Greg, do not hit the paragraph key. If you do it will cut you off.

I do not know how the meeting went. I'm sure there are other prospects. I can't say if Jauron is in the lead at this point.

I'd say slim to none. That would add millions upon millions of dollars to the project.

I guess quarterback. Maybe cornerback.

No way Amendola gets franchised. We'll see how those negotiations pan out. Keep in mind, if both Amendola and Gibson sign elsewhere, the Rams are left with Givens, Quick, and Pettis.

Haven't seen Watkins since the end of the regular season. At this point the players aren't required to be at Rams Park. Plus, I haven't been at Rams Park much over the past two weeks. I spent most of last week at the Super Bowl, and most of the previous week at the Senior Bowl.

Well, first off you have to see who's there in free agency. There's a lot of names on the list right now, but many of the top names will either be re-signed or franchised before we get to March 12. And of course, what happens in the five-plus weeks of free agency will have an impact on what you do in the draft. For example, if the Rams sign a starting offensive tackle and offense guard in free agency _ hypothetically speaking here _ then they probably won't draft an offensive lineman. At least not in the early rounds.

Not very likely. With limited salary cap space available, I would say the Rams priority would be signing Amendola and not Gibson.

I can't say that I'm entirely sure what Kroenke's end game is here. Does he want to stay? Does he want to move? Does he want to merely become a franchise free agent and go year to year.

Well, the CVC's offer was up to about $200 million during the arbitration hearing. So that money is available. Right? By the time this new stadium gets on line, five or 10 years will have passed, and so most of that original cost will have been paid. So it's not really as absurd as it sounds. What's absurd is that the original top tier clause was in the lease to begin with.

In theory a veteran wide receiver obtained via free agency might help what's still a young corps. The question is, even if guys such as Bowe or Wallace worth 10-12 million on a cap-strapped team. Running back I'd rather draft _ those guys have only so many miles on them, sos why not get a fresh set of legs. Safety, I could go either way _ because there are some good ones available in free agency (at least now) in Jairus Byrd and William Moore. But there are some good ones available in the draft. The same holds true for offensive tackle _ there are some good ones available in the draft.

Certainly. But it will take more than one 7-8-1 season to change the image of the Rams around the league. Having a players' coach in Jeff Fisher helps as well. He seems to have a very good reputation around the league among players as far as I can tell.

Sorry, Tony. This is the Rams/NFL chat.

Perhaps. Pettis has very good hands, but isn't much when it comes to yards after the catch. He's not nearly as physical as Amendola. Even so, he has done a good job in the red zone.

Those certainly are two very good models to choose from among the new covered stadiums.

Tough to predict. I think at the end of the day, there will be some WRs available in that range of the first round. As for trading down with one of the first round picks, again, I wouldn't put anything past Fisher and Snead after last season.

Titus: are you going to whine if you don't get the football like you did in Detroit?

He was much more consistent catching the ball, but still had a costly drop here and there, particularly early in the season. He also improved over his time in St. Louis on yards after the catch, knowing where the chains are, etc. But he still has trouble gaining separation against the better corners. And the question becomes: If you're truly going to be a playoff contender, aren't you better off with Gibson as a No. 3 or No. 4 instead of a starter.