NFL draft 2012: St. Louis Rams do plenty of dealing and help Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys reloadIf Robert Griffin III of the Redskins or Morris Claiborne of the Cowboys is responsible for beating the Giants next season and prevent them from making the playoffs to defend their Super Bowl title, then blame the Rams. |
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First look: 2012 NFC West draft choicesApr 28, 2012
The 2012 NFL draft has finished. I've put together a chart showing all the NFC West picks. Seattle drafted an NFL-high eight players on defense. One, defensive tackle J.R. Sweezy, projects as a guard. No other team drafted more than six defensive player… |
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NFC West draft analysisApr 28, 2012
The shift in NFL disciplinary emphasis from off-field behavior to on-field safety should serve the NFC West well over the coming months. The division took calculated gambles early and often in the 2012 NFL draft, selecting players with rap sheets as var… |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com In one of the more appropriate instances of places to find out you got drafted by the Seattle Seahawks, Utah State linebacker Bobby Wagner learned the news while he was in the bathroom. Wagner was interrupted, but full of joy nonetheless. |
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One trend among NFC West picks so farApr 28, 2012
The Seattle Seahawks, much stronger stopping opponents than scoring against them last season, have nonetheless favored defense over offense by a 6-2 margin to this point in the 2012 NFL draft. And one of their offensive players, Russell Wilson, is a dev… |
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Quick recap: NFC West through four roundsApr 28, 2012
The St. Louis Rams used six of the 17 choices for NFC West teams through the first four rounds of the 2012 NFL draft. I've shaded the Rams' choices for easier identification in the chart. Note that three of the first five choices used by NFC West teams … |
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49ers: Needed line depth without reachingApr 28, 2012
The San Francisco 49ers kept moving back and acquiring picks, an indication they were comfortable in their ability to get the player they wanted later in the round. Looks like Wake Forest guard Joe Looney, chosen 117th overall, was that player. The 49er… |
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Wait, the Cardinals needed a tackle?Apr 28, 2012
OK, Arizona Cardinals fans, time to back off a little. Your team finally selected an offensive tackle in the 2012 NFL draft. Bobby Massie from Mississippi was projected as a second-round choice by some draft analysts; the Cardinals did not have a choice… |
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49ers stockpiling picks, including 2013 thirdApr 28, 2012
The San Francisco 49ers have added one third-round choice and two sixths, all in 2013, with some wheeling and dealing during the fourth round of the 2012 draft. Adding future picks could make sense for the 49ers given that they have relatively few roste… |
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Seahawks' new RB an alternative to LynchApr 28, 2012
RENTON, Wash. -- The Seattle Seahawks could not run their offense last season when a back injury sidelined Marshawn Lynch shortly before kickoff at Cleveland. The team was determined to find a power back as insurance for Lynch. Utah State's Robert Turbi… |
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Final day picks Toon, Miller face big challengesApr 28, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wide receiver Chris Givens, the first player selected from Wake Forest in this year's NFL draft, has been taken by St. Louis to open the fourth round Saturday. |
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Rams open draft's Day 3 with Wake WR GivensApr 28, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Nick Toon and Lamar Miller know all about tough tasks. Their challenges won't get any easier as they head to the NFL. |
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Rams get speed, swagger in fourth roundApr 28, 2012
The St. Louis Rams added to their team speed by selecting Wake Forest receiver Chris Givens with the first pick of the fourth round Saturday. Givens has run 40 yards in the 4.4-second range and quicker. He comes with some question marks, having been sus… |
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Dolphins trade up for Lamar MillerApr 28, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Miami Hurricanes running back Lamar Miller was widely regarded as one of the best players remaining heading into Day 3 of the NFL draft, and the Miami Dolphins decided they had to have him. The Dolphins traded up with the 49ers to get Miller with today’… |
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Setting NFC West needs entering third dayApr 28, 2012
RENTON, Wash. -- Where NFC West teams still have needs heading into the final four rounds of the 2012 NFL draft: Arizona Cardinals: offensive tackle. The team chose receiver Michael Floyd over tackle Riley Reiff in the first round. That was understandab… |
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Rams receivers coach compares Brian Quick to T.O.Apr 28, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With the first pick of the second day of the 2012 NFL draft, the Rams took a guy who could give ESPN an endless supply of obvious puns for the next decade. And the puns will be flowing frequently, if the assessment of Rams receivers coach Ray Sherman i… |
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Timothy Burke, deadspin.com Seattle chose quarterback Russell Wilson in the third round of last night's NFL Draft, and his wife of three months was so excited she immediately began the metamorphosis to boa constrictor. |
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Pete Carroll thinks Russell Wilson can be greatApr 28, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com … |
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Where each team stands after two days of the draftApr 28, 2012
Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com The St. Louis Rams will kick off the fourth round with the 96th pick later today. Through two days, here is where each team stands in terms of draft selections made and the picks they’ve got left: Arizona Cardinals No. 13: Notre Dame receiver Michael Fl… |
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Where the Rams stand after defining dayApr 28, 2012
No NFL team entered Friday in better position than the St. Louis Rams. No team owned more picks on what was the second day of the 2012 NFL draft. No team owned better picks. No team stood to gain more than the Rams and few, if any, had as much ground to… |
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