Updated projected 53 man roster

Rams roster into training camp

by Guest

During the ceremony my daughter and I held tonight at exactly 5pm central, as the players were checking in for camp, i did my best public address anouncer imitation for her and recited the entire 53 man roster from memory as she cheered for each guy. I believe that barring injury, the offense is basically set unless sump beats out furrey for a receiver spot in order to serve as the return guy.

bubble spots- backup linebackers (special teams key). we will carry six, two spots available for tony newsom, spoon, lloyd, justin smith, trev faulk, mwilliams.
Defensive end- Will moran make the team? I predict no.
Defensive Tackle _ Will brian howard make the team. I predict practice squad.
Punter- Will Landetta get beat out? Could go either way.

Here is what it looks like

bulger, chandler, smoker
faulk, jackson, gordon
goodspeed, harris
bruce, holt, looker, curtis, macdonald, furrey (sump)
mamliamula, cleeland, jensen
pace, turley, williams
wolabaugh, turner
timmerman, mccollum, king, tercero

Wilkens, Landetta/Nicasso, Massey

Little, fisher, tyoka jackson, hargrove, flowers (moran)
pickett, lewis, kennedy, holsey (brian howard)
thomas, pisa, polley, chillar, two of the following (spoon, lloyd, newson, burley, justin smith, trev faulk, mcwilliams)
fisher, butler, garrett, groce
aeneas williams, archuleta, coady, shivers, lucas

Biggest variable, outside of the backup linebacker spots is injuries. Hopefully, we will make it through camp and the preseason with nothing more than a few bumps and bruises here and there.

ramming speed to all, as always, i would love your analysis of the roster,

sign the big man

general counsel
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-07-27-2004, 08:03 PM
53-Man Roster

by ZigZagRam

Here's my take on the 53-man roster. I can't remember if we IR'd Kennedy or not but here it goes.

QB: Bulger, Chandler, Smoker
RB: Faulk, Jackson, Gordon, Harris
FB: Goodspeed, Massey
WR: Holt, Bruce, McDonald, Looker, Curtis, Furrey
TE: Manumaleuna, Cleeland, Brake
OT: Pace, Williams, Tercero
OG: Timmerman, Tercero, Dishman, King
C: McCullom, Turner
DE: Little, Fisher, Jackson, Hargrove, Flowers
DT: Pickett, Lewis, Howard
LB: Tinoisamoa, Thomas, Chillar, Polley, Newson, Faulk
SS: Archuleta, Coady
FS: Williams, Lucas, Shivers
CB: Butler, Garrett, Groce, Anderson, Fisher
K: Wilkins
P: Landeta

Notable Cuts: Greg Randall, Erik Jensen, Sean Moran, Brandon Spoon, Tom Knight

Your thoughts?
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-08-31-2004, 09:40 AM
The Final 53 Man Roster-Very Few spots available

by Guest

Lets take a quick look at what we know about the final 53 man roster. For purposes of this post, lets be optimistic and assume that no one gets hurt before the season starts.

Offense (27)

bulger, chandler, smoker
bruce, holt, curtis, looker, mcdonald, furrey
mamliamula, cleeland, jensen
goodspeed, harris
pace, turley, grant williams
wohlabaugh, eby
timmerman, mccollom, andy king, larry turner, tercero
faulk, jackson, gordon

Note: I am probably over by one offensive lineman, ie it is likely that turner could be on the practice squad

Defense (25)

Little, Fisher, Flowers, Hargrove, Tyoka Jackson, Moran
Pickett, Lewis, Kennedy, Bell (or another veteran if we dont win the claim on bell)
a williams, archuletta, coady, shivers, lucas/walton/copeland
fisher, butler, groce, garrett
thomas, pisa, polley, chillar, two of the following (newsom, jeremy lloyd, nick burley, jason mcWilliams, Justin Smith, spoon, trev faulk)

Specialists (3)

Wilkens, Landetta, Massey

That gets us to 55, meaning I am two guys over. Probably means one of the offensive lineman (ie turner) winds up on the practice squad, and potentially moran doesnt make it or we dont sign another defensive tackle). Positionally, we carried six linebackers last year so i am assuming that we wont carry more this year, but if we do, someone else will have to get cut or put on the practice squad.

The practice squad this year expands to 8 players. Candidates include Larry Turner, safties and corners that dont make the roster (ie shedrick copeland), nick burley, possibly michael coleman again at wr, the qb we just signed (micahnah sp?), and especially some number of the linebackers that dont make the team since we will need depth there for special teams play.

To me, at the margain, the key will be the ability to contribute on special teams. I believe that the most viscious battle will be for the backup linebacker spots since there will be no clear cut answers.

I defy you to find another team in the nfl that has so few spots up for grabs at this point of the year. I take that as a good thing since i think that our young guys will improve given the year of experience. While we have not added a lot via free agency, we have added some key help in the draft and we have retained some solid young guys.

