Nick: Jim, love these chats, keep it up!
If C. Long is the pick at #2 do we see less 3-4 sets next year? can Long play OLB and rush the QB from the outside? Would he be a 3-4 DE?
Thanks

Jim Thomas: Unlike some, from what I'm told, I think the Rams see Chris Long as a 4-3 end, and some veteran scouts that I talk to feel the same way.

Taylor from Alberta: If the Rams select a WR in round 2, let's say it's Limas Sweed, what round could we expect to see another selected. Marcus Monk looks like he could be a steal in this draft and pressumably could be had in round 5. Is this too early? The draft could go DT,WR,OT,CB, and then Marcus Monk. He reminds me of James Hardy, without the issues. His injury concerns seem to be gone after his impressive pro-day.

Jim Thomas: Let's say the Rams' draft goes as you say: DT, WR, OT, CB. Barring extra picks from a trade down. That puts us into Round 5. I think at that point, the Rams would be looking for best LB available, and also for a developmental QB.

Steve M.: Do you think the Rams wiil draft McFadden and use him for trade bait?

Jim Thomas: The only problem with that is what happens if nobody takes the bait _ at least for what you want for McFadden _ once you've drafted him.

Steve A: Hey Jim,

Is there a "type" of wide receiver the Rams are looking for in this draft?

I'm hoping James Hardy drops to the Rams in round 2, but I've read the Rams like DeSean Jackson. You couldn't find two more different WRs. What did Jackson finally measure out to 5'9" 175 lbs?

Jim Thomas: Yeah, there's almost a foot of difference between them. The type that I think Linehan prefers has size, can run, and can get yards after the catch. (But isn't everyone looking for a WR like that?) That's why DeSean Jackson seemingly doesn't fit the mold, and I've been told by someone outside the organization that Linehan likes him a lot. Jackson's official Combine height and weight was 5-9 1/2, 169 pounds.

Gus: Any chance with all the Dorsey and Jake Long hype, the Rams are trying to bait the Falcons to trade up with them? In the current rumor, Dolphins take Jake Long, Rams take Dorsey. I know the Falcons want one of them. Any chance the Falcons trade the Rams their 1st rounder plus their 2nd or 3rd rounder in exchange?

Jim Thomas: Even just to move up one spot, I think it would take the Falcons' second-round pick and more. That could turn out to be a good deal for St. Louis _ assuming Dorsey isn't the next Warren Sapp.
Let's just say Miami takes Jake Long, the Falcons move up to take Dorsey at No. 2. At No. 3, the Rams take Chris Long. Then they have two second-rounders and a third-rounder, in which they could draft in some order a WR, CB, and OT _ in theory, and I repeat, in theory _ filling their top needs in the first three rounds.