St. Louis Rams: News, Nuggets and Notes at Noon (Tuesday Edition)

Welcome to the Valentine's Day edition of the St. Louis Rams "News, Nuggets and Notes at Noon", the place for a quick daily look at the major Rams headlines of the day and other related tidbits.  Sorry, but I have no updates on Adele today but would urge all of you to keep Whitney Houston's family in your thoughts and prayers during their time of tragedy.  

In the opinion of Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Les Snead will be a great fit at Rams Park with the Rams.  Miklasz analyzed the working relationship of Snead and head coach Jeff Fisher as well as speculation regarding who will ultimately have authority in relation to the 2012 NFL Draft (and more) in St. Louis.  

According to the Twitter feed of John Glennon, the Rams have hired the tough former safety of the Green Bay Packers and the then Phoenix Cardinals to coach the defensive backs here:

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@glennonsportsJohn Glennon Jeff Fisher has hired former #Titans D Coord. Chuck Cecil as Rams' new DB coach.

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Cecil was known as being a hard-nosed and hard-hitting player and brings the same intensity and toughness as a coach.  Cecil coached for ten seasons with the Tennessee Titans, several of which were under former Titans head coach and new Rams head coach Jeff Fisher.  

This is a strong hire for the Rams.  Cecil served as defensive coordinator for the Titans in 2009 and 2010 and coached the defensive backs in 2007 and 2008.  Overall, he served the organization for ten seasons.  I will have a little more on the hire here later today. 

The 2012 NFL Free Agency period opens up in March, and Tony Softli of 101sports.com lists the offensive free agents that he feels will make some type of impact in the coming season.

Finally, with the NFL Draft looming on the horizon and in the interests of St. Louis Rams fans, I took a look at the consensus top five receivers in regard to the 2012 NFL Draft.  

I want to wish each of you a great day, STL Rams nation, and a Happy Valentine's Day to each of the lovely ladies of Rams nation.  

Shane Gray covers the St. Louis Rams year-round. You are encouraged to check out the rest of his work here and to follow him on Twitter.