0 comments by Brennan Smith on 4/6/2011
A recent retrospective on the last five NFL draft classes written by CSNBayArea.com’s Matt Maiocco ranked the Rams 27th out of 32 teams, hardly a surprise for a St. Louis team that went 14-50 from 2006 until last season’s 7-9 finish. The article ranked Jason Smith as the Rams’ worst pick in this time period, […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 4/4/2011
Was it only a dream, Julio? Subtitle: “Nooooooooo!” They could have made it easy for me, my Bloguin brothers could. They could have ignored the “best player available” and addressed their many needs in the defensive spectrum, and let Julio Jones fall for two more days until I could submit my pick in the Bloguin […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/31/2011
Jake Locker is all smiles. The Rams might be too. Jake Locker’s pro day has been getting a lot of attention from a bunch of NFL teams — perhaps including the Rams? Not that we need a quarterback this year, but Locker’s suddenly rising draft stock could mean big things for the top of the […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/30/2011
Could Mason Foster be the next London Fletcher? The Twitter-wide MockOne draft made huge waves with a stunning array of trades in the first round, including a deal by Rams faithful @PFF_Tyson to snag Julio Jones at pick #11. Now that the first fifty picks are gone, trade activity is calming down, but our man […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/29/2011
Muhammad Wilkerson’s draft stock has been shooting up since the NFL Combine. Should he be in consideration for the Rams’ 1st round pick? No other event produces risers and fallers in the draft like the NFL Combine — you take the players away from their supporting casts, out of the trappings of their power conference […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/28/2011
Thanks to the good folks at Optimum Scouting, we at RamsHerd can offer our readers a special opportunity: Get smarter, and make your wall look better. For the next 30 days, you can purchase the massive Optimum Scouting NFL Draft guide for only $10. In this draft book, you get 300 pages of team and […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/26/2011
After accurately predicting Sam Bradford to the Rams, Adam “the sage” Schefter has the Panthers taking Cam Newton. But our Bloguin brethren have gone a different way. The biggest question in the NFL draft — and the biggest variable in the multitude of mock drafts emerging — is this: How high do the quarterbacks go? […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 3/9/2011
Mel Kiper on the Rams’ draft options: “You could get with this, or you could get with that.” Mel Kiper released his latest mock draft this week, throwing DT Corey Liuget to the Rams at #14. A debatable value pick but definitely fills a need. Begin mild debate over Liuget here over a Stephen Paea […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/28/2011
For a man who just set a combine record in the broad jump, Julio Jones isn’t about to brag. “Just wait, there’s more” he seems to say. For a month of mock drafts, Julio Jones safely slid down to the Rams at #14 as various scouts and bloggers and such touted and jostled various players […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/24/2011
The National Football Post says that Julio Jones has “as good a stiff arm as I’ve seen since Eric Dickerson.” Ask top CB prospect Patrick Peterson how it tastes. We haven’t done much writing about Julio Jones here at the Herd, perhaps because we don’t want to jinx the potential of the Rams taking him […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/23/2011
Jacquizz Rodgers hides well from D-linemen, hopes to be found by scouts. The NFL Combine is gearing up with 330 draft-eligible players vying for something fewer than 250 draft spots, with fractions of measurement potentially making the difference between a first rounder and a second, or between being drafted and getting a workaday job while […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/17/2011
Oregon State DT Stephen Paea While there may not be a Ndamukong Suh in the draft this year, the draft pool of talent might be deepest on the defensive line. At least, so says Doug Farrar in his latest article for Football Outsiders, who has identified seven “near-certainties” to be picked in the first round. […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/16/2011
Illinois DT Corey Liuget: Legit 1st round pick? ESPN’s Mel Kiper shook up his draft board with his latest mock draft. Most notable difference for the Rams? WR Julio Jones disappeared before the #14 pick rolled around, sending Devaney and company in search of the mythical “BATFAN” — the best available talent that fits any […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 2/4/2011
Greatest Ram ever? A case can be made. Jim Thomas of the St Louis Post-Dispatch has penned a series of essential reads on Marshall Faulk, the keystone of the Greatest Show on Turf, who prepares for potential first-ballot Hall of Fame induction this Saturday. Here’s a set of testimonials and quotes, culled from Thomas and […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 1/29/2011
LB Von Miller looks to continue his impressive rise up draft boards. South Team: Defense DT – 98 Phil Taylor (Baylor): Taylor has been impressive all week as the consensus best pure Nose Tackle among the bunch, and could play the “zero technique” next to Fred Robbins, lining up over Center, or between Center and […]
