Bob in STL

I live in St. Louis. The Rams have a new offer on the table which coulsd explain his hurry to get back. He developed slow and didn't do much for a few years, which happens to a lot of linemen. He salvaged himself last season. There were plenty of times last year when he showed he could be a dominant player. I don't see the Bills coughing up the dough for him. If the Bills trade Moulds the new team gets his salary but we get a big cap hit from his deferred bonus (dead money). Other on the board know this stuff better than I do.

I have been reading this forum for years and I always get a kick out of it. I am a newbie and I don't know how to use most of the fancy features here. I just want to make a few points, many of you will not like it, but here goes. 1. Marv will mostly likely rebuild this team the old fashioned way (meaning slow and steady by adding talented character palyers). Let's face it, we have a weak team (especially the OL and DL) and some of the best players are either aging or getting expensive cap-wise. I expect that Marv will sign as many FA's as he can to fill the many holes, but no blockbuster signings on the order of Bledsoe, Spikes, or Milloy. He is going for younger, serviceable players. Remember what NE did when they built their team? They signed lots of FA character players that were considered mid-grade or bargain bin, and they drafted smarter than most teams. 2. Why does everybody think that Royal was a bad signing? I don't know if he will be productive or not but I do know we were very weak in short yardage situations and lousy in the Red Zone. Better perfromance in just these aspects of the game could have meant 2 or 3 wins last year. He could help immensely in those roles. 3. Just because we signed Royal does not mean we will pass on Davis. If he is the impact player that many think he is then why not take him? Who really knows about ANY of these rookies? 4. Marv does not like to count on rookies in their first year, no matter what he says about todays game. That is why he is looking at a guy like Reggie Wells. If he can play and he is an upgrade over Bennie Anderson (our current starter) then why not sign him and give up a 6th rounder? The people that are complaining about Wells are the same ones that want Bennie cut anyway! 5. What will Marv do with the 8th pick overall? A lot will depend on what other FAs he can sign. With NO and Miami signing QBs the mock drafts will be changing fast. It will be interesting to see. Trading down and stockpiling picks is usually a good technique for helping weak teams to rebuild. 6. I also think that Jauron may be a diamond in the rough. He is very respected around the league. I think we should give him a few years rather than call him a loser and bash him before he has a chance. It is absurd to consider him a failure after one tenure. There is this coach in New England that comes to mind ... Take care.