UDFA Conrath has come a long way since his arrival with Fisher to the Rams in 2012.....when he was under 270 pound DE on that over 6-7 frame...Fisher really like those tall DT's. Last year Conrath outplayed & surpassed the veteran Cudjo as the third DT & by 2013 end he was up over 306 pounds most being some solid muscle.
http://www.nfl.com/player/mattconrath/2534836/profile
Fisher has
FIVE NFL caliber veteran DE's in Quinn-Long-Hayes-Sims & Carrington all can hold their own & have very good value...then add the fact that first round pick DL Aaron Donald can play DE almost as good as he can play inside.....then all this assuming by all that Micheal Sam is an automatic bona fide master roster maker with so many pro ready healthy signed DE's ....does cause me to pause!
The larger DL Conrath also had some pass rushing ability too! So much talent to figure into the proper mix of things do the Rams need another under undersized DE? or could Fisher need some additional beef in that middle ...I'm thinking
beef myself who would fill the Brockers post if he was to go down for a long period of time?Is the undersized Donald a good fit in that Brockers post?
As for DE Eugene Sims who once played safety for West Texas A&M.....has done what his coach Mike Waufle has asked from him to do. ..Sims has
54 NFL games under his belt and several starts...as a back up the last two yrs he has 27 tacks, 5 sacks, 1 safety & 1 int thats not bad for being the 4th DE on the Rams roster. Hard to think Sims would not be needed here once again...I for one enjoy watching him play.