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The Fractured St. Louis Rams: What’s Next?

Found January 08, 2012 on The Penalty Flag: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Steve Spagnuolo,  Jeff Fisher,  Steven Jackson,  Sam Bradford
TEAMS: St. Louis Rams

It is odd that the day after the St. Louis Rams closed out a 2-14 season losing to the NFC West Champion San Francisco 49ers, the Rams would find themselves as possibly the hottest prospect for the future in the NFL. The Rams and their broken ways have secured them the 2nd pick in the 2012 NFL Draft; a very valuable commodity that they can turn into multiple 1st round picks with a trade to any number of teams seeking to fill a specific high-caliber spot with a top pick, while garnering the Rams much-needed valued roster reloads. On top of this the Rams have cleaned house, getting rid of their head coach Steve Spagnuolo and GM Billy Devaney. The next coach of the Rams, a coach they are so far aiming high for – names such as Jeff Fisher and John Gruden are being danced around – will have about $10 million under the salary cap to play with on the free agency market. The Rams will be bringing back team leader RB Big Steve Jackson as well as the season wounded prodigy of last season Sam ...
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