Give Gibson A Chance?

Via Rotoworld:
Brandon Gibson - WR

Aug. 21 - 1:10 am et

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch suggests that WR Brandon Gibson is on the Rams' roster bubble. "He needs to make something happen," writes beat reporter Jim Thomas. Gibson flashed some ability down the stretch last year, but has been nicked up since OTAs and appears to be plummeting down the depth chart. At best, he's a fourth receiver behind Laurent Robinson, Donnie Avery, and Danny Amendola. And fourth receivers have to play special teams. Gibson doesn't. Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch

 

I don't know about you guys, buy I would be outraged if he got cut. Right now, here's how I see the Rams depth chart:

#1 Laurent Robinson

#2 Donnie Avery

Slot Danny Amendola (obviously very impressive and climbed up the charts quickly... the fact that he would no longer be needed as a returner because of Gilyard must have lit a fire under him)

#4 Mardy "Party" Gilyard

The rest of the bunch:

Keenan Burton - Has shown promise in camp, but it's only camp and he hasn't been healthy. It would be foolish to cut Gibson for a Hamstring injury  when Burton is always injured. Gibson has at least shown his worth on the field.

Brooks Foster - I'd prefer Foster on the team over all the other besides Gibson, he like Burton has had a good camp and they are impressed with him. It also helps that he holds the combines record for bench press by a WR(27 reps of 225lbs). A strong WR like Foster could, at the very least, come in handy blocking or on special teams and despite his last injury, he is not exactly injury prone.

Jordan Kent - Hmm, it's funny, yet another receiver said to be in the mix to make the final roster because he's have a good camp. 

Brandon McCrae - Is there any WR not having a good camp? Well the healthy ones anyway. McCrae is still probably a practice squad candidate but you never know if he is playing as well as they've said.

Dominique Curry - Jackson said in the beginning of camp he was impressed with both McCrae and Curry(not knowing their names of course and just giving numbers). Curry's advantage is of course his size, which the Rams have little of, at 6-2 and 224 lbs, Curry, Kent, and McCrae could all be practice squad candidates, though 

And finally: Brandon Gibson - Originally the end result of a deal that bothered some Rams when fan favorite, Will Witherspoon(imagine having him play Will for us now next to Itis), he shut me up averaging 4.25 catches and 43.5 yards a game the last 8 games of the season when he actually got playing time. Avery only averaged 3.125 in that time frame. His first game was his best(vs New Orleans with 7 receptions for 93 yards) but he certainly showed flashes. Gibson looked like a good sized receiver who could be a valuable asset in the passing game and again, he actually showed it on the field unlike many of theses other guys. All this happening with the problems on the O-Line and behind the center. Imagine if Bradford was throwing him the ball? It is too early to give up on this young kid in my opinion.

Who would get your 5 or 6 spots on the roster?

Things could get really interesting if the Rams were somehow fortunate enough to snag up Danario Alexander. Could the Rams actually consider 7 receivers, especially if Danario did come to the Rams? This could be a good problem to have, so long as they make the right decisions, and in my opinion, giving up Gibson would not be a good decision. Gibson will make his pre-season debut along with Mardy Gilyard in tonight's game versus the Browns. Hopefully they play well  and good luck to the both of them, though Gibson needs it more right now.

UPDATE: Foster waived... Danario Alexander signed... that makes things interesting.