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ESPN shouldn't let guys like Louis Riddick analyze a team he's apparently never watched.
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/mike-sando/post?id=7907
St. Louis Rams
Grade: C+
Key signings: G Rodger Saffold, LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar
Key subtractions: G Chris Williams, QB Kellen Clemens, G Harvey Dahl, CB Cortland Finnegan, G Shelley Smith
The Rams did nothing in free agency beyond signing a couple of their own guys. They still could sign an offensive lineman or two, but they will not be big spenders. That could be a good thing.
"I don’t know if there was anyone out in free agency who they felt could come in and help, but they have been burned in free agency anyway with Cortland Finnegan, Harvey Dahl and you could make a case for Scott Wells," Riddick said. "Jake Long is a very questionable acquisition because of the injuries. Kendall Langford has underperformed. They need to find an impact player in the draft."
Other teams valued the Rams' offensive linemen more than the Rams valued them. It's tough to fault St. Louis for letting Williams or Smith get away. Both came to St. Louis as stopgap players, and both performed better than anticipated. There's a sense line coach Paul T. Boudreau can coach up the unit effectively even when the personnel is lacking.
Getting Saffold back was a bonus after he agreed to terms with Oakland on a richer deal initially, but, as Polian noted, Saffold hit the open market for a reason (injuries). The Rams could still wind up adding low-cost reinforcements to their line, but to this point, their needs at that position have become more pronounced, and they are counting on oft-injured starters in Saffold and Long.
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/mike-sando/post?id=7907
St. Louis Rams
Grade: C+
Key signings: G Rodger Saffold, LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar
Key subtractions: G Chris Williams, QB Kellen Clemens, G Harvey Dahl, CB Cortland Finnegan, G Shelley Smith
The Rams did nothing in free agency beyond signing a couple of their own guys. They still could sign an offensive lineman or two, but they will not be big spenders. That could be a good thing.
"I don’t know if there was anyone out in free agency who they felt could come in and help, but they have been burned in free agency anyway with Cortland Finnegan, Harvey Dahl and you could make a case for Scott Wells," Riddick said. "Jake Long is a very questionable acquisition because of the injuries. Kendall Langford has underperformed. They need to find an impact player in the draft."
Other teams valued the Rams' offensive linemen more than the Rams valued them. It's tough to fault St. Louis for letting Williams or Smith get away. Both came to St. Louis as stopgap players, and both performed better than anticipated. There's a sense line coach Paul T. Boudreau can coach up the unit effectively even when the personnel is lacking.
Getting Saffold back was a bonus after he agreed to terms with Oakland on a richer deal initially, but, as Polian noted, Saffold hit the open market for a reason (injuries). The Rams could still wind up adding low-cost reinforcements to their line, but to this point, their needs at that position have become more pronounced, and they are counting on oft-injured starters in Saffold and Long.
