Breaking News Rams Re-Sign Atogwe
by Tevin T. Broner on Jun 23, 2010 12:20 PM CDT
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PrintThis is great news for the Rams, Our secondary has improved with the resigning of OJ. Now lets just see how big of a contract he received.
I am happy we got OJ back now we have great depth at safety, and we have a great playmaker.
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[Note by VanRam, 06/23/10 2:09 PM EDT ] It's said to be a five year deal that pays Atogwe about $5 million per season. That's reasonable, in my opinion. If that's the case, then Atogwe got a deal very similar to Green Bay S Nick Collins, who inked a five-year, $27 million deal with $14 million guaranteed.
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We are definatly on our way to building a decent defense. Now next year letsdraft adrian Clayborn DE Iowa(St Louis Native)
Chris
That's my problem.
There’s Quinn and Clayborn at DE, but then there’s Jones, Green, Floyd and Baldwin at WR. I don’t know which one I want most.
Onubon > Gates
Clayborn
I went to all Iowa home game and watched Clayborn run through teams o-line and destroy qbs. This kid is a animal!
Chris
biased
but clayborn is a phenomenal player… as a usc fan, i REALLY enjoyed watching the hawkeyes this year because of the clutch offense and great defense. i really want jonathan baldwin though… such a big receiver but such a dangerous deep threat as well. in two years, he has 75 receptions but 1515 yards… over 20 yards per reception for a 6’5 225 receiver, that’s amazing.
And he is agressive.
he goes up and gets the ball to make up for a poor throw.
He is a pure stud and as everyone knows….I will keep my finger crossed for the Baldwin.
I love our secondary depth
Atogwe, Butler, Payne, and Dahl is pretty darn good. Then we have Bartell, Fletcher, Murphy, Dockery, and King. Now we just need a DT and DE to have a solid D, unless Scott and Selvie/Hall/Sims prove to be enough (unlikely).
Our needs are much fewer than they were last year. The big needs are:
1. WR
2. DT
3. DE
4. RB
5. OLB (s)
That could be all we need to compete. That can easily be done in one FA and draft. Especially a draft that is so deep at positions 1 and 3. Btw, needs 1-3 are almost interchangeable.
Onubon > Gates
in order
i say olb, de, wr, dt, rb. if we get unga or ogba develops then cross off rb. add some depth to our line and we’re solid there. just need one dt and wr, a couple of olb’s and de’s since hall is getting old as well.
I think our corner situation is a bit of a problem as well.
I would say our biggest needs are:
1. DE
2. CB
3. OLB
4. DT
5. RB
I’m not sold on any of our corners except for Bartell. And he’s not that great either!
You don't see a need for WR?
And I don’t think Spags likes to invest a whole lot in OLB, which is why I have it so low on the list. I am comfortable with the CBs for now until they show me otherwise.
Onubon > Gates
I like him 2
Him and Chris Long could have a great future
by Tevin T. Broner on Jun 23, 2010 12:28 PM CDT reply actions
I wonder what people have to say about the Front office now.
Since everyone was complaining bout the OJ deal
by Tevin T. Broner on Jun 23, 2010 12:30 PM CDT reply actions
I for one like the move of the FO in the signing of Atogwe I will give credit were its due
but still a long ways to go before they have my respect
please don't play this game
Rasmus can hit lefties
cardinalred
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by stlcardsfan4 on Jun 24, 2010 2:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Without knowing the exact deal yet
its hard to say we got it 100% right but it certainly appears that the FO played the market well and more than likely signed Atogwe for less than he originally wanted. I’m glad Atog is back in the mix and it does make our secondary look a hell of a lot stronger. Simply put IF the D line can at least put in a solid season we should have a half decent D.
It's believed to be about 5.5 mil/yr
Per fas et nefas - Latin translation="By Any Means Necessary"
by Habte E on Jun 23, 2010 12:53 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Hmm
A little pricey in my opinion but it isn’t break the bank money so more power to him.
by Stonedtodeath on Jun 23, 2010 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions
with what's said to be about $5 million per year
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by Ryan Van Bibber on Jun 23, 2010 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions
average 5M over 5 years?