I look forward to your thoughts and input as always.

ramming speed to all

general counsel
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-06-08-2004, 10:15 PM
My Offseason Scorecard

by AvengerRam_old

Given that the Rams probably won't make any major personnel changes from now until the season starts, its a good time to evaluate the offseason. Here's how I see it:

QB:

2003: Bulger/Warner/Covington
2004: Bulger/Chandler/Smoker

The starter has not changed. Chandler, though not as good as Warner, may be better suited in the backup role as his presence does not create controversy. Smoker is a better prospect than Covington. IMPROVED

RB/FB:

2003: Faulk/Gordon/Harris; Goodspeed
2004: Faulk/Jackson/Gordon; Goodspeed/Harris

The addition of Jackson is an upgrade at RB. Harris at FB is intriguing. IMPROVED

WR/TE:

2003: Holt/Bruce/Looker/Furrey/McDonald/Curtis; Manumaleuna/Cleeland
2004: Holt/Bruce/Curtis/Looker/McDonald/Furrey; Manumaleuna/Cleeland

Same cast, but Curtis and McDonald are healthy. IMPROVED

OL:

2003: Pace/Turley/Wohlabaugh/McCollum/Timmerman
2004: Pace/Turley/Wohlabaugh/McCollum(?)/Timmerman

Other than the possibilty that McCollum might be supplanted by a younger player, nothing has changed. SAME

DL:

2003: Wistrom/Pickett/Lewis/Young/T.Jackson/Little/Fisher/Kennedy
2004: Fisher/Pickett/Lewis/T.Jackson/Little/Kennedy/Hargrove/Moran

The loss of Wistrom and Young put this unit in decline, but there is at least hope with the potential of players like Kennedy and Hargrove. DECLINE

LB:

2003: Tinoisamoa/Thomas/Polley/Duncan
2004: Tinoisamoa/Thomas/Polley/????

It is uncertain who will emerge as the fourth LB (Chillar, Spoon, Faulk, Newson, Lloyd are all possiblities). But, whoever it is, the depth should be better than last year. IMPROVED (slightly)

DB:

2003: Fisher/Butler/Williams/Archuleta/Groce/Garrett/Walton/Sehorn
2004: Fisher/Butler/Williams/Archuleta/Groce/Garrett/Shivers/Walton

Again, not much change. I expect that Shivers will be an improvement over Mr. Angie Harmon, but we'll have to see. SAME

ST:

2003: Wilkins/Landeta/Harris(KR)/Furrey(PR)
2004: Wilkins/Landeta/????/????

Unclear who will be the KR and PR. I hope that Groce can emerge as the PR (i.e. not muff punts), as I think he has a lot of potential there. UNCERTAIN

Coaching:

2003: Martz/Fairchild/Smith
2004: Martz/Fairchild/Marmie

The addition of Marmie should not change too much with the defense, other than the weight of the DTs. Fairchild seems to be getting more responsibilities. Too close to call. SAME

Total scorecard:

IMPROVED: 4
DECLINE: 1
SAME: 3
UNCERTAIN: 1

All in all, despite the minimalist approach, a pretty good offseason for...
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-06-10-2004, 07:26 AM
Rams Roster from KFFL

by ramavenger

2004 St. Louis Rams

September 10, 2004

By SportsTicker

OFFENSE

WR 81 Torry Holt 84 Shaun McDonald 82 Mike Fu rrey
LT 76 Orlando Pace 63 Scott Tercero
LG 66 Chris Dishman 61 Tom Nutten 72 Darnell Alford
C 67 Andy McCollum 61 Larry Turner
RG 62 Adam Timmerman 60 Blaine Saipaia

RT 77 Grant Williams TE 86 Brandon Manumaleuna 87 Cam Cleeland

WR 80 Isaac Bruce 83 Kevin Curtis 89 Dane Looker
QB 10 Marc Bulger 12 Chris Chandler 9 Jeff Smoker
RB 28 Marshall Faulk 39 Steven Jackson 33 Arlen Harris
FB 44 Joey Goodspeed 45 Chris Massey

DEFENSE

LDE 91 Leonard Little 97 Tyoka Jackson 96 Erik Flowers
LDT 92 Damione Lewis 73 Jimmy Kennedy
RDT 79 Ryan Pickett 98 Brian Howard
RDE 94 Bryce Fisher 95 Anthony Hargrove

SLB 54 Brandon Chillar

MLB 55 Robert Thomas 57 Trev Faulk
WLB 50 Pisa Tinoisamoa 52 Tommy Polley
LCB 23 Jerametrius Butler 24 DeJuan Groce 20 Dwight Anderson
RCB 21 Kevin Garrett 22 Travis Fisher
SS 31 Adam Archuleta 25 Rich Coady
FS 35 Aeneas Williams 32 Justin Luca 30 Jason Shivers

SPECIALISTS
K 14 Jeff Wilkins P 5 Sean Landeta

H 89 Dane Looker 12 Chris Chandler 10 Marc Bulger
LS 45 Chris Massey 87 Cam Cleeland
PR 84 Shaun McDonald 89 Dane Looker 24 DeJuan Groce
KR 33 Arlen Harris 39 Steven Jacksonv 89 Dane Looker
- Channel: RAMS NATION TALK
-09-10-2004, 07:17 PM

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