On March 11, 2004, the Rams matched offers to restricted free agents Jeremetrius Butler and Brandon Manumaleuna.
The Butler move seems, as many of us believed at the time, to have been an excellent decision. There is a shortage of competent CBs in this league, and the Rams have locked up a solid, if unspectacular, CB in Butler for a very reasonable price. With the injury to Travis Fisher, this move looks particularly wise.
Manumaleuna, on the other hand, continues to baffle me. Or, more specifically, I am baffled as to why the Rams have such faith in this guy. To me, he has never looked like a starting TE. And when I see dynamic players at the TE position like Todd Heap,Tony Gonzalez, Jeremy Shockey, Kellen Winslow, Alge Crumpler, Dallas Clark and Randy McMichael, I wonder why the Rams would invest in Manu.
The Butler move seems, as many of us believed at the time, to have been an excellent decision. There is a shortage of competent CBs in this league, and the Rams have locked up a solid, if unspectacular, CB in Butler for a very reasonable price. With the injury to Travis Fisher, this move looks particularly wise.
Manumaleuna, on the other hand, continues to baffle me. Or, more specifically, I am baffled as to why the Rams have such faith in this guy. To me, he has never looked like a starting TE. And when I see dynamic players at the TE position like Todd Heap,Tony Gonzalez, Jeremy Shockey, Kellen Winslow, Alge Crumpler, Dallas Clark and Randy McMichael, I wonder why the Rams would invest in Manu.
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