Proof why I don't get excited about the draft

[txramsfan]

Here's a list of the Rams draft picks from 2000 till last year.


2008
Rnd Name College Note
1 Chris Long Virginia
2 Donnie Avery Houston
3 John Greco Toledo
4 Justin King Penn State
4 Keenan Burton Kentucky
5 Roy Schuening Oregon State
7 Chris Chamberlain Tulsa
7 David Vobora Idaho

2007
Rnd Name College Note
1 Adam Carriker Nebraska
2 Brian Leonard Rutgers
3 Jonathan Wade Tennessee
5 Dustin Fry Clemson
5 Clifton Ryan Michigan State
6 Ken Shackleford Georgia
7 Keith Jackson Arkansas
7 Derek Stanley Wis.-Whitewater

2006
Rnd Name College Note
1 Tye Hill Clemson
2 Joe Klopfenstein Colorado
3 Claude Wroten Louisiana State
3 Jon Alston Stanford
3 Dominique Byrd USC
4 Victor Adeyanju Indiana
5 Marques Hagans Virginia
7 Tim McGarigle Northwestern
7 Mark Setterstrom Minnesota
7 Tony Palmer Missouri

2005
Rnd Name College Note
1 Alex Barron Florida State
2 Ronald Bartell Howard
3 Oshiomogho Atogwe Stanford
3 Richie Incognito Nebraska
4 Jerome Carter Florida State
4 Claude Terrell New Mexico
5 Jerome Collins Notre Dame
6 Dante Ridgeway Ball State
6 Reggie Hodges Ball State
7 Ryan Fitzpatrick Harvard
7 Madison Hedgecock North Carolina

2004
Rnd Name College Note
1 Steven Jackson Oregon State
3 Tony Hargrove Georgia Tech
4 Brandon Chillar UCLA
5 Jason Shivers Arizona State
6 Jeff Smoker Michigan State
7 Erik Jensen Iowa
7 Larry Turner Eastern Kentucky

2003
Rnd Name College Note
1 Jimmy Kennedy Penn State
2 Pisa Tinoisamoa Hawaii
3 Kevin Curtis Utah State
4 Shaun McDonald Arizona State
4 DeJuan Groce Nebraska
5 Dan Curley Eastern Washington
5 Shane Walton Notre Dame
5 Kevin Garrett Southern Methodist
6 Scott Tercero California
7 Scott Shanle Nebraska
7 Richard Angulo Western New Mexico

2002
Rnd Name College Note
1 Robert Thomas UCLA
2 Travis Fisher Central Florida
3 Lamar Gordon North Dakota State
3 Eric Crouch Nebraska
4 Travis Scott Arizona State
5 Courtland Bullard Ohio State
6 Steve Bellisari Ohio State
7 Chris Massey Marshall

2001
Rnd Name College Note
1 Damione Lewis Miami (FL)
1 Adam Archuleta Arizona State
1 Ryan Pickett Ohio State
2 Tommy Polley Florida State
3 Brian Allen Florida State
4 Milton Wynn Washington State
4 Brandon Manumaleuna Arizona
5 Jerametrius Butler Kansas State
6 Francis S. Paul Northern Arizona

2000
Rnd Name College Note
1 Trung Canidate Arizona
2 Jacoby Shepherd Oklahoma State
3 John St. Clair Virginia
4 Kaulana Noa Hawaii
5 Brian Young Texas-El Paso
6 Matt Bowen Iowa
7 Andrew Kline San Diego State



3 players out of 42 drafted from 2000-2004 are on the team right now. 3. That's it. 8 out of 21 from 2005 and 2006 draft. 5 are already gone from the 2007-2008 draft. That's why I could care less about the draft. There will be many posts about how great our 5th round pick will be this year but odds aren't in that players favor to stick around very long.

[BarronWade]

good thing you highlighted our old regime's draft blunders! Cuz i never would have known how bad our old regime was being on clanram

[codeman123]

I like the 2008 draft and 2005 was pretty good even though we traded away hedge later on. This old regime was awful, did not have any plans on their team, and wasted every first round pick they had. Its embarrassing that they had so many opportunities to destroy our team. Anyone can see why an NFL team is built through the draft and why we are so weak in depth everywhere.

[jbell15]

Ok, that's probably why we suck.
Most teams will not have that low of a number. I do like how many defensive starters we have drafted though.
long
carriker
ryan(at the moment)
little
bartell
hill
atogwe
tinoisamoa
If we draft a starting MLB, that will be 9.

if we draft a LT, it will be 7
avery
burton
barron
LT
bulger
jackson
cogs
potentially 16 of 22 starters drafted.

[MauiRam]

Yeah BUT! That was then .. 2009 is now AND!! Ziggy and Shaw are GONE!!

We will have real football guys in charge -- not bean counters!! oops, uh, no offense intended Tx

[txramsfan]

I understand it's a new regime but until I see it, I won't blindly believe it.

[MauiRam]

I understand it's a new regime but until I see it, I won't blindly believe it.

Fair enough .. This quote comes to mind: "He may not be worth a damn, but he's better than what we had." ... Televised quote from an unidentified citizen commenting on Kinky Friedman during his campaign to be governor of Texas.

[txramsfan]

I understand all that. I do. I understand it's a new regime. I really, really, really, really do. However, I would like to know how the other NFL team drafts have fared since then. I bet there are more teams like the Rams than there are teams like the Patriots.

[richtree]

Let the new management dominiate for the next 2 years in a makeover.

[Azul e Oro]

I have a harder time believing somebody named "Kinky" ran for Texas governor than I do that The Rams will get better.

[txramsfan]

Actually Kinky did run for Governor. He's a legend here in Austin. Brilliant man, just a good ole Texas boy. Kinky's smart. He's HQ was at Ben White and I-35 and he did run for Gov. Got some votes too.

[GolfnRAMFAN]

I've been wondering this for a while now, but does anybody know how we got 3 first rounders in 01?

[Azul e Oro]

I've been wondering this for a while now, but does anybody know how we got 3 first rounders in 01?

Part of trades for QB Green to KC & DE Carter to Tenn, I believe.

[HUbison]

Wait a minute. Tx doesn't like the draft? I've never heard that before......ever.

I understand all that. I do. I understand it's a new regime. I really, really, really, really do. However, I would like to know how the other NFL team drafts have fared since then. I bet there are more teams like the Rams than there are teams like the Patriots.

As you said, the Rams have 3 from 2000-2004. The Pats have 8. The Rams have 8 from 2005-2006. The Pats have 9.
The Rams have lost 5 from 2007-2009. The Pats have lost 9.

So by the above standards, the Rams actually appear to doing a little better than the Pats of late.

[RockinRam]

I've been wondering this for a while now, but does anybody know how we got 3 first rounders in 01?

And we majorly screwed it up. Depressing.