[WhinerFan]

Just throwing my two cents in here but. . .

As a fan of an opposing team in the same division, here is what I would least like to see St. Louis do:

1)Trade down (there just isn't any player at #2 worth the $28 million or so in guaranteed money that will be given to this pick)

2)Dorsey (he is the best player on the board, and is most definitely a team need)

3)Chris Long (solid player who will never be a star, but fills an immediate need and starts for a long time in the NFL. Pass-rushers are very thin in this draft, and there may not be another opportunity to get a good DE)

4)Jake Long (same as above, but with the depth at OL this year, why use a top pick on a RT?)

5)Gholston (special player with great athleticism and pass-rush ABILITY, but doesn't seem incredibly motivated to pursue/stop the run. Boom or bust candidate not worthy of the huge up-fron investment, when you consider both Joey Porter and Adalius Thomas got closer to $20 million guaranteed on the open market)

The bottom line from where I'm sitting is this: Linehan will not be around next year, and the Rams are a couple years off from being contenders. It will be better to get talented players for the long term of the team than hope to win with Linehan this year. I also do not buy the argument (much espoused) that the Rams do not need a DT like Dorsey, or that moving Carriker to DE would be a disaster. Wherever Carriker is played, a good rush up the middle can only help the pass rush in general, and the more players a team has to double-team/get help on the more likely another DL or blitzing LB busts up the play.