Well in case anyone was wondering the four pillars have come and gone. Jeff Fisher's led Rams took more than a couple of players with character concerns. Our hope as fans as they have learned from past transgressions and will mature in the pros. The Rams had some serious issues going into this offseason and on paper have addressed some of those.
1. Stopping the run - The Rams let a group of guys not named Adrian Peterson to gash them repeatedly. The Rams jettisoned older DT like Fred Robbins and replaced them with #1 draft pick Michael Brockers from LSU, and signed a pass rushing DT in Kendell Langford. SO the DL looks much more promising with Long-Brockers-Langford-Quinn then it did last season.
2. CBs -The Rams could have opened a cornerback hosiptal last season losing all three penciled in starters and then guys freshly signed off the street as well to injuries. Bartell was released while Fletcher and Murphy continue to rehab their respective injuries. The Rams signed Courland Finnergan in free agency then drafted Janoris Jenkins, and Trumaine Johnson. Jenkins has the ability to be a shut down corner and from watching a quite a bit of Florida games he has that playmaking abilty. Finnergan-Fletcher-Jenkins (slot) looks pretty good if Fletcher recovers.
3. Targets for Bradford -The Rams had no passing game last season due to injuries and ineffective skill players. Even with the saftey in the box to stop the run, the Rams could not get the passing game going. Amendola returns from IR and it should be interesting to see how draftees: Brian Quick and Chris Givens develop in traing camp. Smith-Quick-Amendola-Givens Also the drafting of Isiah Pead gived the Rams a change of pace back and a homerun threat. Check out this guys highlights if you get a chance, wow.
The Rams still need OG, WSLB, and another safety but progress has been made. As Rams GM Les Snead put it "Now its up to the players"
GEAUX RAMS
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