Archive for April, 2009

With the 211th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The St. Louis Rams have selected Chris Ogbonnaya RB, out of Texas. At 6′ and 220 pounds Chris Ogbonnaya does not appear to be the  backup to Steven Jackson that I have been looking for all day. With only 66 carries in his first three years at the University of Texas I would once again say that this is a reach for the Rams. Chris had 15 carries against Oklahoma this year, and that was his career high. I see Chris being no more than a special teams player at [...]

With the 196th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The St. Louis Rams have selected Keith Null QB, out of West Texas A&M. At 6’3″ and 220 pounds Null is a solid drop back pocket passer. As a Junior Keith Null set school records with 4,134 passing yards and 41 touchdowns through the air in 2007. For a team with plenty of holes this is another player that at best will be a game day scratch or on the scout team in 2009. The Rams need players now, I am not a fan of this selection. With Curtis Painter [...]

With the 160th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The St. Louis Rams have selected Foster Brooks WR out of  North Carolina. At 6’1′ and 210 pounds is a large receiver the Rams could use. Foster Brooks is the 24th ranked WR on Draftcountdown.coms player rankings. This seems like another reach on Day 2 by the Rams. Foster Brooks was the 3rd best receiver on North Carolina. Foster has size and athletic ability but looks like a bit of a project to me at this point. At 2-14 the Rams really do not have time to take on projects. [...]

With the 103rd overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The St. Louis Rams have selected Dorell Scott DT out of  Clemson. Scott played nose guard @ Clemson at 6’3′ and 313 pounds. Scott is the 11th ranked DT according to Draftcountdown.com. The Rams selected Scott in the area he was projected to go. Overall, sites believe he is an underacheiver but could be a steal if he developes. The Rams have had trouble selecting interior lineman over the past few years. This pick could be a reach. I really wanted the Rams to select RB Rashad Jennings of Liberty, [...]

With the 66th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The St. Louis Rams have selected Bradley Fletcher CB, out of Iowa. At 6′ and 200 pounds Bradley Fletcher is a pretty good size corner back with pretty good speed. Bradley was a red shirt in 2004, and played 4 season at Iowa playing in 47 games. I hope this is not the start of the rams reaching. Bradley was suspended for the 2007 season opener after being arrested for drunk driving, which goes against the Rams safe choices of late. I hope the Rams wanted Shonn Greene and had [...]

Day one of the 2009 NFL Draft saw the St. Louis Rams play it safe, and have a nice day. What became abundantly apparent in 2008 was that Billy Devaney and the St. Louis Rams are all about character. The selection of Chris Long and Donnie Avery made that crystal clear. Heading into Saturday the Rams had several players they liked at #2, and there was a possibility that they could trade down. No trades were made and the Rams selected Jason Smith, OT Baylor. Jason Smith is a 6’5″, 310 pound monster tackle that the Rams can plug right [...]

The FanSided.com Sports Network proudly presents our first ever network-wide live NFL Draft chat. That’s right; NFL bloggers from all 32 team sites will be checking in to discuss the 2009 NFL Draft and all the news and rumors that go along with it. If you want knowledgeable, real-time commentary on the entire draft, then this chat is for you. Thanks for joining us, and keep the comments and questions coming (but clean and respectful, please). NFL Mocks is the Home for the first FanSided.Com Live NFL Draft Chat

Well it is almost time to head over to Russell Athletic Training Center (formerly Rams Park) and watch the 2009 NFL Draft. It should be an exciting day. As much as I would love the Rams to dump Marc Bulger and draft Mark Sanchez I just do not think the Rams will do it. The Rams tend to play it safe, will Steve Spagnuolo bring a new attitude? It will be a long day but barring a trade the Rams will only have two new players at the end of the day. Below are the selections I would like to [...]

Well with the 2009 NFL Draft only hours away the rumors of the St. Louis Rams thinking of taking USC QB Mark Sanchez seem to be coming more factual or they are spreading one of the best smoke screens in a while. Are the Rams making a huge effort to acquire more picks and move down in the draft or are they actually thinking of taking Sanchez? Yesterday it was reported that the St. Louis Rams purchased Sanchez a plane ticket good for a flight from Los Angeles, to St. Louis. Nobody seems to be able to prove that is [...]

I can’t wait for the 2009 NFL Draft. I want to tell all of my fans and followers that I will be attending the 2009 St. Louis Rams Budweiser Draft Day Party at the Russell Athletic Training Center, from 1-4PM. If I am fourtunate enough to meet any Rams coaches or players and get some photos I will post them on the website as soon as possible. Since I will be at the draft day party I will not have a live blog or chat going throughout the day. I will try to catch up with all of the first [...]