I don't think anyone would argue we are in a complete rebuilding phase with neither the offense or defense being particularly good. With so many needs on both sides of the ball and only so much money to spend it's near impossible to build a team that has a top notch offense and defense. Let's assume we are cleaning house and keeping Devaney and very little else, who do you want us to bring in and what direction do you want this team to go in?
Whichever way we go I think we have to address our O-line and go OT with our first pick, where we go after that though will depend heavily on what our front office sees the future of this team to look like.
We could try to get back to our GSOT days and hire an Offensive coordinator like Josh McDaniels (Patriots) or Jason Garrett (Cowboys) as our head coach and try to trade for a top tier WR that is looking to get away from his current team like Aquan Boldin or Ocho Cinco, or pick up an UFA like T.J. Houshmandzadeh or Devery Henderson? We would probably also have to draft a QB of the future in round 3 or above if we went this route.
Where I would like to see us go, and have always wanted for the Rams and admired other teams for, is to be a defensive juggernaut with a servicable offense, where defense and ball control wins your games. It's not sexy, but it works (see Tennessee, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Minnesota) Obviously our defense is anything but stellar, and we would need a major overhaul to get this done. To do this we'll need to bring in a defensive guru as our head coach, someone like Steve Spagnuolo (Giants), Jim Schwartz (Tennessee), Rex Ryan (Baltimore) or Bill Cowher even. Bringing in UFAs Albert Haynesworth or Terrell Suggs could be a very real possibility if their respective DC were to be hired here. Brian Dawkins (S - Eagles) or even Nnamdi Asomugha (CB - Raiders) would be possible targets as well.
Minus the line problems I think we have the pieces in place on offense to make this work. We have a solid power back in Jackson who can get a lot done on the ground and keep the T.O.P. in our favor. We have Bulger who is good enough when given time to get the job done, if INTs can be limited. We have a solid TE in McMichael, and a good core of young WRs and Holt at #1 to solidify that group. Again, except for the O-line and maybe a 4th round or later QB of the future pick, I don't see any need to spend any draft picks or pick up any FA's on the offensive side of the ball.
So what do you guys want the future Rams team to look like?
Bring back the GSOT!
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Bring back the Fearsome Foursome!
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