I say we open up a new Rams forum for a new era of Saint Lewis Rams football!

We have our new head coach: Steve Spagnuolo

Now what will the Rams do to start the rebuilding process. Will it be a fast transition "Phin's, Atlanta" or a slow transition, slowly fixing key positions.

How will Spags take on FA and or the draft?

Agree... the Rams (Devaney) really executed this interview process brilliantly.

Billy D has shown already what you can do when you have a little bit of respect within the league... get good people to join your organization... What should have been one of the worst openings in the league became very attractive because of him and he should be given immense props for his efforts and work...

Now get some more personnel guys in there and gear up for free agency and the draft.

Cut
Little
Bennett
Trent Greene

Trade
Pisa

Resign
Incognito (for depth)
Brown (for Depth)
OJ Atogwe
Ron Bartell (Break out player of the year for the rams)
Brett Romberg (for depth)

Postion move
Witherspoon (to WLB)

Sign
Vernon Carey (RT)
Jahri Evans (RG)
Channing Crowder (MLB)
Justin Miller (CB/ST)
Amani Toomer (WR)
James Butler (SS)
JP Losman (QB)

Carey would be nice but we had other positions to fill and this draft is top heavy on OTs. I love Evans, Miller is a very talented player, not sure on Toomer. Butler would be a great SS next to Atogwe, I don't like Losman but he's a solid backup. Crowder is a player I love. We need Bartell back, he was one of the NFL's better CBs this season.

Toomer would just be a veteren reciever. He could be the 2nd wideout or play slot. We cant have Looker playing wideout again this year.

I feel like with spagnuolo as coach, drafting a defensive player 2nd overall would be great. Ofcourse that is if we fill the oline hole in FA. Curry or Raji would be solid picks #2 imo

FA's visiting today.

James Butler SS - I think this is a done deal, Spags has a good relationship with Butler and SS is a HUGE need for the Rams.

Jason Brown C- getting Brown would be great, he is a great young center and would instanly improve the Rams oline.

Bart Scott LB- Now, their are conflicting reports, foxnews is certain that he is visting the Rams today, now thats besides the fact that the Jets are clear front runners. He is a long shot for the Rams.

This is a pretty good group of players for the first day i think, espeacilly for the Rams

Brown is a Ram, Scott is a Jet and Butler is visiting Cleveland after he visited STL.

My Rams Mock:

Round 1, Pick# 2 - Eugene Monroe OT UVA
Jason Smith is another option here but I see Monroe as a great pick here. He can come in and be a great RT right away then take over LT when Pace retires. Curry and Crabtree are other options here.

Round 2, Pick# 3 - Michael Johnson DE GT
This would be an absolutely ideal pick for STL. Johnson is an amazing physical athlete at DE but has underperformed. Chances are he won't be here but he'd be a perfect DE to go opposite Long in Spags system and Spags could coach him up. Another option is Hakeem Nicks.

Round 3, Pick# 2 - Darry Beckwith MLB LSU
I see Beckwith as this year's Curtis Lofton. He is a great tackler and sideline to sideline defender. I could also see STL drafting Jasper Brinkley if he is still here.

Round 4, Pick# 3 - Chase Daniels QB Missouri
I really like Daniels as a QB and Bulger isn't getting any younger. Bulger is starting to suffer from all the hits he has taken so it might be smart to draft a QB for the future, I think Daniels is a lot like Brees in his arm, intangibles and physical abilities. Another option here is drafting Brandon Gibson or Jamarko Simmons here and taking Curtis Painter in the 5th round.

Round 5, Pick# 2 - Demir Bolden WR Wake Forest
He is Anquan's brother but hasn't been quite as good in college. That said, he has his brother's size and strength and could easily be as good as Anquan. Another option here is taking Curtis Painter if they take a WR in the 4th.

