Rams Wide Receiver's 2011: Who makes the Cut
by Jigzsaw on Apr 30, 2011 11:41 AM CDT
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Laurent Robinson, Brandon Gibson, Danny Amendola, Danario Alexander, Mardy Gilyard, Donny Avery, Mark Clayton, Austin Pettis...
Lots of Guys, Still No Superstars. This Post is not about Crying about the need at WR. This post is about evaluating who makes the cut next year. Here is a brief recap of each before the poll:
Laurent Robinson: A thorough Disappointment. Has not been able to put together any level of consistency on the field.
Brandon Gibson: Has shown glimpses of a Solid Receiver at times, but once again has not been able to put together any consistency on the field.
Danny Amendola: Unarguably the Rams best, and most consistent Receiving threat last year. Would be a shocker if he doesn't make the cut!
Danario Alexander: One of the most exciting prospects on our team. Unfortunately, he has two knees made of paper mache and is rarely able to stay healthy for more than one game a month.
Mardy Gilyard: A prospect with big play potential, but serious character concerns considering it took him an entire year to learn the first playbook. What is going to happen with Mardy learning the McDaniels system?
Donny Avery: The fastest player on the Rams before he was injured. If he can fully recover from his serious knee injury, he can certainly be an effective deep threat for Sam Bradford!
Mark Clayton: The most polished receiver on the Rams roster. As with Avery, if he can recover from his serious knee injury he will prove to be a dependable weapon for Bradford.
Austin Pettis: Due to his draft status, Pettis is pretty much a lock to make the final roster. Smart possession receiver who runs polished routes with excellent hands. Pettis has the skills to be the Rams best RedZone receiver next year, an area which the Rams were virtually non-existent last year.
So Rams Nation, Who makes the Cut in 2011?
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you forgot...
our 4th round pick lol. ANOTHER WR
Seahags, seachickens, seabitches, seafags, seasucks, anyone else got more names?
Your Right:
LOL. I didn’t see this coming. I guess the Rams really want weapons for King Sam
Looks like a Josh McDaniels is drafting
must of told the FO to get him some WR that can at least catch the ball when thrown to.
Gilyard in Limbo!
It was kind of funny. Mort on Espn was talking about the need for Smart WR’s in McDaniels’ offense. Salas, Pettis, and Kendricks are all apparently strong academic guys. Gilyard isn’t exactly known for his smarts! He could be one of the odd men out this year if he doesn’t put his study time in!
I think the Avery experiment should be about done
if he doesn’t produce this year he should be gone.
if they resign clayton then i have no idea whats going on
thats 2 WRs from the draft, plus clayton, avery, amendola, thats 5 WRs right there. if if they want 6 on the roster it will come from gilyard, alexander and gibson. i am assuming robinson gets cut because he is the worst of the bunch by far. of those i think alexander should be kept as he has easily the most upside.
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Avery has been injured and his status is up in the air
Alexander is an injury waiting to happen,Clayton was injured also and his status is iffy.
This is what I don't understand!
Why do so many TSTers, when talking about our WR Corp, put Avery at the top of the list. His first yr was okay, second yr he just seemed to drop a lot of balls. I thought he was terrible. And last yr the knee and he hasn’t got his step back. The one reason everyone loves him is his speed and he hasn’t got that back. What else is there for him? I say the road.
Really shouldn’t have been a reply to you 54 but here it is anyway.
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Here's what I think...
I think if Gibson trained this off season he’ll make the team, if he was lazy away he goes. Either Clayton or Avery won’t fully recover and won’t make the team. Robinson out, Alexander has to prove he can stay healthy or he goes as well; we should know by the end of training camp or not. All rookies we drafted make the team.
I'm wondering what's going on w/ Robinson?
Everyone loved this guy at the beginning of the 09 season. 3 games and out w/ a brutal injury. Last yr came back and didn’t do anything for us. I agree had a horrible yr. But was he playing hurt all yr and how will he play when he’s 100%? And this should effect how we look at Avery. Brutal knee injury in pre-season last yr. How will he (Avery) fair if he’s trying to play but is still not ready to go. He probably give us the same production as Robinson did last yr.
I say locks could/should be:
Clayton (if signed)
Amen
Gibson
DX
and the rest will sort themselves out.
"SJAX" - The extra strength cleaner that fights off that Stubborn, Stingy Defense
Has anyone considered
You are all overvaluing speed just because we missed on Desean Jackson. Can anyone name me 3 guys with Titus Young’s height and speed that were all that great as deep threats. Now how many big guys with great hands, route running,and YAC can you think of. Don’t draft based on the exception instead of the rule.
by King Sam Rules! on Apr 30, 2011 10:58 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Now that has to be the dumbest thing i've heard you say and I respect most of what you say
Just overreacting.
