lokeman: Hey Jim--I heard that Jim Haslett may either leave or get the axe when they make changes in personell. If he gets the axe, frankly, I think that would be a huge mistake. Accept for a few games this year, I think he did a decent job over all. Now having said that, if Linnehan gets fired at the end of the 2008 season do you think Hasslet would be the heir apparent for the Rams heading coaching job. He definitely has head coaching experience and even won coach of the year when he took the Saints to the playoffs one year.
Your thoughts?

Jim Thomas: I've gotten no indication that Haslett is in any kind of trouble in terms fo being fired at Rams Park. So I'd be very surprised if that happened. In terms of going elsewhere as a head coach, it looks like there will be very few openings this year. Right now, we're at three (Atlanta, Baltimore, Miami). There's been talk that either Mike Holmgren in Seattle and/or Joe Gibbs in Washington might retire. But that's about it. I think Atlanta does have some interest in Haslett, but that he's not their top choice.

JC Garza: What is the coach supposed to say? He talks, talks, talks. Isn't that why Mr. Martz was fired. He talked about fixing and well the players let him down. Mr. Linehan is doing the same thing. I thought he should have been fired after 0-8. Haslett could have taken over and run the show with the same offensive coordinator with perhaps better results. Now that Mr. Martz is free my wife wants to know if there is the slightest glimmer that he could return as coordinator? Thank you.

Jim Thomas: Zero chance. None. Zip. Nada. Especially not as long as John Shaw and Jay Zygmunt are calling the shots. As you may recall, Mr. Martz wasn't exactly getting along with those two when he was fired in St. Louis.

JustME: Any chance that Adam Carriker can be switched back to DE and the Rams find another UT.

Jim Thomas: I think that's always possible. But unless the Rams swtich to a 3-4 full-time, I think the coaching staff feel Carriker is better suited to spending most of his time inside.

Mark in NY: Jim,

Assuming Parcells will choose Dorsey with the #1 pick, I am salivating over the thought of drafting Tim Tebow or Darren McFadden, except that the Rams really don't need them. Would you agree that the Rams need to trade the #2 pick for a couple of first rounders(hopefully)? My concern, however, is that one of those guys could be the next Adrian Peterson or Tom Brady? Someone has to make some tough decisions, and I'm not sure I trust Linehan. Your thoughts please? Thanks!

Mark

Jim Thomas: 1.) I don't think Tebow is coming out. Isn't he just a sophomore?
2.) The Rams aren't going to draft a quarterback in the first round.
McFadden, however, is an interesting thought if the Rams are starting at him at No. 2 overall. I don't know how the Rams could pass him up, unless in their evaluations, they have someone else rated higher (Chris Long? Jake Long? etc.) Then what do the Rams do? Go with McFadden and Jackson, which certainly wouldn't make Jackson happy but could give the Rams one heck of a backfield. Or they could trade down in the draft, but in that scenario, I would hope they wouldn't trade down too far.

Ray: Hi Jim.........

The news out of Cleveland is that Rome Crennell will take trade offers for Derek Anderson!
Why couldn't the Rams package their top pick and get a strong armed QB to Replace Bulger...Heck, trade the first pick and Bulger for Anderson and the Browns 3rd pick?
I just want Bulger out of town........He is scared, not confident anymore and easily frustrated!
Steven Jackson knows Anderson very well and hopefully will put in his 2 cents for him,.......that would make Rams Nation excited again!
Anyone who knows anything about Rams Football knows that we need a change at QB.....If you can get rid of the 2 time MVP of the league, you can get rid of weak armed Bulger who gave it his best but his best wasn't good enough!
Thoughts?
Thanks,

Ray
Franklin, Mass

Jim Thomas: The Rams aren't going to trade Bulger. Especially since $10 million of his signing bonus would accelerate directly onto the Rams 2008 cap if such a trade was made (before June 1).