Mel Kiper had defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh landing in St. Louis with the first overall choice in his pre-combine Insider mock draft.

I'll revisit the pre-combine item making sense of first-round choices for NFC West teams, adding post-combine thoughts, starting with the Rams:

1. St. Louis Rams

Mel's pick: Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska

My pre-combine thoughts: The Rams worked last offseason to rebuild their offensive line, with encouraging results. They need to rebuild the defensive line next and Suh would help them on that front. Chris Long improved quite a bit last season. The team needs to replace aging defensive ends Leonard Little and James Hall, who might not be back. Adam Carriker's injury issues prove the Rams cannot count on him. Suh makes sense, in other words, even though the Rams should take a franchise quarterback if they see one in this draft.

My post-combine follow-up: The conversation turned to Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford during the combine, with Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy also seeming to gain ground in a conversation Suh once dominated. Let's not forget why Suh once ran almost unopposed as the leading candidate to land in St. Louis as the No. 1 overall choice. Suh was, by most accounts, better than those other guys during the 2009 season. The quarterback question deserves exploration. Bradford certainly looked the part of a franchise quarterback at the combine. He was bigger and appeared sturdier. The Rams will have to consider him if Bradford checks out medically this offseason and performs well during his workout.