Rams Roster by draft class

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January 3, 2015 at 12:20 pm #15438

TackleDummy
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Rams Roster by draft class
December 28, 2014
Last game, 2014 season

Draft class of 2014
Greg Robinson, OL, Rnd 1
Aaron Donald, DT, Rnd 1
Lamarcus Joyner, CB, Rnd 2
Tre Mason, RB, Rnd 3
Mo Alexander, SS, Rnd 4
E.J. Gaines, CB, Rnd 6 (inactive, concussion)
Demetrius Rhaney, C, Rnd 7 (IR)
Alex Bayer, TE, CFA (inactive)
Trey Watts, RB, CFA
Ethan Westbrooks, DE, CFA (inactive)
Marcus Roberson, CB, CFA

Draft class of 2013
Tavon Austin, WR, Rnd 1
Alec Ogletree, LB, Rnd 1
TJ McDonald, S, Rnd 3
Stedman Bailey, WR, Rnd 3
Barrett Jones, C, Rnd 4 (inactive)
Brandon McGee, CB, Rnd 5 (IR)
Zac Stacy, RB, Rnd 5
Benny Cunningham, RB, CFA
Daren Bates, LB, CFA
Cody Davis, S, CFA

Draft class of 2012
Michael Brockers, DT, Rnd 1
Janoris Jenkins, CB, Rnd 2
Isaiah Pead, RB, Rnd 2 (IR)
Brian Quick, WR, Rnd 2 (IR)
Trumaine Johnson, CB, Rnd 3
Chris Givens, WR, Rnd 4
Greg Zuerlein, PK, Rnd 6
Rodney McLeod, S, CFA
Johnny Hekker, P, CFA
Cory Harkey, TE, CFA
Austin Davis, QB, CFA

Draft class of 2011
Robert Quinn, DE, Rnd 1
Lance Kendricks, TE, Rnd 2
Jake McQuaide, LS, CFA

Draft class of 2010
Sam Bradford, QB, Rnd 1 (IR)
Rodger Saffold, OL, 2010, Rnd 2
Eugene Sims, DE, Rnd 6

Draft class of 2009
James Laurinaitis, LB, 2009, Rnd 2

Draft class of 2008
Chris Long, DE, 2008 Rnd 1

Young players claimed from other teams
Korey Toomer, OLB, 2012, Rnd 5, Seahawks
Brandon Washington, OL, 2012, Rnd 6, Eagles (inactive)
Mason Brodine, DE/TE (IR), 2011, CFA, Raiders
Mike Person, OT, 2011 Rnd 7, by SF
Tim Barnes, C, 2011, CFA, by Bal
Joe Barksdale, OT, 2011 Rnd 3, by Raiders
Chase Reynolds, RB, 2011 CFA, by Sea
Justice Cunningham, TE, 2013, 7th rnd, Colts (inactive)

Obtained as free agents or trade
Mark Barron, S, 2012, Rnd 1, Bucs (trade)
Alex Carrington, DT, 2010, Rnd 3, by Bills (inactive)
Kenny Britt, WR, 2009, Rnd 1, Titans
Jared Cook, TE, 2009, Rnd 3 by Titans
Kendall Langford, DT, 2008, Rnd 3, by Dolphins
Jake Long, OT, 2008, (IR) Rnd 1, by Dolphins
William Hayes, DE, 2008, Rnd 4, Titans
Jo-Lonn Dunbar, LB, 2008, CFA, by Saints
Davin Joseph, OG, 2006, Rnd 1, Buccaneers
Scott Wells, C, 2004, Rnd 7, by Packers
Shaun Hill, QB, 2002, CFA, Vikings
Will Herring, ILB, 2007, Rnd 5, Seahawks

Practice Squad
Christian Bryant, S, 2014, Rnd 7
Emory Blake, WR, 2013, CFA
Travis Bond, OG, 2013, Rnd 7, Vikings
Matt Conrath, DT, 2012, CFA
Brad Smelley, TE, 2012, Rnd 7, Browns
Steven Baker, OT, 2012, CFA, Colts
Devon Wylie. WR, 2012, Rnd 4, Chiefs
Marshall McFadden, ILB, 2012, CFA, Steelers
Doug Worthington, DE, 2010, Rnd 7, Steelers

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January 3, 2015 at 12:44 pm #15441

zn
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Interesting how this works out.

