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Mel Kiper Jr's Top Five 2010 NFL Prospects

Nbr1RamFan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:44:49 -0000

I've heard over and over again that Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen and Cincinnati quarterback Tony Pike are two of the are most 'NFL ready' QBs that will be in next years NFL draft class. Yet when you go to some of the popular sports sites like Scout.com, or Scott Wright's Draft Countdown they are rated after Colt McCoy, Tim Tebow and in some cases even Sam Bradford. I'm thinking that's probably because at the time these sports pundits rated college QBs that are entering the draft next year were not aware of the fact that Clausen and Pike were both going to commit to leaving college as juniors for NFL eligability.

My point being that the Rams should take the 'best player available' in the draft when it's their turn to pick. There should be several good quarterbacks in round 2 and they won't cost us round 1 pay.

So with that here's Mel Kiper Jr's 2010 Big Board as of last week...

Next season, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish will have a new coach -- and they might need someone new under center as well. I just moved Jimmy Clausen to No. 4 on my Big Board (he was No. 6 last week), and among junior QBs, I finally jumped him over Sam Bradford of the Oklahoma Sooners.

The other big news this week on the Big Board is the fall of Carlos Dunlap of the Florida Gators, who went from No. 3 (last week) to No. 17 (this week). He had off-field issues and will miss the SEC championship game as a result. I also dropped him to No. 4 among junior defensive ends.

Mel's top 5 after the fold

1 Ndamukong Suh DT 6-4 300
Analysis: Explosive, relentless and consistent. Last week: No. 1

2 Gerald McCoy DT 6-4 297
Analysis: Disruptive force. Productive NFL career ahead. Last week: No. 2

3 Eric Berry DB 5-11 203
Analysis: Ultimate playmaker, in the Ed Reed mold. Last week: No. 4

4 Jimmy Clausen QB 6-3 223
Analysis: Polished, improved through adversity; under-center experience. Last week: No. 6

5 Sam Bradford QB 6-4 223
Analysis: Has underrated arm, great feel for position; is super accurate. Last week: No. 5

Question: Big 12 Team playing in Yankee Stadium...

Nbr1RamFan — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:50:10 -0000

In the article 'Yankee Stadium to Host Annual Bowl Game Featuring Big 12 Conference Team' on the Big12Sports.com website they made the statement:

Should the Big 12 representative not qualify for bowl eligibility under NCAA guidelines, Notre Dame has agreed to take part in the Yankee Stadium bowl game against a Big East opponent, barring Notre Dame's availability to participate.

Pardon my ignorance but just what does that mean? 'Should the Big 12 ...not qualify for bowl eligibility.' What are the requirements? How would they not qualify?

Full Story here: http://www.big12sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=106181&SPID=13139&DB_OEM_ID=10410&ATCLID=204804262

Please and Thanks!

09-07-2009 Rams Roster - Cut & Paste

Nbr1RamFan — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:11:52 -0000

This Sunday we FINALLY get the show (regular seaon) on the road. Having said that, after the fold you will see the current and up-to-date Offense, Defense, Special Teams,Practice Squad and Injured Reserve lists you can Cut n' Paste into you favorite Word Processor (or what have you) and print out a nice large font listing to have in front of you for all the games.

The roster is provided in jersey number sequence for obvious reasons - ;)

Enjoy!

Go Rams!

