It’s no secret that the Rams have been hit hard by injuries thus far in 2010, so a couple of rookies are expected to be active this week to make their NFL debuts. Jermelle Cudjo will likely be activated from the practice squad to fill in for Clifton Ryan, who is still suffering from migraine headaches. Cudjo really earned his way onto this team with his excellent showing in the preseason, and it will be interesting to see how many snaps he gets tomorrow on defense. Tight end Fendi Onobun is also expected to be active thanks to injuries to Michael Hoomanawanui and Billy Bajema, so we will finally get a chance to see what this former basketball player has. I would guess that Fendi will make most of his contributions on special teams, but he might get a chance to catch some passes on offense, especially if Daniel Fells is slowed by his knee.

In the rest of the injury news, DT Darell Scott (ankle) and LB Chris Chamberlain (toe) are out. Clifton Ryan, S Craig Dahl (concussion) and WR Laurent Robinson (foot) are doubtful. If I had to make some guesses here, I would say that Robinson will play, while Ryan and Dahl will sit. I don’t know this for sure, but that’s my guess.

Washington Injuries:

Anthony Bryant DT Out
Albert Haynesworth DT Questionable
LaRon Landry S Questionable
Kareem Moore S Questionable
Clinton Portis RB Questionable
Anthony Armstrong WR Questionable
Chris Horton S Questionable
Trent Williams T Questionable

As far as these guys go, I expect the big names like Haynesworth, Landry, and Portis to all suit up. The game is another 3:15 start, so everyone tune in. I will be in attendance at the Jones Dome, so come up and say hi if you see me.

So I was looking around the net for some Rams news, and I stumbled upon a post at Pro Football Talk about Sam Bradford working with the second/third team offense at OTAs. Before I move to the actual point of my post, let me address the article by saying it was pretty ridiculous. This guy Evan Silva takes a few shots at Bradford, starting with the title “Bradford Still Can’t Crack Rams’ First Team”. Silva goes on to say that Sam is playing behind a guy who hasn’t thrown a pass since 2007 (AJ Feeley) and a guy who was 0-4 with nine interceptions last season (Keith Null). He also mentions that other first round picks like Trent Williams, Russell Okung, Tyson Alualu, and Eric Berry have already started working with the first team. Obviously, the quarterback position is completely different than any other spot on the field, and there is no reason to hurry Bradford’s progression in June. Second, the notion that Bradford isn’t good enough to play with the first team is ludicrous. It’s obvious this is his team, or we wouldn’t have went out an signed a journeyman career backup. This guy Silva either doesn’t know his stuff or he has a personal grudge against Sam or the Rams.

Now, moving on to my point. I was reading some of the comments by other readers on the article, and it is pretty much a long list of people bashing our Rams. I’m going to repost some of the better (or worse) ones, but I will also link to the article at the end of this post if anyone wants to read it (although I wouldn’t recommend checking out that crap).

Here is what some people think of our team, just so ya know.

“For now, though, he’s stuck throwing to backups on a team that has perhaps the worst backups in the league.” Dude, they have the worst EVERYTHING in the league. Somebody get that Head Coach(great D-Coach) some help. Again, who’s the GM of this debacle?”

“If the O-line is that bad, who do you want taking the majority of the ass-whoopin’s, AJ Feeley, Keith Null.(Who? Keith Null. Who? Keith Null. WHO? Exactly.), or your #1 overall pick?
Hell, see if TJ Rubley and Tony Banks wanna come in for some playing time, too.”

“The best way to prepare Bradford for the regular season would be to dump him blindfolded from the back of a pickup truck in rush hour traffic on I-70.” (My personal favorite)

“Not to mention some just awful first stringers. If they are relying on AJ Feeley as their starter they are in a world of trouble. Bradford isn’t going to want to be on a first unit where he is on his ass looking skyward for the 2010 season.”

“give this kid some time! He’ll be the best player on that horse crap team.”

I’m not saying all of these people are completely off base, but as a Rams fan it just hurts to read things like this and it makes me want the team to win even more this season to shut these people up.

PFT Garbage Article

6:34 The draft has begun and the Rams are officially on the clock…

6:37 The pick is in… The Rams select Sam Bradford! Not a surprise, but I’m just happy that it is finally official.

6:45 The Lions select Ndamukong Suh #2. Another no-brainer here with this pick.

6:51 The Bucs select Gerald McCoy#3. There haven’t been any surprises so far, but I expect that to change soon.

6:58 The Skins select Trent Williams #4. Another Big 12 guy with plenty of upside, but I would have liked Okung here.

7:04 Eric Berry on the phone, says he’s going to the Chiefs. A bit of a surprise this high, but he looks like the real deal.

7:13 Russell Okung to the Seahawks. They have to be ecstatic that he was available at 6. Potential franchise tackle.

7:20 Michael Smith says he thinks Browns will go with Joe Haden. This would be the biggest surprise so far if it happens.

7:23 Haden to Cleveland. They could have gotten him a bit later I think, but maybe nobody wanted to trade up.

7:28 Raiders didn’t waste much time. Rolando McClain goes to Oakland. Thought they might go tackle here, and this may be a bit high here as well. McClain is legit, though.

7:30 Bills go quick as well. CJ Spiller is the pick. I’m surprised again, with Lynch and Jackson already in town.

7:37 Jags go for Tyson Alualu at 10. Another reach, but the guys they liked are gone (Spiller, McClain)

7:38 First trade of the night. Broncos trade #11 pick to 49ers. Teams swap firsts and Den gets a 4th (113 overall) in return

7:43 Niners take Anthony Davis. They have liked him all along and didn’t want anyone else to get him.

7:45 Dolphins trade 12 to Chargers. Expect plenty more moves throughout the first round.

7:49 Chargers trade up to get Ryan Mathews. They needed a compliment to Sproles, so nice pick here.

7:50 Broncos move again, this time trade pick to Eagles. Pick has to be Earl Thomas here. Philly loves him (more…)