QB Norm Van Brocklin
QB Roman Gabriel
QB Bob Waterfield
QB Kurt Warner
QB Kurt Warner
RB Marshall Faulk
RB Lawrence McCutcheon
RB Stephen Jackson
RB Eric Dickerson
WR Isaac Bruce
WR Torry Holt
WR Henry Ellard
WR Crazy Legs Hirsch
WR Jack Snow
WR Jack Snow
TE Bob Klein
TE Billy Truax
C Doug Smith
G Tom Mack
G Charley Cowan
T Jackie Slater
T Orlando Pace
OL Dennis Harrah
OL Duane Putnam
OL Tom Newberry
OL Adam Timmerman
OL Adam Timmerman
DE Jack Youngblood
DT Merlin Olsen
DL Aaron Donald
DL Aaron Donald
DE Deacon Jones
DT Larry Brooks
DT Larry Brooks
DL Fred Dryer
DL Lamar Lundy
DL Leonard Little
DL Kevin Carter
DL Kevin Carter
OLB Isiah Robertson
MLB Hacksaw Reynolds
OLB Jack Pardee
LB Les Richter
LB Jim Youngblood
LB Carl Ekern
LB Maxie Baughan
LB Maxie Baughan
LB James Laurinaitis
LB Mike Wilcher
LB Mike Wilcher
CB LeRoy Irvin
S Eddie Meador
S Nolan Cromwell
CB Todd Lyght
DB Dave Elmendorff
DB Jerry Gray
DB Will Sherman
DB Johnnie Johnson
DB Clancy Williams
DB Clancy Williams
PK Jeff Wilkins
P Donnie Jones
QB - NVB and Gabriel were both terrific, and Gabriel played significantly more games as a Ram; NVB has enough additional per game value that he gets the starting nod.
RB - Dickerson's Ram career was shorter than you think; significantly fewer games played than the other 3 backs - he's fortunate to fend off Tank Younger for that final spot on the roster. The close race here is for the starter next to Faulk; SJax probably gets by McCutcheon (dude could play) after the 2012 season.
WR - I'm good with the wide receivers; Harold Jackson and JT Snow's dad can't crack what's a really solid quartet.
TE - Not much to say about the TE spot. They're just guys.
OL - Slater, Pace, and Mack are HOFamers - and just below are a half dozen really solid performers. Scibelli, Saul, Iman, Pankey, and Timmerman would all be really solid backups for most of the all time franchise teams, but they all miss here.
DL - Youngblood and Deacon Jones are HOFamers and Merlin Olsen's one of the greatest defensive linemen who ever lived. Larry Brooks is your solid 4th member of the all time line and Dryer/Lundy easy choices to come off the bench. The 7th lineman is harder; Andy Robustelli is an all time great player, but played a hundred fewer games for the Rams than Little - John Williams and Reggie Doss had similar Ram careers a decade apart, and I wouldn't object to either taking that last spot. Through 2015, Robert Quinn is knocking on the door.
LB - The all time starting Ram linebackers are pretty easy selections; Hacksaw unfortunately isn't on the board as an all time Niner, but he fills the middle here. Maxie Baughan was a much better player than any of the Ram backups, but didn't log the kind of time with the organization that the others did.
DB - The secondary is not a strength. You don't hate Irvin/Lyght maybe as your franchise backup corners - but the Rams have been around 70 years, how are they the top two of all time? The starting safeties are good. Rod Perry maybe beats out Johnson for that last spot.
PK/P Maybe Dale Hatcher was a better punter than Waterfield, they're comparable, but it's the all time Rams team, and you take Waterfield. Not for nothing - Donnie Jones has almost 350 punts with a 47+ average. Two more years - and it's tough to keep him off. Wilkins is an easy call.
