Countdown to Cutdown: Defensive line

[RamDez]

Countdown to Cutdown: Defensive line


Saturday, Aug. 21 2004

Defensive linemen in camp: 14.

Likely to make final roster: Eight or nine.

Safe and sound: DE Bryce Fisher, DE Erik Flowers, DE/DT Anthony
Hargrove, DE/DT Tyoka Jackson, DT Jimmy Kennedy, DT Damione Lewis, DE Leonard
Little, DT Ryan Pickett.

On the bubble: DT Bernard Holsey, DT Brian Howard, DE Sean Moran.

Probably not: DE Kevin Aldridge, DT Richard Harris, DT Justin
Montgomery.

Rosters must be trimmed to 65 on Aug. 31, and to 53 on Sept.
5.

Rams Camp at a Glance: Aug. 21


Saturday, Aug. 21 2004

Injured: TE Cam Cleeland (hamstring), CB Robert Cromartie
(hamstring), WR Kevin Curtis (shin splints), FB Joey Goodspeed (hamstring), RB
Lamar Gordon (ankle), CB DeJuan Groce (knee), DT Jimmy Kennedy (foot), LB Tony
Newson (hamstrong), OT Jeremy Phillips (neck), OT Kyle Turley (back), OT Grant
Williams (ankle).

Absent: OT Orlando Pace (contract), DE Leonard Little (personal
leave).

Today's schedule: One practice, at 7 p.m. at Rams Park. All
practices at Rams Park are closed to the public.

BITS AND PIECES

G Tom Nutten, back with the Rams after "retiring" following the 2002 season,
was wearing his old number, 61. Rookie G Larry Turner, who had had that number,
switched to 64.

Friday afternoon's practice couldn't be filmed because the truck in which the
equipment was housed hadn't completed the trek from Macomb, Ill., to St. Louis.

OVERHEARD

"He's done a great job. Marshall looks real good."
- Coach Mike Martz, on RB Marshall Faulk, who has withstood several
consecutive days of steady work.

"I'm here to compete and hoping to contribute to the team. So if that's
the way I get on the field faster, that's what I'll do."
- Rookie Anthony Hargrove, a DE who has been taking reps at DT.

- Bill Coats

[general counsel]

The "safe and sound" category assumes kennedy does not get put on injured reserve, which could go either way at this point.
If brian howard doesnt make it, i think he goes on the practice squad.
general counsel

[Nick]

The way I would do it...

Safe and sound: DE Bryce Fisher, DE Erik Flowers, DE/DT Anthony
Hargrove, DE/DT Tyoka Jackson, DT Damione Lewis, DE Leonard
Little, DT Ryan Pickett, DT Bernard Holsey

Injured Reserve: DT Jimmy Kennedy

Practice Squad: DT Brian Howard, DE Sean Moran

[AvengerRam]

I can't imagine that Hosley won't make the team.