Rams Dynasty
 

I have a little time on my hands over the holiday and thought I'd run a new dynasty.

I will primarily be simming games in order to move quickly through seasons. I may play a couple of games in the season and will play all the playoff games. Not doing a whole lot of rules or restrictions on this one, although I will be using the ADEMBROWSKI sliders that I have set as default.

Coach Ken Joslin
Playcalling 4, Strategy 3, Performance 5, No special Skills

Playbooks:
Offense: Joslin Air Strike- based off Patriots Air Strike with runs from the Full House formation added, and some other changes.

Defense: Joslin Tampa 2- based off Tampa 2 with some editing and a handful of Man Blitz plays added

Philosophies:
Coaching Hire- give up no control
Trade- down, neutral, heavy, aggressive
Draft- team needs
Contract- normal, normal, $5mil, talent, normal, evenly, flexible
QB Field General
HB Balanced
FB Blocking
WR Balanced
TE Balanced
OL Size
DT Run Stopper
DE Speed Rusher
OLB Pass Rusher
ILB Balanced
DB Man Coverage
K/P Balanced
Evaluation-draft, role
Playcall- Blitz Hvy, Man, HC, 4-3, Aggressive, Hvy, HC, West Coast Pass Hvy
Depth- Bench, Bench, balanced, balanced, balanced
Injury- Aggressive

Press Conference up next

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A Savior Comes to St. Louis?

Ken Joslin is smart, energetic and confident he's the right choice as new coach of the St. Louis Rams.

Joslin oozed enthusiasm during a news conference to introduce him as Scott Linehan's successor on Saturday, even if he did not offer specifics about his plan to help the Rams climb back among the NFL's elite.

Joslin takes over a team that has struggled in recent years. The Rams have not been to the playoffs since 2004, and are coming off of a 3-13 2007 season.

Tired of losing, and lacking confidence in HC Scott Linehand, owner Raymond P. Goodnight, decided to make a change. The Rams had been considering promoting from with, but in the end decided to go with someone from the college ranks.

"He's a leader, commands the respect of the team ... and his peers," team owner Raymond P. Goodnight said.

"Ken can relate to today's NFL player," Goodnight added. "The game has changed a lot. It's always changing. ... If you don't adapt to those changes, you can't compete."

Although he has no previous head coaching experience, Joslin doesn't believe owner Raymond P. Goodnight and general manager Ray Zest are taking any more of a gamble on him than any team does, when they bring in a new head coach.

"I'm confident in my abilities. I have no problem telling you, I'm a better coach than some of the guys out there doing it right now. I've been successful at every level, I've coached, and I'll be successful at this level."

Following a record breaking season at Oklahoma State University, several colleges were interested in hiring Joslin. Joslin also reportedly interviewed for a coaching position with the Redskins, Raiders, Dolphins, Vikings, and Jets.

"We went out and played our hearts out, earning a Bowl trip, and I'm very proud of it. But, it's time to move on. It is time for me to step out from Mike's shadow and show what I can do on my own." , said Joslin.

Nevertheless, Joslin conceded that even he's a little surprised by his rapid ascension, especially considering he was a new offensive assistant/QB Coach for less than a year with the OSU Cowboys.

"It's really hard to even imagine right now. It's all happened so fast," Joslin said.

Mike Gundy lured Joslin away from NE Oklahoma A&M. Joslin joined the Cowboys as QB Coach/Offensive Assistant. OSU Head Coach Mike Gundy had this to say about Coach Joslin.

"He's one of the more young and dynamic coaches in the league. He's a guy that everyone in the locker room looks up to for the way he knows this game, and for the way he approaches this game."

When asked about what he plans to do specifically, Coach Joslin had this to say, "First thing we need to do is get rid of some deadweight. I'm looking ahead to the draft and can tell you we will be pretty aggressive come draft day. There is going to be a lot of new faces around here come opening day."

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sports Section

The Rams don't use the franchise tag, but do give FS O.J. Atogwe a level 2 RFA tender, meaning that it will take a 1st rounder to pry him away from St. Louis.