OFFENSE - 24 Players

No    Name                       Position Ht      Wt

9     Null, Keith                  QB       6-4    220

10      Bulger, Marc              QB       6-3    212

11      Robinson, Laurent WR       6-2    194

12      Boller, Kyle                QB       6-3    220

14      Burton, Keenan        WR       6-0    202

17      Avery, Donnie           WR      5-11 184

19      Stanley, Derek          WR      5-11 179

34      Darby, Kenneth        HB       5-10 211

38      Gado, Samkon          HB       5-10 226

39      Jackson, Steven       HB       6-2    231

44      Karney, Mike             FB       5-11 255

45      Massey, Chris           LS        6-0    245

46      Fells, Daniel              TE        6-4    270

47      Bajema, Billy             TE        6-4    256

60      Brown, Jason            C          6-3    320

61      Young, Eric                T          6-3    305

62      Allen III, Roger          G          6-3    326

63      Bell, Jacob                 G          6-4     295

66      Setterstrom, Mark      G          6-4    314

68      Incognito, Richie      G          6-3    330

70      Barron, Alex              LT        6-7    315

73      Goldberg, Adam        T          6-7    318

77      Smith, Jason             T          6-5    306

79      Greco, John               G/T      6-4    315

84      McMichael, Randy TE        6-3    255

DEFENSE - 26 Players

No    Name                          Position     Ht      Wt

20     Wade, Jonathan           CB        5-10 195

21     Atogwe, Oshiomogho FS         5-11 205

24     Bartell, Ron                    CB        6-1    205

26      Smith, Anthony              SS          6-0     200

27     Roach, David                 FS         6-2    215

31     King, Justin                    CB        5-11 188

32     Fletcher, Bradley           CB        6-0    196

36     Butler, Quincy               CB        6-1    190

37     Butler, James                 SS         6-3    215

43     Dahl, Craig                     FS         6-1    211

51     Witherspoon, Will         WLB     6-1    240

52     Draft, Chris                     MLB      5-11 232

55     Laurinaitis, James        MLB      6-2    244

57     Chamberlain, Chris      WLB     6-1    230

58     Vobora, David                SLB      6-1    238

59     Grant, Larry                    SLB      6-1    235

71     Gibson, Gary                  DT         6-3    285

72     Long, Chris                    DE        6-3    263

91     Little, Leonard                DE        6-3    263

93     Thomas, Hollis              DT         6-0    335

94     Adeyanju, Victor            DE        6-4    280

95     Ryan, Clifton                 DT         6-3    310

96     Hall, James                    DE        6-2    280

97     Scott, Darell                   DT         6-3    312

98     Ah You, C.J.                  DE        6-4    275

99      Ramsey, LaJuan            DT          6-3     300

SPECIAL TEAMS - 3 Players

No    Name                       Position Ht      Wt

3     Brown, Josh              K           6-0    212

5      Jones, Donnie           P           6-2     222

45     Massey, Chris            LS         6-0     245

PRACTICE SQUAD - 8 Players

No    Name                       Position Ht      Wt

22      Ogbonnaya, Chris    RB        6-0     225

42      Parks, Cord                 LCB      5-10   185

49      Butler, Eric                  TE         6-2     265

54      Douglas, Dominic     MLB     6-1     240

56      Asiodu, K.C.               SLB      6-2     245

69      Cambell, Ian               LDE      6-4     261

86      Wallker, Sean            WR       6-0     191

92      Smith, Bryan                            6-2     250

INJURED RESERVE - 4 Players



No    Name                       Position Ht      Wt

41      Bassey, Eric                    SS    6-1     200

83      Foster, Brooks                WR 6-1     205

90     Carriker, Adam              DT 6-6    296

92      Moore, Eric                      DE   6-4     268

2009 Key Dates - NFL

Nbr1RamFan — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:17:01 -0000

Okay, the preseason has begun. Just thought I'd publish some important dates you might want to keep track of:

Aug. 13-17: First preseason weekend (started this weekend).

Sept. 1: Roster cutdown to maximum of 75 players.

Sept. 5: Roster cutdown to maximum of 53 players.

Sept. 10: Regular season kicks off on Thursday (Tennessee at Pittsburgh, 8:30 ET).

Jan. 31, 2010: Pro Bowl, Miami.

Feb. 7, 2010: Super Bowl XLIV, Miami.

You can also find the complete NFL Regular season (also the preseason) schedule here and which TV Network will be airing each game:

http://www.nfl.com/schedules?seasonType=REG&season=2009#Week

Go Rams!

Game Day Roster: 08-14-09

Nbr1RamFan — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:28:51 -0000

I don't know abot you but the size font the P-D used in today's paper to publish the Ram's roster was so small that not only did I need to use my reading glasses but I had to also use a magnifying glass and that's not something I want to do while watching the game.

I'm a staunch Ram's fan but even so I can't remember all the numbers on the back's of the rookie players and let's face it when you're watch the game tonight things will be moving fast and you'll want to know who number 18 is or who number 99 is.

To this end I made up a Ram's roster (in jersey number sequence) for tonight's game so after or during a play I can quickly check to see who did this or that.

If you would like a copy then jump on over and do a cut-copy and then place in your favorite word processor or even Notepad or Wordpad and increase the font size to your desired level. Enjoy!

Go Rams!

