Draft Sleepers

In my opinion the 'sleepers' in the draft are #1 The offensive linemen, and #2, the Wide receivers. Hats off to Chris Long and the Rams, I think he will be an immediate impact player and a very good one.

The offensive linemen taken are important because we all learned last year that depth can be a critical consideration in dealing with injuries. I'm not sure anyone can plan for the number of injuries we had on on the OL last year, but at least we know the Rams are making the correct moves to address that as much as possible, given roster space limitations. (Let's go easy on 'Holy Toledo' references when it comes to Greco).

Our wide receivers need some reinforcement, too,(wouldn't it be nice if Kevin Curtis was still here) - Torry's all world in my book but he's not getting any younger,and the rest of that group have some promise, but limited production on the field. These WR draft picks, particularly Avery, can be the prime receivers in a few years.

All in all, I believe the Rams drafted well. Chris Long will be a tremendous help at DE, and in all cases the organization drafted with the teams most pressing needs in mind. That sounds to me like a job well done. Now its up to the players they placed their trust in to do their part, and please, no holdouts!!!

Waiting Game

Pretty frustrating time of year right now for NFL fans-at least thats my opinion. We have to wait for draft day to see whether the Rams go in the direction WE think they should, and then generally there's a cat-and-mouse game to see if we get our picks signed in time for training camp. One dubious advantage this year is that we have needs on both lines, so if the first pick takes away the 'fill' for one need, we can still make a giant leap to fill the other. Here's hoping this is the only draft day that will be true for a long time to come, though. I'm fervently hoping Billy Devaney is earning his money as I write this by exploring all the possible (And impossible ones, too, for that matter) scenarios. for draft day. Guess in some ways you could compare draft day to a poker game. We all should realize though, that that Parcells guy with the first move is a top notch A-ONE player, but he only gets 1 share of the pot, and there will be plenty left on the table no matter what he does.

We're no April Fools

Though I'm from Illinois, I think the Rams organization can understand if we all make the Rams understand they reside in the 'Show Me' state during this offseason. This is really a time which can make or break a teams hopes of rebuilding. I have alot of confidence in Billy Devaney, and the statement the Rams organization made by hiring a experienced personnel 'football' guy. It remains to be seen of course, how draft day will go, but I feel they have prepared better for the draft than they have since the earlier Charley Armey days. I feel he lost power after Martz became head coach, and we ended up with Trung Candidate's and Jimmy Kennedy's mixed in with some decent picks. Likely we will we never pick all winners and no wienies, but I think the organization has all the management pieces in place to give us the best shot at doing very well.
I believe that means there should be zero chance that McFadden would be a Rams pick. I dont know if the Fans wanting that done are Arkansas fans or what, but that makes zero sense to me when the lines are a DIRE need. I poke fun at the Candidate pick, but this would be worse, because there wasnt a dire need screaming at them in that draft! Go Rams with your current horse at running back!!