0 comments by Derek Pease on 3/21/2012
The NFL came down — and came down hard — in the “Bountygate” scandal. Included in the stiff penalties handed down Wednesday by league commissioner Roger Goodell is an indefinite suspension for new Rams defensive coordinator Gregg Williams. The suspension begins immediately and will include the entire 2012 season. After the season, Williams’ status will be reviewed […]
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When Jeff Fisher took the Tennessee Titans to the Super Bowl in 1999, Scott Wells was a Nashville high school player. Wells was a Fisher fan then, and during eight NFL seasons the respect has grown. The new Rams new coach was a big enough draw in free agency that the Pro Bowl center left […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 2/2/2012
Officials don’t want to see the St. Louis Rams leave the City of St. Louis. It has been both rumored and feared for a few months now that the Rams were planning on leaving St. Louis for the new NFL stadium, which is being built in Los Angeles. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 1/30/2012
Jeff Fisher and his band of merry men, pardon me…assistants, are finally assembled with the St. Louis Rams now that Brian Schottenheimer and Gregg Williams are in house as offensive and defensive coordinators respectively. For obvious reasons these three are the figures that most will focus on when it comes to the success of the […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 1/19/2012
Now that the coaching search is over we can begin to look more toward 2012. With Jeff Fisher now at the helm and the Rams with an identity moving forward it’s time to look at the personnel that will take the field for OTA’s and mini-camp before you know it. While in Tennessee Jeff Fisher’s […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 1/16/2012
Gregg Williams’ expected departure from New Orleans to become the St. Louis Rams’ defensive coordinator should caution Rams fans. Williams is well known for coming after opposing quarterbacks without caution. The New Orleans Saints brough five or more pass-rushers 51.1 percent of the time in 2011, leading the NFL. The percentage was also an NFL […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 1/13/2012
Fisher Watch 2012 is in full effect. With updates on everything from his sandwhich choice to contract demands. For a guy who stands to bring in roughly $7 million a year he is flip-flopping more than someone running for re-election. Confident that Jeff Fisher would make a decision, NFL observers and fans of the Miami […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 1/10/2012
Per a report from Ron Clements of CBSSports.com The Rams have requested permission to speak with Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden for their open head coach position, according to Bernie Miklasz of 101ESPN and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Bengals had the NFL’s 20th-ranked offense this season under rookie QB Andy Dalton. Not willing to […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 1/4/2012
The Rams have not fired offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as of Monday. This point was emphasized by Rams COO Kevin Demoff and has since sparked both curiosity and debate. NFL Network’s Jason LaCanfora confirms that the Rams “would like to retain” Josh McDaniels as offensive coordinator. Owner Stan Kroenke is a prominent McDaniels backer and […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 12/28/2011
For the sake of argument let us assume that fate shines on the Rams this Sunday in their game against the San Francisco 49ers. Granted a loss here should not be difficult to come by with the 49ers still battling for the overall number two seed in the NFC. But to be on the safe […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 12/22/2011
This week’s great debate, chicken and egg style. Which comes first, the protection or the playmaker? Does a great OT make the QB and WR combo or does the Play-maker at WR make the QB and tackle look better. It’s an age old question. And with USC OT Matt Kalil declaring for the draft an […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 12/21/2011
According to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Rams wide receiver Austin Pettis has been suspended for four games for violating NFL rules on performance-enhancing substances. Pettis will miss the final two games of the 2011 season, and the first two games of 2012, most notably without pay. Pettis is eligible to participate […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 12/16/2011
Pepsi & Coke, Imo’s & Cecil Whittakers, Ford & Chevy. St. Louis has had its share from great debates throughout the years. Now a new one has taken the Metro area by storm. To keep or not to keep Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo. A debate as polarizing at the Hatfield–McCoy feud. You are either […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 12/13/2011
The Rams-Seahawks Monday Night Football battle reminded me of two beliefs I have come to accept with this Rams team. 1: The Rams are really, really bad. And not bad like a play or two away from winning a game. No bad like all-time reference type bad. 2: The Rams are downright wasting Steven Jackson. […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 12/9/2011
We know he watches the games. We have seen him parachute in to stadiums, decked out in Hawaiian shirts and lays, we have even seen him pelted with snow balls from as hostile a group as there is. Who am I talking about? Well Santa of course. Like he does around the world every year […]