Rams Roster as of: Aug. 14, 2009

OFFENSE

No Name Position Ht Wt

9 Null, Keith QB 6-4 220

10 Bulger, Marc QB 6-3 212

11 Robinson, Laurent WR 6-2 194

12 Boller, Kyle QB 6-3 220

13 Berlin, Brock QB 6-1 215

14 Burton, Keenan WR 6-0 202

15 Carter, Tim WR 6-0 187

17 Avery, Donnie WR 5-11 184

18 Jones, Nate WR 6-2 195

19 Stanley, Derek WR 5-11 179

22 Ogbonnaya, Chris HB 6-0 220

25 Pittman, Antonio HB 5-11 195

34 Darby, Kenneth HB 5-10 211

38 Gado, Samkon HB 5-10 226

39 Jackson, Steven HB 6-2 231

44 Karney, Mike FB 5-11 255

45 Massey, Chris LS 6-0 245

46 Fells, Daniel TE 6-4 270

47 Bajema, Billy TE 6-4 256

48 Johnson, Jerome FB 6-0 258

49 Butler, Eric TE 6-2 255

60 Brown, Jason C 6-3 320

61 Young, Eric T 6-3 305

62 Allen III, Roger G 6-3 326

63 Bell, Jacob G 6-4 295

64 Trautwein, Phil T 6-6 308

65 Sanders, Daniel G 6-2 316

66 Setterstrom, Mark G 6-4 314

67 Schuening, Roy G 6-3 315

68 Incognito, Richie G 6-3 330

69 Foster, Renardo T 6-7 340

70 Barron, Alex LT 6-7 315

71 Mattran, Tim C 6-5 298

73 Goldberg, Adam T 6-7 318

77 Smith, Jason T 6-5 306

79 Greco, John G/T 6-4 315

83 Foster, Brooks WR 6-1 204

84 McMichael, Randy TE 6-3 255

86 Walker, Sean WR 6-0 178

87 Byers, Jarrett WR 5-10 191

88 Klopfenstein, Joe TE 6-5 262

89 Curry, Ronald WR 6-2 210

DEFENSE

No Name Position Ht Wt

20 Wade, Jonathan CB 5-10 195

21 Atogwe, Oshiomogho FS 5-11

24 Bartell, Ron CB 6-1 205

26 Hill, Tye CB 5-10 185

27 Roach, David FS 6-2 215

30 Brown, Marcus CB 6-2 200

31 King, Justin CB 5-11 188

32 Fletcher, Bradley CB 6-0 196

33 Rubin, Mark SS 6-3 223

35 Johnson, Todd SS 6-1 200

36 Butler, Quincy CB 6-1 190

37 Butler, James SS 6-3 215

42 Parks, Cord CB 5-10 178

43 Dahl, Craig FS 6-1 211

51 Witherspoon, Will WLB 6-1 240

52 Draft, Chris MLB 5-11 232

53 Culberson, Quinton WLB 6-1 236

54 Douglas, Dominic MLB 6-1 229

55 Laurinaitis, James MLB 6-2 244

56 Asiodu, K.C. SLB 6-2 225

57 Chamberlain, Chris WLB 6-1 230

58 Vobora, David SLB 6-1 238

59 Grant, Larry SLB 6-1 235

69 Campbell, Ian DE 6-4 263

71 Gibson, Gary DT 6-3 285

72 Long, Chris DE 6-3 263

90 Carriker, Adam DT 6-6 296

91 Little, Leonard DE 6-3 263

92 Moore, Eric DE 6-4 268

93 Thomas, Hollis DT 6-0 335

94 Adeyanju, Victor DE 6-4 280

95 Ryan, Clifton DT 6-3 310

96 Hall, James DE 6-2 280

97 Scott, Darell DT 6-3 312

98 Ah You, C.J. DE 6-4 275

99 Burton, Antwon DT 6-2 325

SPECIAL TEAMS

No Name Position Ht Wt

3 Brown, Josh K 6-0 212

5 Jones, Donnie P 6-2 222

45 Massey, Chris LS 6-0 245

Five Remaining Unsigned Draftees - Who Are They?

Nbr1RamFan — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:17:24 -0000

Here we are entering the 3rd and final week of training camp before the preseason games and as of 8 PM last night (Saturday, Aug. 8th) NFL.com reported that there are still five remaining draftee hold outs.

