http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/2090 Recent articles about Dante Hall en-us The oakland raiders are by far the best team this year with there awesome offense and defense no one will stop them at all. the only ones who even have a chance of doing anything would be the Eagles Every other team will be destroyed Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:37:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/299350 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/299350 Although Jackson is set to return punts, Lorenzo Booker is emerging as the top candidate to return kick offs. Here's the full story. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:31:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/297603 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/297603 At long last, Football has returned. On Friday the Rams open up with their first full contact practice in preparation for the 2008 season. As those of us amerced in Rams fandom have become accustomed over the past few years, a plethora of question marks are hanging over the blue and gold as camp opens. Before the Rams marketplace opens, I offer up my advice on whose stock you should buy, and whose will start falling faster then the Dow Jones. Alex Barron: Buy The Rams 05 first rounder has been disappointing to this point. (you see what I did there, that was a false start.) Barron has struggled to make the most of his size and athleticism to the extent that the Rams brass was expecting when they made him the 19th overall pick. His accumulation of penalties has at times been maddening. However, one thing Barron has yet to really have is real competition at right tackle. Well arrived it has in 3rd round selection John Greco. Greco is expected to push Barron for the starting job from the beginning, and maybe the fact that #70 will have to look over his shoulder for the first time in his NFL career will light a spark in the typically placid Florida State alum. Barron is approaching the end of his rookie contract, so the time to step up is now. I feel like the loss of job security could be just what he needs to light that fire and help him turn the corner. Otherwise Greco will take over responsibility on the right side, and Barron will have to find somewhere else to jump offside's. Dante Hall: Sell In the not too distant past, Hall was feared league wide as the "human joystick" however; a season plagued by injuries has greatly diminished Hall's effectiveness as a return man. For the first time in a while, the Rams have a few viable options in the kick return game, options that don't turn 30 this season as Hall will. Rookies Donnie Avery, Keenan Burton, and veterans Marques Hagans and Derek Stanley, are all in the mix. In a year in which the Rams receiving core will be shaped for the next few seasons, it makes sense for the team to go young and stay young. With Tory Holt posturing for a Carolina end to his career once his Rams contract is up, it becomes that much more important to groom the young players that may have to step up to fill the void in the mot so distant future. Youth is the name of the game now, and Hall is no longer the weapon he once was. Look for him to be a cut around Labor day. Chris Long: Buy I have already grown tired of the panning of the pick by Rams fans that were in love with Glen Dorcy. Take your could of should haves and move to Western Missouri if you are that sold on Dorcy. Long got his deal done in time to not miss a snap of training camp and he continues to say all the right things. Look for him to step in from the start and assert himself as a leader on and off the field. The Rams d-line is slowly improving, and a healthy Adam Kariker next to him won't hurt a bit. I expect good things out of the combo of Long Kariker and Ryan. And while we are on the subject of Clifton Ryan look for him to explode this season. He showed flashes last year, and I look for him to be a force inside. Mark Setterstrom: Sell Setterstrom was a guy I loved coming out of the draft, but he has shown thus far that he can't stay healthy. The biggest red flag for me is his short-lived move to center earlier this off-season. What this says to me is that either, (a) the Rams staff is incompetent, wasting time working Setterstrom at center before moving him back to guard, (not out of the question) or (b) Setterstrom wasn't impressing and the coaches were looking for a spark out of Setterstrom. Regardless the competition inside the ram's line should be tuff, with Jacob bell expected to hold down the left guard spot, there will be a few guys duking it out for the right side position. Early word is that the coaches like Roy Schuening quite a bit, and I was sort of impressed by the work put in by Brandon Gorin last season, doing an adequate job starting at right tackle just days after being signed off the street. Unfortunately, I feel like Settrstrom will have to be looking for employment elsewhere come September. Randy McMichael: Buy All signs point towards a significantly increased role for McMichael in the offence this year. (Short of falling asleep on the bus and missing the game, his role couldn't be decreased much more) McMichael was very recently one of the top tite ends in football, and with the arrival of Al Saunders in St. Louis, good things should be happening in the passing game where McMichael is concerned. Look for a bigger impact to be made by 2006 2nd round pick Joe Klopfenstein as well. (if not he is in danger of being moved next off-season) A couple more names to watch: Tim McGarigle, loved this guy coming out of Northwestern, could be time for him to step up and prove that he deserved to be kept after spending most of last year's camp hurt Jonathan Wade, the corner position is starting to get crowded with young guys in St. Louis, Wade is going to have to show something in Wisconsin if he is going to hold on to his current gig That's all for now, Friday marks my first opportunity to be proven completely wrong. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:15:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294676 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294676 At long last, Football has returned. On Friday the Rams open up with their first full contact practice in preparation for the 2008 season. As those of us amerced in Rams fandom have become accustomed over the past few years, a plethora of question marks are hanging over the blue and gold as camp opens. Before the Rams marketplace opens, I offer up my advice on whose stock you should buy, and whose will start falling faster then the Dow Jones. Alex Barron: Buy The Rams 05 first rounder has been disappointing to this point. (you see what I did there, that was a false start.) Barron has struggled to make the most of his size and athleticism to the extent that the Rams brass was expecting when they made him the 19th overall pick. His accumulation of penalties has at times been maddening. However, one thing Barron has yet to really have is real competition at right tackle. Well arrived it has in 3rd round selection John Greco. Greco is expected to push Barron for the starting job from the beginning, and maybe the fact that #70 will have to look over his shoulder for the first time in his NFL career will light a spark in the typically placid Florida State alum. Barron is approaching the end of his rookie contract, so the time to step up is now. I feel like the loss of job security could be just what he needs to light that fire and help him turn the corner. Otherwise Greco will take over responsibility on the right side, and Barron will have to find somewhere else to jump offside's. Dante Hall: Sell In the not too distant past, Hall was feared league wide as the "human joystick" however; a season plagued by injuries has greatly diminished Hall's effectiveness as a return man. For the first time in a while, the Rams have a few viable options in the kick return game, options that don't turn 30 this season as Hall will. Rookies Donnie Avery, Keenan Burton, and veterans Marques Hagans and Derek Stanley, are all in the mix. In a year in which the Rams receiving core will be shaped for the next few seasons, it makes sense for the team to go young and stay young. With Tory Holt posturing for a Carolina end to his career once his Rams contract is up, it becomes that much more important to groom the young players that may have to step up to fill the void in the mot so distant future. Youth is the name of the game now, and Hall is no longer the weapon he once was. Look for him to be a cut around Labor day. Chris Long: Buy I have already grown tired of the panning of the pick by Rams fans that were in love with Glen Dorcy. Take your could of should haves and move to Western Missouri if you are that sold on Dorcy. Long got his deal done in time to not miss a snap of training camp and he continues to say all the right things. Look for him to step in from the start and assert himself as a leader on and off the field. The Rams d-line is slowly improving, and a healthy Adam Kariker next to him won't hurt a bit. I expect good things out of the combo of Long Kariker and Ryan. And while we are on the subject of Clifton Ryan look for him to explode this season. He showed flashes last year, and I look for him to be a force inside. Mark Setterstrom: Sell Setterstrom was a guy I loved coming out of the draft, but he has shown thus far that he can't stay healthy. The biggest red flag for me is his short-lived move to center earlier this off-season. What this says to me is that either, (a) the Rams staff is incompetent, wasting time working Setterstrom at center before moving him back to guard, (not out of the question) or (b) Setterstrom wasn't impressing and the coaches were looking for a spark out of Setterstrom. Regardless the competition inside the ram's line should be tuff, with Jacob bell expected to hold down the left guard spot, there will be a few guys duking it out for the right side position. Early word is that the coaches like Roy Schuening quite a bit, and I was sort of impressed by the work put in by Brandon Gorin last season, doing an adequate job starting at right tackle just days after being signed off the street. Unfortunately, I feel like Settrstrom will have to be looking for employment elsewhere come September. Randy McMichael: Buy All signs point towards a significantly increased role for McMichael in the offence this year. (Short of falling asleep on the bus and missing the game, his role couldn't be decreased much more) McMichael was very recently one of the top tite ends in football, and with the arrival of Al Saunders in St. Louis, good things should be happening in the passing game where McMichael is concerned. Look for a bigger impact to be made by 2006 2nd round pick Joe Klopfenstein as well. (if not he is in danger of being moved next off-season) A couple more names to watch: Tim McGarigle, loved this guy coming out of Northwestern, could be time for him to step up and prove that he deserved to be kept after spending most of last year's camp hurt Jonathan Wade, the corner position is starting to get crowded with young guys in St. Louis, Wade is going to have to show something in Wisconsin if he is going to hold on to his current gig That's all for now, Friday marks my first opportunity to be proven completely wrong. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:15:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294676 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294676 This was a great game. In a season full of turmoil, the week 4 game against the Kansas City Chiefs was an all time classic. It is a very enjoyable game to watch despite the fact that TO was still an Eagle. Hollis Thomas was starting at DT, Keith Adams was the WILL Linebacker, Michael Lewis [...] Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:48:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291436 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291436 When you think of Carl Peterson if you are a Chiefs fan the first thing you think of is training camp hold outs. Unsigned first round picks, draft blunders and busts. But to his credit Carl has had his moments whether they were moments of genius or pure dumb luck is debatable. Notable players off the list are anybody drafted in the first our second round because they are expected to produce. Or any player selected by the Chiefs who went on to become a star and develop on another team like Joe Horn. 5: Dave Szott: 7th round 1990 Snatched out of Penn Sate in the seventh round I am sure King Carl knew this guy was going to be a anchor on his offensive line for the next 11 seasons. Teamed with Will Sheilds and Tim Grunhard to form the best interior line in football for many years. 4: Donnie Edwards: 4th round 1996 Has played 51% of his career in Kansas city if he had played his whole career here he would probably be a lot higher on the list. Did not get to play much as a rookie but once he got a starting spot the following year. He never looked back and went on to amass over 1300 tackles in his career. .3. Dante Hall: 5th round 2000 Played seven productive seasons in Kansas City. For a three year stretch was the best kick returner in the league. Helped produce several victories simply off his return abilities. All kickers knew not to kick to the X- factor. Even made it on the Letterman show not bad for a 5"8 180 pound running back from Texas A&M. 2. Jared Allen: 4th round 2004 Almost could not make the list because of the Joe Horn rule but in his four seasons he played with Chiefs he did amass 43 sacks. If he would have stuck around he would have had a mathematical shot at DT's all time sack record. File this one under dumb luck for Carl since Jared was drafted as a long snapper.. 1. Will Shield: 3rd round 1993 Future hall of famer. Former NFL man of the year. The one memory. I will always have of Will is the Monday night game a couple of years ago against the Ravens when Ray Lewsis was miked up and Shields flat out dominated him. Late in the third quarter the sound bite being played going into commercial break was Lewis screaming "I can't do anything they're blocking me they're blocking me" That is what will Shields did to defenders for years Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:19:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288428 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288428 I think that this is a very interesting list, but we all know who is number one. 1.Devin Hester 2.Josh Cribbs 3.Pacman Jones 4.Leon Washington 5.Darren Sproles 6.Roscoe Parrish 7.Jacoby Jones 8.Maurice Jones-Drew 9.Jerious Norwood 10.Nate Burleson 11.Allen Rossum 12.Yamon Figurs 13.Ted Ginn Jr. 14.Dante Hall 15.Steve Breaston Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:38:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/39277 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/39277 Listen as T- Money reviews Week 4 in the NFL. He also analyzes the Monday Night Match Up between the Patriots and the Bengals, and also discusses the MLB Playoffs. Topics Covered: 1)NFL Week 4 Review 2)Injuries- Cadillac Williams, Alex Smith, Marvin Harrison 3)Get Chad Johnson the Ball! 4)Isiah Thomas 5)MLB Playoffs- Rockies, Phillies 6)National League Playoff's X- Factor Wed, 03 Oct 2007 04:33:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/29455 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/29455 LADAINIAN TOMLINSON, San Diego, needs 16 touchdowns to pass Lenny Moore (111), Terrell Owens (116), John Riggins (116), Marvin Harrison (122), Walter Payton (125), Jim Brown (126) and Cris Carter (130) to move into sixth place all-time (see M. Harrison and Owens notes). In six seasons, Tomlinson has scored 111 touchdowns. BRETT FAVRE, Green Bay, needs seven touchdown passes to pass Dan Marino (420) for the most touchdown passes in NFL history. In his 16-year career, Favre has 414 touchdown passes. Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:19:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/24106 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/24106 Oh how quickly things change. Just a few years ago, Dante Hall was in the race for the MVP, however briefly, for his record setting return rate. But, after two subpar years, the Chiefs have dealt him to the St. Louis Rams for a fifth round pick. I guess I'm not that surprised, he hasn't done much for two years, but this was one of the elite kick returners in the game, and now he's gone for a 5th rounder?! Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:57:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/12934 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/12934 Dante Hall has a new NFL home. Dante Hall Hall The St. Louis Rams traded a fifth-round pick in this weekend's NFL draft to the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday to acquire one of the NFL's most dynamic kick returners Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:35:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/12907 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/12907 I think this is a highlight reel from last year, when he had like 6 punts returned for TD's. He's so fast, damn! Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:51:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/2263 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/2263