Here are the present-day Rams who were on the roster before 2012:

Tim Barnes
Chase Reynolds
Robert Quinn
Lance Kendricks
Jake McQuaide
Sam Bradford
Rodger Saffold
Eugene Sims
James Laurinaitis
Chris Long

Compare that to Seattle. How many players right now on their roster were there before Carroll arrived. It’s:

Jon Ryan (P)
Brandon Mebane

Now compare that to SF. How many before Harbaugh:

Michael Crabtree
Frank Gore
Vernon Davis
Anthony Davis
Alex Boone
Mike Iupati
Joe Staley
Justin Smith
Ahmad Brooks
NaVorro Bowman
Patrick Willis
Andy Lee (P)

January 4, 2015 at 12:49 pm #15507

TSRF
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So do you think this means that Fisher and Harbaugh took over already rising teams and that Carroll came in when the team was at rock bottom?
Or do you think Carroll is an egomaniac and just blew it up to reform it in his own image?
Or, is the real question how many of those 8 pre-Fisher Rams will still be on the roster in two years?

January 4, 2015 at 12:54 pm #15508

wv
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TSRF wrote:

So do you think this means that Fisher and Harbaugh took over already rising teams and that Carroll came in when the team was at rock bottom?
Or do you think Carroll is an egomaniac and just blew it up to reform it in his own image?
Or, is the real question how many of those 8 pre-Fisher Rams will still be on the roster in two years?

Well to me it just means Carroll has done
a great job of building a great team.
And he didnt have the RG3 windfall either.

Still we dont know the future. Maybe
these young rams will win multiple Rings.
Who knows.

w
v

January 4, 2015 at 1:08 pm #15509

zn
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TSRF wrote:

So do you think this means that Fisher and Harbaugh took over already rising teams and that Carroll came in when the team was at rock bottom?
Or do you think Carroll is an egomaniac and just blew it up to reform it in his own image?
Or, is the real question how many of those 8 pre-Fisher Rams will still be on the roster in two years?

I think it’s approach. Carrol tore up his team and started over.

Harbaugh just plain inherited a good team. Compare his list to Fisher’s list. Harbaugh’s list is mostly vets. Fisher’s isn’t.

I think Fisher intended to build around a core of inherited players. They were young, so he worked with them.

So to me that’s 3 different situations combined with 3 different approaches.

Back to Fisher. He did identify a core he liked, though at the same time, interestingly, there’s a list of Rams players he cut who are still contributing, including a few starters. Not even talking about the free agents they let walk like Gibson, Amendola, Mikkel, C.Dahl and Jackson. Talking about cuts, guys he got rid of before they were free agents: Bajema, Bannan, Fletcher, Gordy, Hoomanawanui, Kehl, Salas, Stewart. A lot of those are role players and situational guys and depth, but they’re still in the league.

January 4, 2015 at 2:26 pm #15510
wv
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zn wrote:

Carrol tore up his team and started over.
Harbaugh just plain inherited a good team…vets…
Fisher intended to build around a core of inherited players. They were young.

So to me that’s 3 different situations
combined with 3 different approaches.

So Harbaugh “Loaded Up.”
Carrol “Rebuilt”
Fisher “Built around a young core”

A reasonable view, imho.
Some posters obviously label the Fisher
approach/situation differently. Mostly
its semantics, probly. I can certainly see
how some posters would call what Fisher did
a ‘rebuild.’ I can also see how it could
be viewed as a “build-around-young-core” when
compared to what Carrol did.

w
v
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January 6, 2015 at 5:24 pm #15643

Dak
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wv wrote:

zn wrote:
Carrol tore up his team and started over.
Harbaugh just plain inherited a good team…vets…
Fisher intended to build around a core of inherited players. They were young.

So to me that’s 3 different situations
combined with 3 different approaches.

So Harbaugh “Loaded Up.”
Carrol “Rebuilt”
Fisher “Built around a young core”

A reasonable view, imho.
Some posters obviously label the Fisher
approach/situation differently. Mostly
its semantics, probly. I can certainly see
how some posters would call what Fisher did
a ‘rebuild.’ I can also see how it could
be viewed as a “build-around-young-core” when
compared to what Carrol did.

w
v

How about “reimagine” … that’s what Fisher did.

January 6, 2015 at 9:53 pm #15677

zn
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Dak wrote:

How about “reimagine” … that’s what Fisher did.

I dunno, I wonder.

See it seems to me that the situation dictated the approach.

If you were hired by SF, they had a great veteran team with a top defense, a good OL, and some weapons (Davis, Gore). You would go with that.

If you were hired by the Rams, you would recognize they had a young core, mostly because they had already been burned down in 2009 with a “start over” approach (plus they had fired the equipment manager, which is just a radically unthinkable deviation from all that is sacred). You would build around that core.

I looked at Seattle once and I think most of the players jettisoned in 2010 and 2011 when Carroll took over are not in the league. I think he inherited the poorest roster of all 3 coaches. The Rams list of guys still in football from the 2011 roster is much longer than Seattle’s list from the 2009 roster.
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