Arrowhead Pride Community Mock Draft -- Pick #2 by the St. Louis Rams
And with the #2 overall pick in the 2008 Arrowhead Pride Community Mock Draft, the St. Louis Rams select:
Michigan OT Jake Long
DThomas Reigns on his pick:
The nearly fascist ownership of the Rams recently made HC Scott Linehan a lame duck HC during their annual "grill the coach" meeting between ownership and their coach. They then promptly hired Al Saunders as the OC to reclaim their offensive glory years.
Yeah, after last year's embarrassment, they want to get better on offense. QB = got one. RB = got one. 1st round DL = got one last year. WR= got an aging one but can't spend a #2 pick on this crop of players. Ancient LT about to retire = got one on IR.
Jake Long can play RT (where many scouts think he will play in the NFL) until Pace retires, then move to LT.
An offensive minded HC, master OC, and the obvious desire to banish the terrible OL play last year that nearly killed their newly minted $60+ million QB, means they are going offense, and the only player to merit the #2 pick for the STL is Jake Long. You don't threaten the offensive HC, pay insane money to the OC (familiar from your glory years), and expect the team to go defensive.
They won a Super Bowl with no defense, spent last year's 1st on a DL, and are going to try to recreate their run by making sure the aging Torry Holt, expensive QB, and stud RB have a chance to inhale after the snap by securing the OL.
1. Miami Dolphins - QB Matt Ryan
2. St. Louis Rams - OT Jake Long
On the clock: Atlanta Falcons (Moose Knuckle)
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Nice write-up
They got the QB under a big contract so they just need someone to protect him. I like it.
by primetime 07 on
Mar 24, 2008 11:57 AM CDT
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BTW, thanks primetime07
After that, I will high step from the fridge after grabbing a beer and hold it up ala Deion. Guessing the right pick will be my only solace knowing we didn't get Jake.
If we are able to draft Jake Long and Branden Albert (I dream about this every night), I will fly back to KC, streak the field during our home opener, and sloppily french kiss Carl Peterson - thereby getting arrested and losing my job...oh, and getting body slammed by KC Wolf.
But it would be absolutely worth it.
by DThomasReigns on
Mar 24, 2008 8:34 PM CDT
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Breaks my heart, but good choice.
by The Mustache of Balboni on
Mar 24, 2008 12:08 PM CDT
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Good catch
by DThomasReigns on
Mar 24, 2008 4:51 PM CDT
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Nice theory except for...
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NFL&id=394
by UCrawford on
Mar 24, 2008 2:03 PM CDT
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I noted that
by DThomasReigns on
Mar 24, 2008 4:53 PM CDT
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Wow
by WCG on
Mar 24, 2008 2:28 PM CDT
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Herm
by Sportivo on
Mar 24, 2008 2:38 PM CDT
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I think this was it
I was sure it wasn't going to be anything big.
by Chris on
Mar 24, 2008 2:54 PM CDT
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Foreshadowing
by UCrawford on
Mar 24, 2008 2:58 PM CDT
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And I thought 15 minutes
by Lanier63 on
Mar 24, 2008 4:29 PM CDT
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Errr, Chris
I can do the Falcons if you want, but I think Moose Knuckle has them.
by DJ on
Mar 24, 2008 5:02 PM CDT
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No worries
I'm going to e-mail him. If I don't hear from him, we'll vote tomorrow morning.
by Chris on
Mar 24, 2008 5:40 PM CDT
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Alright
Moose Knuckle will pick for the Falcons @ #3. Then DJ and then we'll be fine.
To be fair to Moose Knuckle, I'm going to give him at least until tomorrow. It wouldn't be fair to think you were going tomorrow, only to be forced out the day before.
by Chris on
Mar 24, 2008 5:47 PM CDT
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