I know I’m biased, but there’s no doubt in my mind that Long and Laurinaitis should both be on the team. Long had an absolutely masterful year, and Laurinaitis had a better year than Brian Urlacher, who made the squad ahead of him. I understand that you don’t get the same kind of consideration when your team is possibly the worst in the league, but it still sucks for those guys.

As far as SJ39 goes, I don’t know if he has as much of a case as the other two. He has had a very nice season, but with his lack of touchdowns it would be hard to convince anyone he should be in over the guys who were picked. That’s not to knock Steven, because it’s not his fault he hasn’t been in the end zone. That’s just how it is.

I like the Salas pick quite a bit, especially considering the Rams’ offensive philosophy is obviously to put reliable, sure-handed pass-catchers around Sam Bradford. This guy was a catch machine at Hawaii, and he should be a nice possession receiver in the NFL. Hines  has some decent size at about 6-foot-1, and he was known for being a hard-hitter in college. We need a guy who can strike fear in the heart of receivers who want to go across the middle, so maybe he can develop into that player. Baker might be my favorite pick of the day. He has good size, and more importantly, blazing speed. He ran in the 4.3′s in the 40 at his Pro Day, and I could see him being an exciting weapon in the return game, which is where he excelled in college. Williams is a sideline-to-sideline backer who will need plenty of development and play special teams, and Nelson is more of a coverage safety who had a nice senior year with the Sooners.

Obviously, this draft wasn’t perfect for the Rams, but after some time to sit back and look at it, I really like what we did. We got our stud in the first round in Robert Quinn, and we got weapons for Bradford in the middle. We then used the end of the draft to pick up some guys who could develop into contributors on the defensive end and who can play teams. I still think passing on Mason Foster in the third for Austin Pettis was a huge mistake, especially after the Salas pick, but we needed weapons in the Red Zone and he will provide that. What say you? Hit up the comments section and let me know how you felt about the Rams 2011 draft and vote on the poll grading the team’s draft.

Reports from Green’s Pro Day were overwhelmingly positive, as he apparently showed his ability to cut hard and he also did a nice job catching the ball. He is one of those names that is starting to climb up draft boards, and I would think that he has to be heavily on the Rams’ radar.

Green is a guy that I really like, and I’m very excited that the Rams are apparently showing some interest. He is exactly what this team is looking for in a backup to SJ39, and he is still a little bit under the radar (although it sounds like that’s starting to change). You have to think that that Rams will be in the market for a running back at some point during the Draft, so remember Green’s name when the last weekend in April rolls around.