Notice OT Eugene Monroe is one of them ... there was a lot of chatter proior to the draft that it was a 50-50 chance the Rams would pick Monroe over Smith. It appears they made the right decision in selectiong Jason Smith so far.

Unsigned rookies (in drafting order sequence):

6. Andre Smith OT Cincinnati

8. Eugene Monroe OT Jacksonville

9. B.J. Raji DT Green Bay

10. Michael Crabtree WR San Francisco

11. Aaron Maybin DE Buffalo Unsigned

Signed rookies (in drafting order sequence):

1. Matthew Stafford QB Detroit Signed 6 years, $72 million ($41.7M guaranteed)

2. Jason Smith OT St. Louis Signed 5 years, $61.775 million ($33M guaranteed)

3. Tyson Jackson DE Kansas City Signed 5 years, $57 million ($31M guaranteed)

4. Aaron Curry LB Seattle Signed 6 years, $60 million ($34M guaranteed)

5. Mark Sanchez QB N.Y. Jets Signed 5 years, $60 million ($28M guaranteed)

6. Andre Smith OT Cincinnati Unsigned

7. Darrius Heyward-Bey WR Oakland Signed 5 years, $38.25 million ($23.5M guaranteed)

8. Eugene Monroe OT Jacksonville Unsigned

9. B.J. Raji DT Green Bay Unsigned

10. Michael Crabtree WR San Francisco Unsigned

11. Aaron Maybin DE Buffalo Unsigned

12. Knowshon Moreno RB Denver Agreed 5 years, $23 million ($13M guaranteed)

13. Brian Orakpo DE Washington Signed 5 years, $20 million ($12.1M guaranteed)

14. Malcolm Jenkins CB New Orleans Unsigned

15. Brian Cushing LB Houston Signed 5 years, $18 million ($10.435M guaranteed)

16. Larry English DE San Diego Signed 5 years, $17.8 million ($9.9M guaranteed)

17. Josh Freeman QB Tampa Bay Signed 5 years, $36 million (10.25M guaranteed)

18. Robert Ayers LB Denver Signed 5 years

19. Jeremy Maclin WR Philadelphia Signed 5 years, $15.5 million ($9.5M guaranteed)

20. Brandon Pettigrew TE Detroit Signed 5 years, $14.6 million ($9.4M guaranteed)

21. Alex Mack C Cleveland Signed 5 years, $15 million ($8.3M guaranteed)

22. Percy Harvin WR Minnesota Signed 5 years, $14.25 million ($8.4M guaranteed)

23. Michael Oher OT Baltimore Signed 5 years, $13 million ($7.82M guaranteed)

24. Peria Jerry DT Atlanta Signed 5 years, $13.25 million ($7.55M guaranteed)

25. Vontae Davis CB Miami Signed 5 years, $13.3 million ($7.35M guaranteed)

26. Clay Matthews LB Green Bay Signed 5 years, $13.2 million ($7.1M guaranteed)

27. Donald Brown RB Indianapolis Signed 5 years, $12.835 million ($6.845M guaranteed)

28. Eric Wood C Buffalo Signed 5 years, $13 million ($6.5M guaranteed)

29. Hakeem Nicks WR N.Y. Giants Signed 5 years, $12.54 million ($6M guaranteed)

30. Kenny Britt WR Tennessee Signed 5 years, $12.25 million ($6.5M guaranteed)

31. Chris "Beanie" Wells RB Arizona Signed 5 years, $11.8 million ($6.345M guaranteed)

32. Evander "Ziggy" Hood DT Pittsburgh Signed 5 years, $11.3 million ($6.1M guaranteed)

There ya have it.

Go Rams!

53 Playing As One

Nbr1RamFan — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:42:51 -0000

You probably all know by now that that's the new Rams slogan and I think it's appropriate for the rebuilding of the Rams young team (the Rams are the 3rd youngest team in the NFL). it was the theme of Nick Wagoner's article yesterday. I personally think it's a great article about attitude and team first, an attitude that will win games.

Spag has it right, football games are won by teams not by individuals. So if you have some time jump on over to the Rams official site and read 'Team Building Takes Time'.

Go Rams!

Crabtree and Maclin Yet to Sign a Contract

Nbr1RamFan — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:59:11 -0000

As of this morning, 1 Aug 2009 - 8:00am, seventeen rookies and thier teams have not come to terms.

