(from local media reports)
Camp opened yesterday for rookies not named Sam Bradford and select veterans.
Notable items:
* Jason Smith isn't doing much of anything yet as he recovers from a broken toe. Rodger Saffold actually drilled at left tackle. Smith was "limited" in the first practice and played on the right side, while only drilling on the sideline the second. Steve Spagnuolo is calling Smith and Saffold "interchangeable" at RT and LT right now, which is certainly an eye-opener. It may not be a big deal if Saffold starts the season at LT and Smith's the RT, but it would mean the Rams spent the second pick overall in the 2008 draft on a right tackle.
* Brian Burwell seems pretty ticked in his column this morning that Bradford isn't in camp yet. He certainly has a point. Bradford's agents have been more occupied with extending Antonio Gates and getting other first-rounders signed? Bull shit! Bradford and the Rams should be their first concern! Unfortunately, what I'd also perceive as a lack of urgency from the Rams front office in the matter is just telling me that they've been planning to start A.J. Freaking Feeley most of this season all along. Or, as Spagnuolo, I believe infamously, said at a press conference earlier this week, don't forget about Keith Null.
* Closing with the bad news: with my primary transportation in the shop until at least Wednesday, I'm going to miss chances to cover training camp practices this weekend and next Tuesday night. I'll have to set my sights now on the team scrimmage at Lindenwood University next Saturday night.
Hopefully Sam Bradford will beat me to camp.
Photo: picapp.com, Mardy Gilyard from April rookie camp
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