NFL  > St. Louis Rams  > Draft, Free Agency, Rebuilding
January 22, 2009, 11:15 PM
Starting on Defense. Coach Spags should know what to do rebuilding the sorry defense. I think the DLine will improve from last year. Carriker needs to improve, A D-End needs to step up and rotate with Little, and Long will emerge as a impact player. Linebackers, somethings gotta happen here. The Rams need an impact Linebacker to stop the run and pass asap. Witherspoon to outside and pick up a big Middle backer from free agents, Culberson and Chamberlin dont cut it, Pisa does his job. The second day of the draft they need to pick up players to stop the run, may it be linebackers or D-Line. I say 2nd round pick 33, draft Sean Smith, DB from Utah. 6'3'' versitile DB that can play corner or safety. The secondary needs a big ball hawk like Smith. Chavous is aging, and they need to sign Otogwe! Bartell, Brown, and Hill will improve next season they all have big potential.

Moving on to Offense. Bulger needs protection. Andre Smith is the right pick for the second overall pick. A mobile, strong tackle that I believe is more of a gaurd. I dont think Smith can handle speed rushing D-Ends with a shorter reach. Hes a great run blocker and will be great at gaurd. I think a great free agent pickup would be Jordan Gross. A young, former first rounder will be a solid addition. Hows this OLine sound: LT- Pace/Gross, LG- Bell, C- Romberg, RG- Smith, RT- Barron. Definately a more protective and supporting cast for Bulger. This will give him more time to find those receivers. Holt and Avery should be a good 1-2 punch once again. Looker is good in the slot, yet Holt and Bennett are getting old, Halls contract expired he should be a free agent. Burton and Stanley are 2 emerging receivers i'd like to see them get a significant more amount of passes this year. Theres a good amount of solid receivers in free agents if they want find some more depth there. McMichael and Klop are good tight ends, Randy should be involved more. Jackson will have a better year with a improving line but still is fragile. A second day pick a running back would be smart. And revolving Bulgers age and performance, the 3rd round pick should be a quarterback. If available, Graham Harrell would be a good backup to learn under Bulger. Harrells success in college can carry over to a young Rams team. Sign a new O-Coordinator!

Coach Spags is a good guy hes gonna find ways for success for the 09 season. He can lead us to a championship!
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January 24, 2009  11:56 AM ET

Yo, nice post. However, I must say that your saying that McMichael and Klop are good TE's I beg to differ, primarily because #1) McMichael was a good TE prior to a MAJOR knee injury, who knows how he will be once he rehabs and returns. We will have to see....... Klop, we'll he's Klop, pretty much a bust of a second round pick that is way below average. My major concern with that O-Line in Barron and his false start penalties, he's not a bad player just the mental lapses kill me.

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January 24, 2009  03:18 PM ET

where to start? wow, the rams.... first of all mike martz, the bum, drove our D into the ground. DEEP underground. O line is a mess, just need some disipline there. as for smith, not too sure about this guy. i say trade the two pick, and try to secure a solid QB and LB first round. perhaps a little USC duo, sanchez and malaluga and or cushing. second round explore the secondary realm. OJ is the man, but needs some help. the kid from ohio is a beast but will surely be gone early. the kid from mizzou is solid, william moore. spagnoulo should have the team playing with a little more continuity. as a rams since day one in STL, its hard for me to watch bulger flounder around out there. not a team leader, not a guy who can take charge and get us to the top. thank god we dont play in a power division! we need a general under center, please adress this problem! with my birthday being on 4/26 i am alway waiting with baded breath as we stock up for the next years. i hope we get the job done smartly this year.

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January 25, 2009  01:37 AM ET

I sprung for Direct TV and NFL Sunday Ticket. And, I watched all 16 Ram games this year. Aside from the Dallas game, the Rams invented new ways to lose each week. STL should have beaten NE, Miami, Seattle (2nd game), SF (2nd game) and Atlanta. It took a never-before-seen combination of bad coaching, poor tackling, and offensive 3 and outs to lose those games. Klop, Barron and Incognito have got to go. They're not championship material. Pace and Holt may have ONE good year left. Trent Greene, Dante Hall, Drew Bennet are washed up. Bulger is shell-shocked, perhaps permanently. The centers are too small. And there's no fullback. On defense, everybody but Otogwe, Bartell, and maybe Witherspoon are suspect. Little, Hall, Chavous and Glover are too old. Pisa's mediocre. Carriker had zero sacks. Chris Long did not live up to his 1st round status either. At 260 lbs, he's too small to be an NFL DE. He needs to switch to LB. Tye Hill is perennially injured. Fakhir Brown should've stayed gone. The kicking and punting units, plus "hold-out Jackson", Darby, Avery, and Burton are about all Spag has to start work with for now. Man do we need a good draft this year!

January 25, 2009  06:34 PM ET

there is plenty of talent out there this year, we just need to pull the trigger. last years draft had me scratching my head. andre smith seems like a bust to me.

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January 26, 2009  08:37 AM ET

when you see teams like atlanta and miami have tremendous turn arounds, it makes you wonder. i refuse to set expectations too high. seems like the rookie QB has been working for a few teams, sanchez, harrell? it would be nice to get a shut down corner like griffin or davis as well.

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