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The buzz around the St. Louis Rams and former Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford is building.  Blatant Homerism is a college football blog that centers around Oklahoma. Comedic yet sharp coverage of all things college football,you'll definitely see the Sooner Bias sine through here.
ESPN's Adam Schefter, who's one of the best when he's focusing on the NFL, says he's "willing to take all bets" that Bradford will be the first pick in the upcoming NFL draft. His Worldwide Leader colleague John Clayton is contending that economics make Bradford the clear front-runner to go first. And Daniel Jeremiah of MoveThe Sticks.com notes that Bradford's weigh-in at the NFL combine certainly helped his stock.
Frankly, I find this news pretty distressing.
Don't get me wrong: I'm thrilled that that the best quarterback in OU history is getting his props. As the first overall pick, Slingin' Sam would make more money than he'd ever need.
In terms of his future as a pro quarterback, though... It's bad, bad news.
Let's consider the pros and cons of quarterbacking the Rams circa 2010, a team that won one game last season.
Pros would have to include Steven Jackson. A workhorse like Jackson in the backfield can take some heat off of the quarterback.
Also, pressure -- or more like lack thereof -- is a plus. Having won a total of six games in the last three seasons, how can St. Louis really get any worse? Plus, fans in the Lou are generally a good-natured bunch. The onus to win now just isn't there. Definitely a better a situation than going somewhere like D.C. or Philly.
The cons? That would be everything else. Most notably:
- The Rams' receiving corps consists of a bunch of guys who would be fortunate to be classified as "complementary" on a decent team. At least Matthew Stafford had a stud wideout to work with this season; Donnie Avery is no Calvin Johnson.
- The quarterbacks coach's best career accomplishment appears to be his work with Jon Kitna and the Barcelona Dragons.
- The offensive line ranked 26th in the league. Tough for a quarterback to do much developing when he's getting his ass handed to him routinely.
Sadly, this sounds a lot like the Texans around the time they drafted David Carr or the Browns when they picked Tim Couch No. 1.
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