The St. Lous Rams have the 1st Pick in the 2010 NFL Draft and are on the clock. How long ago was it that the Rams were good? Not too long ago. But they hit hard times and haven't gotten back up. They have had the 2nd pick the last two years, now they have the #1 selection.
This years pick is going to be determined as much by who they didn't pick the last two drafts as it is by who they should draft this year. Who didn't they draft-Matt Ryan in 2008, and Mark Sanchez in 2009. Some teams need the franchise quarterback not only to lead the team on the field but to be the face of the franchise off the field. Atlanta has that with Ryan and the Jets have the same with Sanchez. As much as St. Louis would love to line up Ndamukong Suh or Gerald McCoy, the choice is going to be a quarterback. That leaves the selection at Sam Bradford or Jimmy Clausen.
Ask anyone and they will say that Clausen is the most pro ready quarterback in this years class. So why is everyone saying that the Rams will be taking Bradford? I have a hard time understanding this myself. Played in a spread offense. Took snaps out of the shotgun a majority of the time. Sat out most of the year with an injured shoulder. Just the luck of the Rams. No surefire quarterback, running back, blind side blocking tackle, or pass rushing end or linebacker to take with the 1st Pick. Just a pair of qaurterbacks with a littany of questions, and a pair of sure fire defensive tackles that no team has drafted first since 1994.
But the Rams do have one thing going for them. This draft is deep in lineman on both sides of the ball. They can get a batter pair of picks out of a QB first, then a lineman with the 33rd overall at the top of the 2nd Round then they can with one of the premier defensive tackles first overall, then taking the best offensive skill position player in the 2nd Round. It's times like this that causes General Managers to lose sleep every night and wonder if their resumes are updated if the picks don't work out.
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