
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 Apr 25, 2010 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions
7-8 wins would be HUGE in my opinion
i’m honestly just looking for this team to go 5-11 or 6-10 and not look completely helpless on the field. that’s all i’m asking for this season. at least entertain me on sunday afternoons.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 25, 2010 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions
If we win 8 games
I will finally realize that Angels in the Endzone was a true story, and not just a made-for-TV sequel to a much better/sappier film.
block! building kick! exploooooooosion!
by mooseknuckles41 on Apr 25, 2010 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions
if we win 8 games
i will kiss spag’s feet everyday until the 2011 season starts.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Apr 25, 2010 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions
The key to this upcoming season
is to see improvement in the guys who played for us last season. We have young WRs, DTs and CBs etc. who played last season. Our coaches need to develop guys and mold them in a way that fits the Rams system.
Steve Nash plays D!!
I'm excited about
Selvie too. I wish Little would re-up for another year to mentor him in the ways of gettiing around the edge, and designated driving.
Did anybody else see the size of this NDFA RB? Like 5’9 and 245? Haven’t seen any footage, but he sounds like Craig Heyward.
Bradford will be our starter dependent on when the contract gets done. If the ink dries before the first OTA, then I’d say he’s the starter from day 1.
block! building kick! exploooooooosion!
by mooseknuckles41 on Apr 25, 2010 2:24 PM CDT reply actions
Woolridge the NDFA RB
is a bruiser that has surprisingly quick feet. He surprised me during the BSU-Idaho game and I was glad my Broncos jumped out to a quick lead because he had some nice runs early on. I am intrigued to see how he handles the next level and would not be shocked to see him catch on. Of course running behind Iupati helped him out.
Not sure
what their plans are for him. He is a more athletic runner than a FB and his build made me think he could lose some bad weight and improve his game. Reminds me of Lendale White build wise. Plus unsure what his lead blocking skills are like.
I'm thinking Leonard Weaver, or LeRon McClain type
I’m hoping he sticks, because if we can get him and Ogbannaya some carries, it could help wonders with SJ.
I tracked down some footage of him.
He runs like a Mojo Drew/McLain hybrid, against Wyoming at least. I also found his Facebook page, in which he exudes enthusiasm over being a Ram, and also insists that “god has a plan!”.
God. Has. A. Plan.
Go Rams. Go Jesus.
block! building kick! exploooooooosion!
by mooseknuckles41 on Apr 26, 2010 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Just a few moves I would like to see
Get some sort of value out of losing these guys: Alex Barron, Kenneth Darby, Justin King, and Keenan Burton. (a 5th, and 3 6th rounders?)
Then try to get some help at DE (Osi?), 2 guys at OLB (Danny Clark and…?), and a capable safety (Kenny Phillips?)
I expect Murphy or Fletcher to move up to that
No.1 corner spot by the end of the season
Per fas et nefas - Latin translation="By Any Means Necessary"
I think that that is likely
Bartell is a great #2 corner, but not much more than an average #1 corner. I’m hoping Fletcher can accomplish that because that means he is healthy. Maybe Bartell will be a better #1 CB this year without the lingering hamstring injury. Whoever’s #1 CB at the end of the year, I think we are set at the position for the near and somewhat distant future.
all in all, i liked the draft
the only question mark i had was obviously the drafting of 2 tight ends.
But maybe this is a reflection on what the team thinks of Billy Bajema as a blocking TE?
The first one they drafted (“Oh-Oh”) is probably more a blocker than a pass catcher. Maybe the team didn’t like Bajema. Assuming McMichael doesn’t return, Fells becomes the #1 receiving TE option, and Fendi becomes the pray-to-god-it-works project that could possibly become the #1 overall eventually.
the CB in the 3rd was great. Bartell was very disappointing last season. I think it’s clear he doesn’t fit Spags aggressive, bump and run, press man corner that excels in run support as well.
Spags aggressive, bump and run, press man corner
astute. Spags is clearly importing a hard-hitting, blue collar scheme to the D.
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 Apr 25, 2010 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions
coachConnors that what Spags dose best he is not a Head coach he is a D coach
I like his defense style no question he has improved our D in a big way,and he will impove it further this year,if we could only give him a couple elite D players he would shine
But the reason you are unsure about a TE
is because we drafted a CB in round 3 instead of a stud TE (a few easily available).
You think Murphy was a great pick (and he may end up as our #1 or #2), but he prevented us from grabbing someone like Dickson, Graham, Hernandez, or Pitta.
I don't understand why you don't like Oh-Oh
To me it was one of my favorite pick. Everybody said that the biggest issue with Bradford is that he needs to be well protected. Oh-Oh is a blocking TE. We need to help SJ the best we can, a blocking TE makes sense. We need to get better in the end zone and on third down. He’s 6’5.
Most of the other TE were just big receivers, those are great for a spread offense. But I don’t think we’ll play a lot of spread with Bradford, at least not early in his career. We need to buy him some time so he can make his super accurate throw
I wonder if
we would have taken Gresham in round 2 if he had been available.
I wish I could see what our board was – especially our grades on the guys we got. I’d love to compare the grade on Bradford to the grades we had on Suh and G. McCoy.
We just signed another UDFA
EJ Reid. DL out of Utah St. I can’t even find his measurements, so I have no idea what we got with him.
Also Sean Conover is a DE not a TE.
6'1' 316
I think he’s C.J. Ah You’s cousin.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
We're deep with scrubs
not to sound like a downer or anything but we still dont have a single decent backup RB (unless you want to count the possibility of a guy like brian westbrook to come in and bump his head on the plane ride over and have another concussion), pass catching TE, a number 1 WR, a number 1 CB…our OLBs are pathetic, even with chris long and a little bit of spags magic our dline looks to be crap again. the seahawks and 49ers had outstanding drafts and even with the key losses in arizona they are still better than us. man i hope im proven wrong but right now 2010 looks to be another terrible year.
When you put it on paper it looks more depressing
The offense doesn’t look too bad. It would be nice to have a nice TE or #1 WR but all in all it’s not that bad. At least the O line looks a lot better and barring injurries (like every other year) we should be able to keep Bradford from running for his life every time he drops back. If we could’ve grabbed a guy like Scheffler it would’ve helped him out a lot and give him a big target down the middle to throw to. The defense however looks like garbage. Long will have to have a career year instead of the crap years he’s had for the line to even be a factor. Although it’s going to be hard when we have no one that requires any type of double team. So this will definately effect Long’s stats and make him still look like a very underachieving 1st round pick. The linebackers are probably the biggest hole in our d. I just don’t see how we stop the run and defend any type of passing game with these guys running the show. Other than Laurainitis in the middle we’re in trouble unless Diggs and Vobora have amazing years. Would be nice to have a #1 CB so that our safetys won’t have to save our CB’s every play. Hopefully Fletcher comes back in same form and help us make up some ground. With every team racking up passing yards on us like we were standing still last year I don’t see much improvement here to change the outcome for 2010. Looks like another 1st overall pick for 2011 and hopefully the Rams have enough faith in Spags to not let him go and make us start this train wreck all over again. Is it just me or did the LIons, Browns, Redskins, & Raiders make their teams significantly better during the offseason? Sucks to be the worst team in the NFLin 2010 and turn around and do it again in 2011. Maybe the Bucs and Chiefs can keep that from happening, but it looks like we’re the worst again.
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