If you'll nNotice the rest of our division, Arizona, San Francisco and Seattle, are amoung these.

Here are the team who have yet to sign their 1st round draft choice:

(Listed in Draft Order Sequence)

3. Kansas City - DE, Tyson Jackson, LSU
4. Seattle - LB, Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
6. Cincinnati - OT, Andre Smith, Alabama
8. Jacksonville - OT, Eugene Monroe, Virginia
9. Green Bay - DT, B.J. Raji, Boston College
10. San Francisco - WR, Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
11. Buffalo - DE, Aaron Maybin, Penn State
12. Denver - RB, Knowshon Moreno, Georgia
14. New Orleans - CB, Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
15. Houston - LB, Brian Cushing, USC
18. Denver (fr. CHI) - DE, Robert Ayers, Tennessee
19. Philadelphia (fr. CLE/TB) - WR, Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
22. Minnesota - WR, Percy Harvin, Florida
27. Indianapolis - RB, Donald Brown, UCONN
29. NY Giants - WR, Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina
30. Tennessee - WR, Kenny Britt, Rutgers
31. Arizona - RB, Chris Wells, Ohio State

Also as of this morning here are the teams that have signed their 1st round draft choice:

(Listed in Draft Order Sequence)

1. Detroit - QB, Matthew Stafford, Georgia - Signed (6-years, $72 million; $41.7 million guaranteed)
2. St. Louis - OT, Jason Smith, Baylor - Signed (5-years, $62M max; $33M guaranteed)
5. NY Jets (fr. CLE) - QB, Mark Sanchez, USC - Signed (5-years; $50.5M real/$60M max; $28M guaranteed)
7. Oakland - WR, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland - Signed (5-years, $38.25M real/$54M max; $23.5M guaranteed)
13. Washington - DE, Brian Orakpo, Texas - Signed (5-years, $20M; $12.1M guaranteed)
16. San Diego - LB, Larry English, Northern Illinois - Signed (5-years, terms undisclosed)
17. Tampa Bay (fr. CLE/NYJ) - QB, Josh Freeman, Kansas State - Signed (5-years, $36M; $10.245M guaranteed)
20. Detroit (fr. DAL) - TE, Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State - Signed (5-years, $14.6M max; $9.4M guaranteed)
21. Cleveland (fr. PHI) - OC, Alex Mack, California - Signed (5-years, $11.3M; $8.9M guaranteed)
23. Baltimore (fr. NE) - OT, Michael Oher, Mississippi - Signed (5-years, $13.795M max.; $7.8M guaranteed)
24. Atlanta - DT, Peria Jerry, Mississippi - Signed (5-years, terms undisclosed)
25. Miami - CB, Vontae Davis, Illinois - Agreed to terms (5-years, terms undisclosed)
26. Green Bay (fr. NE/BAL) - LB, Clay Matthews, USC - Signed (5-years, $13.25M max)
28. Buffalo (fr. PHI/CAR) - OC, Eric Wood, Louisville - Agreed to terms (5-years, $13M max.)
32. Pittsburgh - DE, Ziggy Hood, Missouri - Signed (5-years, $11.3M max.; $6.1M guaranteed)

Go Rams!

It's Done! We Got The Big Guy!

Nbr1RamFan — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:30:28 -0000

I first saw the story at The Seattle Post-Intelligencer:

Rams sign second overall pick Smith

St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - The St. Louis Rams signed offensive tackle Jason Smith, the second overall selection in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft, on Thursday.

Terms of the deal were not announced.

The 6-5, 306-pound Smith allowed only 4 1/2 sacks in 2007-08, covering 1,147 plays, while starring at Baylor. He started 31 career games with the Bears, including 24 at the left tackle position.

Smith was a unanimous All-Big 12 Conference selection in 2008, after helping Baylor rank 21st in the nation in rushing.

Now we can get on with business... Go Rams!

The new Rams - 53 Playing as One

Nbr1RamFan — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:34:37 -0000

Here's a nice article by Nick Wagoner of stlouisrams.com titled 'Devaney, Demoff Meet St. Louis'.

Rams GM Billy Devaney and VP of Football Operations Kevin Demoff spoke to more than 300 St. Louisans about the future of the Rams this past Friday morning at the Botanical Gardens.

To me it was refreshing to hear about their vision and a look to the future for both the Rams as a team and their commitment to the community.

Go Rams!