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Rams-Eagles pregame warmup: Playing “what if” with Michael Vick

Take away the team colors. Now imagine clothing Michael Vick in Rams blue and gold. It could have happened. And it would have been a disaster. “I didn’t want to come to Philadelphia. “Being the third-team quarterback is nothing to smile about. Cincinnati and Buffalo were better options.” Those two teams wanted him and would’ve […]

Rams-Eagles Q & A with EaglesEyeBlog.com

New Eagles DT Cullen Jenkins wants no part of the “Dream Team” label. This weekend’s opening game against the Eagles represents a big test for Coach Spagnuolo’s rapidly improving Rams. However, the reverse is true as well — the suddenly more-potent Rams have the capability to put the Eagles’ preseason “Dream Team” hype as championship […]

Rams 2011 Season Preview, Part 4: Games 13-16

Week 14: Rams at Seahawks Okay, this time it is about revenge. (And winning.) SEA Off, 2010: 19.4 ppg (23) SEA Def, 2010: 25.4 ppg (25) Last meeting: Week 11, 2011 After three quarters of the season, Rams enter the final stretch of the season at .500, 6-6, and presumably have the division title in […]

Rams 2011 Season Preview, Part 3: Games 9-12

Week 10: Rams at Browns Bradford vs McCoy. Spags vs Shurmur. Let’s Rumble! CLE Off, 2010: 16.9 ppg (31) CLE Def, 2010: 20.8 ppg (13) Last meeting: Browns 27-Rams 20 (Week 8, 2007) Writing this article, in the days before the season kicks off, I and most other NFL fans are full of optimism, envisioning […]

Introducing the Inaugural RamsHerd Invitational football pool

Finally, a true test of your football brain power. Join the RamsHerd Invitational football pool on Yahoo! Group ID: 60532 / Password: Bradford So, you’re a regular RamsHerd reader. That makes you an incredibly smart football fan by default. (And good looking, too! I bet you didn’t know this, but a rigorous scientific study shows […]

Rams 2011 Season Preview, Part 2: Games 5-8

Week 6: Rams at Packers To be the best, you have to beat the best (Part II) GB Off, 2010: 24.2 ppg (10) GB Def, 2010: 15.0 ppg (2) Last meeting: Packers 36-Rams 17 (Week 3, 2009) After a rough and tumble ride and a 2-2 record through the first four games of the 2011 […]

Rams 2011 Season Preview, Part 1: Games 1-4

Week 1: Rams vs Eagles To be the best, you have to beat the best. PHI Off, 2010: 27.4 (3) PHI Def, 2010: 23.6 (21t) Last meeting: Eagles 38-Rams 3 (Week 1, 2008) The season couldn’t get off to a bigger challenge than facing a newly refreshed Michael Vick and his newly reloaded Philadelphia Eagles […]

Surprise-o-Meter: Reacting to the Rams’ roster cuts

The Rams’ Road to 53 has come close to an end. Of course, there is a high likelihood of some a few more moves to be made as we sift through the wreckage of other teams’ cuts (like Philadelphia CB Joselio Hanson), but the decisions that the Rams’ front office had to make in the […]

The Road to 53: Mardy Gilyard can’t avoid the sophomore slump

The clock strikes midnight for Mardy Gilyard, this year’s Cinderella story in Rams camp. Just comparing stats between two young mid-round picks, something doesn’t add up. Player A caught more passes this preseason than any other wideout; Player B caught one ball for six yards. Player A got nearly 80% of kick return duties; Player […]

Get on the field, with the United Way. Give, bid, win.

After this weekend, the Rams will only be bringing 53 players onto the field for their gameday. You could be right there next to them, thanks to the United Way. Give. Bid. Win. United Way’s annual Online Auction started August 31, and runs until September 8th, the opening day of the NFL season, and there […]

Rams-Jaguars Recap: Bradford delights, but Thaddeus steals the show

Preseason Game 4 September 1, 2011 17  24 NFL.com: Recap | Play by Play | Video I don’t want to overstate the importance of the Xs and Os of tonight’s win over the Jaguars, or the Rams’ sterling 4-0 record in games that don’t count. But outside of a few well-executed cutback runs by Maurice […]

Rams Roundtable: Who makes the cut at WR?

With the addition of Mark Clayton to the Rams’ stockpile of receivers, who will shake out as starters in week 1? Who makes the final 53? And who is the hardest player to cut from the ranks? Here’s a roundtable of opinions from the RamsHerd writers. Brennan Smith (

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