Round 6, Pick# 3 - Tony Carter CB FSU
FSU has a knack for putting out very good defenders and if Carter was 6'0, he'd be a 1st to 2nd round pick. He's only 5'9 180 but he's durable, a good tackler and is good in coverage. The only thing he doesn't have is height which makes most teams worrisome that he can't handle tall WRs but I think he'll be just fine as I have been watching him play his whole career at FSU.

Round 7, Pick# 2 - Andy Kemp OG Wisconsin
Kemp is a huge OG that can absolutely maul people in the inside runs but he's not a great athlete and needs some work on his technique. However, he has a lot of upside for a 7th round pick.

And James Butler is ours but we also cut Pace today.

I'm sure that sucks for a diehard ram fan like yourself. But he was old, oft injured and expensive. Its best for your franchise.

I understand that but it's always sad to lose a HOF player who has been a part of your team for more than a decade and helped them win a Super Bowl. The Rams are probably losing 2 this off-season.

I really don't see Monroe at ORT. He's a dancer and a great OLT prospect, basically the same game as Ferguson of the Jets. Smith though, could come in and play ORT, but with the release of Pace, it's all but a done deal that you take one of the two with your 1st, and not at all with the ORT position in mind.

I would rather have J. Smith then Monroe but yeah who ever we draft would take over at LT not RT. Unless we take Curry or Crabtree and draft a OT in the 2nd

The question that I have to pose to you guys is... Do you leave Alex Barron at RT next year or move him to LT?

When he came in for Pace in '07, he gave up 3.5 sacks. In all of his years at RT, he has averaged more than 6 sacks given up. He can get it done at LT next year, so do you hold off getting that true LT til next year and draft a true RT this year (i.e. Loadholt?) or do you go with a LT this year, keep Barron on the right side where he struggles. If you go the first route, you could take Curry this year and a WR in the 2nd then get Loadholt in the 3rd (who, I am not a big fan of, but would be great for Jackson in the Running Game).

I personally like Monroe, he was considered the better player because he outplayed Smith over his career until Smith put up great combine numbers, I have always thought that the combine is pretty worthless for first round picks because you can always see what they did on the field and it's better to judge them on that instead of 40 times and bench presses.



Putting Barron at LT and Loadholt at RT is suicide for our QB, we might think about Barron at LT if he shows a lot of work ethic next year but I'd say drafting a guy with the intention of him playing LT is the best idea.

The general consenses ive seen (Heard) is that Barron is a better LT then RT. I still dont like the move, but i could work. I rather draft a LT, wether it be Monroe or Smith. Curry is the pick if we can get Beatty in the 2nd.

Crabtree might also be an interesting pick. I think we might want to talk to the Broncos about moving down because they might want a new QB, we could use those 2 first round picks on guys like Mauluga, Peria Jerry, Andre Smith(although having 2 Lazy OTs might not be great), Oher(if he makes it), B.J. Raji(mattering on how far he drops), Hakeem Nicks or Vonte Davis(we need a great CB, he will be one, who cares if he MIGHT have smoked pot).

I like Davis alot. If Lions take Stafford then denver wont trade up.

Little News: Kyle Boller is the new back up quarter back for the team

Rams made a deal today, http://www.rotoworld.com/content/HeadLines...L&hl=142118

Rams have acquired Laurent Robinson from Atlanta for a sway in draft position in both the 5th and 6th round.

I dont know what to think, im sure he can help

he is young, only one real year under his belt, got real speed, i remember him coming out of college. He could start.

That's a really good deal, Robinson has a lot of upside and we aren't really giving much up.

I was looking thru many draft senarios and i like a couple. I feel like the #2 spot is really between Jason Smith and Aaron Curry.

My draft would be the following

1. Jason Smith

2. James Laurenitits

3. Derrick Williams or Jaqian Iglasis.
I feel like this addresses several needs, sure WR is a really big need, i think that putting a bunch of young decent guys in a seeing what we can get is the right thing to do RIGHT NOW. Addressing oline and MLB is key in the draft. While drafting Curry would be attractive, if we dont address the oline, i can see us at the #2 spot for a third year in a row.