Not just 5M to start, then? That seems well below what he reportedly asked for initially.
I’m glad they worked it out, although I had just got to the point where I expected to see KPayne out there. I hope that still happens without injury to Butler
by CoachConnors on Jun 23, 2010 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
You know what's also really interesting...
today is Atogwe’s birthday. Today he turned 29. So if we have him under contract for 5 years that will be until he’s 34. How long do safeties last in the NFL, anyone know? Not that it matters rright now…I was just wondering.
Other than that I’m breathing a sigh of relief…I was really hoping this would happen but since I didn’t hear anything for a while I was worried he was just going to be passed over.
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
Ed Reed, Dawkins, and Sharper
are all still productive in their 30’s. So was a guy by the name of Lynch…
It is a position that can play into the 30’s and produce while their intellect of the game makes up for the loss of athletic ability.
This made my day as far as sports news goes.
Nbr1..I think Sharper is 34 (35 in Nov) if that is any indication how long some FS can play.
Since I haven't seen anything from....
Ramchop on this thread yet, let me take his place,
Wow what another lame duck signing. Our FO has totally screwed everything up this year, and the draft 4 years a go. Even though that wasn’t the current FO’s draft, it’s still there fault. We should trade for a good veteran like Ronnie Lott, we would immediately become a 7-9 team if we have Ronnie Lott in place of OJ.
RamChop and I are like the 300 spartans we dont care how many of you there are lmao
RamChop tells it how it is and even though you all gang up on him and try your all to make him follow the opinion of the majority in this room he stands up to each and every one of you ,if fact he stands up to all of you at the same time and he shows more class then you can ever dream of having,RamChop is a real fan and he bleeds RAMS most of you are just dreamers like Middas and the real instigators here,Don’t back down from any one RamChop always tell it like it is ,and there will always be some one to stand with you
Did you really just say that????
RamChop and I are like the 300 spartans we dont care how many of you there are lmao
Really lame dude!!!!
You should start concentrating on the football aspect of the team, otherwise people are going to start ripping you on a personal level.
If we signed Atogwe at $5.5M per year till age 34 without it being heavily incentive based, we're far worse idiots than I ever dreamed.
Whenever, I have mentioned bringing in experienced proven players (age 26-28) in exchange for draft picks, I get panned. Everybody says “you can only build through the draft.” But now that we’ve re-signed a 29 year old guy recovering from both a shoulder injury and hernia for a war pension in cash, EVERYBODY’s happy as a lark. He’s not even a Pro-Bowler. And the defensive backfield is the ONE place we have some depth on this team. I hope some of this plethora of corners and safeties can also play LB and DT/DE. Sorry, but I smell another overpaid Marc Bulger, Drew Bennett, Adam Carriker, Jacob Bell, situation developing.
The differance is...
When you were writing about bringing in veteran’s, (ages 26-28) you were talking about trading draft picks, high end draft picks. There is a HUGE differance between a free agent at 28/29, weather it’s someone we re sign or bring in from another team and trading a 1st or 2nd round pick for “x” player.
I know you (ramchop and I but heads a lot on here, I’m a die hard fan, just as much as you are. Just because someone is critical of an organization, or if someone is supportive of an organization, doesn’t make one or the other a better/bigger fan. When I’m sitting around with my friends talking sports, I love to play devils advocate. I’m not trying to make anything I say or you or anyone else personal. I like to play devils advocate, but in most instances I genuinely disagree with your opinions, but not all of them. I think the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle of your organizational beliefs and mine.
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watch the lions this year to see what plan will work they went
QB, WR, DT (and RB), except their lines are worse and they signed some bigger name older players
Keith Null won't accept my friend requests.
Actually, they went..
WR in 2007, OT in 2008, QB & TE in 2009 and DT & RB in 2010 so they did like we did and draft O-Line help the year before they got their QB.
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almost as big as when LD hit the game winning score, in the 91st min of the game, this morning.
actually relieved to read that they got this deal done.
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Nice
job Rams, you guys needed some good news! You guys play the Broncos in Denver, so good luck this season, except when you come to Denver, of course. I hope to have a good rapport with you guys as I’m an aspiring NFL historian and I know how great the Rams have been throughout their illustrious history!
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