Jeremy (Denver): Jim,
Assuming the Rams get a top 3 pick in the draft...I know it's early, but who do you like?

Jim Thomas: Based on who's currently up there _ and it could change with underclassmen coming out _ I would say DE Chris Long. But again, I've done next to know draft preparation. It's hard to do much "in-season" while actually covering the day-to-day workings of a season. But that will change in about a month.

Jeremy (Denver): Jim,
Do you see the Rams drafting a QB in the first round of the draft?

Jim Thomas: No way.

Jeremy (Denver): Jim,
The most exciting defense I have seen the Rams play in the past 10 years is when they line up in a 3-4 and create havoc for the QB. Any chance they make a full time move to the 3-4 next year?

Jim Thomas: If they draft Chris Long, add another inside LB, and are convinced Little can be a rush end, I'd like to see it happen.

Mark: Jim, has Shaw given you any indication as to if and when a new GM would be hired? If he is serious about getting a GM, will it be in name only or will he have final say over all personel decisions?

I hope Reese is still a candidate.

Thanks for your time.

Jim Thomas: I know you all want the answers to such questions right now _ if not sooner _ I simply don't have the answers to them at this time.

erie rams fan: thanks for your time jim
living in erie i see alot more coverage of the bills and browns then i do off the rams and that is why i am so perplexed by Shaw's statements about giving Vanillihan another year saying that you cant judge him after all the injuries and worse teams in the league are keeping thier coaches. Well rather them taking ques from the awful teams try taking them from a team that does not have the same record as us. The bills are a perfect example, its fairly obvious to say that going into this season the expectations for the rams were much higher than for the bills, both team have suffered numerous injuries i believe the rams have put 11 players on IR and the last i checked the bills just put their 13th player on IR, the bills record stand at 7-6 and still very much in the playoff hunt and the rams stand at a miserable 3-9 and counting the days to get this debacle over with. All you hear out of this organization is what a great job the coaches are doing, and how the players are not giving up on their coaches well the last time i checked the whole goal the last two offseasons was to bring in players with very high charecter that wouldn't give up on a season, i don't care who the coach is holt, bruce, bulger, glover, witherspoon, and others would never let this team give up on a season. Plus on top of that we seem to be the only team in the entire league who is completely incapable of making second half adjustments, i don't care if every starter is injured, if you can start a game getting 21 points in the first half and then struggle then entire second half to just get a first down, that is entirely on the coaching staff for not being able to adjust to what the defense is doing. Does Shaw not realize these things or is it that Linehan's so easy to get along with that he doesnt care how bad of a coach that he is?

Jim Thomas: You make very good points. But I don't know how much more I can state this point: Shaw doesn't think 2 years is enough to pass judgment, particularly a year in which there have been so many injuries.