Some recent reports have started to worry me, cincinnati inquirer said taht the rams have chosen Eugene Monroe over Jason smith, that makes sense considering that Jim Thomas at the STL. post has had him going 2 since january in all his mocks.

Another report, from profootballweekly stated that the rams were choosing between Eugene Monroe and Mark Sanchez, obviously a screen on Sanchez, but again not mention of jason smith, or darkhorse and fan favorite Aaron Curry.

if the rams take monroe, i will be some-what dissapointed, I dont dislike Monroe as a prospect, i like Jason Smith, Aaron Curry better. Recent reports on Monroe's knees have scared me enought to drop him out of the top 5 in some of my latest mocks.

We will see what happends on Saturday

Well I was ok with the Jason Smith but I hated the James Suckadickus pick. I wanted Everette Brown because I think Brown will be a great 4-3 passrusher and because Brinkley is still on the board, I Think Brinkley is a much better MLB than James. But hey, I am not the GM.

I am in complete dissagrement with you. I feel like Laurinaitis will solidify the middle for the Rams, if we took everette brown, he would just be sitting behind little, we needed players that could step in now and help. We can focus on some pass rushers next year. There also several rounds left.

Little is close to done. Having Brown as a situational passrusher until Little retires would allow us to shift Long inside on passing downs like the Giants did with Tuck. I don't like James, I think Brinkley who is a strong, hard hitting, good athlete at MLB is better than James. I don't think Laurinaitis is the sideline to sideline MLB we need and also isn't strong enough at the point of attack like Brinkley is.

I have to disagree too. I think Brown has BUST written all over him...continuing the tradition of many past highly rated FSU DEs. I would think Spagnulo had something to say about this pick, and if he wanted Laurinaitis, then he has a plan for him in his defense. I also like Laurinaitis' knowledge of the game, and he should give the Rams a good defensive signal caller. You can say all you want about the pass rush, but you haven't even seen Spagnulo's defense yet, which brings the rush from many different angles and players. Drafting Brown made way less sense here than Laurinaitis did.

Well I've never much liked Laurinaitis and don't think he was the value pick there. I love the Dorrell Scott pick but don't understand the Bradley Fletcher pick at all.(workout warrior?)

I like the Rams Draft overall, the Scott pick was great, Fletcher seems like he can contribute this year. The rest of the picks are all projects that could really do something great later

Hey, I was kinda caught by surprise by the Rams releasing Pina T(not sure how you spell it)soma, and also trading former 2nd round draft pick Brian Leonard. What are Rams fan's take on this? I thought it was pretty unexpected.

Leonard: A personal favorite of mine(GO RU!!!), sad to see him go, they are obviously happier with Antonio Pittman. Leonard is prime for a good year cause he has finally taken care of his sholder problems. New regime, new faces. But the guy they picked up isnt garenteed a roster spot, which kind of threw me off, why not pick up and extra late pick if Cinnci wanted leonard so bad, hate to see him go, but i wish him luck with the Bengals. Now i have to get rid of my Rams Leonard jersey and wait for my Kenny Britt Jersey to come in.

Pisa: New Regime, changes will happen. Pisa was expenable, it saves cap. He didnt fit in a strong side in Spags new system, with Witherspoon manning the WLB and Laurinaitis in the Middle, chris draft will take over at strong side, tho it is a position that i would like to see improvements on in the future, unless Draft does a cracker jack job, which he didnt last year

Are Culberson and Vobora not being given chances to fight Draft for the job? And Pisa was expected to be cut. As for Leonard, kind of glad he's gone. Never much liked him, thought he was a terrible pick in the 2nd round and Darby and Pittman are playing well.

neither Darby, Pittman or even leonard are decent backups /split carry men.


Unless either Vobora or Culberson has an amazing camp its Drafts job to lose