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St. Louis Rams Select Dorell Scott

stlvinnie — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:03:15 +0000

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, or S Rashad Johnson from Alabama in the 3rd round. Jason Phillips ILB TCU is also still available. I know we already picked up Laurinaitis, but you can never have too many great players. Phillips is also a great special teams player. With Chris Draft and Pisa Tinoisamoa getting older and often injured Phillips would be a solid selection. I believe the Rams must find a solid backup for Steven Jackson with one of their remaining picks.

Video of Dorell Scott

From Draftcountdown.com:

Good athlete…Ideal size and bulk…Terrific speed and quickness with a burst…Very strong…Stout at the point of attack…Can occupy multiple blockers…Uses his hands well…Shows the ability to shed blocks…Can shoot gaps and disturb passing lanes…Able to penetrate…Has upside.

From cbssports.com:

Entering his senior campaign at Clemson as an Outland Trophy candidate, Scott was sidelined by a strained knee and didn’t break out until the last few games.

From NFL.com:

The 2008 Outland Trophy Watch List member never got untracked as a senior. He sat out the Duke game and missed most of the Florida State clash with a knee sprain. He delivered 39 tackles (29 solos) with 7.5 stops for loss, including one sack and added ten pressures.

St. Louis Rams Sign Kyle Boller

stlvinnie — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:19:45 +0000

The St. Louis Rams have signed Kyle Boller. Finally the Rams may have someone to push Marc Bulger. Kyle

Kyle Boller with Tara Reid

Boller is a former first round draft pick of the Baltimore Ravens. We now know the Rams will not be signing the “Gus Bus” Gus Frerotte which should be great news to Rams fans. Kyle Boller previously play in Baltimore with the Rams new center Jason Brown. So on the surface this is another solid move by the new St. Louis Rams front office. Boller is only 27 and should be a huge upgrade over Trent Green. No offense to Trent Green but we have to have a backup that we are not afraid to put in a game, and also a backup that has the ability to push Marc Bulger for the starting spot on the roster. Once Joe Flacco came to town, Boller was never able to get on the field in 2008.

St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said:

“We are happy to add Kyle to our roster. We feel that he will be a valuable addition to our team.”

At 6’3″ and 220 pounds Kyle is a solid pocket passer. He was known for his outstanding arm coming out of California. Kyle never really had many offensive threats at Baltimore other than Derek Mason. I believe Kyle to be a good QB in the NFL and still has an upside that may not have been seen yet. I can see some fear put into other teams when Boller drops back to throw a deep ball to Donnie Avery.

Off the field Kyle has been linked to Tara Reid & Petra Nemcova.

Ron Bartell Signs With St. Louis Rams

stlvinnie — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:01:15 +0000

The St. Louis Rams resigned Ron Bartell today. According to Nola.com and the St. Louis Post Dispatch Ron Bartell signed a four year deal worth 28 million dollars. The deal includes 13.6 million dollars in guaranteed money. Vinnie Iyer of SportingNews.com seems to like the deal:

Bartell is a rising corner, and has rare size (6-0) for the position. He’s a good piece to keep around for Spagnuolo, along with franchise-tagged safety O.J. Atogwe.

Bartell had also been talking to the New Orleans Saints but in the end he resigned with the St. Louis Rams. Mike Triplett, from The Times-Picayune reports that this could be because of Steve Spagnuolo.

A source indicated that both teams’ offers were in the same ballpark, but the choice came down to which situation Bartell preferred, and he apparently liked what he heard from new Rams Coach Steve Spagnuolo.

The Rams have now signed Atogwe and Butler and are still looking into signing SS James Butler away from the New York Giants. Butler would be another important piece to upgrading the Rams starting roster. If the Rams are unable to lure Butler, they may look to the 2009 NFL Draft to fill their need for a hammer in the secondary. Louis Delmas from Western Michigan, or Patrick Chung from Oregon could fit the bill if available.