NFL Draft Needs: St Louis Rams

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St. Louis Rams

The St. Louis Rams have had quite a fall from the greatest show on turf days when Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Torry Holt, and Isaac Bruce roamed the field catching and running past everybody in sight.

Now, only Torry Holt remains from those days.  Faulk retired, Warner is a Cardinal, and Bruce just left the team over the off-season and signed with the San Fransisco 49ers.

Marc Bulger is still a strong quarterback, but he flies extremely under-the-radar.  (It doesn't help that the only good receiver he has is ready for Social Security)

They had some injury problems, and that hurt their team extremely last season, and probably is the only reason that they are even a part of this season.

I have a feeling if everybody was healthy, they would have been at least close to a playoff spot.

Instead, they are picking 2nd in the NFL Draft, and I have to write about them now.

Possible Draft Directions

Torry Holt is not getting any younger.  At age 31, they should start looking for somebody to follow him, and grabbing somebody in this draft would be perfect, but there are no WR's worth the #2 pick in the draft, so look for them to fill that need in the 2nd or 3rd round.

The offensive line had a lot of injuries last season.  Jake long would be a nice player to add to the line and playing with Orlando Pace is one of the best things for a young lineman to do.

They could help out the defensive front and grab either Chris Long (no relation to Jake) or Glenn Dorsey, which would be good for a defense that struggled last season.

They need some help at cornerback, and they could grab Brandon Flowers or Reggie Smith if they fall into the 2nd round.

Overall, this is a team that, again, could either go to the playoffs, or end up right back here at the top of next years draft.

I guess we will have to wait and see.

I'm Joe W.