Offseason

Re-signings

RB Steven Jackson

Steven Jackson IS our running game. Enough said.

WR Brandon Gibson

Gibby is a good depth guy and has made some nice catches thru out his time with the Rams. Welcome back Gibby :)

QB Kellen Clemons

Knows the system so he gets a 1yr vet minimum contract..

LB Rocky Mcintosh

He's better then Haggan and we need LB help, sign'em to a 1yr vet minimum contract for depth

LB Justin Cole

Brought back for special teams

LB Sammy Brown

We need the help, he's back to compete

OT Barry Richardson

Good run blocker.. That is all.. 1yr vet minimum contract for depth

OG Robert Turner

Played well at guard and center. Welcome back

OG Chris Williams

Brought back for depth

C Tim Barnes

Not sure about him but he's cheap so bring'em back for depth

DT Trevor Laws

Don't know what we have in Laws so bring him back to compete in training camp

DT Jermelle Cudjo

Good rotational player, no real threat in going anywhere else.. He's back

S Darian Stewart

Brought back to compete for starting position

TE Mike McNeill

Not sure how I feel about Mike.. Think long, think wrong.. Let'em walk.. Wait, should be cheap. Bring him back.

Hard to let them walk

WR Danny Amendola

I love Danny, You love Danny, We all love Danny but signing him to a long term contract is a big risk due to his injury history. He's missed 20 of the last 32 games. He is the Rams best wide receiver when he's on the field but that's only about 6 games a season. Not worth it in my opinion unless the Rams can some how get him to sign a year to year/pay for production contract with little guaranteed money but I doubt that will happen so I say let Danny walk..

CB Bradley Fletcher

He's good enough to start for another team and will be too expensive to be kept as a back-up for the Rams. Good luck with your next team Fletch..

DE William Hayes

7 sacks and solid against the run, Hayes is by far our best bench player but just like Fletcher he'll be too expensive to be kept as a back up. Hayes will get a lot of attention from other teams for a possible starting position, he wont get that from the Rams. It was fun while it lasted and good luck..

Hard to see in a Rams Uni

S Craig Dahl

Kick rocks homie!

WR Steve Smith

The biggest disappointment this offseason.. Goodbye

LB Mario Haggan

Nothing special.. Let'em walk

Increasing cap space

FS Quintin Mikell/OT Wayne Hunter

Rams approach both players about restructuring their contracts and are successful :)

The draft

The NFC west is no longer the worst division in football. Both the 49ers and Seahawks made the playoffs and have really good defenses. The 49ers and Seahawks are also 1st and 2nd in points allowed this season. If the Rams want to compete for the NFC West title they need to seriously upgrade the offense. Scoring points and not allowing points scored on you is how you win football games. The Rams are 14th in allowed points and 25th in points scored.. The offense really needs to play catch up with the defense and thats why my picks are what they are instead of the sexy picks like FS, DT or OLB with our first three picks.

Round 1A OT Lane Johnson

With Fisher seeming to be out of reach and a big need at tackel Lane Johnson has to be my pick here.. Johnson is a raw prospect but is moving up draft boards fast. He's a project but the kid has a lot of potential. A good project for Paul Boudreau.. I see Johnson playing RT in 2013 and replacing the injury prone Saffold at LT who will be a free agent in 2014

Offensive Line

LT Saffold LG Rok C Wells RG Dahl RT Johnson

Round 1B WR Tavon Austin

The most versatile player in the draft. In college Austin played running back, wide receiver and was a return specialist. Dangerous in the screen game and a mismatch in the slot Austin could really beef up the offense. Some might knock Austin because he's only 5'9 but so is Steve Smith (Panthers) and Wes Welker (Patriots) both players are solid #1's for their teams.

Round 2 WR Da'Rick Rogers

Rogers is 1st round talent but will fall to the 2nd due to failed drug tests. Rogers could be our Janoris Jenkins pick in this draft. Called a Julio Jones clone it's a no brainier here.

Wide Receivers

Brian Quick, Chris Givens, Tavon Austin, Da'Rick Rogers, Brandon Gibson and Austin Pettis

Round 3 OLB Sean Porter

He's fast and has great coverage skills. Porter will play WLB and Dunbar can be moved to SLB where he played with the Saints.

Linebackers

WLB Sean Porter MLB JL55 SLB Dunbar

Round 4 FS D.J. Swearinger

Another versatile player, he can play press man corner or defend the deep pass as a free safety. With the Rams front four and stud corners Swearinger will fit right at home as he had similar talents around him in college.

Safety's

FS Swearinger SS Mikell

Round 5 CB Tyann Mathieu

Everyone knows about this kid.. Way too much talent to pass up here

Corners

Finnegan, Jenkins, Johnson, Mathieu

Round 6 DT Josh Boyd

Solid run stuffer and is capable of taking on double teams.. Nice project for Waufle

Round 7 DE Eric Martin