Make Blackmon a Ram, or else.

The St. Louis Rams finished 2-14 this season.  This record left Rams fans all over the country watching tape of Kurt Warner, tears streaming from their eyes, remembering the days when the Rams were Super Bowl contenders.  Fans of the team out of St. Louis could have another reason to cry in just a few months, and no, it's not because of the disappearance of Sam Bradford's throwing arm.  The Rams however, could be making a decision that would hinder Bradford's ability to reestablish himself as an elite quarterback.

Rams QB Sam Bradford had a tough 2011-2012 season

NFL insider Adam Schefter (a man who continually seems to pull information from any NFL team without wearing a costume that conceals his secret identity) reported that the Ram's are looking to trade their second overall pick, and possibly gather more picks in the first round.  That makes about as much sense as Snooki and her baby making the Hip Hop Headlines.  Let me explain to you why this is a bad idea.

The Rams were awful this season.  They couldn't pass.  They couldn't block.  They couldn't play defense.  To sum up the last four sentences, they sucked.  Bad.  Firstly, I feel the players didn't fit the system.  Josh McDaniel's offense has been about as successful as the year that Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson performed the Super Bowl Halftime Show.  His offense didn't work in Denver, and it certainly hasn't worked in St. Louis.  He doesn't have the pieces.  McDaniel's offense requires a deep threat, like a Randy Moss or a Mike Wallace.  The closest he has is Brandon Lloyd, who after two years in McDaniel's offense, has about as many touchdown's as Darrelle Revis, and he plays defense.  Believe me, I know.  I had Lloyd on my fantasy team this year.

The Ram's don't have the receivers they need to execute a prolific offense, and give their quarterback, Bradford, a shot at throwing down field.  With the second pick, they could solve this problem.

Enter Justin Blackmon.  Never heard of him?  He's a receiver out of Oklahoma State, and he's a freak.  He's the top receiver in this year's draft class, and he could be everything the Rams are looking for.  Blackmon finished the 2011 regular season with 121 catches for 1,522 yards and 18 touchdowns. He led the Big 12 in receiving and ranked second nationally in both receptions per game and total receptions.  In the Fiesta Bowl, he made the Stanford defense look like a high school junior varsity team.  He caught 8 passes for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns in the game.  Read that sentence again.  He caught 8 passes for 186 yards and 3 touchdowns in the game.  That's ridiculous.  That's 62 yards and a touchdown every three catches!    

Justin Blackmon was a nightmare for Stanford in the Fiesta Bowl

I get it.  The Rams think that if they trade for more picks, they will be able to build their defense and their offensive line.  It's a good idea.  They need as much help in those areas as they can get.  However, they think that if they trade the second pick to the Browns for their fourth pick, or the Redskins for their sixth pick, they can still nab Blackmon.  That's not going to happen.

The Minnesota Vikings have the third overall pick in this year's draft.  They have a young and talented quarterback in Christian Ponder.  They have arguably the best running back in the game in Adrian Peterson.  They have a young and talented defense led by stud lineman, Jared Allen.  A receiver will make them complete, and you can bet your life savings that if they get a shot at grabbing Justin Blackmon, they will jump on him like Lindsey Lohan and cocaine.

Blackmon is going to make an NFL team extremely happy.  Whether it is the Rams or not, passing up on a sure fire opportunity to grab him would be a huge mistake.  It's the kind of mistake teams make like trading Babe Ruth or releasing Jeremy Lin, and I have a bad feeling that history is repeating itself.