Mini camp begins this week at Rams Park. Football is finally almost here. Thank goodness because who still watches the NBA?
Well we all knew our defense would be the hot topic come training camp, now with the trade of Jimmy Kennedy we can start the talk early. Kennedy as we all remember was drafted 12th overall four years ago. Injuries, indecision regarding his true position, and general ineffectiveness has him wearing a Broncos uniform now.
I won't begin to debate if this was a good move or not. Linehan has publicly stated that Claude Wroten, Adam Carriker, and fellow rookie Keith Jackson need the reps, and that was the basis of the trade. Fair enough. Translation: he was probably going to lose his job as starter and a rotation guy to a one year vet and two rookies, so we took the only deal we could.
The rookies are any body's guess if they are ready to play. I can speak as a season ticket holder at LSU that Claude Wroten dominated games in college. Never tremendous stats but penetrated, and disrupted tons of plays. My hope is that he will take over from Glover, and Carriker will be able to start and occupy those lineman, so our LB's can make plays.
Let the debate begin: Can this team play defense well enough to send the team to the playoffs this year?
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