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The football gods must be smiling down on Stan Kroenke. While the Rams owner was putting on the full-court recruitment of Jeff Fisher on Thursday in Denver, Kroenke got a double shot of good news that he can surely use to further impress the man he craves to transform his NFL franchise from a flop into a championship contender.

With news that another potential franchise-type quarterback (Oklahoma's Landry Jones) is heading back to school and another big-time wide receiver (Alshon Jeffrey) is coming out, Kroenke and team vice president Kevin Demoff got another favorable bargaining chip to dangle in front of Fisher.

Why is this good news?

A simple matter of supply and demand. With Southern Cal QB Matt Barkley and Jones deciding to stay in college, a first round that was shaping up to be heavy with franchise quarterbacks has now been whittled down to only two who...

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