stltoday.com - 4/30/2008
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Jersey Ram Fan: Hey Jim, Okay, I'm sure the Avery pick is going to be beat to death. I don't have a problem with the pick, but being that he wasn't so high on everyone else's board, why not trade down? Was it true that 49ers were hot on Avery? Was it probable that the 49ers would have grabbed him at 39? Was this a case of the Rams falling in love with Avery because they were not expecting ...
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DID SHAW DRIVE RAMS’ DECISION AT NO. 2?
ProFootballTalk.com —
In a Tuesday afternoon chat on the STLtoday.com web site, Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch addressed the Rams’ decision to select Virginia defensive end Chris Long instead of LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey. Thomas explains that Dorsey was clearly ranked ahead of Long on the team’s draft board last week, and that “something happened” on Thursday. Thomas points out that Thursday was also the day that team president John Shaw came to town. Though Thomas says that Shaw and team officials deny the existence of any connection between Shaw’s arrival and Long’s ...
Herm Edwards is Putting John Shaw on His Christmas Card List This Year
FanHouse —
... . So when he arrived at team headquarters the Thursday before the draft, he decried it so -- Long would be the Rams' pick. Even if this was a case of Shaw stepping down from his ivory tower to get involved in football matters that are better left to, you know, football people, I agree with him. ...
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49ers new undrafted rookie free agent signings
mvn.com 4/30/2008 — The 49ers have been active with the undrafted rookie free agents. The team has taken a good look at some local products. Which ones has the best chance to make the team?
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Gotta Think It's a WR Now —
Redskins Insider 4/26/2008
Maybe Johnson, the safety from Ark State, falling this far - if the Rams dont take him - gives the Skins pause, but this is lining up for them to have the pick of the receivers. All still on the board. They love Nelson and Kelly, but most teams have ...
Celebrating a Last-Place Finish —
Wash Post NFL 4/28/2008
Idaho linebacker David Vobora, this year's "Mr. Irrelevant," as the 252nd and final pick of the draft, will be given the party of a lifetime by an aging man with a farcical mind.
