David Carriger: When are we going to address the lack of depth at linebacker ?

Jeff Gordon: Not a big Culberson fan? Again, LB was a position where fans felt more urgency than the football staff.

Wes: With the picks of Donnie Avery and Keenon Burton, what will our WR corp look like next year?

We have a lot of receivers now, and I'd like to see Holt, Bennett, Avery, Burton, and Caldwell/Stanley make the team.

In my opinion, the Rams should cut Hall, Looker, and Hagans.

Thoughts?

Jeff Gordon: I'm with you. I like Stanley, too, and I think there is hope he could be the fourth or fifth guy in that equation.

Larry Kirchner: UNREAL... last year the LAMBS drafted a waste in the second round because the coach liked him, and now this year we do the same exact thing: draft a guy because the coach likes him. Doesn't anyone over at Rams park realize this coach will be fired at the end of next season?

Also doesn't anyone at Rams park realize that Steven Jackson is in the last year of his contract, and Holt is already talking about how he'd like to go to Carolina???

Why did we totally waste the second pick on a guy who was rated as the 14th best WR??? Couldn't we have drafted him in the third round??? Why did we choose Brian Leonard in the second round??? Wouldn't he have been there in the third round as well???

The NFL is also a business, and EVERYONE would have declared 'THE RAMS HIT A HR, by getting the best DE and the best top rated WR if they had choosen Devin. What is going on over there? What are they thinking?

I know will compare the Rams to the Yankees...when the Yankees give a 35 year old catcher or a 37 year old relief pitcher and so on and so forth MILLIONS of dollars don't they know they're bidding against themselves?

Same thing here...the Rams have been overpaying for players in the draft that NO ONE will touch for a round or two or maybe even longer. The Rams bid against themselves, when they could have made their fans more optimistic about the future when they could have taken the top WR and the top DE with their first two picks.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HR... but no we have the three stooges running the team. I will not attend ONE Rams game live until they clean out the front office because I'm tired of the endless horrible moves the Rams make time and time again.

Larry Kirchner

Jeff Gordon: Avery was a speed choice, plain and simple. The Rams had him substantially higher than 14th among receivers.

Nice comparison to Leonard, though. Brian was a useful first-year player, but obviously not a star. Will he pan out big? Will Avery? You aren't the only doubter out there.

The Rams intend to extend Jackson's deal. They saw no need to take a RB high. Holt's age/knees/Carolina fascination made it all the more important to take a a couple of WRs.

Mike: Why does this organization constantly "reach" for players in the 2nd round??? Two years ago it was Klopenstein - now our 3rd or 4th string TE.. Last year it was Brian Leonard - who is a below average back up RB in the NFL (in fact there are many street free agent type of RB's that are just as good as Leonard)... The way that the NFL is set up in this day and age, you simply cannot afford to consistently draft players in the 2nd round that are 4th or 5th round values... The fact that the Rams have made horrible 2nd round selections in all three years during the Linehan "regime" will be the main reason that Mr. Linehan will be looking for a new job around week 9 of the 2008 season...

Jeff Gordon: That's a little harsh on Leonard . . . although the Rams did Pittman off the street and liked his feature-back capability more as the season progressed. And Klop faces an uncertain future, due to his inability to block.

David Carriger: How about grabbing Owen Schmidt from West Virgina to provide us with a "hammer" for SJ ?

Jeff Gordon: That is one thing fans keep clamoring for, the Next Madison Hedgecock. Maybe the Rams should have kept him . . .