0 comments by Will Horton on 9/1/2011
The Rams and Jaguars kick off tonight in the final preseason game for both teams, and the final chance for players on the bubble to make a gameday impression on their coaches before roster cutdowns begin in earnest. After this weekend, 27 players don’t have to go home, but they can’t come back to the […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/31/2011
Before the Rams passing game became the Amendola show, Mark Clayton was Sam Bradford’s favorite target. What happens now that he’s back? You hear that sound? That’s the sound of a couple thousand Rams roster predictions being simultaneously shredded. After weeks of playing hard to get, Billy Devaney finally made a commitment to bring Mark […]
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Mardy Gilyard leads all Rams WRs in catches so far in the preseason, but none of them have come from Bradford. Say this for Mardy Gilyard: he’s earning his shot this preseason to show he belongs on the team. After an injury-stunted rookie year and a tumultuous offseason that had many questioning his readiness to […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/29/2011
The Football Outsiders 2011 Almanac: a 535-page brick of NFL knowlege. And you thought McDaniels’ playbook was thick? The venerable folks at Football Outsiders have put out yet another tome of football knowledge, the Football Outsiders 2011 Almanac, one that I’ve barely begun to scratch the surface of. But their number-crunching for the 2011 season […]
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Sam Bradford thinks the Rams’ offense is just now starting to click. The Rams have gone from scoring 33 points against Indianapolis, to 17 points against Tennessee, to 14 points against Kansas City. But talk to Sam Bradford and he’ll tell you that the offense is getting better. “I think everyone looked and felt more […]
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As the Rams work toward building their 53-man roster, a surprising name is making a lot of lists: fullback Brit Miller (#49, pictured above sealing the edge with a cut block on a crucial 3rd and one carry). With apologies to Keith Toston, who is having a fine camp, if the Rams keep only 4 […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/27/2011
Preseason Game 3 August 26, 2011 10 14 NFL.com: Recap | Play by Play | Video In the pregame show, coach Rick Venturi told the fans that he expected the Rams to run the ball a lot in this game, and that they were going to be successful at it. Thirty minutes of game time […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/24/2011
Some quick thoughts as I prepare to brave the heat and/or rain for the Rams’ last open practice of the season, at 12:30 today. Mardy Gilyard has been getting every chance to prove he belongs on this team, but his primary showcase is the now-outmoded kickoff return. Nearly 75% of kickoffs have landed in the […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/23/2011
As football games go, the Rams’ 17-16 win over the Titans was like a cheap burrito. Sounds satisfying, but if you look inside you’ll find a lot of questionable stuff. For the Rams’ rookie class, Saturday’s game featured some good, some bad, and some just plain unhealthy things that we’d sooner not see again. Greg […]
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Austin Pettis heads for the corner of the end zone in a red zone drill. The preseason is only two weeks old, but already a troubling narrative is emerging for rookie wideout Austin Pettis in a Rams uniform: awesome in practice, disappears on gameday. After running routes from all three wide receiver positions and earning […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/19/2011
Steven Jackson has put in more work signing autographs than carrying the rock on gamedays so far in Rams camp. That may change this weekend. Another week of the preseason, another matchup that appears to be deceptively easy. The 33-10 win over the Colts has to be asterixed because Indianapolis barely tries to compete in […]
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=wLtKYFP-Zso The lockout ended, football came back, and all the pent-up excitement for this Rams season has been overflowing the last few weeks. We’re setting all kinds of personal records for traffic on the site, we’ve got five authors now contributing quality material every week, and we just got nominated as one of St. Louis’ […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/18/2011
“I know I’ve made some very poor decisions recently, but I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal.” Long-time readers will remember our surprise last year, when a computer-modeled simulation of the NFL season had the Rams slated for a maximum of three wins, and holding a top-three […]
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Rain threatened to make an appearance at Rams practice today, but never showed up. Donnie Avery did make an appearance at practice, but did he “show up?” Not yet, no. Avery’s return to the field seems to be the big story, and he caught a pass from Bradford (while running with a second-team offense) in […]