Despite tendering FS Atogwe, new HC Joslin wastes no time in free agency going out and grabbing FS Eugene Wilson. Wilson signed a 5 year deal believed to be worth around $4.2M/year. The only other free agent the Rams signed was LT Torrin Tucker (2yr deal worth around $600k/year.)

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sports Section


New HC K. Joslin has set a new record, completing a whopping 28 trades in the FA period. Coach Joslin had this to say, when asked for comment, "I'm willing to do whatever it takes to upgrade the talent level on this team. I'm not interested in keeping guys around because of what they did in the past, or whatever. Mark my words, we'll do more deals before the start of the season."

(Normally I wouldn't trade like this, but I wanted to see how many guys I could get rid of...and ended up being shocked by how many guys I could unload, and the deals I got with a little persistance.)

HB A. Pittman sent to Carolina for 4th and 7th in 2008

WR D. Looker sent to Cleveland for QB Ken Dorsey and 6th, 7th 2008 picks

WR M. Hagans to Atlanta for 2nd and 7th in 2008

QB K. Dorsey to Chiefs for 2nd and 7th in 2008

TE J. Klopfenstein to GB for 2008 5th and 7th

CB R. Bartell to Philly for QB AJ Feeley, and 6th, 7th in 2008

QB AJ Feeley to Bears for 3rd in 2008

Rams acquire TE Desmond Clark from Bears for 2 6th round picks in 2008

Rams get CB Chris Gamble for 5th and 6th in 2008

St. Louis nabs DE Elvis Dumervil from the Broncos for P D. Jones and 4th round pick in 2008

KR D. Hall sent to Minnesota for 2nd and 7th in 2008

TE D. Byrd to GB for LB Abdul Hodge and 7th in 2008, and 7th in 2009

OL R. Incognito to Raiders for 4th and 7th in 2008

CB J. Wade to Dallas for 6th and 7th in 2008

Rams get QB Charlie Batch from Steelers for 2 7th round picks in 2008

QB Batch sent to Dolphins for 6th rounder in 2008

QB Luke McCown picked up from Tampa for 2 7th rounders.

QB McCown sent to Ravens for a 3rd and 6th in 2008

QB Chris Simms joins the Rams from TB for a 6th and 7th

QB K. Orton joins the Rams from the Bears for a pair of 7th rounders

QB Orton sent to Tennessee for a 5th and 7th in 2009

FB R. Owens sent to Patriots for 6th round pick.

Rams get HB Kevin Faulk from the Patriots for a 4th and 6th

WR Jason Avant picked up from the Eagles for a 6th and 7th

WR Avant dealt to Raiders for 3rd and 6th in 2009

Chiefs send SS Greg Wesley to Rams for a 5th rounder

Rams send SS Wesley to GB for a 4th rounder

After all of the trades the Rams have amassed quite a cache of picks for the upcoming draft.

1st round- #2
2nd round- #33, 35, 37, 47, 64
3rd round- #65, 90
4th round- #126
7th round- #215, 216, 220,, 222

Coming up next...the Draft

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sports Section


Round 1

#2- HC Joslin trades away the #2 pick to KC for 5th, 17th, and a 7th rounder

#5- HC Joslin considers taking LB Keith Rivers, but in the end trades down to the Ravens for #8, 4th, 5th

#6- The Rams take the opportunity to dump a couple of guys by giving the Jets OL M. Setterstrom, HB K. Faulk and 2nd round pick (#33) for the #6 pick...which St. Louis sends to Carolina for the #13 and a 2nd rounder.

#8- HC Joslin wanted to trade out of this spot, but couldn't...so the Rams address one of their areas of greatest need by getting CB Mike Jenkins. Jenkins is expected to start opposite CB Tye Hill on openind day.

