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Rams get a C-plus for work in free agency

For the most part, free agency is over. Although there are still some intriguing players remaining on the market, most of the big-ticket items have been purchased. Any additions made now are unlikely to alter the trajectory of the team doing the signing.

So it is that ESPN NFL analysts Bill Polian, Louis Riddick, Field Yates and Mark Dominik joined Mike Sando in offering grades for all 32 teams when it comes to free-agent work.

The Los Angeles Rams have mostly been quiet in the opening weeks of free agency, electing to spend most of their resources re-signing key free agents such as cornerback Trumaine Johnson, linebacker Mark Barron, ends William Hayes and Eugene Sims and center Tim Barnes, among others. The only outside additions they've made have come in the form of relatively low-cost options such as cornerback Coty Sensabaugh and end Quinton Coples.

Meanwhile, the Rams lost cornerback Janoris Jenkins and safety Rodney McLeod to the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles, respectively.

All of that adds up to a grade of C-plus from the panel of analysts. Yates questions the Rams' lack of urgency at quarterback while Riddick understood why the Rams didn't pursue any of the quarterback options because none were all that appealing.

In this space the week after free agency, I gave the Rams a C for what they had done to that point. I'd probably stand by that grade at this point. I can understand why the Rams were hesitant to go out and spend big money in free agency on players who probably wouldn't have been worth it relative to the players they'd be replacing. At the same time, they have made little effort to improve their offense, not even with so much as a complementary piece who might be able to chip in.

There's still some moves the Rams could make that might help how this free-agent period is viewed -- namely landing a free safety like Reggie Nelson -- but for now something in the average range feels like an appropriate assessment of what they've done this offseason.

I.C.Y.M.I.

A roundup of Wednesday's Rams stories appearing on ESPN.com. ... We began the morning with a look at the Rams' needs at receiver but the reality that the draft might not provide the instant impact they need. ... The Ram-blings began with the Rams' drop to No. 27 in the ESPN NFL Power Rankings. ... Rams running back Todd Gurley's basketball fan allegiance is still up for grabs between the Lakers and Clippers. ... The Rams finalized an agreement with Cal Lutheran in Thousand Oaks for their temporary training facility.

Elsewhere:

Nathan Forster projects the top edge rushers in the 2016 NFL draft.

ABC 10 News in San Diego reported that the Chargers are aiming to have a new downtown stadium built by 2022.

Browns reporter Pat McManamon writes that Cleveland is following the same old path with quarterback Robert Griffin III.

ESPN's NFL Nation identifies the biggest roster hole remaining for all 32 teams.

TheMMQB.com's Robert Klemko offers some behind-the-scenes looks at the Rams' move to California.

Peter King believes the Rams could be an X factor that alters the top of the NFL draft.