0 comments by Will Horton on 9/4/2011
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 […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/3/2011
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 […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/2/2011
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 […]
0 comments by Tim Shields
Danario Alexander extends for a deep pass from AJ Feeley in the first half of the Rams-Jaguars game. The Rams completed a perfect 4-0 run through the preseason with a 24-17 win over Jacksonville on the road that started strong and finished well. Here’s how the units graded out, position by position: On Offense Quarterbacks: […]
0 comments by Derek Pease
Not only can he make plays with his feet, second-year QB Thaddeus Lewis is a fundamentally sound thrower starting to come into his own. Coming into tonight’s Rams-Jaguars game Thad Lewis knew he was playing for a spot on the roster. That much was true. However as the game progressed just which spot he was […]
0 comments by Will Horton
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 […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 9/1/2011
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 (
0 comments by Will Horton
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 Derek Pease
Danario Alexander just makes plays and that’s all. Coming off of a seven win season where the Rams found themselves one win from the NFC West title and a playoff berth a major question lingered heading into the offseason. Where are the weapons for franchise QB Sam Bradford? This question seemed to overshadow the glaring […]
0 comments by Brennan Smith on 8/30/2011
Chris Chamberlain makes a tackle in the 2010 preseason. Photo by Joe Robbins, Getty Images. One of the prevailing offseason story lines for the Rams was the influx of linebackers added to compete at every spot besides the one locked down by James Laurinaitis. The team brought in Zac Diles from Houston, Brady Poppinga from […]
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 […]
