Ben Leber signed with St. Louis today, re-joining his old linebackers coach Paul Ferraro and former Minnesota defensive line coach Brendan Daly (from 2006-2008). Leber’s do-it-all lunch pail-mentality is the same as that of many others on the squad. It’s a one-year, $1.25 million deal (Clayton, ESPN).
This Ram defense looks completely different from the last season of the Scott Linehan era:
2008 2011 (not official)
FS O.J. Atogwe Quentin Mikell
SS Corey Chavous Craig Dahl
LCB Ronald Bartell Ronald Bartell
RCB Fakhir Brown Bradley Fletcher
LB Quinton Culberson Ben Leber
MLB Will Weatherspoon James Laurinaitis
LB Pisa Tinoisamoa Chris Chamberlein
LDE Victor Adeyanju Chris Long
LDT Clifton Ryan Fred Robbins
RDT La’Roi Glover Gary Gibson
RDE Chris Long James Hall
*Chris Draft made nine starts in 2008 at LLB and MLB