TBone: Gordo -

Has there been any plausible explanation as to why the brain trust broke from their own board on their very 1st pick??

Is Devaney in charge here or merely the latest puppet of that noted football evaluator, Jay Zygmunt?

Jeff Gordon: Haslett really, really wanted Dorsey. But apparently Linehan really, really believes in Carriker. And, yes, there was curious man-love for the Longs in some quarters.

All of this puts a ton of focus on Long. I liked the pick, given the Rams' need, but Dorsey is a monster. Comparing their careers will be fun.

T McDermott Seattle: Its amazing to me how negative fans can be ....Greco has been listed was the # 1 guard on many draft sites...tough and nasty..can play any line position...wide receivers in this draft were not rated high...so Avery is as close to # 1 as any....with his speed ..could be another Kevin Curtis.Keenan Burton could have gone in the first round if you look at what he did in 06 at Kentucky..according to experts...played hurt in 07..he is big and will go over the middle...Bell the linebacker from UNLV would have been a nice pickup...Conner from Penn St is slow and stiff...linebackers as a whole were a weak position ..lets give the benefit of the doubt without all the gloom and doom..this has been a better approach than last year

Jeff Gordon: That makes two strongly supportive fans. Do I sense a groundswell of support for Our Town's NFL team?

No?

AP: How can the Rams justify drafting for need when they need serious upgrades at WR, TE, OL, DL, LB, CB, and S before they can realistically compete for a championship? Do you know how far off their "top available player" they went in making their 2nd, 3rd, and 4th round picks?

Jeff Gordon: They upgraded TE in free agency. They upgraded the O-line with two solid picks. They upgraded WR with two picks. They added a speed CB and a starting defensive end. There is only so much a team can do in one draft.

Elliott: Jeff,

It seems like things have gone pretty good. Are you surprised by the trade-ups? I have been. Avery seems like a stretch at #2, as there seemed to be more established WRs on the board. (I hope he proves me wrong) I like the two OL picks a fair amount, especially the OG they just got. Do you see them picking a QB in the 6th? I think Ainge, Johnson, or Woodson would look pretty good as a developmental QB.

Thanks.

Jeff Gordon: They really liked Schuening, due to Devaney's ties to coaches on the Oregon State staff. The Rams believe he can be another late-round score at OL, like Setterstrom.

Not much left now but scraps, due to the trade-ups.

That is all for this chat. I have to go back to the blog!

randy travis: ever since we were 4 and 1 two years ago ive been saying how awful this team is and its head coach, yet no one would would listen cuz we were 4 and 1. this guy linehan has no clue what he is doing and ownership is just as bad ........ when you are listening to an 80 year old woman as to whether or not a person can coach a professional football team to be a winner, then u deserve every bad thing that happens to you ..... and thats where the rams are right now ..... im referring to the chip rosenbloom interview where he basically said regarding linehans future that mamma loved him and called him a winner even after two horrible seasons ........ like i said when you listen to the wisdom of an 80 year old woman on how to build a winning football team, you are in big trouble ..... but then again why should any of us care ..... its been well documented ever since georgia and john shaw took over this team after carrol rosenblooms death that the rams dont care about winning - only money.

Jeff Gordon: Yeah, well, there was that one World Championship here. And the two NFC titles. These people did more for pro football than anybody else in STL history.

But, yes, Linehan is lucky that Georgia supported him.