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Brandon Lloyd In, MSW Out

Justin Stine — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 09:28:49 +0000

Well it was an awfully big day at Rams Park on Monday, which is almost never the case especially after a 24-3 loss. The Rams announced that they traded a conditional sixth-round pick to the Denver Broncos in exchange for WR Brandon Lloyd. First of all, let me say that I heard the rumors about this for a few days, but like almost every other rumor, I assumed nothing would come of it.

Now I’m not going to say that Lloyd is going to turn this whole thing around and that we are playoff bound now, but how can you not like this move? We get a guy who led the league in receiving last season under Josh McDaniels, and we gave up a meaningless (for the Rams with the way they draft, at least) late pick to get him. It’s a no-lose scenario. If he comes in and doesn’t do anything, we lost a low-value pick. If he comes in and does a great job, we lose a fifth-round pick instead (the condition is 30 receptions for the rest of the season) but it will be undoubtedly worth it. He knows the offense already, and he probably knows it better than most of the guys already on the team. Again, let’s not get crazy about it, but Rams fans have to be happy not only with the deal, but with the fact that the front office has not mailed it in yet and are still trying to improve. Bradford injury and more on next page…

Bradley Fletcher Out For The Season

Justin Stine — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:57:08 +0000

I thought things were about as bad as they could get after Sunday’s loss to the Redskins, and I was really hoping this bye week was going to be the start of some good things for the 2011 version of the St. Louis Rams. So much for that. Rams cornerback Bradley Fletcher is going to miss the remainder of the season after tearing his ACL during practice Wednesday on a collision with wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker. Honestly, I don’t really know what to say anymore. Things were already awful on the corner depth chart with Ron Bartell and Jerome Murphy gone for the year, not to mention the fact that Justin King was already seeing far too much time on the field.

Now, the man who was our top corner after the injuries and who was already the number two behind Bartell heading into the season is done as well. That means that our corner group will look something like Al Harris, King, Rod Hood (signed last week) and Josh Gordy (practice squad). This secondary was already awfully bad, and now the one bright spot we had (in addition to Quintin Mikell) is gone. Read more on next page…

JT Chat: Sizing Up The Roster

Justin Stine — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:08:07 +0000

Rams beat writer Jim Thomas held his weekly chat over at STLtoday.com on Tuesday, and as you might imagine most of the questions involved the position battles on this current roster. JT didn’t want to make too many guesses as to who will make the roster and who won’t be he did provide some insight into what the Rams may be thinking.

As far as the linebackers go, Thomas makes a good point when he says that Jabara Williams has been too good to hide on the practice squad. I really think the Rams may have found a late-round gem in Williams, but he is probably going to need a roster spot if the team wants to keep him (which I believe they do). I think Na’il Diggs is in trouble, and as much as I like the guy, I think Josh Hull may be fighting an uphill battle at this point as well if you believe the team will keep all of the veterans they signed in free agency.

On the DE race, Thomas believes the team likes George Selvie and Eugene Sims, which means CJ Ah You could be in trouble. I’m on record as a big Selvie fan, and I believe he should make this team. I agree on Sims as well, but I wouldn’t be at all shocked if Ah You is on this roster come Week 1.

As far as the WR’s go, JT, with the help of a reader, handicapped the race like this: 1. Danny Amendola 2. Mike Sims-Walker 3. Brandon Gibson 4. Donnie Avery 5. Danario Alexander 6. Greg Salas 7. Mardy Gilyard 8. Austin Pettis. I have no problem with these rankings, but you have to think that the team will want to keep the rookies on the roster so they don’t potentially lose them to another team. I think Gilyard is done unless injuries hit hard, but that last spot will be very interesting.