Earlier today the Rams attempted to shore up a weak defensive end spot by trading one of their two fifth round picks to the Lions for veteran end James Hall. The deal has been rumored to be in the works for a few days, so its execution today really doesn’t come as a big surprise. At first I wasn’t too happy with the move, on paper Hall is an average player who has had his production tale off over the past two seasons. ON top of that Hall is coming off an injury that sidelined him from November 10th on. However, after reexamining the other options at the position, this doesn’t seem like such a bad move. Hall managed 5 sacks last year until he was injured, and assuming he is able to make a full recovery, he should see a statistical rise due to playing across from Lenard Little. The acquisition of Hall also frees up the Rams first rounder to pursue a defensive tackle and worry about an end in a later round.
In regards to the suggestion that Hall would have been cut later today if he wasn’t traded in order for the lions to avoid paying out a roster bonus; with the scarcity existing in the free agent end market Coach Scott Linehan hits the nail on the head when he says, “Who knows?” “There was absolutely no guarantee if he gets out and becomes a free agent.”
Next up for the Rams is addressing the wide receiver position, Titans wide out Drew Bennett was around today, and his signing would be a strong addition to the Rams offence.
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