Rams draft decision looms

Dominoes fell hard and fast yesterday after the Dolphins announced they had reached a deal with number one draft pick Jake Long. The 2008 draft picture got a little more focused (or blurry) when later in the day the Chiefs traded DE Jared Allen to the Vikings.For the Rams, these news items change little, expect for maybe giving them another trade possibility in the draft and putting them "on the clock" for their pick in the draft. This much I'll bet you, the Rams won't make their first round pick until Saturday. League rules stipulate that only the team with the #1 pick can negotiate a contract. With that done, the Rams could now start negotiating with their pick. However, by all accounts they've yet to settle on who that pick will be. Note this from Linehan in the more...