At least one national writer still is, despite the wave of positive stories coming out of minicamps and OTAs: SI_JayClemons @RamsHerd — I’m not saying he’s “doomed” as a starter … I just think he’ll be David Carr/David Garrard-unremarkable in 5 years … This was just a part of an extended Twitter conversation I had […]

Week 3: Packers (1-1) at Rams (0-2) Sept 27, 2009 12:00 CST 36     17 NFL.com: Recap | Play by Play | Video Week Date Opponent LY: Record LY: Points 3Y: Record 3Y: Points 3 Sept. 27 vs. Green Bay Packers 6-10 419/380 27-21 1155/1037 Rams games vs opponent, last three seasons: Week 5, 2006: […]

“Watch your thoughts for they become your words. Watch your words for they become your actions. Watch your actions for they become your habits. Watch your habits for they define your character. Watch your character for that becomes your destiny.” – Isaac Bruce

When news broke that the Rams were bringing Isaac Bruce back to St Louis in a gentleman’s agreement with the 49ers, so he could retire as a Ram, I was happy, but not surprised. This was a natural move, and had been in the works for a while. And I was grateful to the 49ers […]

Week 2: Rams (0-1) at Redskins (0-1) Sept 20, 2009 12:00 CST 7   9 NFL.com: Recap | Play by Play | Video Week Date Opponent LY: Record LY: Points 3Y: Record 3Y: Points 2 Sept. 20 at Washington Redskins 8-8 265/296 22-26 906/982 Rams games vs opponent, last three seasons: Week 16, 2006: Won […]

Week 1: Rams (0-0) at Seahawks (0-0) 0    28 NFL.com: Recap | Play by Play | Video Week Date Opponent LY: Record LY: Points 3Y: Record 3Y: Points 1 Sep. 13 at Seattle Seahawks 4-12 294/392 23-25 1022/1024 Rams games vs opponent, last three seasons: Week 6, 2006: Lost 28-20 at home Week 10, […]

If I had media access to the OTA’s I would have tons of fun stuff to talk about. As it is, though, the headlines trickling out are slow. Rodger Saffold sprained his knee and will miss a few weeks. Keenan Burton looks “natural” again, running routes. Sam Bradford’s first throw in a St Louis stadium […]

21bird @RamsHerd I can’t believe Rams are letting him walk and get nothing(Atogwe) I find it hard to understand too, seeing that (1) so many teams are apparently interested in his services, and (2) that we were even able to get some value from a depreciated commodity like Adam Carriker. But after putting some further […]

Barring a surprise deal, in less than two hours Oshimogho Atogwe will become a free agent and start fielding offers from teams rumored to include the Dolphins, Bears, and 49ers. The heart of the problem is whether or not Atogwe deserves to be paid with the top safeties in the game. Ron Clements wrote a […]

Pat just had that way, with colonels and coaches and Nobel Prize winners, too, of slicing through rank and reputation, of turning every encounter into nothing more or less than two human beings talking. Hell, the guy introduced himself to strangers simply as “Pat,” and if they asked what he did before strapping it on […]

The Rams have been working hard to cleanse the locker room, getting rid of malcontents and erasing personnel mistakes made by the previous Zygmunt regime (who, not surprisingly, ranks on my list of top five Rams villains). In doing so, they’ve undoubtedly laid a better foundation for future success. But they’ve also uprooted a lot […]

I watched the two-hour finale of 24 last night, and was just floored — not so much by Jack Bauer, or the ending, or the question of whether he was going to live or die — but by the final arc of the President Charles Logan storyline. I love a great villain, and he has […]

In case you missed it, yesterday Peter King sat down to list his top 31 teams in the NFL. The Rams didn’t make the list. For the moment, I’m not going to dwell on my strong disagreement with this ranking. Instead, I wonder what’s going to be the team’s reaction when things start to gel, […]

As I mentioned in the big read on Kroenke versus Khan, only nine Rams remain on the 53-man roster that Billy Devaney inherited on February 2008. I thought it would be interesting to take a look at those final nine. And once again, I should note that I’m not including Leonard Little, who is pondering […]

Shahid Khan rode into our Camelot on his white horse, appearing from the east this winter with the frigid Illinois sun at his back, carrying a promise to save the Rams from the evil clutches of those desperate and callous Southern Californians. But as he prepared his siege tower to mount the mighty castle walls […]