0 comments by Will Horton on 8/12/2011
After a few days of rampant speculation, including “done deal” reports from ESPN’s John Clayton that had fact checkers busy inserting speculative clauses after the fact, Ben Leber is finally a Ram. Leber brings a lot of positives to the team’s rapidly improving linebacking unit, including the ability to work well in space. And count […]
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At age 28, how many Pro Bowl seasons does Steven Jackson have left? Rams running back Steven Jackson enters his eighth season with the Rams in search of his first winning record, his first trip to the playoffs, and something to put on his mantlepiece before the NFL's punishing age curve for running backs catches […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 8/11/2011
I look forward to once again turning on my TV on Sundays without dread…better yet with actual excitement. Since roughly 2005 this has been nap time for me. Last season was much better yet still every game carried anxiety along with the anticipation. This year I expect more excited anticipation and less anxiety. Now I […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/10/2011
Danny Amendola looks for open space at the Rams scrimmage in Lindenwood. Rams fans familiar with our offensive woes since the days of Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt and Ricky Proehl are quick to cite a lack of “separation” from our receivers — in other words, an inability to get open. Now the term is being […]
0 comments by Will Horton
Former Viking outside linebacker Ben Leber knows his way around a tailor’s shop. A haberdashery? Not so much. While they didn’t chase a big-ticket receiver, the Rams have been surprisingly busy and effective in free agency, acting like a team that wants to load up and take a legitimate shot at the NFC West. Count […]
0 comments by Maurice Walker on 8/9/2011
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/8/2011
Cadillac Williams may be a key free agent acquisition for the Rams. How does he look so far? Earlier this morning, we looked at how the key Rams rookies were faring after their first full week of practice. Now let’s look at some new veteran acquisitions brought in to shore up holes in the roster. […]
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Rams rookie Robert Quinn pays his dues at training camp. Original photo by @AndrewSiciliano Training camp is officially a week old, and the first preseason game is less than a week away. How are the new crop of Rams rookies fitting in and contributing? Let’s take a look, round by round. DE Robert Quinn: flashes […]
0 comments by Tim Shields on 8/7/2011
It’s early, but this team is young and promising. Here is what caught my eye Sunday afternoon… Thoughts on Offense. The Rams’ improved firepower in the red zone. One of the most frustrating things about this team last year was the Red Zone offense. Under Shurmur last season in the red zone, it seemed as […]
0 comments by Will Horton
A reunion of the Greatest Show on Turf in Canton. How many of these men will eventually be enshrined here? Fans of the “Greatest Show on Turf” era of the Rams, the first great era of pro football in Saint Louis in nearly 80 years, got to celebrate as one of their own was inducted […]
0 comments by Derek Pease on 8/6/2011
The Greatest Show on Turf. The Bob ‘n’ Weave. Anyone, Ram fan or not, alive at the turn of the century remembers these phrases well perhaps more importantly, remembers who is responsible for them. Faulk was both the driving force behind the football renaissance that took place in 1999 and it’s most lasting memory. […]
0 comments by Brennan Smith
I wasn’t always a football fan. There, I said it. I grew up in Utah, a state built on John Stockton and Karl Malone, the heroes of my childhood who I spent countless hours watching with my grandpa. The beehive state is distinctively void of a professional football team with most Utahans relying on transplanted […]
0 comments by Will Horton
It was all smiles early for Jerome Murphy at practice on Friday. Unfortunately, it didn’t end that way. It was a good news-bad news day at Rams Camp today. The good news is that the scorching 100-degree heat has finally broken, the cooling clouds and rain parted, and the field drained off nicely so we […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/5/2011
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a recurring series that looks at the moves being made (or not) by our esteemed NFC West opponents this offseason. Next to Michael Crabtree, Braylon Edwards seems like a quality guy. Or maybe it’s supposed to be the other way around. So far in free agency, the 49ers […]
0 comments by Will Horton on 8/4/2011
New Rams contract signees like safety Quintin Mikell, forced to the sidelines, have been the last hostages of the NFL’s convoluted CBA process. Remember when the NFL lockout ended? You know, at 3:30 today? Yeah, that was cool. Not so cool for a busload of signers of new contracts with the Rams, including returning players […]
