Rams draft 2011

I was disappointed. They got some decent players but at every pick they missed the opportunity to address more of a need area. A lot of this may be the fact that the new OC, Josh McDaniel, is going to shove that New England offense down our throats ... though we don't have the deep threat (Moss) to make it work.
Here are the Rams picks, some comments and the name of players available at that point who could have been taken.

1. Robert Quinn-DE. Looked great as a junior but didn't play last year because of "off the field issues." Never a good sign. Chris Long really isn't much of a pass rusher and James Hall is aging, so I'll give them a passing grade on Quinn, though I would have preferred Adrian Clayborn or Cameron Jordan ... players who actually suited up last season.

2. Lance Kendrick-TE. They have about eight TEs and Kendrick should be the best of the crowd. But we have bigger needs, much bigger. The Rams should have went for a DT. Paea and Marvin Austin were there for the taking. They could also have had Randall Cobb or Tory Smith to give them a deep route receiver. Instead we get another dink and dunk man. I'd have gone for Cobb, who can run and is a fine returner, which we need.

3. Austin Pettis-WR went one pick before Leonard Hankerson. I would have taken Hankerson (if I went DT in Round 2) or Drake Nevis out of LSU. Make it Nevis.

4. Greg Salas-WR. I'm intrigued with Salas. They needed an OLB here, but the pickings are very slim. A backup runner might have fit better to. I'll go with Salas.

5. Jermale Hines-S. The position is a huge hole in the lineup but a fifth rounder isn't going to fill it. OLBs Chris Carter or Lawrence Wilson were there as was Jackson Todman the RB and Quin Sturdivant an ILB who might make it on the strong side. I like Todman the best.

6. No pick.

7. Mikhail Baker-DB, Jabara Williams-OLB and Jonathan Nelson-CB. None of them could make a good team. The Rams will probably keep at least two on the roster (Williams and Baker.) They COULD have had Lawrence Guy-DT, Anthony Allen-RB, Stanley Havili-RB, Shaun Chapas-FB or Greg Romeus-DE.

My Draft would have gone more like this.
1. Cameron Jordan-DE
2. Randall Cobb-WR
3. Drake Nevis-DT.
4. Greg Salas-WR.
5. Jackson Todman-RB.
7. Lawrence Guy-DT.
7. Anthony Allen-RB
7. Greg Romeus-DE.