The Rams got their man in the first round of this years draft. Carriker will come in and be an iunstant starter most likely and he will help out on an improving defense.
Bulger Deal Coming?
Saturday, May 26, 2007
The Rams have gotten good at keepiing their stars off the free agent market in recent years. As the end of Marc Bulgers contract nears, the team's number one priority this season is to give the star quarterback a new contract. Bulger is coming off his best season as a starter.Bulger has been quoted ""I'd love to finish my career here." This is a good sign for Rams fans. It appears a deal is close to being made, but may not come too soon. The sooner the deal gets done, the less Bulger has to worry about the future. If a deal gets done before the season begins or not, Bulger still should put up big numbers playing in St. Louis' high powered offense this year. As of now, Bulger's backup is Gus Frerotte. Frerotte has 13 years of experience of his own and his career is coming to an end. The team has seen what third string QB, Ryan Fitzpatrick, can bring to the field in 2005 when injuries let him step in. The team may look into a long term backup in the near future for a safety pin in case Bulger gets hurt again.
The Rams brought in big 350 lb Sam Adams for a tryout on Thursday. This coming just ten days after Adams was released by Cincinatti. Though no contract was offered, there does appear to be some interest in bringing in Adams to fortify the nose tackle position. Adams does have some injury concerns, but when he is healthy, he can do a great job clogging up the middle.
On Friday, the Rams resigned restricted free agent G Adam Goldberg to a one-year, $850,000 contract and LB Raonall Smith to a one-year contract. Also DE Brandon Green visited with the Seahawks this week. All three players arn't stars by any means. They have contributed, but they arn't needed. All three ould be backups the the team. Green, who has recorded four sacks in the last two seasons, would like to move on, howver, i feel moving on still will not bring a starting role to him. Smith may look to do his best work on special teams waiting for an injury or two to let him see the field on defense.
The Rams are fianlly stacked with telent at the TE position this season. Back in the Mike Martz days, the offense hadly used a TE, and when they did, he usually just tried to block. One of the first things on Scott Linehan's mind when he arived in St. Louis was to upgrade and use the TEs. One of the first things he did was trade away then starting TE, Brandan Manumaleuna on draft day to the Chargers. He then selected two TEs ion the Draft, Joe Klopfenstein and Dominique Byrd. Then this offseason, when the oportunity came up of signing a talented TE, the Rams took it by signing Randy McMicheal from the Dolphins. With so much depth, where does this leave Aaron Walker? Well, Walker player well last season when he saw the field and Linehan noticed this. Though Walker will have to battle for playing time, he should get some. He realizes his situation and decided to sign his one-year, $850,000 tender offer with the club today. Though his future is unsure, he should try and make the most out off his situation this season. Next restricted free agent that needs to resign is Brandon Chiller. That deal should be worked out in the near future
