Roman_Gabriel_Rocks: Hi Bill, Thanks for your time!

What happened to the WR out of Oklahoma the Rams signed as a free agent? His name was Chaney. Any chance he will end up on the training camp roster?

Jim Thomas: His name is Quentin Chaney, and he failed his physical prior to the May minicamp. Highly unlikely he'll be with the team in training camp.

Al: How are Adam Carriker and Chris Long progressing so far and are there any suprises among the current linebackers.

Jim Thomas: Carriker finally is fully recovered from the shoulder injury he suffered in the last game of his rookie season and looked stronger and quicker in the spring. Long also had a solid spring and should be able to build on what was a pretty decent rookie year.

aruss: Is the ownership "situation" why we haven't signed any of our draft picks? or why OJ is not signed? The Post Dispatch needs to let us know what's (not) happening.Any "momentum" we've gained can be rapidly lost by front office screw-ups again.

Jim Thomas: Few draft picks around the league have signed. Most teams don't get busy until early to mid-July, as they wait for the salaries to be "slotted." As for Atogwe, both parties want to get a long-term deal done before the season starts. We'll see if that happens.

Fred Wied: Hey Bill,
Thanks for taking the time. RAM fan from Jersey since 1970. I think it is great that the Rams are finally retiring #75 for the Deacon. But why does the NFL refuse to go back and recognize his season and career sack totals? Everyone knows he is the true leader in both. Have the Rams or anyone petitioned the NFL on his behalf?

Jim Thomas: Sacks weren't an official stat then, and it's probably impractical to go back and start counting them now.

Reading Ram: At the end of Camp were Jason Smith and James L. Still on the second and third teams? Is this a product of these guys not showing that they deserve to be higher? I have seen some mention of it but are they really going to start with Smith at RT and Barron at LT? Barron has been more then a small dissappointment. Would we not have been better served by picking up someone like Runyon at RT for a year and letting smith start to settle in where he belongs? Number 2 money is an awful lot to pay a RT and it seems that we could have addressed the RT position for alot less or with a later pick....It seems like we are setting ourselves up for a lose lose situation with Barron for next year. If they really think he has the stuff to play LT then they need to sign him now while it is cheap. If they do not think he has the right stuff then they need to move him to RT or get a new RT and move Smith to left. If Barron shows up and plays well at LT then what? We sign him and keep him and we have the most expensive OT situation in the league??

Jim Thomas: For now, the Rams would like to have Barron at LT and Smith at RT. Barring injury or training camp developments, that's likely how it'll be when the regular season opens. The Rams want to get a good, long look at Barron at LT, where he spent the bulk of his time at Florida State. He's in the final year of his contract, so if he doesn't come through, the Rams probably let him walk and then slide Smith over to LT.