#13 sent to Redskins for #21, 2nd and 7th

#14 Rams convince the Bears to give up their pick for TE Randy McMichael, OL Levoir and a 2nd rounder. HC Joslin gets stuck with this one, so he decides to grab OLB Vernon Gholston. GM Zest wanted Gholston at #2, so he's a bargain 12 spots down. Rumor has it that Gholston will be moved to DE.

#17 sent to Sea for #25, 3rd and 4th

#18 Rams jump up to 18 grabbing the spot from the Texans for TE Desmond Clark, DE V. Adeyonju and 4th round pick. The Rams then send the pick to NE for 3rd & 4th rounder and the Patriots 1st in 2009

#21 Rams take SS Kenny Phillips. St. Louis adds another defensive starter in Phillips.

#25 sent to Sea for 2nd rounder and the Seahawks 2nd and 3rd in 2009

#26 Jags give up the pick for QB Chris Simms and a 3rd rounder. HC Joslin sends the pick to the Raiders for their 1st and 4th round picks in 2009. Coach Joslin had this to say about the trade "The Raiders 1st round pick in 2009 could very well be the #1 pick, and to be frank I was sick of Chris' dad calling up trying to give me advice."

2nd Round

#35- sent to Baltimore for #38 and 6th, 7th rounders

#37- in a scene that has become all too familiar the Rams jump back up grabbing tis pick for WR Drew Bennett and a 4th round pick. They then send the pick to Indy for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th round picks

#38- St. Louis takes MLB Tavares Gooden

#43- HC Joslin takes DE Calais Campbell

#47- Rams take CB Patrick Lee

#50- Rams send LB Pisa Tinosamoa, 3rd, 6th to Arizona for the pick. Rams use the pick to get WR/KR Desean Jackson.

#51- Coach Joslin can't help himself when it comes to taking potentially high picks from Al Davis. The Rams send this pick to the Raiders for 2nd, 6th rounders in 2009.

#55- sent to Lions for 2 3rd rounders

#58- sent to Denver for 4th, 5th in 2008 and 3rd in 2009

#64- Rams add depth at RB with HB Ray Rice from Rutgers.

Coming up next...Draft Day 2 Recap

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sports Section


Round 3

#76- TE Jermicheal Finley
#86- DT Dre Moore
#87- OLB Clifford Avril
#90- CB Zach Bowman
#93- WR Mario Manningham

Round 4

#99 acquired from the Jets for S Todd Johnson and LB Abdul Hodge. Used to take QB Andre Woodson
#105 MLB Phillip Wheeler
#125 OT Demetrius Bell
#126 OG David Hale
#127 OLB Xavier Adibi

Round 5

#136 DE Tony Bake
#143 WR Kevin Robinson

Round 6

No picks

Round 7

#200 K, Alexis Serna
#208 FB, Carl Stewart
#213 HB, Jamaal Buckingham
#215 DE, Eric Baker
#216 TE, Mike Peterson
#220 OG, Chris McDuffie
#222 DT, Hank Smithers

Undrafted Rookie Free Agents
OLB David Vobora
CB Jonathon Wilhite (Wilhite would later get cut to make room for the more polished CB DeJuan Tribble)
WR Dorien Bryant
OT Donny Brownstein
FS Josh Barrett

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sports Section


The news out of Rams training camp is what it has been ever since HC Joslin took over...trades and more trades.

Camp invitee QB Doug Johnson sent to Jax for 5th and 7th in 2010

Camp invite QB Trent Dilfer sent to the Vikings for 5th and 7th in 2009

camp invite TE Mark Bruener sent to the Bengals for 2009 2nd round pick

WR Brandon Williams sent to Minnesota for 2009 1st and 2010 7th

DE Leonard Little sent to Arizona for 2nd and 7th in 2009

camp invite CB Ty Law sent to Baltimore for 2nd and 6th in 2010

undrafted rookie free agent WR Dorien Bryant sent to the Raiders for 2nd and 6th in 2010. You gotta love Al Davis and his trading acumen.

some notable camp invites, free agents, waiver wire pickups are:

