Draft signings / 5th WR competition

The Bears became the first team to sign a first- (or second-) round pick
from this year's draft by signing TE Greg Olson to a 5-year, $10.7 million
contract.

I don't know how valid this extrapolation is, but if you compare Kelly Jennings'
(#31 in 2006) contract to Kamerion Wimbley's (#13) last year and Olson's
(#31 this year), I figure Adam Carriker's (#13) contract will be in the area
of 26.5 mil for six years with a 10.5 mil bonus. But I am far from a guru at that stuff.

The Rams have already signed 3rd-rounder CB Jonathan Wade and 7th-rounder
KR/WR Derek Stanley. Wade's expected to compete for the 4th CB spot behind
Tye Hill, Fakhir Brown and Ron Bartell, and boy, if he doesn't beat out Mike Rumph,
I think we can say that's a pick that's not working out well.

Stanley is probably competing with Marques Hagans (remember him?) for a spot
on the practice squad, but it's not out of the question for either to become the
5th WR. Dane Looker's good work as Jeff Wilkins' holder kept him very safe last
year, but Donnie Jones used to hold for Olindo Mare at Miami. The position between
Looker, Hagans and Stanley probably comes down to who contributes best at WR,
as Dante Hall's backup returning punts, and on kick coverage teams. At the moment,
those are all advantage: Looker.