Rams News Recap: May 6

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Mannion Gets More Than a T-shirt from Rams –PD
It’s a tradition of sorts for teams to hand out trinkets to prospects at the NFL Scouting Combine. A hat, a T-shirt, etc.

PFF’s 2015 Draft in Review: St. Louis Rams
The NFL draft is over and it suddenly seems like a long time to wait for the next meaningful event on the NFL calendar.

Rams Feeling Better About Offensive Line After Draft –Wagoner
In the days leading up to last week’s NFL draft, St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher insisted he felt good about what his team had in place on the offensive line. He also made it clear that he’d feel better about it by the end of the weekend.

Rams’ Draft Picks Full of Wishes and Hopes –Alexander
When I watched the first night of the NFL draft unfold, the first four picks that came off the board were no surprise.

Greg Cosell Talks Todd Gurley and the Rams Draft –Audio

Ex-Ram Orlando Pace Offers Advice to Rookie Linemen, Talks Adjustment to NFL –Audio

Rams Rookie LB Bryce Hager’s Top Plays –ESPN Video

Rams Rookie LB Bryce Hager Conference Call –Video

Rams Rookie LB Bryce Hager Highlights –Video

Rams 7th-Round pick Bryce Hager and Jeff Fisher Go Way Back –FoxSports
Seventh-round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams Bryce Hager out of Baylor has family ties to Rams head coach Jeff Fisher.

Rams’ 7th-Rounder Bryce Hager on Getting Picked By the Rams –Audio

Rams Check in at No. 21 in Post-Draft Power Rankings –Wagoner
With the 2015 NFL draft in the books, team rosters for the upcoming season have gained more clarity.

Seventh-Round Pick Bryce Hager Has Ties to Jeff Fisher, Rams –Wagoner
Asked about linebacker Bryce Hager, whom the St. Louis Rams drafted out of Baylor in the seventh-round of this year’s NFL draft, coach Jeff Fisher couldn’t help but smile.

Morning Ram-blings: High Marks for Rams’ Draft –Wagoner
Earlier this week, we took a quick run through the various draft grades given to the St. Louis Rams for their work in the 2015 NFL draft.

Rams WR Stedman Bailey’s Incredible Catch/Back Flip Combo –Video

Mike Silver Interviews Rams 1st Round Pick Todd Gurley –Video

Rams 6th Round Pick Cody Wichmann’s Conference Call –Video

Rams 6th Round Pick OG Cody Wichmann Highlights –Videos

 

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Morning Ram-blings: Todd Gurley the top rookie for fantasy?
By Nick Wagoner

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EARTH CITY, Mo. -- Earlier this week, we took a look at what ESPN Fantasy analyst Christopher Harris thinks of the incoming rookie class and how he'd rank them from a fantasy perspective.

Harris had Todd Gurley ranked eighth on that list in no small part because of the questions about how quickly Gurley will be available. But not everyone views it that way.

Over at foxsports.com, two of their fantasy analysts did a rookie mock draft and Gurley didn't go eighth, he went first overall.

Here's the explanation for the pick from Adam Meyer:

"When a team drafts a running back and then trades away its previous starter, that's a good sign for the rookie. Gurley was drafted by St. Louis with the No. 10 overall selection. For a fantasy value, he couldn't land on a better team. In the past two seasons, a rookie running back led the Rams in rushing yards. However, Gurley is recovering from an ACL injury that he sustained in November. The likelihood of him being ready for the season-opener is slim, but Gurley's future in the NFL is promising."

There's little doubt that Gurley is going to have excellent fantasy value, probably sooner than later. It'll be interesting to see how early fantasy players are willing to roll the dice on Gurley without knowing how soon he'll be ready to play. Of course, we'll be offering regular updates in this space as we get closer to the season.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Wednesday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... In the Ram-blings, we started the day with Greg Cosell's take on the Rams' draft. ... From there, we looked at where the Rams rank in the newest ESPN Power Rankings. ... Newly-drafted linebacker Bryce Hager has longstanding ties to Rams coach Jeff Fisher. ... Finally, the Rams are feeling much better about their situation on the offensive line after the draft but still have some questions.

Elsewhere:

For Rams fans still better about a long ago Super Bowl loss to the Patriots, this column on Tom Brady from our Ian O'Connor might bring smiles.

An update from Josina Anderson on offensive lineman La'el Collins.

Here's one to file away which might be useful for Rams fans a year from now: An early look at the potential 2016 quarterback class.

At 101sports.com, Randy Karraker writes that the Rams are still playing catchup in the draft.

At stltoday.com, Jeff Gordon hopes the Rams are still shopping for help on the offensive line.