Draft update

The Rams played it safe and took OT Jason Smith from Baylor with the #2 overall pick. The upside is that Smith really seems to love playing football, wants to be in St. Louis, appears to be a hard worker and a really good guy and fills a huge hole on the team. The downside is that being the #2 overall pick he is going to command a TON of money, he is not a can't-miss prospect (though to be fair, very few players are) and we passed on the best player available, ILB Aaron Curry. To make matters worse, division rival Seattle took Curry at #4. Ugh.

Another division rival got stronger too, as San Francisco saw WR Michael Crabtree fall right into their laps. If coach Mike Singletary manages to stay sane, the 49ers could be on the verge of becoming relevant again. Of course there is still the issus of just who in the hell is actually going to throw the ball to Crabtree...

With the Rams second pick, we did manage to get the ILB that we desparately needed. James Laurinaitis fell to the 2nd round and the Rams scooped him up. He is a bit slow, but he plays with great intensity. I am not sure if he will be able to stay on the field on 3rd down, but he should be very solid against the run. I give the Rams a solid B for their first day of the draft.