NFL Week 1 Review: Should the St. Louis Rams Sign Randy Moss or Terrell Owens?

After an injury-plagued first week that saw Sam Bradford, Steven Jackson and top wide receiver, Danny Amendola go down in the same game, the Rams find themselves 0-1. Playing the Eagles didn't help. 

It wasn't surprising the Rams started off the season with a loss, but their lack of dependable hands from their wide receivers was extremely alarming.

The biggest blow to the Rams during this game against the Eagles was the loss of top wide receiver, Danny Amendola.  Amendola was the team's leading receiver last year with 85 catches for 689 yards in only his second season in the NFL.  It was expected that he would be Sam Bradford's top target in the 2011-12 season, but those hopes may have been dashed.

Amendola will miss a significant amount of time with a dislocated elbow, surely a huge blow to an already weak core of receivers.

On top of Amendola's injury, the Rams receivers dropped a ton of passes.  Several first downs were squandered by the Rams as everyone from Lance Kendricks to Mike Sims-Walker were dropping Bradford's throws.  In fact, Bradford could've had about eight more completions had his receivers not had holes in their hands.  It easily could've been a bit closer of a game if there weren't so many dropped balls.

So that leaves fans to wonder—are the Rams surrounding their franchise quarterback with enough receiving talent for him to develop and the Rams to win?  One thing's for certain, it was pretty ugly out there and the Rams can't expect to get much out of Sam Bradford if nobody can catch the ball.

Bradford wasn't perfect himself by any stretch of the imagination, but he made the necessary throws to get the job down.  So where could the Rams look to improve?

Well two names come to mind. And no, I'm not drunk. 

Randy Moss and Terrell Owens are both free agents at this time.  And both have some of the best hands in NFL history.  I know, I know, they are both headaches, but if they can take some pressure off of Mike Sims-Walker and open up the field for Sam Bradford, will that really matter?

Despite being on an abysmal team last year, T.O. still had a good season.  Owens had 72 receptions for 983 yards on a team that went 4-12.  Despite having off-season surgery, Owens can still play as long as he's healthy.

Randy Moss is a little different of a story.  Moss bounced around between three different teams last year and had the worst year of his career.  Anyone who knows football knows, if Moss is motivated, he is still one of the most talented receivers in the game.

One or the other would create a credible threat and would be a great set of hands for Bradford to throw to.  He is desperately lacking a No. 1 receiver, a position the Rams thought Mike Sims-Walker could fill, but was nowhere to be found week one. 

Now Sims-Walker was being defended by some of the best corners in football, but with Amendola's injury, things won't get any easier for Sims-Walker as far as finding space to make plays is concerned.  Now defenses will be able to zero-in on the Rams top wideout.

Neither Moss nor Owens are a long-term solution, but in the emergency position the Rams are in, they would be more than a band-aid for Bradford and St. Louis.  The Rams could continue their search after the season, but there is no harm in taking a chance on a one-year deal with either Moss or Owens.