Get some impact players!!
Ridiculous thinking
but by getting 2 wide receivers that must make the team makes me think that we aren’t resigning clayton
I would cut
robinson and I guess gibson and keep the other 7 even though its likely we cut another one as well
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The Cut will Definitely be More than 1:
I see Robinson and Gibson gone, plus either Gilyard or Alexander
thats why I said robinson and gibson lol
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by Josh Wehrle on Apr 30, 2011 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Stop saying it will be Alexander
He showed way too much promise and they gave him a four year deal. My guess is that they go with 6 WR, meaning Robinson, Gibson and Gilyard are gone, although I wouldn’t be surprised to see it be 7 WR and GIbson kept on. I do feel like Gilyard and Robinson might as well start looking for new teams now
Alexander is of no value on the Sideline!
He played 5 games last year and was injured the rest. His knees are held together by thread at this point. At what point do we face facts?
You don't do it after less than a season
Especially since his (latest) knee surgery was well known to take into the season to heal. The Rams actually suggested to him to take the whole year off from football to heal. Now he’ll have had the whole offseason with no complications last year. His old injuries should be healed
The question will be…can he avoid new injuries? And are his knees strong enough after 5 surgeries to hold up to the week to week pounding of an nfl season?
Either way, he is the ONLY WR we have that has ever shown #1 WR potential. They won’t give up on him this quickly.
Robinson is a goner for me
I used to really like him, but he was a liability last year. Being the 2nd worst WR in the league (thanks advanced stats) is not a good accolade to hold.
Gilyard is still PS eligible.
I want Gibson to stay, he has worked hard and shown that he can get better, improving every single game (but the Seattle game, but then everyone, including Sam, laid a turd in that one)
Onobun is still PS eligible.
Clayton needs to stay, if only to be the vet presence.
Avery needs to stay, that speed is rare, and he worked incredibly hard last off-season to build mass to survive the season – freak injury, could happen to anyone.
Alexander has elite potential when healthy. You can’t cut that. Is he still PS eligible though? Doubt he’d last long on there though.
Amendola needs to be a lock, but the drafting of Salas brings that into question. I know who’d I rather have… DANNYYYYYYY!
So for me, next year our active roster WRs should be:
Clayton
Avery
Amendola
DX
Pettis
Gibson
PS:
Salas
Gilyard
Onobun
Cut:
Robinson
Fells
Bradford to Onobun!
They didnt draft Salas to put him on the PS:
Active roster WRs
Clayton
Avery
Amendola
DX
Pettis
Salas
Gibson might beat out Avery
Nothing Avery has done says he will break out this year. And I heard again and again last year that Gibson was the best route runner.
by King Sam Rules! on May 1, 2011 11:59 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Well then Amendola is gone
Avery has better stats in his 2 years of play than does Amendola. More TD’s, more yards, and Avery has better speed. Also, Avery had a beat up Bulger, Null, and Boller throwing him the ball for BOTH seasons.
Avery is out
He just doesn’t separate (I don’t care how fast he is) and he is not worth his contract.
by King Sam Rules! on May 1, 2011 1:00 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yea i gurantee Avery is on the team next year
all this is coming from a guy pissed we didnt draft Herzlich who nobody drafted. Makes no sense why you keep clamoring about that when NOBODY else drafted him.
Well being as Amendola can do kick returns brings him back
and I would like to see Avery go over the middle like Amendola. The hell with Avery and his medicre ability. Amendola had a rookie QB coming from a spread offense.More excuses for a WR who is better suited to play for Al Davis.
we just got a 7th rounder for kick returns
and with the new rule kick returns might not mean anything anymore as each kicker can kick it out of the endzone
Question...
Is there a limit to how many WRs we can have on the active roster?
It’ll be interesting to see who goes. The one thing I’m sure of, is that Robinson is outttt. I’d also like for Fells to exit the building, but it’s a little confusing as the Rams showed interest in keeping him before the lockout happened. IF the Rams keep him, I think Onobun and Bajema are on the hot seat. If I’m counting correctly, we have 5 TEs right now, including Kendricks.
9 WRs + 5 TEs = 14 roster spots. I don’t know if that’s the usual, but it seems mighty high to me.
I bet Sarah Palin can learn a playbook faster than Mardy Gilyard.
Leonard Hankerson to the Rams in the 2nd round!!!
BTW
I love how the vast majority is Robinson.
I bet Sarah Palin can learn a playbook faster than Mardy Gilyard.
I'd hate to be an underperforming Rams WR this offseason -____-
see ya Gibson and Robinson
Clayton
Amendola
Avery
DX
Pettis
Salas
Gilyard
Someone has to step up this year. What happens now if we still need a true #1 for next years draft? Gilyard, Avery and DX are on the bubble this season to be cut IMO.
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