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sofa king

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56. The Rams may recall one exception....

Sun May 11, 2014, 10:25 AM

May 2014

The great Fred Dryer was also an undersized DE.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Dryer

Dryer survived through rules changes which favored larger players at his position. He was considered "small" at 6 feet 6 inches tall; I think he weighed around 205 but I'm not sure.

Others, however, like the great Corey Moore, were unable to transition from being among the greatest-ever college DEs to professional football players at any position. It's a rough business in which talent and hard work (and cheating) can only partially make up for particular size deficits.

I wish Mr. Sam the very best of luck but being gay is the least of his problems in the pros. He needs to be bigger and faster, too.

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Michael Sam drafted by St. Louis Rams [View all] theHandpuppet May 2014 OP

k&r... spanone May 2014 #1

Seventh round, 249th overall pick jmowreader May 2014 #2

K & R nt okaawhatever May 2014 #3

Odd gratuitous May 2014 #4

In reality, Sam had a bad NFL combine performance. That is what hurt his draft chances. I am sure... Logical May 2014 #7

Yes, I think the combine really dropped his draft stock theHandpuppet May 2014 #10

Me too! I am so glad he got picked! Neat day in this country! nt Logical May 2014 #18

This is the second time the Rams have made history theHandpuppet May 2014 #25

That's interesting.. thanks tHP.. and thank you for the thread. nt Cha May 2014 #50

He also is too small for an NFL DE, Jenoch May 2014 #11

I am excited and am hoping it goes well! nt Logical May 2014 #19

Yeah... Drew Brees is too small for a quarterback too. ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #21

You're kidding, right? Jenoch May 2014 #30

No, I believe you are kidding sir. ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #31

Ok, I'll try to explain it better. Jenoch May 2014 #34

How about I explain it to you instead. ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #37

Why isn't he a quarterback in the NFL? Jenoch May 2014 #44

They Tried Him As An Outside LB In A 3-4 DallasNE May 2014 #47

St. Louis uses a 4 - 3 defense so he might fit in. Jenoch May 2014 #48

The Rams may recall one exception.... sofa king May 2014 #56

Sam had a bad combine. That hurt is draft standing. aaaaaa5a May 2014 #27

Honestly, I think THIS post sums up why he went so low joeglow3 May 2014 #58

Just saw that. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #5

Cheers warrior1 May 2014 #6

Congratulation Gothmog May 2014 #8

The Rams are now my third favorite team. MohRokTah May 2014 #9

I'm a Bengals fan but I want a Michael Sam jersey now. theHandpuppet May 2014 #13

Every year Cutler chokes is another happy year in my house. It has to be that way. ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #22

I can't wait to see Ha Ha take the field. xmas74 May 2014 #24

I can't either... I also look forward to a Rodgers to Rodgers pass! ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #32

When I heard them draft Rodgers xmas74 May 2014 #35

Yup! Yup! and double yup on Division II! ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #36

I'm a UCM fan, since it's local. xmas74 May 2014 #38

Cannot wait! They also played some of the most exciting games of March Madness.. ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #41

I'm not a Browns fan either xmas74 May 2014 #42

He should have gone higher than Manziel. ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #43

He's a spoilt brat xmas74 May 2014 #45

Aren't division rivalries fun? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #33

It's one of the best parts of the off-season and draft day! ScreamingMeemie May 2014 #40

So sometimes St. Louis is your 2nd favorite? nt Logical May 2014 #39

K&R! :bounce: ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #12

K & R !!! WillyT May 2014 #14

Congrats to Michael and three cheers for the Rams organization... joeybee12 May 2014 #15

Good luck to Michael Sam iloveObama12 May 2014 #16

Damn straight...uh, Right On! libdem4life May 2014 #28

+2 nomorenomore08 May 2014 #49

Congratulations. wilsonbooks May 2014 #17

ZOU (nt) jumptheshadow May 2014 #29

No! Don't bring him here! He'll bring the crazies with him! randome May 2014 #20

After watching his combine xmas74 May 2014 #23

As much as I can't stand the Rams, good on them and congratulations to Michael Sam. LoisB May 2014 #26

I hope it doesn't become the focus of his career. JohnnyRingo May 2014 #46

The better he plays, the less significant his sexuality will be, I imagine. n/t nomorenomore08 May 2014 #51

The inverse issue then becomes that the worse he plays, the more it will be because he's gay. Gravitycollapse May 2014 #52

Yes we are. Sad to say. nomorenomore08 May 2014 #54

I really hadn't thought of that. JohnnyRingo May 2014 #55

Just read the comments on ESPN following the announcement theHandpuppet May 2014 #53

A big friggin K&R! William769 May 2014 #57