WR Eddie Kennison
FB Dan Kreider
OT Damien Woody
CB DeJuan Tribble (R)
OG Roy Schuening (R)
OT Tony Hills (R)
QB Alex Brink (R)
FB Oren O'Neal
MLB Vince Hall (R)
C Dontrelle McComas, rookie camp invite

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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#140F5B" colspan="5"><span style="color:#C4BF3D">St. Louis Rams Depth Chart - 2008</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center"colspan="5">Regular Offense</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="8%"></td><td width="23%">STARTER</td><td width="23%">2ND</td><td width="23%">3RD</td><td width="23%">4TH</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>WR</td><td>Tory Holt 93/93</td><td>Desean Jackson 74/91</td><td>Kevin Robinson 67/86</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>TE</td><td>Jermichael Finley 69/88</td><td>Carl Stewart 64/78</td><td>Mike Peterson 58/84</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>LT</td><td>Orlando Pace 90/90</td><td>Demetrius Bell 75/89</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>LG</td><td>Torrin Tucker 82/82</td><td>Chris McDuffie 73/84</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>C</td><td>Roy Schuening 79/89</td><td>Dontrelle McComas 76/88</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>RG</td><td>Damien Woody 83/83</td><td>Tony Hills 74/86</td><td>Donny Brownstein 72/86</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>RT</td><td>Alex Barron 88/91</td><td>David Hale 77/87</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>WR</td><td>Mario Manningham 74/91</td><td>Eddie Kennison 72/72</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>QB</td><td>Marc Bulger 89/90</td><td>Andre Woodson 68/92</td><td>Alex Brink 65/92</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>FB</td><td>Dan Kreider 83/83</td><td>Oren O'Neal 75/80</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>HB</td><td>Steven Jackson 91/92</td><td>Brian Leonard 83/89</td><td>Ray Rice 79/87</td><td>Jamaal Buckingham 66/88</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center"colspan="5">Base 4-3 Defense</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="8%"></td><td width="23%">STARTER</td><td width="23%">2ND</td><td width="23%">3RD</td><td width="23%">4TH</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>LDE</td><td>Vernon Gholston 88/92</td><td>Calais Campbell 87/92</td><td>Eric Baker 75/86</td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>LDT</td><td>Adam Carriker 88/92</td><td>Cliff Ryan 83/87</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>RDT</td><td>Dre Moore 87/92</td><td>Hank Smithers 82/87</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>RDE</td><td>Elvis Dumervil 88/90</td><td>Tony Bake 82/88</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>WLB</td><td>Tavares Gooden 79/88</td><td>Clifford Avril 79/83</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>MLB</td><td>Will Witherspoon 83/83</td><td>Phillip Wheeler 80/84</td><td>David Vobora 67/83</td><td>Vince Hall 64/83</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>SLB</td><td>Xavier Adibi 78/83</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>CB</td><td>Mike Jenkins 83/91</td><td>Zach Bowman 76/87</td><td>DeJuan Tribble 70/80</td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>SS</td><td>Kenny Phillips 85/93</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>FS</td><td>Eugene Wislon 90/90</td><td>OJ Atogwe 83/88</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>CB</td><td>Tye Hill 79/86</td><td>Patrick Lee 74/86</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center"colspan="5">Special Teams</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="8%"></td><td width="23%">STARTER</td><td width="23%">2ND</td><td width="23%">3RD</td><td width="23%">4TH</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>K</td><td>Alexis Serna 83/92</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>P</td><td>Alexis Serna 70/92</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>H</td><td>Andre Woodson 65/92</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>PR</td><td>Desean Jackson 89</td><td>Patrick Lee 83</td><td>Zach Bowman 76</td><td>Carl Stewart 76</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>KR</td><td>Desean Jackson 89</td><td>Patrick Lee 83</td><td>Zach Bowman 76</td><td>Carl Stewart 76</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>LS</td><td>Roy Schuening 79/89</td><td>Dontrelle McComas 76/88</td><td>Damien Woody 82/82</td><td></td></tr></table></body></html>