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What are the Rams' needs going into the 2010 offseason and draft? Who should they be targeting in the first round?

The Rams considered drafting Mark Sanchez last year, but the truth was they had too much money tied up in the quarterback position already with Marc Bulger and his giant contract and cutting Bulger would have been too much of a cap hit. This year, they can cut Bulger and actually save money so this is probably his last year in St. Louis, unless the Rams fail to get anyone better than him. Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen is, with Bradford's injury, the most complete quarterback in this draft class and would be an excellent addition to a Rams team that already has its left tackle and defensive end of the future. Many will argue Ndamukong Suh here, but, as dominant of a prospect he is, he doesn’t have the positional value here. History has shown, if a team needs a left tackle or quarterback early in the draft, they will take that above all else, even the consensus top prospect. Remember Glenn Dorsey? How about Aaron Curry? Here’s some facts. Since 1998, 36 players have gone in the top three overall. 15 have been quarterbacks, 6 have been offensive tackles, and 6 have been defensive ends. That’s only 25% that aren’t quarterbacks, offensive tackles, or defensive ends. When you look closer, all 12 #1 overall picks since 1998 have been quarterback, offensive tackles, or defensive end. The Rams don’t need an offensive tackle or defensive end, so it’ll be quarterback here.