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Welcome to Tuesday's St. Louis Rams "News and Notes at Noon," the one stop spot for all major Rams headlines and other items of interest relevant to Rams Nation.

Aldon Smith 's 14-sack rookie season and Bruce Irvin 's recent first-round selection have obscured another young NFC West pass-rusher with great potential.

Rebuilding, restocking, retooling ... however you want to classify what the St. Louis Rams are doing this season under new head coach Jeff Fisher, the one label you can't miss with is transition.

Jim Thomas has a great piece this morning going through the roster with Les Snead with more relevant quotes than I can pilfer in good faith.

The St. Louis Rams notched 39 sacks in 2011, tied for 15th in the NFL. Coach Jeff Fisher is raising the bar for 2012.

Prior to breaking out into difference-making receiving threats, whether it be in the regular season or just the postseason, Jimmy Graham and DeMaryius Thomas were two of the players featured on my second-year players to watch for in the 2011 season.