With Alexander's injury history, my prediction is that he will not even be playing in 2 or 3 games. Grab Gibson now.
My prediction is if every WR except Brandon Gibson was involved in a rollover car accident, suffered a concussion, and was unable to suit up the remainder of the year, the 2nd year WR out of Washington State would still catch less than half his targets.Gibson has had plenty of opportunity in the 2nd half of 2009 and again in the first month of this season to step it up and take command. It doesn't appear he's going to stop dropping balls that should be caught anytime soon. He doesn't have to speed to stretch the field like Alexander does, and he doesn't run crisp routes like Amedola.
Given that, what makes you think something has changed that will make him a viable WR1?
As for Mardy Gilyard, the last 3 days the practice reports were (in order): he has problems with reads/running correct routes, he was limited yesterday, and he is sitting out today - questionable for Sunday.
All of which leads me to two conclusions: Amendola is a great play in return yardage leagues this week, because he'll return both punts and kickoffs, and Danario will probably be the guy Bradford looks for on deep intermediate and long patterns.
Should the Rams be able to run against Tampa Bay? Probably. But if you have been paying attention to St. Louis this year, then you know they will still be chucking it a lot. S-Jax has four games with 20+ carries (and another he toted it 19 times), yet Bradford's passing attempts on the year are 39 per game.
39 passing attempts per game. Close games, blowouts, games decided late, healthy WRs, no-name WRs, whatevs - that is the 2010 Rams persona, and it ain't gonna change.