Gman: I keep hearing talk about moving Witherspoon to WLB, because he is undersized to play in the middle. Is that true? He's 240 lbs, which is the same weight, or slightly heavier than Jon Beason, Antonio Pierce, Mike Peterson, Paul Posluzny, Lofa Tatupu, and many other excellent starting MLBs. Tinoisamoa is the same exact size (6'1" 240 lbs) as Witherspoon. If they want to move Witherspoon because his best position is WLB, why not give Pisa a shot at the middle? Or how about Culberson?
Do you think that they have enough quality LBs on the squad already and should address other areas instead?

Jim Thomas: Listed roster weights (and heights) are often misleading. Pisa, for example, actually weighs about 220-225. I think Witherspoon is closer to 230 than 240. Culberson was a disappointment last year on the strong side, losing his starting job to Chris Draft. It's my sense that the front office wants to upgrade the linebacker position. (Out of all the LBs on the roster, Draft is probably the best suited to play MLB.)

johndeere: i know spaggs is busy,but do you get the feeling he don't like talking to reporters,or is this normal for a coach....just wondering....ty

Jim Thomas: My early read is that he's not going to be nearly as available in the offseason as any of his predecessors with the St. Louis Rams: from Brooks to Vermeil to Martz to Linehan. But we'll see.

Rams' 'Homer': Jim, got a question; How do you think Charlie Batch would do -as a back-up/"kick in the pants'?

Jim Thomas: I don't think Bulger would feel too threatened by Charlie Batch.

Dan from Honolulu: So does the Jason Brown signing (whoopee) signal the end/peak of the Rams' veteran signings? Tell you the truth, I'm not as thrilled as everyone else seems to be. Brown is a largely unproven commodity, and he's got flop written all over him in my eyes. How does the Brown signing affect the Rams' draft strategy in the first 3 or 4 rounds if anything?

Jim Thomas: I'm guessing you filed this before the Bartell signing. I'm curious, why do you think this has flop written all over it. The guy has been durable and dependable. And he was certainly well known by other teams. Baltimore offered him $6.25 million to stay; Philly, Washington, and Miami were very interested in him. We'll see what happens once the games starts, but it was an upset for the Rams to land this guy. He was widely regarded as one of the top players, regardless of position, available in the draft.
As for draft strategy, had the Rams not signed Brown (or a center), I think they might have seriously targeted the position in the second round of the draft. They now have the flexibility to look elsewhere in Round 2.

Kevin: I know that parting ways with Pace would save a good amount of cap space, but I think if we release him we force ourselves into a situation where we have to draft an OT second overall instead of going after the best player, Aaron Curry. MLB is also a need for us and I'd really like to see Curry as a ram. If we do get rid of Pace, do you see the Rams going any other direction than tackle with the pick?

Jim Thomas: That would seem to be the case. There's not a lot of options remaining in free agency at tackle. But there is a scenario where the Rams could take Curry at No. 2, and then go tackle in the second round. Under that scenario, they might switch Barron to left tackle and then start the rookie second-rounder at right tackle.