Rachel Crader is the editor of semoball.com. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in May of 2009 before spending the summer covering the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Highlights from Rachel's days in college include having a class down the hall from Chase Daniel and having NCAA wrestling champion Ben Askren hold the door open for her at Brady Commons, Mizzou's student center. She spent time covering Mizzou basketball, softball and baseball while working for the Columbia Missourian and is excited to return home to Southeast Missouri to cover local sports for semoball.com.

Rachel has covered three Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournaments for the Southeast Missourian and semoball.com, and she'll see you courtside again this year.

Rooting for Sam Bradford Shudder

Posted Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at 2:44 PM

Look how much fun he's having!!! Ugh. (Associated Press photo)

So we're just a little more than 24 hours away from the start of the NFL Draft. That's right, in case you haven't heard the first round of the draft is being held in primetime this year, starting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. (At least that's when the television coverage will start. I'm sure they'll keep us waiting for a while before the first pick is announced.)

Of course, the St. Louis Rams have the first pick and I guess the consensus of the interwebs is that they will most likely pick Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford to help the team rebuild. (Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh and Oklahoma DT Gerald McCoy are also possibilities.)

I am first and foremost a Peyton Manning fan who cheers for the Indianapolis Colts, but I've rooted for the Rams since they moved to St. Louis and would like to see them return to respectability.

That being said, why oh why, dear sports-powers-that-be, does Sam Bradford (or even Ndamukong Suh for that matter) have to be the one the Rams turn to for change.

As you can read in the sidebar on the right of the screen, I am a quite-proud graduate of the University of Missouri. And Bradford took part in ruining what could have been some of the greatest sports moments of my college career. (I mean, if this was five years from now, it would be a little different.)

The idea of watching Bradford succeed on a football field and being happy about it is just a little tough to swallow at the moment.

I know. I know. By all accounts he is a spectacular person and player and I really need to get over it, but when you've spent 30 or so hours on the road in one weekend only saw you saw your school lose the biggest football game in its history it's not so easy to do.

Anyway, who do you want the Rams to take Thursday night and why? Is drafting a QB in Bradford more important than drafting Suh, even if he may be the better player?

Anyone out there feel like me and care to admit it?

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YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Posted by Dexter Native on Wed, Apr 21, 2010, at 3:05 PM

Rachel Crader
Yes, you feel like me?
One word. BUST

-- Posted by badams2s on Wed, Apr 21, 2010, at 3:57 PM
I hate to say this but I think the Rams will have another losing season regardless of who they draft. We might be three to five years away from having a winner.

-- Posted by drawmules on Wed, Apr 21, 2010, at 11:02 PM
Yes, Rachel I feel exactly like you! Oklahoma=UGHHHHH!!!!!

-- Posted by Dexter Native on Thu, Apr 22, 2010, at 10:14 AM
The Rams could have a respectable turnaround if they play their cards right. The NFC West division is probably the worst in football.

I still rue the day the Rams hired Scott Linehan; he totally destroyed them. Really, Donnie Avery over DeSean Jackson a couple of years ago??? That's when I knew they were doomed. I kind of would like to see them take Suh and possibly Colt McCoy in the second round this year.

I still would have liked to see them attempt to trade for Brandon Marshall with their No. 2 pick and some more. Oh well, while I think it will be Bradford, it seems like they are doing their due diligence on everyone. Though it wouldn't totally surprise me to see them take Suh given Spags' passion for having a dominant front four.

-- Posted by almighty on Thu, Apr 22, 2010, at 1:44 PM
Does it really even matter - if Stan Kronke gets his way, Rams fans will be once again be KC fans, because after 2014 once the lease with the St Louis Sports Commission runs out the St Louis Rams will become the LA Rams again.

-- Posted by indiantribe on Thu, Apr 22, 2010, at 6:27 PM
Well the Rams could have drafted Suh and Clausen in the second round. I bet they're kicking themselves now.

-- Posted by redhawk81 on Thu, Apr 22, 2010, at 10:08 PM
Crader is it true the Rams are headed back to LA?

-- Posted by drawmules on Fri, Apr 23, 2010, at 2:43 AM

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