High praise for the St. Louis Rams' new GM as the team gets ready for a busy offseason.
The St. Louis Rams have a new GM and a new head coach, and they can begin the offseason process of evaluating the roster, making decisions about free agents and getting ready for the 2012 NFL Draft.
Here's a look at the day's headlines and links for your consumption.
Peter King praises the hiring of Les Snead - Peter King applauds the decision to hire Les Snead for the Rams' GM post. King notes his work ethic and focus as a personnel man, as a perfect fit to work with Jeff Fisher.
Jacob Bell has an interest in staying in St. Louis - Jeff Fisher's presence in St. Louis should help remove some of the stigma associated with playing for the Rams. That could be of help when free agency starts. One free agent, guard Jacob Bell, has an interest in staying with the Rams, reuniting with his old coach. Will his old coach feel the same way after watching some film?
2012 NFL Free Agency: Top Free Agents Will Affect the Draft - Mocking The Draft - Free agency is a spring event this year, once again preceding the NFL Draft after the lockout reordered things for a year. That means free agent moves will have big consequences in the draft.
Draft 2012: The Underrated - A long list of players are not getting their due in early NFL Draft talk. Rotoworld's Josh Norris take a look at some of those names.
Draft 2012: The Overrated - Surprise! Some prospects are way overrated ahead of the 2012 NFL Draft. Here's a list of those prospects. At the top of the list, Justin Blackmon, a player many would like to see the Rams draft with the second pick in April.
Vote Tevin! - St. Louis Rams fans, it's a call to action. One of our own needs your help. Let's get Tevin voted into the finals of this sports social media star contest, which would be like grad school for his future work at TST.
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Blackmon
If you were on the fence about Blackmon/anyone else as our first pick that overrated article will convince you we don’t need him:
1. Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon (6-1/215/4.54) – Blackmon has a fair argument to be the first receiver drafted, but the door is more wide open than it appears. He simply isn’t a vertical threat, securing a vast majority of his receptions within 10 yards of the line of scrimmage. Blackmon made a living dominating smaller, slower, less physical Big 12 cornerbacks thanks to consistent five- and seven-yard cushions at the snap, allowing quick completions and easy conversions on curl routes. Blackmon’s catch radius and ability to adjust his body positioning are major pluses, but he is not an elite prospect in the vein of A.J. Green or Julio Jones. Downfield playmaking ability is a necessity for any receiver worth a top-ten pick. I am not overlooking Blackmon’s capacity to use the sideline, or his strength at the catch point, but he is a limited receiver from a skill standpoint and hardly a surefire top-five pick.
Scato - February 13, 2012
There's a lot more interesting WR's than Blackmon all 6'3 or taller around 200lbs.
Kendal Wright
Michael Floyd
Mohamed Sanu
Alshon Jeffery
Rueben Randle
Stephen Hill
OakCityRam - February 13, 2012
Regardless of whether we take Blackmon or not, Sam's gonna need some weapons this year...
JoolzMF - February 13, 2012
Dnt skip over the vote for tevun everybody!
Love how five guys I could wabt as rams are on the overrated list lol r we cursed
Ram_Redemption - February 13, 2012 via mobile
Tevin
Ram_Redemption - February 13, 2012 via mobile
my only take on Blackmon
It was the bowl game that caught my eye. He was a WR with an attitude on a mission in that game. But not having followed him all season, I might have to adjust my opinion of him being a 2nd pick in the draft. Is rotoworld blowing smoke? I don’t know. Are the big 12 cornerbacks that guarded Blackmon not good? I need more info to make that decision. Fish and Co. will have their opinion, we’ll see.
Mudsharktoo - February 13, 2012
Rotoworld is spot on
Big 12 defenses suck.
Brick Top - February 13, 2012
So does Pac12 edge rushers..
RG31 - February 13, 2012 via mobile
Josh Norris
I like what this guys writes, he is spot on about Vontaze Burfict
quartermidget - February 13, 2012
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