i’m getting the new orleans saints roundtable…

yeah the secondary is the biggest question for me on defense. i’d try to pick out one player as being critical, but i think they all need to step up. jenkins, johnson, mcdonald, and joyner are the four most important i think. but i figure williams should be the right coach to bring this secondary together.

that’s gonna be hard. i think robinson has a slight advantage because he’ll be playing left guard. even though it’ll be a position change, i think he’ll have less responsibilities than if he was at left tackle. the running game also has the makings of something special.

watkins, on the other hand, is playing a position with a big learning curve. on a team that will be expecting him to make plays.

i’d have to give the advantage to robinson although i’d also be cutting a lot of slack for watkins given the circumstances.

in some ways bradford is the perfect qb for fisher.

i’m not even sure fisher would know what to do with a great qb. if the rams are to go to the playoffs under fisher it will be lead by the defense and the running game.

so let’s hope that is in order. and bradford should be good enough to help this team win.

yeah. long and laurinaitis for sure. i think joyner will eventually be one. for sure. how could he not?

on offense? no clue. i don’t think bradford will ever be a leader. i think he’ll be an effective qb. but not a leader.

zac stacy? i could see it. not sure yet. but i could see it. i could see greg robinson becoming a leader. not a vocal leader. but he just comes across as a guy of such high character and work ethic and ability that i think he could eventually be a leader.

well what i think happens is that a bunch of young talented players start to figure it out at about the same time. stacy, austin, bailey, robinson, donald, brockers, ogletree, mcdonald, jenkins, and johnson are all young guys who could have very memorable seasons this year.

they haven’t done anything yet. but it could all happen at the same time. that’s pretty awesome when you think about it. kind of like what happened to the niners before.

hopefully this is the year.

i can’t wait to see this defense. especially the defensive line. the only thing keeping this defensive line from being special is dominant defensive tackle play. so far it’s been solid. but i think this season brockers steps up. and then aaron donald should be the final piece. i can’t wait.

i don’t necessarily see it as a running back by committee. i see it as two backs who are perfectly capable of carrying a running game on their own. and that should make the rams running game very dangerous. dare i say they have the potential to be the best running back duo in the nfl?

yeah. i don’t think throwing the ball has ever been a problem for bradford.

i think the running backs step up. i actually think the running game has the potential to be dominant. as a whole. i think austin and bailey make signficant progress. not superstars like rfl says. but solid significant contributors. kendricks and harkey will be doing a lot of dirty work.

So I personally don’t predict Bradford will break out…I think he will continue to be good. Maybe the national perception of him will change as a result, but I just think he was already pretty good and will stay good.

i agree with this.

did anyone find any official numbers posted from the workout?

i agree with wv. the offensive and defensive lines will be the bread and butter for this team. much like the secondary is for seattle. i think that alone is enough to get them to 8 wins.

how much of an impact can gregg williams make? especially on the secondary.

how much of an improvement can the wide receivers make?

can bradford stay healthy the whole season?

answers to those three questions will determine how much better than 0.500 the rams can get.

i just want to add that the interior of this oline is the best i’ve ever witnessed on a rams team. personally witnessed. i’m sure other “wiser” fans on this board will remember other ones. hehe!

and this is without robinson having played a down of professional football yet. but i am that convinced. this running game is gonna be powerful.

it’s true that they hit the lottery with quinn. i hope the same happens with brockers and donald. then we could really have something special here. rams could use some luck right about now.