Billy Baroo
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Alvin Haymond is one my favorite Rams all time. Back when there were no Special Team coaches, the Captains ran it. He called his coverage teams Haymond's Headhunters.Dave got most of my favorites. A few of my own I would add, mostly from the blue/white years:
CB Clancy Williams
TE Bob Klein
LB Jack Pardee
KR (Fearless) Alvin Haymond (short-timer with the Rams, but memorable to me.)
While these players^ are all really good, I don't think they deserve to be on the List Quite Yet! They are all just getting started!!
I Like your List, But remember the Rams did have two other QB's that Won League Championships!!
- Deacon Jones
- Jack Youngblood (I don't care if it's the same position)
- Kurt Warner (Only QB to win a Super Bowl)
- Merlin Olsen
- Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds
- Tom Mack
- Jackie Slater
- Rich Saul
- Lawrence McCutcheon
- Dave Elmendorf
You caught one player I missed, that I wish I had on My List, CB Night-Train Lane!! ( With out checking, I may be wrong, But I think he Played Safety!)QB: Warner, Ferragamo
RB: McCutcheon, Dickerson, Faulk, Gurley
WR: Snow, Jackson, Ellard, Bruce
TE: Holohan, Conwell
OL: Saul, Harrah, Mack, Slater, Pace
DL: Deacon, Merlin, Jack Youngblood, Jack Dryer, Larry Brooks, Chris Long, The Mighty Quinn, Donald
LB: Hacksaw, Isaiah Robertson, Roman Phifer, Kevin Greene
S: Elmendorf, Cromwell, Toby Wright, TJ Mac.
CB: Nighttrain, Gray, Irvin, Lyght, Aeneus Williams, Tru
K: Wilkins
P: Johnny Hek
Mr. Ram: Cullen Bryant
This team has historically had awful production at the TE position. I had to work a bit of Google-Fu to find the franchise leader for receptions by a TE, something called Billy Truax. A whopping 180 grabs in horns. Better yet, Lance Kendricks will be poised to pass him by within a year, assuming he doesn't lose time to the new kids.
*These Google-Fu results are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.
you might know from watching live, but they had him listed at CB.You caught one player I missed, that I wish I had on My List, CB Night-Train Lane!! ( With out checking, I may be wrong, But I think he Played Safety!)
I Like your List, But remember the Rams did have two other QB's that Won League Championships!!
I would probably add Gabriel to my list too, although I don't remember him as much as Snow. (But enough to make the combination of both my handle)For sentimental reason it has to be Roman Gabriel. Me and my late best friend used to cheer the Ram on every Sunday and he was our hero. Jack Snow would high on that list too. As the years went on Jack Youngblood would be up there. Along with Eric Dickerson. The 90's were a blur. Kinda like Woodstock. I was there but I don't remember much.
I hear you, they where all in my lifetime!Yes Bob Waterfield and the Flying Dutchman Norm Van Brocklin, however, Warner was the first to lead the Rams to a Super Bowl victory and it was in my lifetime, so Kurt makes my list.
Ooops, forgot Marc Bulger....good thrower[B said:QB[/B]- Warner, Everett, Trent Green, Ferragamo, Jared Goff, Chris Chandler, Chris Miller (very, very short Ram careers)
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Did you just mention Archuleta not once but twice, one of the biggest draft bust of all time? We’re looking for the best not the bust.These are my 'favorite Rams' in order, per their respective position:
DE- Jack YOungblood,Robert Quinn, Leonard Little,Fred Dryer,
DT- Aaron Donald, Larry Brooks, Brockers, Ray Agnew for 1 year (1999), Jeff Zsgonia,
LB-LONDON Fletcher (should be hof) Kevin Green, Mike Wilcher, Jim Youngblood, Isaiah Robertson, Jack Reynolds,Jo Lonn Dunbar (low on talent, but ultra tough)
CB- Pat Thomas, Jerry Gray,Gary Green, Leroy Irvin, Aenas W., Todd Lyght, and Archuleta against Terrell Owens for part of 1 game, Rod Perry, Trumaine Johnson, Janoris J,Darryl Henly (yes)
Safety- Vince Newsome, Cromwell, Bill Simpson, Toby Wright, Keith Lyle, Archuleta, TJ McDonald,
OL- Jackie Slater, Kent Hill, Tom Newberry, Dennis Harrah (1979 to 1987 of great guard play), Bill Bain, Doug France, Irv Pankey (was a great run blocker early in his career), Orlando Pace, Tucker at RT in 2000, Fred Miller at LG in 1998, Greg Robinson (ya, I know, but I love the kid), Rob Havenstein, Zach Wiegart. I am not a big fan of ORlando Pace, except for 4 years or so--he is not a HOFer in my opinion, not even close.
RB-DIckerson, Faulk, Greg Bell, Bettis, McCutcheon, Amp Lee, Robert Delpino, Lawrence Phillips (yep, I liked him, even though he was mediocre, so fun to watch fail and succeed)
QB- Warner, Everett, Trent Green, Ferragamo, Jared Goff, Chris Chandler, Chris Miller (very, very short Ram careers)
WR- Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Henry Ellard, Harold Jackson, Ron Jessie, Ronnie Wood, Az Hakim, Kevin Curtis
TE-Ernie Conwell, Pete Holohan Roland Williams (bull dog blocker), Charlie Young, David HIll, MIke Barber, Bob Klein,
Punt Returner- Ellard, Leroy Irvin,
Kicker- Jeff Wilkins, Legatron, Tom Dempsey, Rafeal Septien, Mike Lansford
Punter- Hekker, Dale Hatcher,