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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
    Moderator
    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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