Wednesday, January 5, 2011

All-time team updates

I won't get around to changing the all-time team pages on ramview.com for a while, but now that the season's over, it's time to reflect what "roster changes" to make.

All-time St. Louis Rams roster
QB: Kurt Warner, Marc Bulger, Sam Bradford. I was going to wait a year but I think Bradford's already surpassed Trent Green.
RB: Marshall Faulk, Steven Jackson, Amp Lee, James Hodgins at fullback. No change.
WR: Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Rickey Proehl, Az Hakim, Kevin Curtis(?). Curtis' roster spot may get stolen one of these days.
TE: Ernie Conwell, Roland Williams, Jeff Robinson. No change.
OT: Orlando Pace, Fred Miller, Ryan Tucker. I was going to put Rodger Saffold on the "practice squad", but he may already qualify for the main roster.
C: Andy McCollum, Mike Gruttadauria. No change.
OG: Adam Timmerman, Tom Nutten. No change.
DE: Leonard Little, Grant Wistrom, Kevin Carter. I respect what James Hall accomplished this season but doubt he's ever cracking this lineup. Would like to see Chris Long start moving this direction, though.
DT: D'Marco Farr, Ryan Pickett, Jeff Zgonina. Fred Robbins is quickly becoming a favorite of mine and has a shot to crack the lineup.
OLB: Mike Jones, Roman Phifer, Pisa Tinoisamoa. Like Curtis, Pisa's roster spot may be in jeopardy soon.
MLB: London Fletcher, Will Witherspoon, James Laurinaitis. Laurinaitis will be "promoted" from the "practice squad". Haven't decided whether to keep Witherspoon.
CB: Aeneas Williams, Todd Lyght, Dre Bly, Dexter McCleon. No change.
S: Keith Lyle, Toby Wright, Oshiomogho Atogwe, Billy Jenkins. No change.
K: Jeff Wilkins, likely forever.
P: Donnie Jones.
KR: Tony Horne.
PR: Hakim.
Specialist: Robert Holcombe.
"Practice squad": Tyoka Jackson, Chris Massey, Justin Watson, Todd Kinchen, Mark Rypien, Nate Hobgood-Chittick. Green will probably bump Rypien. Laurinaitis' open spot will very likely go to Danny Amendola.
Coaching staff: Dick Vermeil, Mike Martz, Lovie Smith, Frank Gansz.

I don't think the all-worst team is going to get any updates this year. The hottest debate: Jerry Rhome vs. Pat Shurmur at OC. Here it is for now, though:
QB: Chris Chandler, Steve Walsh, Scott Covington
RB: Lawrence Phillips, Craig Heyward, Jerald Moore, Trung Canidate, June Henley, Richard Owens at fullback
WR: Drew Bennett, Terrence Wilkins, Eddie Kennison, Troy Edwards.
TE: Joe Klopfenstein, Randy McMichael.
OT: Wayne Gandy, Grant Williams, Alex Barron.
OC: Steve Everitt.
OG: Dwayne White, Jesse James, Claude Terrell, Richie Incognito.
DE: Anthony Hargrove, James Harris.
DT: Jimmy Kennedy, Jimmie Jones, Damione Lewis.
LB: Jamie Duncan, Robert Jones, Robert Thomas, Eric Hill, Chris Claiborne.
CB: Taje Allen, Jacoby Shepherd, Travis Fisher, perennial Pro Bowler and future Hall-of-Famer Ryan McNeil.
S: Rich Coady, Jason Sehorn, Michael Hawthorne, Mike Furrey, Kim Herring.
K: Steve McLaughlin.
P: John Baker.
Returner: Chris Johnson.
"Practice Squad": Joe Germaine, Andy King, Jon Kirksey, Chuck Osborne, Keith Loneker, Jason Shivers, John David Washington.
Coaching staff: Scott Linehan, Larry Marmie, Bobby April, and Jerry Rhome for now.

The all-worst lineup won't change much. I'm thinking about demoting Barron and Fisher to starters, and Jacob Bell's starting to creep onto the radar. Mardy Gilyard's a threat to bump Shivers off the PS.

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