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The St. Louis Rams say they'll listen to all inquiries for their first-round draft pick, the second overall, and they should. Then I suggest they take more step.
Take the highest bidder.
Because the people interested in the second pick most likely are interested in Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, the next best thing to Andrew Luck, and that can mean only one thing: They're willing to overpay to acquire him.
So let them.
It happened in 1998 when San Diego, then sitting third, coveted the second pick so dearly that the Chargers paid two firsts, a second and three-time Pro Bowler Eric Metcalf to move one spot.
Then they chose Ryan Leaf. You win some, you lose some and some just plain...
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